Cattleya in Greenwich

Great place to eat! Honestly one of the best Red and Green Thain curries i tried in London. Excited to work my way through the menu!

Consistently good, we've never had a less than perfect dish.

I had very tasty Prawn Satay followed by Chicken Massaman with sticky rice. Excellent.

I absolutely love this place. The best food in the area!

I last did a review of Cattleya some 10 years ago, so it is about time I did another update review. I have been a regular here for the last 15 years. The food is lovely and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The food is a combination of Thai dishes and Spanish tapas. When the owner Nittaya took over the Tapas bar called Chu & Cho and renamed it Cattleya Thai Restaurant, the Tapas side of the previous business was so popular they decided to keep it going, hence the Thai, and Spanish combination. Over the years, they have added new items to the menus, but the usual Thai restaurant favourites are all there, along with a small selection of Spanish Tapas dishes. Thai food can be quite spicy and hot, but I think Nittaya has toned down the heat a bit to accommodate the British taste of fantastic Thai flavours without too much burn. If you ask her nicely, I’m sure she will add a few more chilli if you like it hot. They have had several live singers and bands to entertain patrons, once a month over the years. For many years now, this has been provided by the ‘Charlton Central Residents Association called ’SE7’ which is the area postcode for Charlton. The band is led by local musician and composer Chris Harrison, and they play a mixture of jazz, South African Kwela, folk music, and many other genres. They also often bring along guest singers as a bonus. Being so close to the Charlton football ground, I would not try to get in on a match day, prior to or just after a match, as it is so popular that you have to book in advance. I highly recommend his place.

first time trying this take away and the food was delicious and fresh. I would highly recommend and will definitely be ordering again

Great food, good service, great music and great drinks

My favourite Thai restaurant! Really tasty food & lovely staff. I love coming here!

Amazing Thai comfort food and great friendly neighbourhood eatery! Always fresh and tasty Love it, so glad this wonderful restaurant is on our doorstep 😍💐😍

Has improved since my last visit five years back but it still feels like a second rate Thai restaurant. When we arrived there was no one in the restaurant (including staff, which was odd). A few minutes later the waitress arrived and turned on the music. There may be a reason this place is usually empty. The complimentary prawn crackers were parsimonious and had no accompanying chilli sauce which wasn’t an overly welcoming start. The starters we ordered were tasty enough without being mind blowing. Chicken gyoza were crispy, the salted squid was ok. The main dishes were mixed. The fried chicken was pretty average, whereas the aubergine and chicken was tasty. There is a drinks menu with a happy hour 5-7pm but doing dry January we hoped for some mocktails…no can do apparently…sigh. Overall it was fine and at £25 a head was affordable but it’s not somewhere I can go wild about.

Just had a takeaway from Cattleya. Very tasty. I live nearby, and I take this place for granted - it's just my local restaurant - but I would travel to come here. I like the menu choice of both Thai and tapas, and often mix them up. Good value, too.

Staff was really nice but it gave me insane food poisoning I threw up sooo much and had to go to the hospital wouldn't recommend if you want to get sent to the hospital

Lovely food, great prices and friendly staff. Perfect.

I eat here with my family regularly. Cute little restaurant, the food is always incredible and authentic tasting, good service and nice cocktails.

I got delivery from JustEat, the Penang curry was great, along with the stay sauce for the 4 chicken skewers. The amount of complimentary prawn crackers you get was alot which was great and tasty👌🏻The Pad Kee Mau noodles were okay and the deep fried squid was weird, had a almost fried chicken batter on it. Could have been much better on my opinion... I am not sure why they do Thai good and Tapas 🤔

Nice quiet restaurant with authentic Thai food. We had vegetarian dishes but other dishes from other customers also looked nice. Green and red curry was tasty. Thai wine was also 👍

The food was ok, nothing special. The squid in particular is really bad. It’s bland and the garnish doesn’t compliment each other nor the dish. The panang curry was meant to be spicy, but it’s not at all.

