Luc Barratt
08.03.2025
Such amazing food, definitely worth the wait. Staff were lovely, we were served by Miranda who was amazing!
A A
07.03.2025
Service was disaster, saw that manager gave a sits to his friends, and others have to wait for 2 hours!
Andrey Ishkov
07.03.2025
Wait for 3 hours to dine in, not worth it. TikTok place
Farid A
07.03.2025
This was my fourth time at Kilt, and unfortunately, the experience keeps getting worse. The only good food here is the noodles and chicken—everything else is overpriced and not worth it.
Service is a complete disaster. Three times now, I’ve seen the manager skip the queue for his friends, while paying customers are left waiting. On top of that, the restaurant is not clean, which makes the whole experience even worse. Definitely not coming back.
Bruce McLaurin
06.03.2025
Excellent thai cuisine. Be forewarned many plates are spicy, but delicious. Reservations required for dinner. Centrally located in vibrant Soho district.
Vincent McCarthy
05.03.2025
Probably the best best dining experience of my life. The food was perfect, service and watching skilled people doing their job all added to it. Well worth going and enjoying.
Beth Cass
05.03.2025
What a beautiful, delicious restaurant with the most wonderful staff. Absolutely worth the wait, the food is so tasty, its a great atmosphere seeing the chefs at work. Great music and a small but perfect formed menu that changes daily. I don't have any pictures as I was too busy enjoying the whole experience.
I had a bit of a funny turn as we arrived where I thought I was going to faint and the staff could not of been more caring and understanding. Jumped straight into getting me some fresh air, a coke and a chair to sit. Continuously, genuinely checking if I was ok after that. I believe our server was called Gerry (or that's the name on our receipt) If so thank you so much!
Will definitely recommend and will definitely be back again, hopefully next time less fainty!
Thank you!
Nicolas Hossey
03.03.2025
Super Nice welcome and the service was perfect. Food is amazing full of flavour. Be careful it can be a bit spicy if you are very sensitive, just advice them they can guide you. We had a great evening. Thank you!
Wei Huang
01.03.2025
The atmosphere in the open kitchen is great, watching the chefs juggle and multiple grilling stations and move clay pots and grilled meats around. They are very efficient! The food was good, the vermicelli clay pot was pretty delicious, the Shan broth was a bit too spicy and thick.
Vanya KT
01.03.2025
I walked in off the street at 9:30 and was seated almost at once—if you go late or early, the wait’s not as bad as they say.
They’ve recently replaced the beloved chicken skewer with ‘gai yang’, essentially a more buxom cousin: pieces of bone-in chicken. It’s better than its previous version, if that’s possible.
Also ordered a personal favourite, the wok fried greens, which supposedly are seasoned only with oyster sauce, soy bean and sugar. A perfect dish every time; they truly have mastered Wok Hei. And of course the clay pot crab meat noodles, which never, ever disappoint.
3 dishes, at one of London’s most in-vogue restaurants, smack bang in the middle of Soho, all for under £25. And soundtracked by immaculate selections on vinyl. The staff are a fantastic unit; they make diners feel so happy to be there. NOWHERE else does it like Kiln.
Jsav
28.02.2025
The food was enjoyable, however the menu advertised, as well as the one in the window when entering, was almost entirely different. Not a problem for me, but the selections were definitely a step down from the menus that convinced us to go there. The portions were rather small - we got a KFC on the way home.
We were told to wait 90 minutes for a table, expecting a walk-in with a wait, and then stood in the restaurant awkwardly squashed with others waiting to be seated. We were there standing for nearly another 90 minutes without being offered a drink, before agreeing we’d leave. Suddenly, seats became available and we sat.
The Grilled Rump Cap with Ubon Relish was lovely and the fat was rendered pleasingly. The relish paired well in an unexpected way.
The Gai Yang with Smoked Chilli Relish was tender and the relish had a good amount of garlic - a win for me, and favourite of the night.
The Som Tam of Radish and Beetroot had balanced flavours, although it lacked a bit of punch. Still a great dish
The Jungle Curry was needlessly spicy, which left my girlfriend struggling (she is from Sichuan). We both eat very hot chillis and spice religiously, but these were just carelessly thrown in uncooked near to serving. Unfortunately, it completely took away from the flavours of the dish. Also, we only had one small piece of fish in amongst the bitter and watery curry. I’m sure it’s normally better than this, we must have been unlucky that evening.
All in all, would recommend if you don’t mind killing some time waiting for a seat or portions that might leave you hungry if you don’t tend to over order!
Michael C
28.02.2025
Excellent spicy food. Very tasty
Prianka
27.02.2025
Hardly any vegetarian options, food way too spicy (and it's pre-made not fresh so they can't change that) and no reason they can't just take bookings like most places in London!
