Based on 2.473 opinions finded in 4 websites
Based on 2.473 opinions finded in 4 websites
Nº 3097 in 7028 in City of London, Westminster
Nº 20 of 58 Thai in City of London, Westminster
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We had the red curry, and a panang curry, with rice and coconut milk. Not bad, the dishes were spicy and had flavor. Quite calm and pleasant atmosphere, with fast service.
Nl “Nls” S . 2025-04-13
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Absolutely loved my experience at Thai Tho Soho! The food is bursting with authentic Thai flavors, and the ambiance is warm and inviting. The pad thai was a standout, perfectly cooked and delicious. The staff were friendly and attentive, making the whole dining experience enjoyable.
Kaushal Tanna . 2025-04-12
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The food is as delicious as eating in Thailand.
Thanachai Sangkhiew . 2025-04-06
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Absolutely my go-to Thai restaurant in London. Yum!
Sukarnchana Kongka . 2025-04-01
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Food was not very good. Beef in Red Curry was really tough and looked as it had been boiled. Can't complain on price, location or staff.
Tom Mynott . 2025-03-29
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Really good value mains for London.
Keith Silk . 2025-03-27
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Very good Thai restaurant located upstairs.
FJD JF . 2025-02-27
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Este restaurante goza de una ubicación ideal para comer antes de ir al teatro. Está justo al lado de la avenida Shaftesbury y a poca distancia de esos teatros. Buena comida tailandesa bañada con cerveza tailandesa. El servicio era un poco lento cuando fuimos.
Ian G . 2025-02-22
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Solid restaurant in the heart of soho/china town. Food was decent and well sized. Service wasn’t the greatest. They gave away our table having told us to wait for a table to finish up. No huge drama though.
Danny Standing . 2025-02-21
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Tasty food with authentic flavours.
Anil P . 2025-02-15
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Excellent food, the “searing tiger” chef speciality steak was amazing. Will return! Location and view were also a highlight !
Matt Coombes . 2025-02-14
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Visited for a late evening meal on a Thursday, the venue was quiet but we received the perfect service, not too intrusive like some restaurants but still attentive. The only strange part was the lack of ambient music during the meal, the surrounding noise was other customers conversations and people eating . The food was amazing, as were the cocktails! will definitely be visiting again.
Cerys Judd . 2025-02-14
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Never had such good pad thai. Everything is spiced to perfection, seasoned and cooked to perfection and with care. Thai beer. The place is very nice little pearl. Prices not cheap but not excessive either. It's a real Thai corner in London. Come on over
Marco Corliano . 2025-02-11
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the manager has been rude and always have a attitude. The business would be so much better without him
I Got Kicks . 2025-02-11
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the manager was extremely rude. useless human, waste of oxygen. my vegan friend order a vegan dish and was serve actual meat when menu clearly says vegan.
Joe Chang . 2025-02-11
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This place is pretty solid. They were able to fit our group of 3 in without a reservation on a Saturday, which was great. We didn’t have to wait too long for our food. Everything we ate was yummy, but nothing amazing. The fire alarm went off twice while we were there, not sure if that’s normal for them.
Emme Tuft . 2025-02-11
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food was so so but the worst part is the manager is unnecessarily rude to our mom ( she was asking a simple, polite question) avoid at all cost, the food is definitely not worth it
lilly silly . 2025-02-09
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Big room for karaoke but the table was to small for 9 of us.
tee kanhasain . 2025-02-08
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I had an exceptional experience with them yesterday. I wanted to celebrate my birthday with authentic Thai cuisine, and they exceeded my expectations. It is rare to find such a great atmosphere, excellent customer service, and, most importantly, outstanding food in the city center. As someone who has visited Thailand 15 to 20 times, I can confidently say that this restaurant’s food is the closest I’ve had to authentic Thai cuisine outside of Thailand.
Adiba Saarah Binte Ahmed . 2025-02-07
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Amazing food, best Thai I’ve had by far. Very humble and kind people. Definitely going here again.
