Profil von rp72

I spend quite some time at this place as I really love it.

There is a restaurant upstairs which I haven't visited and a wine bar (I would say) on the ground floor. In summer you can sit outside and in the cobbled street you can easily forget that you are in Central London.

A fine slection of French wine, good small platters to accompany the wine. Nice atmosphere. Not loud, not rushed. Perfect for an afterwork chat with friends & colleagues, unfortunately with only a 30% chance of a free table.

Went there on a Saturday evening with family, reserved a while ago, the place was packed.

The best thing about the place is really the atmosphere and the decorations (see MissGood's review). We had some parties there so the place was pretty lively which made it more enjoyable for me, but not for the others who wanted to have a conversation.

I am usually asolutely against forced entertainment during dinner, but the belly dancer was absolutely gorgeous and the performance didn't last longer than 10 minutes.

The food was good, but considering a 200+ GBP bill for four the place is pretty expensive given that the dishes are rather small. A guy on the neighbouring table almost started a fight over the size of his couscous dish.

I went there because I was in the area and looking for a pub using qype as recommendation. Unfortunately this time I didn't agree with the reviewers.

Looks by far better from the outside than on the inside feels rundown and the atmosphere is less than cozy the Sherlock Holmes paraphernalia didn't change that. Service is grumpier than usual.

Just had beers and then took off, so can't comment on the food.

There is almost always a queue outside, but it moves quite quickly. Not a place to linger that's for sure. It is decide outside, be seated, eat, leave. It is loud/ noisy and you share the table with everyone who can fit there as well.

Having said that, it is consistently good food and for London really affordable. I especially enjoy the Mango Lassi with a drop of rose water in it. Everything else is good Thai food (at least from what I know).

If you like the rush and bustle, go there, but take friends with you (don't be a threesome they have to wait the longest).

Nice place for a shopping break. I have been there three times and it seems to be consistently good.

I am not too excited about the main dishes, but as they are more a Cafe than a Restaurant that's not the point. The "tapas" style dishes are all good. I like the squid and the Samosas in particular.

Definitely get the "Thums Up" Coke - that's worth the visit in itself. Look it up on Wikipedia to find out what's it all about.

Atmosphere is lively, but not loud. The Service was everytime very friendly.

Went their on a Tuesday evening. Good amount of guests, not full though.

The waiters were nice, the service prompt. The atmosphere was nice, but nothing were I would like to spend the evening, rather a good place to get something to eat (if this makes sense).

The downstairs area doesn't look very appealing, but could be that this was just because it was empty.

The food is good, but as some other reviewers wrote, comes in very small sizes. I also don't like the way they price the the skewers, it shows the price per skewer and then says you have to order at least two. I see the point that you can also order three, but it would be better to show the initial (2) and then each additional.

In summary not a place to avoid, but also not something I am going to visit more regularly.