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As soon as I entered Reun Thai, I was taken aback by the friendliness of the staff! It is quite a small restaurant and  was decorated in earthy tones. The wooden chairs were comfortable as they had seat cushions.

The Pad Thai Jay was made of rice noodles, beansprouts, carrots, spring onions and crushed peanuts. It was a nice filling dish but was quite oily. It would have been better if it had more vegetables. We were given prawn crackers to start off the meal.

Reun Thai seemed like a popular restaurant and all of the tables were occupied fairly fast in the evening. It was good that we had made a reservation for our evening meal!

Reun Thai, 100 Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 9PL

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This is a cute Thai restaurant, which when you enter looks really small. We thought that it only had the four or so tables/booths. So we were surprised when we asked for a table, we were taken downstairs. I just assumed that the downstairs area would be the whole of the kitchen! On the lower level, Thai Pepper opens out into its main restaurant area with lots more seating.

The food seemed fresh as it took them a little time to make it.  The vegetarian dumplings were really tasty and you got six of them, so enough to share! Even though it said on the menu that they were steamed, they had crispy edges, so I’m not sure if they had been fried a little. Either way, they were good and they went well with the fried garlic and soya sauce.

It was a tough choice to decide whether to go for the Thai green curry with rice or the Pad Thai! Finally, I decided to go for the vegetarian Pad Thai noodles! Great fried rice noodles with carrots, bamboo shoots, baby corn, egg and crushed peanuts. This dish was just a bit too saucy towards the end of the dish. If I had to change anything about the Pad Thai is that I would make it a little less sweet and also I would add some tofu to it.

Thai Pepper is a small intimate restaurant with lovely friendly staff. One thing to note is that Thai Pepper is only open during the evenings and not in the day time.

Thai Pepper, 115 Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 6HY

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An amazing Thai restaurant located just by Fulham Broadway tube. As we entered, we were welcomed by the friendly staff. They showed us to the really nice Blue Bar area where we could wait for the rest of our friends to arrive. What is striking straightaway is the oasis that surrounded us. A little river flowing through the restaurant, wooden bridges, lots of greenery, makes you forget that you are in a restaurant in London.

The food was authentic and every dish was delicious. All the dishes were beautifully presented. There were little wooden baskets filled with spicy prawn crackers for us to munch on while we decided on what to order. I liked that they had a separate extensive vegetarian menu as well as their classic menu.

We were given little cups of sweetcorn soup, complimentary from the chef. This soup was very creamy with the flavours of the sweetcorn coming through. The crispy jasmine rice crackers with peanut sauce was okay and it was quite a big portion. I preferred the Muak Lek corn cakes with its sweet sauce with carrots.

Now onto the main dishes! The Massmam curry was creamy with a bit of heat. It had potatoes, cashew nuts and Yod Phaeng. When we asked the waitress what Yod Phaeng was (as it was in most of the vegetarian dishes), she told us that it was like little rice balls. If you like Pad Thai, then Blue Elephant do these noodles justice with the right amount of sweet and sourness! It’s a shame that it is only served as a side dish and not as a main one.

The Emerald chicken was served in a basket. These were pieces of marinated chicken that had to be unwrapped from the Toey leaves. The chicken was very tender and tasty. The only issue was that this dish was quite greasy and messy and there was no where to put the leaves. This problem was overcome as the waiter came and cleared the leaves up while we were having the meal!

The service was fantastic, very efficient and really friendly. A good place to come for a romantic date or with a group of friends. Blue Elephant caters for both in its own unique way. There were tables by the carp filled ponds which makes a great romantic setting! 

Blue Elephant Royal Thai, 4-6 Fulham Broadway, London, SW6 1AA

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Quite a small intimate Thai restaurant which can get busy at lunchtimes! As the seating area is small, the wooden tables are close together. They do have additional seating upstairs.

I was really happy with the friendliness of the staff at this restaurant. They did not rush us to take our orders and even when we had finished the meal, they did not make us feel that we needed to leave. All the staff were really attentive but not overpowering.

The taste of the food at Thai Square lived up to the aromas coming from the kitchen! We shared the Tod Mun Kow Pod corn cakes. These deep fried corn cakes were of a good size and were perfectly cooked. The sweet chilli sauce that they were served with was a tasty dipping sauce.

Thai Square does tempting set lunches. It was hard to decide whether to go for the set lunch, the Pad Thai or the green curry! We finally decided to have the Gang Kiew Wan Jay green curry.

This vegetarian green curry had lots of baby corn, mange tout, carrots and Thai baby aubergines. Even though this dish was stated as being spicy on the menu, when we asked for it to be made really mild, that’s exactly what was served. The coconut curry sauce had a lovely creaminess to it and it was really delicious. The portions of freshly cooked steamed rice and egg fried rice made the green curry a very hearty meal! All the dishes were nicely presented.

Dining at Thai Square was a very enjoyable experience and one that is highly recommended for the food and the service!

Thai Square, 19 Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2HE

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