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Gourmet Visits KITAMON RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT Yet another restaurant in the chain of KITAMONS

Any restaurant that is nestled on the banks of the river automatically has much in its favour. When that setting is combined with a special class of its own, then you really have the perfect dining out place. Such an establishment is the brand new KITAMON RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT in Padad Road, which is an extension of Changklan Road.

Open barely one month when I made my visit, it is yet another in the chain of KITAMONS, of which there are two in Chiang Mai, plus others in Bangkok and Ayuthaya. Having dined at the Airport Plaza branch the new one was everything I would have expected and more: pleasant setting, soft background music, and high-quality food of which there is a choice of Thai, Chinese and Japanese. But more of than in a moment. A nice touch is the large tree overlooking the river that is adorned with Chinese lanterns.

There are also three VIP rooms catering for groups of 12, 15, and twenty people in air-conditioned comfort. The menu is an extensive but not expensive one, and includes many of the favourite Northern Thai dishes such as en gai tort, a special deep-fried chicken dish, yum wun sen, the spicy and delicious Thai salad with glass noodles, lap moo, the well known Isan dish of finely chopped pork, and goong cha nam pla, uncooked prawns in a spicy sauce. There was many others to tempt the taste buds, and I gave a thought to choo chee pla kapang, fried sea bass in chilli sauce and a couple of others but decided upon the recommendation of the owner, Khun Tui, and settled upon the real specialty of the house, Japanese Yakiniku barbeque.

This came in the form of an electric griller, which not only functioned as a griller but also cooked the seaweed soup of which I am rather fond. So we began by cooking thin slices of pork, beef, pork-liver, plus squid, boneless fish and prawns along with associated vegetables such as pumpkin, onion, and a couple who’s names I do not know. I find this a very relaxing way to eat as one can take one’s time to cook and eat at your own leisure. Compulsory, for me anyway, was an ice-cold glass of draft beer, without which no barbeque would be complete. Though the food at that point was just about enough, Khun Tui, brought forth a plate of pu phad pong krari, or fried crab in a delightful Indian curry that included mushrooms and onions. Fortunately, photographer Mim was hungrier than I, and we were able to just about finish the lot, and that I thought would be that. Not so, for along came a plate of fresh fruit to top off the evening. And a thoroughly delightful evening it was, and highly recommended for those who want to have that special night out or, if you wish, you can go there for lunch as it opens at 11am and does not close until midnight.

Graeme Monaghan