I used to work around the corner from Rosa's, a Thai Restaurant on Hanbury Street in London, near Spitalfields. This small area has a few of the best restaurants in London. Poppies, the best fish and chips in London, is a couple of doors down, and Hawksmoor steakhouse is about a three-minute walk up Commercial Road. Rosa's became a favourite of mine after a colleague and I visited near the start of our employment at the company. That was two and a half years ago, and I'm only just now getting to publish a write-up about it.
The photographs from this visit were taken one rainy evening toward the end of last summer. I had extremely long commutes, so every few months, I'd stay in a hotel near the area to give myself a break from the commutes. This time, I stayed on Brick Lane and my partner and I arrived on the Sunday evening. The rain was pouring down and we decided to get a bite to eat, so I mentioned Rosa's, and we headed out, avoiding all of the calls from the staff at the curry restaurants down Brick Lane. When we arrived, I'd ordered a bottle of Prosecco.
Next up were the starters, and I had the vegetable spring rolls while my partner had crab cakes. The photograph of these didn't turn out very well. I ordered the green thai curry, and this came with its usual sticky rice. My partner had the beef red curry.
I love both the green and red curries here, and everything that I have tried has tasted delicious and is full of flavour with the correct levels of spice. That's what makes Rosa's one of the best Thai restaurants in London.
Afterwards, we decided to have ice cream for dessert. I had coconut flavour and green tea flavour. These were good, but they were not the best ice cream that I've ever had. They did hit the spot after the meal.
Rosa's is located on Hanbury Street near Spitalfields Market. They are open for lunch and dinner each evening, but they do get quite busy as the restaurant is small inside.
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