Spicy Thai London in Barnet

I was in the area randomly and happened to pop in to this restaurant… let me tell you, it did not disappoint. I had low expectations and the food here was excellent. Great taste, great value for money. I wish I lived closer so that I could visit more often. One thing to note is that the restaurant is very casual. The chairs could use some updates but you forget about them once the food arrives!

All the way from Essex, we were staying in a local hotel for the weekend and decided we wanted Veg Thai food. I must say we have had Thai in many places, but this place was so authentic, and felt homemade. Highly recommend the Pad Thai Noodles, Tom Yum, and Tom Kha soup. Generous Portions & Amazing Staff.

The food was delicious- everything was fresh and excellent quality. The service was absolutely brilliant, all members of staff were friendly and professional, Sasha in particular. I visited with a friend after reading positive reviews and having been advised to go by family members and was not disappointed! I will be visiting again in the future.

We had takeaway from here for the first time today. Food was excellent. Tasty, spicy, sour in the right balance. Also not greasy which is good. Will definitely go back.

What a disaster. Pra Thai used to be an amazing restaurant/take away. We ordered a take away tonight, 1 hour and 45 minutes for delivery despite chasing. Ordered arrived with not even a gesture of a free prawn cracker ! Pad Kee Mao was meant to be egg noodles and was instead thick rice noodles, the veg was a couple of slices of green pepper, a few bits of grated carrot and a couple of bean sprouts all stuck together in an oily lump...nice and spicy but that was the only positive thing. The chicken massaman had about 1/4 of chicken thigh and 1 new potatoe in it, tasted suspiciously like a green curry with a few peanuts thrown into it. To add insult to the whole thing there was an automatic tip added to the order which we couldnt remove, we prefer to tip cash directly when good service has been given - taking the tip up front like this is robbery. Sorry Pra Thai, you have lost our custom.

Probably the worst Thai food ever. Very oily deep fried spring rolls and soft shell crab, and an over cook steak claiming to be weeping tiger. Service was non existent. No drinks menu they had coke or not coke. There was prayer music by the till with lift music playing loudly in the restaurant, so rubbish atmosphere.....and this was a Saturday...go elsewhere this place is terrible. Gave the "owner" feedback he shrugged his shoulders and walked away!

Awful restaurant, staff are incredibly rude, incompetent and don’t even speak english Wait over an hour to collect the order, restaurant was empty so can’t fathom why it would take so long, order incorrect and tasted HORRIBLE Avoid this restaurant, plenty others that are far better for money spent

Nothing special decent enough food but. More atmosphere in grave yard..seemed they are more busy with take outs then sit downs.

The only take away I'll go to collect. Always fresh and delicious. We only order vegan. Wonderful customer service, the chef is very attentive and really seems to care about her food (I am also a chef and rarely impressed!) Great value for money. This place should really get more attention

The takeaway was excellent! We ordered on the website and received a discount. The food was ready when it said it would be and the portion sizes were very generous. Best Thai takeaway I've had in a long time, and very reasonably priced! I highly recommend the crispy gyoza and papaya salad, they're delicious. I can't wait to try more of the menu!!

The food was very tasty. We met the chef and she is a lovely lady who obviously works hard and cares about her food. The restaurant itself is a bit neglected. It was empty and lacked atmosphere. More of a takeaway shop feel. The man behind the counter wasn't really interested in us. The poor Chef lady had to come out and get us drinks and take our order. We would definitely go again as food is tasty and not expensive.

Great family run restaurant with nicely cooked dishes and friendly service.

The food here is good but the service was not really on par. We had called weeks prior to our visit to book a table as we were a fairly large group - when we arrived, they didn't seem to know what we were talking about. However, the restaurant was empty, so it was easy to rectify this. One of the members of our group never received his main that he had ordered, and the veggie pra thai platter was missing the tofu, which is advertised on the menu. This was disappointing as we were looking forward to trying the tofu. In terms of the sharing platter, it was nice but nothing too special. The soups were really nice as well as the mains. We found the portion sizes of the mains to be on the bigger side, easily sharable between 2.

I visited this restaurant for the first time this week and must say that the food was fantastic. My Som Tam salad was a nice size portion and tasty (Spicy too!). I recommended Panang to my mate and he loved it. I had Massaman and Pad Thai, Both delicious. The woman chef is a fantastic cook and is actually from Burma (Myanmar) and said she would cook Burmese dishes if asked including Chick Noodle Soup, Mohinga and Hin Cho. I will definitely be taking her up on her offer. This place is a hidden gem, it's not posh but it is top notch. Enjoy!

Really inconsistent meals. I've had some great meals from Pra Thai but the flavour, spiciness and ingredients seem to change every time I order! It would be great if the meals could be more consistent so you know what you're getting!

