It had been a while since we last tasted authentic Thai-style fish cakes, so this starter was a must-have. Served with a bed of fried onion rings too, it was presented in a rather unique way. The sweet-chilli sauce was specially blended and tasted rich. It was unlike those bland sweet-chilli sauces available off the shelves at supermarkets. The fish cakes were very fragrant, owing to the herbs and spices used. The onion rings were big slices of sliced onions and fried covered in batter. The surimi-filling tasted fresh and had a bouncy texture to it. Coupled with the crisp fried surface, it was definitely a treat.


Tom Saep (Chicken) (£6.50/-)
Spicy soup, North-Eastern style with chilli and lime juice.


Labelled as one of their recommended dishes, we were left slightly disappointed with the green curry. It had a rich coconut taste to the curry, but it was prepared immoderately sweet (well to our tastebuds anyway). The menu listed aubergines as one of the key ingredients, but this was a 'green green-curry' with plenty of long beans and green peas to make up for the aubergines. As suggested above, the chicken slices were very tender and smooth. Despite chicken breast portions being used for the curry, it did not taste the slightest bit stiff, and that definitely won us over.


The sauce that accompanied this grilled dish was good and tasted unique. However, certain portions of the grilled meat tasted too stiff for our liking. This could probably be owed to the comparison made with the chicken dishes, so we had expected the pork dish to taste about the same or better. It was a simple grilled dish, nothing to rave about.


It had been a long while since we last tasted coconut and sticky rice (since the relatively nicer Thai restaurant in Leicester closed down). Anyhow, this version of coconut rice was too sweet for our liking. The fragrance was overwhelming though when it was first brought to our table, but it made us felt full rather quickly.


Steamed Sticky Rice (£2.95)

I would personally give this a miss if I were to revisit. The rice was not exactly very 'sticky'. Instead, it tasted rather dry and hard. Wrapped with the white plastic visible above, it was steamed in this bamboo canister. It scored points for presentation, but it was rather tasteless regrettably. We thought that normal plain rice might have done the job better. Also, the portion of rice for the price was not exactly worth it in my humble opinion.