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This is little cheap eats cracker for those of you living or working near to Wandsworth Town. Nestled on the South Circular at the bottom of West Hill, this lunch time only Thai “take away” is definitely worth a visit. It’s a tiny little place and although it’s called a take away it does have seating inside for about 15 or so people. When I turned up just after 1pm there was a short queue but it quickly grew until it was a long way out the door. Many of the customers ordered a take away box but I decided to eat in and get a real feel for the place.

So how was it I hear you ask?

Well, generally it was very good. The menu isn’t extensive but what they have looks and tastes great. The food isn’t cooked fresh for each customer, instead you have a range of options kept warm on a Bain Marie / hot plate and served by a friendly little Thai lady. I ordered a plate of egg fried rice with a Thai red chicken curry and a portion of beef in black been sauce. I was also offered some chilli sauce which rather foolishly I accepted. Believe me when I say you don’t want too much of this stuff, unless you really know your chillies - it’s not for the feint hearted. There are also a small range of other sauces on a side table should you wish to liven up your lunch even more.

The Thai curry tasted quote authentic although it didn’t really have the rich spicy flavours I’ve come to expect from other Thai cheap eats. The beef was very succulent and tasty and despite being a strange mix with the Thai curry I was pleased to have tried a variety of dishes. The egg fried rice was excellent and plentiful and overall I was very pleased. It was a large plate of food and all for the handsome price of £3.20.

Looking around the cafe I could see a lot of happy faces, with people tucking into spare ribs, sweet and sour and about half a dozen other dishes. The other diners were mostly local office workers and I suspect this place is a bit of a local legend. I know for a fact next time I work from home I’ll be popping in. I’ve been trying to think of a negative for this review and the only one I can think of is the place only opens at lunch time. What a shame for those who live locally and work in town.

For the price this is an essential cheap eat.

Overall rating 9/10.