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The Regent

Item: The Regent
Author: Gina Gallucci White

Cuisine: Asian, Thai

Price Range: $$

10Best Says

Diners will find classic Thai cuisine blended with modern techniques and skills at this district gem. When looking at the lunch and dinner offerings, consider choosing one of their signature dishes like pineapple fried rice, piaa pow or gra prao ped. Save some room for dessert because you will want to try their selection of ice creams. If you would rather eat at home, they do offer delivery for a minimum order of $20 to a limited area between the hours of 5 to 10 p.m. Reservations are recommended. METRO: Woodley Park.

Address:

1910 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-232-1781

Hours:

Mon-Thu: 11:30am-3pm,; 5pm-10pm
Fri: 11:30am-3pm,; 5pm-11pm
Sat: Noon-3pm,; 5pm-11pm
Sun: 5pm-10pm

Website:

regentthai.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Gina Gallucci White
Washington Local Expert

Asian: "If you fall in love with the decorations, some are available for purchase."

Best for Asian Because: Classic Thai cuisine in cozy, dimly lit setting makes this restaurant a winner.

Dinner Menu
- Appetizers
  
  Steamed Mussels
  
  fresh steamed mussels with lemon grass and basil served with chili dipping sauce ($6.95)
  
  Chicken Satay
  
  served with our original peanut sauce and fresh cucumber relish ($5.95)
  
  Kanom Jeeb
  
  steamed dumplings stuffed with pork, crab meat, shrimp and water chestnuts, served with chef's special sauce ($6.95)
  
  Spring Rolls
  
  the regent style deep-fried spring rolls ($4.95)
  
  Shrimp Toast
  
  served with cucumber relish ($6.95)
  
  Goong Tod Mun
  
  minces shrimp in lightly battered deep-fried and served with sweet chili sauce ($6.95)
  
  Pla Muek Tod
  
  fresh squid lightly battered deep-fried served with sweet and sour sauce ($5.95)
  
  Goong Sarong
  
  shrimps in thai wrapper served with sweet and sour sauce ($5.95)
- Soup
  
  Tom Yum Goong
  
  shrimp and mushrooms in hot and sour lemon grass soup ($5.95)
  
  Tom Kha Gai
  
  slices of chicken breast and mushrooms in coconut milk soup with exotic spices ($4.95)
  
  Poh Tack
  
  seafood combination with mushrooms in lemon grass soup with basil leaves ($6.95)
- Salads
  
  Larb Kai
  
  spicy ground chicken with fresh limejuice and garden herbs ($6.95)
  
  Num Tok Salad
  
  grilled beef tossed in spicy with lime dressing ($6.95)
  
  Pla Goong Salad
  
  grilled shrimp tossed in chili paste lime dressing ($7.95)
  
  Papaya Salad
  
  julienned green papaya in tasty chili and garlic sauce ($5.95)
  
  Sea War
  
  seafood salad with garden herbs. this is spectacular salad with shrimp, scallops and squid ($8.95)
  
  Yum Gai
  
  grilled chicken breast, string bean, lemon grass, kefir lime leave in chef's specials lime dressing ($6.95)
- Entrees
  Panang Chicken/pork/beef
  our curried combined with coconut milk, basil and kefir lime leaves
  
  Chicken, Pork Or Beef: $11.95
  
  Salmon: $14.95
  
  Seafood(shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
  Green Or Red Curry
  our green or red curry combined with coconut milk, thai eggplant and basil leaves.
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
  
  Seafood (shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
  Gang Ped Yang
  
  roast duck with red curry pineapple-cherry tomato-lychee ($12.95)
  
  Pad Eggplant
  chicken sauteed with oriental eggplant in a spicy black bean basil sauce,
  
  Seafood(shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
  Pad Ginger
  chicken stir-fried with juliennes fresh ginger and mushrooms in light soy sauce,
  
  Seafood (shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
  Pad Prig King
  chicken stir-fried with prig king sauce and string beans,
  
  Seafood (shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
  
  Duck: $13.95
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
  Cashew Chicken
  fried chicken sauteed with roasted cashew nuts in chef special sauce,
  
  Shrimp: $15.95
  
  Chicken: $11.95
  Pad Gra Prao
  stir-fried with sweet basil in our chili garlic sauce
  
  Seafood: $15.95
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
- Signature Dishes
  
