Soi

The family was at Robinson's Manila and we decided to celebrate some of Vicky's recent professional achievements at Soi, a Thai restaurant on the ground floor of the mall.  I understand that this restaurant is part of the Cabalen group (also has a branch right beside Soi).  For starters, we had a trio of fried lumpia, fresh lumpia and flavored tofu.

The fried lumpia was okay, but I found the fresh spring roll to be quite bland.  Luckily, the beef noodle soup was very tasty.

We ordered two kinds of rice, one with salted fish and another with crab meat.  For our viands, we had sauteed chicken and curried pork.  We asked the kitchen to be very stingy with the chili, and the spice level came out just as we wanted--a hint of spice, but pleasant, without the fire-breathing sensation.

The pad-thai noodles were the smash hit, and Monique and Vicky were so happy that we ordered a second plate!  To keep our palates cool, we had some iced pandan tea (bottomless).  Prepare some P400 to P500 per head for this restaurant, especially if you have appetites as big as ours!