New Restaurant Branford: LimeLight any info?

[debvil]

There is a newly lime green painted restaurant where the old Pasta Fair was just north (east?) of Su Casa on route 1. Touting itself as French Thai. A friend tells me it's supposed to open next week. Anyone know anything about it?

debvil

[lsnhc]

Is there a website where we could see a menu?

[Shoreliner]

I was there Fri night. It is newly opened and there were heat issues. It was so cold that it was hard to concentrate on the food. I will go back and try it again. We had a nice bottle of wine with spring rolls, a shrimp soup (delicious), chicken wings that were the smallest I've ever seen but they were good. Chicken stir fry was very good. There are other things on the menu I want to try when I go back. Service was friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable. I hope they will do well.

[debvil]

Shoreliner can you give a rough price range on entrees?

[Shoreliner]

I thought prices were reasonable. I think there will soon be a menu on TakeOutTonight.com.

[triggs73]

It's has got to be better than the pasta place that was there before that! At least it's something different and not another Italian/pizza or Mexican place.

[Scargod]

No heat issues today at noon. We were one of two tables with customers for lunch. Basically empty.
Our waitress was very attentive and helpful but her English was barely adequate.
Our food was freshly prepared and quite tasty, but just slightly better than average, beyond that. SO had the shrimp Tom-Yum Goang and I had the chicken in coconut milk soup, Tom Kar Gai. Both soups were average. Rice was freshly made and good. We had two dishes from their lunch menu. SO had stir-fried chicken with vegetables (Thai Spicy Basil). I had pork in green curry. I tried to get chile sauce and ended up with hot green chiles in fish sauce.
We both had individual glasses of Hess wines which were quite good. They have a nice bar and a decent wine list.
On weekends, they have live entertainment starting at 10PM. This is a fairly large restaurant. The bar area we were in is only a fraction of it. It is newly redecorated but its minimalist decor is odd (for an Asian resto), with a pueblo painting on the wall of the bar area and a really beautiful, strange, rustic table in the lobby.
They say they are a French restaurant as well, but there are only four, basic French entrees on the menu, as you can see from my photo. The menu is full of misspellings, but they are kind of cute. This place might be better for dinner. I wanted to try the whole fish, "Pia Rad Prik" which should be spelled "Pla Rad Prik".
There is also "Phu-Ket in Love"! Don't even get me started on that one! It is a scallop, mussel and squid based dish.
We did not like the fact that the bartender turned on the television and disturbed our quiet and peaceful lunch. I should have asked him to turn it off....
I'd say give it a shot. Our food was freshly prepared with good ingredients. I can post the whole menu but I'm not sure how legible it will be with Chowhound's small image restrictions.

[Shoreliner]

I have to say this - I think that Thai's One in Branford has excellent Thai food - better than Limelight. But I will go back to Limelight to try it again.

[Scargod]

You could be right; I haven't been to Thai One yet. We were making a special trip to Guilford to see the photography at the Shoreline Art Alliance's "Images" Exhibition. It's free, and I highly recommend it.
I would try Lime Light again but I thought the dishes lacked depth and sophistication. I have had better at Som Siam Thai (Guilford) or the Terrace, in Hamden.
Here are more pics of the menu. I hope they are legible. Chow has a resizing software that is incomprehensible and messes with the image quality as it resizes. I can't seem to out-guess it.

[Scargod]

Those pics of their menu aren't legible, so I'll try something different

[thelimelight]

Here's our menu in simple text, hope it reads well here, also the music is currently scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays starting at 9 pm. Here is a nice place to sample the music: myspace.com/seanoreilly

