Bangkok Betty
Mutley's worst-kept secret: a tiny, sweaty, brilliant Thai room where the massaman could end wars and start a few.
The Greed Score
Religious experience
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Massaman beef curry
Drunken noodles for the thrill, massaman for the comfort, a Chang to put out the fire.
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“Drunken noodles with enough heat to file a noise complaint.”
Bangkok Betty does not do gentle. The pad kee mao lands with a wok-char and a chilli hit that climbs slowly and then takes the wheel. We loved every blistering mouthful.
The massaman beef is the softer counterpoint, deep and sweet and slow-cooked into submission, the kind of curry you mop up with rice long after you are full.
Service is chaotic in the best way, the room is the size of a kitchen, and on a Friday you will queue down Mutley Plain. Queue anyway.
What we loved
- + Proper heat
- + Huge flavours
- + Cheap
The niggles
- – Tiny room
- – Cash-only bar
