JACK PUDDINGS REVIEW:
There are a number of good places to have Thai food in Brighton and Street Thai is a new addition. The restaurant is situated in Brighton Square, next to the excellent Rounder Records in Central Brighton and has a crisp and modern décor. I have eaten here a number of times and you are always greeted with a very friendly welcome. The staff all seem like they are from Thailand (I may be incorrect about this) so you immediately get an authentic feeling that this is not a themed chain.
For starters I had Por Phia Ped which is a duck spring roll with plum sauce and is very tasty. A decent portion and a great way to start the meal.
For the main course I had Guai Teaw Tom Yum Gai which is a spicy noodle soup served with grilled chicken. I have eaten here around 10 times and this is the dish I have always ordered apart from once. This is one of the best soups I have ever tasted in my life. It has depths of flavour as you drink the soup, lovely chicken, some crispy flat croutons and some fresh herbs. This time the soup was a lot hotter than it normally is but no complaints from me. It is nice to have that home-cooked feeling when eating out. I like that the dish is not exactly the same every time I have ordered it here, sometimes it has a boiled egg in it, sometimes it does not. It makes me feel that the food is not made by robots but by real chefs.
I have never ordered desert from here but as my tongue was burning after finishing the soup I felt I needed some ice-cream. I ordered the Banana Fritter Lover which is accompanied by vanilla ice cream. This was OK, the fritter was covered by coconut flakes and sesame seeds. Tasty, but maybe missing the wow factor of the starters and mains.
Overall I will give Street Thai 8 out of 10 puddings (with the soup getting 10 out of 10). Highly recommended.
ALAN CARTES REVIEW:
“Street Thai - It’s The Only Thai I Know...”
Ok, it’s not the only one I know, but every time I go to Street Thai,
I can’t help singing that!
In the words of Ice Cube, today had been a good (food) day. Breakfast wasn’t amazing (ryvita & marmite at my desk at work), but thursday lunchtime means Jerk Chicken at the recently opened Lazy Bones on George Street (off St James’ St in Brighton). Really good, spicy jerk sauce or marinade, and although it’s not that cheap at £3.70, and not that big a portion, it smells and tastes amazing. If you work in an office, I highly recommend getting it and taking it back to your desk to listen to everyone’s reaction when they smell it!
It’s got a great, instant kick, but the kick disappears a few seconds after finishing.
If you choose a spicy dish at Street Thai, though, it really is the ‘party in the mouth’ that Moe gets when he tries a Flaming Homer! The starter I chose was the number 3, the Moo Ping (Thai style BBQ pork on skewers with sweet chilli dip). The thin slices of pork were mouthwateringly good, I’m drooling now just thinking about them, and the dip was exactly as described, sweet and chilli! The skewers weren’t the most convenient way of eating thin meat slices, but I used my manual dexterity to move the meat from skewer to fork.
For the Flaming Homer experience, the main course I went for was number 29, the Pad Kra-Prao Gai Krob (Stir fry crispy Thai holy basil leaves with chicken, green beans, pepper, chillies & garlic). It was my own fault. I knew it was at the top of the ‘hot’ list, but I love the hit from spicy food. Takes me back to my smoking days. This dish was hot. The Chang beer couldn’t cool me down. The soup that comes with it was meant to calm my palate, but it wasn’t until the chocolate ice cream dessert (freshly made from a local ice-cream maker in Brighton) that my mouth finally cooled down.
I can’t comment on the actual taste of the food because I was going for hot and spicy, and that’s what I got. Really overpowering, but I absolutely loved it. You don’t have to pick a spicy dish. There are spices and sauces on each table so you can pick something mild and add whatever you like to fit your own taste.
Every dish that came out looked impeccable. All around us, I heard other customers talking about how good the food was, and telling the staff. All the food was modern-looking, colourful and came out quick. Piping hot, fresh and with no implication of microwave involvement.
A couple of my friends have been to Street Thai and said they didn’t rate it. I can’t remember why, but I don’t get it. I’ve never had a disappointing visit. I love the place. It’s a really chilled place to go. Great atmosphere, great layout (2 floors, plus a new roof terrace), really nice, friendly staff, and a simple, uncluttered menu.
Not sure what else to say. The ice cream wasn’t amazing. Bit crystally and the Ice Magic wasn’t the bonus it is when you’re six years old. But other than that, I do rate the place. If it’s out of 5 puddings, I give it 4.5. If it’s out of ten puddings, then it’s 9.
Please try it. It’s a world apart from the Cactus Canteen that used to be there!
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