Yazira Yusoff: Where to Eat?

I've been wanting to write about a restaurant which I love dearly called Mango Tree in Belgravia. It's located about five minutes away from Victoria station, a stone's thrown from the Buckingham Palace and just along the main road that you can hardly miss it.

Two weeks ago, UKEC held its flagship event, the careers fair in University College of London. It's a must-go event for all job seekers in the UK, hence you can imagine the massive influx of Malaysian students bombarding London.

It was a pain for us Londoners as we became the entertainer-cum-informant of the week. We put the yellow luminous vest on with Transport for London badge precariously attached to it and started to act the part immediately - answering phone calls for tube information and directions. TfL's decision to suspend several lines did not help either.

However, looking at the bright side, it was also the week where gatherings and catching-up sessions with fellow friends scattered all over the country were made possible. And this is where the my Mango Tree story comes in. Hehe.

I made a reservation at the restaurant for a group of friends in the morning and headed to Euston for an interview. There, I met a couple of other friends and invited them for dinner. So the group grew bigger. A couple of hours later, I've managed to get more people to join, and the group grew even bigger!! And bigger and bigger.

Unfortunately, there was only one picture for that night.

We were all so busy talking and eating that I forgot to snap more.

Anyway, the restaurant offers authentic Thai cuisine with wide selection of dishes. My eyes went gaga looking at the mouth-watering starters, it was hard to choose. However, my favourite would always be the satay. Believe me, our neighbour's satays are more delicious and juicier than the Malaysian ones. I don't recommend the tom yum soup though, as they have made it less spicy to suit Caucasian tongue.

Then the mains include a variety of their famous Pad Thais, fried rice and dishes with rice. Also, there were grilled lobster, roasted chicken and so much more. And the drinks are excellent with funky thai names.

So, whenever you come to London, don't forget to have lunch or dinner at this restaurant. The food are amazing as they serve the finest meat from qualified suppliers combined with highly selected chefs in the kitchen. The warm and relaxing ambient has attracted stars and renowned people, you'll get to see them here every so often.