Patara (Fulham Rd) review by Paula
I went to Patara, Fulham Road, on Friday night. The place was absolutely full. I had been there before twice (before the refurbishment that is).
I am afraid, these days the tables are by far too close together and you would expect to have more space for the prices they charge. You would expect some degree of exclusivity.
When I made the reservation, I was not made aware that, now, there was a smoking and a non-smoking section, and they never called me back to confirm that I had a reservation in first place. When you call to make a booking, you have to leave a message in an answering machine, and you would have hoped that someone would return your call. Nope, I had to call them (again) to find out whether we had a table or not.
In such small room it would make sense to make the whole place non-smoking (but then again I am biased). My partner and I are non-smokers and were sat in the smoking section (bad news!).
The acoustics in the restaurant were so bad that made it almost impossible to have a coherent conversation with anyone really.
The food itself was certainly very good (we had an excellent starter, a good main course but nothing special, and a bottle of wine) and I am glad I did not have one of their tempting desserts, they certainly looked delicious! However, as it was, the bill came up to GBP82, which we thought was a little too steep for a 2-course meal.
But there you go, one lives and learns. Would I go back there again? Not really. There are plenty of Thai restaurants that offer good food and service and are certainly better value for money. Sorry!
Monday, December 05, 2005
Overall rating 
Food 9 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
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