Great food will definitely try again

Lovely little restaurant in Charlton. I enjoyed curry. Ingredients were fresh.

Great little restaurant. The food is fantastic and the owner is very nice. Always a bit quiet and some facilities, like the loo, could be better. However, keep coming back for the food!

Here is one of the best thai restaurant in london. Good taste. 👌👍 must try.

went to pickup food instead of delivery, cheaper for me and for them. the guy barely said hi, was not friendly at all. buy yourself a smile and a way to welcome people, especially when the place is empty. Been there multiple times and the food was ok now it was whatever. Will order from another Thai restaurant as they don't care about you so I don't care about them. Don't ask yourself why your place is empty 99% of the year... I have the answer, your CS is pathetic.

Lovely neighbourhood restaurant! Definitely recommend. The food was lovely, we had a ginger & beef dish with rice, was excellent. Also tried the minty beef with rice, super dish (I've had many of these in other restaurants and can vouch this one is worth it!). Our server was friendly! The restaurant wasn't busy when we visited, was a lovely casual hour, and our server made us some awesome margarita's!

Shockingly bad food, woeful, avoid.

Food is always good, but tonight even better. Really light tempura batter and nuanced chilli and garlic sauce. Plus awesome Hope Augustus singing with SE7 band. Couldn't ask for more on a Sunday evening.

Vegans beware…Ordered a pad Thai off the vegan menu, waitress specified vegan on the docket but chef added egg to the dish. After eating and realising, they apologised and brought out a (hopefully) vegan pad Thai. Made me feel physically sick as have been vegan for many years. Waitress was nice, but just a shame about the overall experience. The place was empty for early dinner service on a Saturday. Could be quite a nice spot if improvements were made.

Table for 3 Waited for food to be served But worth the wait Thoroughly enjoyed it Will go back again for sure

Service was not bad but food was horrible. Never try this restaurant anymore Ruined Friday night out :( Don't deserved even single star)

Just wow incredible soul food cooked fresh amazing staff and fair prices xx

Excellent food here would highly recommend

This restaurant is authentic Thai food. Chef came from Thailand. Taste like eating in Thailand. These food are so delicious and great. I really recommend this place if you want to eat original Thai food.

Nice environment but food should be better, feel the food could be made from any random home kitchen, didn't get the Thai experience.

Is a cosy place, food is fresh. Family environment.

Love this place! Really tasty and delicious food & very kind and attentive staff.

Only come here if you want to wait HOURS for your food! We booked a table at 7:30pm. However, they must have a poor booking system, since we had to wait for a table and then had to remind them we were a group of 6, not 4. We waited a total of 2 hours and a half for the mains! I have never waited so long for food before. To add insult to injury, a party of 5 were served food long before we were, even though they had arrived and ordered a lot later than us. It got to the point where we had all lost our appetites from waiting for the food for so long. To top it off the Num Tok was not worth the extended wait (or any wait for that matter). I couldn’t finish it and was very disappointed. I had to go to the Chinese takeaway next door after... Granted the rest of the food is very good here. I would recommend the Tom Kar and the soft shell crab. Such a shame our experience was marred by the long service and the lack of compensation from waiting for so long.

Mi esposa y yo acabamos de tener comida para llevar de este lugar. Somos nuevos en el área y nunca antes habíamos comido allí. Teníamos chili cordero, pollo gaeng kiew wan (curry verde), gambas phad Thai, po - yak para dos, pastel de pescado y dos arroces al vapor. A decir verdad, el pastel de pescado y el arroz al vapor estaban bien. Pero el resto fue muy, muy bueno o simplemente delicioso. A los 53 (incluida la entrega) ¿fue barato? Probablemente no. ¿Valió la pena y delicioso? Absolutamente. Nuestra comida tailandesa elegida en el futuro, hasta nuestro próximo viaje a Bangkok, por supuesto. 9/10.

