I came here for my birthday because it looked like one of those nice places you go for your birthday. Ok that sounded really weird but it's actually true. Sure, most normal people pick places they know are good or have tried before but I decided it was a birthday kind of place. On that night, I honestly had one of the best meals in the whole wide world. We ordered the Chaopraya spring rolls to share, and had the king prawn green curry and crispy sea bass with flat noodles. Unbelievable. Also, their menu is long and each dish has the allergies (dairy, wheat, garlic...etc) labeled, which is really helpful! Spring rolls, tip top. They were crunchy, hot, and the filling was amazing. The thai green curry had just enough bite to where it was spicy but I could still enjoy the creaminess and intense flavour. There were large shrimp and delicious vegetables, and the egg fried rice went amazingly well with it. Truly the best green curry I've had. And the sea bass. Oh the sea bass! yes yes yesssss! It was crunchy, but so soft on the inside, and the noodles! They were bursting with brown sauce flavour! Don't as me what brown sauce flavour means but it really was so good. Salty but sweet. I don't know, it was really amazing. And both tasted great even the next day because we couldn't finish all of it! The following time we came the food was still very good, but not so orgasmically amazing that I would give it 5 stars. Mom had the pad thai which she didn't like. It wasn't bad, but quite sweet, and the king prawn that came with it was alright, but maybe a bit overcooked. I had the tofu panang curry and the sauce was really amazing but the tofu was the fried kind that was a bit spongey. I will also say that on both occasions we had brilliant service. The young man that served us was always very friendly, funny, and kind. But also like reviewers have said, it is strangely quiet which is quite sad! read more

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This place is amazing. I always need to get my fix each visit to London. Their Pad Thai is different but the best I've had - and I'm obsessed w Thai food. This is definitely a more upscale Thai place. Crab spring rolls and egg drop soup amazing as well. Satay portion was small. read more

Chaopraya Eat Thai - Crab egg drop soup - Thai Near Me - London, XGL

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Had lunch at Chaopraya yesterday....here are my thoughts: Ambiance: This rather large restaurant was nearly empty at 1:30 pm, which caused us a bit of concern, but after we sat down several people followed. It was still VERY quiet which is surprising for the busy area. Overall the restaurant is nicely decorated and seems clean, which is an obvious plus. Service: Very slow. It took a while to get our drinks - we had to ask a few times. And this is when the restaurant is empty! But servers are friendly. Food: I had the salmon bento which was overall decent. The rice was a bit dry, the tom yum was good but the shrimp was rubbery, the vegetables were a bit overcooked but the salmon was tasty. Other people in my party were happy with their food - the halibut in a banana leaf, the giant prawn with pad thai. Maybe I just ordered poorly? Price: This place is very $$$$ for what it is. The bill for 1 bento, one fish entree, pad thai, and a bottle of still water was 100 pounds. Overall: We won't be back as there are too many better places in London that aren't AS overpriced. read more

Eat Thai - it's kind of an order but they're a bit lax on enforcing it so if you want to Eat French or anything there's one right opposite. Go ahead. If not though, this is a wise choice. A really nice local Thai restaurant, it's entirely unpretentious, particularly downstairs, just cave like arches all painted white and simple tables with white tablecloths. The food is nice too, I usually opt for the curries and they have been of a really good standard on every occasion I've been. They do have a really wide menu though and some classics like Weeping Tiger also feature for around £14. This is good quality beef but either way it's not exactly cheap. I would say this is a step up from Busaba Eathai just around the corner but you are definitely paying for it. read more

Chaopraya Eat Thai - Thai Near Me - London, XGL

First review ever. Bear with me. The food at Chao Praya is good - Even the deep fried stuff tastes clean, unlike most of the asian restaurants i've been to lately. It's friendly on the stomach, but not so much on the wallet. The bento box selection is good, they are flexible and the penang curry actually tastes like penang curry (having been brought up in Thailand, this is a big deal!), but it's at £13 for a bento box that would fill most female stomachs, but definitely not a male one. However, the one flaw with the place that I found was the service. Frankly, it was appalling. As someone who works in the industry, i can safely say that i would never do what they did to me today: 'Ma'am, are you ready to order yet?' 'No, im sorry, could i have a couple of minutes? I'm still deciding..' 'I'll come back later' (4 minutes later) 'Do you know what you want to eat yet?' (in a tired and fed up voice..) well.. if i didn't by then i did by the time he finished the sentence - he sounded like he would never come back if i asked for another 3 minutes (which is justifiable considering their menu reads like a book). They have a continuous lunch service, so it shouldn't have been a problem. The same waiter then went on to criticize everybody in the restaurant in Thai, have a conversation with the other waiter from one end of the restaurant to the other, and a whole host of other things that generally soured the mood of the clients. The food was good, nothing to write home about, but more authentic then a lot of what I've tried outside Bangkok. The overall experience however, lacked a certain something... proper customer service would have been nice. Maybe if i have a take away next time it will be better. read more

London prices, what can you do? The food is good though, and the staff were all friendly when my friends and I visited the other night. They found us a table despite our lack of a Friday night reservation, which was good. Nicely decorated, cozy atmosphere downstrairs. I had spicy chicken with soft shell crab on coconut rice, which was really delicious, and my friends were also happy with their curries. We ordered a bottle of very drinkable white wine and were happy to be left alone to chat and catch up. I was a little annoyed at the 12.5% service charge being included, which is something I'm much more accustomed to seeing in America, but the staff was good, so I'm sure they deserved it. read more

