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Nº 4122 in 7028 in City of London, Westminster

Nº 33 of 58 Thai in City of London, Westminster

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Food was delicious !!! Very authentic and tasty. Great service too.

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Grant . 2024-12-13

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It’s an okay restaurant, food is average. Service was not too bad

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Bola . 2024-12-13

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Really lovely restaurant, with delicious food and great service.

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jacqueline . 2024-12-13

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Excellent pre theatre dinner. Everything was perfect. Great service delicious food. A real gem of a place

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Alexis . 2024-12-13

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Very strange place, so much potential it’s a shame. So much dust on the sides right next to where we were sat as seen in the pictures. Got the duck spring rolls and spicy squid to start, couldn’t taste any duck, there was the smallest piece of it. Very disappointing. Spicy squid was good but not the best I’ve had, Wagamamas is better! Chang mai beer available here. Chicken pad Thai was tasteless and unappetising after seeing all the dust. Big portion though. Service was okay, nothing to rave about. Strange layout of the place, we went upstairs, past the toilets to get to the main restaurant. Wasn’t a good vibe. Won’t be back.

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Jo . 2024-12-09

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Still maintains high standards and a great place to go surrinded by averageness. Good quality food with big portions at a fair price.

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Alan . 2024-12-08

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The service was very slow and the staff confused our order when it arrived. The food was greasy and salty. I wouldn’t recommend. Apparently it was good once upon a time, hence our visit.

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George Godfrey . 2024-12-01

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Unfortunately, we did not have an opportunity to sample the food. Seated at 6pm and placing our order soon after, it seems that we were pre-empted by a large group that arrived after us. Although they conned us into thinking that our meals would soon arrive, our food never appeared and with show tickets for 730, we cried " uncle" at 705, leaving without our meal. The manager apologized with a lame excuse, "sorry, we got busy". There are SO MANY food options in this area, skip this place!

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wayne tutzauer . 2024-11-29

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starters were mediocre but massman curry and pad thai were delicious. Service was sadly lacking waited 10-15 mins sat at table to even receive a menus and it was not busy. the only time staff came was to take our order and deliver food and drinks

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Deborah . 2024-11-29

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Considering it’s location Thai Tho doesn't at all feel like a tourist trap. The food is delicious and boasts plenty of pride, and it’s not too costly. The service is friendly, and the amenities are clean. I've been here a few times and it’s always a pleasure.

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Luke Starkey . 2024-11-28

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Really good experience ! Delicious food, friendly and very efficient service !

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Laurence . 2024-11-23

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Enjoyed a true authentic Thai dinner, the food was amazingly freshly prepared by the Thai chefs. The menu even offers a special section with Thai specialities; so take your time to make your selection which in turn will become your new favourite dish. The staff is extremely professional (and proud) and the upstairs dining room offers nice views over the buzzing Shaftesbury Avenue. Also a superb location for pre theatre dinner as a discount will be offered for early dining. Who would now that in this tourist area are hidden gems where customers are treated like Thai Royalty!

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Marc Horsmans . 2024-11-20

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Very tasty food with quick unfussy service - perfect for pre theatre

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Patrick . 2024-11-18

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I took a pomegranate salad with mint. Awful. So spicy I had to order rice. I lreally ove Thai food. This is one of the worst in my life

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Isabelle Conner . 2024-11-15

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Excellent, food and service, we will be back again

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Katie . 2024-11-12

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Service was a bit slow and disjointed but the food was realy tasty. Would go back again.

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Stuart Glover . 2024-11-10

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Good food, perfect location for the Apollo theatre.

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Alison . 2024-11-09

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Another lovely meal at this restaurant. We booked last minute but very glad we did as it was very busy when we arrived. Great location just 5 min walk from the theatre district and tube stations. We will definitely return in the future. Portion sizes and food quality were great. Good cocktail list.

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Alison . 2024-11-09

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This our favourite restaurant for a pre theatre meal in the Shaftesbury Avenue area. It's a hidden gem. Good food, reasonable prices and prompt yet unhurried service. We keep coming back for more as it is so reliable.

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Graham . 2024-11-07

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Restaurant only accessible via narrow stairs. Food was good but portions were just sufficient in quantity.

