Ann Cha Lee Restaurant

Best dinner we’ve had in Thailand so far (2.5 weeks into our trip). Ordered: 1. Crispy fish with lime, ginger, chilli, red onion, cashews and crispy shallots (first thing on their recommended page) - 9.5/10. Fresh chillies make it sharp and hot, so one of us enjoyed the spice while the other took the chillies off and avoided the sauce and loved it equally 2. Burnt eggplant salad with coconut milk, shrimp, egg, chillies, mint and crispy shallot - 9.5/10. An unexpected surprise. The eggplant is served peeled, soaks up the soft acidic sauce wonderfully (coconut milk with lime juice) 3. Pork and green peppercorn curry - 9/10. The spice from the red chillies was milder than the fish dish. 4. Took also plain rice on the side, iced milk tea and iced lemon tea. We’ve had both drinks around 10 times by now and they were a 10/10 both. Not too sweet, not too watery, just perfect. Overall, across Thailand (Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Lanta and Krabi) we’ve found that even if you ask for spicy, they’ll look at your western face and give you a milder version, but the salads are always spicy, as they’re marinated in a sauce that cannot be adjusted.

Superb authentic Thai food! Fresh, thee food came quickly l, and servicing size was perfect. The staff are welcoming and friendly!

Portion are big ! Tom yum soup even the small portion are big bowl ! Mussaman was amazing too