Durian
“The salad and rice cake was nice treat for my quick lunch break in town.”
“For dessert I recommend the Coconut Mousse.”
“So far we've had the pad thai, kraprow, the tiger cries (flank steak), and the poached salmon (the spicy sauce with it is delicious).”
Durian
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
2 reviews
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For Thai food in this area there really isn't much of an option. So when I saw it at first I was just praying that it was good. My wife and I went there the other night and got a table right away, there were only 2 left. Upon ordering she asked the waiter if there was any fish sauce in the curries, there was. So she opted to have some noodles and asked to make it spicy – which he refused to do, because it's not "traditional" anyway, so he brought out some fresh chopped chili (huge plus points!). I ordered the Kra Prow beef – which was really pretty good! The wine selection by the glass is also well thought out and really went well with the food. I will surely take it up with the owner to have an option of no fish sauce in the curries so my wife and I can frequent it.
For all those who take the train to Larchmont, it's worth stopping by to try it, or at the least have some apps and wine at the bar!
It's been a struggle finding great Thai food in Westchester, but Durian proved to be better than the rest.
First of all, this is a TINY restaurant. Plan on waiting if you come at peak times on the weekend. FYI they don't take reservations and they don't take your name once you get there. We ended up waiting at the small bar for about 30 min on a Saturday night.
The food was pretty good. I've been to Thailand and have taken cooking classes there, so I'm a bit spoiled. But the red curry was spicy and flavorful and had tons of tofu. I wish some of the tofu had been replaced with some other veggies, it would have made a more balanced curry. The rice that came with this was very good.
My husband had the drunken noodles which was also pretty good with a nice mix of tofu and veggies.
The papaya salad was very good and the juice from the lime added an extra zing.
We both asked for our dishes to be a #1 level spicy, because they warned us that a #2 level of spiciness was pretty hot.
The only disappointment was the dessert. The mango sticky rice was not as good as what I've had in Thailand. The rice was a little too mushy, and a little more coconut milk would have made it better. The mangos however were delicious.
We are both vegetarian and asked for our entrees without fish or oyster sauce. The kitchen was accommodating, I just hope they truly didn't put any in our dishes!