Taumarunui

I went here for dinner. I ordered the crispy pork Rad Na. The taste were okay. The portion were really huge. CONCLUSION RECOMMENDED!

During our one-night stay in Taumarunui, we searched for a place to eat and came across a Thai restaurant with great reviews. Located on a corner on Main Street, it was easy to locate. I decided to try the fried rice with prawns and was pleased with how quickly it arrived after ordering. The waitress was helpful and the meal was delicious, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

We spent two lazy rest days in Taumarunui. Jasmine 's was always hopping, and for good reason. Serving Western-style breakfast and lunch and Thai dinner, there 's something for everyone. It also had one of the most pleasant dining rooms in town and friendly, efficient staff. Dinner was some of the best Thai food I 've had in a long time. The balance of salt, sweet, and sour was refreshing. Too much Thai food, in the States anyway, is more often than not overpowered by sweet. I could taste the tang of lime in the Tom Kha Gai at Jasmine 's, and it was delicious. The soup itself was thick and flavorful, with a very generous helping of chicken. The Dinosaur 's red curry duck was not stingy with the duck and packed with all of the complex flavors one hopes for in a Thai curry. I had the rest of my soup for breakfast (it was a deceivingly big portion, especially eaten with rice). We returned to the cafe for the Dinosaur 's breakfast. He is a self-professed eggs Benedict connoisseur and gives Jasmine 's Benedict a 4/5 . For a delicious-by-any-standards meal in Taumarunui, Jasmine 's is the way to go, especially for dinner.

I stopped for a night in this town to rest from long drives on my whirlwind north island trip. There are not many restaurants in this town, so my options were rather limited and I decided to have dinner at this bustling Thai restaurant. I wasn't expecting much given the lack of competition, but boy, was I pleasantly surprised. The food is excellent. I had the massaman curry and it was legit delicious.

The best Thai food never mind food you would ever expect to have available in a small town in the middle of nowhere. Couldn't fault it if I tried.