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The Infatuation says: Smoking Goat is in its element when serving bigger groups. The ceilings are high, the tables are long, and the service is relaxed. The menu is small and affordable enough to be a bit nudge-nudge-order-everything and the flavours lend themselves to being shovelled into your mouth, one amalgamate bite at a time. read more

The Telegraph says: The Smoking Goat is bigger and buzzier. It promises to serve “drinking food”, which you may think is just a pointlessly elaborate synonym for “food”, but which to the cognoscenti will immediately evoke the bustling bar-canteens of Bangkok. read more

The Nudge says: This sophomore joint is considerably larger than the cozy, cultishly-beloved Soho original, and is set in the former family-run strip club that was The White Horse. They’ve, ahem, stripped the place down to its bare brick & wood fittings, removed the poles, stage and oppressively seedy atmosphere, and installed charcoal-fuelled wok burners, smokers, steamers, and everything else needed to perfectly mimic an street-style Thai restaurant. read more

Ideal Magazine says: The idea behind this great restaurant is to use open flames, the traditional pestle and mortar, and no shortcuts to create amazingy flavourful Thai food – the type you would enjoy at the side of the road in Bangkok and beyond as you knock back ice cold bottles of Singha. The constantly celebratory feeling in the air of the Smoking Goat suits this cuisine to a tee. read more

The Hackney Citizen says: The combination of plentiful cold beer and Thai food was always going to be a winner, to be honest – it’s like they’ve entered a cheat-code to my heart and stomach. The spice and indulgence of Smoking Goat is a great tonic to the increasing stuffiness of Shoreditch. read more