I am happy that I got to eat Thai food while in London. Although the dish I wanted was on the menu...they didn't have Thai Crab Fried Rice...so I ordered a prawn fried rice, spicy with morning glory. And it was flavorful...and filling. It was a perfect portion size. I ordered prawn pad thai and green curry chicken w/coconut rice as a take away...and for lunch today! Nice to know there are good choices for Thai here. It was very crowded in this restaurant as time went on....good sign. On my list of places to revisit.... read more

101 Thai Kitchen - Thai Near Me - London, XGL

Small (possibly family run) authentic Thai eatery with quite an extensive menu and lot of delicious dishes (small portions, great for sharing and getting a large variety without going bankrupt). See my photos. Love their whole fish! read more

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Following Tom E.'s sage advice/yelp review, my lad and I ventured to 101 Thai Kitchen in search of authentic and tasty cuisine. While our first visit left a bit to be desired(i think we just ordered to far off the beaten path for comfort), our second visit was fantastic. Authentic, fishy, spicy, glorious food. and roselle juice. and coconut rice. and quiet nun aubergines. just go and try something new. i suggest a papaya salad. read more

101 Thai Kitchen - Pad Thai with Chicken - Thai Near Me - London, XGL

Thais like their streetfood to be spicy and fishy and nowhere in Thailand is more famous for this than the northeast region called Isaan. Roy Et is one area of Isaan and also translates as 101 - so the name tells the tale. The shockingly pink but amazing 101 Thai Kitchen is a specialist in Isaan food - spicy, authentic and adventurous at every turn. Scorching laaps, papaya salads drenched in fermented fish sauce, fried frogs, nuclear nam priks and hot sour soups that are deliciously caustic. But wait... one other area of Thailand claims even spicier, fishier dishes... The Deep South. Well, 101 has you covered here too as its co-owner hails from here and their food is well-represented too. This is the land of the fabled spicy fish guts curry - Gaeng Tai Pla - the hottest dish in Thailand. Do you dare? One look at 101's menu convinced me to move to King Street and I'm glad now to call this my local. It may cost a bit more than at my neighbourhood Bangkok market but the same exotic and daring streetfood is here for me in London served by lovely Thais in pink and yellow -the king's lucky colours. For me and the hundreds of Thais I see flocking here, this is easily the best Thai eatery in London, if not Europe. Secret is out!! ------ -------- ------- --------- -------- As they say on their website: "We try our best to make our food as authentic as possible, some dishes may be very spicy, strong taste, pungent or even strange." read more

***** FIVE STAR THAI FOOD IN LONDON ***** I've been wanting to go here for so long! Today I finally made the long trek to Hammersmith. It was the most excited I'd been about a restaurant for ages, I even skipped breakfast this morning (rare)! Here's what we ordered (for 2): - Som Tum Pu (Papaya Salad with Salted Crab) - Isaan Sausage - Garlic Frogs Legs - Thai Fried Chicken - Sticky Rice We also had a Thai iced coffee, Thai iced tea and Singha. The Thai iced tea and coffee was perfect, the best versions of either I've tried in London. The Som Tum Pu was really, really good but could have been spicier. The Isaan Sausage was perfect, definitely the star dish! YOU NEED TO ORDER IT! I have really missed it since having it in Thailand and it was as delicious here I remember. The Garlic Frogs Legs were a bit fiddly but well cooked and tasty. The Thai Fried Chicken was incredible, in my opinion another must-order dish. The sticky rice was perfectly cooked and served traditionally in a small basket. I really recommend being adventurous with your ordering here and not only ordering things you can get at other Thai restaurants in London, you definitely won't be disappointed and will most likely be blown away by the complexity and deliciousness of the flavours. The service was brilliant, the waitresses are really, really lovely and we chatted to one of the ladies working there at the end, who was keen to know if we'd enjoyed the food. She told us more and more customers are giving the Isaan dishes a go, but not always "coping" with what they got! But that they were slowly but surely managing to turn peoples orders from Green Curry and Pad Thai to Som Tum, which they said was proving very popular. This can only be a good thing! We also talked a lot about Thailand and she told us she was from Hat Yai in Southern Thailand. On their website it says their chef and co-owner is from Hat Yai and cooks many Southern dishes! I wish I'd known this before and next time I go (please soon), I will definitely be giving some of the Southern Thai dishes a go. read more

