Thai Square - Islington

Cuisines:

Thai

Thai Square - Islington
347-349 Upper St
London
N1 0PD

Nearest tubes:

Angel

Description of Thai Square - Islington

The Thai Square group have done a good job of turning three levels of shops near Angel Tube into a recommendable mid-priced restaurant. Tall ceilings, lots of natural light, plants and traditional Thai art are among the nice touches that make for a genuinely comfortable eating environment. Overlooking the large main dining room is an equally spacious mezzanine, often reserved for private parties. The bar's in the basement. Pick of the consistently good menu are Thai-restaurant staples, pad thai and green chicken curry. The more adventurous like weeping tiger. Not the real thing, of course, but a spicy beef dish. The vegetarian menu fills an entire page. Lovely staff. All in all, very good value.

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Thai Square - Islington Reviews

Natasha Francis reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 31/12/2008

For good Thai food i will allways recommend Thai Square. service an be a bit slow but otherwise makes up for it in the food.

PA reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 30/12/2008

Average food, rude waiting staff.

RL reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 01/01/2009

The Islington Thai Square isn't the prettiest restaurant ever, but it's a good value and laid-back member of the London chain. The food is very tasty, and best experienced as part of a good size group when you order a range of dishes and try everything. The one black mark is for service: on this visit, there were ten-minute gaps between dishes in the same course arriving, and there was always a waiter when you didn't want one, and never when you did - but having been before, this isn't typical.

NA reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 08/11/2008

The Tom Kha Gai was delicious as were the curries. Food is above average Thai for London but the room lacks ambience and they did rush us through the courses pretty quickly.

JN reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 03/12/2008

Thai Square Islington was a perfect venue for a mid-week dinner!

SM reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 05/12/2008

Thai Square Islington has great ambience,. It is clearly a popular choice for many people, as every table was taken when we arrived. The food was superb and we throughly enjoyed it. The staff are very polite, they gave us time to enjoy our meal, without any unnecessary interruptions. We were chatting so much that we forgot the time, when I looked around I realised we were the last in the restaurant and it was closed....even then the staff didn't interrupt us....

Michael Connolly reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 14/12/2008

Food was ok but not great. Service fine. Reasonable value for money

AM reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 20/12/2008

Food was nice at Thai Square Islington. The staff were a bit rushed and impersonal but apart from that, a nice night.

JH reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 29/11/2008

Good food and nice atmosphere, perfect for birthday parties, though you have to have one of the set menu's (there are 3) if there are 10 or more of you but the variety was impressive.

MD reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 12/11/2008

The Thai Square in Islington has very attentive staff who are very well mannered too. The food was well presented and tasted very nice indeed. My only criticism would be that the green chicken curry was hotter than I have had elsewhere and caught me by surprise.

Andy Dunmore reviewed Thai Square - Islington on 07/01/2009

we arrived late at Thai Square due to the underground. We were unable to phone ahead so when we arrived we were met with rudness by the staff. We were rushed into ordering even though our table wasn't ready. When we ordered a course and asked for more we were told that we could only order one more due to the kitchen closing. Shame as the food is great and having been here before it was great then. Will try again though as usually value for money.

Thai Square - Islington Menus

Thai Square - Islington Sample vegetarian set menu

Starters

- Vegetarian mixed starters; poh pia tod (vegetarian spring roll, vermicelli and vegetables wrapped in rice paper, served with sweet plum sauce), tod mun kow pod (corn cake, deep fried corn spiced with curry paste and mixed with chopped lime leaves), served with sweet chilli sauce, vegetable tempura (deep fried mixed vegetable in batter. Served with sweet chilli sauce), vegetable satay (char-grilled bean curd, tomato, pineapple and capsicum in skewer, served with peanut sauce), Thai vegetarian curry puff (mixed vegetable, sweet corn, potato with curry powder in triangle pastry) popular spicy lemon grass soup wiyh mushroom and fresh chilli

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- Tom yum hed (popular spicy lemon grass soup wiyh mushroom and fresh chilli)

Main Courses

- Tao hoo pad med mamuang (stir fried bean curd with cashew nuts and garnished with roasted chilli)
- Hed hom nor mai farang (stir fried asparagus with shitake musroom in thick soy sauce)
- Priew wan pak (Thai style sweet and sour mixed vegetables)
- Gang kiew wan jay (green vegetarian curry, cooked in coconut milk with thai baby aubergines and sweet basil leaves)
- Kra praw pak (spicy stir fried mixed vegetables with chilli, basil leaves, onion and fresh young peppercorn)
- Vegetarian pad Thai noodles
- Stir fried mixed vegetable
- Steamed rice

