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The Lime Leaf

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Resounding with traditional charm, this is the culmination of the owners’ vision for a Thai restaurant supported by knowledgeable staff, and enhanced by an enticing menu and elegant interior. The setting of this modest 2-floor building, dating back to a time around the 16th century, has proven to be ideal for The Lime Leaf’s needs and feel. Still retaining plenty of its traditional elements, these complement the bright and vibrant new interiors well. The menu offers an excellent selection of Thai cuisine, featuring familiar classics to a range of lesser-known regional dishes, and all are prepared using the finest ingredients, sure to tempt any palate. Children are also welcome and able to eat at half price from the Express Lunch and Early Bird menus.

Opening Times:
Open from 12:00 to 14:30 and 17:30 to 22:30, Monday to Saturday (flexible times on Friday and Saturday).
Open on Sunday from 12:00 to 14:30 and 17:30 to 22:00.

Sample Menus:

Dinner

Starters

The Lime Leaf Platter (for Two People) £12.95

A Selection Of Our Favourite Canapés Including Chicken Satay, Thai Golden Bags, King Prawns Wrapped In Pastry, Hoy Jaw And Spring Rolls.

The Lime Leaf Seafood Platter (for Two People) £14.60

A Seafood Selection Which Includes Thai Fish Cakes, Darling Crab, Fish In Pandan Leaves, King Prawns Wrapped In Pastry And Deep Fried Squid.

The Lime Leaf Vegetarian Platter (for Two People) (V) £9.95

A Delicious Combination Of Spring Rolls, Corn Cakes, Golden Bags And Vegetable Tempura.

Satay Chicken £4.95

Strips Of Charcoal Grilled Chicken Marinated In Thai Herbs, Served With A Delicious Lightly Spiced Peanut Sauce.

Lime Leaf Prawns £5.95

Steamed Tiger Prawns In A Chilli And Lime Sauce.

Darling Crab £6.95

Mussel Shells Filled With A Delicious Mixture Of Crabmeat, Minced Chicken And Thai Herbs.

Thai Golden Bags £5.20

Crispy Parcels Stuffed With A Combination Of Tender Minced Chicken And Thai Herbs, Served With Sweet Chilli Sauce.

Thai Fish Cakes £4.95

Fish Cakes Seasoned With Herbs And Spices And Served With Sweet Chilli Sauce.

Hoy Jaw £5.95

Juicy Crab And Minced Pork Mixed With Thai Herbs, Wrapped In Bean Curd And Served With Sweet Chilli Sauce.

Dim Sum £5.20

Steamed Dumplings Stuffed With Minced Chicken And Served With Soy Sauce.

King Prawns Wrapped In Pastry £5.50

Succulent King Prawns Delicately Wrapped In Pastry, Deep-fried And Served With A Sweet Chilli Sauce.

Fish In Pandan Leaves £4.95

Pieces Of Fish Marinated In Thai Herbs And Served In Pandan Leaves.

Chicken On Toast £4.50

Deep-fried Sesame Toast Topped With Marinated Minced Chicken And Herbs.

Pork Spare Ribs £5.50

Grilled Spare Ribs Served With A Black-pepper Sauce.

Mixed Seafood Tempura £5.95

Mixed Seafood Fried In A Light Tempura Batter And Served With Sweet Chilli Sauce.

Spring Rolls (V Option Available) £4.95

Light And Crispy Spring Rolls Filled With Your Choice Of Chicken Or Vegetables.

Mixed Vegetable Tempura (V) £3.95

Fresh Vegetables Fried In Light Tempura Batter And Served With Sweet Chilli Sauce.

Corn Fritters (V) £3.95

Lightly Spiced Sweet Corn Cakes Served With Sweet Chilli Sauce.

Soups

Tom Yam Kung £5.50

Hot And Sour Soup With Prawns, Mushrooms And Lemon Grass.

Tom Yam Hed (V) £4.50

Spicy Soup With Mushrooms, Lemon Grass And Lime Leaves.

Tom Kha Kai £5.50

Chicken In A Mild Coconut Soup With Galangal, Lemon Grass And Mushrooms.

