Elephant Royale review by JM
I went to the restaurant with two friends on Saturday and all of us were very disappointed with the food. To start with we had the duck and vegetarian spring rolls. The duck was minced and fried in breadcrumbs, which sounds nice, but it was tasteless. I would expect some spice, but it had no flavour at all, and the plum sauce could not make up for the tasteless meat. The vegetarian spring rolls were delicious and the best part of the meal for us. For mains we had the chilli tiger prawns. They were good quality prawns, but overcooked to the stage they were soggy, and the texture ruined. The vegetarian curry, lacked vegetables. The main vegetable was potato, rather than mange tout, broccoli and the other greens you would expect in a Thai curry. All the portions were large, but the quantity could not make up for the sub standard quality. I travelled around Thailand for a month and know good Thai food. This doesn’t even come close to anything sampled in Thailand or other good Thai restaurants in London.
The service was ok and the cocktails tasty, but don’t come here expecting great food. At 40 per head, this restaurant isn’t worth a visit. We will not be returning.
I can recommend a good Thai restaurant in London Bridge called Suchard Thai. It doesn’t have lovely views, or the posh décor, but the food is superb! Also it comes at a fraction of the price compared to Elephant Royal.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Overall rating 
Food 2 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 1
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