Ekachai Wandsworth (Restaurant)

Top 10 things you need to know about Ekachai restaurant:

1) All in all, southeast Asian restaurant, Ekachai, is a pretty solid venue for a fourteenth date.

2) By the time you reach a fourteenth date you still want an overall good experience, which Ekachai provides, but you don’t need to dazzle to the same extent as a first date in London when you need a secret dive bar found through a hidden doorway with a bartender that knows your name to impress a girl or guy.

3) Ekachai restaurant is in Wandsworth, in a shopping centre, with a cinema. Let’s be honest, shopping centre restaurants are not high on romance and glamour but instead play the part as a lazy, convenient bite before a film on a fourteenth date.

4) The décor is modern and minimalist with a feel for the Orient. There’s an open kitchen, so you know they haven’t just popped your dinner in the microwave.

5) Whatever date you’re on, if you are putting in the effort to change out of your post work sweat pants and leave the house, you can still expect a good supper. Ekachai certainly provides.

6) The starter of crispy squid with Szechuan peppercorns is intense and the huge portion is to be shared with a loved one, or even better enjoyed by yourself.

7) The main of Thai beef salad is tangy, sweet, fresh and again, very large.

8) The service is quick and the waiting staff are friendly, rushing to get that much needed glass of wine. You know, there is nothing worse then waiting too long for wine.

9) Everything is decently priced, with most mains under a tenner, so you might have some spare change left for the greatest legal scam on earth: cinema popcorn.

10) For a fourteenth date or otherwise, Ekachai provides a reliably good meal in a pleasant environment. Easy....read more