In the Rose Garden

If y’all are looking for the best Thai food in Calgary, look no further than the Rose Garden on 8th Avenue and Centre Street.

You walk up into the place and are immediately greeted with a wave of Thai ambience (it also helps when your friend says, “This is exactly like Thailand.”): artefacts all over the walls, bamboo structures, and one giant, gold Buddha. Although completely unrelated to Thailand, each table is adorned with a bottle of wine. Picking your table, then, becomes a matter of find a wine that you like. They say wine is an acquired taste. I, apparently, have yet to acquire that taste.

We ended up with some cashew chicken, pad thai, red curried beef, and a whole lot of coconut rice. Top notch, as far as I was concerned, however I’ve never been to Thailand and, therefore, had nothing to compare the food to. Last time I had Thai was in India…go figure.