Baan PhadThai (for PhadThai lovers only)

The story goes that one day, i decided to check out the newly opened Baan Phadthai in Pavilion which is hyped to be the next new sensation in town, since its Bangkok outlet was awarded the coveted Bib Gourmand by Michelin back in 2018 (and has since received the award yearly up till 2022). ("Good to Know" : Bib Gourmands which translates to 'Gourmet Bibs' are awarded to restaurants that offer what Michelin deems to be of good quality and good value). SO let's see.... 

The interior decor is pretty simple and diners have the choice to dine inside or outside (if you do not mind passers-by stealing glances at your food) 

If you are familiar with Pavilion, this new eatery inhabits the location of the now defunct Gravy Baby and prior to that, Tom, Dick & Harry's. Yup, busy walkway right outside its entrance so I'd prefer dining indoors 😀 

Their menu is a simple straightforward two-pager which focuses on phadthai, phadthai and phadthai. Hence, the name of this restaurant. One would be in the wrong place if they are looking to enjoy a myriad of Thai cuisine consisting of tomyam, green curry chicken and Thai fried rice. 👀    

Being first-timers here, as the restaurant usher was explaining to us the recommended dishes, we were quite rudely interrupted by one of her female co-workers (probably her senior/ supervisor) who asked that she return to her role at the front of the restaurant. That was a sour start for us (even before ordering!). The lady then took over to impatiently and uninterestingly explain that they serve phadthai and that all the phadthai are the same, just the topping that makes a difference. Geeesh.. Anyway we scoured through the menu ourselves to finally make our choices.         

Quite a bummer that they were out of the Grilled Beef PhadThai and Tao Hoo Tawt (Deep fried tofu). 

One could choose to enjoy one's phadthai using their shimmery fork and spoon embellished with decorative Thai-inspired design;

...or one could prefer to eat it using a pair of plastic chopsticks inspired by one's neighbourhood char koay teow stall.  

Our drinks were served in a huge classic tin mug, Thai Tee (RM 9) was nice, strong and not overpoweringly sweet whilst my Ginger & Lemongrass Tea (RM 12) was refreshing but rather lacking in the lemongrass and the ginger department. It was a lot for me to finish by myself too.    

This is the PhadThai Kai Yang which is PhadThai with grilled chicken (RM 26), described in detail as stir-fried rice noodle with eggs, peanuts, bean sprouts & chives (raw), tofu, dried shrimp, tamarind sauce and chicken. Crushed dried chillies and peanuts are placed by the side of the dish for those who prefer more 'kick' in their noodles.

Non-spicy version (paler in color)

Spicy (original) version

This below is the PhadThai Poo which is fried with blue crab meat (RM 39). Their noodles texture is just nice and springy to taste, and when eaten together with the raw veggies, the flavours are a palatable blend and not too sweet for me. Quantity-wise, a good portion for a hungry adult. 

But can you tell there's crab meat in this dish?

For the price charged, the chef could have topped the dish with a small heap of crab meat to make the dish more appealing.  

Nice array of extra condiments (ground peanuts too!) for each table.

To replace the absence of their grilled beef, i opted for their Laab Nuea Tawt (Hot & Sour Beef Meatballs), RM 26 which turned out to be these tiny deep fried beef balls with a crunchy (almost hard) exterior and beefy, slightly sourish interior. These balls were sitting amongst a bed of cabbage slices and sticks of raw long beans and cucumber which luckily my daughter happily munched on.      

The finale was I-Tim Kati or Homemade coconut ice cream with Thai condiments (peanuts, condensed milk, sticky rice & fried dhal), RM 15. This was creamy and refreshing, rich with santan - probably my favourite overall. 

Again, this is just a personal take on my dining experience at Baan PhadThai after my curiosity was aroused upon reading the recent articles from food journals and guide on this place. 

Come here only if you are a phadthai fanatic or if you are someone who is as curious as me!  

Nom-nom place 💨Baan PhadThai

Waze me at 💨Level 3, Connection, Pavillion KL

Call for reservations 💨 010-308 0732 (it was just a walk-in for me at noon on a PH)