Dinner on the River

I have a whole lot to say about the sights and sounds of Bangkok that I've experienced so far, but I want to focus tonight's blog on our dinner.

Tammie's favorite restaurant here is River Tree House, and I could see why. She, her husband, teenage son, Jessica and I thoroughly enjoyed our evening. 

The restaurant is right on the busy river with barges and tug boats. A wat, or temple can be seen in the distance as well as a Buddha statue. It's open air, hanging just over the river with fans blowing, so it feels very pleasant. A man with a guitar sang gentle English songs like "Let it Be" as we enjoyed our dinner and conversations. Small lizards scurried about on the handrails and ceiling above us.

We ordered drinks. I got a Pink Lady, and besides the fact that it was pink, arrived in a martini glass and was quite tasty, I couldn't tell you much else.

 

For dinner, we all picked favorite things on the menu and shared, family style. Adam ordered a pork knuckle and somehow devoured every bit of meat on the large chunk of meat placed before him. Ted ordered fried rice with crabmeat, Jessica garlic chicken with rice, Tammie a crab curry dish, and myself a deliciously sweet chicken with apples and cashews. We also ordered a spicy salad with noodles, tomatoes, green beans and most definitely some peppers.

My plate was near spotless at the end of the evening. All the foods were unique and full of a variety of flavors my tastebuds are not accustomed to.

To finish the meal, Adam ordered a piece of chocolate cake, then we all shared a traditional Thai dessert of mango sticky rice. Simple, sweet and satisfying. Mango slices, a form of sticky rice with some sort of sugary substance lightly drizzled upon it and tiny pieces of a nut to give to a crunch make up this dish.

 

And also, just because I'm certain you're wondering, with a total of four alcoholic drinks, six dishes and two desserts, overlooking the river, our dinner was about $70. That's US dollars. Total. For all five of us. 

As we sat there, bellies full, but the table not yet cleared, a tiny lizard snuck into the table and mischievously stole several pieces of rice before dashing away to enjoy it himself. Ah, Bangkok.