"The Salutation has two main USPs. The first is its hidden, pretty sizable beer garden. Very nice for a crisp lager. The second, and much more important one, is Khun Pakin Thai. This Thai kitchen is a destination thanks to the brilliant, unforgiving Isan spicing of some of its dishes. Tables are filled with groups of friends and family dabbing their brows while spooning the last of the kung chae nam pla’s fizzing marinade. Those raw prawns are excellent and you should pay attention to anything in the Isan part of the menu." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna