Time 4 Thai
- Food served: Mon–Thu noon–2.30pm, 5–11.30pm; Fri/Sat noon–11.30pm; Sun 1–11.30pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 4
- Private dining: Up to 40 covers
- Also offers: Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs
- Music on stereo: Modern Thai music, very quietly
- Capacity: 120
- Largest group: 120
- Open since: 2005
- Average price:
£9.80 (set lunch)
£20 (evening meal) - House wine: £13.95 per bottle
- BYOB: £6 corkage
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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.
Whilst the décor in Time 4 Thai reflects the conventions of George Street style-bar chic, and comes off looking more like an airport’s executive lounge, the welcome is pure class – there’s enough warmth here to power a small country. Choose between embracing the inner Jekyll with a seat on the more light and airy Castle Street side, or go Hyde in the low-lit booths at the back, then consult the massive menu. It’s a tough call, but a starter of delicately fragranced steamed jumbo king prawn explodes with coriander, lime and chilli, and just narrowly beats the succulent chicken and sweetcorn fritters. A main course of grilled chicken salad with green mango and sweet chilli paste is just extraordinarily good – the shredded mango offering a deliciously piquant counterpoint to the smoke of the char-grilled meat. Desserts include a deep fried banana with raisin and coconut wrapped in ultra-thin crispy pastry that is served with honey and ice-cream and sounds fussy but will be gone in the time it took you to read that sentence.
- High point: It’s not just style, there’s real substance here
- Low point: Temptation to hit a style bar on the way home
Reviews of Time 4 Thai (45 North Castle Street, Edinburgh)
- 4. rodti, Edinburgh – 26 October 2011, 1:04pmTime 4 ThaiReport
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'Time 4 Thai', or 'Time 2 Die'?
First time visit to Time 4 Thai yesterday at lunchtime with a party of 10 or so colleagues, booked in advance. The restaurant was probably less than half full, but clean and with pleasant, vibrant decor. Things went very rapidly downhill from there, at least for me and one other diner.
I ordered the vegetable spring rolls as a starter and a thai green curry with tofu, and made it very clear to the waiter that I had a mushroom allergy. He asked again for the items I'd ordered, and confirmed that there were no mushrooms in either dish. I was served and was about to tuck in when the colleague next to me, who unbeknown to me also had a mushroom allergy, raised concerns with the waiter. Meanwhile several of our other colleagues opened their spring rolls only to find plenty of mushrooms in there. Eventually, after having to reiterate that we had food allergies, our starters were whisked away, and only after some time were alternative orders taken. I was brought a particularly scant 'vegetable salad'.
After all this I was starving and looking forward to my green curry with tofu, which arrived without and tofu. I couldn't even be bothered complaining by this point.
I'm not sure where the breakdown in communication lies in this restaurant, with either the staff not familiar with the dishes or not bothering to confirm ingredients with the chef, but I wouldn't touch a restaurant that doesn't take food allergies seriously with a bargepole.
- 3. CBBW, Edinburgh – 13 January 2011, 6:28pm
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I always find the food here excellent....only one complaint - portion size could be a bit bigger!
- 2. Sally Pinkerp, Edinburgh – 30 September 2010, 1:28pmTime 4 ThaiReport
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I also totally disagree with the review above. Having eaten here last week, the food was really excellent - and also not expensive at all. The only complaint I would have is that the ambiance is a bit too smart and snazzy for my own liking and the service is so polite (bordering on subservient) that it almost made me feel uncomfortable. But this is a subjective personal preference, and in terms of quality of food, and value, it was fantastic.
- 1. Derek&Wendy, Broxburn – 19 June 2010, 10:39amTime 4 ThaiReport
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"The new edition of the List's Eating & Drinking Guide is available in the shops and online with fully updated reviews of over 800 restaurants, cafés and bars.
This review is taken from the current (2010) edition."I have just read the review from the above and would like to vehemently disagree.
My wife son and I have just had the most delightful meal which was well cooked well presented and filling and complimented by the atmosphere in the restaurant created by the decor and the staff.
My son has just returned from a holiday in Thailand and his comment was that the food was as good as the food he had there.
On top of all this it was not expensive.
Derek Everest
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