Kanchana's Kitchen — Restaurant in London

We possibly made the mistake of turning up to the restaurant after working hours on a Thursday night and the pub - the Kings Arms - was pumping with every inch taken with people drinking and socialising on their way home from work. Squeezing our way into the atmospheric room at the back where the Thai restaurant was located, we were able to secure a couple of stools at a dark bench. The menu was hard to read in this light, but we were able to select a couple of dishes - a stir fry and a massaman curry, both of which arrived quite quickly, both served with side of rice.

The dishes were OK - dumbed down thai for English palates no doubt, without any of the complexity of flavours and heat that we are used to from the wealth of offerings in Australia. Service was fine under the most difficult of circumstances, and it would be interesting to see how it was under somewhat calmer circumstances. Others were certainly enjoying themselves and it...

I came here at lunch time and was surprised all of the tables had reserved signs on them. However, when we asked, we were given a table for two. For the duration of our stay (approx. 1 hr) only two other tables were occupied. The food was good but not amazing. For vegans, they just have stir fry options but this was tasty. Nonetheless, I was disappointed by the service, which seemed a bit hostile. We had only just finished our meal when the staff brought the bill over unsolicited and made it very clear that we were not wanted in the restaurant. We moved to attached pub but it was awkward and completely unnecessary. When I walked past when going to the bathroom later, the restaurant was still largely empty. I was also disconcerted that the other two tables had been left to chat, while we had been hurried along. There are options nearby with better service and equivalent, if not...

Hidden kitchen out the back of a busy pub, my colleague had recommended. Even though it was busy and we couldn't book, we didn't have to wait for a table and we got seated quickly, though on uncomfortable stools. We barely had chance to look at the menu before we were asked to order, also noting we had yet to get to the bar to order drinks. We ordered the mixed platter which was good value and a great selection, and though the portion size of my chicken pad Thai was enormous, I found it far too sweet and couldn't eat it. Nothing wrong with the dish, just personal preference. Additionally all out main courses came out at different times which we weren't aware of so our table of 6 ate at different times. I would still recommend, but probably wouldn't visit...