Taste of Siam (Camden Town)

• Overall food is flavorsome and portions are good
• They also have an option of cooking your own hot pot (recommended if you have 2 or more people with you) for only 12.50 per head
• To summarise the food is mediocre at best and the service non existent
• I think that neither of these things are the priority at Taste of Siam
• What you have here is the only Thai restaurant at the Mornington Crescent end of Camden and therefore the only possible choice for someone looking to eat Thai at that end of Camden
• When I asked for the soups and a starters first the waitress became confused and in the end just walked a way when we were unable to reach an agreement
• In the vegetarian section there is a Green Curry that my partner wanted to order
• I asked the waitress if it was vegetarian
• She seemed confused and annoyed I was asking questions about the food
• We asked for a few more minutes in which time we notice there is an F for fish symbol by the 'veggie' curry
• I assume for the Ka Pi in the paste or fish sauce which is what I was trying to ascertain
• Crispy fish with chill sauce
• It was fried fish with half a bottle of Thai Sweet Chilli sauce poured over it
• Gloopy and overly sweet with the generic Sweet Chilli sauce
• When they came to serve the food they listlessly approached the table with zero grace and enthusiasm
• Though the batter was a bit soggy
• The Nam Pla Prik (a condiment of chilli in fish sauce) was the best thing they served us
• It seems to me they are only interested in serving the passer by and infrequent customer
• They keep charging for staying over 2 hours and don't let you take with you food that left on your plate unless you pay extra for it
• I don't know much about Thai food but it was my first try at some Thai curries
• We had a Thai friend between us so it was easy to order the best food on the menu and communicate with the staff
• Tried coconut rice and egg rice and was really good
• The spring rolls were not 'Thai' though
• My favourite among all was stir fried duck with tamarind sauce
• Thai Ice Tea and Green Tea Icecream is a must try
• I had just a quick lunch there so I cannot say much about the restaurant but it was recommended by my friend
• I had Pad Thai which was really nice and fresh
• I drunk Thai ice tea and it was marvellous
• This restaurant operates with no management and the staff rudeness shows it
• So I returned to my table and was ignored for the next 40 minutes whilst my friends finished their meal and I sat with only a drink in front of me
• I transpires that the manager was not there (that would explain the worst service in the world) Guy (that's his name apparently) only works part time
• Massive scene as she came confronting me and arguing with me that I ordered the wrong food
• After much drama that waitress was doing her last shift on the day and this is why she took the liberty to be so rude and aggressive towards me

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