The Whole Earth - Chiang Mai

We had dinner here at the suggestion of our hotel. The setting is really nice and the staff is excellent. I showed them my trusty Thai translation card specifying that we are vegan. We ordered several Thai dishes and an Indian dish along with roti. Everything was delicious and I'd absolutely eat here again. Some have said it's expensive, and it may be by Thai standards, but we still only spent $33 US for 4 nonalcoholic drinks, one appetizer (really entree sized), 2 entrees, rice and roti.

I went there twice. The food was very good the first time, but was a trifle disappointing the second time. The vegetarian menu is quite extensive between the Indian and Thai choices. I did not try the Indian dishes. The ambience and the service are very good. Location isn perfect. It is on the expensive side, and would almost qualify as fine dining.

We had dinner here at the suggestion of our hotel. the location is really beautiful and the staff is excellent. I showed them my trusted Thai translation card that indicates that we are vegan. we ordered several Thai dishes and an Indian dish together with roti. everything was delicious and I would eat here again. some have said it is expensive, and it can be according to Thai standards, but we still have $33 us spent for 4 alcohol-free drinks, a starter (real size), 2 entrees, rice and roti.

We ordered the fresh spring rolls, tofu larb and red curry in banana leaf. The spring rolls were exceptional and unique, almost a moo shu like pancake wrapper, so good.

English below タイはチェンマイにある『The Whole Earth 』に行ってきました。 美しい庭園の中にあるオシャレなレストランです。 私たちは景色を楽しみたかったので、テラス席に座りました。蚊などの虫さされは少し心配でしたが、アリが数匹テーブルにいただけで、他の虫を見ることはなく、全く問題ありませんでした。 他の客は、みんな店内で食事していました。 今回は奮発して色々な料理を楽しみました。 『トムカ』はショウガがたっぷり入ったココナッツ風味のスープです。スープ自体はとても美味しかったですが、具のショウガは刺激が強くて、とても食べられませんでした。 『パッタイ』はタイの焼きそばです。野菜たっぷりで食べ応えがあり、とても美味しかったです。 『野菜沢山チャーハン』はニンジン、インゲン、ベビーコーンやギンナンなどの野菜の他にレーズンも入ったチャーハンでした。こちらも美味しかったです。 『パイナップルチャーハン』は、今回の旅行で私が食べた料理の中で、最も衝撃を受けた食べ物です。パイナップルの実をくり抜いて作った器にチャーハンが山盛りに入っていると言うもので、具はコーン、ギンナン、ニンジン、カリフラワー、グリーンピースなどと、パイナップルで、チャーハンの味に絶妙にマッチしたパイナップルの味が忘れられません。とても美味しく頂きました。 『ココナッツジュース』は、今回のタイ旅行では定番の飲み物になりました。少し塩気のあるジュースを飲み終えると、スプーンで実の内側のナタデココをすくって食べられます。飲み物とデザートで二回楽しめる食べ物は他にあまりないと思います。 スタッフの接客もフレンドリーかつ丁寧で、とても居心地が良かったです。 これだけ食べても日本での外食のひとり分ほどで、二人が食べられました。高級なレストランなのにとてもリーズナブルです。 もしチェンマイへ旅行に行かれる際は是非チェックしてみて下さい！ It’s housed in a Thai-style building, surrounded by beautiful gardens. You can choose to sit inside or outside, but we recommend the latter, so you can enjoy those gardens as you eat. The menu is divided into vegetarian and non-vegetarian sections, but they’ll happily make anything on the vegetarian menu vegan for you. We ordered ourselves a Thai feast. First up was tom kha kai, which was a food we discovered in Thailand and quickly fell in love with. It’s a spicy and sour soup with coconut milk. Next came the main dishes. The pineapple fried rice had a slight curry flavor to it, and was delightfully served inside a pineapple. The pad Thai was delicious too, but my personal favorite was the house special that we ordered. It was an assortment of sautéed vegetables and rice served with what I would describe as savory donut holes. I’d never had anything like it. Some reviewers said that the restaurant was expensive, and it is compared to other local restaurants, but our meal (one appetizer, three mains, two drinks) came to 3500 yen. That’s not bad at all considering the beautiful setting. The Whole Earth is definitely worth splurging on.