Note the management has changed, new owner. Obviously food quality and taste has changed. This was the only goto restaurant for Thai, I cannot believe the previous owner sold it. So disappointed.

I’ve been eating at pra Thai for a couple of years now and I use to love the food. Today I decided to treat myself and pick up a take away. I ordered a green curry which was really nice and a papaya salad which was awful. I’ve ordered it many times but this time it was not it. I called and asked if something can be done I don’t mind to pick up something else, or even just a discount for my next order. Mind you papaya salad is 9.50. They where very busy and I did feel bad for the woman who had to take my call but they said that there is nothing to do and when I asked for the manager she said there is nothing to do and hung up. Really disappointed.

We have been loyal customers of Pra Thai for several years now. The food has always been excellent and the staff have always been lovely when we do in-person take aways. The reason for this one star review is the absolute lack of help from the restaurant when our recent order via Deliveroo went astray. While we understand that this is the fault of the Deliveroo driver, the restaurant still made money off our order. And yet their response to our query was to shut us down entirely, rather than endeavour to resolve the issue. They were unhelpful and truculent on the phone, and I’m afraid have thoroughly put us off ordering in the future.

Wonderful food very authentic and fresh friendly owners highly recommend

Quiet , very reasonably priced, and food was really delicious

Delivery only and always great food.

Food we ate was fine but pork and alcohol are being removed from the menu

Utterly tasteless. Thai red prawn curry had absolutely no flavour at all

Always get delivery from here and decided to try it out inside the restaurant today. Food was great, and service even better. We live close by so will return again soon!

Great food and Service... Highly recommended

The staff were very friendly and helpful, the food was great (was not greasy which was very nice). It was very reasonable priced as well. Overall, very nice restaurant with great food

Really nice local Thai takeaway. We love the massaman!

The food is very delicious, the service is fast and the price is not expensive. The overall picture is impressive.

Excellent service. Really enjoy foods. Amazing atmosphere. Can't wait to visit again. Thank you

Went to Pra Thai after a long time (Covid!) and I got to say that if anything, the food is even better than before. I tried the Tom Kha soup for the first time, it was a revelation! The Seabream and soft shell crab were equally delicious, without forgetting the green Thai curry which is out of this world. If you have been to Thailand, eating at Pra Thai will bring back memories! Wassana and her team are superb as usual, delivering amazing customer friendly experience, this is a must visit.

Very good service and tasty food. Server was very kind, and the Pad Thai was delicious.

Delicious Thai food, friendly service, they even opened the kitchen up again to cook extra springrolls. Will be returning soon.

Arrived party of 6 at 7 30 got our got our starters at 8 45 then 20 mins later was told one of the mains the beef had run out awful service poorly run kitchen now seems to be a take away /delivery more than a restaurant will not be returning ever! Ooooh and they offered us 2 soups wow!!

Best Thai we've had in London. - Eppic food fresh and made to order - very good size portions - service is great - comfy decore and comfortable dinning There is parking on street in front of the restaurant Mon to Sat after 6pm and all day Sunday. A must go if you are on the area.

The food is always super yummy. Very quick service as well. Thank you!

We love food here, the food is always superb and great value. Okay, so the place is very brightly lit and cafe like, but the food is superb. Did I say the food is superb? It is.

We visited them when we were vacationing in London and loved their food, so when we came back and my aunt (who lives close by) had her birthday I ordered more food from them to deliver to my aunt. They made the whole process so easy and never worried about getting paid with my American card and just went all out to help me and even sent a note to my aunt wishing her for her birthday. Beautiful people and above all terrific food ❤️❤️ we ordered the seafood combo with pepper corn, Penang with chicken, tom kha soup and Papaya salad . Everything was terrific and their portions were great too . Would absolutely visit them again and love that they are such great humans ❤️❤️❤️

Top class 👍 New menu with some new items, lovely food and service. Amazing…

I have to share my experience with you as I’m shocked and quite honestly discussed by the owners attitude Pra Thai . I ordered a Green curry which tasted so bad that i could not eat it . I usually love this dish and thought I would try it here ! The chicken was not fresh , it was not even green but yellow it was disgusting the worst I’ve ever had . The lady at reception Loreen was incredible so helpful and apologetic. However when she tried to replace My dish with an alternative the owner said no , only to refund me for my curry ! I was then left with sticky rice by its self to eat . To be honest I didn’t want to eat another dish from them as the first was sooooooo bad but the owners lack of customer care and acknowledgment was shocking ! I will never eat there again ! The food is vile ! And not at all authentic it’s an insult to Thai cuisine .

Incredibly attentive, friendly and knowledgeable staff. The food was very good overall! The mixed platter was excellent and the coconut rice was just glutinous enough to complement the curries perfectly. However the red Thai and panang curries were almost indistinguishable in flavour, though both were good. I will be visiting again!