I've eaten here a couple of times, but I've yet to be blown away. The atmosphere is nice... efficient service, white linen table cloths and napkins, and the curries arrive in massive artistically-shaped white porcelain bowls. In terms of ambiance, this gets high marks as a Thai restaurant, but it's far from being overly chichi - the downstairs area, especially, is a little shabby and dated. Where this place really falls short is with the food. The ingredients are all very high-quality and fresh, and but taste-wise, it's simply average. Neither their green or jungle curry left me wanting more - and I'm a HUGE fan of thai food! Considering the underwhelming taste and slight portion sizes the prices seemed a little high for what you ended up with. I also had a pretty lacking basic cocktail here... haven't tried anything from their wine list, but if you're drinking, I'd probably stick to that. read more

Excellent Thai food with some interesting menu options, yet surprisingly not busy. Good, friendly service. Only downside is that prices are higher than average. read more

Why isn't this place busier? My sister and I went to EAT THAI for New Year's Eve dinner at the last minute. We were surprised to find the restaurant empty on a holiday. We worried that this was a sign of bad food and/or service, but we were happy to discover that we were wrong! The food was amazing, and the staff was very friendly. The menu was huge and had a lot of options. It took us a while to decide. Both of us were very happy with our decisions! If you enjoy creative Thai food, this is definitely a place to try! read more

Lunch Value for money. We had a quick lunch. I was there with my gym insteuctor! So couldn't order much as I didn't want eat lot in front of her... Thai green curry with beef was great. The beef wasn't cooked nicely as it was chewy, but the curry was seasoned well! Whole experience was exquisite as how they treat food is done decently. The coconut ice cream was worth having. I'm assuming this was made originally. It wasn't heavy, kinda gelato texturized coconut ice cream which flaked coconut was good idea. One thing I was very surprised is... Tea. Craft tea. Normally craft tea (jasmine tea ball with flowers after the blew) is only for visual amusement but not for aroma and or flavor. The craft tea they served had intensive jasmine aroma and flavor! It's very unusual! Curry+tea+ice cream (shared with this instructor... Of course)=£23 I'd like to come back again. I'd like to try other things. read more

Chaopraya Eat Thai - Thai Near Me - London, XGL

simple elegant Thai cuisine. always a pleasure to eat here. one of my favourite restaurants in this area. don't be fooled by the small seating area at street level, spacious yet cozy seating downstairs. friendly yet busy staff read more

Hidden away in St Christopher's Place this Thai gem has in over 30 years NEVER disappointed an absolute must for Thai food lovers looking for somewhere special. Do not be fooled by the slightly odd entrance it all happens downstairs! read more

My rating is primarily for the service and decor of the place...which I'll give 4 stars. Staff was attentive, curtieous and mindful. As for the food I didn't ordered off the standard entree food menu and just got two appetizers for my meal. The papaya salad (3.5 stars) and the grilled foie gras (3.0 stars). Partner ordered the Grilled Chicken w/ Veggie with an order of white rice (3.5 stars). Good (and quiet) option from the hustle and bustle from the Bond and Christopher Street restaurants spilling into the street and sidewalk. read more

Excellent Thai Restaurant!!! The atmosphere and decoration of the restaurant, the quality of service, smile and especially food which is well presented, well flavored and really delicious. This is a restaurant not to be missed! read more

After dining at most Thai restaurants in London and out with, the Chaophaya Eat-Thai is by far the best, quality of the food and service is superb and at one of the main things we look forward to when we visit the city, lovely restaurant and lovely people running it. I would recommend this place to anyone. read more

Most disappointing food and service and extremely overpriced. We ordered vegetarian soup for my wife. I was very clear with the waitress that my wife was a strict vegetarian which meant no meat and no seafood. In fact, no eggs either. They not only brought a completely different soup which did not even look like the mushroom soup we had ordered, my wife started eating (she did not want to question the look of the soup) only to find two prawns floating at the bottom. The waitress apologized saying the chef had made a mistake but did not explain why she could not recognize the fact that it was not the soup we had ordered. When they eventually brought what we actually had ordered, they did not even bother to maintain the relationship by giving a free desert or not charging for the soup. In the U.S., any good restaurant would have not charged for that soup. What if my wife was allergic to seafood and had difficulty breathing or something? The Panang curry barely had any curry. It had all been soaked up by the tofu. When we asked if they could bring more curry since there was no curry to eat with our rice, we were to it would be another order of the curry. Unbelievable! I will never enter this place or recommend anyone ever. read more

I have mixed feeling about this place...yes the food is AMAZING and yes it is pricey..but I noticed the owner is not around the past few times...with a pricey place you want to make an impression which he usually does.....the young guy who is the present manager is doing a wonderful job-very helpful, very polite and very attentive...however the young girl working with him will say yes to whatever you ask for but not bring it to you or say yes to coming over but never come...he asked her why she did not bring over the rice "crisps" and she shrugged her shoulders at him....we asked for our food to take home and again she huffed at us...I don't think that the owner nor the present young manager realize how she is clearly NOT doing her job....young and pretty only gets you so far and clearly she is bothered to be there for some reason when no one is looking...We were not the only table complaining about her. If it was not for her then I would love to give this place a 5star because the young man is always so happy to help and so very polite. We like going but we don't care for the girl and her attitude. read more