Patara is the best Thai restaurant I have tried so far. The photos in the menu look super…read moreattractive. 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.

This is more upscale than your typical Thai restaurant. I arrived around 8 PM and seem to be the…read morefirst 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.

The food, service, and ambiance were spot on! Best sushi I have had in a while! Would definitely…read morerecommend this place!

Loved everything about this restaurant from the service to the food. Came on a Tuesday night for a…read moredate night with my husband. We made a reservation however, it being a Tuesday night I don't think it was necessary. The atmosphere is quaint and has a romantic feel to it especially with the dim lighting which we liked. There were a couple of large parties which made for a very loud noise level but it did not bother us. The sampler appetizer was our favorite thing since it had a little of everything. The ribs in the sampler stuck out in flavor and I wish I ordered them for my entree. We also ordered tamarind duck with a side of fried rice and shrimp pad Thai. Everything was great and we left satisfied and stuffed.

This is my favourite Thai in London…read more The restaurant is dark inside which is good in the winter but a bit of a miss in the summer. Everything I've had has been very good and I've eaten here probably 20 times or so. The wine is also good which you don't always get at Thai restaurants.

Verdict: When feeling Chelsea trendy or wealthy YES!…read more Pros: - Ambiance/décor, dark Oriental, very classy and posh for a Thai! But then again this is an upmarket Thai restaurant! - Service. Attentive but never intrusive. - Plah tuna:Thin slices of tuna marinated in spicy lemongrass. To die for! - Tom Yam Goong: Thai lemongrass soup with prawns. Truly yum! - The entire seafood section, never had a less than excellent item from that menu. Cons: - Somewhat pricey, but what it is they say? Location, location and location!? - It is a little too dark for my taste. Don't get me wrong I don't mind intimate settings but I ratter like being able to see my food when I am poking at it!

Came here after I found out that Natasha Bedingfield comes here! This was the best meal of my…read moreLondon trip. Fast casual spot, I ordered then found a spot to sit and they brought out my food to me. No wait on a weekday lunch. The duck wrap was good but it wasn't a must get. The chicken laksa was soooo good. The broth was soooo good. The noodles were sooooo good. The chicken was juicy and good. Gosh that was a freaking amazing bowl. I was sitting there on cloud nine eating it up. Highly recommend.

First visit. Basic, but functional seating area, very much like a picnic. Service was fast. You…read moreorder when you walk in, then food is delivered to your table. I had the duck pho. Fresh ingredients, but I thought lacking in flavor compared to other places.

Thought about giving this place a 3 because of the rather young woman who was not very nice when…read moretrying to usher me out the door...she was snappy with some customers outside as well. Clearly feeling overwhelmed. Placed an online order that was projected to be ready at 8:10 pm. I got there at about 8:15pm and the woman that greeted me was pretty calm cool and collected even though the place was JAM PACKED- with several people waiting outside to pick up delivery orders or waiting to be seated. She was multitasking for sure- taking orders at tables, dealing with Uber Eats folks, as well as people coming in for a table, and me picking up my online order. It was a bit of chaos but she said to give her 2 mins. I said I'll give you 5 trying to be cool because she was working hard. About 13 mins later a young woman (20s or so) came over and asked me to step outside. I politely told her 'that woman' (pointed in the nice lady's direction) said I could wait here, so I'd rather stay here to get my order. Based on her facial expression and the fact that she went to another employee to obviously complain about me - I wasn't going to budge - and get sent outside to be forgotten about. My order was given to me by the nice woman about 8:45pm- 35 mins after the time stated online. A bit aggravating for sure but thanked the nice lady for being so nice. Speaking from my personal and professional experience people can generally forgive a lot of things if the person they are dealing with is nice. All that to let you know that my family and I thought the food was pretty darn good. I will definitely get the chicken wings again as they were cooked perfectly and with just the right amount of crispness to them.

