We are fans of Nakhon Thai's food but we really dislike waiting in line for up till an hour during peak dining times.
We happened to be there for a late lunch / early dinner and decided to try out something a little different from our usual pad thai and green curry.
Goong Ob Woon Sen or Thai prawn vermicelli is a classic Thai dish. Vermicelli (or glass noodles) and prawns are cooked together in a steel pot with a stock broth, and lots of sauces and aromatics such as ginger, garlic and pepper. This allows the noodles to soak up all the incredible and wonderful flavours from the broth, herbs and sauces.
There is only one right way to do this - slurp it all up at one go! Nakhon does their version well. They added sesame oil and basil to give the dish an additional nutty flavour. It's a tad on the oily side but it kinda makes slurping easier!
The establishment here is the original nakhon outlet before more franchise open up all around sg.
My go-to dish at all thai food establishment.
The basil pork here is quite ok, feels like too much basil leaf though, not enough minced meat.
Food here at nakhon is more affordable then other Thai restaurants.
i’m a loyal fan of nakhon since especially the holland v outlet (it was near school). try to avoid peak hours - it’s always crowded and the queue is 😔. the pad thai is $6 and the portion size is pretty decent! i always order the red thai milk tea ($3) but it’s a tad too sweet for me.
Or drunken noodles. I haven't been back at Nakhon for years as I find it overrated. Here I used mama noodles and it tasted a bit cheap. The portion also damn stingy. But overall it's authentic.
This dish is very good as a starter... The sour taste give you more appetite to enjoy more dishes.. Will definitely recommend this new dish.
I personally don't think it's WORTH QUEUING. Food wasn't that good. Kang kong tastes like water, the pork knuckles after waiting for like 40 minutes (we queued for like 40 mins. Then another 40 for the waiting) end up they told us that they ran out of knuckles. We ended up cancelling the rest of the food that hadn't come out as well. Definitely wont come back.
Maybe I’m slow but I only recently discovered this outlet of Nakhon that serves magnificent fish dishes! I have visited this outlet for years but only this back half of the year have I realised that the menu has expanded of sorts. This central feature is the LEMON FISH.
It has been a few years since I returned to the Hougang branch but sadly, other than this dish, the rest of the dishes including the Pandan Chicken are fairly normal. This vermicelli retains a good moist texture and wok-hei, and the portion is quite generous.
Delicious yet affordable thai food. There is always a queue in whichever outlet. The service was quite fast.
Nakhkon needs no introduction. Opted for a less spicy clear version of the Tom Yam soup as one of my friends can't take spicy. Though it is less spicy, it still has a good kick to it. Love that the ingredients is quite generous too.
Be prepared to queue!
I’m a regular at Nakhon since 6 years ago. Although the quality if food fluctuates a bit sometimes, overall still tasty. Very worth your money here as 1 portion of main will cost $6-8 and is enough to fill up your tummy.
Clear Tom yum soup is spicy and has a kick to it. My favorite is still the green curry as it is milky but full of spice as well. Great for those who cannot tolerate spicy food.
Honey Chicken Rice ($6) topped up to add an egg. A little in the dry side, wouldn’t really order this again.
Had the Thai fried kway teow (biggest in the picture), Thai seafood hor fun, clear tom yum soup with seafood and the boneless chicken wings. All dishes were superb - the Thai fried kway teow was so bouncy and QQ, definitely better than or comparable to what I had before in Bangkok. The boneless chicken was stuffed with incredibly juicy chicken pieces and paired with the Thai sweet chilli, it was such a delight. The clear tom yum soup is the best I’ve had yet! I always order it here, even though I’ve had it so many times, and the seafood within (especially the fish) is really fresh and soft. Highly recommend!
The tom yum soup is pretty mild and not too spicy! There's a large prawn in it, a few pieces of squid and mushrooms. Taste-wise, it was pretty average and there was nothing much to shout about 🤔
The pandan leaves chicken was very flavourful and well-marinated with spices! It was also cooked with the right amount of oil, and I would definitely go for a second helping.
For the pad thai, it was slightly dry and bland. Drizzled some lime juice over to enhance its flavour. The portion is great for 2 people though!
The Thai ice milk tea appealed to me the most with its milky and authentic taste! Drank more milk tea than the tom yum soup 😂
I was kinda disappointed that they discontinued the omelette 😔 I think that it could have boosted my opinion on the place by a lot. 😅 I might patronise other outlets as I heard that the standards are much better.
The ANTicipated scale ⚖
👅Flavour: 7 ants
💰Value: 7.5 ants
📍Convenience: 6.5 ants
Tried many many Thai food and this really stood out (tried at our branch but wasnt as tasty). Been there many occasions and still enjoy the food every time. Queue could be a turnoff though.
3🌟| Deep fried garlic pork. It was alright, just not fantastic. We would have gone for Moo Yang (grilled pork collar) if they had that dish but unfortunately they didn't. I felt that the pork was a little dry for my liking. The good thing was that the pork was well-marinated and flavourful, so it was still nice with the fragrant Thai jasmine rice.
1🌟| Do not order this. After ordering the other meat dishes, we were feeling guilty and thought we should get one veg dish to allay that guilt. This Belachan Kang Kong was a huge disappointment. It was way too salty and the belachan had no "wok-hei" which most Singaporeans like us look forward to in a dish like this. So nope! Thank you, next.
5🌟| Another dish that we always order every time we have Thai food is the clear Tom Yum Seafood Soup. This hot bowl of soup did not disappoint at all! It packs a punch for the spicy food lovers, contains a lot of seafood and mushrooms and was also just nice for 2 to 3 people when you have other side dishes. It's so good that Sam, who doesn't take spicy food at all, offered to clear it up even though he was already soaked in perspiration. Now that says a lot!
5🌟| Of all Thai dishes, wherever and whenever we have them, we would never fail to order the prawn cake. It almost makes or breaks our impression of the Thai food joint. When we had this at Nakhon Thai,we were very satisfied as there is so much prawn goodness in this. Each piece is crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. I loved it that we could find sizable prawn bits inside the prawn cake which made the texture really delightful. Must order dish!
3🌟| Pineapple fried rice. Good old pineapple fried rice. Provided us with the carbs that we wanted but nothing much to rave about as well. The pineapple taste could be a little bit stronger. I liked the fact that they were generous with their pork floss.
