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Review by duncan

Rating: 3.00
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A little spot tucked in near St John's wood tube station. You would not guess it from the outside but there a large area down stairs. Nice and cosy for a rainy day. In time honoured fashion I ordered the green curry which was very good. Well priced too]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:20:18 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1o8s47/thai-pepper/1q01a91495633051 duncan 51.542453946531 -0.17578739015397 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1o8s47/thai-pepper/1771m8
Review by Formaggio_Amore

Rating: 2.00
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I was in the same group who's been -on a Saturday- to this Thai restaurant as Walid and I would say that, at first glance, the Thai Pepper does indeed look small from the outside. The venue's main dinning room however is downstairs, where plants, wooden frames, comfortable sofas and nicely decorated tables create a cosy, Thai-like decor.

The restaurant seemed to be nearly full, which normally is a good sign, I thought. We booked a table for 5 people and needed a quick, pre-cinema dinner. So, we all ordered only a main course (no starter or dessert). Like 2 of the guys, I went for an all-time favourite in the shape of Green Thai Chicken Curry. To put things into perspective, I have to say that I was starving and ate it like a Grizzly bear coming out of a long bout of hibernation. In other words, the dish was reasonably good. Having said that, it did not tickle the curiosity of my taste buds.

The staff was friendly but, like Walid said, our coconut rice was forgotten for a little while (a handful of minutes, I would say), whilst the other two people had already their dish.

So, overall, not bad if you like Thai and you are very hungry but nothing special. I wonder if my opinion would have changed (one way or the other) had we sampled a starter and a dessert?

Advantage: just opposite Swiss Cottage tube station.]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:41:15 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1o8s47/thai-pepper/1771m8606831347 Formaggio_Amore 51.542453946531 -0.17578739015397 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/restaurant/1o8s47/thai-pepper/1731h8
Review by walid

Rating: 2.00
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From the outside the Thai Pepper looks like a small Thai restaurant, and as you enter it confirms your initial thought. However as you go down the steps you'll find a room with plenty more tables as displayed on the picture. The decoration is simple and tries to create a traditional Thai environment with its plants and wooden structures throughout. I had ordered, along with the guys, a Thai Green Curry that was adequately spiced but wasn't very exciting. The coconut rice we had ordered was either forgotten or simply came late which was a big disappointment as the three of us couldn't do much except watch out Thai Green Curry cool down. The bill for the food was reasonable but I do think the management could have offered our beers as an excuse for the lateness in our coconut rice. Overall the food was ok, service was ok (putting to the side the lateness in our rice), the pricing ok, but it's overall strength is in its proximity to the UGC cinema at Swiss Cottage and the Vue Cinemas at Finchley Road.]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:38:17 +0000 /review/uk/london/restaurant/1o8s47/thai-pepper/1731h8680574671 walid 51.542453946531 -0.17578739015397