MADELA มาเดอะล่า — Restaurant in Ubon Ratchathani Province

Because of the HUGE number of combinations (such as grilled picanya, Wagyu, and river prawn complemented by a great many number of soups, salads, and rice dishes), I ordered bamboo shoot soup, fried fish snd sticky rice — only to be presented with a complementary salad with pungent and spicy dip, some elements of which are shown in the first picture on salad.

Must confess: I like cooking but I could not reverse engineer the flavor, aroma, and taste of the bamboo soup without cheating. How could a dozen or so mushrooms and leafy vegetables produce such a rich, thick broth is just awesome — the kind of stuff only an Iron Chef can create. Mmm… I am willing to bet there’s got to be some fermented fish sauce in there! As for the fried fish, I feel strange to call it heavenly but it is: just the right amount of flavoring and seasoning, coupled with a tangy sauce, I can eat it once a week.

For those who think Thai dishes are just those dozen or so one sees at mall food courts, I would highly recommend trying this eye opening, mind opening, and heart opening ecoerience at the...

Madela restaurant is part of the Yuu Hotel. Pla (the manager) and her staff are very professional, polite and together help you to have a great experience here. It has a beautiful ambience with quiet soothing background music. My food was delicious and there is a cool little bar where you can sit and enjoy the atmosphere after your meal.

A big thank you from me to Pla and all her staff and I would certainly recommend this restaurant whether you are staying at the Yuu Hotel or just visiting...

Local dishes at very reasonable prices. Definitely not overpriced.

Environment is clean and classy yet not overly extravagant.

The less spice instructions have to be given as otherwise one would get the typical spicy (which to me ruin the taste of food). Otherwise authentic.

Only thing I could pick on is there is no fire source heating the soup after it's served. It gets cold very fast in an Aircon environment,...