Another great restaurant that I went during my stay. Early reservations required as the place often has lot of footfall. Amongst the various dishes that we had, tiger prawns were the most delicious. People who love sea food should definitely try that.
It’s a must go place if you like Thai food.
The service was good and the food was great.
It had the quintessential aroma of Thai spices in the air and it strikes you as soon as you enter in.
The ambience is nice and welcoming.
These are the things we ordered for-
Chili basil chicken
Chicken pad Thai
Beef with coconut curry
Fish cakes
Calamari
Would have loved to try other items on the menu and will probably visit another time to try the rest.
Had just 3 vegetarian dish for dinner. Plain steam and Veg green curry and Papaya salad.
One of the best meal we had in a long time.
Service was good .
A bit expensive place ,but great food option for vegetarian food.
The good thing about being young is that things are only just starting. There is so much more to come. When I first started cooking, in desperate need of nourishment (I was a smaller man then), I was a rather ineffectual cook. Luckily, my new British roommate was in possession of a particularly stoic personality and was happy to eat anything that I produced. If I burned the chicken and said that was to bring out a hint of carbon, he would be great at pretending he believed me. When I accidentally added a bit too much chilli to my dish and his eyes watered when he ate, he commended my authenticity. When I set fire to the chair and it looked like a bomb had gone off in our kitchen and he kindly helped to mop/fix it all up, he said it would be great to get some fresh air and go to the local takeaway.
Surreal food, amazing service, a wonderful experience....Mix beef cheek panang or chor muang with Patara Passion cocktail and you have a rainbow in your mouth.
Patara, located in the heart of Soho, serves delicious Thai food.
Service is brisk and professional. Try the beef with broccoli in oyster sauce topped with burnt garlic....its superb !
The food is very good, however the service is slow and the flavours subdued. It certainly caters to a milder palette. Reasonably priced for a fancy night out. The set menu is worthwhile.
A high end Thai restaurant. Make prior reservations if going after 6pm over a weekend.
Staff is courteous. Ambience is nice and romantic.
We tried their buffet, which included lot many Thai delicacies and believe me - each of them were amazing!!
I would recommend this place for at least one time visit if you are a Thai food lover :)
Fine thai cuisine. Enakkk.. Cocok buat dinner sama orang tua hehehe krn menu nya makan tengah gt kan. Pelayananya bagus dan crowd nya enak, tenang padahal ramai yg dateng. Untuk ber 5 kira-kira habis kayak sekitar 100-150 pounds gitu. Ohya! Sblm datang, lebih baik reserve dulu yaa via telf. Saya attached beberapa foto menu2 (yg sempet difoto sebelum makan hehehe) kurang lebih kayak gt makanannya. Slmt mencoba untuk yg mau liburan dan mau (not so) fine dining ;-)
Federica De Dominicis
+4.5
After strolling through Soho with a couple of friends, we landed by mere chance at Patara. What a surprise! The place is magnificent and elegant, the staff incredibly attentive and welcoming and the food is exquisite! Apart from the curries that were the hit of the meal for everybody, my favourites have been the satay trio, the coconut rice and the utterly delicious stir fried prawn. It has been a real pleasure to dine here and I've already suggested to more people to give it a try. If you are in for Thai food, this place will give you an amazing experience.
Went for a 3 course meal with my partner, the food was good but it more of a inspired dish rather than authentic dish. Still very tasty but the flavours did not hit as well as I would expect thai food would be. Amazing dessert, cannot fault that. Lovely staff and medium noise level but seem a little quite to me as table next to me was listening to the conversation. Overall great dinner experience and would give the place a go again.
Visited on a Sunday at 5pm and was seated straight away. Fantastic food of high quality and great ambiance too. Pad Thai and Lamb shank were great portions and they changed one of the orders around upon request. Mocktails were also very tasty. I can see why people said it’s too dark inside because the lights were dimmed whilst we were eating but I didn’t mind. My friend who wears glasses took a bit of adjusting. Overall I would recommend this place just be prepared to spend a little.
The pad thai was delicious. Fast service so you can easily go for a pre-theatre meal. Staff are very welcoming and polite . Great selection of fruity cocktails.
The atmosphere of the restaurant will make you feel like you are in Thailand. However, make sure to book a table in the groundfloor where the decoration is really special, otherwise you may be disappointed. The only downside is that i feel the menu changed a bit over the last few years, which makes it less appealing than before.
Couldn’t ask for more, a lovely and authentic Thai experience with excellent service and atmosphere. We were searching without a reservation and many restaurants were fully booked, so this was initially slightly speculative as they had tables free. An excellent choice. We chose the “silver” menu to try various dishes, all good. For theatre district / soho cocktails and food decent prices. Service swift. Nice to try Thai wine - excellent with the food, not much on its own. All highly recommended
The food was great, so good that I hoovered it all up before I got to take any photos 😂
I had the coconut braised beef! Loved it!
The prawns curry is also excellent and so was the spring rolls, and the dumplings too!
fake plants and fake candles on the tables 😳 why? Could be more creative there as the space is lovely!
Overall I enjoyed my experience, and I will come back for the food for sure!
Patara, fine dining Thai cuisine. An epitome, an emblem and emancipation of delightful Thai food.
Thai restaurants have multiplied voraciously over the past 5 years. But Patara has stood the test of time and aged well with his few branches delivering iconic food. The Soho branch has to be my favourite. The ground floor decor and the warm, affectionate staff really leave an indelible impression.
An occasion such as a birthday is worthy to be celebrated here.
Chor Muang is a signature starter here, a unique dumpling combination is a must. The ginger beef with spicy rice noodles as a main and lamb massama curry with coconut rice was the other.
Either main is a brilliant combination which I will let you choose to decide as I could not split both gastric experiences.
So visit, enjoy and make a memorable evening albeit at a slightly expensive cost :).
Thai food doesn't get better than this. The restaurant is vegetarian friendly and the service, ambiance is good. I went on a weekday for lunch and it was easy to get a table at the restaurant.
One complaint I have about the food is, the vegetables were not boiled well in the curry. It had that crunch left in it, that raw taste and I did not like it.
Everything else was just perfect.
Food 3* —was Ok but i missed this wow factor.. was not spicy , a bit boring … except dumping— excellent
Service 5* — grate
Atmosphere 4*
Price 2* —- 3 starter + 3 mains + bottle wine = 280£
—- average 3,5*
Do I plan visit again —- nope but You should try once
Had the wild ginger beef and a Thai tea. Beef was super tender. The chunks of ginger were a nice texture and hit of spice. Was with my mom who had the coconut beef and I tried that as well. Beef was tender in it also and had a wonderful flavor if you enjoy the taste of beef in general.
Best Thai food I've ever had in my life to be honest.
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