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Axel Müller . 2024-11-05

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Was a decent place to go for food, good value and good service

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Maureen . 2024-11-02

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The location is great and the food was really good, lots to choose from. I had the crying tiger steak and it was delicious, would recommend this. The service was a little chaotic, the staff seem to be running around constantly looking fraught, felt a bit sorry for them! I must say we didn't wait too long for the food thought, despite other reviews starting they had.

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Vicky . 2024-10-31

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Had a great night at this place Food was spot on Service was brilliant I will most certainly return

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David Pesticcio . 2024-10-30

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We allowed an hour and a half for dinner before the theatre. Service was very very slow. It took a very long time for any food or drinks to arrive and in the end we only got main courses with about 25 minutes left . 2 starters never arrived. . Food feedback was mixed although generally ok - sea bass dish was exceptional.

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Richard . 2024-10-29

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Nice Restaurant in the heart of the theater district in SoHo. Serving good Thai food. Tom Yom Soup is a large bowl that is full of flavor. Nice use of Lemongrass, plenty of shrimp and mushrooms. I highly recommend the Jungle Curry. If you like spicy, this is for you! Great service too.

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A.L. Harris . 2024-10-29

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probably top 3 best massaman curries ive had and I eat Thai food once a week. Was sooooo good. Also got the chicken satay which was very good. Definitely coming back. Thai tea was good too

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Lily Tingley . 2024-10-24

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Bonne adresse Très bien situé Tout à bien fonctionné

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Heike . 2024-10-19

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This is my third visits and I loved it here. I go out of my way to visit as I am not a local. I love their lunchtime menu at 2 courses for £14.95. But, I went there my favourite Thai dish, pas ladna/rad na. Flat rice noodles stir-fry with gravy. Serve with chicken, beef, pork, prawns and vegetables only. Do ask for drippinng tray with it. The price is very reasonable and has Thai chef so I can vouch its authenticity. There are other Thais place nearly but I go here for my all time fav. I cook this all the times at home but I would still go here for date nights and socialising. Try it for yourself.

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PatchWelling . 2024-10-19

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Very good food. Polite waiters. Food arrived quickly. Sliced beef was very tasty. Stairwell and toilets could do with an update. Automatically add-on tip which is over the typical 10% - I guess that’s London - but I would have preferred this to be an option that customers choose. Would I return? Definitely. It was good to find a Thai restaurant that had decent food in the centre of London.

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Karen . 2024-10-19

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Service was slow but it was obviously busy being a Saturday night. Order was not taken correctly and a main course appeared with the starters. Overall, fairly disappointed given the positive reviews I had read.

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Julian . 2024-10-19

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Nice food with nice service! Delicious Thai food in London, Special set lunch only cost $14.95👍👍👍very delicious

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Jam Chan . 2024-10-17

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It's a family run restaurant and you can tell they do an amazing job as it was packed. Then you can order something to eat and be sure they do know they business. It's a cheap, clean, charming place which offers high quality tasty food. I ordered a 92 (Rad Nah I think it was) and I will tell my grandchildren about its flavour. If alzheimer hits me I will still ask for this dish randomly, it was a delight, it was also huge, there was so much food for that price it felt like stealing. Wonderful experience, best book in advance as we went in and were lucky enough it was early, I guess I spent all my luck on that and will never win the euromillions, but it was worth it.

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Francesc Bibiloni Joy . 2024-10-15

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It's delicious and pleasing to Thai people like us.

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Rinrita Ferrari . 2024-10-13

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Our friend booked this restaurant and we loved the food. I had Larb with pork and it was super spicy and delicious. Food definitely was fantastic. Service was super polite but very slow and they got few things wrong hence 3 stars for service

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Kamran Nobari . 2024-10-13

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We loved it here and it’s my favourite Thai restaurant and I’m a Thai so can vouch for its authenticity and deliciousness.

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. 2024-10-12

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Tasty food and quiet location upstairs if you are lucky..as this is in Chinatown.

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Dayantha Joshua . 2024-10-12

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Well placed near to many theatres. Curious entrance up some stairs past a bar which seems to be part of the restaurant. Pretty standard Anglicised Thai food, quite palatable but unexceptional. The cost was more or less what one would expect to pay at this sort of venue.

