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Soontorn Bahn Thai
A new Oakville room takes Thai upmarket By Chris Nuttall-Smith
Spice odyssey: Soontorn Bahn Thai's fish curry; eggplant delight lives up to its name
Image credit: Angus Fergusson
With about as many rice noodle joints in the GTA as there are hot dog stands, it takes a certain confidence to open a Thai fine dining restaurant. But that confidence is well-placed in Soontorn Smarnpharb, whose elegant new room near Oakville’s lakeshore, called Soontorn Bahn Thai, offers uncommonly sophisticated cooking and an ambience that will take the plastic-flowers-and-peanut-sauce set by surprise. While the food—gorgeous squid salad, perhaps, or delicate fish curry—is unfailingly authentic, the decor forgoes the usual smoking Buddhas for clean, modern lines, high-style banquettes, wall-to-wall exotic hardwood and open shelves showcasing an inspired selection of wines.
Soontorn Bahn Thai, 210 Lakeshore Rd. E., Oakville, 905-815-8488.
TEST Originally published March 2007
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lindaanne February 13, 20071
The decor of this new eatery is New York chic, with authentic Thai wood carvings, just delightful! You'll love the front door. And the food! Our family has been a number of times already and always orders the soups, either the coconut shrimp or the lemongrass chicken, we sample the main courses and always leave room for the mango sticky rice for dessert. The wine selection compliments the Thai flavours of the food and the martini choices are fun. Take time to visit the Elephant lounge just for drinks, or select an authentic Thai round table for a group dinner. Come to Oakville and enjoy a contemporary Thai experience.
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