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Lao Cafe

  1. London
  2. London Laotian

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Lao Cafe

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London's first ever Lao Cafe by Saiphin Moore, the co-founder of Rosa's Thai Cafe, serving up authentic Laotian cuisine seven days a week.

Address: 60 Chandos Place , London WC2N 4HG, XGL, GB
Phone: 020 3740 4748
State: XGL
City: London
Zip Code: WC2N 4HG

opening times

Monday: 12:00-22:30
Tuesday: 12:00-22:30
Wednesday: 12:00-22:30
Thursday: 12:00-22:30
Friday: 12:00-23:00
Saturday: 12:00-23:00
Sunday: 12:00-22:30

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Delightful and unique SE Asian food. Had a larger group of 5 so we tried a wide spread family style of grills, curry, salads and sides. Everything impressed! Nice and attentive service as well.
Food, environment, atmosphere, all great. Service, not so much. We had a reservation, for three, I arrived the earliest and decide to take seat first and wait for my other friends. The staff is reluctant to bring me in despite me reassuring her that my friends will come within 10 minutes. Many restaurants do have rules like that which is understandable, however it is the attitude that bothers me. You distrust your customers and literally pushing them away? They are even taking walk-ins at the moment so it is not like our 3 seats are desperately needed for other potential customers. After we are seated, service is a bit slow as the restaurant is full and they don’t have enough staff. The food on the contrary, is amazing. Grilled fish has scales, but grilled to a crunchy texture, quite special! Laos papaya salad has salted raw crab. It’s unique yet too salty. Fermented sausage is a very unique dish too, I’ve never seen in other southeast Asian restaurants. Fried rice noodles, aromatic, cooked perfectly. Milk teas are ok, a bit too sweet for my taste.
The food was tasty but way too expensive for what it is. I appreciate you pay a premium at London restaurants but paying over £3 for a can of Diet Coke, £9 for 2 small sausages & over £11 for a Lao-style papaya salad, spoils the experience for me. I have given 4 stars since the food was tasty and the staff were friendly. I would not visit here again as there are other authentic Thai / Asian style restaurants in London that charge more reasonable prices for food just as tasty. Overall a disappointing dining experience.
Too expensive for what it is - 40 Pounds for 3 dishes, one sticky rice and a tap water. Perhaps.., the place is located at/closed to the prime area of London. The grill pork jaw is burn - way too burn. Maybe this is because it is needed a palm sugar or a kind to marinate before char grill. So the sugar make it burn easily. I am not sure but they might substitute the yard long beans with green bean, making it smell green. The spicy and sour soup is perfect. To be fair all dishes taste nice. But it is definitely not a much to try. Staffs here are professional and attentive though.
Great little place! The food is delicious. Lots of meat options but also lots of pescatarian options available as well. Ingredients and flavours are very fresh. Service was efficient and attentive. Would definitely be back!
A really good find in an area with lots of tourist eats. Laotian cuisine is chilli hot so be careful what you tell your server what you can take. The food is top quality and each dish brings its own personality. It’s all about sharing so you get to balance the big flavours. The service is good, but you have to be assertive as they’ll leave you to it.
Amazing food and professional service! All the staff here were very friendly and we had such a nice warm welcome! We was never disappointed. If you want a nice authentic Thai north eastern food I would highly recommend!
This was my first time having Laotian cuisine. I really enjoyed the chargrilled pork neck dry salad. Caution - the salad was pretty spicy and I think we ordered mild! The food is different and has interesting flavours, so definitely recommend trying it out. A lot of people were having the hot pot, would come back to try that and some other dishes another time!
Cozy Lao/Thai restaurant with interesting dishes you won’t find elsewhere such as the papaya salad. I’ve heard from people with good authority that this is one of the better Lao/Thai restaurants in London. The menu is not very large but had a nice selection of non-meat items also such as the whole roasted fish which was cooked pretty well. The pork neck was smokey and had a great texture. I ordered the mushroom curry but it wasn’t really my favourite thing I tried here. I could imagine that some people would either love this restaurant or for others it might just be alright. I had 4 mains and 1 side, no drinks coming to a total of just under 80 pounds. Not a cheap eat but by no means super expensive for London either given it’s location.
Had a recommendation to try Lao Cafe. First time trying Laotian cuisine and we were looking forward to it. We didn't book and Covent garden was busy so we weren't optimistic about getting a table but we were welcomed into a cosy restaurant with an unfussy atmosphere which we like. We weren't disappointed, the food was delicious. Grilled fish was perfect, stir fried prawn noodles sweet and savoury, sticky rice in banana leaf and a Laotian papaya salad with mini crabs adding flavour that was like nothing I had tasted before. I always want to try something different when we're away and I can genuinely say this was and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Really lovely place.
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