Great food with some excellent delicately balanced flavours and good service. They really do need to invest in a proper heater to turn on for guests for when it's cold outside; the little one they have is sized for a box room but not a restaurant. I'm sure it's okay when the place is full and body heat helps warm the place up, but when you're the first of the night it is off putting. It does also make the food go cold a little quicker than I'd like (when food is good I like to take my time, plus I like an extra Pad Thai for the table because I can never decide ). We persevered because the food is SO tasty, but others may not. That I still rate it 5 stars tells you how good the food is. They just need to fix that one small thing.

Value for money. Pleasant staff and tasty food.

Very nice food and fun decor. Good service too.

Por impulso, decidimos salir a comer, nuestro amigo me recomendó cattleya para comida tailandesa. Llegamos a un comedor tranquilo pero estamos encantados de que haya una amplia variedad disponible. Seleccionamos tapas españolas seleccionando brushetta que es pan tostado cubierto con tomates, ajo y oli. Teníamos pimientos asados Patatas Apollo que son papas fritas con mayonesa de ajo También agregamos los Y The Hot Mixed Platter que incluía patatas fritas Chorizo a la parrilla Jasmin Serrano Pimientos asados también tuvimos Jasmin Serrano que es jamón curado en rodajas finas. Cuando llegó fue simplemente hermoso con 1 con Prosecco y 2 Tiger Beers. Después de comer todo lo que comimos, los postres Mango y Sticky Rice fueron hermosos. Nuestra comida fue muy razonable y definitivamente volveremos y recomendaría encarecidamente una visita la comida es excelente.

Nice place, good service, monsoon red was quite drinkable. Waitress lovely

Very nice restaurant. Haven't had Thai for yeeears. Delicious food, fabulously chilled atmosphere and very friendly, sociable staff. Can't wait to visit again.

Great option to have a meal before going to the nearby Valley football stadium to watch Charlton Athletic play

Walked past often so thought I’d try. Advertise cocktail happy hour 5-8 but went for beer instead. The starter duck rolls were small, tasted ok but not too memorable. The main was a beef and rice dish which was a bit watery. Tasted fine but again nothing amazing. At £25 a head with tip, it’s a bit pricey for Thai . Service was polite and prompt. Might return one day but more likely to order in takeaway from elsewhere.

This is a lovely friendly restaurant- we have visited twice when we have been away fans watching football at Charlton Athletic - and have been welcomed by staff. Food is tasty and fresh as well as served quite quickly so you can get to the football on time! I wish I had a Thai Mediterranean restaurant this good closer to my home!

Great food..better staff..lovely

Food was presented beautifully, everything was cooked to perfection. But 5 different orders for one table did take a while to come out. The restaurant layout is pretty. Staff polite. My order was not a hot one and even tho I could taste some spice it added to the flavour and did not overpower the pallet. Nice place, definitely recommend

Came here with friends for the Thai hot pot, found the staff to be really attentive and friendly. The food itself was original and the restaurant had a good wine menu.

Lovely meal this evening. A mix of Thai and tapas, all cooked perfectly. And hard to believe the price. A secret gem.

Tried this place for the first time. Got a green chicken curry - the steamed rice it comes with was mushy and the flavour was bland and was disappointed by the amount of chicken (same for my guest who remarked how little beef was in his - for the price we paid).

Some good food here albeit a bit overpriced. Some of the specials warrant the price tag (sea bass or other fish dishes) but the Thai green curry is a standard dish which should be more affordable. That said, good food, good ambience and service. Unusual for Charlton in that it feels more upmarket and could do with more places like this. Haven’t attended the music nights but good to have the option.

