KIN

Had the Udon Noodles with Chili Flakes and Chicken. Omg so delicious. Has a nice spicy kick to it with the big udon noodles. The décor is also very nice with brick walls and modern design. Definitely coming here again.

Very good and spicy thai food. Menu is extensive with specialties on a rotating basis. They also have margaritas which serves an excellent purpose to calm the hotness of dishes a bit.
The restaurant has a low key/​hipster coffee shop feel, which we enjoyed.

Given the reviews of this place, we thought we’d give it a try. My conclusion… There’s better out there. The starters of spring rolls and salt and pepper squid were amazing but the mains were so average. Both mains were lacking depth of flavour. We were pretty disappointed. To top it off we waited such a long time we had to ask twice where our mains were. We got a small apology from the waitress.
The place is so cool inside, the food just doesn’t match up unfortunately.

Awesome joint. Despite it being super busy, the staff were great at helping me find a table, even whilst in the middle of other tasks. Note this place doesn’t take reservations at lunch for groups smaller than 6, and even then it’s best to book in advance online or by phone.
Once seated, staff came by twice to take drinks orders then again for food. Shortly after, maybe 10 minutes our food came out and portions were spot on. I was worried they would be a little on the smaller side based on some of the pictures I’ve seen, but I shouldn’t have worried. These portions will fill you up, but not to bursting, meaning you will still be able to have that dessert you were eyeing up, or leave you content to go without.
I had a delicious pork Krapow which came with rice and a fried egg. It was delicious and the egg was perfectly fried so that the egg yolk was still runny. Mmmm.
Luckily this place is on my work doorstep so it will be the place of choice for many a foodie occasion!
It won’t be long till I’ve tried everything on the menu. And I can reassure you, that’s no bad thing.

I came to KIN with Lisa O., who I met at the photo Unilocal event. Full circle!
We didn’t have a reservation and they seated us right away.
I ordered tofu pad thai. It was a really large portion. The only thing was that it was pretty spicy. I’ve never had spicy pad Thai. I would have said not spicy, but didn’t feel I needed to. I was a little disappointed.
I might come back again!

Good noodles, good prices, curry and rice didn’t quite hit the mark.
I’ve only had takeaway from this place, but the place itself has looked nice and casual when I’ve stopped by for food pickup. My wife and I had been searching for decent pad seeuw since coming to London and Kin’s is the best we’ve found so far. The noodles could still be wider and chewier, but the sauce is flavorful dark soy like it’s supposed to be, and the beef is tasty. Their pad thai is good, too, the people are nice, and the prices are right, especially compared to nearby competition like Thai Thai.
Their curries are a little spicy for me, though, and they don’t have Massaman. On the opposite end of the spectrum, their Nasi Goreng, which can be delicious, came out pretty bland.
Overall I’m still a fan, but I’ll probably order the Pad Seeuw every time and gradually work my way through the rest of the menu to see what else they do well.

KIN has been on my list for months and I finally got a chance to try it on Thursday. Walking into a mostly empty restaurant on a Thursday would normally send up a red flag, but I figured it’s location on Leather Lane made it more of a lunch place. Needless to say, we immediately were seated at a nice table and received superb service. My companion had the Nasi Goreng, while I had the Singapore Noodles with tofu. We both enjoyed our meals and my portion was huge. It’s great that they offer a vegan option for many of their dishes — meaning I have lots of dishes to go back and try. They also had a list of delicious sounding cocktails that I will be back for! The décor was nice, with a very comfortable feel. I enjoyed my food more at Bintang, but the ambiance, location and service wins at KIN! Once I try the other options at KIN, I may have to revise that statement!

