Busaba St Christopher's Place 8-13 Bird Street, London W1U 1BU

"We visited on a Super busy Saturday afternoon in December, we were seated quite quickly despite how busy it was, this is because they have large square tables with communal seating. The interior is atmospheric, low light and a bit sexy with incense, candles and little pools of floating flowers as you enter. For a chain restaurant, the food is very good and not too expensive. The menu is varied and they update it regularly without getting rid of classic favourites like the Thai Calamari which is now available in a vegan version and is just as tasty as the original. The toilets are clean and monitored regularly."

"Busaba by St Christopher's place was right next to our first apartment in London. This was quite dangerous. We ate here a lot. I remember vividly enjoying their crab fried rice many a time. We visited again after 4 years and tried some new things - we were very happy to see the main owner still there and he was super friendly. We had the Weeping Tiger Jay - this was really interesting because they were big pieces of soy that resembled almost like a beef, in an almost sweet sauce. I really enjoyed it. We also had the Red Jungle Curry. I was pretty surprised with this one because it didn't say it was vegetarian, but it also didn't list any meat in it. I figured that the curry paste may have had fish in it or there was fish sauce in the dish. The dish actually came with big chunks of chicken! So I was a bit surprised, but I also didn't ask which was my fault. We enjoyed it anyway. The side of greens were also delicious with really nice hints of garlic and ginger. Everything was wonderfully flavoured and our waitress was very good. We were so happy to be able to visit again and be so happy with the food!"

"Went here 2 days ago before my movie starts. Ordered beef red curry, rice and chicken strew. Chicken is very delicious while beef is a bit too salty. So I have to mix them otherwise I cannot finish the beef. Maybe next time I will order 2 small plates rather than a big curry."

"Wonderful service from the staff across the board, delicious food and great atmosphere. Went with a bigger group (12) for a friends birthday and the order was perfect and even got some prawn crackers on the house! The birthday girl got many glasses of Prosecco on the house too!only thing I found was the music was a bit too loud was difficult to hear sometimes"

"Great attentive staff, the rating is due to some dishes been not so fresh in my opinion. The Calamari starter is great, chicken satay nothing special to be honest. The crispy duck in the noodles didn't taste very fresh. The staff really are very friendly and attentive however but the food can be improved."