After living in King's Cross for over a year, I haven't tried many of the local restaurants. Supawan has probably been the one missing the most as friends have told us how good it is. To verify that, we've actually been 3 or times before only to be told the waiting time is too long. Luckily on this impromptu late(ish) Thursday night before Easter we were bestowed the counter seats at the window, perfect for watching the world go by and the subsequent groups of people queuing or being turned away. Lucky.
- Pla Muek Yud Sai (braised stuffed squid with minced chicken, prawn, mushrooms in ginger, lemongrass, palm sugar, dark soy sauce) £13.5 - essentially a soft squid stuffed and served in a masterstock. Hearty, warming and earthy;
- Yum Hua Plee (banana blossom, chilli jam, desiccated coconut, shallots, mint, prawns) £9.5 - quite expensive for this pretty but small amount of salad. The flavours were nice but could have used more herbs within it. The small red chilli bits did build up after a while but nothing too painful;
- Pla Tod Naam Pla (whole sea bass fillets crispy fried, coated in fish sauce, palm sugar served with spicy apple salad) £17.5 - an excellent dish with the fried bones served for picking at also. The morsels were fried well and remains soft on the inside. The palm sugar and fish sauce liquid was only lightly placed under the salad bowl (maybe oddly) but did mean the sauce didn't soak into and soften the fish before you were ready. It was a very good combination of flavours and balance.
It isn't Longrain, but it's more traditional and definitely tasty. There's plenty more dishes I want to try which are mainly the curries, such as the duck or beef. Let's see if I ever get a table again.