Yummy and oh so spicy... Takes me more than an hour to get there but its worth the trip salivating..... read more

My girlfriend is Thai and both herself and all of her many Thai friends recommend Thai 101 has being one of the best and most authentic Thai restaurants in London (although I think it is really on true form when the owner is working in the kitchen, which is often I believe) The prices are very reasonable and you mustn't be put off by the pink and yellow exterior and cheap looking decor...the food here is the real deal! read more

Looking for a authentic Thai food place? This is your address. The food was delicious and can be tampered to your level of spiciness liking, which is great for wimps like me ;) The evening favorite was the Pad Thai with chicken and tofu. Just the flavors I wanted combined with perfectly cooked rice noodles. The desert was a little weird.. never had anything like that before- flavored ice with some berries, and challa bread on the bottom? All in all was very interesting combo.. Friendly staff and atmosphere. read more

With some experience making it myself (including pounding my own curry pastes), and having traveled extensively looking for this specialized cuisine, I can honestly say that 101 Thai Kitchen may be one of the better places to eat southern style Thai food anywhere, let alone London. I am serious, it's awesome! Don't bother with Pad Thai or Green Curry here; sure, they make it but so does everyone. Try their Southern Thai dishes, or anything that you haven't heard of before if you aren't already immersed in Thai cuisine. For those in the know; their fish curry is simply awesome, made even more funky with homemade fermented fish liver, and it's heat and sweetness sublime. So is their Khua Kling, their Sour Curry Soup, and their homemade Issan sausages, all made from scratch by 'Auntie' in the back. Having just been to David Thompson's Long Chim in Sydney (good preparation but way too sweet and not funky or spicy enough), my bar is set quite high. I went once a year and a half ago while on a business trip and it was great then. I just came back to London for another stay and have been for lunch 4 days in a row. Nothing has been any less than excellent. read more

Food was tasty, place is an absolute dive. I always wonder why people accept levels of cleanliness from "ethnic" restaurants which fall far below the standard expected of chains or western places? Anyhow -- as at 99% of Thai places the meat was all pre-cooked which left it dry as shit after being reheated in the wok. Pad thai was quite good, the deep fried aubergine was fantastic, and the thai curry sauce was very nice HOWEVER the meat was really gross. I suppose if I ate vegetarian there I may enjoy it more, but seeing as the main component of each dish was meat its sort of a bummer. All that said, I would have given 4 stars as I exited the restaurant, but an hour later I feel absolutely nauseous, as does my wife. I am willing to go back, but would only eat things recommended by bloggers, etc., and not just get standard thai fair. Service was sweet, albeit slow and sort of absent minded. read more

Had dinner here on a recent business trip. Food was good. I would have related another star if they would have brought all my meal at the same time. Ordered beef satay and pad thai. They brought the satay beef right away and I picked at it waiting for the pad thai to show up. After waiting about 20 minutes, I inquired where the pad thai was. They brought it out and it was yummy. I guess next time I should tell them to bring everything out at the same time. read more

After fantastic reviews we decided to pay the extra and go with Thai kitchen. We were left so very disappointed. Every dish seemed to have a similar chemical taste, everything was very bland and budget tasting. I would say without a doubt it was the worst Thai takeaway I have ever had and for £70 don't make the same mistake as we did, go somewhere else. read more

This place is such a let down...have visited a couple of times and had take away a couple of times and even given it several chances to redeem itself but it always lets itself down with the casual almost detached manner it treats it's customers.... I think it's family owned and run and believe it or not in this case it's a bad thing as they seem far more interested in talking to each other other very loudly in Thai than taking care of business....I once waited over 30 mins for a takeaway only to be told they had forgotten and it would be another 20. Another time.....it took 25 mins for a portion of Som Tum and Pad Thai and the place was empty. They have thai pop music blaring really loudly with that awful continous disco beat in the background thudding away or the tv on so loud you can't hear yourself speak.... I adore Thai food, Thailand and Thai people and spend a lot of time over there, my sister in law is Thai, my nephews half Thai so it pains me to say this but this place is worth a miss...or they need to think less about yelling at each other and more about their customers.....ouch...harsh but I promise you fair. Having said all that...the food when you do get it is quite ok...not great but not bad. read more

