Thai Naam — Restaurant in Mumbai

Recently dined here for the sheer love I have for Thai Cuisine. We were welcomed with greetings at the entrance, followed by temperature checks & mobile number registration. Each & every staff member was well equipped with all Covid safety measures & the place was clean spick & span !! The interiors have been done up with alot of elegance & look beautiful. "Thai Naam" will literally take you down to the Thai Streets mentally with the wall installations of Pagoda & Coconut Trees. The whole ambience as well as the staff is very warm & welcoming! Can't believe I dined there for over 2 hours only cause the vibes of the outlet didn't let me leave. Coming to the food we ordered & ate - Mind you there was 0 wastage & we were as shocked on completing all we ordered, but that's the beauty & USP of their food. It doesn't make you feel stuffy & heavy in couple bites. Infact you'll be left wanting for more even though you do get full. Food Satisfaction Level - 10000000

So I'm also a chef & one thing I can say for sure after dining in, each & every ingredient used by Thai Naam in their kitchen is of Superior quality & most of it is also Imported. Specially their meats & seafood. You will be left with 0 complaints when it comes to the quality of food served.

At first you might feel the place is too far, a little too inside or is too pricey! But, take my word for it.. don't let any of these factors allow to pass dining here. This place is a must visit.

Chef Ananda Soloman & his team have done a fab job of bringing out authentic flavours to us! Can't be thankful enough!

Coming back to what all we ordered & our food experience -

We were served by & taken care of completely by Mr.Rohit. He explained us the flavours of the dishes well, which made it easier for us to further decide. Before we began our dinner we were served with complimentary "Cream Cheese Wontons with Mango Sauce" & it was so wonderful! Words fall short.

They have 3 dipping sauces served with appetizers - Peanut Sauce Chilli Honey Sauce Green & Spicy Sauce

All I'd say about these, we called for refils. My best bet is Green & Spicy 🔥

For Appetizers we called for -

Pan Grilled White Prawns with Chilled Cardoon Laced with Sour & Spice Sauce (Koong pad, Kub kood rad, preaw ped)

Marinated Chicken Morsels wrapped in Pandanaus Leaves & fried (Kai Haw Baitoey)

Thai Dimsum with Chicken filling served with Chilli Garlic Sauce (Dim Sum - Kai)

Crispy Lamb stirred with Bell peppers (Pe Phad Prik Thai)

Each of these were so good, they were gone in no time.

For Main course we went ahead with all time favourite 'Thai Green Curry - (Gaeng Kiew Warn -Kai) - this was hands down the BEST Thai Curry I have had & you can definitely not give this one a miss!

Portion sizes of each of these meals is decent enough for 2. Infact more than decent enough. P.S. - trust me you'll be left wanting for more once it's over, even if you're full :D

We ended our dinner on a sweet note with "Dark Callebaut Chocolate Starta with Crackling Almond Crumb"

For the kind of Callebaut lover that I am, I felt the Callebaut could be increased in the dessert 🤭

To wash all this down, we had our cup of teas "Lemongrass" & "Ginger" before leaving.

I am already planning my next visit here & have also decided what will I order when I go next.

Thai Naam is way more than I could have expressed here, for me it is now...

Ratings: Food: 4.5/5 Ambience: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Value for Money: 4/5 Overall: 4.5/5

Location: This restaurant is located at Andheri next to JW Marriott Sahar. Its just right next to the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

About Place: Thai Naam is a restaurant by chef Ananda Solomon which gives you a premium experience of authentic Thai flavours through dishes from villages accross the length and breadth of Thailand. The restaurant uses fresh ingredients and herbs straight from Thailand to make sure that you savour each morsel and taste the ingredients while dining. Along withThe dishes overe here are served in a sequence to with progression of flavours in mind.

The restaurant is also designed to elevate your experience. The red brick wall at the entrance signifies the flooring of ancient Thai homes and the art elements from various parts of Thailand are displayed at Thai Naam.

Now let me tell you our experience at Thai Naam. We got a very warm welcome from lady at reception and Mr. Talah helped us settle down and made us feel at home. We were first given a complementary cream cheese wonton on bed of a delicious mango sauce and pickled beetroot.

SOUP

Now we wanted to try out some soups. It was a sunny afternoon so we wanted to have a light soup.

Coriander Soup with Thai herbs (Jain): This was a clear soup with veggies like cauliflower, water chestnuts, carrots, cherry tomatoes, Thai chilli and coriander. It was delicious and set our mood. Recommended.

Thai herbed flavoured Coconut Soup: This was a tangy soup made from coconut milk along with veggies like cauliflower, water chestnuts, lemon grass etc. It was delicious to taste. Recommended.

