Champor-Champor Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The king prawns in the king prawn green curry were huge but still melted in your mouth it was all cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious, various vegan options and they bring a complimentary appetiser with banana bread (veggie) and these cute spoons with lamb and fruit salad."
• "Probably best thai we’ve had in London."
• "The massaman lamb shank curry was mouth wateringly tasty."
• "The Tom Yum Brulee was delightful and sweet, and very unique!"
• "The food is packed with delicious flavours and the ingredients taste quite fresh."
• "The young Banana yellow curry in particular was surprisingly tasty."

Cons:

• "The food is not worth the hefty prices."
• "THE FOOD HERE IS CROSS CONTAMINATED! - TWICE IN ONE SITTING ON THE SAME DISH!"
• "The food they serve is very greasy throughout."
• "The prawns starter is a bit frugal, offering only 3 prawns in total."
• "Overpriced and not authentic Thai food."
• "The food lacked freshness and flavour, we had to ask for extra spicing, all the mains were disappointing."
• "The tofu was oily and completely dry- not edible."

Service

Pros:

• "Highly recommend and fantastic service."
• "Service was unhurried and cheerful."
• "Consistently excellent food, and attentive, friendly service."
• "The staff were impeccable, friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable about the menu."
• "The staff provided impeccable service and care about even smaller things."
• "Staff were really nice to us and attentive."
• "Service was excellent and staff were very helpful."

Cons:

• "A shame not all the staff is helpful and friendly."
• "Slightly concerned at how quick the food came. So maybe not cooked to order fresh just reheated?"
• "Unfortunately, one of our party ordered the prawns and was throwing up within minutes."
• "Terrible slack service. We booked a table for my husband's birthday. They phoned to confirm our booking, stating that they needed the table back in two hours. Fine. When we show up, they sit us down with the menu. Then we wait. And wait."
• "The service is courteous but slightly abrupt."
• "The service was inexperienced & slow."
• "Bland food and slow service."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The restaurant is very interesting to look around, it has quirky features!"
• "Really excellent vibe and ambience, great place to go with small groups."
• "The decoration inside is unique and very interesting."
• "Nice interior design which gives a great dining atmosphere."
• "The decor is so fab, it’s warm and inviting and makes even a Monday night dinner feel like an escape."
• "The atmosphere of the place and the decoration are super unique."
• "The atmosphere also is very cosy and stylish."

Cons:

• "Can be very busy and certainly not for families with kids."
• "It’s such a shame the restaurant is very small, it’s beautiful but you have the feeling of being in someone’s else’s space as the tables are very close together making it difficult to walk in between."
• "The restaurant gets very busy and is relatively small so it can feel a bit cramped in there."
• "The most 'amazing' thing was the dark, shared toilet, totally freaky...."
• "It's small, cramped and some of the details could be improved."
• "The place itself...well, it was funky yes, but waaay too packed, tables everywhere, there was no room to get comfortable."
• "The space is crammed and the service is hasty."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "We got the 3 course set menu which isn't bad value for money."
• "Champor-Champor is incredible value. For their lunchtime menu, most starters are around £5 and mains around £9."
• "You definitely get what you pay for."
• "Reasonably priced for the area and quality of the food."
• "Portions are large, food is delicious and reasonably priced for Central London (incl. drinks)."
• "The food was absolutely great and the menu options are quite unique."
• "The food, the service, decor, atmosphere... the FOOD!! Top class."

Cons:

• "2 starters, 1 main and 1 mocktail for £50. Not worth it."
• "Average to high prices for fair to poor food."
• "Very bad value for the amount of food you get for the money!"
• "Slightly on the pricey side though."
• "Very pricey for what you get."
• "However, the prices are a bit steep for the portion size, I would have appreciated set menus/group or sharing platters to make it better value for money."
• "Although the food are quite pricey."