Fab authentic Thai food at great prices. Been eating here for many years. Staff are lovely and go out of their way to accommodate (love the fact that vegans are welcome and loving the new vegan dishes that are being added to the menu). Oh and the vegetarian prawn crackers are very tasty! Always feel very welcomed :)

Fab authentic food at great prices. Been eating here for many years. Staff are lovely and go out of their way to accommodate. Always feel welcomed :)

The best Thai restaurant we’ve ever eaten at. We’ve been eating here for 8 years and love it. Delicious authentic food and friendly welcoming staff. They also serve Spanish tapas and have live music. Definitely worth a visit 😄

The restaurant itself was really cold, one little heater for the whole place. The food was mediocre, great service. But thats about the best thing to say about it.

A tapas menu and a Thai menu? Might be better off going one way or the other. I had heard this place was very popular so was surprised that it was only half full before a recent Charlton home game. Food didn't blow my socks off. Given the price probably wont go back.

A local favorite. Lovely staff and friendly, great priced delicious food. Totally recommended :)

We had lunch in the Cattleya before a football match at Charlton. It is not that far up the hill from the station with a pleasant enough dining room that seats about 40 covers. It was quite full but not packed which surprised us a bit although they offer no lunchtime special deal and the pricing is not cheap - over £10 for most mains. They also didn't offer us complimentary prawn crackers. We had a Pad Thai and a Green Curry - both were good, and they do Singha and San Miguel on draft. The service was friendly and pretty prompt even though there was only one person doing everything front of house. The toilets are distinctly average

Great food. Liked it alot. Service a bit slow though as the food came in one after another like it was cooked one by one. We went in at 6pm on 25th Feb and the restaurant was very cold as heating was only turned on. Portions are normal size but not too small.

Lovely, cheap independent local restaurant. A Godsend in Charlton

Food was brilliant, staff were really friendly. Hope to go back soon.

Ordered food from here, never turned up, all you get is excuses about how bad their driver is and customer service is the worst I have ever encountered in my short lived life, because I died of starvation waiting for the food to turn up, so if this is all down to the driver, he has got to be the worst driver since princess Dianna’s chauffeur. I think you get the general idea, very overpriced and very disappointing, now I know how the Argentinian ruby team felt when their airplane crashed and they started eating each other, but at least they didn’t have to wait two hours to tuck in, the lucky bastards!! Anyway I am starting to fade away from starvation, if you find my withered away body, blame Cataleya, I love you Mum, blame cattleya!!!!!

Nice food and reasonably priced. Great place to eat before football

Food wasn't the best , I have not long got back from Thailand so I know what authentic Thai food is. Prawn crackers served to us on arrival were abit stale Ordered massaman chicken curry which wasn't bad bit bland but tasty Friend had beef massaman and said it was decent And other friend had pad Thai which he said wasn't too good . Decent prices though so worth trying out

After a long day of work. we where in need of some light food. Showed to table menus arrived, as do prawn crackers The waiter responded to our questions very well. So far so good, pleasant decor. After some time and some more time and even more timex2 he arrives back, "sorry about the wait what would you like ?" Food and drinks please. :) another long wait. And some more wait to make sure. 30 odd mins and still no drinks the bar was no More then 10 steps away. Tables around us cleaned. Others paid and left. lost the will after another table managed to ask for and receive more drinks. Think an invisibility cloak was used. 45 mins we left. Might still have been waiting by time this review is read.

Went there with my teenage son after a match at Charlton Athletic. They played good music - Nick Drake which is not so common - and that got us talking to a friendly family who'do been at the same match. Good mixed starters, I enjoyed my red curry and my son liked his Phad Thai, but it was such a generous portion that he couldn't finish it. It was his first Thai meal and he was very happy. MeLlowes decor, attentive service and a cosy atmosphere at a reasonable price. I'll definitely go there again if I am in the area.

