Thai Corner is somewhere I had been meaning to revisit for ages - I went with some friends from work when I was still at school and loved it, so wanted to go back and see if I could trust my younger self's judgement! Laura, a friend from uni, was working in Twyford this week so James and I met up with her for what we hoped would be a lovely Thai meal!
The restaurant is not in the nicest location - near Primark, and on the edge of the town centre, it could definitely be in a more salubrious area, but the interior of the restaurant is actually very smart. The dark, shiny furnishings and bar, coupled with dim lighting, made it feel quite formal, but not oppressively so - the waitresses were very friendly and there was quite a loud and buzzy atmosphere.
We decided to choose three starters to share - chicken satay
Spicy thai sausage with roasted peanut and ginger (bit of a rubbish picture, sorry!)
And thai fishcakes with sweet chilli dipping sauce
They were all really good, but I think my favourite was the spicy sausage! It was extremely spicy, but stopped just before being unbearably so - you could still taste all the flavours and the cool ginger cut through the chilli kick! The fishcakes were delicious too - thai fishcakes are always more dense than western ones, I find, which I really like, as you actually feel like you're eating fish as opposed to mashed potato plus breadcrumbs and a little bit of fish! They also avoided being greasy and tasted fresh and well flavoured. The chicken satay was probably my least favourite but only because it was the least remarkable - the satay sauce was nice and peanutty, but the chicken was a tiny bit on the dry side, so I found you really needed the sauce. The presentation was nice for all the dishes - the little vegetable carved flowers in the side salads were much admired, and then dipped in the satay sauce.
For main, I went for thai red curry with prawns and sticky rice
I loved the little bamboo pot which they served the sticky rice in! Presentation doing well again - the vibrant colours of the curries also looked great against the white bowls. The sauce was creamy with a lovely flavour of coconut, and a hint of spice; although I might have preferred it to be a bit hotter, it meant I could appreciate the flavours in the sauce more. The prawns were fat and juicy and the veg added bulk and a nice crunch, and the sticky rice soaked up the sauce and all its flavours and was just delicious!
James had exactly the same as me but with egg fried rice...
...which I tried and which was light, fluffy and suitably eggy, and Laura had thai green curry with chicken and jasmine rice
The portions of rice were very big and next time I would probably share one to leave room for a whole pudding to myself - as it was, James and I could only share one! I was torn as to what to choose, but James thought we should have something described as a coconut pancake - banana fritters will have to wait for next time!
I have absolutely no idea what the pancake was made of, but it was a really interesting dessert! The coconut was dessicated so had a slightly grainy texture which wasn't altogether pleasant, but paired with the ice cream it tasted like a thick coconut custard in a thin batter, and it was delicious!
I think it's safe to say after this meal that I definitely can trust the judgement of my younger self (although how I wish I could take back half of those Nandos trips!). I can't comment on how authentically Thai-tasting the food might have been as I have never been to Thailand, but it is Thai owned which must count for something - and the most important thing is that I thought the food was delicious. I'll hopefully go back soon as there are so many other dishes I would love to try - the "Gang Mussaman" being next on my list!
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