APPETIZERS

Young Papaya Salad- Its a simple salad with strands of raw papaya marinated with sweet and sour sauce. It also had hint of garlic, thai chilli and lemon grass to it. It was garnished by cherry tomatoes and colourful flower.

Raw Mango and Water Chestnut Salad(Jain): This one was something different. It had strands of raw mango and slices of water chestnuts marinated in sweet and sour sauce. It was garnished with pomogrenate.

Thai Dimsums with vegetables: Hot piping dimsums stuffed with vegetables were served with hot sauce. It was good to taste.

Lotus Root with honey chilli (Jain): Crispy slices of lotus root sauted with honey and chilli sauce along with Thai herbs to give it a twist. Recommended.

Silky bean curd with black bean sauce (Jain): In-house black bean sauce drizzled on Soft tender pieces of Tofu. It was just yumm..!! Highly Recommended..!!

MAINS

Southern Thai Curry with Vegetables: Your experience is incomplete if you don't order a Thai curry and hence we ordered this southern Thai curry. It was a red curry with water chestnuts, cashew nuts, potato and garnished with Barista. It tasted delicious with Jasmine Rice. Highly Recommended.

Handmade noodles with Vegetables in Soya( Jain): Thai naam serves hand made noodles made by their chefs and hence we ordered it. Noodles were tossed in soy sauce along with chilli, Brussels sprouts and herbs. It was very good to taste. Recommended

DESSERT

Torta- This was the best part of our day. It consists of mud cake with layers of Felchin chocolate served along with a crispy waffle basket filled with delicious vanilla ice cream..!! It was heavenly. Highly recommended..!!...

Back in action, Thai Naam by Chef Ananda in the ORB is by far the best place you’ll be at if you love Thai food. All that you have here will leave you wondering how something can be so beautiful yet so delicious. I can guarantee you’ll be here for more, once you visit this place. Talking about it one at a time:

Ambience: I guess the pictures speak for itself and truly stand by the definition of “beautiful”. Well set tables with well planned interiors, antiques, warm lighting and calm music makes this place stand out and it’s unique with its own touch!

Food: Since I’m a vegetarian, I got my hands on some delish veg thai food. To my wonder, I loved how they’ve kept the menu balanced, prioritizing all kinds of guests that come in. Here’s what I had here:

Cheese wantons with mango sauce: As a sweet gesture and in between your order-decision making, they serve you these complimentary, crunchy, well-cooked wantons filled with cheese & flavours, served/dipped in mango sauce. Enticing!

Clear Noodle Soup with glass noodles: Hot soup with veggies, tasty broth & glass noodles is a win win! It’s a must have if you like authentic soups. No chance you won’t like this!

Potatoes flavoured with ginger, pepper & mushroom in light soya: Hand cut potatoes with peas, pak choi with fresh ganlangal, basil in a spicy gravy was something that will elevate your taste buds, and tastes of authentic thai flavours.

Home style stir fried veggies: Stir fried edamame, bell peppers, zucchini & broccoli with an appetizing sauce, topped with crunchy roasted cashews. Highly Recommend this one! This appetizer was filling and extraordinarily palatable to all who again, love thai flavours, in most authentic way.

There was also a refreshing kokum-cranberry fresh mocktail that was served which was so so refreshing! You should definitely go for it!

Corn cakes flavoured with red curry paste & thai herbs: Bite size canapés kinda corn cakes topped with sprouts, thai herbs, water chestnut & red curry paste. Served with carrot slices and relished with absolute delight. Must try!

Burnt Garlic Jasmine Fried Rice with silken tofu: Jasmine rice cooked to perfection, there was a burnt garlic flavour, literally in every bite. There were also veggies with the rice, and over all the rice was just perfect. The silken tofu with a spicy soy based gravy was the best match for the fried rice, with fresh tofu (which was the best part) and authentic thai flavoured gravy topped with cherry tomatoes & toasted sesame was the best ever main. Go for it, highly recommended.

Dark Callebaut chocolate strata with crackling almond crumb: The melt-in-the-mouth dessert cake with a hint of coffee flavour & roasted almonds is what you should have here for sure. It was so sooooo goooood! Don’t miss on this one!

Hospitality: This place not only focused on serving the most AMAZING food, but they equally made sure, how the best hospitality tops all charts. The staff took utmost care of our tastes & preferences, they were also engaging where they recommended us a few dishes (that turned out to be BOMB) and helped us to make this fine dine experience, a memorable one.

Kudos to team Thai Naam! This is the best place to be at. Please visit this place ASAP!! I’m positive you’ll love...