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Suda Thai, Covent Garden

April 29, 2012 by Sarah / Maison Cupcake

Suda Thai Covent Garden Restaurant Review

Good Thai restaurants in Walthamstow are something I’m yet to find so I was delighted by an opportunity to review SUDA Thai in Covent Garden’s newest shopping and dining destination; St Martin’s Courtyard.

Sandwiched between Seven Dials and Long Acre, SUDA Thai gives the exterior impression it will be dark inside but the loft apartment style upper floor is light and airy even with black walls. The interior is modern and shiny with big windows and a well lit bar and quirky touches such as carved wooden donkeys and giant bowls of rice that smell amazing as you walk past.

Suda Thai cocktails

I was dining with two friends Helen of Fuss Free Flavours and Judith of Mostly About Chocolate. Our evening kicked off with cocktails and an appetiser of vegetable chips and puffed spiced rice cakes with a satay dip.

Suda Thai satay chicken Suda Thai Covent Garden Restaurant Review

Our starters were “satay gai” chicken satay (£.5.25) and “tod mun pla goong” fish and prawn lollipops (£5.50). Satay chicken was a good colour although the dipping sauce milder than most. The lollipops were fun and substantial. Attention to detail presenting dishes is a plus point throughout SUDA’s menu – with touches like egg shaped plates and banana leaves cut into pointy “grass”.

Suda Thai Duck wrap rice roll

The stand out dish was “guaytiew lui suan” fresh rice wrap with braised duck and Thai herbs (£4.95) – fresh rice rolls with juicy tender duck filling and a savoury dipping sauce. We also loved the glass dishes in a rack and dipping sauce in a small pouring dish.

sea bass thai curry

thai-massaman-chicken-curry Red duck Thai curry

Our main courses were “choo chee pla” sizzling sea bass in kaffir lime leaf red curry sauce (£9.50), “gaeng massaman gai” thai massaman curry with chicken (£8.50) and “gaeng phed ped yang” roast red duck curry (£9.50) alongside servings of jasmine and coconut rice (£1.95 each).

Portions were not huge (especially the bass) although on balance we had ordered enough. The bass was a little too crispy for my liking but otherwise good. The massaman and duck curries were not hugely different to each other apart from the meat cooked in them but I enjoyed sampling both.

Suda Thai Som Tum Salad Broccoli and shitake mushrooms Suda Thai

For sides we tried “som tum malakor” classic papaya salad with cherry tomatoes and roasted nuts (£6.50) and broccoli and shitake mushrooms (£4.50). The som tum’s spice and texture is fresh and vibrant against Thai curries.

Thai dessert taro balls in coconut cream Suda Thai

Dessert – we were curious about “bua loy puek” taro balls in coconut cream (£4.50, above) – a glutinous Thai speciality with sliced coconut although visually unappealing. It tasted better than it looked but I’m glad Helly had it instead of me.

I had golden banana fritters with honey and sesame and a scoop of vanilla ice cream £4.95 (below); suitably sticky and sweet although the sesame could be more prominent.

Judith had “kao tom mud sai chocolate” sticky rice roll with bitter chocolate filling £4.95 (below), also with vanilla ice cream. It looked amusingly like a piece of fish with soy sauce but otherwise good.

Suda Thai dessert banana fritters thai dessert sticky rice roll chocolate filling

Thai wine, Monsoon Valley rose (£19, below) is a little coarse by itself however has enough oomph to stand up to the heat. Listed on the drinks menu only in red and white, we spotted the rose version on the bar. It’s not available by the glass but well worth sharing with friends and a perfect match for the meal.

The cost would be £40 per head for three courses with drinks. Our trainee waitress was friendly and enthusiastic but unable to explain some dishes and a little too keen to whip used plates away (just my personal pet foible). Bathrooms were clean and bright. As an after note, the restaurant’s website is a little tricky to navigate with animations of large images. Online reservations are taken.

Overall I heartily enjoyed the meal and would recommend others to try SUDA out.

With thanks to SUDA Thai for our review dinner.

Suda Thai Covent Garden Restaurant Review

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Comments

  1. Judith (Mostly About Chocolate Blog) says

    April 29, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    It was a really nice meal and as I mentioned at the time, the dishes were less… volumnous than I had been expecting but it was still good.

    Was a really delightful meal though and was amazing to catch up with you and Helen 🙂

    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      May 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      Absolutely! Great venue and great company!

  2. Made With Pink says

    April 30, 2012 at 1:36 am

    Oh lucky you guys!! I didn’t know there was a Thai place near Covent Garden. I love Thai good and this place looks delicious. I will have to try and remember it next time I go down there, although if the portion sizes are small we may have to order extra dishes so my husband won’t go hungry!

    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      May 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      It’s quite tucked away in this courtyard so easy to miss if you don’t know it’s there. Definitely worth trying though.

  3. Jeanne @ CookSister! says

    April 30, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Looks like a good evening – and I DO love those little glass cups in the metal frame! Prop envy ;o) And OMG I had that Monsoon Valley wine at the LIWF a couple of years back – was quite a curiosity having Thai wine!

    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      May 2, 2012 at 3:04 pm

      Yes we were quite taken by having Thai wine with Thai food – it would have been rude not to try it!

  4. Rainbow says

    May 1, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Most impressive, I am extremely impressed by the quality of the photography of food! I have many friends who do photography and they all say the hardest shots to do is food. Wow! Those images are enough to make me want to book! Thanks x

  5. Claire says

    May 1, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    This has just made me realise I’m STARVING. It looks lovely, beautifully photographed as ever.

    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      May 2, 2012 at 3:05 pm

      Thanks! The thing I like about Thai food is that it’s very satisfying without being too heavy. And I like all the raw salad with it.

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