Restaurant Review: Bo Tree Restaurant
Posted: 30 July '09 by Niall
Bo Tree Restaurant
In the middle of a long week at work, with our spirits dampened by the daily down-pour, Kelly and I went to the Bo Tree Restaurant on Belfast University Road. We’ve been several times before but this was the first time that we’ve gone with notebook in hand and with our “reviewers” hats on!
I’ll start by qualifying this review – it’s probably biased. I love Thai food and the Bo Tree in equal measure.
The decor of the restaurant is fairly spartan – white walls, simple layout, and basic seating – but there are enough wall hangings and statutes to let you know that you’re in a Thai restaurant. I’d recommend going slightly later than we did – when it starts to get dark the candles on the tables make it a far more relaxed and cosy atmosphere.
The service was (as always) impeccable – the waiting staff are always polite, knowledgeable about the food, and very attentive without being intrusive – and are always on-hand to fetch another chilled Singha beer to put out those fires caused by the (excellent) Green Curry!
The highlight, however, was the food. As I said, both Kelly and I really enjoy Thai food (come to think of it, is there any food that we don’t enjoy!?) – and we certainly weren’t disappointed on this visit to the Bo Tree either. Our starters were deep-fried jumbo prawns in panko and small dumplings filled with minced pork, garlic and water chestnuts – and our mains were Gai Pad Ped (stir fried chicken with curry paste, Thai herbs and lime leaves) and Phed Pad Ped (stir fried duck with curry paste, Thai herbs, lime leaves and baby aubergines), with side dishes of noodles and Pad Thai noodles respectively. Regular top-ups of the chilled Singha beer were definitely needed with my dish.
Now, a word about the desserts – don’t expect the sugar-y, chocolate-y, cream-filled confections you get at our Western restaurants. Thai desserts are all steamed custards, banana, coconut, and sesame seeds – but that’s right up my street. Kelly, on the other hand, always goes for the ice-cream – in this case four scoops of chocolate ice-cream with dark chocolate pieces and wafer straws.
Despite the fact that the prices for the desserts were a little expensive, we left the Bo Tree Restaurant considerably happier and more content than when we entered – which is about all you can ask of any restaurant!
At last – an authentic Thai restaurant in Belfast..
| Starters: | |
|---|---|
| Khanom Jeeb | £6.50 |
| Kung Chup | £7.25 |
| Main Courses: | |
| Gai Pad Ped | £8.95 |
| Kueytiew Phol | £3.50 |
| Phed Pad Ped | £8.95 |
| Phat Thai | £8.95 |
| Desserts: | |
| Chocolate Ice-Cream | £4.20 |
| Saug Kaya | £5.20 |
| Sundries: | |
| 3 Singha Beer | £11.90 |
| Total: | £65.40 |
Bo Tree Restaurant
31 University Road
Belfast
County Antrim
BT7 1NA
Tel: 028 9024 7722
w: www.botreethai.com
e: info@botreethai.com
You can also see Bo Tree Restaurant on Google Maps
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