Soy Soi is another newbie which has hit tinseville. This one is perched in the Koturpuram main road. Koturpuram happens to be one residential locality which does not possess too many restaurants offering different cuisines and this happens to be a good addition.
This is not your usual chinese restaurant and the penetration is more towards Asian street food bordering into the cuisines of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Burma. The interiors are done up well and the spacing is far larger than what you envisage it to be. Dim lightings infuse the Mandarin feel and an open kitchen atmosphere epitomises the street food culture.
Options are a little less for vegetarian but from whatever I had, I kind of enjoyed the fare. First up, the Tom Kha soup with a hint of coconut cream floating with veggies was quite nice. Not the best I've had but certainly decent enough. In the starters the Mushroom Dim sums were dished out well. They were soft and had grainy juicy mushroom pieces inset. I also tried the Pie Thai which were crispy corn tartlets having a mix of veggies inside. The thinly cut asparagus spread with a sambol sauce was quite good.
My main meal for the night was a veg Khow suey which came in a big plate with noodles at the center and condiments spread across such as peanuts, tofu, chilli flakes etc and coming along with an aromatic thai red gravy. This was the stunner and elevated the dish as it had a really delicious taste with strong dosage of coconut cream and just the right amount of veggies.
For desserts, had a Soy Soi brownie which was average at best. The brownies were quite chunky but a little hard at the exterior. The ice cream helped to balance out things.
Overall, it was a fairly pleasing meal. The service was quick and the food came in even intervals. One major grouse I have however is on the quantity. The portion sizes just did not justify much and even if the pricing can be said to be reasonable, the quantity feels a detriment.
On the whole, a nice little Asian eatery down this alley. Just a wee bit sprucing up on the portions can do this place a world of good.
This is not your usual chinese restaurant and the penetration is more towards Asian street food bordering into the cuisines of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Burma. The interiors are done up well and the spacing is far larger than what you envisage it to be. Dim lightings infuse the Mandarin feel and an open kitchen atmosphere epitomises the street food culture.
Options are a little less for vegetarian but from whatever I had, I kind of enjoyed the fare. First up, the Tom Kha soup with a hint of coconut cream floating with veggies was quite nice. Not the best I've had but certainly decent enough. In the starters the Mushroom Dim sums were dished out well. They were soft and had grainy juicy mushroom pieces inset. I also tried the Pie Thai which were crispy corn tartlets having a mix of veggies inside. The thinly cut asparagus spread with a sambol sauce was quite good.
On the whole, a nice little Asian eatery down this alley. Just a wee bit sprucing up on the portions can do this place a world of good.
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