Matoom in Lewisham

Wow. Taste buds revived. AMAZING food. Green curry like I have never had before, yet it's a favourite I choose often. Try the Matoom platter, everything delicately delicious. The go-to place for vegan and gluten-free. Don't be fooled by the unassuming front. The space is also comfortable, and Van's service is warm and super friendly. Plus, as there is no booze licence, you can choose a bottle from Sainsbury's across the road, and save on the price of wine. This is the best value for money I have come across in years.

I had not been to Matoom for some time as my last visit was not good. This time I was stunned by the excellent quality of the food. Everything was fresh and delicious. I will definitely be going back.

I had a fantastic dinner at Matoom on a Thursday evening. Small but perfectly formed restaurant. Prawn and pineapple curry was absolutely delicious. Service was flawless and prices were reasonable. Would certainly be my go to Thai if I lived here. Highly recommend.

This cosy restaurant has been my partner's go-to for years and on my first visit it absolutely did not disappoint. The vibe as soon as you enter is warm and welcoming, although the space is small it's well managed so you don't feel like you're spilling onto other diners tables. The menu is extensive with something for everyone. We enjoyed the prawn toast, chicken and prawn dumplings, the chicken red curry and the herbal seabass. Each dish was delicious

We had this as a friday evening meal, it was truly tasty and excellent, really enjoyed it. Went to the restaurant to pick it up, and it was full. Very good, we'll definitely be having that again and try different things on the menu. 5* easy

Just had some food from Matoom via Deliveroo and it was very disappointing. The tempura vegetables were simply not edible - I had to spit out my bite. And my Mee Goreng was not nice either. Way below average. My husband’s glass noodles with prawn and vegetable gyoza were just ok. All in all - probably the worst Thai food in a few years. It ruined our evening. Can’t believe the good reviews people have left.

I don’t understand what has happened at Matoom. The food used to be excellent. Have now had a couple of really bad takeaways. My wife and I had pad Thai today and every bite tasted really burnt. Last time we go there!

I always want to love Matoom. The small cozy cafe feel is nice in real life and I've enjoyed good food and warm service pre-lockdown. A nice range of the usual Thai restaurant dishes and a few different ones to keep it interesting. We've ordered three times in the past year and each time slightly disappointed. Great flavours, but tough chewy meat (most recently in both a beef Red curry and a chicken penang curry). My husband couldn't eat the veg spring rolls as he found them too dry, I thought they were fine. Good ribs. In a previous occasion my mother found the chicken in the green curry chewy and dry, and husband disappointed with salmon special. Overall, wish the quality of the meat was better as the flavours were really nice.

Large portions, good veggie options.Had a take away and my girlfriend who is vegan has been a long standing visitor to this restaurant.

Visited during covid so it was expectedly quiet. It's a small (thin) restaurant with maybe 6~ tables now. Had two starters, two mains and 1 rice and were left feeling extremely satisfied. All dishes are rich enough to be "smaller" (im a big person) portions leaving you feeling full even though you haven't devoured half a kilo of food. My favourite dish was the Ped Makham, perhaps the best thai dish I've ever had.

My local thai. Great Thai food, at a very reasonable price and still bring your own. Dumplings are delicious, as are the noodle dishes... Will keep on coming back..

I absolutely love this little restaurant. It is my go to Thai restaurant locally. The food is fantastic, and I cannot fault it. Eat-in or take-away, it’s always perfect. I particularly love their massaman, and the prawn toast is perfect! I recommend trying this tiny restaurant!

Best Thai takeaway I’ve had for many years. Lovely flavours. Duck salad was amazing! Thoroughly recommended.

Eaten in a couple of times and bought takeaway twice. Really good. Need to try more of the menu! Does not serve alcohol but you can take your own.

Possibly the worst service that I have ever encountered. It was so bad that it ruined our evening, which was meant to be a celebration meal for a new job. From the moment we walked it the waitress was surly and rude. We ordered the green curry (without chilli). When it came it was spicy. I called the waitress over to let her know, only to be told that she was busy so we waited... and waited... This is one of many issues from the evening. The food was ok, what I'd expect at a Thai restaurant. We wouldn't go back.

I ordered food online, clearly stating allergy requirement in my order. None of the allergens I was meant to avoid were stated in the list of ingredients I could see online. Out of precaution, I stated those ingredients has to be excluded from the dishes I ordered. The food was delivered alongside my receipt, which clearly included my allergy requirements. None of the dishes that were meant to not contain the allergens had been prepared accordingly. They both contained those allergens in large amounts. This is totally reckless and could have ended up badly. Needless to say, Matoom now lost a customer.

Ordered a family meal to collect. They were quite busy (the restaurant floor is very small and packed), so had to wait a little longer than expected. But the food was great! Ordered the honey lambs ribs, roasted duck, pad Thai, dumplings and fried chicken...

The food is lovely as is the service and ambience of this little bistro. Particular favourites of our group were the corn cakes, prawn toast (it’s top quality) & spring rolls for starters. Curries all round were delightful! We are local and will be visiting...

Restaurant is small so not good if you're claustrophobic. But the food is outstanding and well worth the wait. Looking forward to returning again soon.

Went there with my girlfriend, she's Asian and it's not often that she raves about an Asian restaurant, she loved it, as did I. We got there by pure chance, 15 minutes before opening hours but the lady that was serving saw us browsing through...

I have been to a few Thai restaurant in my time, but this one is definitely the most authentic. It quite a small place, with only 10 or so tables, so would definitely recommend booking. I have also had a couple takeaway from Matoom and...

Having lived quite nearby for ages, this weekend we finally visited Matoom, and wondered why we'd never been. It's small, relaxed and informal, with a BYO policy that helpfully reduces costs. Service was charming and we had a nice chat. The food was excellent and...

