Restaurants

With its bright green neon sign adding a dash of colour to a rather scruffy corner of Turnpike Lane, the veteran Penang Satay House has built up a firm local following. House special satay (consisting of chicken, prawns and beef) was rather dry, though, and our main courses were a let-down, too. Chicken curry in coconut milk was so salty as to be inedible, and yet flavourless. Twice-cooked pork turned out to be very dull indeed, complete with leathery strips of meat. Only the chinese spinach with blachan (prawn paste) was a pleasure to eat. In the past, the kitchen here has performed to a much higher standard, so we left disappointed, hoping our latest experience was a temporary glitch.

Time Out Cheap Eats in London Guide 2007