Phuket Cafe

Typical Portland “cool” place reinventing and adding their own flair to traditional dishes. Tables were close together with stunning warm visual indoor setting. The appetisers were impressive (the Mon Tod and Gai Tod dishes) but the plates were small for the price. The mains were nothing too out of the ordinary and lacked the feel good factor but still GOOD ENOUGH. What probably really soured our experience were the servers. They were unfriendly, rude and towards the end of our meal did not offer us any dessert menu. When we asked for one, they didn’t even wait for us to place the order and got our check BEFORE. She was in such a hurry to get out of there and kept giving us looks and asking us about take out plates twice. It was 12 pm on a Sunday, and there was no wait lol. Needless to say

Beautiful lunch starting with shared Tao Huu Tod (fried tofu with mushroom powder). The Yum Pak kale salad with shrimp is a delicious combination of sweet, savory, crunchy, chewy. Attentive professional service. The music is moderately loud in this snug space making conversation a little challenging when the restaurant is full.

We sat and the caboose and it was so freakin cute in there and such a vibe. The tom yum was so lovely on a rainy night and the massaman curry flavor was so good I poured the rest of the rice into the sauce after all the chicken was gone! Def make a reservation for the caboose. For starters the pickled plate was pretty good, the cauliflower was the best part.

There was some nice outdoor seating, but it was way too hot, so we opted for indoors. The fried potatoes were amazing — perfectly crispy with a really tasty sauce. The chilled tofu was fine — super soft, almost melt-in-your-mouth, with a nice spicy kick. The curry noodles were delicious too. The Parasol cocktail, though… probably the highest ice-to-drink ratio I’ve seen in a while.

Adorable cafe with touches of Thailand and a cute outdoor eating patio. Amazing dishes…highly recommend the Tao Huu Tod, fried tofu appetizer, not pictured.