DELICIOUS. Wow, this place hit the spot.
My coworkers and I were in London for a business trip, and it happened to coincide with the Game of Thrones FINALE. Dun dun dunnnnn…
So we decided to get take out and camp out at our airbnb apartment to watch the episode. It took us a while to decide where to order from. Kin popped up as a good choice on Unilocal and open table. I’m so glad we decided to go with it! This was around 8pm, and it took them longer than they promised to deliver the food, but when it arrived, it was perfection. We got the green chicken curry, which was spicy and still hot. The pad thai was amazing too and so was the beef flat noodles. Thai food is usually a gamble on the sodium spectrum, but Kin did not overdo it! Everything was flavorful without being too greasy or salty.
By the way, they can also deliver wine and beer, which is great for those who want to stay in, invite some friends and go on a movie/​TV binge.

I was a bit disappointed with this. I had calamari to start and a special «scissor noodles» as a main. I thought the main in particular was sludgy and pretty tasteless. My wife had pad Thai which was almost the same as my «special». Her starter duck spring rolls were admittedly pretty tasty. We got 20% off as we were dining before 6.30pm. (You add text to the comments box when booking.) With the 20% off it was £44 for 3 starters, 3 mains, 2 cokes and a glass of wine. So you can’t argue with that. But overall I just wasn’t that enthused and it’s in a bit of a weird/​quiet bit of town.

Kin it’s been years !
Second time !
Love the Tom yum soup ! It is easy to make but I just adore this soup and the portions soup sizes are decent. I should have just ordered a large one
Avoid: the beef salad nothing special lacking flavour and chewy beef, worst thai beef salad I’ve had
Must have: Banana fritters!!! Anyone who makes banana fritters is a friend of mine ! Add Coconut ice cream and I am in heaven A+ treat !

Kin is perfectly located next to a Craft beer bar. If you’re after something tasty, and filling after beer, this is a great option!
The menu has great options for vegetarians and non vegetarians, with a daily special to shake it up.
We started off with some prawn crackers, Shanghai beer, and lychee juice. I love it when I can find lychee juice, as not many restaurants serve it.
For the mains I had the vegetarian won ton noodle soup, and he had the prawn yellow curry. The won tons were ok, the broth was delicious. Hearty and comforting. Big portions, and loads of noodles! I always feel sad when the noodles are finished in a noodle soup, but the serving was really generous and this did not happen. Hooray! The yellow curry was delicious, but very light on prawns.
Service was friendly and efficient. I would definitely plan on a return visit.

Wenn man mit der Unilocal-​Mannschaft unterwegs ist, kann man davon ausgehen, dass man nicht schlecht speisen wird. Das hat sich hier mal wieder bestätigt. Ein tolles Restaurant, in dem man merkt, dass gutes Essen nicht teuer sein muss. Unter dem Begriff «Asian Street Food» zusammengefasst, bietet die Karte verschiedene Reis– und Nudelgerichte, Suppen und Fingerfood — ein Hauptgericht ist dabei für etwa 7 – 9 Pfund zu haben. Ich entschied mich für das Chicken Katsu Curry — knuspriges Huhn mit leckerer Currysauce. Das Highlight soll aber das Pad Thai gewesen sein, das auch mehrfach den Weg an unseren Tisch gefunden hat. Sollte ich mal wieder vorbeischauen, werde ich das definitiv probieren. Tipp: die Black Sesame Icecream zum Nachtisch war ein super Abschluss.
Das Ambiente ist stylish ohne dabei an Wärme zu verlieren, der Service super auf Zack und sehr freundlich. Ich komme gerne wieder!

J’ai découvert le curry quand je vivais à Londres, et aussi la cuisine Taï. Autant vous dire tout de suite que chez KIN, j’ai adoré tout ce que j’ai mangé!
Le staff était hyper gentil, accueillant, serviable, parfait en fait! La déco est plutôt cool, briques au mur et tables en bois, jolies lampes, assez simple finalement ce qui me plaît, et les plats étaient tous très réussis!
En entrée nous avons choisi un assortiment avec des petites brochettes de poulet fondantes, des calamar grillés au poivre, une vraie découverte pour moi, beaucoup de goût, une texture toute en nuance, et également des rouleaux de printemps croquants, délicieux!
Ensuite, mon amour pour le curry a pris le dessus, je me suis orientée vers le poulet au curry vert, lait de coco, légumes et riz blanc, joliment présenté, et tellement bon!
Et en dessert, j’ai décidé de goûter le glacé au sésame, et… c’était étonnamment bon. Un petit goût de biscuit, texture douce, et pas écoeurant du tout.
Avec j’ai bu du vin rouge, (on né se refait pas), une sélection maison parfaite avec mon plat.
Bref, j’ai eu un vrai coup de coeur pour KIN!

