"The speciality Isan dishes from Khun Pakin Thai’s menu all have exhilarating marinades and unapologetic shocks of bird’s-eye chilli that grows every time you wipe your brow throughout a meal. The Thai kitchen inside The Salutation pub in Hammersmith is popular among locals and expats, both those with an interest in sinking pints, and others whose sole focus is on kapow mu sub kai dao with an enlivening som tum salad on the side." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing