Can Thai: an oriental pleasure at the Fortina

31st December 2012 and 1st Jan 2013
So good, we went there two days running.
Having had a superlative experience last new year's eve at this restaurant, with a feast that was of such a high standard, we booked a return visit as soon as we arrived at the Fortina. The web site is fairly informative and there is a menu that tells you that eating here could be an expensive experience. However, unlike last year, it was clear that there was no special meal this year, and the place was laid out for large parties of local Maltese cash customers, some of whom were also drinking at the hotel.
http://www.fortinasparesort.com/can-thai
The restaurant is very attractive. I personally would not eat in the conservatory on a winter night, as it can be a little chilly, and prefer the inside at night. For the festive period, there was a manger crib scene (very typical of Malta) made of biscuit.

Unlike the previous experience, the staff here were extremely obliging to the all inclusive guests, and made it clear we could have anything we liked. The menu is extensive with significant Chinese and Thai contributions. We chose to focus on the Thai, which is of good standard, and some of the dishes seem sufficiently authentic, you could think you were there.All meals start with prawn crackers and dip.(there is going to be a lot of food here!)

This is served fresh and hot with sauce that is just out of picture. Next the soup, but I want to show you before and after.

This was a chicken Tom Yam soup, as good as I have had in Thailand, but without the killer chillie content that sometimes come with it. So by the end of starter and soup, the edge is taken off our hunger.

We chose of variety of dishes including beef red curry and stir fried duck with capsicum and basil sauce, prawn phad Thai noodles and chicken fried rice. Fantastic

Strangely enough the deserts are untypical with a choice of fruit, cake or ice cream. To be healthy, I chose the fruit which was an attractive combination of tropical fruits, but there is not enough space on this episode. All food was sufficiently hot and scored mostly 8's.

View of Sliema creek from our Room.

Just to let you know, the one way I was assured of a 10/10 hot food was the sizzling dishes and on another occasion had this sizzling chicken. No doubt there, and I think the Can Thai was probably one of our better venues for variety, hotness and helpfulness of staff.