Although Full Moon Thai Cuisine has been open for about seven years, it has recently traded hands to new owner and chef Jim Sewalelot.
Set up to handle families and dinner parties looking to share reasonably priced entrees, while also offering dim lighting to set the perfect ambiance for a romantic date, this quiet Thai restaurant in Richmond Beach appeals to all.
Although I opted to take a good friend, instead of a romantic date, to enjoy the authentic Thai cuisine, we still enjoyed the calmness of the restaurant and were able to eat and enjoy a glass of wine without our conversation being disrupted by other guests.
Because my dining companion said she wasn’t too hungry, we opted to split an appetizer and an entree. Splitting our order was the best way for us to taste the various dishes, and is also a great way for customers to save money by ordering one or two entrees and then splitting them.
We chose to start with the Tod Mun Pla, priced at $6.50. These six “famous” Thai fish cakes were mixed with a curry paste, kaffir leaves and a touch of green beans and served with fresh cucumber and a pickled plum sauce. They came served on a bed of cabbage leaves, and had a hint of ginger.
Although we were a little wary at first, my dining companion and I fought over who got to eat the last one.
For our entree we chose to split the Pud Thai with prawns, priced at $7.95. Being my favorite, I have tried numerous variations of this Thai dish, and found Full Moon’s to be one of the best I have tasted.
The Pud Thai consists of Thai rice noodles pan-fried with egg, tofu, ground peanuts, bean sprouts and green onions all tossed in a tamarind based sauce with the choice of chicken, beef, pork or prawns.
What was nice about Full Moon’s Pud Thai was that the noodles dominated this dish, as opposed to other restaurants where the bean sprouts or tofu take up most of the plate.
Although my friend said she wasn’t “hungry,” she could have fooled me because she wouldn’t stop eating the Pud Thai. She said she couldn’t help it, it was just too good.
We also ordered the house chardonnay, which added a nice accompaniment to the meal, and wasn’t too expensive, about $14 a bottle.
Final verdict: next time we’re in the mood for Thai food, we know where to go.
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