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Cinnamon Lakeside’s popular Royal Thai restaurant is recreating a slice of Thailand right here in Colombo, with the Thai Food Festival on until 13 September. The festival will be held at the Royal Thai restaurant with an outdoor seating section on the Terrace, and will give patrons an opportunity to savour the ultimate Thai food experience from 7 p.m-11 p.m at just Rs. 3,500 (nett). The lavish feast will feature popular signature dishes from the Royal Thai menu, along with a host of new additions, paying tribute to Thailand’s rich culinary heritage.
The buffet consists of salads, starters, soups and mains along with a steam corner and an action station; covering all areas of a typical Thai meal; which includes rice, fish, soup, salad, spicy vegetables; along with one (or two) dishes of pork, chicken or beef.
From the salad section, one can expect the tangy fish with lime, chilli and garlic dressing, beef salad with raw red rice, Thai chicken salad, green onion and chilli shrimp, and papaya and peanut salad among others.
Starters include som tom spring rolls, Thai fish cake with sweet chilli (a popular favourite at Royal Thai), chicken lemon leaves lollypop, beef satay with sweet sauce, fish satay with chilli, and corn fritters with sweet peanut sauce.
One of the most appreciated and popular Thai dishes, the seafood tom yum will also make an appearance here, made to an authentic recipe shared by Cinnamon Lakeside’s Thai chef. Also on the soup list are spicy chicken and coconut soup and nam sai vegetable soup.
From the steam corner, one can try out the modha fillet, grouper, prawn, sea crab or cigali with a choice of sauces. Black pepper pla meak tod (cuttlefish), chicken pad Thai noodles, marinated BBQ pork ribs, chicken thigh with som tom, and crispy fried lamb with garlic and basil will be served a- la-minute, at the actions stations.
The famous vegetable glass noodles, seafood fried rice, steamed jasmine rice, prawn sam rod, mussel Thai curry paste, modha green curry, chicken black pepper sauce, pork prik phao and stir fried beef hot basil are in the buffet.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to savour the best of Thai cuisine. For inquiries and reservations, please call 011 2491945. To stay up-to-date with the happenings and promotions at Cinnamon Lakeside, follow the hotel’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/cinnamonlakeside.
