Celadon Thai Restaurant

2 Reviews on “Celadon Thai Restaurant”

• David H

  We came by on a cold Friday evening with a 6:30 reservation. Although we arrived to a room two thirds empty by the time we left if was completely full – on a busy weekend I might recommend making that call to secure your seats. I must have driven by this place a thousand times previously – it may have been a pizza place before, but I’m not sure. At any rate it appears to have undergone a significant transformation. The place is small with about a dozen or so tables. The room seems nicely appointed (although I’ll be the first to admit that I like things on the sparse side.) There was a TV, but fortunately the sound was off (I hate TVs in the dining spaces.) They do appear to have a beer/wine license but their offerings in that department seem to be somewhat limited – as I mentioned space is probably a consideration. But moving on to the dining experience I have to admit that the fare was very good. The food is available in 4 differing spice scales rated 1 for mild and 4 for extra hot. I have a pretty good tolerance for heat so I had my dishes all at level 3 – the heat was certainly noticeable, but I probably could bump it to the full 4 next visit. My GF and I both ordered Tom Kha soup – flavorful and rich with fragrant coconut broth and shrimp (although some might find the cabbage a bit crunchy for their taste – we enjoyed it immensely.) The fried calamari appetizer was hot and crispy and was a better version of some I’ve seen lately around town. For entrees we ordered Massaman curry, pineapple curry, and an order of Thai fried rice ( with chicken, pork, and tofu respectively.) Once again, the description of choice is fragrant! The curries were both rich and spicy – absolutely addictive. Spooning in the side of rice to the plates made a great vehicle for the saucy goodness. The fried rice was good too – but probably not needed for a table of two (we ended up taking about half of that home.) We skipped dessert so the bill with one beer, the food mentioned and tip was about $70. A welcome addition to the Latham Circle area that will hopefully take a big bite out of the chain junk close by. Go once and you’ll be back.

