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Thaifoon Restaurant
- Price Range:
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$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
3 reviews for Thaifoon Restaurant
3 reviews in English
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Review from Laura T.
9/26/2011
Delicious food and great atmosphere - a wonderful place to go if you're dining downtown London.
Decor and ambience are fabulous, very zen and intimate. There are only about 12 tables, a handful of which only sit two people (be sure to make a reservation). It's not too crowded though, things are nicely spaced out. Before entering the restaurant, there's a separate waiting area where you're able to order a drink and wait for your table - there's also a charming 'Sawadee' (welcome) sign. The staff was also absolutely lovely, we had the most accommodating waitress that was sweet and attentive.
Now onto the food...
Lots of fun cocktails, 2oz martinis and authentic beer like Tsingtao & Sapporo. The food menu is also fairly diverse, offering classic thai as well as some unique dishes. We tried the Mongolian maki - sushi maki with chicken, jasmine rice and an especially tasty spiced peanut sauce (highly recommend). The chicken pad thai was fantastic, as was the peanut pasta very peanut-y if you like that sort of thing).
The picky, but learning-to-be-adventurous eater in me was very satisfied, it was a great dining experience in Londontown.
...I got a glimpse of a spring roll at the table beside us... that'll be next time I visit! -
Review from Robert G.
1/11/2010 6 photos
I was really looking forward to trying a couple Thai places in London, ON, and this was actually third on the list [one closed at 5pm, the other (Siam Cafe) was outright closed for business]. From the street, the place looks small inside and it is: 25-30 people max. Right inside the front door is a 5 x 8 waiting room for a tables--they don't want you to enter the eating area if you have to wait for a table: breezy in there when the door opens [cold today]--felt sorta caged, especially with heavy glass doors peering right into dining room. I got seated right away at 5pm as I was only the 3rd person there [when I left, there were 10]. Decor is OK and not overwhelming, but a little too dark for my taste [both in colors used exclusively and in lighting] but maybe a good date place if you're trying for the hip/sophisticated approach.
I had to venture a bit for an appetizer without my Crab Rangoon, so instead I opted for the Tom Yum Soup (gai--chicken, no mushrooms; $5CDN). It was little bigger than a cup and while of decent taste, the lemongrass was a bit overpowering--couldn't really taste the onions or the onions by themselves either. Next I did manage to get a Pad Kee Mao equivalent: Drunkard Noodle ($14CDN, beef hold the sprouts). I was a little dissappointed with this too: it was smallish and even smaller looking on a big plate; they used the thin egg noodles instead of the wide rice noodles; there MAY have been 1.5-2.0oz of meat if I was lucky; celery [!?!?!?] and peppers were each still crunchy; and it wasn't very spicy. When I asked for prik pet (hot peppers) all that was available was chili sauce, which made the noodles swim when I put enough on to get medium heat. I also ordered two Diet Cokes ($2CDN each).
Menu is probably more Thai fusion given some unique things (Mongolian Maki, Bangkok Red Light District, and 'canned' dinner specials [price fixe] which look like you can save a couple bux --good for Thai starters probably)--this is not a full Thai menu. Presentation and service in general was good, but I'm not hip to plastic chopsticks. I also appreciate the server understanding my Thai--an unusual event, but nice: maybe I'm making sense. There is a full bar though it probably takes up 20% of available floor space--should have moved to the back and put more tables or just keep a constant decor. Prices for takeout run $1-3 less for identical items, and sodas are half the price :( The difference on meal alone would have been $5.92 ($20.07 to go v. $25.99 eat-in, pre-tip)--imagine a family or date meal difference: encouraging me to NOT eat in further encourgages me not to eat there at all. While food in Canada generally runs a bit higher than US equivalent (in my humble travels), price was still a bit high for quality and size [i.e., value was lower than expected]. There was one pickup while I was there: smart move chica. I won't be going back and while I know Thaifoon is a chain, I'll probably think twice about trying another location. -
Review from Alan K.
London, ON
2/14/2011
More like 3.5 stars but don't have that option. The best aspect to Thaifoon is the ambience as the interior reminds me of nice places that you would find in Toronto. The service is also polite and efficient. The food was fine each time I've been there. I've tried the panang curry beef, green curry chicken, pad thai, and spicy noodles (pad kee mao I think). All were tasty but for the prices (somewhat high) and the portions (somewhat stingy), I came away each time somewhat unsatisfied. IMO, not a place to go when starving.