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Triskelion123 . 2024-10-06

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Fantastic food and fantastic service what more could you want!!

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Martin . 2024-10-04

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Wonderful place with great food. Would definitely go again

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Luis . 2024-09-28

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The food is very delicious, grilled pork neck, grilled pork with sticky rice. So delicious it brings tears to my eyes. Order 10 things and 10 things will be delicious. Confirmed.

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KT . 2024-09-27

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Ein richtig guter Thai direkt in Soho, wenn man sich dann in das Restaurant ins 1. OG vorgekämpft hat. Nichts für Personen mit Gehbehinderungen, denn einen Aufzug habe ich jetzt nicht gefunden und das Treppenhaus ist super eng. Dafür ist der Gastraum recht anschaulich gestaltet und wer es bisher noch nicht wusste, der erfährt auf dem großen Bildschirm dass jetzt in Thailand auch Wein angebaut wird. Die Weinkarte ist erstaunlich gut und als Vorspeise eine Tom Yum Prawn geordert, lecker, scharf und in der richtigen Größe, das machte gute Laune und Lust auf mehr. In diesem Fall auf ein Gang Pah Beef welches ebenfalls sehr lecker war und der ganze Nachmittag ging dann mit 39 Pfund nach Hause. Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis für London.

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Stefan Fassbender . 2024-09-24

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We had a fantastic meal, the staff were very friendly and happy, will definitely go back.

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Sam . 2024-09-21

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Really fabulous find in the heart of the west end, quite a lunchtime which was great. Food and service was brilliant, really enjoyable for a catch up with loved ones.

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Cindy . 2024-09-21

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As we booked for 4pm on a Friday it was very quiet, overall the whole experience was great. Service, food quality and cocktails. We shall definitely be returning.

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Jane . 2024-09-20

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Dining area's big, was seated straightaway, price was reasonable, portions were good, tasty food. Definitely would recommend to try.

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Kaye Petalino . 2024-09-19

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Brilliant pre theatre meal just across road from the Apollo excellent food and service

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Elaine . 2024-09-17

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Waited an hour for our food, they wandered around, brought wrong dishes 🫣

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Elita Nielsen . 2024-09-15

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Very good Thai restaurant near Chinatown. The welcome and service are impeccable and the dishes are excellent, I found exactly the same flavors as in Thailand when tasting my massaman curry! Prices are correct for London. I would go back without hesitation

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patru fabrice . 2024-09-15

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Love this place. The food's always terrific. The service is warm and efficient. And it's so handy for so many locations in the West End and Soho.

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David . 2024-09-14

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Terrible customer service. At 10:50, one of the waiters came to tell us that they were closing in 10 minutes. At 10:51 they brought us the bill and then at 10:52 they started taking the payment. They were basically kicking us out of the restaurant. I removed the service charge (which is optional), for the same and they then came and took the plates away when I was STILL eating. Disgraceful and extremely poor customer service. I do NOT recommend this place at all.

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Mohit . 2024-09-14

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Visited this place twice in a week and loved their food so much. Their service is also exceptional. Very polite and helpful staffs who assisted me in picking the food I would like. Try their tempura veggies - it was delicious!

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Remya Jayakumar . 2024-09-12

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Excellant customer service perfecr pte theatre meal very welcoming staff and lovely food

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lisa . 2024-09-11

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Tasty thai food in a cozy environment

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Jorge Andrade . 2024-09-11

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There were 4 of us and none of us were disappointed, really lovely flavours, lots of choices and all cooked to order. Thank you

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Sue . 2024-09-11

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Lovely spot with engaged staff and helpful manager/owner.

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Kitty . 2024-09-10

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Amazing. Simply amazing. The food and drinks were so good, the entire staff was attentive and VERY efficient, as well as informative. Nothing negative to remark, keep on going like this! ♥️

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Tichon van den Elzen . 2024-09-10

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Great experience overall. Very good value. Classic but tasty food. Efficient service. Overall recommended!

