Tamnag Thai has established a reputation for authentic and carefully prepared Thai Food and is recognised by top food guides as one of London’s leading Thai restaurants.
I went to Tamnag Thai last night and ate one of the best Thai meals I have ever had. It can even rival the best Thai restaurants in Thailand. The food was served quickly and presented beautifully (many dishes are decorated with carved vegetables). The staff were very attentive. Six of us shared a platter of mixed starters and giant grilled king prawns, both of which were delicious. For the main course I had the Chilli Crispy Duck with noodles and lemon grass with rice. WOW! It was delicious and perfectly cooked! I can't think of a bad word to say about it. It was a perfect evening! I couldn't believe how busy it was, even on a monday night. It was one of our friends birthdays so I went to the bar and spoke to Sam (one of the waiters) and he organised a surprise desert for us. It was very touching and it really completed an already perfect evening. Just before we left, the waitress presented a hand painted silk parasol as a birthday present to our friend.
We had a wonderful night and will definitely come back.
I love Thai food and thought I would introduce it to my partner as there is a wide selection of food. I should say rather too much of a selection with no speciality dishes! Well not special to the restaurant...
The table was sticky and rickety, we were in a small corner of a conservatory (or add on)and the staff had to squeeze past tables to get through. We choose a selection of mains and a rice and noodle dish.
We were suprised at the price of the noodles and rice and believed for the price we would get a good size portion... nope it was a tiny bowl!
They provided us with warm towels at the end like it was special....
The staff were good (except for the lack of cleaning), polite and all said goodbye (which was nice). Sadly the food was nothing special....and for the amount we paid we expect good food...
Service is very hit and miss - some days they actually look away as you give them your order in complete disinterest, others they can be charming.
Delivery time of food is mostly fine.
Last time we eat there last Saturday however, they tried the old "let's not bring the change back and wait for them to get bored and leave" trick. Given that they slap on a service charge and the change amounted to £10, we felt this was tantamount to petty theft. To add insult to injury, after demanding quite loudly that our change arrive sharpish as we wanted to leave, it then took them another 15mns to come back, demand our bill copy in a huffy manner, then another 10mns to return once again to ask US how much the change was as they didn't know. We were honest but wish we hadn't been.
Tamnag Thai has a reputation as the best Thai restaurant in the triangle (and there are many!). The food is excellent, the decor includes as much gold as you could ever hope for, and there's a very good lunch menu with cheap deals.
Despite having such a good reputation for its fresh and tasty food, Tamnag has suffered in the past with complaints about the grumpy waiting staff. Either I'm so used to it that I just don't notice anymore, or the staff have bucked up their ideas, because I haven't had any reason to grumble for a long time.
Tamnag Thai is one of a selection of Asian restaurants in the Crystal Palace triangle but its reputation with the locals is that it's the best by far. It gets so busy now on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights that it's necessary to book, or wait in line and munch on the free prawn crackers. A special offer is available at lunchtime with a glass of wine, starter and main for less than a tenner. The food is always extremely well presented and authentic in flavour and appearance, and it's a great place for Thai fans or those looking for an introduction to the cuisine. Oh, yes, the spiral staircase always gives me a case of the eeby-jeebys when I go there but I'm a strange person with a stairphobia so it may not be that bad for normal people!
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