November 6, 2010: Slow Tiger

Collingwood is booming - it seems as though every calendar month a novel trendy house opens upwards at the southern halt of Smith. We caught the initial buzz most novel Thai house Easy Tiger together with set it on our 'once the hype fades' list, to banking concern check out when getting a tabular array doesn't withdraw planning ahead or going on a waiting list. Wandering Smith St on a Saturday, nosotros discovered a novel option: lunch-time! Easy Tiger was sitting opened upwards at midday on a Sat without a unmarried patron inwards sight - nosotros strolled in, grabbed our pick of the tables together with were the sole focus of the staff's attention.

As everyone else has commented, it's a beautiful tally out - sleek together with clean, alongside rows of brilliant colourful spectacles running downwards the walls to frame everything. The guy serving us was amazingly friendly together with helpful, taking us through the menu, suggesting dishes that would function good together, fifty-fifty telling us how nosotros should swallow things. Even better, he was a vego, together with so was happy to figure out what they could for us. The $60 vegetarian banquet sounds brilliant, but seemed a combat excessive for an early on lunch.

Instead, afterwards taking advice, nosotros picked a duet of pocket-size dishes, a salad together with a curry. The kickoff dish was the principal argue I'd been enthused to crusade Easy Tiger - the dimly lit motion painting on Ashley had an as expert sense during a busier visit). If you lot await your Thai nutrient to teach the eyes watering a combat you'll last a combat disappointed past times Easy Tiger - they're working alongside a subtler arrive at of flavours. But if you lot become expecting an fantabulous meal, wonderful service together with a fashionable setting, Easy Tiger volition hitting the spot. Our solely disappointment was non getting to crusade the desserts that Claire together with Joyce raved most - we'll convey to furnish for an level repast to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension soon.

I've already mentioned all the weblog reviews of Easy Tiger I could find: Melbourne Gastronome, I'm together with so hungreeeeeeeeee

Easy Tiger
96 Smith St, Collingwood
9417 2373
veg banquet $60 per person, pocket-size plates $4-$10, mains $24-$30
licensed
http://www.easytiger.co/