The Yellow Door, Phuket City
Open: For dinner from 5.30pm each evening.
Address: Rat-U-Tit Hongyok, Samkong, Phuket City
Style: Thai
Price range: Excellent value. Fried rice with pork or chicken (35 baht) fried rice with shrimp/squid/fish (45 baht) spicy vermicelli with vietnamese sausage salad (70 baht) spicy fried egg salad (50 baht) ice lemon tea (25 baht) ice coffee (15 baht).
Specialties: Local southern food.
What Phuketwan says:
We watched the Yellow Door being built among the trees, very carefully. Now it has proven to be as nature-friendly as it seemed. There may be better value restaurants around despite the rush on Phuket for profit at the expense of good vaule. If there are, we'd like to find them. The creators of this small delight began just down the same road by putting up an awning over a small plot of land. These days, the restaurant attracts young people from all over the district. The Yellow Door sells alcohol, but the prices remain a joy to behold. There's an English menu and enough Western food to keep anyone happy, and it's a pleasure to find a place where nature is clearly appreciated. The distressed look of preloved timber planking and white-painted wooden furniture, together with several distinct decking zones, has made the Yellow Door appealing to both families and groups of friends. What's worth remembering is that the food comes ped in southern style, so you may need to throttle back a bit when you order. This place is a genuine delight, and increasingly popular as the word spreads about the food. How to find it: Rat-U-Tit Hongyok is the road that runs alongside Bangkok Hospital Phuket in Phuket City, heading towards Rang Hill. The Yellow Door can be found close to another good local restaurant, Mae Porn Seafood.
Parking: Plenty of space along the road.
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Looks great. Nice review.
Posted by Tanya Millibank on March 17, 2011 18:34