Thai Accent

It was mom's birthday and since my parents were spending the day at the casino in Resort World Sentosa, I had to rack my brain for a dinner venue nearby. I browsed through all the options at RWS, and then decided that it may be more practical to have dinner at VivoCity instead. Since parents don't eat beef, and brother don't eat pork, and hubby don't eat meat altogether, shabu shabu wouldn't work. And I had to find a relatively child-friendly place because of my 8 months old nephew. Then brother suggested Thai Accent. He hadn't tried it but thought it smelled quite good when he walked pass previously. I had colleagues who said it was nice before, so I thought, why not? I did call ahead to enquire about vegetarian options, and was told that several items on the menu can be made vegetarian. However, tom yam soup was out because they use a premixed seasoning containing fish paste. I appreciated their honesty.

I was a little late and they had pretty much decided what to order by the time I arrived. I simply had to make decisions for the vegetarian options because hubby was later than me. I found out that both the Phad Thai and the Pineapple rice can be made vegetarian, so I ordered a Pineapple rice for him. The Broccoli was also requested to be vegetarian. The hotplate tofu, unfortunately, has a non-vegetarian sauce, so I didn't bother to omit the prawns in the that dish.

The food were generally quite good, and suits my family's taste. Their tom yam soup looked deceptively clear, making me wonder whether I made the correct decision by choosing the 'clear' version. Turned out it was fiery and sour, the way tom yam soup should be, though initially we thought it wasn't quite sour enough. Any spicier, my dad wouldn't have been able to handle it. Towards the bottom of the pot, the sourness was getting more and more apparent. I think the lemon juice must have settled to the bottom. It was also getting too spicy for my stomach by the end, so my brother had to finish it.

The glass noodle salad was spicy and sour, great at whetting the appetite before the start of the meal. The fish was fried to a good crunch, and drenched in the thai chilli sauce. However, this was a month back. For some reason I vaguely remember I didn't like something about it. Maybe it was a little on the fishy side, or the freshwater fish 'soily' flavor was too strong. The other dishes were all flavorful, with enough spices without being overpowering. I grumbled a little about the pineapple rice, but mainly because I personally dislike raisins, and there were plenty of them. Nothing to the restaurant's fault. I did like the Phad Thai, and had a lot of it. I was even considering getting hubby to order a vegetarian one after he finished his rice, so that I could pinch some. But he said he was full, so no extra Phad Thai for me... =(

Broccoli with tofu and mushroom

Clear Seafood Tom Yam

Glass noodle salad

Chicken in oyster sauce

Pineapple rice

Hot plate Tofu?

Thai Style fish

Phad Thai

The food here are priced pretty steep though, something along $11 for a pretty small plate of broccoli and tofu. They only have their stuff in one size, and the serving isn't big. It's nice on one hand because you get to sample a variety of food. But looking at the price, you don't really expect that kind of serving. The stuff's attention was a little hard to get because we were at a corner, but service was generally pretty good. One waiter was sharp enough to notice my cake when I walked in, and offered to keep it in the fridge for me. When we requested for the cake, they did clear our table well enough so that the cake was enjoyed without clutter.