Mudmee Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in London

I am a regular here for lunch. Food is decent and at good prices. One staff member (older man) is racist towards non-white people.

I come here often for lunch, and I have noticed a pattern. Most staff members are very nice and pleasant to me. However, there is one staff member who treats white people differently from how he treats non-white people. If the diners are ethnically white (British, French, German, Polish, etc), he is very nice to them, chats to them, and when they leave, he says loudly, "Thank you for coming and have a good evening!"

However, I am not ethnically white. My parents are from SouthEastAsia, similar to this staff member (I'm guessing he is from Thailand originally). He treats me coldly, does not chat to me, and never, ever, ever, says "Thank you for coming!" to me. The other day, at lunch, a couple of South Asian background sat to my left, and another group of men of European background sat to my right. He was very friendly towards the men of European background. And he completely ignored me and the South Asian couple.

If you think I'm being paranoid -- I'm not. This is a pattern, and only happens with one specific staff member (older Thai man). All the other staff members are very nice.

It's a pity, because his treatment definitely spoils my mood at lunch. I can't help but notice how discourteous he is to the...

Was going to old haunt in Spitalfield market when I used to work in the City to get my old cheap and cheerful Thai curry from some street food stall. Was very tasty and filling. Was so looking forward to it.

Shame that the market is done up now and full of pretentious little food stalls all charging extortionate amount for a bit of street food in a cardboard box. Eating out in the cold.

Disappointed and hungry I left and walked passed this little place. The prices they were charging are less than the market stalls. And you get a table service and eat in somewhere warm. So gave it a try.

Ok, yes, the place does smell off. Damp problem? Diffuser don't quite masked it.

Anyway, order something from the Express menu. Not disappointed. All tasty; could do with it being a bit more spiced up. Don't tone it down! But could ask for the chilli on the side. That's hot!

Plenty more choices on the menu. Seems fairly authentic. Not going to moan, since it is in the City district - fair enough in a little alley way. Cheap prices. Good value for money. Good service from the staff.

Definitely will come back when in the area again. And won't waste my time with those...

I'm going to need a Thai food infusion once I'm back in the Bay Area since this is another Thai place in London that got my hopes up.

I know it's partially my fault for walking right into the pad thai trap (PTT as it's known), but honestly, you can't hang a shingle as a Thai eats-slinger if you're going to mess up your noodles.

I just wanted some hot and bracing carbs in my life.

Other places in London overcook the carbs, Mudmee opts to undercook them. Not sure if al dente should be allowed in a pad thai rendition since this just means none of the sauce and squishy egg bits adhere.

The veggie appetiser platter is pretty good value though, with a small zoo of fried veggies of all types to drown in the sticky orange sauce.

We split fish cakes, and even though they're among my favourite things to stick in my mouth, I honestly can't recall even what shape they were. That's a fail in my book.

Cozy place though, and plenty of people were on lukewarm dates. I wonder how many couples have had babies and bonded over the mediocrity of the Thai food here...