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Paolina Thai Cuisine
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4.5 out of 5 stars

jippers
jippers

5 out of 5 stars

posted 2 months ago

This is my go-to place for nice, cozy Thai cuisine in London. The food never disappoints! They have every classic Thai dish like pad Thai and green curry. You can see the amazing chef cooking in the kitchen and the vibe definitely brings you back to Thailand.

Leaburn
Leaburn

4 out of 5 stars

posted 1 week ago

Downstairs seating. Authentic Tai restaurant. Starters are circa £7 a dish and mains where you choose the meat to go with your stir fry ingredients is £9 a dish. Tap water is on the table when you arrive but there is a £3 a person BYOB policy in place. There are a few newsagents nearby to pick up booze as a few dishes are listed as spicey so it could come in handy. Service is friendly and fairly quick but payment was haphazard. Dish was served looking wittingly watery but the juices were sucked up by the rice and the meal tasted very decent and was filling. For the price it was a very decent meal.

Queenie Wong
Queenie Wong

4 out of 5 stars

posted 5 months ago

Having tried Thai food the day before which had completely blew my mind, I genuinely thought my Thai dining experience had peaked and that I wouldn't be able to find something on par. However, this place did wow me by a bit ngl although I still wouldn't say it was better than the other place because they are very different styles - Paolina is a lot more home-cooked and cosy vibe which is great when the weather is getting cold and you want some comfort food to warm you up. This is exactly the place for that!

We had made a booking in advance and were glad we did as it got busy very quickly even though it was a Wednesday evening. We shared some duck spring rolls and satay gai (chicken) for starters which were really nice. The crispy spring rolls were very flavourful and the peanut sauce that came with the satay chicken was so rich and nutty, hit the spot for me perfectly. For mains, I personally went with the duck curry and egg fried rice, others went for massman curry with prawns and also egg fried rice, pad Thai with chicken and pad se-ew with chicken. We all enjoyed our food so much we were really happy with the quality. My duck curry was so rich and flavourful and had a nice kick to it surprisingly - usually Asian places adapt to British palette so even if they put chillies on their menu I didn't think it would taste of much so it was a pleasant surprise. They also gave really big portions for the prices charged so it's definitely good value for money.

Staff were all nice and friendly. I asked one of them if they could lower the air-con as it was really cold when it's chilly outside and she actioned it right away. One of my friends is Muslim so she double-checked if all the meat options were halal which they kindly confirmed both over the phone and on the spot - good to note for people with this dietary requirement.

Overall, this is a really authentic Thai restaurant that I would recommend and would love to go back asap.

Christos Paisiou
Christos Paisiou

4 out of 5 stars

posted 4 months ago

A fairly small restaurant with good service and a polite waiter. It gives a feeling that this is a traditional and family business although i did not confirm with the staff. We ended up with a very flavorful plate. I ended up with the rice inside the soup and it was the correct decision. For a non spicy choice it had a bit of spice to it anyway which in the end was correct flavorwise. The only negative i would find is that the portion is fairly small for the price that we paid. Overall a very good place which i recommend to experience at least once.
P.s. I forgot the name of the plate but i am sure if you show them this picture they will know. I dine in 09.11.23

Liuai Jiang
Liuai Jiang

4 out of 5 stars

posted 4 months ago

Forgot to take a proper photo of all the food we ordered.

We got the Spring rolls, Tom yum soup, egg fried rice, Squid Nam Prig Pow, sticky rice.

The food was super tasty. Absolutely recommend the Squid Nam Prig Pow. The only thing we didn’t like so much was the sticky rice was super hard and dry.

The restaurant gets quite busy, we had a reservation but still had to wait a little longer. So make sure you book a table ahead of time.