  Gang Massaman
  
  chicken with massaman curry, coconut milk, potatoes, onion and peanut ($12.95)
  
  Pineapple Fried Rice
  
  steamed jasmine rice sauteed with shrimps, pineapple, cashew nuts, carrot, onions, and scallions, service in pineapple shell ($17.95)
  
  Gra Prao Ped
  
  stir-fried crispy boneless duck with sweet basil in our chili garlic sauce ($15.95)
  
  Plaa Pow
  
  grilled whole rainbow trout, stuffed with thai herbs and served with julienned mango and spicy dipping sauce ($16.95)
  
  Neua Krata
  
  sizzling beef served with mixed vegetables on a hot plate ($15.95)
  
  Phi Phi Island
  
  grilled jumbo shrimp and scallops in chili paste topped with crab meat ($19.95)
  
  Lamb
  
  grilled curry lamb served with mixed vegetables ($19.95)
  
  Pla Lad Prik
  
  fried fresh filet flounder with chili basil sauce ($18.95)
  
  Pla Neung Manao
  
  streamed fresh filet rockfish with lime-chili sauce ($16.95)
- Rice Noodle
  Pad Thai
  stir-fried vegetables with rice noodles in the regent style
  
  Seafood (shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
  
  Shrimps: $14.95
  
  Chicken: $11.95
  Drunken Noodle
  stir-fried with wide rice noodles and sweet basil leaves in chili and garlic sauce,
  
  Grilled Salmon: $15.95
  
  Seafood (shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
  Pad See Ew
  stir-fried wide rice noodles with broccoli in sweet thai soy sauce,
  
  Shrimps: $14.95
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
- Fried Rice
  Kao Pad Poo
  
  stir-fried jasmine rice with crab meat, carrots, and scallions ($15.95)
  
  Fried Rice
  stir-fried jasmine rice the regent style
  
  Seafood (shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
  
  Shrimp: $14.95
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
  Basil Fried Rice
  stir-fried jasmine rice and fresh sweet basil in our chili garlic sauce
  
  Shrimp: $14.95
  
  Chicken/pork/beef: $11.95
  
  Seafood (shrimps, Scallops, Squid, And Mussels): $15.95
- Green Corner - Appetizers
  
  Fried Tofu
  
  fried tofu served with our special house sweet and sour sauce and ground peanuts ($5.95)
  
  Regent Green Salad
  
  mixed green salad with peanut sauce dressing ($5.95)
  
  Garden Herb Rolls
  
  mixed vegetables with fresh basil rice noodles served with sweet peanut-chili dipping sauce ($5.95)
- Green Corner - Soup
  
  Vegetable Soup
  
  mixed vegetable soup ($4.95)
  
  Tofu Soup
  
  tofu and vegetables ($5.95)
  
  Seaweed Soup
  
  seaweed mixed vegetable soup ($5.95)
- Green Corner - Entrees
  
  Panang Tofu
  
  our curried fried tofu combined with coconut milk, basil and kefir lime leaves ($11.95)
  
  Vegetable Curry
  
  mixed vegetables and fresh tofu in green or red curry ($11.95)
  
  Basil Jae
  
  mixed vegetables and fried tofu stir-fried with fresh sweet basil leaves in our chili garlic sauce ($11.95)
  
  Regent-eggplant
  
  sauteed oriental eggplant in spicy black bean basil sauce ($11.95)
  
  Pad Thai Jae
  
  mixed vegetables and fried tofu stir-fried with rice noodles ($11.95)
  
  Drunken-noodle-jae
  
  mixed vegetables and fried tofu stir-fried with wide rice noodles and sweet basil leaves in chili and garlic sauce ($11.95)
  
  Fried Rice Jae
  
  mixed vegetables and fried tofu stir-fried with jasmine rice, the regent style ($11.95)
  
  Pad Vegetable
  
  the regent style sauteed mixed vegetables and fried tofu ($11.95)
- Green Corner - Ice Cream Or Sorbet
  
  Regent Cantaloupe Ice Cream
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Regent Coconut Ice Cream
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Regent Thai Tea Ice Cream
  
  ($4.95)
- Green Corner - Desserts
  
  Sticky Rice With Mango
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Black Sticky Rice With Taro Young Coconut
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Regent Custard
  
  ($4.95)

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