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Speedboat Bar

76

Signal score

Strong, consistent praise across multiple sources.

A frenetic, late-night Thai-Chinese canteen serving up unapologetically fiery Bangkok-style street food amid pool tables, neon lights, and Singha beer towers.

Cuisine

Thai

Price

££

Neighborhood

Chinatown

Location

30 Rupert St

Group FriendlyLoud & Party

Ordering Strategy

Gather a group, order a three-litre self-pour Singha beer tower, and share an array of aggressively spiced snacks and curries—but pace yourself, as the heat builds relentlessly.

What to order

Safe first

Chicken Skins with Zaep Seasoning

These 'irresistible salty-sour' snacks are 'shaken up with zeap seasoning in a cocktail shaker to order' for a moreish, punchy start to the meal.

Hungry

Drunkard's Seafood and Beef Noodles

A 'hangover cure' consisting of 'broad ribbon noodles' from Chinatown’s Lo’s Noodle Factory and 'curls of squid in a thickened sweet soy Cantonese-style sauce.'

Wildcard

Prawn Ceviche

Described as 'ludicrously green,' this dish is served in a 'rugged lake of lime, chilli and fish sauce' that is designed to make 'your lips tingle and your brow sweat.'

Wildcard

Three Crispy Salad

A quintessential 'drinking food' that consists of a 'tangle' of cashews, crispy five-spice Chinese pork, and fish maw in a mango, lime, and garlic dressing.

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Signal Score

76
Strong SignalStrong, consistent praise across multiple sources.Agreement 56%3 Elite · 2 Editorial · 10 mentions

Signal score reflects how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.

Top critic: Jay Rayner (90%)

Andy Hayler had reservations

Editorial Weight 47 pts

Authority + depth + recency

Agreement 6 pts

How aligned the critics are

Coverage 10 pts

How many real review signals exist

Public Signal 14 pts

Google rating + volume

Boosts 0 pts

Manual boosts + hidden gem

Review signals

3 Elite · 2 Editorial · 6 total signals

Public signal

4.7★ (5,200 reviews)

Good to know

It is extremely loud and tables are tightly packed. The original location boasts a late-night weekend licence (1am) and a pool table. The £9 weekday set lunch is a fantastic deal.

Trust signals

  • Not yet visited
  • mediumConfidence level

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