Busaba Eathai & Snog

02 September 2013

And I don't mean a post-curry smooch. But you probably guessed that.

The other day, we went on a unexpected lunchtime double date. It was supposed to be a girly catch up, but the boys managed to weasel their way in somehow (it seems they can switch on their charm when food is involved) and we ended up with the four of us, happy & hungry.

We stuck to the original plan of eating at Busaba Eathai, a Thai cuisine chain. The one we went to is on the restaurant terrace by Westfield in Shepherd's Bush, that stands alongside other popular places like Wahaca & GBK.





Compared to the more upscale Thai restaurants, the offerings on the menu are probably fairly basic. But the quality of the food is quite impressive for the price, and the portions are generous. Three of us went for the green curry, and J chose the pad thai.







I have to say, the chicken in this curry was delicious. Looking at these photos is making me want to eat it again! I chose to have the coconut rice, a favourite of mine that I love to order when available.

After the spiciness, we just couldn't say no to cooling down with some frozen yogurt from Snog inside the Westfield shopping centre. I tried chocolate froyo for the first time, and nothing goes better with chocolate than raspberries (along with strawberries, peanut butter, banana, caramel, sea salt... and lots of other things).






To burn off some of that food, of course I went for a walk around the shops. I managed to find good birthday presents for my little sister (not so little, 22 now!) so all in all, it was a good day.



12 comments:

  1. that sounds so good! i wish there was one of those restaurants near me

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    1. they are big chains so hopefully they will make their way to you soon! x

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  2. That froyo looks delicious - I'm up for any kind of most-meal sugary treat any time of the day :) The portions for the green curry do look generous and I'm sure the chicken was very tender and moist!

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    1. oh the chicken was seriously seriously good! x

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  3. mmm oh my gosh, this all looks to die for! I'm yet to try a Snog, but they look so yummy! x

    The Little Things

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    1. i do think they are one of the best frozen yogurt chains in London, i hope you try it soon :) x

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  4. I cannot believe the guys followed you around the shops! Perhaps I should take my boyfriend for a nice lunch beforehand too :)

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    1. haha unfortunately we parted ways after lunch... E followed me around but had the handy excuse of being busy on the phone with estate agents ;) i'm pretty sure you could bribe anything out of a boy with good food though! x

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  5. Food envy du jour! Now I am smitten for frozen yogurt and fruit.

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  6. Your food posts are so fantastic and make me so hungry!

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  7. Looks wonderful! I'm a bit jealous though because it's really hard to find frozen yogurt here in Sweden and I love it!

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  8. Your title made me laugh - especially your first sentence disclaimer ;) And can you stop making me hungry at work!?! Goodness gracious.

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