I have been a regular customer of this place for about 8 years and would strongly recommend you try this place, especially if you are a local, or come along and try it even if you’re not local. The food is tasty and the staff friendly, helpful and eager to please. The place is fully licenced and serve san Miguel on draught, bottled Thai lagers and British bitters as well as a range of European and new world and Thai wines and a selection of cocktails. You can just have a drink there if you want but usually people who do that end up eating there anyway. The restaurant is not entirely Thai cuisine as when the owner Nittaya took over the establishment is was already a locals tapas bar, but because the tapas was very popular she decided to keep the tapas side as well as producing a Thai selection so you can have Thai, tapas or a combination of the two. They have a live community band SE7 playing on the last Sunday of each month in a sort of ad hoc jamming section with volunteer singers from the audience and sometimes they hire a professional musician-singer to perform. I personally love the food here, not only for the taste but also the price which is very reasonable, and you can also use their takeaway delivery service which I do occasionally, if the weathers really bad. Being so close to the Charlton football ground it’s great for a pre or post match meal and drink.

En primer lugar permítanme decir que he pedido para llevar de este restaurante antes y siempre ha sido delicioso y no tome demasiado tiempo.

mi opinión antiguamente era español y ahora no se pero para mi no volveré a ese lugar no sirve para nada. es malísimo

Awesome place! Awesome food! Best service ever! And The most important delicious foood !!

Mi restaurante favorito tailandés en Londres - el servicio es muy amable y genuina! La comida es increíble, no te vas a equivocar con rollitos de primavera de verduras, pollo tailandés pad y pegajoso arroz con leche de coco y mango! También, me encanta la música mensual que anfitrión. No puedes equivocarte con una noche aquí.

Had a delightful Sunday evening with lovely fusion cuisine, and live music! Cattleya is an intimate and informal venue! It is well known in the area and independently owned which only adds to it's charm!

Mi pareja y yo tuvimos una comida aquí. Pedimos el 'pierna de cordero' - carne muy cocidas, salsa aguada, verduras flojo. La tortilla española no era mucho mejor, sólo contenía patatas y cebollas en contraposición a lo que en realidad una tortilla española debería contener....

Cocina tailandesa auténtica. El personal se desvive por ti. Ene, Natalia y Christian son fantásticas. Una gran experiencia. Altamente recomendado!

We only ever have the Thai food, which is good.

Living locally this is a fabulous restaurant love the combination of thai and tapas. Is great before a match (cafc) and good to pop in any time. Often have live music which is fab. Tonight we had soft shelled crab and garlic chilli prawns both delicious. Main was num tok spicy beef which was stunning and a made to order stir fry . Just lovely people and a must to visit

Met my friend Joe here for a pre-match lunch before the Charlton v Leeds match. Totally empty when ain't arrived at 12.30. This restaurant is an unusual mix of Spanish tapas and Thai food. Thoroughly enjoyed the tapas especially the Chorizo in red wine. Restaurant was full when we left ar 2.30.

Lovely little place, good prices and simple but tasty dishes.

Definitely recommend this restaurant. Great value and great Thai food. The spanish tapas isn't great but that's to be expected. The restaurant is owned and managed by a Thai Chef...

Went with my wife and daughter following TripAdvisor reviews. Not great. Dingy decor, confusing menu, food not great. So close to the football ground can only assume good reviews have come from half cut fans.

I was expecting something authentic after reading lots of good reviews of this restaurant, unfortunately the food was not authentic thai enough, not spicy nor hot in heat for that matter.When I saw the sign outside it said Thai - Med, then I was a bit dubious.It was a nice little restaurant, so if you don't want your food too spicy then this restaurant is fine

This place is a little gem. Great menu- Spanish & Thai tapas. Friendly staff and great value for money. The food is of a consistently high standard. I like spicy food and the jungle curry is amazing.

