A new 1400 point participant on Toptable for their Rewards Meal program. I know I like Mango Tree, but it’s such a hassle to get there. This got pretty good reviews, so I thought I would try it out.
Food
We were given the Express lunch menu to choose from, which had not bad choices:
- Thai Fish Cakes - A spicy fish cakes seasoned with curry and kaffir lime leaf served with sweet chilli sauce - not really fishy, but had bite, and the chilli sauce was excellent.
- Tom Yum Gai - The famous Thai spicy and sour chicken with lemon grass and fresh herbs soup - I like this, not that spicy, and not that sour, but had lots of chicken and mushrooms in it, and definitely made me hungry for mains.
- Red Duck Curry - Slices duck cooked in coconut milk with pineapple, tomato and Thai basil leaves - a pleasant curry sauce, not too sweet even with the pineapple pieces. The duck was very tender and there were some peppers to prop it up.
- Phad Ke Moe Chicken - Stir fried Thai rice noodles with bean sprouts, spring onion and in house sauce - a bit too much soy sauce, making it one dimensional, but the vegetables were fresh and the wok taste was good.
Rating - 6
Atmosphere
This place was really full on a Tuesday night, and they were doing a roaring trade on takeaway. The space is large. They treated all the people there for a free meal with Toptable like 2nd class citizen. We were given the worst seat, tight next to the door and where there is not even a gap between your table and the next.
Rating - 0.5
Service
The waiters were pretty nice, but they got our orders mixed up and delivered our entrees and mains at the same time. This was fine by us since it meant we could get out of the squashy table arrangement quickly, but is really bad form.
Rating - 1
C-factor
We got to order 2 courses from the lunch menu, which would cost £8.95 normally. Not bad, only because the place is so close to my house.
Rating - 1
Brownie Points - 8.5
Info
110 Old Street
London
EC1V 9BD
Phone +44 (0) 20 7490 5230
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