"Visited a few weeks ago on a friday evening and after being greeted with plenty of warm smiles and a 'Sawatdee kah ' we were shown to our table flanked by wooden carvings and exotic plants, we could have easily been in any of the up market restaurants you will find in Bangkok. Now me and my dining partner Gemma are some what self proclaimed experts on Thai food, having both visited Thailand and eaten at many Thai eateries. Not to mention taking part in our own personal cooking class with Mrs Ya of 'Gordon Ramsey 's Great Escape '. For starters we ordered a Special Mixed Starter for 2 and a spicy Som Tum salad, a popular salad in Thailand consisting of shredded papaya, carrot, tomato, chilli, peanuts and dried shrimps (can be ordered without shrimp). Now I 'm not a fan of seafood, but hardly noticed the shrimp, and the salad was delicious. The Special mixed starter was amazing, it was a mix of Tiger Prawns in batter, Chicken Satay, minced Chicken in filo parcels (tung thong) and chicken toast. We washed the plentiful starters down with a bottle of Chang beer each, Thailand 's signature beer, and the only foreign beer I can drink in England and be instantly transported back to the sun drenched shores of southern Thailand. Next was the mains, I ordered my all time favourite Thai Curry, the Massaman, a curry that I had sampled in Koh Tao a few years ago, and had struggled to find anything that came close since. Gemma was a little braver and asked the waitress for her recommendation. She was advised to go for the Gang Ped Gai, a twist on the classic Thai red curry with Chicken, chilli and pineapple. My massaman was right up there with the one I first tasted on the little island of Koh Tao, delightful slivers of beef, meddled with chunks of melt in your mouth potato and carrot. Now I know that sounds more like a stew, but the cocunut milk and the subtle heat from the chilli brings it back to curry status, and I finished wanting more. Gemma 's choice was impressively hot to say she ordered it medium spiced, but none the less was still wonderful, and again moorish. We both ordered a side of rice with our curries but the portions of rice are quite large, so one should do between two. We deliberated about ordering dessert as we were suitably stuffed, but thought what the hell, and shared a mango sticky rice. The rice was actually quite light, and the mango was so fresh and juicy, we polished it off in no time. Throughout the meal our glasses were refilled with water the moment they got half empty (or half full for the optimists) and the service was extremely attentive, even though the restaurant was packed. Overall our bill came to £65, which included 2 bottles of Chang beer each. Money well spent, and we will be heading back soon to try out more of their expansive menu."
