We recently received an extremely disappointing delivery order from Chez Saly (delivery via a third-party delivery service). Note, however, that our complaint is unrelated to the delivery service or order accuracy: the food itself was the problem.
We’ve eaten at the restaurant once prior and...it was fairly good. This takeout order tasted like it came from a completely different kitchen. It seemed closer to Chinese than Thai. Maybe there are ingredient shortages due to the COVID pandemic, but if so perhaps that should be reflected in the menu.
First, our Phad Kee Mao (aka “Drunken Noodles”) had no noodles! This is supposed to be a noodle dish but was actually just a stir fry that they gave us white rice with. Furthermore, the stir fry did not taste like phad kee mao or even its tamer cousin phad see ew. Nor did it have many of the common ingredients, such as basil leaves. In fact, the presence of bamboo chutes and mushrooms made it seem more like a Chinese stir fry than a Thai dish, except with a ton of red chilis thrown in for heat.
Second, our Tom Yum Goong soup barely resembled a Thai broth. It was missing most of the primary aromatic ingredients: no lemongrass, no galangal (Thai ginger), no kaffir lime leaves. It was more like someone’s idea of a generic or multipurpose Asian broth.
Third, our Chicken satay sauce was watery and not very flavorful. Rather than a rich, creamy sauce, it was so thin that it wouldn’t even coat the chicken when dipped. Furthermore, the chicken itself was fairly bland; perhaps even unseasoned.
Fourth and finally, the main dishes were the smallest portion sizes we’ve encountered in Brussels. Especially at the price of €13+ each.
At least the Kai Phad Med Mamuang wasn’t bad. Although the stir fry was eerily similar to that of the Phad Kee Mao, at least the chicken and cashews were tasty.More