Rosa’s Thai Covent Garden is a casual Thai restaurant at 26 Earlham Street, close to Seven Dials and the West End. The group began with founder Saiphin’s family recipes and an East London cafe in 2008, bringing the flavours of her childhood in northern Thailand into a lively and accessible dining format.
Starters include homemade spring rolls, chicken satay, Thai calamari and fresh summer rolls, with mixed platters making it easy to share. Tom yum soup and som tum green papaya salad bring together lime, chilli, herbs and vegetables for a bright introduction before the richer main dishes.
Pad Thai, fried rice and wok cooked noodles sit alongside green, red, panang and massaman curries. Chicken, pork, prawns, tofu and vegetables appear across the menu, allowing diners to choose a preferred protein and adjust the balance of aromatic spice, coconut and heat.
Vegetarian and vegan options are clearly part of the selection, while weekday lunch combinations suit a quicker central London visit. Mango with coconut sticky rice, Thai inspired desserts, drinks, collection and delivery complete the restaurant’s flexible approach to everyday Thai food.
Address: 26 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9LN, United Kingdom
Rosa's Thai Covent Garden Menu
Beer Snacks
Thai crackers
With sweet chilli sauce
Pumpkin crackers
With sweet chilli sauce
Prawn crackers
With sweet chilli sauce
Chicken popcorn
With Sriracha mayo
Small plates
Fresh summer rolls
Soft rice paper rolls stuffed with veg and herbs, served with a punchy dipping sauce
Prawn summer rolls
Soft rice paper rolls stuffed with prawns, veg and herbs, served with a punchy dipping sauce
Rosa's homemade spring rolls
Hand-rolled, crisp-fried veggie spring rolls, served with sweet chilli dipping sauce
Thai fried chicken
Aromatic crispy chicken wings garnished with fried shallots, served with sweet chilli sauce
Chicken satay
Grilled chicken thigh skewers marinated in lemongrass, served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish
Thai calamari
Crispy squid seasoned with tom yum spices, served with sweet chilli sauce
Grilled pork skewers
Chargrilled pork marinated in honey and soy, served with tamarind dipping sauce
Larb patties
Fragrant minced chicken patties with kaffir lime leaves, chilli and crunchy toasted rice, served with tamarind dipping sauce
Sweetcorn fritter bites
Golden and crispy corn bites with kaffir lime leaves and red curry paste, served with sweet chilli sauce
Crispy Pad Cha aubergine
Crisp-fried aubergine with sticky galangal, lemongrass, black pepper, lime leaves, chilli and basil sauce
Salads
Papaya salad
Sweet, sour, salty, spicy and dangerously addictive. A vibrant salad of finely sliced Thai green papaya with green beans, tomatoes and cashews
Small papaya salad
Perfect alongside a main course
Noodle soups
Khao Soi noodle soup
North Thailand’s most famous dish. A creamy broth made with Rosa’s red curry paste, pickled vegetables, herbs and noodles. Squeeze lime to taste, crunch the crispy noodles and mix it all together
Tom Yum noodle soup
Thailand’s favourite soup. A perfectly balanced sweet, sour, salty and umami broth, with tomatoes, mushrooms, aromatic herbs, evaporated milk, lime and rice noodles
Tom Ka noodle soup
A spicy and sour coconut soup with rice noodles infused with aromatic herbs and a hint of chilli oil
Curries
Rosa’s red curry
Red curry laced with bamboo shoots, fresh chillies and basil leaves
Rosa’s green curry
Green curry with aubergine, bamboo shoots, basil and chillies
Rosa’s massaman beef curry
Mild and fragrant with gentle spices, with slow-cooked beef, potatoes and cashew nuts, garnished with fried shallots
Rosa’s panang curry
A rich red curry sauce with aubergine, red and green chillies and kaffir lime leaves
Butternut red curry
A comforting, creamy red curry with sweet roasted butternut squash and Thai basil
Noodles
Pad Thai
Rice noodles in tamarind sauce with egg, crushed peanuts, beansprouts and lime
Pad See Eiw
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with egg and Chinese broccoli in a rich soy sauce
Drunken noodles
Spicy stir-fried wide rice noodles with Thai basil, chilli and veg
Pad Woon Sen
Stir-fried glass noodles with egg and vegetables in Rosa’s house sauce
Wok stars
Cashew stir-fry
A classic stir-fry with Rosa’s soy sauce, cashew nuts, spring onion and mushrooms
Chilli and basil stir-fry
A spicy and fragrant favourite with Thai basil, onions and green beans
Ginger stir-fry
A warming stir-fry with ginger, mushrooms, onions and celery in a light soy sauce
Stir-fried aubergine
Deep-fried aubergine stir-fried with yellow bean sauce, chilli, soy sauce and sweet basil
Stir-fried morning glory
Stir-fried water spinach with garlic and chilli in a light soy sauce
Rice & sides
Jasmine rice
Steamed fragrant jasmine rice
Sticky rice
Steamed Thai sticky rice
Brown rice
Steamed Thai brown rice
Egg fried rice
Wok-fried jasmine rice with egg and spring onion
Rosa’s fried rice
Fragrant jasmine rice stir-fried in homemade sauce with egg, onion and spring greens
Stir-fried broccoli
With garlic and soy
Stir-fried Thai cabbage
With garlic and fish sauce