This was and is the best Thai food I have ever eaten in my life. The flavors of the food were…read moreincredible. We didn't have reservations, but they were friendly and got us a table quickly! The restaurant is set up very neat. I loved the decor of the place. The thai tea was not overly sweet or bitter. We also had veggie spring rolls that were so crispy! The pad thai and the pad see ewe had perfectly cooked noodles and the sauce was so flavorful. The coconut rice was delicious. We have been back in the US now for 2 weeks and we are still talking about this place! Can't wait for our next trip to London so we can visit again!

Authentic Thai classics in London's South Kensington…read more This was a really enjoyable meal in South Kensington. On a cold January day visiting the Natural History Museum, this was the perfect warm and relaxing lunch. Great service and great value. Both the Pad Thai and the Khao Soi are among the best of each we have ever had. We love the curry-forward with noodles in the Khao Soi. We also ordered the Fresh Prawn Rice Rolls, Duck Spring Rolls and the Prawn and Pork Dumplings. All recommended, even if some plating did not match the consistency I've see across other visitor's photos.

Patara is an upscale and modern Thai restaurant. The menu was a bit different from Thai restaurants…read moreat home. We are used to choosing the protein and the level of spice. Here both of these were per determined. It was also a bit pricer than I am used to for Thai. The service was good and everything came out in a reasonable amount of time. I have to say the broth of the coconut soup was 5 stars. It was delicious with complex favors. I also liked the mushrooms in it. The chicken was a bit disappointing. It was basic but not well cut. Many of the chucks were quite large for soup (maybe they use the same chicken for everything?). We also had shrimp pad Thai which oddly was listed under the sides and vegetable section. I also found it odd that you had to order rice separately, why would this not come with your entree as a normal side? The presentation was lovely. All in all it was good, but not amazing. The noodles were cooked well and there were two large grilled prawns. This is not really a restaurant for children and there were two small children at the table next to use. After they left the window was covered with small, greasy hand prints.

I've just been here for a couple drinks. Frankly, it looks a lot cooler from the outside than it…read moredoes from the inside.... from the outside you think, "yeah, this place looks great... let's definitely go in" and then once inside "wait a second, there's nothing in here" - it's just pretty barren and austere... you kind of feel lured in. If you're just having drinks you have to sit along a long bench just under the window, which is not the most pleasant in the winter because it's rather cold and drafty. Like every en vogue Asian restaurant, there were a myriad of cocktail options and the drinks were reasonably priced and good... my date had a martini, and he was impressed with the way they'd put it together. Yet, besides the well-executed martini, the service was just there - nothing memorable. I'd come back here if I were on King's Road and I needed a drink, but I'd never make a destination of it.

I had bottomless brunch here one Saturday afternoon mid August…read more There's not too much negative to say about it. More neutral than anything. Bottomless brunch comes with Edamame (ok), miso soup (decent), sushi (great but only 3 pieces each) and bottomless dumplings which are decent. Wine was good, service a bit slow and staff less Jan inspiring. Overall not bad but I wanted better for £40!

This place absolutely lives up to the hype. It's everything that a tourist wants to experience in a…read morepub. The outside is beautifully decorated, the Guinness was poured well and cold, and the restaurant at the back was busy pumping out Vietnamese food. I absolutely want to get back to try the food, but the place is small so don't be afraid to step outside and enjoy the experience

Definitely a place to check out at least once. A quintessential English pub…read more It does get super crowded so you may not find a seat but the vibes are good! The place music and there are people eating and drinking all around. Food: N/A Drinks: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Ambiance: 4/5

Thai elegant atmosphere; the delightful owner & host showed me to my table and made me feel welcome…read moresince I dined by myself. Visiting my daughter in London and stayed nearby in Battersea - found this quaint restaurant on a walk in the evening. One of the most speaking places for a gluten - free vegetarian - always love great Thai food! Be sure to have the spring rolls!

This is a beautiful restaurant in every way. Visually stunning and calming, attentive service and…read moredelicious, fresh food. There are less expensive restaurants in the area, but Chada Thai is a real treat.