Without a lot of coconut milk and sugar, and without the overly pretentious sweetness, HomeThai is known for its hardly modified Thai cuisine. Surprisingly, such an authentic taste was created in Sydney and has become synonymous with "Thai taste" in the region. In 2013, HomeThai moved to Shanghai and settled at K11, where the team led by P-Wat, the chef from Thailand, provided the cuisine. P-Wat has more than 30 years of experience in food and beverage and has won many international awards. Half of the chef team is Thai, and the spices, ingredients, curry and coconut are all from Thailand, and even the floor tiles, hanging lamps and tableware are purchased from Thailand and shipped by air.
Southeast Asian cuisine has long been famous for curry, which is characterized by the bold use of a variety of spices, and the complex combination of spices is the soul of the overall taste. HomeThai never compromises on curry, and the red, green, and yellow curries are all extremely reproducible. The green curry is dyed with green pepper and basil for a salty taste, the coconut milk base has a long and long smell, a large number of figs are boiled to produce a hint of sweetness, and the fish sauce provides a low-key salty taste that is not annoying. The red curry has a sharp spicy flavor and is sweetened with lychee, and the chef adds dragon fish to match it, which is an impressive combination of spicy aroma and tenderness and softness. Yellow curry is the gentlest in color, with the least amount of chili pepper among the three, the sweetest and most coconut flavor, and the ability to eat finely chopped peanut particles.
HomeThai's menu may not be imaginative, but it's rich enough to find all the popular dishes in Thai cuisine. Different from the mild appetizer of Western food, the appetizer of Thai food emphasizes appetizing and refreshing, and the green papaya salad is very classic, in addition to the green papaya itself is sour and spicy and crisp, HomeThai also has soft shell crab, saltwater crab and fresh shrimp to partner with, and the flavor is not monotonous. In addition to the curry series, the steamed fish with lemon is also quite delicious. The meat is more tender and less spiny than the usual sea bass, and the sweet and sour hot soup is poured over the fish one by one. The order rate of cheong fun in the staple food is very high, and the rice rolls in Thailand are known for being "white as snow, thin as paper, shiny and shiny, smooth and delicious", and the density and toughness of the flour skin are stronger, but the difference with Guangdong rice rolls is mainly in the sauce, and the practice of Thai food is to add fish sauce to the sauce, which has a stronger salty and umami taste. HomeThai's selection of ingredients is solid, and the shrimp in the rice roll are sweet and springy, and it is very satisfying to bite into it. Mango sticky rice is known as a classic by diners as "if you haven't eaten it, you haven't been to HomeThai", and the daffodils are thick and glutenless, and the sweetness is light but not lacking; Glutinous rice does not pursue rotten glutinous, but a more solid and full taste, there is a rebound between the teeth, dyed with basil and violet respectively, but the taste difference is not big, the sweetness is low-key and indifferent, the taste is soft and thick after pouring coconut milk, the sweetness is not too greasy, but a little more salty, it is easy to give people a "can't stop" eating experience.
Located on the fourth floor of K11, HomeThai has a narrow entrance, which can be marked by a large bright yellow "Home" sign, and the space is much more open after entering, with warm and bright colors of dining chairs, murals and decorations. There is also a small elevator leading directly to the terrace garden on the top floor, which is also one of the only two terrace gardens in K11, where dining and chatting are very emotional, but the terrace does not have a temperature control system, and may experience exposure to the hot or cold wind, and there is no sofa, and many iron chairs do not even have backrests, which can only be said to be more than hardware and insufficient software. There is usually no waiting for a seat, but businesses often rent it to other brands for events, so it is often closed. If you want to dine on the terrace or host a party, it is recommended to book and confirm with the merchant one day in advance.