I live in Vancouver which has several thousand Asian restaurants, many Thai restaurants, and a huge Asian population. I have always wondered why the overall quality of Asian food there is so humdrum.
In little Queenstown, another fantastic Thai meal in NZ. We had sui...Mai dumpings (more Chinese dim sum food really), and chicken satays to start. Juicy beautiful chicken in a tasty peanut sauce that outdid anything in Vancouver. North American Asian restaurants seem to always cook meat within an inch of its life and then “compensate” by slathering it in sauce. Here the chicken was juicy and tender, perfectly cooked. Then we tried Panang curry, oh so good with a gorgeous aromatic curry sauce instead of generic North American examples. The Pad Thai, another perennial favourite to order, oh so good here, with juicy, tender, fresh shrimps. They know how do cook here!
My highest recommendation.More