Weekend Dinner at Ah Loy Thai Restaurant

When I was working in Bugis Junction / North Bridge Road area, my colleagues brought me to try the nice and very affordable food at Ah Loy Thai Restaurant located at 100 Beach Road #01-39 / 40 Shaw Tower Singapore 189702. If you would like to make reservations or pre-order, you may dial +65 9165 1543. It has remained one of my favorite Thai food places till today - and that's seven (7) years later!



The restaurant is not much to speak of; it looks just like an ordinary eatery with wooden tables and plastic-and-metal chairs. The place is usually bustling with people. Business is so good that they have taken over the other unit - it used to be just one unit so the waiting time or queue took ages.

Other than the brusque attitude of the elderly gentleman whom we believe is the restaurant owner, the overall service of the restaurant is quite friendly.
My friend and I were ushered to a table shortly upon arrival, and shown the menu. We selected the items we wanted and ticked them off the order chits on the tables. I recommended the usual favorites, which in my opinion, are the must-haves here.



We started with the Thai Pandan Chicken - crispy, juicy and tasty. It is rather big compared to the other pandan chicken I have tried at other Thai restaurants.



The next dish was the Kangkong (morning glory) - a vegetable dish stir-fried with chilli. The vegetables are tender and tasty, not hard to chew at all; definitely an appetite-whetter.



Now this is one of my personal favorites, a dish I often have cravings for. Their Chicken Stir-fried with Red Basil Leaves. A spicy dish with succulent basil leaves and tiny pieces of chicken - the flavorful gravy is great for pouring over rice as it is very tasty.



A traditional Thai dish - the Phad Thai (rice vermicelli, fried) with Seafood. It is not oily, but tastes light and scrumptious. Each bite fills the taste buds with satisfaction. For those who prefer a stronger taste, you may ask for their chilli powder to scatter over the Phad Thai. This dish comes in variation of chicken as well, for those who do not take seafood.



Finally, their Kamquet (lime juice) to wash down the spicy taste and refresh us. This sweet-sour drink is one of their special concoctions, a great cooling alternative to coconut juice.

All in all, the two of us paid less than  SGD$40.00 for this simple but sumptuous meal. Do pay them a visit if you are in the vicinity. They're open daily from 12pm to 8pm except Sundays and public holidays.