Located off Charoenkrung Road, at Charoenkrung Soi 34, we're between the Oriental and the Sheraton Hotel and only about 10 minutes walk from the Shangri-La Hotel.
Entering the restaurant offers a visual surprise for patrons dining here for the first time. While the exterior is very indiscreet, the inside opens to a lovely central courtyard with tables scattered amongst lovely plants and greenery. The interior rooms are part of a charming century old townhouse, and like may of it's day, it offers beautiful woodwork and is host to a large selection of Chinese antiques, artwork and memorabilia scattered throughout the restaurant. The front of the restaurant offers patrons the "Happy Corner" gift shop as the restaurant is a family-run operation owned by three sisters whom all attend to their duties when the restaurant is open. Only one sister is a chef but all the sauces and dishes of food offered here are her creation.
The restaurant has earned a loyal following in it's 10 year history and the menu still offers many of the favorite dishes that were posted a decade ago. My dining partner and I started with the hors d' oeuvre platter which offers each guests a selection of appetizers: Spring Rolls- Soft Vietnamese Style, Chicken with Lemongrass, Crabs stuffed with crabmeat and a cup of Shrimp steamed in Wine Sauce. The platter is served with a sweet chilli sauce and 2 small sauce selections: one sweet and one spicy. Next, an order of Crab Curry; and this was a real hit as the crab meat is fried in a light yellow curry and served on a hot-plate. The crab meat had no fillers added, it is pure crab meat in a creamy curry sauce …excellent, definintely one of the best crab curry dishes I've tasted. Then, four large deep-fried shrimps arrived in a flavorful sweet orange sauce. We smiled at each other as they did not last long. We then tried a popular dish called "Ho Mok" that has Fish Curry in Banana Leaf . Needless to say, we were beyond content but there was still another dish, "Fish Satay", no ordinary satay, but four large pieces of skewered Seabass with a delicious peanut-coconut sauce that cries out for you to slop up every bit of sauce with your pieces of homemade bread as they make fresh bakery goods each morning. There is a limited choice of wine and a list of fruit juices and herbed teas.
The atmosphere is quaint and very pleasant as the ladies are always smiling, quick to attend to customer needs and often making their guests feel like family. Try "Harmonique",they take no short-cuts, they don't skimp on quality or quantity and the nice atmosphere makes for an enjoyable event.
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