Lets Go There - Elephant Royale - Gants Hill, Thai Restaurant in Ilford, Essex

Elephant Royale - Gants Hill

Average: £24 and under
Payment Options: Cash, cheque and all major credit cards
Cuisine: Thai
Tube: Gants Hill (BR)
Opening Time: Mon - Thu: 12pm - 3pm & 6:30pm - 11:30pm
Fri & Sat 12pm - 3pm & 6:30pm - 12am
Sun: 12pm - 3pm & 6:30pm - 11pm

It's true that you get what you pay for. If it's authentic royal Thai cuisine of the highest quality you're after, then allow Elephant Royale to give your local, soggy Thai a run for its money. This restaurant offers an authentic Siamese theatre. The dining room is reached by a small bridge over a stream filled with colourful Koi Carp. There's even a waterfall. Add the plants, imported artefacts and traditionally-dressed waiting staff and the Elephant Royale makes quite an impression. Happily, so does the food. All the tempting Thai classics are here - tom yum soup, spicy salads, chicken satay, red, yellow and green curries, pad thai... To get a real taster go on a Sunday when you can choose from tens of buffet dishes. Live music on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Information for Groups

Christmas parties, business lunches, birthdays and all manner of get-togethers of up to 120 people can be held here. Group menu options are a la carte, set and buffet. The Sunday buffet is half-price for children. Good vegetarian selection. Take pre and post dinner drinks in the Polyensian (think beach hut) bar. Mojitos, mai thais and pina coladas go down very well, though there are more exotic offerings. International wine list. Solo musicians play from 8pm on Wednesdays, and from 8.30am Fridays and Saturdays. There's a modest dance floor should the mood take you.

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Sample Menu

Starters

- Paradise Platter (minimum 2 people) £9.50 per person
- Thai Lettuce Wraps £9.90
- Satay Chicken £7.90
- Satay King Prawns £9.50
- Stuffed Chicken Wings £7.90
- Pandanus Chicken £8.50
- Kratong Tong (Golden Baskets) £6.50
- Thai Fish Cake £6.90
- Bangkok Crab Claws £10.50
- Paper Prawn £7.90
- Toong Ngeon Yuang (Golden Parcels) £6.50
- Thai Spare Ribs £7.90
- Thai Dim Sum £5.50
- King Prawn Tempura £9.50
- Spring Rolls £5.50

Soup:
- Tom Som Pla £7.50
- Tom Yum Kung £7.50
- Tom Yum Kai £5.50
- Tom Kha Kai £5.50
- Gulf of Thailand (minimum 2 persons) £7.50 per person

Salads:
- Yum Neua (Beef salad) £9.50
- Som Tarn (Papaya Salad) £7.50
- Glass Noodle Salad £6.90
- Pla Kung (King prawn salad) £10.50

Vegetarian:
- Paradise Platter Ja (minimum 2 persons) £7.50 per head
- Spring Rolls Ja £5.50
- Paper Corn £5.50
- Thai Corn Cake £5.50
- Vegetable Tempura £6.50
- Tom Som Hed £4.90
- Tom Yum Hed £4.90
- Tom Kha Hed £4.90

Main

Chef Speciality:
- Duck Royale (starter) £8.50
- Soft Shell Crab (starter) £6.50
- Fragrant Duck Salad £9.50
- Chicken Mango Salad £8.50
- Pattaya Dover Sole £21.50
- Sea Bass Manow £19.50
- Chiang Mai Tiger Prawns £12.50
- Panaeng King Prawn or Scallop Curry (Red Curry) £12.50
- Crab Yellow Curry £15.00
- Lobster Yellow Curry (2 people) £38.00
- Chunchi Tofu £8.50

Seafood:
- The Sea on Fire (mixed seafood) £13.50
- Phuket Mixed Seafood £12.50
- Pad Kra Prao Seafood £12.50
- Steamed Hotpot £12.50
- Lobster and Seafood with Herbs £28.00
- Royal Thai £13.50
- Chuchi Tiger Prawns £13.50
- Chilli Tiger Prawns £13.50
- Garlic Tiger Prawns £13.50
- Spicy King Prawns £11.50
- Sweet & Sour King Prawns £11.50
- Sweet & Sour Fish £10.50
- Landing Fish (sea bass) £18.00
- Siam Sea Bass £18.00
- Garlic Fish £10.50
- Pla Lad Prik £10.50
- Grilled Scallops in Garlic Sauce £13.50
- Scallops Thailand £12.50
- Fried Crispy Garlic Squid £9.50
- Fried Mussels with Garlic & Chilli Paste £8.90
- Fried Mussels with Sweet Chilli Sauce £8.90

Poultry:
- Kai Kra Prao £9.50
- Sweet & Sour Chicken £8.50
- Chicken with Ginger £8.50
- Chicken with Cashew Nuts £8.50
- E-Sam Kai Yang (Half Chicken) £10.50
- Bangkok Chicken £8.50
- Ped Makharm (Imperial Duck) £10.50
- Drunken Duck £9.50

Beef:
- Suea Rong Hai (Weeping Tiger) £11.50
- Neua Kra Prao £8.50
- Sam Sa Hai Stir Fried £9.50
- Neua Pad Prik (Spicy Beef) £9.50

Lamb:
- Lamb and Herbs £9.50
- Pad Lamb £9.50

Pork:
- Garlic Pork £8.50
- Sweet & Sour Pork £8.50
- Pork with Ginger £8.50

Curries:
- Kaeng Kari Kung (Yellow King Prawn Curry) £12.50
- Khiew Warm Beef or Chicken Curry (Green Curry) £8.50
- Pork Pad Prik Khing (Dry Red Pork Curry) £8.50
- Roast Duck Curry (Red Duck Cury) £9.50
- Panaeng Beef or Chicken Curry (Red Curry) £8.50
- Massaman Lamb, Beef or Chicken £10.50

Vegetables:
- Thai Morning Glory £7.50
- Fine Long Beens £7.50
- Oyster Mushrooms with Basil £7.50
- Fried Spinach with Oyster Sauce £6.50
- Mixed Vegeatbles in Oyster Sauce £6.50

Rice:
- Kao Ob Subpraroud (Pineapple Rice) £7.50
- Royal Fried Rice £4.50
- Coconut Rice £3.50
- Fragrant Jasmine Rice £2.50

Noodles:
- Pad Thai Noodles with Prawns £7.90
- Pad Thai Noodles with Chicken £6.50
- Vermicelli Plain Noodles £4.90

Vegetarian:
- Jungle Prince £6.50
- Massaman Ja £6.50
- Himmaparn £6.50
- Sweet & Sour Tofu £6.50
- Monks Ja £6.50
- Glass Noodle Salad Ja £5.90
- Pad Thai Ja £5.50
- Vermicelli Plain Noodles Ja £4.90