Esto que va un inglés, una francesa, dos americanos, una finlandesa, una noruega y una española… casi, casi, empieza como los chistes ¿No? jajaja… Pero no, esa ha sido nuestra cena de hoy.
Casi hemos abierto el restaurante, porque estábamos cenando antes de las 19:00 (ya sabes, cosas del horario inglés) y hemos seleccionado el menú que nos han propuesto que consistía en unos entrantes para compartir que consistían en unos calamares rebozados (no tengo muy claro cómo pero estaban realmente ricos), brochetas de pollo satay (un poquito secas a mi gusto) y potstikers (un tipo de dumpling que una vez hervido habían frito). Además nos han servido el clásico pan de gambas y diversos tipos de salsas para poder andar mojando bien.
Después, había que elegir un plato principal… y me ha entrado la venada comeflores… (algunas personas se sentirían muy orgullosas de mi elección jajaja) y me he decantado por un Tofú Pad Thai. Rico estaba. Bueno también… Ahora, me han debido ver cara de chicarrona del norte que llega con hambre a la capital, porque me han puesto un plato, que da de comer a una familia numerosa una semana entera… ¡La Virgen! y además, para rematarlo, estaba picantito… muy picantito… y eso unido al calor que llevaba… no os quiero explicar cómo ha acabado la cosa… sólo diré en mi defensa, que el vino, estaba fresquito y entraba muy bien…
Y de postre, si, de postre… llámame lo que quieras pero el postre NUNCA se perdona… (existe una teoría empírica que dice que tenemos un estómago extra sólo para el postre ya que aunque estés lleno a reventar, siempre queda un huequito para éste…) helado. El mio de té verde… supongo que pensaba que así rebajaría un poco la comida…
Conclusión: el sitio, muy bonito, agradable y acogedor, con un servicio muy atento y simpático y la comida muy sabrosa y en cantidad más que abundante.
Me lo recomiendo hasta a mi misma para cuando vuelva a Londres…

KIN for the WIN! We arrived at KIN as a group of 7 people and as soon as the door swung open I was taken back by the warmth coming form inside, I’m not talking about the temperature warmth, I’m talking about the warmth exuding from the staff. We were seated at the rear of the quaint restaurant on a long wooden bench and to my delight our table was already stocked up with large trough like bowls of prawn crackers and ramekins of sweet chili dip. I always think this is a nice touch in Asian restaurants and should really be the norm because who doesn’t like prawn crackers?
The food was incredible — I had the prawn Pad Thai for main which is deceptively filling, so don’t be a fool like me and fill up on prawn crackers, chicken skewers and satay sauce before your main. I loved the authenticity of the Pad Thai, some places attempt it but don’t quite capture the flavor but this one was created to perfection.
Despite the fact my stomach was full to the brim I pushed myself over the edge by ordering the green tea ice cream. It was an interesting desert, I wouldn’t say I loved it but I kept eating it. I suppose it intrigued me!
The ambiance of KIN was excellent, there is a real relaxed atmosphere and as the evening drew in they lowered the lights creating a cosy bar like feel rather than a restaurant.
Overall I really enjoyed the food, ambiance and my company for the evening. I definitely KIN was a KINdred spirit!

Very impressed. First time I was here I had the Indonesian Nasi Goreng, which was yummy. Just like I recall from a previous trip to Bali. I popped in a few days ago and had the Taste of Thai lunch. Wowowowow, they weren’t joking when they told me that the Tom Yum Gung soup was going to be spicy… But I truly appreciated that kick because I feel like most restaurants in London tone down the spice, the level of wasabi or kick in Asian restaurants. Small place but well done.

