Thai restaurateurs and British pubs have proved a perfect pairing
Cooks get a stream of hungry customers; pubgoers get delicious food that pairs well with beer
FROM THE outside, the Lemon Tree is an unassuming pub. Sitting on a quiet road in central London, it looks like many of the city’s Georgian boozers. On the ground floor there are dark wooden furnishings, framed etchings and a bar offering local ales, imported lagers and pork scratchings. The traditional setting suggests a menu of pub grub such as burgers. A visitor to Britain’s capital may be surprised by the culinary delights served upstairs.
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