Galangal — Restaurant in Christiansted

I had really high hopes for the food because of all of the good reviews and how crowded it was when I walked by on Thursday evening. I came for dinner on Friday evening and ordered a dirty martini, Thai beef salad, thom kha soup, and green curry. The dirty martini took a very long time to make despite the restaurant being less than half full. The Thai beef salad was very good. The thom kha soup was honestly the worst thom kha I have ever had, and I eat Thai quite often. It tasted like a bowl of unseasoned coconut milk. No galangal, no lemongrass, no chili, no lime, none of the flavors that make a thom kha soup were to be found. I asked for some lime wedges and Thai chilis and even after adding that there was almost no flavor. When I told the waitress my thoughts after she asked she said that they don’t add any spices and they squeeze one lime wedge before serving. So it’s not a thom kha soup in any sense and really shouldn’t be labeled as a traditional thom kha. The green curry was pretty bland but at least they got the spice level correct - although it tasted more like strong black pepper than Thai chilis like I was expecting. There were pretty large chunks of raw onion in the curry. The plating of the rice bowl was super sloppy. One of the waitresses was super attentive and great, the other was distracted and I had to ask several times for my side of chilis and a new spoon. The only hit of the night that tasted like true Thai cuisine was the Thai beef salad. I had pretty high expectations especially because the prices were very high and overall was disappointed by the food. I wouldn’t come back, and honestly I would recommend you save the money and...

So you’re in St. Croix and want a super high end Thai dinner with the feel of a luxurious restaurant, well this is the place. Dress is casual business, staff is complimented by the owners whom greet and seat you.

Wondering what to expect: well I have eaten here every visit and consistency, courteous staff and delicious food at a very reasonable price!

Theodora was our server this last visit and service was spectacular with some menu recommendation’s.

So we pondered taking a 6 year old and even our 19 month old as this can be challenging as most parents know but child care is hard to find and what the heck - we tried it! The owner and staff welcomed our large party in and catered to the kids while we dined on some of the most awesome dishes and a plethora of deserts, my favorite was the coconut crème brûlée!

Tip: so on the opportunity when asked remember that they will gladly spice your meal on a scale from 1 to 10, I keep ramping it up, I did a five this time and it was pretty darn spicy but delicious!

The kids enjoyed the mango ice cream!

Although this is a relatively small restaurant, parking is tough, so arrive early, I would highly recommend that you get a reservation as this is probably one of the most popular spots for fine dining, casually dressed in the island of St. Croix.

Top off the dinner with a walk to the harbor and local bars that are fun with a Cruz-an...

Finally got to visit Galangal after talking about it for years. We did reservations for the GF's belated birthday dinner.

We started off with a salmon tartar tasting which I passed on, the GF said it was okay, I guess because it was salmon which she said wasn't a good pairing for this tasting.

We ordered the spring roll appetizer which was excellent, very crispy and the dipping sauce was probably the best I've had in ages.

GF did the Pad Thai with shrimp, with a spice # of 3 which she enjoyed, she said the shrimp was very good but next time she would do the chicken. The noodles were done perfectly and coated with just enough sauce. She decided this was the best Pad Thai so far.

I did the red curry with a spice # of 7 with chicken, the curry came with a bunch of extra vegetables so I asked them to just leave the peppers and green beans, nothing bad to say about this curry dish I would put it in the top 5 of red curry dishes that I've have eaten in my life.

I would get this again but I'm sort of leaning towards trying the green curry next.

We did bottled water and beers with the meal, bear in mind that they only have two beer options but lots of wine and drink choices.

Would we go back, yes but hopefully sooner than several years.

Try to make reservations for 6pm or later since there tends to be more street...