monkeylovesfood

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  9     

Food was superb, delicious, well presented! It is exciting to see how they arrange each dish with heart: foods were cooked in the way they should while adding something different, that brought me into a journey of little food exploration.

Ambience: Good distance from the next table and relaxing environment for a lovely dinner.

Waiters are great, friendly, attentive, explain food clearly. I just want to say "perfect"! Very nice menu/food and environment for couple like celebration, friends for good food gathering.

Will definitely come back!

Apr 12, 2012

2.8 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  3      Service  3      Value  2     

I was expecting a lot before I came to this restaurant (from the reviews here and food blogs+ One Chef's hat), but then I was So disappointed!

The food did not give me any "wow" at all. Instead, I saw every dish with some kind of green leaves/salad decorating (it is so boring to just see the Greens, why not some other colour variation)? They are lack of flavour too! I also don't understand why most dishes got some crunchy bits in them? any other combination that can at least give me a chance to say "wow".

Seriously, paying $100 for a dinner, of course you expect something that is not just delicious, but also with different combination of flavour, colour and textures. That is also what degustation/tasting menu is supposed to be, something creative, different from the usual dishes.

If the food is good, I really don't care about if it is crowded/noisy in such a small environment. For service, please pretend to be friendly 'thoroughly', don't let me see that you are pretending to be friendly but not succeed.

Apr 06, 2012

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Service  9      Value  8     

I have known that it is a good place for Malaysian food, finally got a chance to try. Ordered the chicken wings, cha kway teow with seafood, they are so nice! Also tried the malaysian milk tea, I love it with the condensed milk, not too sweet with the tea flavour! I also had the roti with pandan and coconut for dessert, OMG, it is so yum! even though I was so full, I couldn't resist to finish most of it! Waitress are very nice and attentive. Will definitely come back to try other foods!

Jan 21, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  9     

Have driven pass thousands times, finally got a chance to sit down, enjoyed the coffee and breakfast! Yum~~~, will come back to try the burger and other drinks like frappe.

Staff is very friendly and attentive, much better than what I expected in a small cafe! You are doing great! Can't wait to come back! (Even though I have to wake up early and drive there on Sun, it is worth it!).

Dec 27, 2011

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  9      Value  10     

Ordered take away. Pizza was great. I ordered shoreline which got prawns, scallops and octopus. Ingredients were fresh and the serving was generous!

Local small business, but the service was quick and the staff was friendly. I will definitely come back to try others.

Dec 15, 2011

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  9     

Food was superb, delicious, well presented! It is exciting to see how they arrange each dish with heart: foods were cooked in the way they should while adding something different, that brought me into a journey of little food exploration.

Ambience: Good distance from the next table and relaxing environment for a lovely dinner.

Waiters are great, friendly, attentive, explain food clearly. I just want to say "perfect"! Very nice menu/food and environment for couple like celebration, friends for good food gathering.

Will definitely come back!

Apr 12, 2012

2.8 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  3      Service  3      Value  2     

I was expecting a lot before I came to this restaurant (from the reviews here and food blogs+ One Chef's hat), but then I was So disappointed!

The food did not give me any "wow" at all. Instead, I saw every dish with some kind of green leaves/salad decorating (it is so boring to just see the Greens, why not some other colour variation)? They are lack of flavour too! I also don't understand why most dishes got some crunchy bits in them? any other combination that can at least give me a chance to say "wow".

Seriously, paying $100 for a dinner, of course you expect something that is not just delicious, but also with different combination of flavour, colour and textures. That is also what degustation/tasting menu is supposed to be, something creative, different from the usual dishes.

If the food is good, I really don't care about if it is crowded/noisy in such a small environment. For service, please pretend to be friendly 'thoroughly', don't let me see that you are pretending to be friendly but not succeed.

Apr 06, 2012

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Service  9      Value  8     

I have known that it is a good place for Malaysian food, finally got a chance to try. Ordered the chicken wings, cha kway teow with seafood, they are so nice! Also tried the malaysian milk tea, I love it with the condensed milk, not too sweet with the tea flavour! I also had the roti with pandan and coconut for dessert, OMG, it is so yum! even though I was so full, I couldn't resist to finish most of it! Waitress are very nice and attentive. Will definitely come back to try other foods!

