87 Just Thai is a full fledge Thai food restaurant with bar drinks, serving food from the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. They also have a never seen before heirloom Thai dish passed down from their Bangkok chef’s family.
87 Just Thai has a total of 2 outlets in Singapore, one at Holland Village and the other at Killiney. We are at their Holland Village outlet where the feature wall is a beautiful mural of Chao Phraya River, Wat Arun Temple and a stunning view of sunset. Dine next to this picturesque feature wall and get some instagram worthy shots of you with your Thai food feast.
This is 87 Just Thai menu at Holland Village outlet that we tried. From left to right – Deep Fried Grouper with Thai Chilli Sauce, Seabass with Thai Spicy Lime Sauce, Thai Braised Pork Knuckle, Red Ruby, Pandan Fried Chicken, Crab Meat with Thai Yellow Curry, Tom Yum Goong Maprao Oon, Tom Yum Oh Ho, Crispy Kang Kong with Spicy Sauce, Basil Chicken Rice, Boat Noodle Beef Soup, Clear Tom Yum Soup, Claypot Tang Hoon with Prawns, Deep Fried Century Egg with Hot Basil Pork, Phad See Ew with Pork and Deep Fried Pork with Garlic.
We are also lucky enough to try new additions to their existing menu especially an heirloom recipe of a Thai food dish that was passed down by the family of their Bangkok Chef. Here’s our 87 Just Thai review after trying their chef recommendations, most of the dishes are pretty pocket friendly with convenient one dish meal that is great for lunch starting from $8. We were also told by the regulars that the $9/ mug draft beer is one of the cheapest beers in the area. The speed of food serving is also brisk and timely, we got a whole spread of Thai cuisine on our table shortly after ordering, thanks to their large team of Thai chefs. So if you are pressed for time during lunch, this is a good place to get lunch in Holland Village. Tom Yum Goong Maprao Oon is one of the must try and also a new addition to the menu if you are looking for something unique in 87 Just Thai Restaurant.
Here’s why, we were told this Tom Yum Goong Maprao Oon ($29.90), is a heirloom recipe that is passed down by the Bangkok chef family with twist to the traditional Tom Yum, by the special use of fresh coconut juice, coconut flesh and some secret ingredients to make it more flavourful.
The broth is made with tom yum ingredients, stock, fresh juice from a whole coconut and more. It is served in a claypot with sweet white flesh from a whole coconut. The prawns are specially chosen giant river prawns with head butter and roe in hue of a golden sunrise, which adds richness to the broth. The broth has the spicy and tang of tom yum, but also sweetness with pronounced tones of refreshing coconut juice. This is one of the signature dishes to try in 87 Just Thai Restaurant in Holland Village.
Deep Fried Century Egg with Hot Basil Pork ($11) – the deep fried century egg with its crisp edges is a good contrast to the soft buttery texture of the century egg. In this dish you get to enjoy a myriad of textures and flavours, the savoury fried minced pork with the subtle aroma of crisp basil leaves held together with the creaminess of a pungent century egg. This is one of the unique Thai dishes, to try here.
From right to left, Seabass with Thai Spicy Lime Sauce and Deep Fried Grouper with Thai Chilli Sauce. Deep Fried Grouper with Thai Chilli Sauce ($28) is a whole grouper butterflied, drizzle with mildly spicy, sweet and gooey chilli sauce. The loud crunch of the outer crust encasing the moist fish meat is something that will make a fried fish lover’s heart race, not to forget it is a grouper, a premium fish known for its delicate and moist flesh.
Seabass with Thai Spicy Lime Sauce ($29) is a steamed whole seabass in a gravy where the spiciness overtakes the sour citrusy lime flavour. This fish is great for those who can take heat and loves a mean spicy kick of chopped red chilli and shiok pungent fresh raw garlic. By the way, garlic is a great source of natural antioxidants, so load up on these gems together with the fish meat.
If you are planning for a romantic night out after this, do check out their beer promotion for some cold brews to wash away the garlic breathe. You can chill all day with their $9 per mug draft booze (choice of Singha or Chang beer) in buzzy Holland Village. We were told they are the lowest by their regulars who are chilling there.
They also have plenty of finger food and sides dishes to go with the cold booze. Pandan Fried Chicken($9), Crispy Kang Kong with Spicy Sauce($9), Pork and Deep Fried Pork with Garlic ($9) are some of the recommended to go with the beer.
Pandan Fried Chicken is coated with a KFC like crust with a sweet aroma from the pandan juice in their secret fried chicken flour batter. The chicken is crunchy, moist and tender with a bonus take of sweet aroma from the juice of the pandan leaves. This is also one of the signature dish in 87 Just Thai if you are new to them.
Crispy Kang Kong with Spicy Sauce ($9) is light and crunchy. The vegetable fibers of kang kong is almost non-exist, it disintergrates in your mouth with every munch. These crunchy sticks can get addictive with cold beer.
Tom Yum Oh Ho ($16.90) is an all in one pot with springy instant noodle, prawns, squid, meatballs and fried meat topped with a raw molten egg yolk that is so sweet. The broth is tom yum soup with citrusy lime with instant mama noodles.
If you are looking for the perfect place for lunch with cheap beer and affordable variety of one dish meal, check out their 11 items of rice and noodle on their menu. Pictured above top right is the Boat Noodle Beef Soup ($12) with tender beef and big meatballs. Its highlight is the lightly poached beef with piping hot dark, thick and rich beef soup. Phad See Ew with Pork ($8) is known for their slippery rice noodle with wok hei. Also try the Basil Chicken Rice ($9) that is sweet and peppery, with a molten yolk sunny side up egg.
There are also many other popular Thai dishes to try such as claypot tang hoon with prawns, crab meat with Thai yellow curry, clear tom yum soup with assorted seafood and Thai braised pork knuckle. They also have various desserts such as red ruby. Come try 87 Just Thai’s Thai food by Bangkok chef in Singapore at Holland Village.
Address of 87 Just Thai :
Holland Village, 34B Lor Mambong,
Singapore 277691
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday
11.45am to 2.30pm, 5.30pm to 10pm
Friday and Saturday
11.45am to 2.00pm, 5.30pm to 10.30pm
Sunday
11.45am to 2.30pm, 5.00pm to 10.00pm
87 Just Thai is also available for delivery on Oddle, Grab and Foodpanda
For reservation, call: 6473 3396
Other outlet:
57 Killiney Road, Singapore 239520
Gst and Service Tax applies for prices stated above. Prices are correct at the time of publish.
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