Speedboat Bar

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  Curated Pursuits

  ·1 month ago

  “A friend and I decided to go to Speedboat on a random Monday mostly because Kiln had a 50min wait and boy am I happy we did. We spent a ridiculous amount but we had a fab time. The staff were lovely and helpful (even though at times we were asked the same question by two different people: minor inconvenience for the food really). The food was delicious. I am a huge fan of the fried seabeam, pork and prawn roll (and the homemade sauce that comes with it...which I asked to take home) and the pineapple pie. We were skeptical of the pineapple pie at first because the mango pudding was so good and one of the hostesses said we could have it free if we didn't like it. Unfortunately, we enjoyed it so much we had to pay for it.”

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  Thomas Higgs

  ·1 month ago

  “Speedboat Bar completely lived up to the massive social media hype! The food was fantastic and packed with punchy, authentic Thai flavours—from the crispy sweetcorn fritters to the comforting seafood Tom Yum noodles and that incredible fried pie dessert with ice cream. Washing it all down with fresh Singha beer on draught made it even better. It’s vibrant, loud, and easily one of the best spots in town for a casual party or group night out. A massive shoutout to Stefan and Sunita for taking such great care of us—their warm hospitality and fantastic service made the night extra special. It gets super busy, so definitely make a reservation in advance. Can't wait to come back!”

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  R. B.

  ·2 months ago

  “Long story short, delicious food, overpriced, poor service. 3 stars because the food was good. One star minus because the food is way overpriced and portions are small. I understand this is not Thailand and London is expensive especially the rent but the same bowl you can get in Bangkok for approx. 7 GBP at the original Jeh O Chula. Another minus was the confusing service. We were served by two waitresses. The first asked if we would like to have extra rice and we said yes. She brought the food and we startet eating. A second waitress brought us a wrong dish, some fried stuff. We told her that it's not ours and that we were waiting for the rice instead. She just disappeared and never brought the rice or informed somebody to bring us the rice - it's not like that you have to catch, kill and cook the rice for hours.. As we almost finished eating we told the 1. waitress that the rice never came and we don't want it anymore. We then asked the second waitress for the bill, after 10 minutes nothing happened. So we asked the first waitress again for the bill which then finally came with 12,5% service charge on top which I would not have paid otherwise.”

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  Ellen Smith

  ·3 months ago

  “Based on my experience, I’ve found a lot of the Southeast and East Asian food I’ve tried in London to be a bit underwhelming compared to what I’m used to, but this was by far the biggest disappointment. I’ve eaten at plenty of Thai restaurants over the years and have also traveled in Southeast Asia. I know it’s not fair to compare every restaurant to food from the region itself, but there are still certain expectations, and unfortunately this meal fell far short. We started with the crispy pork appetizer, and it arrived cold. If it’s intended to be served that way, that’s fine, but it honestly felt like it had been sitting out for a while rather than being freshly prepared. The biggest letdown was the creamy tom yum. Tom yum is one of my favorite dishes, so I was really excited to try it. Unfortunately, all I could taste was an overwhelming amount of lime. It was so sour that it completely overpowered the other flavors, and the creamy texture made it even harder to enjoy. It didn’t have the balanced spicy, savory, and aromatic flavors I normally expect from tom yum, and I struggled to finish it. The green Thai tea was okay, but nothing memorable. Overall, this was one of the most disappointing Thai meals I’ve had, and I wouldn’t return.”

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  Jezzer Pezzer

  ·3 months ago

  “Excellent, authentic, Thai food. A little pricey for what it is (meal came to just over £50 a head including non alcoholic drinks and service) but about as good as it gets for London. Been to the one on Portabello Road and quality is just as good. Waiter was helpful and friendly. Vibe of the place is casual. Some of the dishes are super spicy - such as the prawn ceviche! (and we were warned too)”

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  Brush with Blush

  ·4 months ago

  “Best Thai food! Very authentic flavour, the tom yum noodles is so rich in flavour and creamy!Accidentally spilled my drink and they offered me a new drink. Said it’s on the house. So nice if them! Highly recommend!”

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  Jay Wij

  ·4 months ago

  “The great Thai food I've had. We will definitely be back. The service was excellent. Our waitress was excellent. She gave us advice on what dishes to pair and ensured we didn't over order.”

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  Alice Gee

  ·5 months ago

  “I had been looking forward to trying speedboat. Loved the look of the menu. No ubiquitous pad Thai or green curries so Speedboat promised a less standard take on Thai food than mainstream spots. I was a little disappointed that their culinary ambitions are limited to street food. It is a very popular bustling place. Quite full even at 17:00 on a bank holiday. Reservations recommended. Tables are close together. I didn't enjoy being able to follow details of the romantic breakup of a neighbour at the adjacent table. Wine is expensive. We paid £28 for a 500ml carafe of Corbieres. That said, they are good at what they do. My companion has been suffering from digestion problems lately and had to order a main with no heat at all. So we ordered streetfood style rather than family style (all dishes shared). His naem fried rice was very tasty, if greasy. He couldn't see any chunks of fermented Isaan/Laos sausage (naem) within the rice, but there was lots of telltale umami flavour. I liked the little dish of fish sauce with raw chilli that came as a condiment. I ordered the green mango and chicken salad as a starter to share. Punchy and citrus bright, but too hot for my companion. For me, the veg to chicken ratio could have been skewed towards more mango. The use of herbal aromats (mint and lemongrass) could have been more pronounced. But I was happy to get fragrant green mango as a main salad ingredient, given that most SE Asian restaurants in London offer only blander, more common, green papaya. My main of sizzling seafood came from the Chinese spectrum of the Thai-Chinese menu. All of the seafood (white fish, squid, prawns) was perfectly cooked and tender for but a little dull flavour-wise. Happily my companion’s unused dish of fish sauce and chilli was on the table. Service was great. Our waiter knew the menu very well and was able to advise us in terms of both heat level and food quantity.”

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  M Walshe

  ·6 months ago

  “Walked in for a late dinner! Team was lovely, ordered drinks at the bar, and seated just as the drinks arrived. Tried the Yaowarat Road set menu (and added some beef noodles, bc when in Rome)! Absolutely delicious. Incredibly generous portion sizes. The crunchy chicken mango salad was positively phenomenal (and shall live rent free in my head)!”

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  Matteo M

  ·7 months ago

  “Atmosphere was great, staff was really friendly, and the food alright. Red Roast Pork with lime and chilli was good, crispy Pork & Black Pepper Curry was yum, but the Crispy Egg Noodles w/Pork & Seafood was a big disappointment. Very saucy and underwhelming- noodles over fried/crisped and not good at all. Portions are quite small and a LOT of ice in cocktail glasses, so not much liquid either for what you’re paying.”

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