Fatboys Cafe

I went in to the Haven Green Ealing restaurant on the 3 December 2007 for a take away order near closing time - 3 plain rice, 1 egg fried rice, 2 Gai pad met ma muang (stir fried chicken with cashew nuts and spring onions) and 2 Nau pad met ma muan (stir fried beef with cashew nuts and spring onions).

Initially, I thought nothing about the way I had been hounded for prompt payment, and also the super speedy fashion I had been ushered out of the place that I almost left my food, shoes and socks behind. When I reached home, the disappointment when I ripped open the carrier bag was Oscar material. Firstly the sizes of the plastic containers were enough to get my blood pressure soaring. Not a good sight when you are starving. Was the restaurant penalising me for ordering take away instead of eating at their premises? Secondly, as if that wasn’t bad enough, the stir fried chicken and beef portions barely covered the base of the containers. I think I managed to count the meat, cashew nuts and spring onions on one hand. Scraping the barrel for £33.85 is beyond the joke, and would rather the manager have informed me about the lack of food available when I made my order. Next time you pop in for take away insist you see your food before you hand over your money otherwise you might take away less than you bargained for. I called the restaurant the following day but the Manager wasn’t available and hasn’t been available since. Says it all really!
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Efè
Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 1
Sunday, December 09, 2007

Went a couple of weeks ago and was impressed with the service ,freshness and quality of the food.One or two dishes did appear bulked up but not a major issue.Nice atmosphere for a relaxed Sunday evening,would defintely go again except for one major gripe. According to the staff they do not receive any of the tips on card as with many places.Asking the staff member to remove it brought fear as apparently the management do not consider the service charge discretionary.Suffice to say i did not see the reason to leave another £ 18 tip.

Greedy management !!!!!!!!!.
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Byron
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Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Trading on past glories I'm afraid! I took some foodie friends here thinking that it would still be good and was really embarassed by the experience. The decor is still awful but the food, previously excellent, was poor too. A better Thai in the area is the Thai Bistro - again not what it was but still better than this dive.
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Nick R - View all reviews by this user
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Food 2 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 1
Thursday, July 19, 2007

I have been a loyal visitor of Fatboys in Haven Green, Ealing for some time. The food is still fabulous, however I am disappointed that despite its popularity they have decided to maximise profits further ,by adding extra 'bulking' ingredients to their dishes. My soup had a whole tomoato chopped in three at the bottom of it and my pak choi an entire layer of bean sprouts underneath it, only giving us 4 pieces.

It is a shame that they are lining their pockets at the risk of losing their regulars.

Veronica, Pinner
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Veronica Thakkar
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 5
Saturday, March 24, 2007

Mmmmmmm! Everytime my boyfriend and I eat out we go to Fat Boy's. The food is super, the prices good and the service fast and efficient. A great find!
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Carolyn
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Read the previous reviews, so I took my three kids along for a treat as it was my birthday!

We sat outside and got a friendly service, food was served piping hot and the dishes were all nicely presented with good sized portions. Epecially important with ravernous teenage kids.

Very good value
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Jake Beckett
Saturday, September 03, 2005

'Fatboy's Cafe' is the best discovery I have made in a long time. A cafe serving english and continental breakfasts in the morning transforms into a lovely, intimate restaurant in the evening. Thai food, no correction, fantastic thai food is served from the afternoon till late evening and they also do take-aways. The chicken Pad Tai is the nicest I've had and the Green Curry is superb- they've got the consistancy of the sauce perfect. The prices are fantastic, especially considering the quality of the food; I would happily pay more! The staff are very attentive and friendly and I strongly recommend this restaurant to anyone!
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Emma Beckitt
Thursday, July 14, 2005