Every cloud has a silver lining and one of the shiny happy things that has come out of the recession is customers being chased; the deals you can get on top class restaurants and hotels around the country are excellent. Three years ago, a meal in Diep Le Shakur would have cost a lot of mullah, not anymore. Myself, my partner and my parents had a delicious meal with two bottles of wine and it came to just €160.

When we arrived the restaurant was pretty empty but it filled up during the course of the evening, something that would have been unheard of a few years ago. This was a waiting-list venue. However, their loss is your gain.

The interior of Diep Le Shakur is all velvet luxury, crisp linens and beautiful glassware shrouded in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Our waitress for the evening quite simply couldn’t have been better; patient, charming and knowledgeable about the menu and wine list.

My mother and I opted for the Evening Value Menu Special “€60 for two persons, 3 Course Dinner including a bottle of wine”, while the other two went for the two course special for €21.95 each. It was worth double.

For starters I chose the Diep Mix, “a selection of Starters – Chicken Satay, Steamed Dim Sum, Caramelised pork rib,Vegetable Spring Roll”, my dad went for Traditional Hot & Sour Thai Soup with Prawns infused with Lemongrass, Galangal, Lime Leaves, Coriander Stems & Mushrooms, and my partner went for the Vegetable Spring Roll. All were shared around the table to much yumming and finger-licking. My Chicken Satay was a beautiful piece of chicken in a tangy peanut sauce which included actual peanuts (shock!), the dim sum was just perfect, meaty but not stodgy and the pork ribs were a real sticky treat.

We were all very awkward for mains, swapping this for that and asking for vegetarian this and not too hot for the other. Every request was taken and discussed without a raised eyebrow and, when they arrived, all specifications had been met to perfection.

I ordered a red curry which was spot on, not too hot and brimming over with flavours. My partner lapped up a green curry, which she refused to share, ’nuff said, and my parents both ordered Nua Phad Khing, Irish beef sirloin stir-fried with young ginger, peppers, spring onion, shitake mushrooms, light soya and sesame oil. The beef was moist and the sauce tasty but not overpowering. All-in-all a happy, satisfied group.

Diep Le Shakur has, according to the website:

has enjoyed international acclaim and rave reviews over the years for it’s wonderful ambiance, extensive wine list, high-end cocktails and award winning cuisine. Diep has also received the renowned Thailand Brand and Thai Select awards from the Royal Thai Government.

It’s not hard to see why, and all this excellence is now much more affordable.

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