The best restaurants serving Thai food in Barnet London

My mother and myself had lunch on August 23 at The Refectory, Golders Green. We had the Thai food and the quality, presentation and taste was exceptional. Coming from Malaysia, we know Thai flavours and were not disappointed. To top it off the staff at the pub were so gracious, polite and helpful Would recommend this place highly. Thank you Alexander and Klaudia for giving us a wonderful experience.

Great food, this restaurant will be my forever favourite.

We got a takeaway from here yesterday, kept us waiting with the order but it was well worth it, food was hot and fresh and well packaged. Got the toasted duck curry with coconut rice and honestly it was easily one of the best Thai meals I've ever had.

I get takeout from here weekly. It’s my favourite local place. Their curries are very aromatic, have enough meat, and the best I’ve tasted locally. My usual to go to is the Green curry but sometimes I venture outside my comfort zone and not disappointed. I find the flavours are better Thursday - Weekends, rather than start of the week.

I have a friend whom I meet occasionally when he comes to London. He eats at kosher restaurants and on such occasions, he and I used to go to the White Fish restaurant in Hendon – excellent menu, tasty food, well presented; great atmosphere too - there was a ‘buzz’ about the place. Last night, we were disappointed to find that it was closed and even more so when it looked as though it had gone for good. (I only hope that I was wrong.) Its satellite branch opposite – the White House Express - was open though. I had been there before occasionally and it was fine, though without the wide-ranging exotic menu of the main branch opposite. We decided to go there instead – BIG MISTAKE!!! From the outset, the reception was ‘functional’ rather than cordial. We were seated at a table, on which there were a couple of battered menus that had seen better days. The choice was very limited – great if you liked chicken or hamburgers but tough luck if you wanted anything like the comprehensive choice of the White Fish restaurant opposite. I ordered the famous Yemenite Soup – a flagship item at the main branch – and shwarma as a main course. The choice of side dishes was minuscule; mainly just rice, mashed potatoes or chips – just the thing you’d expect at a middle-eastern type restaurant!!! I ordered the shwarma with trepidation as it is normally pared down from a vertical rotating roasting spit and there was no sign of it in the normal place behind the counter. When the soup arrived, it was only slightly warm – not hot. It had to be sent back to be heated up. Then the shwarma arrived. It too was not hot – only slightly warm – but I didn’t want to make a fuss so I started eating it. It had clearly been re-heated (or re-warmed, to be more accurate) and it tasted awful – scraps of meat dating from who knows when. I had ordered rice and mashed potatoes (faux de mieux) and the portions were generous, each of them presented in soup bowls. The rice was just boiled, with no additional flavourings and the mashed potatoes brought back resonances of school dinners. I left most of the food and when we got the bill, there was an optional service charge added; we told the waiter that we opted not to pay it and he looked shocked and said that he had to take the bill back to amend it. At this point, I would expect the matter to be reported to the manager, who would come to speak to us and ask why we were dissatisfied. None of that – and in any case there was no sign there of anyone resembling a manager. So the waiter brought back the amended bill and we paid. I felt really sorry for him as the service had been average, not excellent. I told him that it wasn’t his fault; it was the poor quality of the food. Then he suddenly became professional – he apologised profusely, said that we should have told him earlier, and hoped that next time we ate there things would be better! Dream on. There’s no chance that we would go back there, first because of the poor selection on the menu, but also because I had a feeling that there wouldn’t be any opportunity to go back. It will be a couple of months before my friend would be returning to London and, with the White Fish flagship having sunk, I don’t think the lifeboat will last very long. Hendon and Golders Green are chockful of kosher restaurants and, much closer to my and my friend’s home, there’s always the Met Su Yan kosher Chinese restaurant in Edgware – outstanding in every way.

Sent a wrong item in our delivery. On calling the restaurant they made sure the right item was re delivered ASAP with added free drink. Great customer service. Food was delicious as well.

Very tasty food. Good portions and lovely service. Menu is amazing. I hope you stay in business because your food is amazing and your service is both fast and polite. Found the restaurant a bit dusty but I am picky as it is.

Been here many times and every time the food is absolutely delicious. The staff were very kind as well. Must try.

Food or steamed veg most often seem to be stale. Bought food this afternoon and the rice and peas were freezing cold as if it was taken from the fridge. The steam veg looked slimy and I smelt it. It was gone off. This was after noon.

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