Chef Pon's Asian Kitchen

If you still remember, my very first post was on Chef Pon's Sawaddee:
(http://cape-meals.blogspot.com/2011/11/sawaddee.html).

This week, I am featuring another Chef Pon's branch, known as Chef Pon's Asian Kitchen. While Chef Pon's Sawaddee specializes on Thai food, Chef Pon's Asian Kitchen serves Asian food, from Indonesian Satay, Vietnamese Salad to Thai Massaman Curry.

We had a fried wonton starter. Its my husband's favorite starter.. we order it every time we go to a Thai restaurant. He felt the wonton was better at Chef Pon's compared to Wang Thai at Waterfront. But in my point of view, Chef Pon's deep fried wonton was oily and a little stingy on the fillings. Our main courses were Beef Massaman Curry, Chicken Massaman Curry, Duck Jungle Curry and Stir Fried Tofu, Vegetables with Cashew Nuts and Pineapples. 

Starting with the Massaman Curry, only a few days ago I came to know that Massaman means Muslim. This curry is inspired by the Indian Muslim traders who brought spices like cinnamon, star anise, cumin and cloves to Thailand. No wonder it has some Indian hint on it. The Massaman curries were very tasteful. It is a very good option for those who can't take too much chillies, as the dish prepared was not spicy at all! It was flavorful, full of coconut milk and lemongrass. 

Now to the Jungle Curry. We were so anxious to know how was this Jungle Curry compared to Chef Pon's Sawaddee. It was tasty, the hotness hits the back of your throat about 10 seconds after consuming it. Chef Pon's Sawaddee had better Jungle Curry in terms of spiciness and the duck in the curry was crispy. The extra crunch and fats were needed to give an authentic flavor. Might be a minor criticism, but for those who prefer a slim option, you should try at Chef Pon's Asian Kitchen instead. 

Last but not least was the Stir Fry. The one thing i look for when having a stir fry dish is, the variety of vegetables in the dish. A mix vegetable stir fry is not of good quality if the only vegetables they put in is a whole lot of Capsicum and Cabbage. An extra point to Chef Pon's Asian Kitchen for serving stir fry with variety; tofu, capsicum, carrots, onion, generous amount of cashew nuts and pineapple chunks. 

Overall impression :

Service : 3.5/5

Food: 4/5

Drinks : 4/5 (They had original Thai Singha beer!)

Ambience : 4/5

***Impressions are based on writer's opinion
***All reviews are independent, unanounced and not sponsored by any party

Chef Pon's Asian Kitchen

021-465 5846

12 Mill Street, Gardens, Cape Town