Ban Don Tian Restaurant Ubon Ratchathani

If you travel down Chayangkun Soi 42 you might happen to notice a rather nondescript shop front.

The sign reads, "Ban Don Tian", which translates to Pillar Candle House. A small restaurant with a non-typical menu.

I decided to go sample the food here and so drove on over to have lunch. I parked my motorcycle and went inside. As I entered I noticed the walls were plain and there were 6-8 small tables about with a few groups of diners eating and talking quietly. This was definitely a place to enjoy a meal and some private conversation. It was obvious that I wouldn't come here for entertainment.

I found a table in the rear and sat down. A menu was quickly delivered. Hmmmmm, let me see, what shall I eat today? Wow, a different selection from most Thai menus. I see Fruit Som Tam, Gaeng Kieaw Wan Kai Kem, Khao Mok Gai, and a variety of drinks. Besides all that is also what I ordered.

Ah I will have the Khao Moo Op, a baked pork chop topped with gravy and served with rice. Secondly I would like to try your Guay Dieaw, I have had this before but it was also in soup form with noodles, this recipe was dry and served wrapped in rice paper. Inside the rice paper was pork, vegetables and chillies. It was accompanied by it's own special sauce. Lastly I ordered the Khanom Jeen, which translates to Chinese Pastry. I always think of it as Chinese Spaghetti. It comes with thin rice noodles (which resemble anemic spaghetti), an assortment of vegetables and the Khanom Jeen sauce. Ban Don Tian's version comes with two sauces, one is sweet and one is spicy. Hey maybe the Chinese invented spaghetti and it was taken back to Italy by Marco.

After just a short time the dished began arriving at the table. First came the pork, very tender very tasty. Next came the Khanom Jeen, it was delicious. Finally the Guay Dieaw arrived, very interesting. It looked like a Miang Kem dish you eat with lettuce leaves but this came wrapped in rice paper. I had never eaten anything quite like this and surely never had Guay Dieaw like that before.

The meal slowly disappeared. I wasn't feeling stuffed when finished, only satisfied. So I got a good lunch, in a quiet restaurant, tried some new dishes and the great thing being that each dish is only 30 Baht each. An all around good deal if you ask me. So now you have a new restaurant to try out here in Ubon Ratchathani.

Ban Don Tian is located at 14-16 Chayangkun Soi 42. They are open 9am to 9pm and do offer a delivery service.