I went there after seeing SM's star for this place. The som tum had probably been prepared several hours earlier and was splashed on to a plate and dished out. Terrible. I returned it – to the shock of the waiter. The chicken satay was distinctly ordinary.

They even managed to screw up a glass of coke! The drink has absolutely no fizz. I thought maybe they got an unluck y can but no, they use 1 litre bottles instead of individual cans and we got the dregs of one such bottle – and the CO2 in that had long gone up to the ozone layer. Disgusting and reckless attitude – tuned to making a buck as fast as possible.

The mains – the pad thai, stank of something stale. The red curry – was very good – the only somewhat saving grace of the place.

The service overall was a bit like what you'd expect at a roadside stall in Bangkok – which is fine if the food is equivalent! But it is not. Would never return and will take SM's reccomendations with a pinch of salt going forward.