Thai Square Trafalgar Square (Bar, Restaurant, Club)

Top 10 things to know about Thai Square Trafalgar Square:

1) If Thai cuisine was to enter a beauty contest, it would certainly be a hot favourite to take the Miss UK crown. It’s no surprise to see the well-respected Thai Square restaurant group being made up of 13 restaurants throughout the UK.

2) Location-wise, for this particular London Thai restaurant, it's hard to beat Trafalgar Square (the view from the window looks out towards Nelson’s Column and the National Gallery). It seems to get the vote from both the tourist crowd and the business community in neighbouring areas of St James's and the West End.

3) This flagship branch boasts a sophisticated spiral staircase, treasured Thai artefacts, and crisp white linen that will impress the most demanding of judges. It frequently hosts many high-profile events as well, due to its address.

4) You get the sense that they are proud of their heritage, as you’ll discover Thai wines from Monsoon Valley hidden amongst the list of extravagant old and new world wines.

5) Vegetarians will be seventh heaven. A dedicated vegetarian menu caters to their needs. Although judging by their mixed vegetarian starter platter, no one will be entering a beauty contest anytime soon; your bouche will be amused with a succession of delectable fried items: vegetable spring rolls, vegetable tempura, and golden sacks.

6) Your every need is looked after as if you are Thai royalty. Allergens are clearly labelled and the level of spiciness in each dish is indicated by a sliding scale of three chillies.

7) Lesson to remember: avoid ordering seafood on Mondays when they don't tend to get deliveries for all items on the menu, as we learnt with the signature chargrilled whole lobster not being available. Instead, we opted for the equally divine and rich tasting Kang Gua lobster, which is lobster tail infused with crab meat and baby spinach served in a creamy coconut sauce.

8) Variety is the spice of life and it doesn't get more varied than their vegetarian green curry which has a fine mixture of sweetness and warmth from the spices. The list of vegetables is seemingly endless: broccoli, fried tofu, aubergines, bamboo shoots, long beans, sweet basil leaves.

9) For a pleasing mixture of the East and the West for dessert, opt for the mango crêpe which has melt-in-your-mouth soft mango wrapped in the lacy delicacy of the crêpe.

10) If you suffer from food coma by the end of the meal you’re not too far from home because Trafalgar Square is, after all, one of the most well connected places in London for public transport....read more