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Frederic . 2024-09-07

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Returned after our first visit in1019 and didn't disappoint! Food was delicious as was the wine. 😋 Couldn't have asked for more attentive staff. Thank you 😊

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Caroline M . 2024-09-07

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This was our first visit to Thai Tho and we were very impressed. It is upstairs and the restaurant is surprisingly big. I chose it for dinner with friends and one is a vegetarian. Many of their dishes are available with different meats or with vegetables and/or tofu and our waiter was very helpful in giving advice on what would suit the vegetarian amongst us. He was also kind enough to point out when we had ordered enough food and didn't need any more which we appreciated. The food itself was well cooked and very tasty and the price very reasonable. We will definitely be returning.

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lmm10_12 . 2024-09-03

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Service with a smile whilst also watching the theatre start times!

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Tom Wolstenholme . 2024-09-01

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Delicious pad Thai, Tom yum soup and spring rolls! Service and ambiance were lovely as well!

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Monica Gomez . 2024-08-30

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Nice space for dinner. We had quite a spread. The tom yam was mild, other dishes were delicious!

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Rowan Lim . 2024-08-30

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Very nice food! Nice atmosphere! Clean ! 2 flour! Not too many people, but it is good restaurant!

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Baur Uvaliyev . 2024-08-29

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Excellent food and cocktails I would highly recommend for a pre show meal as in the centre of theatre land. Very attentive staff and a wide variety of Thai cuisine.

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Laura . 2024-08-24

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Pre-theatre dinner. Food was very good and enjoyed by all 6 of us. Service was swift. Good value for London. Will definitely book again

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Cathy . 2024-08-22

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Hidden away- have to go up some stairs to find it on the first level but can’t recommend enough! A 5 min walk from Oxford street- superb food and such lovely staff. Very prompt service as well. Highly reccomend.

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Ruby Fraim . 2024-08-18

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Best Thai food outside Chang Rai, I was asked how spicy I wanted my food, and it was perfect. 'Nit Noy' Excellent Larb Moo, minced spicy pork, on lettuce leaves, delicious. Then Pad See Ew, spelling?

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Hdh Dhdd . 2024-08-16

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Good food, service and great timing for our theatre visit. Defo will return.

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Tom . 2024-08-16

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Little gem in the heart of Soho overlooking Theathreland. We have been here a few times and the food is always delicious and the service attentive. Will definitely visit soon again to try more dishes from the varied menu.

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Maria . 2024-08-15

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Food was excellent as always we always come here before the theatre and know we will get lovely food at reasonable prices.

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Deborah . 2024-08-15

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Fantastic place for a private party with a Karaoke 🎤 room.

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Gareth Kable . 2024-08-12

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Absolutely incredible food! It's nice and quiet and has an incredible view. I'm going back tonight to try more dishes and legitimately cannot wait!

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Snoogle Bean . 2024-08-11

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After our second visit to Thai Tho I felt compelled to leave a review. My wife and I are on a mission to try as many Thai restaurants in London as we can, and this is something of a hidden gem for us. The back page of the menu is full of really great dishes that might be hard to find elsewhere. Today we had the Pad Prik Gluea with soft shell crab which was really good. Service is always friendly even though the staff do seem under pressure, and the setting is nice. I would say do not trust the spice ratings on the menu, it seems quite random and not accurate at all. If you struggle to get a seat in a certain over hyped spot a few doors down, this would be my recommendation.

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Ben Brewster . 2024-08-10

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Great location. Staff were friendly and polite. Food was a little bit bland for my taste - the two vegetable dishes we ordered were just vegetables and not much flavour.

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Roopal . 2024-08-09

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i love this restaurant so much. came here for the second time and like the first, did not disappoint at all. my go to restaurant in london, absolutely amazing. the food is so good and the portions are also big. the atmosphere is super nice

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sofia and cool boyfriend . 2024-08-08

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Visited with my wife, sister in law and brother in law. Experienced amazingly polite service and the food was exceptional. Now added to my list of places I will always visit when in London.

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Ben L . 2024-08-06

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The food was delicious no problems here at all. We ordered too many starters because we couldn’t decide. All really tasty but then we could finish our meal which was also delicious. They happily boxed up a couple for us. Also it was my birthday and they brought out a delicious huge slice of a fruity cake. Sang Happy Birthday and were just the sweetest kindest people you could wish to meet. I have absolutely no problem recommending everyone to give it a try.