Poh Taek £6.50 Thai Fisherman’s Soup. A Spicy Soup With Mixed Seafood, Lemongrass, Fresh Chilli, Lime Juice, Kaffir Lime Leaves And Basil.

Salads

Laab Kai £5.50

Warm And Tender Minced Chicken Salad Mixed With Ground Rice, Onion, Spring Onion And Mint Leaves With A Coriander And Lime Dressing.

Paar Kung £7.95

A Spicy Prawn Salad Served With Mixed Leaves And A Spicy Dressing.

Yam Neua £7.20

Slices Of Tender Beef Mixed With Cucumber, Tomato, Spring Onion And Coriander With A Chilli And Lime Dressing.

Yam Talay £7.50

Spicy Mixed Seafood Salad With Onion, Spring Onion, Lemon Grass And Lime Leaves With A Chilli And Lime Dressing.

Som Tam £5.50

A Spicy Salad That Combines Shredded Green Papaya And Carrot With Prawns And Peanuts And Served With A Chilli, Garlic And Lime Dressing.

Yam Wun Sen (V) £5.50

Hot And Sour Vermicelli Salad With Chilli, Mushrooms, Spring Onions And Lime Juice.

Curries

Chicken Green Curry £6.95

Tender Chicken In A Green Curry Made With Coconut Milk, Aubergine, Bamboo Shoots And Thai Herbs.

Prawn Green Curry £7.95

Succulent Prawns In A Green Curry Made With Coconut Milk, Aubergine, Bamboo Shoots And Thai Herbs.

Panaeng Curry With Beef £6.95

Braised Beef In A Dry Aromatic Curry Topped With Kaffir Lime Leaves, Peppers And Sweet Basil.

Lamb Mussaman £7.95

Slow Cooked Lamb Curry From Southern Thailand. Cooked With Lamb, Coconut Milk, Potatoes, Carrots And Cashew Nuts.

Thai Duck Curry £7.95

Spicy Duck In A Chunky Coconut Based Curry With Bamboo Shoots And Peppers.

Fish Or Prawn Chu Chi £7.95

Fish Or Prawns Served In A Thick Red Curry Sauce Made With Coconut Milk And Thai Herbs.

Meat And Poultry Dishes

Beef In Oyster Sauce £6.95

Stir-fried Beef With Onions, Mushrooms, Peppers And A Delicious Oyster Sauce.

Beef In Black Bean Sauce £6.95

Stir-fried Beef With Spring Onions, Shredded Ginger, Mushrooms, Red And Green Peppers In Black Bean Sauce.

Pork In Sweet And Sour Sauce £6.95

Tender Pieces Of Pork Served In Sweet And Sour Sauce With Fresh Vegetables.

Pork With Garlic £6.95

Tender Pieces Of Pork With Garlic And Mixed Vegetables.

Chicken With Basil £6.95

Stir-fried Chicken With Chilli, Garlic And Thai Basil.

Chicken With Cashew Nuts £6.95

Stir-fried Chicken With Fresh Vegetables And Cashew Nuts.

Chicken With Ginger £6.95

Stir-fried Chicken With Mushrooms, Onions, Paprika And Ginger.

Duck With Basil £7.95

Juicy Duck With Chilli, Garlic And Thai Basil.

Sweet And Sour Duck £7.95

Duck In A Sweet And Sour Sauce.

Braised Lamb Shank £11.95

Succulent Lamb Shank Cooked Slowly And Infused With Thai Herbs.

Seafood

Three-flavoured Fish £12.50

Fillet Of Fish In A Spicy Chilli Sauce.

Fish In Lemon Sauce £12.50

Fillet Of Fish Topped With Fresh Garlic, Chilli, Coriander And Lemon Juice.

Fish Lime Leaf Style £12.50

Steamed Fish In A Rich Sauce Made With Tomatoes, Onions And Fresh Herbs.

Sweet And Sour Fish £8.95

Pieces Of Fish Mixed With Fresh Vegetables In A Sweet And Sour Sauce.

Sweet And Sour Prawns £7.95

Juicy Prawns Mixed With Fresh Vegetables In A Sweet And Sour Sauce.