YES, love this place!
This place has won me over because they had proper kao soi (Chiang Mai Noodles) as a special the first time I visited. It tasted the same as it did in Thailand.
The staff are really friendly, food is fresh and the atmosphere is casual but trendy.
Tip: The Tom Yum Soup is very very sour and spicy!

Spicy, finally!
This is one of the classic spots I love: small, one room restaurant, hidden in an anonymous road.
Your table will be prepared when you arrive, it’s very casual and you’ll feel a lot relaxed!
We were a group of 8 people, so I basically have the opportunity to try everything, and every single dish was just right!
ok so first of all you have to keep in mind that this is not a fake place: they are asian and they really mean it, when you order the extra spicy soup you’ll definitely feel it!
So. be prepared! order a nasi goreng, a pad thai or anything from the menu (it’s not that long anyway!) and enjoy your asian food! Just a small suggestion: take two dishes, one can be a bit too small.
There is not that much to say, it’s just a sweet, lovely place with proper and good asian food, cheap and casual! The only people who won’t like this place are the ones who can’t stand hot and spicy food: everything is spicy, and when I say I really do mean spicy!

I came here for a specific reason: photos of their food looked so perfect and too beautiful on a blog I follow. And I wasn’t disappointed at all.
It can be weird to find out that the menu mix a lot of different food icons from different places in Asia. They make Phở as well as a Pad Thai or a Nasi Goreng (why I didn’t tried this one too).
I ordered the chicken satay and the Pad Thai. Everything tasted so right. I wanted to directly thank the chef and ask them how they can manage to cook so many different dishes.
Then, I tried to finish their fantastic Pad Thai. It was a bit spicy for me, but great.
The only drawback is that they close early to me.
Quantity are really huge, I needed to take out.
Staff is friendly.

I have to say I never been in the restaurant but I ordered food from them a couple of times and I have to say that it was AWESOME. Totally worth it! I just have good things to say about their food. As a starters I tried: ‘Salt and Pepper Calamari’ (OMG, to die for!) and ‘Hoi Sin Duck Spring Rolls’ (so gooood!). Soups are great as well. I ordered ‘Won Ton Dumpling Soup’: really delicious and tasty, with noodles, so yummy!
I’m really big fun of ‘Nasi Goren’ so I tried that main from them. Goodx10! They put a fried egg on top, so it’s even better! My friend got ‘Chicken Katsu Curry’ and she was really pleased with it as well. A little bit spicy but perfect. We were chilling at home watching a movie and that was the perfect dinner.
The delivery guy was so nice and sweet. Perfect temperature for the food (and it was freezing outside). We had to wait like an hour to have our food but we didn’t mind at all. So worth it at the end! They put plastic cutlery and super cute napkins inside the bags. So nice of them.
I should have them on speed dial from now on. Can’t wait to go to the actual restaurant to try their food there :)
Thank you KIN!

The food at KIN is fantastic.
I haven’t been to the actual restaurant, but I have tried their home delivery at it was really good. It is true that it took them about an hour to deliver, but it was the windiest night I have ever seen in my life and it was raining, so I forgave them! And the man who did the delivery was just so nice and the food so good that the wait was worth it!
We ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry and the Pad Thai as mains and the vegetable and pork Potstickers as starters. Everything was delicious and tasty and the portions were big enough to make us full.
Now I just need to go to the main restaurant to see if it matches their home delivery service!

