With Who: Most recently with Miss Jones
How much: starters around £6-£8, mains between £11-£14
Come here if: you need a quick spicy hit of authentic Thai or are angling for a reliable dinner option in two very busy locations
I'm a sucker for Thai or Viet food. Often claiming it's a healthy option, I'll quite happily drag people along to Pho or Rosa's in Soho every day of the week.
Despite the extensive menu here, I always get menu tourettes in Thai restaurants. This goes double for starters, no matter how many times I think about the Poo Nim Thai Herb (Deep-fried soft shell crab topped with Thai herbs, shallots and spicy fresh chilli sauce) and it's chewy salty fresh goodness, I end up with their, admittedly excellent, fried and fresh spring rolls.
Mains are similarly exciting, and are definitely worth pushing the envelope for. Pad Thai, Green Curry, Jungle Curry and a few other staples appear reasonable, but other than a passing graze at a prawn Pad Thai, I've always diversified and dived straight into their excellent char grill and stir fry options.
Big flavours and big dishes. For just under £8, the beef sirloin 'salad' Yam Nuea Yang is a substantial enough main, with strips of juicy meat soaked in a tart, peppery marinade. The Pad Kra Pow is another good value option under a tenner, capable of being charged for more than that. A dry dark and extremely spicy take on the popular peasant dish, often made with minced meat, here with strips of tender beef or chicken it's a winner. Another signature dish well worth recommending is the Nuar Kwang Pad Prig Thai Dam, a mouthful of a title as long as the description. Silky stir-fried venison, soaked in a tongue humming peppery sauce. If there were one dish here that I just had to keep going back to, this would be it.
They're both light, bright locations and suitable for casual business lunches, pre-theatre (especially when you consider the queues at frankly over-rated Soho neighbour Busaba Eathai) and dates, however can get noisy when busy. The staff are friendly often very much so, but aware when busy that table turning means extra bunce. At £25 a head, it's not the cheapest option and shouldn't be viewed as such, but it's a good quality, authentic and interesting place to casually dine.
Despite the extensive menu here, I always get menu tourettes in Thai restaurants. This goes double for starters, no matter how many times I think about the Poo Nim Thai Herb (Deep-fried soft shell crab topped with Thai herbs, shallots and spicy fresh chilli sauce) and it's chewy salty fresh goodness, I end up with their, admittedly excellent, fried and fresh spring rolls.
Mains are similarly exciting, and are definitely worth pushing the envelope for. Pad Thai, Green Curry, Jungle Curry and a few other staples appear reasonable, but other than a passing graze at a prawn Pad Thai, I've always diversified and dived straight into their excellent char grill and stir fry options.
Big flavours and big dishes. For just under £8, the beef sirloin 'salad' Yam Nuea Yang is a substantial enough main, with strips of juicy meat soaked in a tart, peppery marinade. The Pad Kra Pow is another good value option under a tenner, capable of being charged for more than that. A dry dark and extremely spicy take on the popular peasant dish, often made with minced meat, here with strips of tender beef or chicken it's a winner. Another signature dish well worth recommending is the Nuar Kwang Pad Prig Thai Dam, a mouthful of a title as long as the description. Silky stir-fried venison, soaked in a tongue humming peppery sauce. If there were one dish here that I just had to keep going back to, this would be it.
They're both light, bright locations and suitable for casual business lunches, pre-theatre (especially when you consider the queues at frankly over-rated Soho neighbour Busaba Eathai) and dates, however can get noisy when busy. The staff are friendly often very much so, but aware when busy that table turning means extra bunce. At £25 a head, it's not the cheapest option and shouldn't be viewed as such, but it's a good quality, authentic and interesting place to casually dine.
Good Thai food is really hard to find these days, thank you for sharing this.
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