As my friends live in Hammersmith, they were happy to join me here for dinner. There are few outward signs that this restaurant is special and my friend admitted that she had previously dismissed this casual canteen-like eatery because of its garish exterior. The interior is similarly lurid but the first thing that struck us when we arrived were the large number of Thai diners, which we took to be a good sign. As well as the usual Thai dishes, the restaurant specialises in the respective home cuisines of the co-owners of the restaurant, namely the Lao-influenced cuisine of the Isaan region and Muslim dishes from the south of the country. There's also a specials board mainly written in Thai with many of these dishes translated into English in the inside front cover of the menu. There were far too many interesting options and I found it difficult to narrow down my choices. From the wide selection of snacks and soups, I went for the poh tak soup (£4.25) to start. This is a cleaner alternative to the ubiquitous tom yum but no less tasty with generous amounts of seafood in a hot and sour broth. The soups are available as small or large with the latter being ample for three to four diners. My friends kicked off with 101 Ways to Heaven (£7.25), a selection of spring rolls, chicken satay, king prawns in pastry, prawn toast, chicken wings w/lemongrass and sweetcorn cakes. They thought these snacks were a tad generic and predictable. I think the soups and dishes like steamed mussels are a better option to start. Alternatively, you could always kick off by sharing one of the salads or grills. Onto the mains and the undoubted star was my sea bass 'sour curry' hot pot (£9.95) a fried sea bass served with morning glory, water mimosa and radish in a hot and sour curry. This dish was presented in a fish shaped dish atop a mini cooker. Whilst the fish was fully cooked, the vegetables were cooked at the table absorbing the flavours of the curry. The addictive soup-like tamarind based curry was out of this world and everyone dived in for a taste during the meal. We didn't really share mains but I stepped into the breach when my friend needed a bit of help with her pepper crab (£8.95). The crab was cooked well and was tasty but if I was choosing, I might have gone for the garlic crab or curried crab instead. Other mains included a chicken panang curry (£6.25), which was rich and spicy and superior noodle dishes such as pad thai w/chicken (£6.25) and pad kee mow w/chicken (£6.50). We also ordered a few side dishes to share including the legendary Isaan sausages (£6.25). These were every bit as tasty as I hoped with a strong herby flavour. We also liked the screaming nun (£6.25) battered aubergine with a spicy sauce. Whilst the batter was a tad indelicate, the sauce was very special with the liquorice notes from the Thai basil lifting it to another level. There's also a quiet nun that pairs up battered aubergine with red curry. I can't remember much about the pad pak boong (£6.25) stir-fried morning glory but I guess this was fine too. This just about finished us off and we had no room for desserts. If I was being ultra critical, I could moan about the tiny wine glasses and the time it took for the coconut rice to arrive. However in mitigation, this isn't really a place for wine buffs and they didn't charge for the late arriving rice. In fact the service was pretty good considering it was a busy Saturday night. A special mention goes to our particularly charming and engaging waitress. Our bill came to £120 including a couple of bottles of Aussie Chardonnay, a beer and a tip. It was a bargain and I think you'd struggle to spend more than £25/head given that the most expensive dish on the menu costs less than a tenner. Truly excellent ! http://eatlovenoodles.blogspot.com/ read more

I adore this place. I just recently moved to from London to Germany and craved 101 Thai so much that I had to schedule a weekend trip to London so I could eat here. That's how great the food is. The reason it falls short of a full 5* rating is that the service can sometimes be a little slow and forgetful but nonetheless it's an absolute gem. An authentic, honest canteen-style place that serves wonderful food that would make any Thai proud. Looking at the many Thais that dine at 101 alone should be a good enough indication of how authentic the food. My personal highlight of every visit to 101 Thai is the Fish Salad Laotian Style imagine a Thai Beef Salad but with deep fried fish instead. It's an absolute explosion of flavours. What's also great is that they actual serve Asian drinks & desserts that you might not find at every bog standard Thai place. Try the longan drink or the durian & taro ice cream with sticky rice. I personally am hooked on this place and so are the 20 odd people I have introduced it to (of which most of them are of South-East Asian decent and mad about good food). read more

