A couple of weeks ago before our son Thomas flew back to England to resume his studies, we went to Sabai Sabai * Thai Restaurant for dinner. It was our son’s idea as he had just returned from a two-month teaching stint in Thailand and wanted to compare Thai food made for the German palate.
He now knew quite a bit about Thai food and so this seemed the obvious choice for our farewell dinner in style. The restaurant itself used to be the German guesthouse Gaststätte Stadt Strassburg, which closed its doors around 2007.
The interior looks spacious when you first come in. There’s the obligatory portrait of the Thai monarch on the wall with two big elephants underneath. The window sills are lined with orchids and other Thai decor. The ambiance is pleasing.
But for four people and four dishes as well as beverages, the tables are a bit small. We had to do a bit of moving plates and glasses throughout dinner.
Service was excellent. We enjoyed listening to Thomas’s small talk carried out in Thai with the waitress (yes, they have an authentic staff) and then ordered his recommendations.
I chose the Pat Thai which was excellent. The crumbly topping is roasted peanuts. Delicious!
Pat Thai
Another dish we ordered was Gung Sabai Thai, a house specialty with prawns.
Gung Sabai Thai
Gaeng Kiew Wan is a green curry, and duck was my husband’s meat choice.
Gaeng Kiew Wan
* The meaning of ‘sabai sabai’: very calm/tranquil/easygoing/comfortable
In Thai, one of the many ways of making a meaning similar to ‘very’ in English is to double the word (this might also apply to a few other Asian languages). This is called reduplication of adjectives, e.g ‘dee dee’ means very good and ‘arroy arroy’ means very delicious, etc.
Sabai Sabai Restaurant website: http://www.sabai-thai-cuisine.de/
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