Precylia . 2025-02-05
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Tenía muchas ganas de probar este lugar, pero honestamente, dejó mucho que desear. En primer lugar, es muy caro para lo que obtienes. Apenas nos dieron una cucharadita de salsa de chile con unas 20 galletas saladas, todo por unos $ 8 / £ 6. Eso es ridículo. La limpieza era otro problema. Los alféizares de las ventanas y los alrededores estaban sucios, y la configuración del lugar no era mucho mejor. La estera tejida en la mesa tenía partículas de comida pegadas en ella, que es justo fuera - poner. Los camareros eran muy educados y agradables, pero se olvidaron de parte de nuestra orden. Cuando lo sacaron, el resto de nuestra comida ya se había enfriado. Simplemente no es un gran servicio en general. En cuanto a la comida, estaba bien. No es el mejor tailandés que he probado, pero tampoco el peor. Los platos principales eran una porción decente y tenían buen sabor, pero el Pad Thai apenas tenía pollo, tal vez 2 onzas, en rodajas finas. Pero la peor parte de lejos fue el cargo por servicio automático. Es gracioso porque si no lo hubieran hecho, habríamos dado felizmente una propina de £ 10 — pero ya que lo asumieron y lo hicieron, solo recibieron £ 6 de nosotros en su lugar. Su derecho a una propina, independientemente de la experiencia, es lo que realmente me empujó a escribir esta reseña. Si nos hubieran dejado decidir, habría pensado, oh bueno, ganar algo, perder algo, y seguir adelante. Pero esta tendencia de los restaurantes a agregar automáticamente cargos por servicios debe detenerse. Es una práctica horrible, y francamente, hace que no quiera regresar.
Jodie M . 2025-02-04
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I’m a regular customer, best Thai food in town. Would have given 5 stars if it wasn’t so pricy.
Mic Aiyarasiriwat . 2025-02-02
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Lovely food , friendly good service . Thai green curry was great.
Jennifer . 2025-01-31
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My second time here - absolutely delicious food and really quick service. The restaurant itself is very pretty and in a great location - from the window you can see all the theatres across the road. Definitely recommend coming here!! :)
Catrin . 2025-01-30
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Always been able to get a table from walking in from a day out. Helpful and polite staff and great food
Marie Jeffrey . 2025-01-29
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Mi segunda visita a este restaurante y fue tan bueno como recuerdo. Asegúrate de reservar con antelación, ya que está muy ocupado. Tienen una amplia carta de cócteles con algunas combinaciones exóticas interesantes. La comida es muy sabrosa y si no está seguro sobre los niveles de especias, el personal está encantado de ayudarle a asegurarse de que obtenga lo que quiere como lo quiere.
Alison S . 2025-01-26
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Nuestra tercera vez en Thai Tho Soho antes de una visita al teatro. La comida es auténtica tailandesa, deliciosa con una buena selección de menús. Cerveza tailandesa y vinos tailandeses están disponibles y todos son buenos. El servicio es muy bueno y el personal atento y servicial. Reserva con anticipación, ya que el restaurante es muy popular y generalmente está lleno. Está subiendo un tramo de escaleras, pero hay pasamanos a ambos lados. A pocos pasos del Piccadilly Circus y cerca de varios teatros.
srms . 2025-01-23
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The restaurant is located on the second floor up a flight of steps when you go through the door. The food was absolutely delicious; the red chicken curry was the perfect level of spicy. Of note, it does not come with rice and rice as a side is an additional €5. Gluten free options available plus the vast menu makes this a great dinner spot.
Layla Todd . 2025-01-21
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Excellent restaurant located on the edge of Soho. Food was really tasty in decent sized portions. Service was quick and friendly.
Hannah . 2025-01-18
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Good Service, Good Food,Thank You.
f e esen . 2025-01-15
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The best Thai food. I will come back again.
Suthasinee Sriburin . 2025-01-14
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The athmosphere was nice and quiet but the food unfortunately wasn't the best. The soup was spicy despite the menu didn't mention it. The offered sugar to solve it.😅
Barbara . 2025-01-08
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Good quality Thai meal pre Theatre and excellent price for the West End.
Ed . 2025-01-06
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Informamos al restaurante que estábamos llegando tarde y fueron muy amables al respecto. La comida era generosa y muy sabrosa, tanto mi amigo y yo habríamos preferido un poco más de especias / calor en los platos, sin embargo, en general encantador.
FIL M . 2025-01-03
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Upstairs restaurant, right in the heart of theatre land and very good food. 👍
phil copeland . 2024-12-31
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Bad service bad food When I see the menu I know that’s not traditional Thailand food I had order the mixed starter that like Morrison party food but too expensive. And I ordered Tom yam soup that’s like salty soup and not spicy that’s make me confusing am I eating Thailand food? And last order is red curry chicken this taste only sweet not spicy 🥵 I hope they can improve that
刀仔 . 2024-12-30
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The food was amazing, we loved the cozy vibe. And it happened to be across the street from our show, very convenient
Fernando . 2024-12-30
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Som tum so yummy so coming back again to try also moo ping was excellent
rami . 2024-12-30
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Loved, loved the food. I will definitely come back when visiting London.