101 Thai Kitchen - Fish Salad Laotian Style - Thai Near Me - London, XGL

I recently returned back from a fantastic 2 week holiday in Thailand so i feel i know the authentic food as well as i can. I have to say that the food we received at 101 was very authentic. They love their chilli in Thailand and 101 does not disappoint with its hot noodle salads, lovely big chunks of chilli, just how they served it in Ko Lanta and Bangkok. If your not into spicy food you can have a delicious creamy curry. This place doesnt disapoint and i live under a minute from it so lucky me! read more

If you thought you knew what is authentic thai cuisine then think again! I've eaten at many thais around the UK and have to say it does not get better or more authentic than this. Go for something different like the spicy salads and grilled fish. read more

If you get a chance to go here - do it. The food is excellent and quite different from your usual run of the mill Thai food. Go with lots of people too so you can try as much of the menu as possible - then all book to go again so you can try more from the menu. You will not be disappointed! read more

Thai 101 serves up London's best tasting Isarn style Thai food. Hand's down the best in London. Ask for the Drunken Chef dish, it's so good I still have dreams about it even though it's been a while since I've visited. Highly recommended hidden gem by Stamford Brook tube on the District Line or a 10 minute walk from Hammersmith station. read more

Excellent, low key yet high value place. The ambiance isn't anything to write home about, and the service doesn't care much, but the quality of the food is worth it- it's a great last minute, chilled out option for a great deal. read more

Got takeaway from here. Sadly some of the most tasteless Thai food I've ever eaten. Duck curry had carrots floating in a pool of thin oily liquid. The duck itself was a few thin tough slices of boneless meat. The coconut rice was clumpy and had no flavour of coconut. The Kanom Jeeb was rubbery and mostly tasteless. V disappointing. read more

My husband and I take frequent trips from Cambridge to London, just to go to this Thai place, which is one of the best Thai places in the UK. Service is great; they were very accommodating. When they gave me the papaya salad, they checked with me to make sure that it was the right level of spiciness. They took it back and added more chili peppers for me. How cool is? read more

101 Thai Kitchen is, as far as I have experienced, as close in London to eating in a chilled out place down a soi in Bangkok... or Hat Yai... or Roi-Et (101) the Thai town it is named after. That's right, there really is a town in Thailand called 101 (!) and it's in the Isaan - Northeastern - region of Thailand. This region is famous for its fiery som tam (papaya salad) grilled meats and sticky rice; this restaurant is famous for it too, in London at least. One of the owners is from Hat Yai so you will also find a good representation of Southern Thai food, such as massaman curry. In fact I have become a bit obsessive about this dish so I have started reviewing Thai eateries on how good their massaman is. You can read it at www.wambammassaman.com and you'll be pleased to read 101 gets near top marks. So enough of the shameless promotion; Thai 101 is where you should go if you're looking for a relaxed environment, incredibly authentic Thai food, and beer towers - yes, they serve Chang towers! Also go here for friendly staff and one of the only Thai places in London where you can watch Thai TV dramas. The specials board is even in Thai script, which should reaffirm that this place is popular with Thai people, and if it's popular with Thais, then you don't just have my word that this is one very excellent Thai eatery. If you like authentic Thai food, look no further... read more

It was recommended by my Thai friend and went there with my another Thai friend. She said she loves everything over there and all dishes are so authentic. I am still thiking about their Tom Kha! Already booked again for this Friday again with my boy friend :) Trust me! You wont regret! read more

been there three times, Not going back any more... Food was good 1st time, 2nd time went down last night gone downnnnn No Consistency for sure.. Service slow & MOST UNFRIENDLY. Realy shame read more

Popped in today for lunch. and must say it was one of the best and most authentic Thai meals I have had outside of Thailand. I a big fan of Thai food and this was great. I had the kua Gling and it was superb. Very hot and spicy without the manuafactured chemical type heat you get at some places. It was served with steamed rice (nice and fluffy) and a huge Isaan style salad. read more

An absolutely titanic Thai restaurant. Inside, it's refreshingly unpretentious for the area... which is a nice change in itself. It may be a no frills dining area, but they've kept the frills back for the menu and it delivers every single time with the food. Whether it's super-spicy, noodle dishes, meat, the unconventional desserts, it's always a pleasure to either dine in or take away. I don't need to say it, but I'm an enormous fan and absolutely love this place. read more

Nice nice nice, but not as good as my favourite.