Begging Bowl Thai Restaurant

Peckham Ryes Begging bowl restaurant

I spent a few hours with my brothers at the Begging Bowl Thai restaurant in Peckham Rye’s Bellenden  road for a celebratory meal .Sitting  by their large open windows, enjoying the the rare London sun, the  first  30 mins were spent quizzing the youngest brother about how he managed to pull off 2 good job offers in one afternoon. The secret seems to be a bucket load of self belief mixed with a dash of the invincibility of youth. As the cocktails were flowing, very easy, it was time to order food . A friendly member of staff came over and said ‘sharing platters’. We all stared at her……my brothers and I do not share food. After a few seconds it was agreed  to go for three large individual dishes and two smaller sharing dishes, so that brotherly love could continue.  Here are some of the evenings pictures

 

Red turmeric squid , kaffir lime leaf , Thai garlic , sour child sauce
Begging bowl Thai restaurant : Red turmeric squid , kaffir lime leaf , Thai garlic , sour chilli sauce . This squid and sour chilli sauce was a match made in heaven

 

Northern Thai charcoal grilled sausage, ginger , Vietnamese mint
Begging Bowl Thai restaurant: Northern Thai charcoal grilled sausage, ginger , Vietnamese mint . Recommended by the staff, this went well with our sticky rice.

 

Deep fried whole seabass, green mango, white turmeric, roasted rice , tamarind chilli dressing
Deep fried whole seabass, green mango, white turmeric, roasted rice , tamarind chilli dressing . Sweet , sticky and tangy , you find yourself drawn to this fish after the first and second bite. Caleb tucked into my dish quite a bit , however I felt it was okay to break our official no sharing pact as he was man of the day. I wouldn’t share this next time me thinks.

 

Guinea fowl green curry , palm heart , pea aubergine , apple aubergine
The Begging Bowl thai restaurant : Guinea fowl green curry , palm heart , pea aubergine , apple aubergine. Another accomplished dish.

 

Khanom jeen nam ya - noodles , wild ginger , red coconut cured salmon belly curry , wing beans , Thai basil , pullet egg , rice whey fermented mustard greens .
The Begging bowl thai restaurant: Khanom jeen nam ya – noodles , wild ginger , red coconut cured salmon belly curry , wing beans , Thai basil , pullet egg , rice whey fermented mustard greens .

 

For good Thai food in a buzzing atmosphere, you will find it difficult finding a better restaurant in Peckham rye. I noticed that a few readers on Tripadvisor also rate this place highly.The Begging bowl is definitely a restaurant worth visiting

Our 5 dishes , 4 cocktails ,  2 beers , a bottle of water and unlimited sticky and jasmine rice all came up to £132 , so a just little on the pricey side for 3 people but not too bad considering its London.

If you are watching the pennies, On saturday  and sunday  the cocktails are 2 for the price of 1. So treat a friend, or  if like me, you would rather not share, go on your own and treat yourself.

I love eating out in Peckham rye. Check out another brilliant restaurant I reviewed. This ones Italian.

 

4 Comments

  1. July 29, 2019 / 2:21 am

    That deep-fried sea bass looks amazing! I feel like it’s rare for me to come across a restaurant that serves deep-fried whole fish, but every time I find a place, I never regret ordering it.

    Mai
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    • Michael Makele
      Author
      July 30, 2019 / 10:51 pm

      It was very tasty as well lol. Do you recommend any other restaurants serving whole seabass

  2. August 5, 2019 / 1:08 am

    Thai food is delicious. Oooh, I love the tumeric squid. The good you ordered looks delicious and love that it came out super cheap! Glad you enjoyed it!

    Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me

    • Michael Makele
      Author
      September 11, 2019 / 7:04 pm

      Thanks Nancy…I enjoyed every bite . Do you recommend any good thai restaurants ?

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