Bar Soba

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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.

Tucked next to the Lighthouse, the popular bar serves a wide range of South East Asian fusion food that’s proved a hit with the pre-clubbing crowd. The ground floor bar area and downstairs restaurant space share a cool functional design with booths with low hanging lights, though the well-worn floors and furnishings show that a place this fashionable needs a more durable finish. It can get stowed at weekends when service can suffer but staff are generally on the ball and the big menu, big portions and moderate prices make the food well worth checking out. From standard sushi, Thai and Indonesian choices to burgers and wraps, the menu features a lot of fresh food and vibrant flavours. Pad Thai spring rolls are crisply wrapped and stuffed with noodles, peanuts, green chilli, mint and coriander. Singapore noodles come with strips of beef, chicken and pork fried with fresh chilli, coriander and served with egg noodles in a potent black bean and oyster sauce. Malaysian spicy broth with chicken and king prawns is finished with coconut cream and plenty of fresh chilli and lime.

• High point: Big, fresh flavours
• Low point: A bit scruffy