The Paddyfield
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Thai food here is good; generic Asian food is bad. Don't expect anything from the service - they're loveably haphazard rather than being intentionally rude though.
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wendy
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Food 7 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Having been to this fantastic place once before, I was delighted to return last night to find the same great level of service, amazing food and excellent value for money. Highly recommended!
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Overall rating 
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, June 13, 2008
Surprised at the negative reviews on the basis of my visit last night.
I've been meaning to go for ages and it was excellent. I had one of the seafood curry soups and it was fantastic (certainly far better that wagamamas) and it was cheap. A starter of spring rolls was not bad but not as good as the mains
The service was the best I've had at a restaurant in ages - a friendly and polite waiter who brought us a free soup to share with our starter which was really tasty. He was interested to know if we'd been to the restaurant before and what we thought of the food. Certainly not intrusive service though
To be fair it was a Wednesday night and only half full so they weren't rushed off their feet. They were a few waiters so maybe the others aren't as friendly.
I'll be going back on the quality and value of the food alone
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Rob
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 9
Thursday, June 05, 2008
I can see why some people think the head waiter is rude; when this place fills up, as it usually does, his manner can appear a bit short. Credit to him though as he seems to run everything. Having said that he is always happy to give you recommendations and will often give you complementary starters. The food is always stellar, better than anything else in Balham.
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Joe
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Sunday, May 18, 2008
After enjoying 2 previous dinners at this restaurant, I again booked with a friend on a Friday. Unfortunately it was one of the worst experiences eating out I have had. One of our main meals was given to another table and it took a further 20 minutes for another to be delivered. The head waiter blamed his other colleague saying that 'he is old and new'!!!! As soon as my friend had finished her late meal, we were asked by the waiter to 'do him a favour and leave' so that he could seat another party (even though we had booked and the other party had come in off the street). We had not finished our wine, when again the waiter asked for us to 'do him a favour please'! Never again will I set foot in this place.
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Amanda
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Food 5 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, March 31, 2008
Amazing food and very friendly service; they were a waitress down and the resturant was busy but service was still good. Compensated a slight wait with 2 free starters! The Laksa soup noodles were great, as was the beef salad. Will defnitely return; worth booking in advance.
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Ros
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
We went to this restaurant on Saturday night, and whilst food was very nice, the service was unbelievably rude!
We waited half an hour for our spring roll starters, which we didn’t mind at the time, but then a few minutes after finishing our main courses, we were asked to leave because other people were waiting for a table! We were not offered desserts, though having been effectively turfed out, we didn't bother asking. They then had the audacity to put a 12.5% service charge on the bill! We refused to pay it and said we didn’t appreciate being thrown out, especially given that the service had been pretty slow to start with, and the waiter happily agreed that the service had been bad, made no real attempt at an apology, and tried to justify it by saying they were busy. The impression he gave was that he didn’t care what we thought so long as we got out.
I think this place has become a victim of its own success. The food may be nice, but not nice enough to tolerate the rudeness of its staff. I won’t be going back.
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Hannah - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 6
Monday, March 10, 2008
We had dinner here last night and were again impressed with the food (so tasty!), the service (friendly and attentive) and value for money (£15 a head including an extra tip AND BYO wine!). We were particularly impressed that we were given 2 complimentary entrees as the waiter thought that we had been kept waiting for too long - although we hadn't noticed!
It is definitely cheap and cheerful - great for a catch up with friends rather than a quiet, romantic night!
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Clare
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Thursday, February 21, 2008
This places is great. The food is brilliant, the services is friendly and the atmosphere is always lively. I've only tried the vegetarian options, i usually have the fresh spring rolls with plum sauce - yum. Then for main course any of the vegetarian options, although my favourite is the spicy noodles. If you stuck the head waiter will help you out. Simple and brilliant.
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Al
Overall rating 
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, February 15, 2008
simply the best thai food i have ever had in london....and the best value meal out as well! very friendly staff (great recommendations)...will be returning...and returning....
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caroline
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
