Restaurant Review: Busaba Eathai
Yesterday I had lunch at this wonderful Thai restaurant. The restaurant itself has a very welcoming environment with communal dining tables. Even if you're eating alone, you're not really alone because there are other people at your table. The food is wonderful as well. My friend and I tried both the lemongrass tea and the ginger and honey tea. They were both delicious (and I don't even like ginger!).
As an appetizer, we split Thai calamari, which was the tastiest calamari I've had the pleasure of eating. Sorry Italian calamari, I've officially moved on! We also delighted in the Tom kha chicken soup, which is a lemongrass and coconut chicken soup with glass noodles. The soup contained galangal root, which is related to ginger root, but instead has a very earthy and citrusy aroma. We didn't like the taste of the galangal root, but I'm sure it imparted a lot of flavor to the broth. As a main course, we split the Pat king talay, which is a stir-fry of prawn, squid, scallop, Thai pepper, woodear, chilli and ginger (woodear is a type of mushroom). It was delicious, but I felt it was perhaps a bit bland in comparison to the other dishes we ordered.
A most refreshing feature of this restaurant chain is that it is remarkably affordable. Our meal tallied up to about 30 Great British Pounds, which is quite accessible for a London venue. The service was very good and prompt as well. I highly recommend this restaurant for a great casual meal. Since it's a chain, you have lots of locations to choose from!
As an appetizer, we split Thai calamari, which was the tastiest calamari I've had the pleasure of eating. Sorry Italian calamari, I've officially moved on! We also delighted in the Tom kha chicken soup, which is a lemongrass and coconut chicken soup with glass noodles. The soup contained galangal root, which is related to ginger root, but instead has a very earthy and citrusy aroma. We didn't like the taste of the galangal root, but I'm sure it imparted a lot of flavor to the broth. As a main course, we split the Pat king talay, which is a stir-fry of prawn, squid, scallop, Thai pepper, woodear, chilli and ginger (woodear is a type of mushroom). It was delicious, but I felt it was perhaps a bit bland in comparison to the other dishes we ordered.
A most refreshing feature of this restaurant chain is that it is remarkably affordable. Our meal tallied up to about 30 Great British Pounds, which is quite accessible for a London venue. The service was very good and prompt as well. I highly recommend this restaurant for a great casual meal. Since it's a chain, you have lots of locations to choose from!
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