Patara is the best Thai restaurant I have tried so far. The photos in the menu look super attractive. My party of 6 ordered 7 dishes just because of those yummy photos. We ordered ox tongues, fish cakes, satay, spring rolls, fried chicken wings, fried eggs and duck curry. They are all impressive as the photos in the menu. The ox tongues dish was the most impressive one. All of us said that we never tasted ox tongues as tender as this place. The duck curry was my 2nd favorite. The curry was flavorful and the portion of duck meat was generous. The servers are super friendly here. The ambiance was appealing. It gave me a welcomed feeling. My party enjoyed this last meal we had in London. We recommended this place to our friends who live in London right after the meal. I think I will come back again next time I visit London. read more

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This is more upscale than your typical Thai restaurant. I arrived around 8 PM and seem to be the first to be seated for dinner (no reservation) but I think everyone else that came in after me had a reservation and the place was full by the time I left. Very nice service! I had the vegetarian green papaya salad, and another vegetarian dish with wide flat noodles, the spicy version. The green papaya salad was absolutely delicious. It's one of my favorite thai dishes, but I never thought to order it vegetarian, and I liked it even better without the fish sauce. My second dish was not as good. It had a slightly weird taste in it. And as dishes started being delivered to the tables around me the whole place just had that weird smell about it. read more

This is amazing Thai food I enjoyed my staying in London. Lin is beautiful and very good service oriented girl who working this restaurant . And she gave us full service. This brilliant place I recommend for all Thai food lovers. read more

Excellent service, food and drinks. Servers were very friendly and attentive. Food was very flavorful and great presentation.

Small lively place, service can be overwhelmed but who cares food and drinks are very good. Would return without hesitation

Advertised as "fine Thai cuisine" on their menu. I'll admit they have a unique twist on presentation, but I'm not sure that I would prefer this to many of regular "mom and pop" style Thai I've had in the states. We ordered the crab/shrimp spring rolls. Very small portion. 3 smallish things that could be described as rolls plus two "pouches". Tasty, nice presentation, but hardly a decent sized appetizer portion. For our main plate we ordered a shrimp curry and the prawn pad thai. The curry coconut base was flavorful. A unique flavor actually. Broth thicker rather than thinner. But it consisted of two elements: prawns and a green collard-like vegetable that seemed undercooked and tough. I asked what the vegetable was and it wasn't collards but a Thai "green" of sorts. The pad thai was ok. Just OK. I probably wouldn't order it again. It had three large halves of prawns with shells and feet on. It was difficult to eat as the meat was rather stuck to the shells. The pad thai was sweet, but didn't have depth of flavor that I'm used to. It didn't have any of the usual garnishes that I am used to save for the fried egg pieces. A bit of a disappointment. I also ordered a bit of brown rice with it - nice that they had this. For dessert we'd ordered the sticky rice with mango, but when they came to take our order they informed us that they were out of it. Would have been nice to know that before we hemmed and hawed over the dessert menu for an extended time. We ended up with a lemongrass (coconut?) tart with vanilla ice cream. I didn't care for this dessert but my partner thought it was fabulous when you ate it WITH the ice cream. Without it he said that the tart was unsweet and bland. What threw me was that the tart had corn kernels in it. OK. Corn is sweet...but the dessert didn't benefit from the corn. It's something that should be mentioned in the menu details to warn customers. Or the waitstaff should let customers know. I just found it a bit distasteful to find corn in my tart and to not know if it was purposeful or whether someone accidentally spilled rice into the custard mixture. The atmosphere is nice and modern/upbeat, but seating is cramped, which makes it loud in the front room. I could barely hear my date and was instead forced to hear the tales of the lives of the party of six seated directly to my left. A fairly good meal. Not spectacular enough to keep me from looking for other Thai on my short trip here. read more

I was recently in London for my birthday and this place was so good we went back a second time. A must try if you love good, fresh Thai!

I will start by saying that I was in London for work--and went there to eat alone. As a middle aged woman, I was (and have been other places) shocked at how they first seated me in a nice spot and then asked me to move to a corner--which was hot. So, not excited about this fact. But, I didn't have a reservation so I was trying to be amenable. So, they lost a bit of a tip because even though many restaurants-this one included--already add in 12.5 % gratuity - I usually leave about 6-10 percent more if the service is great. Main thing is that the food was great -- really tastyl--the starter I had tofu satay--it was not like any satay I have ever had. First of all, it was not deep fried--which more like baked tofu--with a nice seaweed wrap and the peanut sauce was delicious as was the sweet rose sauce. It was great-very healthy --not filling so I had room for the main course. I had green curry--YUMMY. Vegetables were fabulous. The rice (brown) was divine--it was a medley of rices--very impressive--perfectly cooked. My champagne cocktail was a great beginning--with a lotus flower and cassis -- just wonderful. Great wine selection too. read more

This is the cutest restaurant. The Pad Thai was great. The server was pleasant. The people watching (a man looked like a deadringer for Scalia) was great. I'd make another visit here if I ever decided to visit Harrod's again. read more

Found this place when looking for a quick bite to eat after a long day of shopping. We arrived fairly early 6:45pm for a light dinner and were able to be accomodated by the staff despite the fact of the restaurant being fully booked. We were kindly asked if we would be able to finish by 8:30pm. Of course!! Great food and atmosphere - ordered one appetizer, one main dish and one side for two people and we were able to leave fully satisfied and full. Dishes - steamed dumpling sampler (beautiful presentation, good flavor), Chicken, shitake mushrooms, and ginger dish (very very good, one of our favorites), prawn pad thai (good amount of prawns in the dish and came in a very cute little bowl with chopstick holders). We came casual, while others came a little bit more dressy. No coat is required, but you would want to be a littel bit more dressy to feel extremely comfortable with the others in the restaurant. Paid about 35 pounds. Would recommend - reservation is highly recommended. We got lucky on this one! read more

