Koh Thai Tapas, Triangle South

Koh Thai Tapas
7-9 Triangle South, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1EY
http://www.koh-thai.co.uk

We ended up in Koh Thai Tapas by accident on the weekend. We'd met some friends down on the waterfront and decided to have a nose at the Thai festival going on in the Amphitheatre. We decided we didn't really want to pay the £2 entry fee when it looked like it was winding down for the evening and so we went in search of a beer elsewhere. Our friends asked us about the Koh Thai Tapas pop-up restaurant at the event and we told them they had a branch on the triangle. We also said it was on our list to try out as they have quite a big social presence online and we'd heard good things plus it was often on wriggle for a discount deal.

Seeing as these friends had spent their honeymoon in Thailand and were very big thai food fans we decided as we were already on our way up Park Street we would grab a beer in the Triangle branch and have a nose around. Although they weren't quite open yet, the staff were happy to show up to a table in their lovely hidden walled garden which is a lovely little find in the middle of the triangle and was perfect for what we were after. As soon as we sat down we were talking about coming back with a group.

We split a beer bucket which is a fantastic idea and it was great that they were happy to include a selection of beers which pleased all.  We also had a look at the menu as although our friends had eaten, husband, niece and I were a little peckish. We  just couldn't decide what to have so ordered everything we fancied thinking the portions would be pretty small as most dishes were priced around £6.

I ordered a tapas sized massamann lamb and the pad thai, my niece ordered the dim sum tapas and duck noodle soup and husband ordered the 24 hour ribs tapas and the rice soup. I don't know if Koh Thai Tapas have actually ever eaten tapas as every portion was huge!! Everything was delicious and well cooked and pretty authentic according to our friends. The ribs were actually THE biggest plate of ribs I've ever seen and the "tapas" portion of lamb massamann was big enough that along with a starter you wouldn't have needed anymore. We easily had enough food to feed another couple of people!

It definitely a place to go with friends and the whole place and menu is geared up for group dining and sharing. From the beer buckets to the "per head" priced menu where you tell them what you want to spend per person and they just supply a mix of different things.

The service was a little inconsistent, and one of the waiters really needed cheering up. We had a small oversight on our bill but it was fixed immediately.

But overall, we were impressed and will be back with friends for sure as the whole ethos suits communal eating and sharing with prices designed to ease the bill splitting at the end of the night.