Restuarant Review; Siam Thai Dublin

Siam Thai. St Andrew Street, 353 (01) 6773363, http://homepage.eircom.net/~siames/Andrew-St.htm

This was my first visit to Siam Thai. They have 3 branches currently in Dublin, the other two are in Malahide, and Ballsbridge.

They offer an early bird menu which offers a slightly cheaper version of some of the a la carte dishes. It offers ok value if you have 2 or more courses. Since we were both hungry, we went for early bird options. 2 mixed starter platter consisting of ribs, spring roll, satay chicken, We found the starters slightly poor. Run of the mill dishes you'd expect from your local takeaway.

The mains were slightly better. I had beef penang curry. Nice but not as good as my benchmak dish of Lamb Massaman from Diep Noddle. Bit stingy on the curry sauce... Guest A's' chicken and oyster sauce was unremarkable. We skipped desert, always a good idea in Dublin Asian restuarants.

Other details.. Draft beer is available, a list of wine, full bottles, half bottles is avalable. Full bottles from €18. Staff good. Nothing extrodinary here. Average cooking at the usual Dublin overinflated prices. Eatly bird slightly improves this. Not the worst but we won't be hurrying back.

6/10.

Mount Zeus

At 1003m (reports vary from 1001 to 1004) Mount Zeus is the highest point on Naxos.

Fantastic panoramic views greet you from the top so it is a worthwhile climb.

There are 2 different starting points.

The first is the route marked on the road that takes you past Zeus cave. It is more difficult that the second route. I managed to get lost twice on this route.

The second route is easier, and better marked. It starts from Agia Maria chapel on the road to Danakas. (About 3 km further from the turn off for Zeus Cave and the first route).