Appetizers

Limelight Spring Rolls – crispy spring rolls filled with vegetables, pork, and clear noodles, served with our homemade 4.95
Spring Rolls – crispy spring rolls filled with vegetables and clear noodles, served with our homemade sauce 4.95
Satay – four skewers of tender chicken, grilled, and served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad 5.95
Fresh Rolls – two cellophane rolls filled with vegetables, shrimp, and rice noodles, served with our homemade sauce 6.95
Crispy Wonton – Fried wonton stuffed with ground pork served with plum sauce. 4.95
Fried Calamari – Lightly battered squid deep-fried and served with plum sauce 5.95
Fried Tofu – lightly fried fresh tofu served with homemade sauce 4.95
Steamed Dumplings – Chicken and vegetable stuffed dumplings, served with special house sauce 4.95
Thai Shrimp Tempura – deep fried shrimp and vegetable tempura served with sweet and sour sauce 5.95
Golden Shrimp – marinated shrimp wrapped in rice paper served with plum sauce 6.95
B.B.Q. Beef – grilled marinated beef served with Thai sauce 7.95
Limelight Chicken Wings – chicken wings fried and marinated, served with sweet chili sauce 5.95
Fish Cake – ground fillet of fish blended with the best Thai curry and green beans, served with sweet chili sauce and cucumber salad. 6.95
Crab Rangoon – fried crab meat and cream cheese won-tons, served with plum sauce 5.95

Soups small 3.95 Large 5.95

Tom-Yum Goang – traditional Thai Lemongrass soup with shrimp or chicken, mushroom, tomato, cilantro, and scallions

Tom-ka Kai – chicken in coconut milk soup with galangai lemongrass mushroom, tomato, cilantro, and scallions

Kao Tom – homemade chicken, pork, or shrimp soup with rice, cilantro, and scallions

Wonton Soup – wontons stuffed with ground pork in a napa scallion soup

Salad

House Salad – fresh tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, onions and lettuce topped with boiled egg or grilled chicken with house dressing or peanut dressing 5.95

Somtom – papaya salad with chili tomatoes, green beans, lime juice, and crushed peanuts 6.95

Ploir Goong – fresh shrimp seasoned with lime juice, red onions, garlic, lemongrass, mint leaf, and chili 9.95

Yum Nua – sliced grilled beef seasoned with lime juice, fish sauce, cucumbers, mint, red onions, scallions, and tomatoes served on a bed of lettuce 9.95

Larb – ground meat of your choice(chicken or beef) with red onion, chili, roasted rice powder, mint, scallions, and cilantro 9.95

Yum Woon Zen – cellophane noodles and minced chicken seasoned with lime juice, fish sauce, cashew nuts, fresh shrimp, red-onion, cilantro scallions, tomatoes, and chilies served on a bed of lettuce 9.95

Noodles and Rice
Vegetable or Tofu 9.95
Chicken, pork, or beef 9.95
Shrimp 11.95
Seafood(shrimp, squid, scallops) 13.95
Combo add 2.00

Pad Thai – sautéed rice noodles with eggs, ground peanuts, scallions, tofu and bean sprouts

Drunken Noodle – Fresh wide noodle, sautéed with basil, bell peppers, carrots, egg onions and spicy homemade chili and garlic sauce

Pad See Gaw – sautéed wide rice noodles with broccoli, carrots, eggs, and sweet soy sauce

Pad Mee – sautéed vermicelli with eggs, bean sprouts, and scallions

Thai Pasta – steamed egg noodles topped with bell peppers, onion, basil, mushroom, and chili paste in a basil sauce

Pad Woon Sen – sautéed cellophane noodles in outer sauce with carrots, eggs, garlic, onions, scallions, snow peas and tomatoes

Thai Fried Rice – fried rice with eggs, onion, tomatoes, green peas, carrots, and scallions

Spicy Fried Rice – sautéed jasmine rice, bell peppers, chili, eggs, fresh basil and onions

Curry
Served with jasmine rice
Tofu, or Vegetables 8.95
Chicken, Pork, or Beef 9.95
Shrimp 11.95
Seafood 13.95
Duck 13.95
For combo add 2.00

Red Curry – red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, green bean bell peppers and fresh basil

Green Curry – green curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, green bean bell peppers and fresh basil

Mussamun Curry – mussamun curry with coconut milk. Potatoes, onion and peanuts

Yellow Curry – yellow curry with coconut milk, potatoes, onion, tomatoes and bell peppers

Stir-Fried
Served with jasmine rice
Tofu, or Vegetables 8.95
Chicken, Pork, or Beef 9.95
Shrimp 11.95
Seafood 13.95
Duck 13.95
For combo add 2.00

