Dining in at Thai Accent

When I think Thai, I imagine hospitality, massage and flavourful food. Well if you’re reading this, I think its safe to say this article is not anywhere near massage. Yet it is going to cover the food and hospitality aspects. Let’s dive right in!

It all started a couple of months ago when my colleague recommended me to try Thai Accent at Vivocity. I have walked past this restaurant numerous times considering Vivocity is typically my one stop place for most errands, shopping, movies and meaningful ruminations. However, for varied reasons (thanks Heightened Alert), I only got to dine in at Thai Accent in August.

My first experience at Thai Accent was a solo dine-in. The black seats and wall added a level of elegance to the ambience. The friendly staff brought me a glass of water almost immediately and five stars to attentiveness I must stay. Then comes the menu and there is an entire page dedicated to just vegetarian options. Reading the menu was rather pleasing to the eyes because it is a rare phenomenon in Singapore for Thai restaurants to carry such extensive vegetarian options. I was spoilt for choices.

Having said that, I was clear on my order. You best bet I ordered the one thing I have to get as far as Thai food goes and that is the Green Curry with a side of rice. When the food arrived, it was a giant bowl of curry with generous amounts of vegetables served with 4 roti prata quarters and of course a side of rice because well let’s be honest, Green Curry is best devoured with rice. The curry is certainly spicy and I did reach for tissues a couple of times. I didn’t mind it. The spice was a lovely kick. Despite all the carbs I ordered to the soak curry, there was still leftovers and I requested to take away the extra curry.

In my three visits to Thai Accent over a period of two months, I savoured many dishes. The pineapple fried rice is mild in spice and really good for kids as there is a level of sweetness that comes with the pineapple

The clear base Tom Yum soup is extra-ordinarily spicy. I shared a bowl of soup with my colleague and we were sweating. I certainly recommend having a drink handy to recover from the spice levels of the soup if you decide to order it. I have had tom yum before but by far this was the spiciest.

My first attempt at trying Papaya Salad was here too. This is a cold salad and great option to counter all the spiciness. The salad is crunchy and has a sweet and mildly bitter taste to it. If you’ve had papaya salad, this would not be alien to you. I really love the generous amounts of cashews that was used in the salad. It brought the flavour out and added a level of texture to the dish.

My highly recommended dish to order in addition to the Thai Green Curry is the Vegetarian Stir-Fried Spaghetti with Hot Basil Leaves. I am always attracted to Asian versions of spaghetti so it was a no-brainer to get this dish. The spaghetti was cooked with a variety of veggies and chunks of basil that really brought the flavour together. It was not a soup dish yet I could slurp entire strands of noodles with the aroma of basil really standing out. The spaghetti was simply pleasing to my senses. I would most certainly order it again.