Overrated and not worth it at all.
Sam Lambert
26.02.2025
Love the food, always smokey and super fresh and vibrant (always get the sausage!). Also the music selection is always so good!
JR Lee
25.02.2025
나쁘지않습니다. 이제 예약없이 선착순으로 들어갈수있습니다. 전반적으로 짜기때문에 밥은 필수입니다!
Maurizio Abbruzzese Saccardi
22.02.2025
Il Ristorante è situato nel cuore di Soho,è un ristorante che porta la cucina thailandese a un livello superiore con un approccio rustico e autentico. Il locale è celebre per la sua cucina a vista, dove gli chef guidati da una Head Chef preparano piatti su fuoco vivo, tagliano carni e verdure, praticamente tutto difianco a voi, dando a noi clienti uno spettacolo culinario coinvolgente.
La qualità del cibo è indiscutibile. I piatti sono profondamente ispirati alle tradizioni del nord della Thailandia, con sapori intensi e speziati. Tra le specialità più apprezzate ci sono il “Clay Pot Glass Noodles with Tamworth Belly & Brown Crab” e il “Smoked Sausage with Turmeric”. Ogni piatto è preparato con ingredienti freschi e spezie aromatiche, creando combinazioni di sapori bilanciate e ricche di carattere e una volta in bocca, vi darà un esplosione di sapori al palato. Però, tuttavia, le porzioni possono risultare un po’ ridotte rispetto ai prezzi.
Il locale è molto piccolo (anche se a mio parere, questo lo rende piú affascinate ed unico) e limitato, oltre al counter hanno 2/3 tavoli nella saletta del piano di sotto, (ma non la consiglierei) il che potrebbe non essere ideale per chi cerca una cena rilassata e intima. L’atmosfera è energica e può diventare piuttosto rumorosa, soprattutto nelle ore di punta.
Il personale è molto disponibile, ma nei momenti di grande affluenza il servizio può risultare lento. Nonostante questo, i camerieri sono attenti e pronti a dare consigli sui piatti e sulle combinazioni di sapori.
Leggendo su internet, ho visto che il klin è stato premiato con il Bib Gourmand dalla Guida Michelin per il suo ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo, anche se alcuni prezzi sono leggermente elevati rispetto alle dimensioni delle porzioni. (Sul piatto di pollo e della salsiccia).
In Conclusione il Kiln è una destinazione perfetta per gli amanti della cucina thailandese autentica, con un focus su sapori forti e preparazioni tradizionali. È particolarmente consigliato a chi vuole un’esperienza culinaria dinamica e non si lascia scoraggiare da un ambiente un po’ caotico. Se cerchi una cena tranquilla o porzioni abbondanti, vi consiglio di girare li intorno, la zona offre un infinità di alternative.
Raquel Alvarez
22.02.2025
Very disappointing. We waited for over two hours, and when we were finally seated, we were told they had run out of several key items on the menu—including the clay noodles. The wine was served in a refillable bottle rather than its original packaging. A very poor service overall, if they can’t provide the full menu and a good service, they shouldn’t be offering tables as late as 11 PM.
Daniel Scholtens
22.02.2025
Great vibe. All the fire in the kitchen super nice. Smelled amazing. Waited for 2 hours to get a table. Not a problem. Waiting an hour inside while we were told our table was almost ready also no problem. Helped build the excitement. Once seated got rushed a bit. Most of personel friendly. Food went from insane to mwoa from dish to dish. Chicken insane but was mostly cartilage and bone. Great smokey flavour tho. Sai Oua was great. Greens also great. Smokey and unique. Jungle curry was a bit dissapoiting. Again mostly bones and head. Fookin spicy but thats why i ordered it. Good pricing, but while i ordered one last beer i got the bill shoved in my face and got a cunty remark from the bar guy that kinda pushed us out. After waiting a total of 3 hours we only got to spend 45 min inside. Also got charged for a dish that never came. The build up might have given me a bit of a unrealistic expectation but the bar guy ruined it for me. Rest of personel nice.
Danny newell
20.02.2025
Great food , but clearly just another number towards waiters. Asked my wife to move from her seat because they thought she was just drinking(they had forgot her main) then when we finished they couldn’t wait to get us out
Ranjith S
19.02.2025
We were excited to try the Clay Pot Baked Glass Noodles because we’ve seen so many glowing reviews about it, but they don't do it anymore. Apparently, they change the menu every month, and I wonder why they would remove the popular dish from the menu.
We tried their Northem Thai Herbal Soup of Stream Farm Hen which was just not good and super spicy.
Their starters are good but everything is very pricey for the quantity you get and the place is very small and full of people.
Cassidy Cao
18.02.2025
great quality food at a reasonable price, personally am a fan of the walk in only
