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  <RestaurantDetails>Thai Orchid (Dublin) - 7 Westmoreland Street, City Centre South - 01 671 9969  - thaiorchid@hotmail.com - Lunch Monday to Friday: 12.30pm-3.00pm, Dinner Monday - Sunday: 5pm - till close - Thai Orchid is a firm favourite with both regulars and tourists.  The restaurant is spread over 3 floors and is very authentic with Thai music.  The chefs are also Thai which shows in the excellent menu choices and the prices are reasonable.  - My boyfriend took me here on Friday for a quick bite.
On entering, the feeling in the restuarant is cosy, and friendly. The staff are very nice and made us feel welcome instantly.

To start I had veg spring rolls, which were very fresh and tasty. My boyfriend had dumpings, equally fresh and tasty.

Main course was chicken and cashew nuts.. a nice combination of veg on the dish, and it was tasty. The chicken wasn't overcooked at all, very moist.
My boyfriend had duck tamarind and it was beautiful- very tender and a really nice sauce with crispy noodles underneath.

We had a nice bottle of Cotes du Rhone.

All in all, I enjoyed the experience from start to finish, a well priced establishment, I will definitely be coming back.</RestaurantDetails>
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  <Description>Thai Orchid is a firm favourite with both regulars and tourists.  The restaurant is spread over 3 floors and is very authentic with Thai music.  The chefs are also Thai which shows in the excellent menu choices and the prices are reasonable. </Description>
  <Address>7 Westmoreland Street, City Centre South</Address>
  <Postcode>Dublin 2</Postcode>
  <Phone>01 671 9969 </Phone>
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  <OpeningHours>Lunch Monday to Friday: 12.30pm-3.00pm, Dinner Monday - Sunday: 5pm - till close</OpeningHours>
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    <comment>My boyfriend took me here on Friday for a quick bite.
On entering, the feeling in the restuarant is cosy, and friendly. The staff are very nice and made us feel welcome instantly.

To start I had veg spring rolls, which were very fresh and tasty. My boyfriend had dumpings, equally fresh and tasty.

Main course was chicken and cashew nuts.. a nice combination of veg on the dish, and it was tasty. The chicken wasn't overcooked at all, very moist.
My boyfriend had duck tamarind and it was beautiful- very tender and a really nice sauce with crispy noodles underneath.

We had a nice bottle of Cotes du Rhone.

All in all, I enjoyed the experience from start to finish, a well priced establishment, I will definitely be coming back.</comment>
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    <ratingDate>29 Jun 2011</ratingDate>
    <visitDate>24 Jun 2011</visitDate>
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    <comment>Decided to meet a special friend for lunch, and she thought of this place... I was so impressed.  We were lucky to get a table they were so busy, we both had prawn dish with rice, and it was just delicious and satisfying, with loads of vegetables we could not finish it.  Very good value and good food.  I can't wait to go back.</comment>
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    <overall>4.5</overall>
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    <ratingDate>30 May 2011</ratingDate>
    <visitDate>26 May 2011</visitDate>
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    <comment>We ate here last night and had a wonderful meal.  The food was delicious, the staff were both friendly and helpful and the atmoshpere was really nice and relaxed.  Neither of us could finish our meal and asked for it to be wrapped for take away.  A nice surprise was that the waiter had kindly put in two portions of fresh rice for us.  It may be a small thing but it's these touches that really make a difference.   
Their take away menu is well priced too and I for one will definately be back!!  </comment>
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    <ratingDate>07 May 2011</ratingDate>
    <visitDate>06 May 2011</visitDate>
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