Maria Alejandra . 2024-12-30
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The food was beyond exceptional. We were a party of 8 and we all left beautifully satisfied. One member of the party had ample choices on a separate gluten free menu. Another was vegetarian and had a huge range of options. The flavours were incredible. The menu is expansive so have a look beforehand! Next time I come back, I will need to try some other things (but still get at least one portion of dim sum!). The only negative regarding ambiance was that is was really really hot inside - the heating might have been up too high. 100% will return.
Danielle . 2024-12-29
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Came for my mums birthday and they were super accommodating. Let us sit downstairs when noticing her walking stick and our server John was incredible. He made us feel comfortable and even went to get a slice of cake when he heard it was her birthday. Honestly coming back because of how outstanding John was. Food being decent was a bonus.
Cameron Carlin . 2024-12-22
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Really nice restaurant in the centre of tourist London. Very good food, 4 people on our table all agreed.
Phil . 2024-12-21
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Had probably the best massaman curry I have ever eaten, very friendly staff with speedy service. Great location for theatre-goers!
Kelan Pascoe . 2024-12-21
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Food very good but staff, especially younger, need a little more English appreciation.
Ray . 2024-12-18
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Lovely Thai food, will definitely go again in the near future
choon . 2024-12-14
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Food was delicious !!! Very authentic and tasty. Great service too.
Grant . 2024-12-13
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Excellent pre theatre dinner. Everything was perfect. Great service delicious food. A real gem of a place
Alexis . 2024-12-13
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Thai Tho never disappoints. The prompt yet unhurried service is perfect for a pre-theatre venue. The food is always excellent. It remains our go-to place in the West End before a show.
Graham . 2024-12-13
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It’s an okay restaurant, food is average. Service was not too bad
Bola . 2024-12-13
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Really lovely restaurant, with delicious food and great service.
jacqueline . 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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
Luke Starkey . 2024-11-28
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I love this restaurant. Delicious food and good quick service, perfect for pre-theatre or cinema. I tried the Panang Pla (Battered sea bass served with a mild Panang curry) which was one of the nicest dishes I’ve had in a long time. Beautiful crispy fish and a fabulous curry sauce.
Charisse . 2024-11-23
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Really good experience ! Delicious food, friendly and very efficient service !
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!
Marc Horsmans . 2024-11-20
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Very tasty food with quick unfussy service - perfect for pre theatre
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
Isabelle Conner . 2024-11-15
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Excellent, food and service, we will be back again
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.
Stuart Glover . 2024-11-10
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Good food, perfect location for the Apollo theatre.
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.
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.
Graham . 2024-11-07
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Restaurant only accessible via narrow stairs. Food was good but portions were just sufficient in quantity.
Axel Müller . 2024-11-05
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Was a decent place to go for food, good value and good service
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Lily Tingley . 2024-10-24
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Bonne adresse Très bien situé Tout à bien fonctionné
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Francesc Bibiloni Joy . 2024-10-15
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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
Kamran Nobari . 2024-10-13
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It's delicious and pleasing to Thai people like us.
Rinrita Ferrari . 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.
. 2024-10-12
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Tasty food and quiet location upstairs if you are lucky..as this is in Chinatown.
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.
Triskelion123 . 2024-10-06
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Fantastic food and fantastic service what more could you want!!
Martin . 2024-10-04
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Wonderful place with great food. Would definitely go again
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.
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.
Stefan Fassbender . 2024-09-24
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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.
Cindy . 2024-09-21
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We had a fantastic meal, the staff were very friendly and happy, will definitely go back.
Sam . 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.
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.
Kaye Petalino . 2024-09-19
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Brilliant pre theatre meal just across road from the Apollo excellent food and service
Elaine . 2024-09-17
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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
patru fabrice . 2024-09-15
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Waited an hour for our food, they wandered around, brought wrong dishes 🫣
Elita Nielsen . 2024-09-15
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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.
Mohit . 2024-09-14
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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.
David . 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!
Remya Jayakumar . 2024-09-12
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Excellant customer service perfecr pte theatre meal very welcoming staff and lovely food
lisa . 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
Sue . 2024-09-11
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