Malee Thai

Malee Thai opened this week, and I was eager to try it out.  We took the boys for dinner, which was a fun if slightly stressful experience.  The waitress was friendly, helpful and adorable, and Malcolm loved her.

I had the Tom Kha Gai soup with chicken, which was absolutely outstanding - truly delicious.  Malcolm gulped down two bowlfuls, and the small size is actually pretty huge.  They had three kids' meal options - pad thai, fried rice or chicken with peanut sauce for $4.95.  The pad thai and fried rice came with your choice of protein options (chicken, beef, shrimp, or tofu.  I think pork might have been an option too.).  They also offer to make many dishes vegan or vegetarian (they even have Quorn's chik'n as a protein choice) and have a lot of gluten free options.  They don't have milk or juice, so bring your own or just choose water - iced coffee and tea aren't very kid friendly options.  Spence chose the children's pad thai with tofu, which he liked.  I'm not a pad thai fan, so I can't comment.  John had a spicy curry that he liked.  We shared an order of rice balls, which were pleasant, and finished with sticky rice and custard.  The custard was very tasty.

They were very sweet about the kids, and never shot us any looks when M decided to vocalize his way through the meal.  (Not crying - just saying Mamamamamama at the top of his lungs over and over again while coloring.  I tried to distract him, but he was happy.  And noisy.)  The food came reasonably quickly, and they happily brought extra plastic dishes for the kids.  The waitress even brought my soup with a serving spoon so it would be easier for me to share with the kids.  The restaurant has been totally redecorated, including the bathrooms, which were sparkly clean.  There are no changing tables in the bathrooms, but if you are ok with a changing mat on the floor, they are definitely big enough to change a baby in.  We'll definitely be back.