For me the first day of a trip is usually the most tiring. There is one single reason which contributes to it, my habit of not sleeping a wink on International flights. As I hardly used to get time to watch movies, I would watch back to back movies in international flights and arrive quite tired at the destination.
The Whole Earth Chiang Mai was our dinner place on the first day of my most recent trip to Thailand. I was dead on my feet, all I wanted was bed.
And yet I was able to notice the surroundings, which says a lot for the place. The Whole Earth serves both Indian and Thai cuisines. I am fine with vegetarian food it doesn’t have to be Indian. In fact when I travel, I wish to try out other foods as long as I can get something vegetarian.
I was suitably impressed with the ambiance of The Whole Earth Restaurant. The indoor seating is inside a teak house which is spotlessly clean.
I saw the outdoor seating only from a distance but it looked alluring too. I wonder why but you have to remove your footwear outside to enter the main restaurant building.
I went with tender coconut water for drink, which is very sweet and delicious in Thailand. If it is not alcohol it has to be tender coconut for me.
For food I went with Phad Thai Noodles and got to share in with naan, pulao and sabzi with others. The noodles tasted fresh and it was even better when I squeezed in a little lemon on it.
The potato sabzi was also good. The flavors were mild but then they asked me at the beginning if I wanted my food spicy or not. In spite of living all my life in India I can’t eat very spicy food. So the mildness was on request.
Even though it had been a long day for everyone, conversation was good right from day one among the five of us. With my stomach full, I was so longing for bed in my hotel, The Balcony. If I had a chance I would go back to the Whole Earth again. But after so many trips I also know that the tiredness of the first day passes quickly and everyone becomes more sunny from the second day onwards!
PS. I was invited on this trip by TAT New Delhi.
Having to remove footwear for entering a restaurant . Interesting !! Food looks good . 🙂
I too found it curious but it was spotlessly clean so removing the shoes was not a problem. And thank you 😀
The ambience seems to be good along with food. 🙂
It was a beautiful place, I just wish I was less tired and I learn to sleep in international flights!
Looks like a good place to visit! Waiting for more tales from Chiang Mai – are you visiting Chian Rai also? Keen to hear about differences in place experienced first hand!
Piyush, I have not been to Chiang Rai 🙁 and I am almost at the end of writing about this trip. If you click the Chiang Mai tab you would see many more including Songkran!
Removing footwear? Now that’s a new one! :p
I am guessing that it its then easier to keep the place clean! 😀
I wonder why but you have to remove your footwear outside to enter the main restaurant building. it is really wonderful to know it .
Thank you Yogi ji.
Lovely Restaurant Review Mridula. FRom outdoor whole earth appears like a shaadi ka venue 🙂 And you are awesome…Phad thai noodeles with Lemon ka tadka 😀
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Thank you so much Jiggyasa.
Removing footwear for entering a restaurant? Interesting!
Nice to read your post , Beautiful pics.