Crushed Peanuts
Kin

Kin

88 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TP, United Kingdom, EC1N 7TT

Kebab • Sushi • Pizza • Asiatic


"This is a great Thai restaurant, and although the menu is pretty traditional, the flavour is excellent and portions fairly large, on that basis alone I’d definitely recommend a visit as one of the better Thai restaurants I’ve been to in London. Other reviewers have complained about the overly attentive waiting staff, and it’s fair to say you do see a lot of them, including clearing plates throughout the meal which is a little odd. So I’d avoid this place if you want to have a deep conversation, but for casual dining it’s not the end of the world and in fairness the staff are incredibly friendly. One other weird feature of this restaurant is that they bring starters and mains at the same time. While they do explain this when you order, it seems like a kitchen geared up for takeaway which can’t be bothered adapting to phased table service. To be clear, it’s understandable in small plates (e.g. tapas) restaurants to receive each dish as it comes, but this is not that you will literally get two plates of spring rolls/dim sum alongside two large bowls of Pad Thai. The waitress also warns you in their introduction that you should give them 10 15 minutes warning before you need the bill (it didn’t take that long in reality). This again gives a bit of an impression that the service is set up for the convenience of the staff rather than the customers. There appeared to be plenty of front of house staff and the restaurant is quite small, so I’m not sure why all these accommodations from customers are needed. I stress this point because this really is a great restaurant, that has just made some annoying choices with how they serve their excellent food. It’s still a four star place, with potential."

Wok Go Bangor Bangor

Wok Go Bangor Bangor

230 High Street, Bangor, Bangor, LL571PA, LL57 1PB, United Kingdom

Tea • Thai • Noodles • Indonesian


"My girlfriend loves noodles, and tofu, and anything with with noodles and tofu. She’s vegan, if you hadn’t guessed that. It was a sad day when her favourite restaurant, NoodleOne burned down. So, to assuage her need for noodles, as she was passing WokandGo, she thought she’d get us some Tofu Hot and Spicy, Tofu Sticky Teriyaki and some Spring Rolls… My disappointment could not be hidden; my face said it all. There was a ridiculous amount of noodles for one person; almost enough for three people from one box. When McDonalds upped their sizes to appear to the customer like they we’re getting a **** good deal, the portions were at least small enough to leave you wanting more. This could make you sick of the sight of noodles for a month! There were barely any veg or tofu in there. I really mean it, there was **** all in the box. Obviously apart from the family portion of noodles. I mean, I fished about and found a few morsel’s, but I’d argue putting “mixed veg included” on the menu is questionable. The worst thing though, is it was really bland. I ate some of both dishes and I couldn’t taste the difference. Both bland, tasteless, void of vegetables and pointlessly massive. Sticky Teriyaki, my arse. If you want food that tastes good, go elsewhere. Tesco do these 14p packs of noodles, just add water and the sachet of MSG it comes with. Apologies, I had a little spare time on my hands and I guess trip advisor is where the disgruntled sanctimonious wannabe comics hangout. At least I didn’t review an ancient Castle as being a “pile of old garbage.”"