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lesley . 2024-08-03

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A pleasant dining experience . One dish was sub par as the beef was tough and inedible. Overall a good dining experience

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Sonja . 2024-08-03

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A post theatre dinner at Thai Tho was a great experience. Once you negotiate your way upstairs to the restaurant, the service is excellent - smiling and attentive. The food was delicious - pad Thai amazing and the fish cakes were to die for! Really fresh and authentic cuisine and pretty good value too. Will come again.

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AOH1 . 2024-08-03

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Very disappointing meal. 7 diners (most were non veg). Gluten free menu does not offer any starters. The online menu differs from the paper menus. None of the curries can be made vegetarian because of the use of shrimp paste. Our meals were half eaten. My main of flat rice noodles snd vegetables was awful. A plate of gloop.

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Fussy Vegetarian . 2024-07-29

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Great service, lovely food. Really relaxed atmosphere. Will definitely be back..

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. 2024-07-27

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Great place to come. Food was delicious. We wanted it spicy. They made it spicy. Clean. Only music is missing. Lovely staff

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Sanjeev Mannoe . 2024-07-23

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This is the 2nd visit we have made over the last few years. Staff were welcoming and friendly. There is a large selection of food to chose from. All is hot in temperature and full of flavours. On this occasion I chose the Red Thai curry and wasn’t disappointed. There was not feeling of being rushed. Glad we book as despite being before 6pm was fully booked.

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Vicki Parker . 2024-07-20

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Great food and reasonable. Loved the green curry!

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Joanna Gilbert . 2024-07-19

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Almost empty when we arrived for a 17.45 sitting. Drinks and food came up quickly. Very tasty and decent portions. The bill came to £190 for 6 of us with 9 small bottles of Changi beer and 6 glasses of wine so overall not bad value by Central London standards. We all had a dish each.

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RichardS . 2024-07-18

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This is what it is, a very nice Thai restaurant in the heart of London’s West End that would be good for a pre or post theatre dinner. The staff worked themselves crazy and perhaps due to their location the food came when I would expect it to, but it’s nothing special. But if you need something good before a show, you could do worst.

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. 2024-07-18

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The dishes were authentic, flavorful, and beautifully presented. f you’re a fan of Thai cuisine, this restaurant is a must-visit.

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MIke Jeffers . 2024-07-16

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We're visiting from the States. This is some of the best Thai food we've had. Highly recommend!

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M H . 2024-07-15

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All the menu it so delicious, I'm thai and I like a taste of thai , feel like u eat thai foods in Thailand &awesome 😍😍

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Supalux K . 2024-07-12

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Came here for a pre matinee lunch and was warmly welcomed despite not booking. The restaurant is nicely laid out and decorated with good people watching views out the window! The staff were attentive, friendly and polite and not overbearing. The food was very well presented, fresh and very tasty. The spring rolls were crunchy, fresh and not at all oily and the moo ping was exceptional with the dipping sauce and sticky rice it was served with. I find a decent authentic Thai restaurant hard to come by where I live and this place ticked all the boxes. Will more than likely visit again!

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Chris Hill . 2024-07-10

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Very delicious, just like eating in Thailand.

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Lisa L. Keenan . 2024-07-09

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Great location and nice food but the service was very poor (we had to keep requesting for service) and then having to pay the 12.5% service charge on the bill added the final insult.

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. 2024-07-06

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Second visit, restaurant serves Great food and is an excellent location.

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Cazzle . 2024-07-05

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Staff very welcoming, service quick but not to fast and food delicious

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SarahT . 2024-07-04

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We ordered the mixed starter, chicken Thai green curry and chicken Thai red curry. The food was excellent and we really enjoyed it.

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Barry . 2024-07-04

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Fresh vegetables and good portions of meat worth pre theatre

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StephenB . 2024-07-03

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We had a great time at Thai Tho! The food was delicious, and we absolutely loved the karaoke. The atmosphere was lively and fun, making it a memorable night out. Highly recommend for a fun evening with friends!