Fantastic service, however the food was a bit of a letdown. Everything seemed overly sweet, which isn't right as Thai flavours are well balanced...if you don't add enough chilli you need to reduce the sweetness.

Everything is delicious except for the papaya salad because it's made for foreigners.

Delicious food, good prices. Excellent service, our waitress was so lovely, we definitely come back .

This is my favourite restaurant excellent service and wonderful staff very helpful and kind amazing atmosphere and the best Thai food in all of london 10/10 recommend definitely come here 👍👍👍👌

Thai food with a difference! Delightful Thai cuisine served at its very best. Good food simply well done in a nice delightful atmosphere. The experience was simply divine. I had Pad Thai with Prawns and Fried Ice cream deserts. I have had this dish before but it was not that good. Its very good at Pra Thai.

Ordered via UberEats on 1 May and after over 90 minutes of waiting our order was cancelled by the restaurant. V disappointing.

Definately our go to place for Tasty, fresh Thai food. Hidden little gem. Few of our favourite dishes is the Pad Thai, beef masaman curry, the lemongrass soup, sticky rice ...yum! We've been ordering our food at Pra Thai for over a year and never had a bad meal. Reasonable prices, good customer service and delivery.

Delivery drivers you need to sort out. Your waiting problem

The best authentic Thai restaurant, The owner is very hands on and very welcoming. Tasty and good portion of food.

Really not great. Waited a long time while ordering via just eat. Massanan especially average. I have included a photo of the thai beef salad — which was abysmal

Excellent food, friendly service and well priced. Clean and tidy. Recommend there red thai curry and sticky rice, yum.

We had the most amazing food at Pra Thai and the hospitality the waiting staff showed us was top class. We truly felt like we stepped into Thailand, the interior is very authentic, all of the staff were extremely friendly, and we also found the food to be rich in flavour, broad in options, and all done to great standards. I was with two friends who were all singing the praises of this place when we left and reminded me to leave a review. I cannot recommend this place enough if you are looking for delicious Asian cuisine in North London. Thanks to the staff for being so attentive to us and will see you again!

Great food and wonderful service

One of the best Thai restaurants around Barnet.... The Thai food is one of the best I have enjoyed in the area for many years. You won't be disappointed 😁😁😁

We have placed an order at 715 and now is 9 pm still have not received our order when we called they hang up on us no sign of the driver no apology from the restaurant please dnt use them anymore as we are still waiting after9 pm

Delicious food, felt extremely safe there too. Will be back!

Reasonably priced but very average food. King Prawns were not gutted .

Very friendly and attentive staff. Food was very good and enjoyed by the whole family. Will definitely be back

Great food and the waitresses are very friendly and helpful!

I went there during the eat out to help out scheme. We ordered two mains. The total price should have been about £10-15 but they charged me for two x two cours meals which was £24 with the half price discount. The waitress was very pushy for us to go for the two cours meals. I feel like I was scammed. Never going back here again.

Freshly prepared food and great service from the friendly staff. Good Vegetarian options which really made it. Will be back soon.

We were here two days ago, liked the food very much, place is cute too, service was awful, it was a bit busy but still... I don’t understand have relaying a table for tomorrow can be more important than taking an order from costumer

First time eating here. Warm welcome and lovely food. We were served by a young lady who was tentative and looked after us. Every member of staff always had a smile. The food was very tasty and satisfying.

Food was alright, nothing special, food menu was very limited, i usually prefer fried rice this wasn't available, they had two fans between the whole restaurant and was so so hot, wouldn't be rushing to go back there again.

Great food here. Excellent service and my food came quicker than expected. A lovely place to eat with friends and/or family.

Well prepared, plentiful portions

Had my first take away from Pra Thai yesterday. It was a fantastic decision and experience overall. Everything was excellent. Especially the ribs and 🐔 Green Thai Curry.

Great authentic Thai food. Everything we chose on the menu was cooked well and tasted great.I have had a lot of Thai food over the years I would say this is up to the highest standards and the best local Thai food.

Always 5 star thai food. Delivery we had this evening was Excellent +. 😊 Thanks to all who made is possible. Stay well.

I went there last weekend with work friends we ordered Chicken, Prawn Tempura, Fish Cake, Calamari. Then for mains we ordered Chicken Stir fry, Pad Thai Noodles, Egg Fried Rice. The food was horrible, chicken was overcooked taste like rubber duck, the calamari taste like plastic bottle. We were all we really sick when we got home got food poisoning, our weekend was ruined. Won't be returning there anymore !!

Food was amazing, friendly staff. I'll visit again.

Food was very good. Kitchen were very slow to cook it though. Great vegetarian choices.

