The Robin Hood Thai Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fantastic service was friendly."
• "The food was scrumptious, fresh and just perfect."
• "The food was fantastic well presented with very good size portions."
• "Food is so great here, the jungle curry is extremely hot but tasty."
• "Food tastes great with a perfect size portion that makes me feel as if It should be illegal to pay so little!"
• "The food was very well done and service was excellent."
• "Food was authentic, absolutely amazing."

Cons:

• "The food is not freshly cooked, it tastes reheated."
• "Unfortunately the food isn't good, it's very sugary and oily so I can't recommend it."
• "Other curry dishes came all tasting the same although they were different on the menu."
• "Mains didn't have the punch you expect with Thai food."
• "The food was warm rather then hot in temperature."
• "Terrible food. The rice was a greasy sweet mess and the pork seemed under-cooked."
• "Food was not very good and most of the dishes were spicy hot and the same flavour in all the dishes."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere and staff."
• "Amazing customer service. They keep on checking if everything is okay."
• "Great choice of food, lovely atmosphere and a great service."
• "The service is quick, and the staff are careful to offer you the choice where spicy dishes are concerned."
• "The service was smiling and friendly and when we asked for more beers they were attended to at once."
• "Very welcoming and friendly staff."
• "Service was friendly."

Cons:

• "The waitress was incredibly rude."
• "Wouldn't go again, service is terrible more like a canteen than a restaurant."
• "Sadly the food came very randomly, the rice arrived a long time after the curry so it was cold by the time I ate it."
• "Our only niggle was the service being a bit hit and miss through the evening as things got busy."
• "It took 1.5hr for the food to get here, (the delivery address is a 6min drive away)."
• "The two ladies serving us were pleasant enough, but overall the quality of service was quite poor."
• "We have been eating here off and on for years I have no complaints about the food but the service this evening was appalling."

Price

Pros:

• "Two weeks ago the pad Thai was £10.49, today the pad Thai was £13.49 with a discount."
• "Prices were reasonable considering the portion sizes."
• "Price for meal and drinks extremely reasonable."
• "Reasonably priced, delicious food, and generous portions!"
• "Pricing was good value."
• "Prices were decent too, definitely recommended."
• "Reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Very expensive. kids portions are more expensive than adults."
• "Food bland and expensive."
• "Overpriced anyway."
• "They now charge an extra 20% on top of the food price if you wish you eat outside."
• "Food is a little pricey for a pub."
• "Each time we pay a good amount of money (86£) and come out feeling robbed."
• "No where in London is a pad Thai with duck £13.49."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "With current Christmas decorations, the interior can be described as Alice in Thailand meets Wizzard of Oz in Essex."
• "Charming little Pub/Thai restaurant in the woods!"
• "The beer garden is great and very quaint, if you have kids as they can play in the park."
• "Huge beautiful garden, adjacent to Epping forest."
• "Thai food restaurant and a pub. Great location in Epping Forest, next roundabout."
• "Its Thai in a beautiful woodland setting."
• "A place like no other to chill or enjoy the outdoor by a very dense 'pitoresque' forest."

Cons:

• "The decor needs to be updated in my opinion."
• "The restaurant definitely needs modernising and a refurbishment."
• "The atmosphere was a bit strange."
• "The atmosphere is a little weird with it being part English pub and part Thai restaurant, but if you can get past that it’s a pretty perfect meal out."
• "The plastic screens with have torn in the weather make it look run down, so needs some TLC on the outside in our opinion."
• "The ambiance is not quite right. The decor is dated but perhaps there are limitations to changing things."
• "It was freezing cold in there (it was a cold February day)."

Location

Pros:

• "The location was convenient and had parking, which was a massive perk."
• "The location is very leafy and pretty."
• "Amazing location."

Cons:

• "Just a little hard to park when it’s very busy as parking is limited so there is a chance you may have to temporarily block someone in."
• "Parking can get difficult as there are limited spaces."
• "Parking might be an issue if you come on a weekend."