Bei meinem letzten London-​Besuch waren wir im KIN essen. Vorab: Nette Location, super leckeres Essen und top freundliche Bedienung.
Zumal ich asiatisches Essen liebe, und auch scharfes Essen liebe (dann ist man hier sowas von richtig) gefiel mir der Besuch im KIN ausserordentlich gut! Ich hatte Nudeln bestellt (siehe Foto), Drunken Noodles hiessen die. Echt saulecker, aber auch extrem scharf. Da musste ich ein paar mal Luft wedeln, haha! Die Suppen neben mir sahen ebenfalls supergut aus, und auch der Papayasalat war vielversprechend.
Definitiv eine tolle Adresse für ein Abendessen in London, kann ich nur empfehlen! Die Location, mitten im Stadtzentrum könnte besser fast nicht sein, und man ist mir Subway oder Taxi schnell in einer Bar, Club, oder Karaōke-​Bar, so wie wir das taten.
Die Preise sind echt günstig, ein Hauptgericht kostet unter £10, das ist für mich fantastisch!

Hammer Laden, da passt eigentlich alles: vom ersten Moment an fühlt man sich hier wohl, gemütliche Einrichtung, super freundliches Personal, familiär wirkende Atmosphäre in sehr guter London-​Lage. Ein Blick auf die Speisekarte lässt keinerlei Wünsche offen, die Preise sind geradezu spottbillig für die Londoner Innenstadt. Die Qualität des Essens steht all dem in nichts nach — einfach nur sau lecker (Achtung: scharf heisst hier wirklich recht scharf).
Ein Lokal ohne Kritikpunkte, für mich eine der besten kulinarischen Erfahrungen in London.

Delightful dinner last night at Kin. I arrived for with a friend at 7:30, and I’d made a reservation, but it didn’t seem necessary as the place was only sparsely populated. But as our dinner carried on, the restaurant got more and more full until it was pretty packed, around 8:30/9pm — so reservations might be in order later in the evening.
We took advantage of the check in deal, which is now 20% off (rather than the former 30%) if you order a starter+main, or main+dessert, from the a la carte menu. We decided to share a starter, have two mains, and share a dessert:
— salt and pepper tofu, £4
— pad kee mao (drunken noodles) with prawns £8.3
— wonton dumpling soup noodles with pork, £7.2
— banana fritters with coconut ice cream, £3.8
Everything was lovely. We were really satisfied with our choices. The salt and pepper tofu is a great way to start because it’s flavor-​packed, but light and airy, leaving room for mains! The pad kee mao, while advertised as super-​spicy, was not hot at all to my desensitized palate, but was super-​tasty. I asked for extra chilis on the side and was obliged :) The dumplings in the soup were perfectly cooked and the broth was really flavorful while the ramen noodles in the soup were a pleasant balance of soft and chewy. And oh, the dessert! Amazing. Since I’m lactose intolerant, they were happy to serve the ice cream and the fritters separate, so I had the fritters (and a tiny nibble of ice cream — a match made in heaven to have the two together) and my friend had the ice cream and a few bites of the fritters. There’s optional golden syrup to go on top — opt in for that, definitely!
Delicious dinner, totally cute ambience, accessible location, and friendly, attentive service all added up to a great dining experience!

I’m quite pleased I returned to give KIN a second shot…
You see, my first visit left me feeling quite low about the whole affair. Back in mid-​October of last year we attended for dinner with a group of around 10. Unfortunately, all went well except for my dish and a colleague’s…which arrived 30 minutes after the rest of the table. Womp, womp. You can see why I wasn’t quick to return, even though the food was quite tasty. I made a mental note to return.
Last weekend I finally made it. After a few cocktails at J + A Café (yes, they have a bar at night, and you should go) we walked over to KIN. I was able to make a reservation online, but what’s this? I didn’t need one… it was just us and one other couple in the whole restaurant.
Meaning, my dishes all arrived quite promptly :)
The Singapore noodles were solid, the spring rolls fresh and fragrant and my relationship with KIN repaired. It’s a great play on SE Asian street food, friendly staff, affordable, and tucked away on Leather Lane.
Gets busy during midweek lunch with the office dwellers, but if you are seeking a nice dinner out that won’t break the bank and has a casual vibe, I highly recommend KIN. Would be great for a group too — I suppose, they have a few areas that communal tables can be sorted. I think that first visit was a fluke, so 4 stars for the Singapore noodles and second chances!