Thai Spicy Basil *– stir-fried green beans, mushroom, onions, bell peppers, and fresh basil in hot chili paste

Vegetable Delight – variety of fresh vegetables with garlic in oyster sauce

Ginger – stir-fried mushrooms, carrots, baby corn, onions, bell pepper, scallions and fresh ginger

Pad Nam Prik Pao * – variety of fresh vegetables with garlic and sweet chili sauce

Cashew Nuts – with mushroom, onion, carrots, pineapples, scallions, celery and cashew nuts in oyster sauce and sweet chili sauce

Pad Prik King **-- with green beans and bell peppers in oyster sauce and Prik King Curry

Garlic – fresh ground garlic and peppers served with broccoli

Sweet and Sour – with tomatoes, cucumber, pineapples, onion, carrot and scallions in sweet and sour sauce

Spicy Eggplant and Basil * – meat of your choice with eggplant in a mixture of Thai spices, garlic, and basil

French Entrees

Steak Au Poivre – Fillet Mignon seasoned with peppercorns served in a cognac cream sauce and your choice of Pommes Frites, mashed potato, or Thai fried sweet potatoes 19.95

Limelight/Champagne Chicken – Thin breasts of panko encrusted chicken served in a champagne cream sauce with leaks, celery, and mushroom. Served with your choice of Pommes Frites, mashed potato, or Thai fried sweet potatoes 14.95

Limelight Veal – Paper thin medallions of veal lightly fried and served in a vermouth cream base adorned with mushrooms and seasoned with sage and thyme. and your choice of Pommes Frites, mashed potato, or Thai fried sweet potatoes 17.95

Specialties

Crab-Fried Rice – sautéed jasmine rice with crabmeat, eggs, onion, green peas, carrots, and scallions 13.95

Pineapple-Fried Rice – sautéed jasmine rice with shrimp, egg, onion, green peas, carrots, pineapple, cashew nuts, raisins, scallions, tomatoes and cucumbers 13.95

Phu-Ket in Love – stir-fried glass noodles, shrimp, squid, scallops, mussels, onions, baby corn, snow peas, and basil in oyster sauce and hot sauce 16.95

Chicken on the Green – steamed vegetables and slices of roasted chicken served with peanut sauce 11.95

Tamarind Duck – Crispy marinated half-duck with black mushrooms, ginger, snowpeas and broccoli 15.95

Roasted Duck Curry – Roast Duck sautéed in coconut milks, red curry, pineapple, grapes, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and basil 15.95

Mango Curry – yellow curry with coconut milk, onions, tomatoes, mangoes and bell peppers Shrimp 13.95 Chicken 11.95

Salmon Ginger – grilled salmon fillet topped with stir-fried mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, ginger, and scallions 14.95

Salmon Garlic – grilled salmon topped with garlic sauce and pineapples, tomatoes, and broccoli 15.95

Pla Rad Prik – fried red snapper garnished with bell peppers, carrots, tomato, cucumbers, and onions topped with sweet and crispy basil 17.95

Golden Crabs – stir-fried crab, carrots, onions, scallions, celery, bell peppers and curry powder 16.95

Ginger Soft Shell Crab – Crispy soft shell scab with mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, ginger and scallions 14.95

Ocean Thai – Seafood seasoned with lime juice, fish sauce, scallions, cilantro, red onions, lemongrass, garlic, mint lead and fresh chili in hot and sour sauce served on a bed of lettuce 14.95

[debvil]

Hi the Limelight - any Happy Hour specials on tap yet?

[thelimelight]

yes! For happy hours we will have free samples of our food being cycled(wings, drunken noodles, etc.) as well as drafts starting at 2.00(Buds, bud lights) and $1.00 off all premium/import beers and spirits.

[cranky chef]

i'm confused is there a irish band playing there and they serve fried shrimp??I saw some ad in the paper. I thought this was a Thai restaurant?

[Scargod]

Thai AND French cuisine restaurant. See above menu Chowhound was so kind as to let thelimelight (the restaurant), post. They list three "French" entrees.