Tuum Zaap offers great country style Thai food at great prices and with home cooked love.
If you want authentic tasting Thai food this is a great place to get an introduction. Although you are likely to fall in love with the food so the introduction will probably lead to a long term relationship!
Take the time to get to know the chefs and other staff and you will be rewarded with a warm welcome when you return.
The menu is large enough to offer an option for everyone and has the advantage of catering for vegetarians, pescetarians and carnivores alike for most dishes.
Today we started off with a som tum which is a traditional Thai green papaya salad that showcases the balance between sweet, sour and spicy.
Enjoyed with sticky rice the large portion can even be enjoyed as a light lunch between two people. The spiciness can be adjusted to taste when ordered. In our opinion the som tum offered up is comparable to the well established Chat Thai som tum. Since coming to Tum Zaap we have not missed Chat Thai.
Tum Zaap appreciate the subtle balance required for som tum and consistently deliver the tasty dishes.
We ventured out of our comfort zone to try the BBQ fish with chilli and tamarind sauce. This is the first time we ordered a Thai BBQ and we enjoyed the succulent fish even though it had to be made on the hop since the catfish was out of stock.
The sauce was perhaps a bit of a let down though as we were perhaps expecting more of a sourness from the tamarind. The tilapia was tasty though even though the chefs were apologetic about their efforts.
Tuum Zaap is a relatively new restaurant and is highly recommended for a visit and is well worthy of your support in an area with a wealth of Thai restaurants.