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NU353345 . 2024-07-01

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Great food and value for money. Would highly recommend.

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ColinE . 2024-06-28

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We went for a meal with friends on a very hot evening, and were delighted to be greeted by AC. This is a great mid range Thai in the middle of town, which can be so expensive but this felt great value. The staff were very friendly and helpful, the food was tasty. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because the veg tempura portion was a bit small, and I'm not a big fan of TVs in restaurants but that's personal choice.

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Cat A . 2024-06-26

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I was there after a long day working. Staff were indifferent (two of the floor staff were on their phones). When I came to pay they refused my Scottish £20 note, I asked to speak to the manager. This was embarrassing and when I spoke to the manager they blamed the staff. No offer of refund on the service charge. I would avoid this restaurant at all costs, food was (at best) average. Poor service and indifferent staff.

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Allison Gardner . 2024-06-25

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I'm not sure why there's a double listing for this place.Ok, I loved Jane Tira--I mean, loved this place so much that we used it for our informal wedding dinner last year! As locals, we'd been going for years. It was always known for delicious, authentic food; friendly service (though a little slow at peak times); and very reasonable prices (for Soho). The moo ping here? It was to die for.When we visited two weeks ago, we saw some new faces but the decor looked the same--until we saw the menu. Weirdly enough, the branding appears to have been kept intact, and the website is now a bizarre mix of factoids and literal transcription of the menu items. I asked the waitress if Jane Tira was under new management, and she seemed confused; when I asked if this was new ownership, she said yes, but the food (and I quote) "is more better." Reassuring? Not really, as the food had been excellent before.Still, we ordered our 'don't feel like picking' from what we knew had been solid choices in the past, so we'd have an easy comparison. We went for the moo ping and corn cakes to start, then I got tofu pad see euw and my spouse got chicken pad thai.The starters took quite a while, but came nicely presented. Unfortunately, that was as good as it'd get.First sign nothing good was to come: everything was served with lemon wedges. I'm not sure why they couldn't find limes, but big sour Persian lemons are absolutely not the right accompaniment to Thai food (and yes, they were definitely lemons).Corn cakes: claggy, horribly doughy, not enough corn, too thick, not a single hint of kaffir lime leaves--which give the corn cakes their nicely aromatic flavour. Served with tragic bottled sweet sauce rather than the home-made nam chim kai we used to get.Moo ping: cold (!), limp, no grill marks, tough; the dipping sauce tasted like a weird combo of bottled sauce and discordant spices, it should have been nam jim jaew, which had previously been lusciously smoky.Pad thai: okay. uninspiring, with almost too much veg and not enough chicken, which itself was very dry. there didn't appear to be a drop of tamarind in the sauce at all, and certainly no shrimp paste, which made the whole dish taste flat.Pad see euw: I actually had to send this back, which I almost never do, because it was so charred as to be inedible--I'm not talking about 'a few noodles caught at the edges', I'm talking 'all the soy sauce was put into a hot wok and went past caramelisation into actual carbonisation, then more liquids were sloshed on top to loosen it, and all of that became the sauce' levels of nasty. A rookie mistake, and so bitter that it was impossible to swallow. I mentioned this to the server, with my apologies, and he looked a little confused; 'oh, you don't like it?' Look, if I didn't like it, I wouldn't be enough of a jerk to send it back. I said that I suspected the soy sauce had burned and hadn't been added at the right time, or perhaps the chef had been distracted, but he didn't seem overly concerned about the feedback. I asked him to perhaps just bring me tofu pad thai instead.It was as flavourless as the chicken, and the tofu wasn't even crispy. About the only consolation was the amount of toasted peanut, because I couldn't even douse it in lime juice--since I only had a giant wedge of unripe lemon.So run, don't walk, away from this place. Some developer has taken this well-loved Soho staple and turned it into some of the worst attempts at inauthentic Thai we've ever had the misery of eating.At the moment, your best bet is Rosa's a couple streets over, though the moo ping isn't a strong point (the curries, however, are excellent) or, if you want something a touch lighter, Viet Pho at 34 Greek Street, which does a pretty decent pad thai and really, really good Vietnamese food.