Amarin Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Vernon

I really wanted to like this place. It's a beautiful restaurant with lots of appropriate decor. The restaurant is family owned. It had really good reviews. The pictures look pretty good, so maybe what I got was a result of a bad night or changes in their cooking...

I ordered the Thai hot wings, which was described to me as an appetizer size consisting of about 6 to 8 wings. The description on this dish describes it as "juicy" however what I got was extremely dry. The meat was tough and chewy and barely had any chicken juice at all. The bone exposed. Very dry. I tried two of the "biggest" wings and then threw the rest out.

However disappointing the meat was, the flavor was good and it had a spicy ginger with tangy sour sauce.

Considering the price was almost $20 I do not think this dish is worth it. To be honest I wouldn't mind the price if the quality of chicken wings were up to par. For example they can include the whole wing with the tip drumlet and flat attached and take more care into frying them so that they do not result in dry tough meat.

The pad Thai was good. The portions were big they give alot of noodles. They gave seven prawns. It doesn't have a strong wok or fire taste but...

This is not a real Thai restaurant, not authentic Thai taste but using only Thai menu.

🇹🇭This review is written by Thai citizen.

Here is what we ordered.

Pad krapow pork (Pork with Chilli and basil) ❌❌there is no chilli in this menu which is totally wrong. The taste is not even salty and spicy but rather sweet like using hoisin sauce.

Yum woon sen (spicy glass noodle) ❌❌❌ there is less than 5% of glass noodle in the plate but 80% of chopped vegetable and 15% of shrimp and squid. The taste is spicy and sour but the ingredients of this menu is not !

Laab chicken (spicy minced chicken) ❌❌❌ same as 2 you rarely find chicken meat in the plate (less than 15%) but only chopped mixed vegetable. The real Larb should be above 90% minced meat.

Tofu delight (fried tofu with vegetables) ❌ this is not Thai menu and the taste is very sweet (probably from hoisin sauce)

Thai hot wings ❌ this is not Thai menu as well. The right name should be buffalo wings because of its taste.

Portion is not big compared to what we dined in many Thai restaurant...

I was incredibly surprised to find an excellent Thai restaurant in Vernon. Our meals were scrumptious, and the service was prompt and friendly. Watch out for that dessert menu though. You may decide to come back and eat plate after plate of their fried banana.

Additionally it was clear that the owners had made fast friends of some of their customers. There was a family with a child about 11 or 12 that had difficulties, and would begin to blurt out at the top of her lungs. It felt so good to be eating in an establishment that allowed the child to be herself, and left it to the family to deal with. You could tell by overheard snatches of conversation, that the family and owners had come to know eachother well, and created a space where they could come and enjoy a family dinner and all feel welcome. The occasional blurt out didn't bother my wife or me. We will definitely return to eat again, knowing we have found a wonderful accepting atmosphere...