Lao Cafe in City of London, Westminster - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Papaya salad so delicious!! Thank you Dipan for recommending me this :) hadn’t been here since 2019, not sure why I left it so long but I’m a regular now!

We have visited numerous time and just love the food. Staff are always so friendly and accommodating. It’s our little hidden secret 😍

Authentic and unique , better go with your friends, so you can share few dishes, yo order the right dishes or the dish you will really suitable is a challenge

I found this spot and was really glad. They do a really good hotpot ( bit spicy) but really good with a sticky rice.

We ate dinner here. Firstly the front door does not close properly and bursts open (in 45 minutes it happened at least 20 times). People arriving or leaving forget to close it - fully expecting it to actually close behind them. Just fix the stupid door. I chatted with another customer who said she came regularly and the door was broken since she first came a long time ago. It ruins the atmosphere and makes a lot of noise when someone has to really bang it shut to get it to close. Not to mention that on a cold night it really isn’t fun. Table we were shown to was dirty and had to be cleaned. Food-wise the whole fish for two was nice and well cooked. The aubergine sauce was good if a little too spicy but that is a personal thing. The noodles were overcooked and just a big lump. The chicken wasn’t as good. A spatchcocked small chicken with some sauce, it was overcooked and may even have been reheated. Dry and tasteless. The sticky rice was a thick block of cool overdone rice. Not nice at all. Another dish we wanted to try was off the menu so we have a papaya salad with fermented crab. The amount of fish sauce was quite something. Not my cup of tea but my wife said it was enjoyable. Not bad, not great. Didn’t live up to the hype.