Jan 21, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  9     

Have driven pass thousands times, finally got a chance to sit down, enjoyed the coffee and breakfast! Yum~~~, will come back to try the burger and other drinks like frappe.

Staff is very friendly and attentive, much better than what I expected in a small cafe! You are doing great! Can't wait to come back! (Even though I have to wake up early and drive there on Sun, it is worth it!).

Dec 27, 2011

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  9      Value  10     

Ordered take away. Pizza was great. I ordered shoreline which got prawns, scallops and octopus. Ingredients were fresh and the serving was generous!

Local small business, but the service was quick and the staff was friendly. I will definitely come back to try others.

Dec 15, 2011

7.5 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  8     

Food is quite nice, the dumplings are juicy and fresh. Only down side is that the crispy smoked fish (entree) is a little bit dry.

Noisy as expected, yet it is spacious which is good compared to the other chinese restaurants that can be so packed, that you can hear what others are talking about.

It was very busy the night I went there, so I did not expect much from the service. One of the waitress was very nice to give us water (even though we were going to finish the meal) and apologise for the slow service coz its too busy.

A lot of choices in the menu, I will come back to try others. Hope they can maintain the standard in the other dishes too!

Dec 15, 2011

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  8     

The food is always good every time I dine in at Atom Thai. Even though I have moved further away, I still have to drive back for good food!

Red curry duck and stuff chicken wing are the best compared to the other thai restaurants I have tried. The curry is full of flavour with the use of herbs+ lychee, etc, I don't normally like spicy food but this one, you just can't resist to have more (and more). If you like soft shell crab, stir fry soft shell crab is a must! Before I forget, beef salad is so yum!

I know that it is busy so that it is noisy, esp on the weekends. But overall, the night is fantastic: service is attentive, you always feel welcome (they are more like friends), you may think that it is more expensive than the others, but of course you have to pay for good food (with the use of fresh ingredients). Definitely will come back! Keep up with the good work!

Response from Management:
Hi, Monkeylovesfood,

Thank you very much for a very comprehensive review, and we are flattered by your compliments.

Glad you enjoyed a range of dishes, including curries, stir fries as well as salad, and I am sure the kitchen staff will be very pleased to know that when I share this with them.

As you mentioned, we focus a great deal on fresh ingredients as well as authenticity of the dishes. We are very grateful for your recognition.

Look forward to seeing you again soon.

Cheers,
Atom

Nov 20, 2011

7 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  7      Value  8     

I have tried the duck tortellini and gnocchi as the entree, Spatchcock and beef as the main. The gnocchi feels like it melts in your mouth. The tortellini is delicious (the filling), but outside is a bit tough. The main are nice, it would be better if it has more flavour! Ordered the pannacotta and chocolate pudding as desserts, they taste quite good, but the pudding is a bit try and tastes plain.

The ambience is quite good with dim light and music, though a bit noisy. I feel that the table is not matching with the chair, so it is not comfortable.

Service is alright, water was provided when we were seated and they were very attentive to check if we still have enough. It would be better if they can take the small plates away when we have finished the entree instead of leaving them till we finished whole 3 courses.

Overall, it is a good place to try, with $49 for 3 courses. If they have more variety of dishes or they change menu occasionally so that we don't get bored.

Nov 18, 2011

6 Average

Food  5      Ambience  7      Service  6      Value  6     

Food: I expected quite a lot as there are a lot of good reviews, but I was disappointed. I ordered the red curry duck and soft shell crab. They lack of flavour which I usually find in other restaurants. Some crab was not fresh with some weird taste that couldn't be covered by the sauce. The ambience was alright, u can choose to sit outside or inside.

Service was slow and lack of warmth. Yes, I was given with water when I was seated, but they lack of smile (just make you feel that their boss ask them to do so but they are not willing to). If you say that it is busy, yes but with around 4 staff, that should be enough and it doesn't mean that you can give them water, by the time they want to order/ pay. All they can do is 'wait'.

Price is reasonable, there is no complain with it. But I am not coming back.

Nov 06, 2011