Thai Orchid

Thai used to be one of those nationalities under represented in the colorful cuisine-scape of Nanjing; not anymore. Thai Orchid is the latest of a number of restaurants hailing from the Asian country that will delight your tastebuds with its spices. Thai Orchid’s major advantage is that the chefs are original Thai nationals, who know what they are doing. Its second big plus is its fabulous Tuangou offer (Chinese group on), where one can purchase a set meal of ten dishes for half price. This excellent deal offers more than enough food for five people and introduces one to a set of less mainstream dishes than the green and red curries with different meat and vegetable content (these are of course also available). Finally, the restaurant surprises due to its low key decor, Thais the world over tend to look like a Bollywood Movie (yes, different country, I know) exploded in their midst showering the place with golden elephants, glitter-rimmed colourful fabrics and any other over-the-top decor items the Gaudy Central Store had on sale. Thai Orchid on the other hand takes a rather simple approach to the whole business, adding only the minimum amount of elephants and colour, and putting more of a focus on the actual food than the usual pompous palaces.