We have eaten several timed in the restaurant it’s always been fresh authentic and delicious. We were deeply shocked to receive beef noodles taste less and soaked in grease. The lamb ribs far to fatty and very sweet. We are very disappointed this is not...

I’ve been to and had takeaway from matoom often. The food is really reasonably priced and really good. Last night we went off piste a bit and had some chef specialities dishes. Including lamb ribs which are very very easy to cook badly. They were...

I ordered a takeaway at 4.30pm online. I had to call them at 5.50pm when it still hadn't arrived. I was told that the delivery driver does not arrive at the restaurant until 6pm, as if I should know?! No apology as to why the...

I had lunch here with my wife and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The panang curry wasn't the best I've ever had but was decent enough and the aubergine/chicken dish was very tasty indeed. We shared a started platter and some dumplings and both were good....

Great food but such a shame about the service. Every take away I’ve got from here has been wrong and then followed by very rude exchanges on the phone when trying to resolve them. Such a shame as makes me reluctant to order again.

Great neighbourhood pan Asian restaurant Reasonably priced and BYO. Worth booking to ensure you get a table. The Rendang dish very good

Well Matoom certainly joined in the spirit of Christmas at this time of the year we had a wonderful meal which the kids and ourselves all enjoyed and then when we were just sitting and talking there was the sound of a bell ringing and...

Just finished in Matoom and what an awful experience. We arrived and ordered before 8pm on a Saturday night but the food didn't arrive until 9.20pm. When it did it finally turn up it was really really bad- gloopy sweet sauces on what were supposed...

This is a great little place. We've been before so knew about the BYOB but even if you don't there is a Sainsbury's directly opposite so it's easy to get a bottle. Corkage is £3 seems fine by me, especially as they provided loads of...

Popped in for lunch time eats. Veg Spring rolls x3 if you sharing ask for 4. Potato lamb curry nice And lamb stir fry , which we think may have been beer? Not much beef and lots of onions which was handy because we Hate...

Ordered and paid online for collection. Turned up at the agreed time to pick up and they had no trace of my order as their App was down! Wasted my time driving there. Disappointing. Don’t bother.

Matoom is a friendly little restaurant with a fantastic range of dishes. Everything we ate was delicious and the BYOB rule meant that it cost only £60 for three of us to have starters, mains and sides - great value for money. Would thoroughly recommend.

Small but perfectly sized resturant in SE23 worth a visit particularly as it's BYO Remember it's cash only

Just excellent. From portion size to quality of ingredients, to taste. Everything was very very satisfying. Also, try their taro ice cream. Very tasty.

Food is good, small cosy space! They have a great deal for lunch too! I had Pad Thai which is the most common easy dish, and it was very very good.

So happy to have found an amazing Thai restaurant in Forest Hill! It only has a few tables inside - so need to book even on a week night as this place is getting popular and no wonder why! The food is incredible - took...

This is a fairly simple, reasonably priced place to get some really excellent East Asian food. Great service. Unlicensed, so bring your own and they don't charge a lot for corkage. We liked it so much we went back two nights later. Such a shame...

Tiny little place, very clean, really tasty Thai food at a reasonable price.At last a good Thai restaurant. BYOB and cash only. It’s going to be a regular !

A small cosy restaurant serve with the most delicious Thai cuisine. The taste of the food just remind me when I visited Thailand few years ago. My favourites are papaya salad, lamb curry and their special matoom tea! Staff are nice and friendly. Book in...

Excellent little Thai cafe moments away from the station and bus stops. Superb, very reasonable lunchtime menu. One of those places which draw you back time and time and time again. Highly recommended.

I have always enjoyed visiting here. The food is much nicer than other Thai restaurants and is reasonably priced. It does get busy because it is so popular but that can’t really be avoided.

We visited midweek and it was fairly busy - usually a good sign. Also it's BYO (with a small fee) which is ideal. However, I just didn't fully enjoy it. I may be wrong, but some things like the spring rolls felt shop bought. It...

This small restaurant in Forest Hill is possibly the best Thai food I have ever taster in the UK. Our table of 6 shared a number of dishes all of which were very tasty. No alcohol licence so a small corkage charge. No card payments....

We visited Matoom on Friday last week after having wanted to eat there for a while! It was understandably busy when we arrived, however when the waitress finally greeted us, she just left us waiting, not explaining to us where or when we would be...

Just wonderful! Loved the pad thai and their dumplings - heaven! Also we ordered thai milk tea (iced) and another thai hot tea which both were mindblowingly delicious! The place seems to be always busy especially in the evenings so better to book a table...

Have been a few times and have had the larb, chicken pad thai and penang curry (I think?). Definitely stronger spicing than other more run of the mill thai restaurants-the pad thai certainly had some kick and had a slightly more sour/sweet characteristic in comparison...

As a couple who have been to Thailand twice and in general love to eat and cook Asian food, we can say that this place is authentic but also brings a modern twist to classic dishes like papaya salad. I ate the aubergine salad, which...

We have been a number of times now to Matoom and each time the food has been consistently great! The food is very authentic and tasty - try the ribs! A great addition to Forest Hill and the local area!

We booked a table of 4 for Saturday night. We ordered starters (pork balls, gyoza and a sharing platter for 2) followed by one of the Thai salads, pad Thai, Massaman curry, Penang curry and 2 rice. Also ordered a coconut ice cream. Everything we...

Went they with some friends for dinner had a mixed starter for the four of use which was very good Then we had a chosen starter followed by some Thai ice cream food was excellent Service was was good as well

This new addition to Forest Hill is excellent. They have made great use of a small space while maintaining a modern look. It has only been open a couple of months but word is spreading fast so it is always busy and is turning into...