Can't recommend them highly enough- real Thai experience. Fresh and very tasty food.

Very poor service, will not be returning, food was very bland and cold.

Really unpleasant takeaway - ordered sticky rice, prawn curry and stir fry veg - justeat. Rice was like a rubber tyre repair kit, the curry had chicken not prawn, and the stir fry was more of a soggysteam.

Had a lovely quiet meal here loving the Tapas meal excellent for one person. Very reasonably priced.

Good decent food. Nice tapas options if ordered between 5pm to 8pm

We've tried many Chinese/Thai takeaways in the area and this is by far the best! Outstanding food every time. Spotless shop and wonderful staff who really care. Highly recommend.

Fabulous service, totally attentive to our needs with 2 young children. Only one high chair available but elder child was given a few cushions to allow her to sit comfortably on an adult chair. Half of our party were vegetarian, staff always checked to make sure any dishes ordered did not contain fish sauce. A lovely red curry for my 2yr old came with extra coconut milk on the side in case she found it spicy! Its these little service touches that make the biggest difference. Som tam papaya salad was great, as were the veggie gyoza. Mixed meat platter was tasty and very good portion size. The only dish we didn't enjoy as much was the pad thai. Will definitely visit again 4.5 stars from us.

Ordered from Uber eats and asked for the red curry not spicy. I have been to the restaurant many times so I know they have non spicy red curry, but they gave me the spiciest one instead.

Very nice food, staff are friendly overall nice experience.

Ordered a takeaway from this place expecting great things but was disappointed. Tom yum soup was lovely (surprisingly high number of prawns), got a starter set that was sadly just too oily to eat, and a pad Thai which was just too oily for my liking. I am glad they included the lime and chilli (and a lot of condiments!) however sadly the oil just overpowered everything. The spring rolls and prawn toast were not homemade but I guess you cannot expect everything to be perfect for the price!

Good food especially the duck rolls

Decent delivery service with flavourful food, loved the thai green curry and rice. I order regularly from here and never feel disappointed. Small restaurant but well worth a try

One of the best thai restaurants in London, very friendly staff, high quality authentic food and of great value

Edit as I think I was just too rough, it wasn't that bad but I was just craving for really tasty pad Thai, it was alright didn't had much flavor, it was missing I think fish sauce/soy, it had some flavor but not much. But their chicken wings were quite tasty.

Absolutely delicious food, great service and vegan options

Amazing food! Can’t get enough, the staff are really friendly too! 😎

Really good place. Tasty food and fantastic service. Love it. Will go again with friends.

The buffet was amazing value for money. All you can eat and great options for both meat and vegetarian. Very accomodating and the lady that runs the resturant was so so lovely. Would come again and reccomend to anyone!

Very welcoming hosts and staff. Small but cosy restaurant. Good menu for starters and mains. Loved the pad thai noodles and the springrolls.

My favourite Thai restaurant in Friern Barnet

Ordered a red and a green curry with steamed rice.. got exactly what I wanted and all very promptly and reasonably priced. The place isn't your exotic romantic hide away but I wasn't expecting that and ordered a takeaway. Food was spot on.. fresh and tasty.

Food is ok.. friendly service and fast.

Just had vegan take away - very tasty.

I'm a thai food lover and have been on the hunt for a good spot in the N11-N13 area. Given the good reviews I thought this would be it, but sadly, it is not. I picked a few dishes but they had run out. We picked substitutes, mostly seafood, but it was not good quality and tasted rubbery. We could barely finish the seafood platter. The chicken stir fry was decent, but not enough for us to come back. We were the only other diners in there at one point and we didn't love the ambiance.

Thank you Khun Wassana!!! I've lived in Thailand and love authentic Thai food and was so impressed when I asked for authentic Thai food and Thai dishes that weren't even on the menu. They were able to accommodate and make some of my most favourite food in the world. I've even brought my friends here and introduced them to really good authentic Thai food. If you like Issan Flavours, you can get them here!! So happy that this place is my local Thai restaurant! Kop Khun Maa Kha!!!!

Living in N21, no good Thai places nearby so ventured out to Pra Thai. I Ordered two meals to try, both chicken, one a curry, one a pad Thai. Service was very good and so was the food.

The tofu green curry was one of the best I've lasted in London! Fresh ingredients, and very flavourful. The staff are also really friendly and kind. :)

This was utterly disgusting. This dish is supposed to be fried. It tasted like it had been boilied in light brown water. Again the rice was dry and the meat was rubbery and fell apart in my mouth with just the movement of tongue. I threw more or less all of it in the bin so im still hungry. Stay clear of this place, the other reviews must be fake or the chef is just having a really bad day because i wouldnt feed this food to a stray dog.