Lemongrass prides itself on offering a bit of Cambodia in London (the location might as well have been in Cambodia for how hard it was get to!) so I was hoping the journey was worth it.

The menu is large and vast and appears to offer quite a range of Thai food options. Most Thai food I’ve had has been pretty good so I was looking forward to the meal. We had a full three courses starting with Hoi Joi (a crab/chicken dumpling) and going onto mains chosen from the Chef’s house specialties of char-grilled steak, ostrich green curry, and a scallop curry. We finished with desserts of pancake and ice cream, and sticky rice with sweetened mango.

For taste the food was so-so with the scallop curry being the winner for the night. The other dishes, though not exactly horrible, weren’t exactly special or extraordinary. The service, friendly when we did get it, was actually quite lax considering how few other diners there were in the restaurant. Unfortunately there was little in the way of atmosphere in the restaurant though it is an attractively well-lit space.

I’m still of two minds whether I would recommend Lemongrass. I guess it was worth the journey to try it out but I think it would take a special occasion or a special offer to get me out there again. Then again, they do have lobster on their so maybe I should give it another chance just for that …