Sitting pretty in Pepper Street in Nottingham just off trendy Bridlesmith Gate, Thai restaurant the Pretty Orchid is as good a place as any in Nottingham in which to enjoy the piquant flavours of a Thai meal. Its unpretentious exterior, cozy interiors and a fair selection of well-known Thai dishes offers patrons an unremarkable yet enjoyable evening.

Get started with sarong king prawns, wrapped in pastry and basil leaf and served with a plum sauce dip, or aromatic duck, served with warm pancakes and special hoi sin sauce, and move on to red sea bass curry or chicken green curry or weeping tiger, medium cooked sirloin steak in tamarind sauce. Alternately, try chef's special, salmon miso, salmon spread with miso paste and cooked with seven spices, or floating market, spices, herbs and vegetables combined with a medley of seafood. The Pretty Orchid offers set meals, a vegetarian platter, a seafood platter and a gourmet platter, individually tailored courses for a minimum of six people.