  June 12, 2017, 9:46 am

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• Roger K

  05/04/2016 A cool and damp Spring evening called for some hot soup. As we tossed about possible Asian restaurants, we decided to return to Celadon and try some different dishes. Starting with hot Sake ($5) for my wife and a fresh bottle of Singha ($5) for me, we ordered the Fresh Salad Roll ($7.95) once again and the Tom Yum soup with chicken ($5) as our appetizers. The Salad Roll continues to be good with fresh shrimp and Romaine lettuce wrapped in rice paper. I was asked what level of hotness, on a scale of 1 to 4, I wanted for my soup and I chose 2. There was a lot of good flavor to the broth and a nice balance of sourness in what was also a very attractive and colorful presentation. The chicken was very thin slices of breast and accompanied an ample amount of button mushrooms, grape tomatoes and other ingredients. A level 2 of hotness was just noticeable and perfect for the start of a meal.My wife ordered the Seafood Soup (Po-Tak) (14.95) for her main course. It was a very impressive presentation as it came in a flaming serving bowl with the soup in a moat surrounding the flames. This could have also been a soup to share with two or three others instead of having as an entre. My wife had requested a level 2 hotness, and while I thought it was less spicy than my Tom Yum, she thought her soup was a little more spicy than mine.In any event, the Po-Tak was good with two possible exceptions. The rings of calamari ended up being over cooked in the broth and the shrimp had a flavor that was a bit offsetting. The shrimp in the Salad Roll had been delicious as expected. The soup shrimp had what my wife described as a refrigerator or freezer flavor. I agreed that they tasted quite different, yet it wasnt a freezer burn flavor. The other seafood, including mussels and white fish, were excellent.My Pad See Ew with pork ($12) was abundant and filling. I had requested spiciness level 3 in order to compare with the level 2s that we had just experienced. I didnt initially notice any difference. It was only after I had finished my meal that I could sense a slightly greater degree of spiciness remaining at the back of my mouth. The sauce in the Pad See Ew was delicious. I would have preferred that the carrots and broccoli had been cooked a bit longer to be less crunchy and the pork to have been cooked a bit less.Service is very friendly, efficient, and welcoming. Some of the issues I identified on our first visit appear to have been addressed. I didnt hear competing noises coming from the kitchen, and they did dim the lights as our dinner progressed. Overall, an enjoyable meal and experience. 02/08/2016 My wife and I always enjoy a good Thai restaurant and many folks have been singing the praise for the new Thai restaurant in Latham, Celadon Thai. Tonight was the perfect night to try it out since the light coating of snow and quickly dropping temperature had kept us off the interstates where accidents were occurring. We were therefore driving by the place on our way home.Heres a tip. Dont try to park in front, its partly reserved for handicapped parking anyway. Park on the West side of the building. There are a good number of spaces there.Inside are maybe a dozen tables for two or four people. The white walls are devoid of any pictures or decoration. The music in the background sounds like nice modern Thai, neither pop nor classical. During our visit the music was in a fugue with the sounds of chopping in the kitchen. We were pleasantly greeted and given the choice of any table since we seemed to be the only customers to have ventured to take respite from the wintry drive.While the restaurant does have a beer and wine license, it appears that the beer choice might be limited to the popular Thai beer Singha and the wine to a couple each of Merlots and Chardonnays. We, however, both preferred tea tonight and chose Jasmine over Green Tea. The tea is not premade, it is served in a cup with a tea bag ($1.50 each). Our server nicely stopped by during our meal to top off our cups with more hot water.We decided to share the Fresh Salad Roll ($7.95) as an appetizer. It is an attractively presented dish similar in content to what other restaurants might call fresh spring rolls. The rice wrappers are rolled around a mix of lettuce leafs, rice noodles, basil, carrots, and sliced shrimp. The two rolls are then cut in half and the four halves are stood vertically on the plate like obelisks. A house made peanut sauce is warmed and served alongside. They were good, but nothing different enough from others fresh spring rolls. My wife thought that the distribution of greens inside was uneven as she didnt get a taste of the basil, and I only had two bites where I noticed the basil. She also thought the rolls could have benefited from a bit more noodles and some additional flavor, maybe fresh mint.We had already agreed that one of us would order the Green Curry since that is a dish we both like and use as our standard in comparing Thai restaurants. My wife ordered it with Tofu ($12), which is the same price if she had chosen chicken, pork or vegetables (beef is $13, shrimp $15, and a combo of chicken, pork, beef and shrimp is $15). Four levels of spiciness are offered, mild, medium, hot, and ex-hot. This being one of the dishes identified by a pepper icon on the menu, she was asked how spicy she wanted it. She decided on medium. That turned out, we agreed, to be the just about right level to still be able to concentrate on all the flavors of the ingredients. The curry was a little sweeter than she preferred, maybe more coconut milk than she expected, but she still found it acceptable. Besides the tofu, the dish also included eggplant, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, Thai basil, peas, and carrots. But she said she didnt find any of the Thai eggplant that we always look for.My choice was the Royal Duck Curry ($19.95), a red curry (which looked very yellow to me) with pineapple, grape tomatoes, bell peppers, and basil. I decided to request the hot level of spiciness for comparison with my wifes medium spiced dish. Yes, you could notice the difference but it wasnt significant enough to numb my taste buds and prevent me from still recognizing the blend of flavors in the rest of the dish. The duck is a deep fried half of duck but somehow I received two legs. Maybe they saw me as a leg man! With the exception of the legs, the duck was sliced and removed from the carcass. The skin was indeed nice and crispy while the meat was still moist and tender.Both dishes are typically served with white rice, but brown rice is listed on the menu as a possible side order ($2). We both requested to replace the white rice with brown rice and were charged an additional $1 each for the substitution.Overall, Celadon is a nice place for a Thai meal and they also serve lunch. They certainly could improve the dining experience by adding some decorations, art work, partitioning, and color to the ambiance, and possibly dim the lighting during dinner hours. The food is good and comparable to a couple of other small, local, Thai restaurants. A few more couples came in to dine before we left and one takeout order was picked up. Their web page says they deliver within a 3 mile radius. The web page also announces a grand opening promotion 20% off entire bill but it doesnt say when the promotion ends and we didnt receive or request any discount. One final note, both my wife and I noticed after arriving home that we both carried the aroma of frying oil. I could actually taste it, probably a residual from my duck.

  May 11, 2016, 8:15 am

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