Patara - City of London,Westminster

Brilliant, lovely menu and friendly atmosphere and staff. The best food, mic sesame oil, chilli, honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and lime sea bass, tasty! The staff is that woman (Cleo) who helped me is really nice.

We had relatives visiting from overseas who like upmarket restaurants and spicy food, so Patara seemed a good choice in a convenient location. Unfortunately, the meal did not live up to expectations. The decor was nice, and service was sweet and professional at all times, but the food was somewhat disappointing. We started with a couple of different tom yum soups, beef salad, and som tum. The soups and the papaya salad were a bit bland, the beef was far too chewy, and the soup had far too much 'stuff ' in it, presumably to divert from the insipid broth. For mains we had a red vegetable curry, minced chicken stir-fry, mixed veg and garlic prawns, all accompanied by lots of rice. The best dish were the prawns which were plump and juicy, and tasted nice and fresh with just the right amount of garlic and chili. The other dishes were mediocre at best, and even the presentation was not what I had hoped for at this restaurant. My sister-in-law who is an aficionado of Patara 's Singapore branch just couldn 't believe the difference in quality. There was one consolation however: the mango sticky rice for dessert was delightful and yummy, and enjoyed by all. Considering that this is quite an expensive restaurant, I 'd think twice before going again. My favourite Thai restaurant in North London produces far superior food at a much cheaper price!

Went for lunch, almost ordered every thing, won’t lie everything was very tasty, the food was great fast to serve and hot, authentic thai taste couldn’t believe I was in london not in Thailand, mostly friendly staff I have ever met from the door in to out, Strongly recommend it.

Delicious vegetarian thai food and great lunchtime menu. We ordered the lunchtime special menu with the following vegetarian items from the options:. Starters: spring rolls, mushroom coconut soup. Main course: Pad thai and green vegetable curry and rice and som tam papaya salad. It was all delicious, very filling and quite reasonable. They were happy to accommodate our requests. My friend who had never tasted thai food was also very impressed.

Excellent Thai restaurant. Ambience is great. Menu is extensive. Food is tasty. Staff are polite and helpful.