For the last 2 Fridays, I’ve been meeting up with friends
for dinner. Nothing like being in good company to end the working week…..
I actually ended up eating Thai Food twice!
The first restaurant was Blue Lagoon in Kensington:
I shared a starter platter with my friends and I had the
Chicken Pad Thai:
After the generous starter, I slightly struggled with my Pad Thai! |
My friend’s boyfriend had booked the restaurant and we
got a great deal – 50% off food. I felt that we got our money's worth.
The Owner was slightly eccentric, but really friendly.
The waiters/waitresses were really nice as well; I was pleased by their service. The restaurant was busy, but intimate; I liked that it didn't have a corporate feel to it and it seemed to be really popular with the locals.
@ Siam, Soho London
Yesterday I went to @ Siam, which is located in Soho, London.
I booked this restaurant via www.toptable.com, and my booking meant that
me and my friends would get 25% off the food bill. Unfortunately we didn’t get
this deal because the entire party wasn’t present to order at the same time;
but this wasn’t really an issue for me.
Once again I went for Pad Thai (love Pad Thai; it's my signature Thai dish); this time prawn. I also had a minced chicken and prawn dim sum type starter:
Stingy with their portions! |
Some of the other food my friends had which included fish cakes and fried pork strips (can'r remember the Thai names for the dishes!) |
The food itself was nothing to write home about; I can
say with confidence that I have had better. The prices on the face of it were reasonable
but upon receiving the food, I saw that the portions were quite small
diminishing the value we were supposed to be getting, not regarding the initial 25% discount. The meal did not really satisfy my stomach. My biggest annoyance was
that the waiters started clearing our table WHILE some of us were still eating.
I found it really disrespectful, almost like they were rushing out of the restaurant.
I will say that the resturaurant was initmate and the interior was nice, but doubt I will be returning to eat there again.
Even though I’ve eaten Thai food twice in as many weeks,
I actually could eat it again! But I’m gonna try to switch it up – maybe Persian food next time?
Wow, the food actually looks better at the Blue Lagoon just from the pictures...I've never had Thai food, but I guess I should be more experimental - I just stick to Mexican and Italian restaurants. This post really has me feeling a little more experimental.
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ReplyDeleteForget switching it UP!! i CAN EAT Thai Food all day everyday! LOL! Ironically I just did a post on Thai!
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