Harden's survey result
Summary
“Top-value Thai food with personality – love it!”. This slightly “bonkers” pub near Notting Hill Gate looks normal enough, until you discover its “quirky butterfly conservatory at the rear”: “a hustling and bustling” venue serving “tasty”, spicy scoff at prices that are “amazingly low for the area”. “Still a winner” after over thirty years’ service: in particular it’s “a great choice for eating with friends”.
Summary
“Stunningly good-value, cheap ’n’ cheerful” Thai food is served in “portions which might prove a challenge even for the very hungry” at this one-of-a-kind boozer near Notting Hill Gate. The whole set-up can seem “as mad as a box of frogs” but is “always a fun night out” – you eat in a “a cute, butterfly garden conservatory at the back of a totally normal Irish pub”. “You only get an hour at the table but service is very fast.”
Summary
“Unbeatable value for a very good nosh-up” is to be had at this “quirky-but-real pub”, just off Notting Hill Gate, whose “butterfly-themed conservatory” makes a feature of “great, simple Thai food”, and provides “a good deal in a normally expensive area”. “Service can be brusque, but the place is so busy it’s hard to see how it could be otherwise”.
Summary
“Such a cute, little quirky place at the back of a pub” off Notting Hill, and “unbelievable value”; this “fun, butterfly-filled conservatory” (“the floral display is worth the trip alone”) “never fails to deliver some of the tastiest Asian scoff this side of Thailand” and is so damn “cheap”. Meanwhile “the pub itself is always cheerful with an authentic pub atmosphere” that’s “popular with locals and tourists alike”.
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £19.50 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.50 |
 Extras |
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|---|---|
| Service | 12.50% |
119 Kensington Church St, London, W8 7LN
Opening hours
| Monday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 11 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 11 am‑12 am |
| Friday | 11 am‑12 am |
| Saturday | 11 am‑12 am |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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