Thai Square - Islington Sample a la carte

Starters

- "Thai square" selection (chicken satay, marinated and char-grilled served with spicy peanut sauce - minimum two people)
- Poh pia goong (prawn spring roll served with chilli sauce)
- Gai hor bai teoy (chicken pieces marinated with our secret ingredients, individually wrapped in spinach leaves and deep fried served with a sweet chilli sauce)
- Kanom jeeb (Thai dim sum served with a soya vinaigrette dressing)

Other starters are available.

Main Courses

- Gang kiew wan (choice of beef, chicken or prawn green curry uses fresh green chilli and is cooked in coconut milk with pea aubergines, lime leaves and sweet basil leaves - relatively hot)
- Gang dang (choice of beef, chicken or prawn red curry uses dried long red chilli instead of fresh green chilli and is not so hot cooked in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, lime leaves and basil leaves and garnished with shredded red chilli)
- Gang pa (jungle curry - choice of beef, chicken or venison: jungle curry with dried long red chilli cooked in chicken broth with fresh, young green pepper corns, shredded grachai, aubergines, bamboo shoots and long beans)
- Panang curry (choice of beef, chicken or prawn cooked in coconut cream, presented relatively dry and garnished with shredded lime leaves - relatively hot)
- Mussamun curry (choice of beef, chicken or lamb: mild Muslim ragout from the south of Thailand, cooked in rich coconut curry sauce with onions and peanuts)
- Gang phed ped yang (red duck curry cooked in coconut milk with lychees, pineapple and lime leaves)

Other main courses are available.

Desserts

- A selection of desserts are available.

Thai Square - Islington Sample set Silver menu

Starters

- Thai square mixed starter; chicken satay (marinated chicken breast, char grilled and served with peanut sauce), spring roll (deep fried spring roll, stuffed with dried mushroom, shredded cabbage, carrots and vermicelli, roll in the rice paper), Thai vegetarian curry puff (mixed vegetable, sweet corn, potato with curry powder in triangle pastry), kanom pang na gai (deep fried minced chicken, paper and coriander root, spread on triangle bread), crispy wanton (mixed minced prawn and chicken wrapped in the rice paper)

Main Courses

- Goong kratiam (stir fried king prawn sauteed with garlic and pepper)
- Moo priew wan (Thai style sweet and sour pork)
- Gang kiaw wan gai (Thai green chicken curry: cooked with fresh green chilli paste in coconut milk with fresh Thai aubergines bamboo shoots and sweet basil leaves)
- Gai pad med mamuang (stir fried chicken sautee' with cashew nut, capsicum, onions and spring onion, garnished with roasted chilli)
- Nua kra praw (stir fried beef with Thai holy basil leaves, onion and fresh chillies)
- Fried plain egg noodles with bean sprouts and spring onion
- Mixed vegetable in oyster sauce
- Steam rice

Thai Square - Islington Sample set Gold menu

Starters

- Thai square mixed starter; chicken satay (marinated chicken breast, char grilled and served with peanut sauce), spring roll (deep fried spring roll, stuffed with dried mushroom, shredded cabbage, carrots and vermicelli, roll in the rice paper), Thai vegetarian curry puff (mixed vegetable, sweet corn, potato with curry powder in triangle pastry), kanom pang na gai (deep fried minced chicken, paper and coriander root, spread on triangle bread), butterfly prawn (deep fried prawn in batter and bread crumbs with sweet plum)

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- Tom yum goong (hot and spicy lemongrass soup with prawn)

Main Courses

- Goong kra praw (stir fried king prawn with thai holy basil leaves, onion and fresh chillies)
- Pla priew wan (thai style sweet and sour with sea bass in batter)
- Gang kiaw wan gai (thai green chicken curry: cooked with fresh green chilli paste in coconut milk with fresh thai aubergines and sweet basil leaves)
- Phed makham (roasted duck breast, thinly sliced and topped with exotic tamarind sauce and crispy seaweed)
- Pad nau mun hoi (stir fried beef with mushroom,carrots and spring onion in oyster sauce)
- Pad thai noodles
- Mixed vegetable in oyster sauce
- Steamed rice

Desserts

- Vanilla ice cream
- Coffee or tea

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