Coconut Paradise is one of the first long-established Thai dishes in Shanghai, and has been voted one of the best Southeast Asian flavors in Shanghai by diners. Now, with the closure of the two branches one after another, the coconut paradise is also declining, and the quality control of the dishes has declined, and it has even been rated by diners as "only eating the environment and eating the atmosphere", which is quite old-fashioned.
Curry crab is still very "spiritual". Southeast Asian cuisine itself is more cumbersome and heavy, and does not pay attention to the original presentation of the ingredients, and even the best seafood is always covered by a large number of unique and offensive spices, transforming into another food that only retains the taste. The curry crab in Coconut Paradise sacrifices part of the rich and spicy flavor of the curry while ensuring the flavor, and focuses on highlighting the freshness and sweetness of the crab meat. The scrambled eggs under the crab shell are very brilliant, soaked in the sweetness of the crab meat and the sweetness and spiciness, and the taste is soft and oily, almost stealing the limelight from the crab meat. However, this dish is too lucky, and when the store is happy, the crab shell is full of crab roe cream, and on the contrary, the shell is empty and deflated, which is disappointing.
The moon shrimp cake in coconut paradise is made of solid ingredients, which is more refreshing and easy to eat than the money shrimp cake, and it is especially greasy with plum sauce. Tom Yum Seafood Soup is also beautifully done, with pork bones and chicken boiled in broth as a base, with plenty of lemongrass and lemon leaves, and a low proportion of coconut milk and evaporated milk, so the sweetness is more astringent, while the sour and spicy flavors are abundant, full of energy, and the mouth is full of warmth after drinking. The main ingredient can be shrimp soup or seafood soup, and the seafood soup uses big-headed shrimp, straw mushrooms and flower nails, and the ingredients are relatively stingy.
In addition, dishes such as the excellent jungle roast beef, the water spinach with shrimp sauce with old stems and leaves, and the curry chicken with rough knife work and plating have all been criticized, and even food hygiene problems have occurred from time to time. Unfamiliar service is a big mistake, and unsolicited, unanswered, unprofessional and temperamental are almost the consensus of all diners. Even though the open-air courtyard is covered with romantic and mysterious candlelight Buddha statues, and the trickling water is sprinkled with gorgeous flower petals, there is no good space separation, and the overall environment is noisy and unbearable, which is really difficult to call romantic, let alone relaxed and quiet. At present, Coconut Paradise has closed the Wukang Road store, and replaced the Disney store with the brother brand Huama Paradise and changed it to Yunnan cuisine, leaving only one store on Fumin Road to continue to operate.
