After many thoughts about cancelling this reservation due to the big disappointment in all the other famous restaurants we tried(nusara, Sorn, Baan tepa) in Thailand and also due to its high price point as it was our most expensive meal of the trip, we decided last second to keep the reservation and roll with it. I did a post about cancelling the reservation and if its actually worth going and multiple people said that it’s the most unique restaurant in Thailand and we should keep it, so we did that. One of the people was fellow Redditor sahas10 (I would love to tag him but not sure how)who funny enough was there just 3 days before us. See his review https://www.reddit.com/r/finedining/s/duk3en26Ky for more pictures and a much better written piece than mine. We had pretty much the same menu I think. And we do agree with everything that is been written here about that restaurant is true and the hype is real. The food is incredible, we personally would put it above places like atomix, oriole, singlethread and maybe even the menu we had at noma kyoto(just flavorwise). The cooking style is very unique, if I had to compare to another restaurant just creativity wise, it would be smyth in Chicago,but ore is far more superior in every aspect. The service is very polished almost choreographed. We didn’t go with any of their pairing, but their drinks and wine list is quite impressive and we had an amazing rice wine. We do agree with people saying that sometimes it could get a bit loud in the first dining room when all chefs explain at the same time, and that was the only flaw for us in the whole experience and something that we actually brought to the attention of the chef at the end of the meal. After all the above being said and 36 dishes with not even one miss, the most impressive thing about the meal was not the food, the sauces or the use of vegetables as most people would say, for us it was the pacing. It was truly impeccable, we never felt bored a single second, the movement of the staff in the small space was almost like a play and completely effortless, we were really jaw dropped from that. It was by far our most expensive meal during the trip, but well worth it, and any experience similar to that would be at the 450$+ price point in any big city in the US. For everyone thinking about going. Do not expect traditional Thai food but a lot of Thai flavors coming from all the different local ingredients they use, that we never seen. The team is very young, so don’t expect people in suits that will give you a 3* experience in Paris, rather be open minded in order to fully experience this restaurant. Go hungry it’s 36 damn dishes but go!!! I would be super surprised if they don’t get 2* this year. But with what we saw in the other restaurants in Bangkok, Michelin is quite controversial. Also big thanks to everyone who didn’t let me cancel that reservation.
by worldtraveler111987