At the Central, I ordered Tom Yam Soup, Black Pepper Chicken and Kangkong.

The tom yam soup is very spicy but is better than the more expensive one in Thai Express. I find it too spicy but I just can't stop eating it. The black pepper chicken was cooked well with a generous amount of black pepper so it's also spicy. The kangkong was also nice although I spent most of my time chewing this side dish. For me, kangkong should be cooked well and chewed well otherwise, I will have some tummy problem.

About service: I've been eating at Lotus Thai Viet located in different malls. There was an instance that the waitress immediately put papaya salad beside my order without asking if I like papaya or mango salad. I asked her if she could change it to mango salad but she turned a little mad and said she can't change it. So everytime I eat at Lotus Thai Viet after that, I make it a point to let them know that I prefer mango salad without waiting for them to ask me...because most of the time, they don't really ask. I also noticed that some of their staff aren't friendly. It seems that they just want to finish the job and that's it. They must be tired from serving the whole day. Well, I don't know.

Anyway, I am satisfied with their food even though I end up going home with a slight runny nose. And I keep on coming back to Lotus Thai Viet because they offer nice and inexpensive Thai food - pineapple rice, mango salad, tom yam soup!!!