Comments on: Busaba Eathai, Soho

By: private yoga london

private yoga london — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:13:00 +0000

Best Thai fish cakes I ever had were in a quaint pub in Devon! Not sure how they made ’em, but nothing’s ever come close to how good they were.

By: lou

lou — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:23:48 +0000

I love Thai food and tried Busaba Eathai a couple of times, years ago, but am not a fan - not of the queues nor the food. You can get really good Thai food from lots of places in Soho so I don't understand why people go to Busaba. In your photo, the tod mun fishcakes look burnt and dry. While they should have a rubbery, squidgy consistency they shouldn't *taste* of tire rubber. That's not good. If you can give tod mun one last try (ok, it's my favourite Thai food so it's hard for me to believe that someone might not like it, if it's made properly), Mangosteen on Ganton Street make fab fishcakes. See: http://louble.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/mangosteen/ Or, failing that, here's a great recipe (from Rick Stein) to make them at home, then you can adapt flavours to suit your tastebuds: See: http://louble.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/padstein-one-year-on/ Enjoy! :O)

By: britoutofwater

britoutofwater — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:24:39 +0000

I’m with Greedy Diva…the calamari at Busaba is incredible. Forget all your preconceptions about what calamari is, and just order it…you won’t regret it.

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:12:46 +0000

Yeah, I know they should be chewy. But not like tire rubber, right? That's what these felt like.

Thanks for the info re: pad kwetio and sen chan pad thai.

By: m.

m. — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:31:43 +0000

fyi. thai fishcakes are meant to be chewy. if not then they’re not authentic.

and ‘pad kwetio’ isn’t really thai, it’s some mash up of some chinese noodles with a hint of malaysian and singaporean influence. try their sen chan pad thai – that’s done well.

maybe you need to explore ur thai food a wee bit more 🙂

By: yoga expert

yoga expert — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:46:59 +0000

Busaba also does great juices!!

By: tommy

tommy — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:56:44 +0000

The best thing about Busaba Eathai is the pandan tea with coconut biscuits. And perhaps the stir-fried squid. Another vote for Patara! Another one I like is Chaopraya Eathai which is also near a Busaba and Selfridges.

By: Greedy Diva

Greedy Diva — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:18:45 +0000

Fish cakes are always awful, anywhere – except The Ivy (but that’s a different story). The grilled calamari at Busaba is always good. I think it’s one of the better Thai options around central London – out of an admittedly dismal selection.

By: Melanie Seasons

Melanie Seasons — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:56:04 +0000

I agree on the fish cakes. Had these once here, and never again. Would recommend the butternut squash dish though, it was delicious.

By: Wild Boar

Wild Boar — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:08:23 +0000

mmMMMmm sedap char koay teow~~

By: Krista

Krista — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:53:39 +0000

I do like Patara. Also spa like!

By: Krista

Krista — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:53:10 +0000

I don't know. If I ever learn to cook, I will make Thai fish cakes a priority.