I like to go to the Killiney area for food as it is within town, yet slightly off-the-track. Most of the restaurants there are usually not very crowded; you can easily walk in and get a table without making any reservation.
However, if you are thinking of going to Suanthai Restaurant after reading this review, make sure you call to reserve a table – the $19.9++ Thai Buffet is one of the most popular options in town, and they are always packed during mealtimes.
I didn’t get to try their buffet as I was there for a tasting, but I was told that the items for the buffet are from the ala carte menu (appetisers from $6-9; mains from $10-12; seafood from $13-28; and desserts from $3.5-7.5), except that they are done in smaller tasting portions.
We started with a simple Thai Green Mango Salad ($9.3), and Suanthai Boneless Stuffed Chicken Wing ($7 for 2 pcs). Both were good, but the deep-fried chicken wings were particularly outstanding with the sweet-and-spicy sauce.
The Tom Yam Goong ($12) was equally good. Hot and spicy, I was downing glasses of water after having it, but I didn’t care. The heat was so good!
For our mains, we had the famous Thai Green Curry with Chicken ($11.3), Pad Thai ($9.8), and Pineapple Rice with Chicken Floss ($9.8). A special mention has to go to the Pad Thai which almost tempted me to order a second portion.
The Steamed Seafood Platter ($28) was the highlight of our meal – it had contrasting flavours of sweet, sour, and spicy. Delicious.
For desserts, the signature Mango Sticky Rice ($5.8) was served, and it was a nice ending for our Thai feast.
To be completely honest, my initial impression of Suanthai Restaurant wasn’t good. I had always thought that it was one of those mediocre buffet restaurants, that explains why I never thought of trying it until the guys at Outlet recommended it to me.
If you don’t want to stuff yourself with too much food, order a few ala carte items to share. Otherwise, the Thai Buffet at Suanthai restaurant is one of the most value-for-money buffets in Singapore.
The eat-you-can-eat Thai Buffet at Suanthai restaurant comes with 28 dishes, and it is available during lunch from Mon to Fri at $16.9++, lunch on weekends at $17.9++, dinner from Mon to Thu at $18.9++, and dinner from Fri to Sun at $19.9++.
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Suanthai restaurant
101 Killiney Road
Tel: +65 6235 4126
Mon to Fri: 11.30am – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10pm
Sat & Sun: 12pm – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10pm
Note: This was an invited media tasting.
For more recommendations, read my list of Best Thai Restaurants in Singapore
i tried their buffet before. bought their coupon from outlet last year. i dont think their food is gd. porton is really small and the nicer dishes like pandan chicken can only order once.can simply get much yummier and cheaper food from ah loy.
I remember their pineapple rice was soggy and mushy, not as dry as in the picture, and it tasted really bad. And the stuffed chicken wings were really oily. Was quite disappointed with the food.