This food is rather fusion and not traditional. I ordered Pad see ew and it was presented with western broccoli instead of Chinese broccoli or Gai lan. I was so surprised and deeply disappointed. Western broccoli is not appropriate at all for this dish. What I found super strange though, is when I raised the issue with the lack of Chinese broccoli in the dish, the employees acted as though it was completely normal to have western broccoli and made me feel awkward to have even asked. Thinking they didn’t know what I was talking about, I showed them an image of Chinese broccoli on my phone. They didn’t say clearly, “oh we decided not to use Chinese broccoli,” and acted vague, and I wondered if they even knew what I was talking about. I seriously felt like I was being gaslit. If you search for the recipes online it ALWAYS is served with either Chinese broccoli or Gai lan. I’ve only eaten this way in traditional Thai restaurants and at home with my super talented partner cook so I guess I’m just spoiled. I assume Chinese broccoli or Gai lan costs more than western broccoli in London? They didn’t charge me however for the Pad see ew dish and I simply ordered something else, which I suspect was also not strictly traditional. I guess I’m too much of a purist and have too much...
Read moreI ordered the beef PadThai tom yum and I was utterly disappointed. There hardly any beef in it and what was there was tough and flavourless the Tom Yum soup which I ordered as a starter came out with my mains and it had so much spring onion in it that I couldn't taste anything else my friend who has allergies and made it totally clear still found bits of carrot in her food and when she explained the manger she was told it was because the spring onion was next to the carrot and some must have fell in. I was really disappointed because I had heard nothing but good things about this restaurant. The staff member that served us was lovely but seemed somewhat confused when bringing...
Read moreAmazing and authentic Thai food.
Being Thai (born and raised), growing up in a long line of great cooks and surrounded by women that are passionate about good traditional authentic taste, I am always very skeptical eating out in Thai restaurants, as they all failed to impress me.
Having lived in UK for 26yrs, Paris for 14yrs and traveling around Europe and Asia, this restaurant cooked the best Som Tum salad (better than in Thailand!)
Other foods also tasted authentic and some of them took me back to my childhood.
Having tried all the Thai restaurants that the Thais recommended, I can said that this is the best Thai restaurant in London!
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