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The Som Saa duo opened this Thai bar and grill in Borough Market, having successfully crowdfunded for a new location pre-pandemic. This spot accommodates 80 guests on three floors of an old coach house, and will focus on grilled dishes including whole fish and marinated half chickens, cooked in the style of southern Thailand.

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6 Park Street, London, SE1 9AB

Kolae Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Kolae Restaurant in SE1, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Kolae restaurant.
J P
I had read that the upstairs room here was ...
Reviewed 16 days ago

"I had read that the upstairs room here was soulless but it was warm and friendly last night. Some seriously hot, but also really tasty food. The star for me was deep-fried prawn heads. Intensely savoury and rich. Similarly the kale was excellent as was the green mango salad. Make sure you order too much!"

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Andrew C
Achingly cool space stripped back to the na...
Reviewed 7 months, 13 days ago

"Achingly cool space stripped back to the naked brick. Well-trained staff are professional but not diffident. Food is a tight selection of distinctive dishes. Some (e.g. Pepper Curry) are hot enough to immobilize your central nervous system, so ask. Others, like Soy Braised Pork, are not, but still rich in flavors. Mussel skewer is an incipient classic (it is the complex sauce flavors and grill char). Fisherman's hot and sour soup with squid and mussels is a winning elevation of what is usually the most prosaic of dishes. Wine list is in the "small, but well chosen" idiom. Great to see just about everything available by the glass. Great addition to the area and recommend it."

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Sarah B
We sat at the counter for lunch and I hugel...
Reviewed 7 months, 24 days ago

"We sat at the counter for lunch and I hugely enjoyed watching the chefs work and having the chance to chat to them. The food was spot on - full of flavour, with a good balance across the menu in terms of heat and flavour profile. The mussel skewers were definitely the standout dish. The chef explained that they steam the mussels before marinating them in curry paste, hot smoking them, and finally finishing them over coals with a second sauce. The care and time that had gone into the dish really showed in the deep, smokey flavour, which was bursting with vibrancy and all of the delicacy and aromatic spicing that I would expect of a top class Thai dish. "

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Matthew C
Wow! Sitting at the bar watching these guys...
Reviewed 10 months, 8 days ago

"Wow! Sitting at the bar watching these guys work is a great treat"

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What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Daily Telegraph

William Sitwell declared himself “exquisitely tortured” by the southern Thai cooking at the Borough Market sibling of Spitalfields favourite Som Sea – even if the subtler flavours were drowned out by the spicing.

“The instrument of delightful, moreish terror is a dried prawn and shrimp paste relish. It sits in a small earthy mound seemingly sprouting little white flowers in a pretty bowl, and you dip in a radish or some beetroot or cucumber. And then it blows your head off.”

William Sitwell - 2024-07-07
6 Park Street, London, SE1 9AB

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