Aroy Thai

Last night I headed to Aroy Thai, a family-run place just off Calle Orense near Nuevos Ministerios.  This charming restaurant offered high quality food at a reasonable price and provides by far the best Thai cuisine I have had so far in Madrid.

To start, we ordered several dishes including the "Satay Chicken Skewers",  "Kanom Gib" (basically Thai dim sum with minced pork and prawn), "Tom Kha Kai" (a coconut milk and chicken soup) and their homemade "Spring Rolls".  All dishes were delicious, light and beautifully presented.

For our main courses we tried their famous "Green Chicken Curry" and the hearty "Beef Massaman".  The Green Curry was wonderfully balanced with a pleasant kick for the palette and the textures of potato, tender beef fillet and crunchy cashew nuts in the Massaman were a real treat.  Accompanied by the traditional "Khao Pad Si Eiw" rice we all thoroughly enjoyed the diverse flavours served to us.

As well as offering great service, Aroy Thai also had an extensive selection of wines and the owner was more than willing to offer advice on which would compliment the flavours of their food as well.

I might not have tried all of the Thai places here in Madrid but I would be surprised if any can match the charm and the comfort of Aroy Thai.

Price: 30€ per person

www.aroythai.es 

Service: ☆☆☆☆☆
Food: ☆☆☆☆☆
Decor: ☆☆☆

Calle Comandante Zorita, 3 (nearest Metro, Cuatro Caminos or Nuevos Ministerios)