I found this place on Tripadvisor when attempting to find somewhere to eat before the Charlton v Norwich City game. This was perfectly placed between where we'd arranged to park and the ground and I was intrigued by the menu's mix of Thai food and Spanish tapas.The place is small but friendly and functional rather than comfortable with formica tables and little space but the food is excellent and well priced. My fishcakes and green chicken curry were as good as any I've had in Bangkok and The Thai Shiraz was eminently drinkable.Not a place to take the other half for a romantic dinner, but good value and authentic food presented by friendly and helpful staff. Oh, and City won, so the night just got better!

Nice atmosphere and lovely friendly staff - has a real local ambience to it despite being an original fusion of Thai and tapas. Very focused on good customer service and good range of dishes. Gets busy on weekends and football match days but that's a testament how good and popular this place is. Some dishes in the tapas menu might be more 'Asian' in the way they are cooked than continental but there is a good range, and they also have a decent enough drinks menu.Well worth a visit and a bit of a hidden gem in many ways because it's tucked away slightly, up the hill from Charlton railway station. They also do live music and other forms of entertainment sometimes.

I have been here many times and never, ever been in the slightest bit disappointed with any aspect. There is a wide array of Spanish tapas dishes and Thai starters and main courses to choose from. (And puddings of course but I've always been to full to get that far.) Every dish arrives freshly cooked and tasting amazing. Service comes with a smile and prices, for food and drink, are beyond fair. For the quality of food alone I would rate it higher than any of the smarter restaurants in Blackheath or Greenwich I have been to. A gem, which I would recommend to anyone.

We've been coming to Cattleya for years. The food is yummy and reasonable in price. The staff are very friendly,relax atmosphere (not so much when Charlton is playing lol), good music background. It is our favourite local Thai restaurant. Thank you Cattleya!! :)))

One of the few places I have queried the bill as not enough! The unique mix of Spanish and Thai means there is enough spread for anyone to find something to love. As a vegetarian I can mix and match and always have a choice of delicious dishes. Just had a take away, equally as good as the dine in food.This is a restaurant that is rooted in its local community, but where you are made to feel welcome no matter where you are from. The sort of place locals take for granted, visitors can't believe we are so fortunate. Well worth seeking out.

Originally a Spanish tapas bar, Cattleya is now an established Thai-Med restaurant and bar so great for a pint of San Miguel, a bottle of rioja or an excellent range of Thai dishes. The signature dish of Churos and Chocolata is still very special as well as a good range of Spanish tapas. Great atmosphere, rather eclectic and friendly service. If you're in Charlton, coming to the football or passing through well worth a visit.

This is charltons hidden gem. The best atmosphere is on a match day before the match. It is a small bar/ restaurant and can get very busy so booking a table is a good idea. The staff are very friendly and the red thai curry is delicious.

The food here is absolutely lovely. I can't believe I've lived in Charlton so long and had never been there. The service was a little slow as it was busy but it was really nice once it arrived. Can't wait to come again :)

My soon-to-be-husband and I went here on a date night after a recommendation from a friend. When we got there I was slightly disappointed with the ambience, as I had imagined a romantic candle-lit evening. The chairs are mismatched (with a couple of fold up garden-style chairs), the lights are bright and the overall feel is of a lunch-time cafe, not an evening restaurant. However, we decided to stay as our friend had said the food was really nice.We were glad we did. The food was excellent. Some of the best Thai we've had. The other local Thai restaurant is in Blackheath, but it's more expensive and parking is more of a hassle. The service was good too. All in all, I'd strongly recommend this restaurant. Although they could do more to improve the ambiance, food is the primary reason you eat out, and for that reason you should try Cattleya! :)

Fantastic Thai/Tapas restaurant, fast and friendly service with a wide range of dishes to select from. Thai green curry is especially good

Cattleya specialises in the unusual mix of tapas and Thai. I went with the latter, a superior shin of beef with fresh peppercorns. Really good. My friends all went down the tapas route and everything was pretty good. Prices are reasonable, with a fair collection of wines and Singha beer alongside draft San Miguel. It was packed when I went there and service was a little haphazard, the odd dish didn't show up, but overall this is a very nice place.