The name, pronounced "Tycoon", is a celebration of the street hawkers back in Bangkok. We were warmly welcomed by the restaurant staff and our kids were presented with a Kids Activity booklet each to keep them amused until the food arrived.
We were delighted to see that they have our favorite Thai iced tea (£3.95) on the menu... made even more sinful with a generous swirl of whipped cream.
It didn't take long for our starters to arrive. The kids loved the Tempura king prawns (£9), sea battered prawns in a lovely light, crisp batter as well as onion rings. No wonder it's such a popular dish here. We also had the sweetcorn cakes (£5.50), a delicious treat when summer corn come in season in Bangkok in September. I especially loved the fragrance of the kaffir lime leaves.
For mains, we selected a variety of stir fry and curry dishes to share; all these come with unlimited Jasmine rice. Baby D's favorite dish here was the Stir Fry Beef with Chili and Thai Basil (£12.50), which came with tender slices of beef with fresh chillies and basil. Mildly spicy, this was so good that the kids wiped the plate clean. Delicious!
The founder of Thaikhun, Kim, used to run an award-wnning pad thai cart in Bangkok, so we did not hesitate in ordering a Pad Thai with prawn (£11.50) to try. Thin rice noodles are fried in a sweet and sour tamarind sauce with beansprouts, carrots, egg and spring onions. Pour over the crushed peanuts, toss and enjoy! We ordered the half portion for this and the portion was substantial and enough for feeding 2 pax (sharing). It was indeed very tasty and authentic.
We also had the Pork belly in red curry sauce (£13.50); the pork has been steamed and then roasted (just like "siew yok" - roasted pork) then stir fried with green beans and red curry sauce.
Another great dish that we had here was the Thai green cury chicken(£10.50). This is often our must-order dish whenever we visit a Thai restaurant and the version here was awesome. Served with green beans, courgettes and Thai basil, we enjoyed the curry sauce with the rice.
For desserts, we shared the Mango sticky rice (£5) and banana fritters (£5) with vanilla ice cream. The mango was lovely and sweet, and it was a great take on the classic Thai dessert. We were also pleasantly surprised with the banana fritters as the bananas were nicely ripe and sweet and the batter was nice and crispy. Loved it!
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Opening times: 12pm - 10.30pm.
Service: Good.
Location: Thaikhun Aberdeen, Union Square Shopping Centre, 29 First Level Mall, Union Square, Guild Square, Aberdeen AB11 5RG, Scotland.
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 583477
Website: https://www.thaikhun.co.uk/thai-restaurant/aberdeen/
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In Aberdeen? Oooo...food looks good. I so love Thai!
ReplyDeleteNever had these sort of Thai food but that pork belly in curry looks so good!
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