The food is just as good as any other Pataras, ;casual' is the only word I could think of to describe the fact that we had to cram in the tiny tiny doorway for five minutes just to wait for our table that was already reserved and ready. Really, for prices exactly the same as the Patara on Maddox street I'd expect to have some space between myself and the people from the tables near by. Also my waitress only seems to acknowledge her customers if you're white. Oooh they serve Greneagles water, beauuuuutiful bottle, but the water tastes crap and you don't get to keep the bottle anyways. read more

The food was amazing, but the staff was even better! Delicious food mixed with a great ambiance and friendly waitstaff. I will definitely be back here!! read more

One of the best Thai restaurants in London in my opinion. I love going here for lunch as they do an excellent 'Business lunch' where you get a huge platter of fantastic dishes for a bargain £15.95. Well worth a visit! read more

I was very disappointed, primarily because I like the Soho location so much. First, food is mediocre, not horrid, bur really nothing special. Second, the room is tiny and cramped. Third, service is very indifferent at best. Quite interesting, since each of those would be just the reverse of what I'd say about the Soho location. There are definitely better options. read more

Traveling from America this was the place we had our first dinner. Its too bad we were horribly jet lagged because this was the best Thai food I have ever had! Amazing curries and pad Thai. read more

Best Tom kha Gai soup ever ! I'm always on the perfect Tom kha soup search & at Patara it was made to perfection! Great atmosphere & decor as well. read more

Lovely restaurant. Great, quick and friendly service, and not pushy or overly attentive. Wonderful food. Soft and moist fish cakes (not those overcooked rubbery things served in some places). Proper green curry: spicy but all the tastes of the coriander, basil, vegetables, and chicken still came through. Medium pricey. £30+ with a small beer. But worth it. Highly recommended. I'll come back. read more

Excellent Thai excellent friendly service. The curry was awesome the soft shell crab salad delish

Mediocre food. Great service. Definitely not fine dining, nor "classy and upscale." Just ok, is not ok.

Patara in Geneva gets 10 stars. This London location wasn't as over the top as Geneva but still wonderful. No white table cloths, more casual. i think their soups can kick any ailment you might have. Yum. read more

I would recommend this place for those looking for some decent thai food in Knightsbridge. The decor inside is cozy. The staff is friendly and the food comes out pretty quick. I had the Panaeng Nong Gae: lamb shank in a red coconut curry sauce with brown rice. It hit the spot. I give it 3 starts because not everything the table ordered was as good. We had the chicken in green curry and a carpaccio of tuna. The tuna's presentation was nice, looked "fine", but it didnt taste fresh and the flavors didn't harmonize. If you know what to order, you can't go wrong. But since it was the first time we went, we experimented with different dishes and found the lamb shank in red curry as the winner. read more

They refused to seat us because we have a stroller! They told us they are booked although half the restaurant was empty. Also, online they did have an open table for 3 available immediately! read more

One of the best thai places I have been to in London. A bit pricey from £25. Staff is friendly, the pad thai and the mango salad are both brilliant. Good winelist. Close to Tottenham court road. read more

Probably the best Thai food I've ever had! Pad Thai as amazing! Chain restaurant but well worth the visit!!!

For a Thai family on a long vacation abroad, we were very delighted to find real Thai food at Patara when we arrived London. We went there twice, with the 2nd one to entertain a British friend. Musaman curry, fried duck with tamarind sauce, steamed fish with lime and chillies, fried fresh morning glory... all were very good. Geen curry was somewhat too mild for Thais. Service is very good. read more

It's the best Thai restaurant ever! I ordered too many thing eg; lamb shank, morning glory, steamed sea bass, spicy wok-fried lamb, tuna tartare, and I had two desserts mango sticky rice and crepe. It's unbelievable that they all were delicious. The stuffs were friendly and confident. Our table served by a young girl and young guy. They know the food well as I asked many questions about gluten and nuts allergy. I'll definitely come back here again. I wanna try Other curry dishes read more

Patara - Some of our dishes, lamb shank and morning glory yummy! - Thai Near Me - London, XGL

a very solid Thai meal, but loved that i could go unconventional with jasmine brown rice. a small place, so would think that booking a table on the weekend is a must. also loved my individual tea pot at the end of the meal. will definitely go back! read more

I have been to all Patara locations in London but decided to give this one a review because it seemed to have lower review and in my opinion is actually the best. I first came to this Patara location in 1999 when it was their only one in London and there was not a soy latte to be found in London. The food at Patara is fantastic as are their drinks. The quality is consistent at all locations though I feel service is best here. Despite the fact that I am a 5'3" blonde American chick, they take my request for "Thai hot" seriously. Patara, I heart you - come to San Francisco!!! read more

This street, which was once home to custom-couture houses, has been 'invaded' by restaurants, and Patara is one of the better ones. I had a soup even perkier than my usual favorite, spicy tom yum, and it was substantial enough for lunch, but I indulged in some unusual dumplings anyway. The only complaint was management allowing a young child to listen to music via her own little tech. box, annoying to other diners. read more