Tigerland
After a hard long day shopping at Ikea (thanks to James who let me buy almost 200 scented and unscented candles - OK most of them were only little tealights that came in packs of 46 scented and the jumbo pack of 100 unscented - to make the flat a bit more girly) we decided to try out Tigerland, a Vietnamese/Thai fusion restaurant on Avenue A. We had planned to go there on Friday night but a combination of James having to work late and the weather being sooooo cold meant that we couldn't really bear to walk ALL the way to Tigerland that night. Yes, NY is making us lazy (and spolit for food choices!!) :)
The restaurant is a bit hidden and set back from the street so you only spot it just as you are walking past. We arrived in time for their fixed price menu which was a bargain considering how lovely the food was. We shared the stuffed Angel Wings (deboned chicken wings stuffed with prawns, pork, mushroom and glass noodles, fried and served with homemade sweet chilli sauce - see pic above) and the Banh Xeo (a Vietnamese crepe filled with with shrimp, fresh Berkshire bacon and oyster mushrooms). The crepes were one of our fave dishes at a Vietnamese restaurant called Tahn Binh in Newtown in Sydney so we had high expectations. Lucikly, we weren't disappointed. But we were a bit confused by how to actually eat it. We were told by our waiter that you are supposed to tear up the Banh Xeo and put it inside of the lettuce leaves that were provided and dip it into the two different sauces served with it. At least we think that's what he said but he spoke so softly neither of us fully heard what we were supposed to do. We ended up using knives and forks in the end but whatever way we ate it, it was delicous.
Then we had the Seared Normandy Duck Red Curry with organic butternut squash & oyster mushrooms and the Clay Pot Fresh Crab Spicy Glass Noodles with Calamari & Wild Shrimp. The glass noodle clay pot was fantastic - such fresh seafood and a level of chilli that grew on you slowly. The duck was beautifully cooked but wow! was that curry sauce HOT!!! Think I drank about 4 glasses of water just trying to get through it, along with the organic oolong tea we had with the meal. Have definately lost my UK curry stamina since we've been here :)
The restaurant is a bit hidden and set back from the street so you only spot it just as you are walking past. We arrived in time for their fixed price menu which was a bargain considering how lovely the food was. We shared the stuffed Angel Wings (deboned chicken wings stuffed with prawns, pork, mushroom and glass noodles, fried and served with homemade sweet chilli sauce - see pic above) and the Banh Xeo (a Vietnamese crepe filled with with shrimp, fresh Berkshire bacon and oyster mushrooms). The crepes were one of our fave dishes at a Vietnamese restaurant called Tahn Binh in Newtown in Sydney so we had high expectations. Lucikly, we weren't disappointed. But we were a bit confused by how to actually eat it. We were told by our waiter that you are supposed to tear up the Banh Xeo and put it inside of the lettuce leaves that were provided and dip it into the two different sauces served with it. At least we think that's what he said but he spoke so softly neither of us fully heard what we were supposed to do. We ended up using knives and forks in the end but whatever way we ate it, it was delicous.
Then we had the Seared Normandy Duck Red Curry with organic butternut squash & oyster mushrooms and the Clay Pot Fresh Crab Spicy Glass Noodles with Calamari & Wild Shrimp. The glass noodle clay pot was fantastic - such fresh seafood and a level of chilli that grew on you slowly. The duck was beautifully cooked but wow! was that curry sauce HOT!!! Think I drank about 4 glasses of water just trying to get through it, along with the organic oolong tea we had with the meal. Have definately lost my UK curry stamina since we've been here :)
Just as we thought we couldn't possibly fit any more food in, they brought us dessert. A small bowl of light tapioca flavoured with coconut and served slightly chilled. It was actually quite refreshing and helped get rid of that 'I've eaten so much I think I'm going to EXPLODE!' feeling. Although I think we still had to waddle our way back home....
The nice thing about Tigerland is that all their food is organic, and not only is it cooked really well but the service was great; even though they had a huge birthday party going on in the restaurant while we were there and they were busy getting all the meals and drinks to those tables, we still had excellent service. We might take my parents to Tigerland when they come to visit at the end of Feb. Still having a fabulous time exploring all the restaurants and bars in the neighbourhood!!!
Tigerland, Avenue A between 4th and 5th
The nice thing about Tigerland is that all their food is organic, and not only is it cooked really well but the service was great; even though they had a huge birthday party going on in the restaurant while we were there and they were busy getting all the meals and drinks to those tables, we still had excellent service. We might take my parents to Tigerland when they come to visit at the end of Feb. Still having a fabulous time exploring all the restaurants and bars in the neighbourhood!!!
Tigerland, Avenue A between 4th and 5th
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