Surface

Edibles Sep 26, 2013

As the FatGirlAtHeart adventure continues here in Thailand, I grabbed dinner with some friends at Surface recently after seeing so many food porn pictures of their dishes on Instagram. Tucked away in Thonglor just past SeenSpace it wasn’t as hard to find as people had previously complained (& had plenty of parking!) but i’m attaching a helpful little map to this post in case you need it. We beat the dinner crowd by showing up just after 6, starving & ready for a full Surface experience.

Surface’s co-owner, Chalee Kader, is a former resident chef to the French ambassador in Thailand so the menu is mostly French and who are we kidding, I’m not here to talk about the decor or the beautiful garden seating, so let’s get straight to the food. We started with the Spinach, Roquefort, Peaches and Walnut Salad which was nice & simple although a bit disappointing with the canned peaches since so much emphasis at the restaurant is how fresh (& even occasionally home-grown!) the produce is. I mean I get it, we’re in Thailand and I don’t expect you to grow peaches but maybe fresh peaches may have fit the overall menu a bit more.

Next we moved on to the Salmon Tartare with ponzu & cucumbers which came out deconstructed on a lovely rock slab with an extra bit of salad and ponzu air. This dish didn’t last long, we enjoyed it so much we almost ordered a second.

Moving on to even heartier things we ordered the Shredded Duck Confit Salad with pomelo, pomegranate, baby greens, & a Hoisin dressing. This salad was such a nice step up from the spinach salad with the mix of greens and refreshing fruit against the hearty dark duck meat. I also really enjoyed the fusion of French duck confit with the local Thai pomelo.

Next we continued to slide further into heartier things with the Pulled Lamb Shoulder with salted chilies, celery, & onion pickles. I don’t actually know where the celery is in this dish but not being a celery lover I didn’t miss it much. The surprise side of greens were again a nice addition since the lamb was definitely heartier and salty enough to need a bit of something fresh to cut against.

Finally we pushed on to the main courses. Pasta seemed to be beckoning from every corner of the table so we ordered the Linguine Tiger Prawns with a tomato, cognac, parsley, & garlic sauce. The pasta was perfectly al dente and the tangy cream sauce was the perfect accompaniment to the tiger prawns. I would definitely get this again.

We also ordered the Parpardelle, Truffle, & Braised Ox Tongue which was bathed in this wonderful cream sauce although I would have liked more truffle but I am after all, truffle obsessed. They could have shaved a whole truffle on there and I probably would have still asked for more.

And just when you thought we couldn’t go any further… my beautiful friend Sarah showed up just in time for dessert. So of course we ordered two. The chocolate lava cake with fresh whipped cream, ice cream, and strawberry chutney & coulis didn’t last longer than it took me to take the photo.