Baan Phadthai SKM A8 Branch — Restaurant in Xinyi District

The complimentary appetiser which was the Thai crackers tasted savoury and quite delicious.

Chicken Phad Thai In Soup ($308): When it was delivered, the staff started to pour the sour and spicy soup.It was nice of them that they met my demands for not putting any vegetables in the bowl. The chicken cutlets were tender and the rice noodles were absolutely delightful and savoury, and a bit tangy.

Thai Green Tea ($90): It was sweeter than the matcha from the bubble tea stores.

Thai Tea Flan ($128): The 3 toppings were Coconut Jellies, Coconut Milk and the Thai Red Rubies dessert. The red rubies were absolutely amazing and it was my first time eating them. However, the pudding itself wasn’t too flavourful but tasted so much better than the original if you add all the toppings together with the pudding.

In conclusion, the service was quite efficient and the staff had great attitudes but the price was moderately high. Overall, it’s a 9.5 out of 10!

FYI, the 10% service charge is included...

I don't know enough about Thai food to comment on the authenticity of the flavors, but I really enjoyed the food here.

Out of all the dishes we tried, the grilled pork was easily the best - it was exceptionally flavorful and tender. The chicken satay was also pretty nice and had a great char. The pad thai was the best I've had in Taipei, but I would've liked a bit more lemon juice.

The coconut ice cream was fantastic, it's served with a great variety of condiments that all have unique flavors and textures - everything just comes together really well. Their thai iced tea and ginger lemon iced tea were also quite good.

The restaurant itself is a little cramped, but the overall atmosphere is pleasant. The service staff is very friendly and efficient - they bumped into our table once or twice, but that was understandable considering the partitions between the tables give them very little space to move around.

Definitely worth a try! I'm pretty happy to have randomly stumbled...

Overall it was a bit of a let down. Pay attention the choices are limited. Except for drinks and desserts, there are only 5 pad Thai dishes with 15 more dishes.

整體來說還蠻讓人失望的，要注意這家店的選項不多，除了飲料跟甜點，只有5種泰式炒河粉以及15道泰式料理可以選擇。

Our first dish was Miang Kana (เมี่ยงคะน้า), aka Kale Warp, the mix of the flavor was fine. The addition of crispy pork skin and chicken was appreciated. But the usual ingredients including garlic, roasted coconuts, and dried shrimp (all absent here) seems offer more kicks and excitement.

我們的第一道料理是招牌－帕泰家甘藍手卷，味道是還OK，有雞肉與炸豬皮（應該是吧？）還蠻特別的。但是缺了平常會有但這裡沒有的大蒜、烤椰子碎、蝦米，吃起來就沒那麼滋味紛呈。

Second dish was Yam Moo Yang (ยำหมูย่าง), Pork Salad, was the worst dish of the day. The salad itself was quite dry, without any drip of any sauce. The dryness would have not been an issue if the flavor were there. However, the whole salad tastes bland. Not sour, not sweet, not spicy, nada. The spirit of Thai cuisine was nowhere to be found. Not to mention the pork itself was not tasty either... a total failure.

第二道是酸辣涼拌碳烤豬肉，今天表現最差的料理。這道涼拌很乾完全沒有任何醬汁，如果調味都有吸附在食材上很乾不是問題，但整道菜根本沒有什麼味道，泰式料理的酸甜辣全部出家去了，更不用說豬肉也不好吃，大失敗。

Third came the Green Curry Chicken (แกงเขียวหวาน). Love the ginger in the soup and the chicken was tender. Not sure about the addition of green cauliflower and the replacement by snow beans. The overall flavor was quite mild and lacks a bit of kicks too.

第三道是南薑綠咖哩雞，南薑很香雞肉也很嫩，不確定加花椰菜跟荷蘭豆的用意。整體味道頗為溫和、少了些亮點。

Our last dish was Shrimp Pad Thai (ผัดไทยกุ้งย่าง). Flavor-wise it’s a step higher than the rest of the dishes. I’m glad the picked radishes and the dried shrimp were present (the former was often left out). But I didn’t understand the reasoning why the bean sprouts were stir-fried with Pad Thai instead of being served on the side as condiments like other restaurants, or the award-winning Bangkok store do. Speaking of condiments, the amount of garlic chives provided was so small! The biggest problem was the shrimp. It should be the star but it was just bland. Not much flavor and certainly no freshness of seafood.

最後一道是湄南大蝦炒河粉，味道上比其他道好一些，菜脯很多餐廳都沒放，還有蝦米都有放棒棒！但是豆芽菜什麼是放下去炒，而不是生的放在旁邊？跟大部分的餐廳、還有得獎的曼谷本店做法都不一樣⋯⋯然後那個生韮菜只給個兩根是否太寒酸⋯⋯不過最大的問題是大蝦，這個應該也是主角可是吃起來也沒什麼味道、也吃不出海鮮的鮮味⋯⋯

The most fragrant thing on the table, surprisingly, was the rice! Love the lemon grass smell. The drinks we had were all fine. The service was attentive enough. I love them wiping everything clean after the meal.

結果今日餐點最香的竟然是⋯⋯香茅飯。香茅真的很香！飲料們也都恰如其分。服務上算是不錯細心，用完餐後會把桌子整個擦乾淨，這點非常好！

While I do appreciate that we have more choices of Thai food in Taiwan, I truly hope Baal Phadthai Taipei could improve itself and provide higher standard dishes.

台灣能有更多泰式料理的選擇當然覺得很感謝，不過帕泰家真的要再多加油，才能端出有水準的料理⋯⋯

I did not want to sound bitter. If I did, maybe I just miss Thailand and Thai food over there so...