Porn’s

Overpriced~

Finally trooped down to Porn's with 3 close friends to see if it is worth the hype. The white signage with the famous elephant behind is quite easy to spot from the street, and at 6:30pm we snagged the last indoor 4-seater available, which was a relief compared to having to sit outdoors. A queue started forming not long after.

The menu is presently simply on pages of white laminated paper with pictures of selected dishes, all in its distinctive categories of soups & curry, thai snacks, thai salads etc.

Papaya Salad ($6.90) - Refreshingly crunchy and not too tart, until you accidentally eat the chilli padi bits in it. Be careful. Rice crackers with seafood sauce ($6.50) - I've heard this is rarely seen in most Thai places and I wonder why. It is indeed tasty and the crackers served warm, but I did not notice any seafood bit in the sauce, no doubt it was quite nice. And for 6 small crackers, it was overpriced I felt.

Stuffed chicken wing ($8.50) - for 3 pieces. It was crispy and thankfully not too oily but I didnt quite like the fatty bits I found inside.

Pineapple fried rice ($10.90) - Standard far; serving was probably enough for 1 main, not 2 as the staff said.

Pad Thai ($9.90) - Served wrapped in an egg with a tired prawn on top, it was just okay and no hint of wok hei.

Tom Yum Seafood ($12.90) - Nice clear tom yum but I felt there could be more seafood. There's an option of a smaller portion as well.

Thai iced tea ($3.90) - Too sweet for my liking.

Thai iced coffee ($3.90) - Didnt quite like it, perhaps its an acquired taste.

For all its hype, I didn't feel the food lived up to it, given that Pornsak is a Thai. It was okay Thai food and nothing wow. I had read before coming that the most expensive item on the menu is $12.90 and thought that was reasonable pricing. But the small portions made it somehow overpriced; it wasn't value for money for me and I probably will not return.

The seating is not big so the place fills up quite quickly. Very young crowd mixed with a handful of working class diners, and very young staff too. Service is not too bad though, with the food being served rather promptly despite the full house.

Of course the novelty is you get served by Pornsak but not everyone goes there for that. And the 4 of us had to go for round 2 after dinner, which was probably not what I thought was needed after spending close to $90 in total.