Prawns With Ginger £7.95

Juicy Prawns Stir-fried With Chilli, Coconut Cream And Fresh Thai Herbs.

Garlic Flavoured Squid £6.95

Fresh Squid Stir-fried With Garlic And Peppers.

Steamed Mussels £7.50

Steamed Mussels With Thai Herbs, Lemon Grass, And Sweet Basil Served With A Spicy Thai Chilli, Garlic And Lime Juice Sauce.

Sizzling Dishes

Duck In Tamarind Sauce £7.95

Crispy Roast Duck With Mixed Vegetables And Cashew Nuts, In A Tasty Tamarind Sauce.

The Lime Leaf Sizzling Duck £8.50

Sizzling Duck Served On A Hot Plate With Onions, Broccoli, Peppers, Tomato And Thai Herbs.

Chicken With Black Pepper £7.50

Chicken Sautéed With Red And Green Peppers, Spanish Onions And Black Pepper Sauce. Served On A Sizzling Platter.

Weeping Tiger £8.95

Grilled Steak Marinated With Ground Black Pepper And An Aromatic Selection Of Thai Herbs And Served With Special Thai Sauce.

Flambéed Prawns £14.50

Grilled Prawns Marinated In Our Special Sauce And Flamed With Brandy.

Sizzling Scallops And Prawns £11.95

A Mixture Of Succulent Scallops, Prawns And Vegetables Served On A Sizzling Platter.

Mixed Andaman Seafood £11.50

Assorted Seafood Stir-fried With Aromatic Thai Herbs And Fresh Chilli And Basil Leaves. Served On A Sizzling Platter.

Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetable Green Curry (V) £5.95

A Mixture Of Fresh Vegetables In A Delicious Coconut Based Green Curry.

Vegetable Red Curry (V) £5.95

A Mixture Of Fresh Vegetables In Our Special Red Curry.

Vegetable Yellow Curry (V) £5.95

A Mixture Of Fresh Vegetables In A Delicious Yellow Curry.

Pad Thai Jay (V) £4.95

Noodles With Bean Sprouts, Topped With Crushed Peanuts.

Pad Se-iew Jay (V) £4.95

Stir-fried Noodles With Vegetables In A Soy Sauce.

Stir-fried Vegetables (V) £4.50

A Mixture Of Fresh Stir-fried Vegetables.

Sweet And Sour Vegetables £4.95

A Mixture Of Fresh Vegetables In A Sweet And Sour Sauce.

Sweet And Sour Tofu With Vegetables (V) £4.95

Fresh Vegetables And Tofu Cooked Together In A Tasty Sweet And Sour Sauce.

Stir Fried Vegetables With Basil £4.95

A Mixture Of Fresh Vegetables In A Light Basil Sauce.

Stir Fried Vegetables With Ginger £4.95

A Mixture Of Fresh Vegetables In Tasty Ginger Sauce.

Noodle Dishes

Pad Thai £5.95

Stir-fried Rice Noodles With Bean Sprouts, Egg, Spring Onions, Chicken Or Prawns, Topped With Peanuts.

Pad Se-iew £5.95

Stir-fried Rice Noodles In A Soy Sauce With A Choice Of Beef, Chicken, Prawns Or Seafood.

Rice And Side Dishes

Steamed Rice (V) £2.00

Egg Fried Rice (V) £2.95

Sticky Rice (V) £2.50

Coconut Rice £2.50

Special Fried Rice With A Choice Of Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns Or Crab £5.95

Egg Noodles £2.00

Rice Noodles £2.00

Glass Noodles With Egg £2.00

Some Items May Contain Traces Of Nuts Or Wheat Products. Please Ask For Details.

Decorative Items Such As Banana Leaves Or Orchid Flowers Should Not Be Eaten.

Credit/debit cards accepted

Licensed to serve alcohol

Special Offers:

Mother’s Day menu - 3 courses for £15.95, Children under 12 eat half price or choose from special menu
(01 Mar 2010 to 14 Mar 2010)

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25-25a London Street
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7PG

01256 355272

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