On a freezing cold evening recently, we were invited to a Thai meal at The George Hotel. It was the perfect way to be warmed up by the friendly atmosphere and spices of their food!
We were directed to a table for two, decorated with flowers and our experience began! Firstly the waitress, wearing traditional Thai costume, delivered some prawn crackers, accompanied by plum and sweet chillies sauce to us. These were different in themselves!
Lisa, the manager, explained the menu to us, advising us that each dish had its own spice rating, with one tick being a mild dish to three ticks being a fairly hot dish! This was fantastic, as my husband and I both have very different taste buds! He is able to eat anything very spicy, whereas I was slightly unsure as to what to order, it had to be very mild! It was also explained to us that even if you fancied something on the menu which had three ticks, you could request that it be made with less spice, making it a mild dish. This is very achievable as the chefs create every dish from scratch, using fresh food in everything. The meat is also marinated beforehand to seal in the flavours, it is then cooked in a Wok, making this extremely healthy food for you!
We were advised on what to sample and only a few moments later we received our first course, a selection of mixed starters. Again this was great, the food was so light and delicate.
Each course was impeccably presented, with flowers on the plates created from various vegetables.
Our main course was absolutely gorgeous, Pad Thai (local rice noodle dish with bean sprouts, egg and roasted ground peanuts), Mee Kai (egg noodles with garlic oil), Gai Ma Muang (stir fried chicken with cashew nuts, baby corn and mushrooms) and Weeping Tiger (slices of grilled 8oz sirloin steak tossed in a hot wok with garlic, black pepper, coriander and served with a spicy lemon sauce). Everything was cooked absolutely perfectly and although the Weeping Tiger was a two tick rating, it was very subtle.
We would definitely recommend The George to anyone wishing to try an authentic Thai feast, made by the professionals!.
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