Flying Chillies Thai Restaurant 313 @ Somerset

June 13, 2010 | 4 Comments

Pad Thai

I like shopping malls. Not just for shopping, but also for the variety of food that comes along with it. With the opening of each new shopping center, there will be so many new restaurants and cafes opening up, and that can only be good news to the Singapore food scene.

With 13 eateries on the Discovery walkway at 313 @ Somerset, and the 313 Food hall, there’s plenty of good food to choose from. Flying Chillies at 313 @ Somerset is situated at the prime spot of the discovery walkway when you entered the mall from the Mrt station. From the causal and contemporary decor, there are no hints that Flying Chillies is a Thai restaurant if you do not look at the menu.

Pad Thai ($12.90) reminds me of the Char kuay teow. There’s the same ingredients like eggs, kuay teow (rice noodle), beansprouts, involved, but pad thai offers a little more in the form of peanut.

Peanuts give pad thai an additional crunch, and it is to pad thai, like what pork lad is to some char kuay teow. I like my pad thai with lots and lots of crunch peanut, plentiful of beansprouts and a squeeze of the lime to complete the taste.

restaurant in 313@somerset

The other dishes that we ordered were not too bad, but the Asparagus with prawn and garlic ($12.90) was downright pathetic. There was hardly any asparagus, plus a few little prawn and that’s it. Please DO NOT order this if you ever check out Flying Chillies Restaurant at 313 @ Somerset.

Pandan Leaf Chicken

Maybe it was the pandan leaf, maybe it was the marination, either way the Pandan Leaf Chicken ($12.90) didn’t absorb much fragrance from the pandan leaf. The deep fried chicken was slightly dry, and it was the spicy-sweet Thai sauce that saved it from being a total disaster.

Tom Yam Soup

Tom Yam Soup is the first dish that I will immediately think of when anyone mention about the delicious Thai food. Needless to say, a lot of people have been searching for the best tom yam in Singapore.

But I am not a good judge of Tom Yam Soup ($9.90) as I can’t take spicy food very well. I will sweat like mad even if the tom yam soup isn’t that well prepared. See that clear soup in the picture? It’s extremely potent! Taking a small sip of it, I thought that it tasted like ordinary soup initially. Five seconds later, the hot and the sour struck. It came with such intensity that I was caught off-guard and choked. I shouldn’t be telling you about such embarrassing moments, but you have been warned.

flying chillies thai restaurant

The appeal of Flying Chillies at 313 @ Somerset will definitely be the prime location at the discovery walkway. Given the fact that thousands of people walk past it everyday, I wouldn’t write it off completely. If you are a big fan of Thai food, why don’t you check it out and let us know about your experience there?

Restaurant Review
Flying Chillies
313 Orchard Road
#01-29 313 @ Somerset
Tel: +65 6509 6623

// Read my list of Thai Restaurants in Singapore.

Comments

4 Responses to “Flying Chillies Thai Restaurant 313 @ Somerset”

Jasmine
June 22nd, 2010 @ 7:34 pm

Flying chillies is by far the WORST thai resturant ever! Everything wasn’t flavourful, portions were pathetic (as mentioned with the prawns and asparagus) and the prices… waaay over the top! Not a place worth going back to.
ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
June 24th, 2010 @ 9:53 am

Hello Jasmine, yea the portions are really small for the prices, it won’t hurt to throw in a little more asparagus, but sadly it wasn’t filling at all. Hopefully they will improve from here : )
Carlos
July 3rd, 2010 @ 10:44 am

Hi Brad,

I love the Chicken pandan shot. The tom yan soup as well looks like its quite good! Odd though that its not quite red. But judging from you what you wrote its definitely worth trying! Looking forward to your next post!

Cheers,
Carlos
http://www.foodiemanila.com
Selfridges
August 4th, 2010 @ 3:19 pm

Flying Chillies and Thai Accent @ vivo will be under the same company I believe.. I love the Tom Yum Soup.. the thick soup.. Its superb.. should try that next time.. only love the tom yum.. Tried everything you post here.. and nothing can beat the Tom Yum thick soup..