September 8th, 2008
With two colleagues I went along to the Lotus Thai Restaurant on Cleveland Street in London this evening. I had passed this restaurant by on previous occasions primarily because the menus listed outside were tatty and weather beaten. However this evening, on the recommendation of my colleague, I went in. The restaurant is very small, catering for around 36 people at most. The place was nicely decorated and seemed clean. Unfortunately paper napkins were the order of the day; so not a great start. We ordered up our food from the plastic menus presented and opted of a bottle of New Zealand Pinot Noir by Marlborough which is best described as unique, light and fizzy. The food arrived very quickly. My chicken satay starter was OK but nothing special to taste. It was presented on the dish very well though. My main; green Thai chicken curry was again OK, but nothing to write home about. The coconut milk had not quite mixed well and looked a little curdled in the bowl, but tasted OK. There was little by the way of authentic Thai vegetables and I suspect the paste came out of a plastic tub.
The total bill for three people including wine came to less than £73 so was very good and the service was friendly and efficient. With good company, I had a very pleasant time.
Rating. 2 Stars.
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