Tuk Tuk

The food was not good at all. I have been to many noodle restaurant and found this place just threw everything together in a bowl. Although the portion was big, I ordered the laska and the fish tasted weird. The staff was ok. Not super friendly. And they charge you extra for eating in.

Honestly I’m surprised by all the bad reviews here because our three orders were taken politely and quickly and they came out tasting pretty good! We ordered the duck noodles, the tom kha gai, and the mussaman lamb curry. Tasty and cheap! I can’t speak on its authenticity but it tasted pretty on par with all the other Westernized Thai restaurants I’ve been to in Canada and America. I’d come again for a quick dinner if you’re living in a hotel close to here.

I have to agree with Mai D. I wouldn’t feed this garbage to an animal. Two small pieces of tofu under a mound of pre-​made slop. Don’t waste your time or money.

Purchased combo A set (for two), came with a lot of food, more than enough for us. We got it for take out. Came in plastic see through containers. Had 2 rice containers, 2 large bowls of soup, beef dish, vegetable dish, calamari, chicken skewers, curry chicken. All for £26.
Maybe it was just take out but most of the food was not very good. The calamari was very chewy, could not finish it. Fried shrimp ball was the same. The only thing j enjoyed was the curry chicken. Everything else is not good and over fried.
I would go back again but just for curry chicken.

Horrible food, not real thai, all food is prepared in advance obviously, rip off, my dog eats better! Only OK for some tourist that never comes again or someone who only used to eat take aways!!! Place shouldn’t serve food, just drinks! I nearly got food poisoning from ¹⁄₃ noodles I managed to eat! Next table lady left her noodles untouched after trying one noodle and saying it’s really bad! But I guess she was used to better food than the ordinary take away lover they prey for! Even for take away level the food is horrible, it would not survive as take away!
Bill is hand written with just the total that just goes to the pocket and never to the taxman I guess, I don’t know even what I paid for, just paid.
Long time I haven’t eat something that horrible, it’s my first time to review restaurant, it’s is that bad!
I mean for 5 — 6 pound this noodle portion looks good deal but it’s really horrible I would pay more for another place serving me good one!!!
Restaurant looks OK from outside though — it’s a bad trick you will regret entering :((
I wish I had read reviews left before as many people complain!
I had food poisoning in Chinese restaurant 6 years ago while pregnant and I had complications because of food poisoning and I forever regret I never complained and even didn’t remember the name as I was tourist in that town!!! I hope this will be warning to others not to be naïve like me!

Bland Boring and your better off spending your money elsewhere.
Value for money — no.
Service with a smile — didn’t get one.
Authentic Taste — no.
Would I eat here again — not in this life time.
I wasn’t game enough to eat in here. It looked about as organised as a dogs breakfast.
The take away was out in minutes which for me showed concerns that the food may have been pre cooked.
And well … My concerns became reality.
Noodles were like rubber tyre tread and there was lucky enough to be 3 pieces of beef amongst the tired looking sprouts. Well at least I hoped it was beef.
In a word … NO !

I thought the food was good and came out fast and the server even suggested something spicy which I really enjoyed. For the reasonable prices, the food and the service were well worth it.

i found this place to be nothing special. The staff was efficient, but not particularly friendly. When the food came, it was a gelatinous glop of noodles with about 3 small pieces of vegetable in it and 2 tiny pieces of tofu… definitely not a good value, especially since I could only bring myself to eat about a third of it.

The Tom Khar Soup was good, it was similar to a Tom Kai Kai. The duck spring rolls were overcooked and very oily with minimum flavor. Chicken Pad Thai is common go to for Thai restaurants, however, I’d pass on it here — it contained a heavy does of onions and lacked spicy/​flavor.

It was pretty terrible. Food was oily, bland (despite the spicy chile mark) and it took forever to make. I mean it was so long I finished reading the rest of my book and the 4 sets of diners that were eating left prior to my receiving the bag.
I got home and opened the bag and immediately my face dropped. When your thai food looks all one, homogenous color, you know there’s something wrong. It was all a slightly caramel color as if they only put a splash on of soy just for color. At least they tried to give it some color period.

Im not sure it’s the most authentic stuff but my huge portion of Tom Yum Gai was delicious and filling and only about £5. It was like a ramen size version with rice noodles and lots of it.
The thai iced tea was tasty as well.
Friends were staying in a hotel around the corner and this was one of many places on this street. We just happened upon it first.

My coworker and I had lunch here today. After ordering soup without chicken my friend got chicken in hers. She does not eat meat due to religious restrictions.
The staff were very unhelpful, and seemed reluctant but took it back, laughing amongst themselves and looking back at us.
Soup took a long while second time around. We were on our lunch break. After getting the soup my friend could not finish it all as we had very little time left on our hour break. When asked to take it away the woman was short with us, said we had to pay 50 pence for the cup.
I politely explained that my colleague could not finish her soup due to the previous error. She insisted that that was not for discussion.
It is obvious that this is an establishment with 0 customer service skills and a completely unsympathetic, self righteous attitude.
Not returning. Not recommending. Totally disrespectful. Not for Vegetarians.

Inexpensive meal. Chicken coconut with Basil — yummy. If you eat in, you will be charged extra if you take away your leftovers.

I would like to preface my review of Tuk Tuk with this statement:
Whenever I am in London, I tend to lower my expectations when it comes to my dining experience. It is a coping mechanism. Everything here is expensive once one factors in the exchange rate, and with my meager budget, I can only really afford to eat at inexpensive places, which tend to serve up some bland and dull food accompanied by horrible service.
Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, let me tell you what I think of Tuk Tuk:
Tuk Tuk is cheap, good, and cheerful based on my London standards. The portions they serve up are generous compared to others in London. The service, although not overly friendly, was, based on my experience, at least not surly and was even bordering on pleasant. Tuk Tuk IS okay.
They market themselves as a Thai restaurant, but their menu consisted of a bunch of dishes that are not quite Thai. We ordered three things: Mee Goreng, Sitr-​fried vegetables, and Barbecue Spareribs. I pondered ordering the Pad Thai, but I saw what it looked like and thought better of it (it was a large portion, but the noodles looked over-​cooked, and it looked like it was covered in ketchup-​y looking sauce). The mee goreng was not great but was at least edible. The egg noodles were over-​cooked, and the dish was quite bland. The stir-​fried vegetables consisted mainly of broccoli and was nothing special, but at least they were crispy. It was okay, but I’ve had better-​tasting sir-​fried veggies at a «Chinese» restaurant at a local sporties club in Tennant Creek, Australia (pop 3500) where there was not one Asian cook in sight. The spare ribs — sold as a side dish — consisted of about 3 small portions of ribs and were covered in this sickly sweet sauce, but at least the meat was tender. All three dishes came to a total of about GBP 15 so not a bad deal for London standards.
I would probably return if I were staying in Bayswater again and did not want to venture out elsewhere, but I would definitely not seek Tuk Tuk out. If I were to rate this on Vancouver standards, I would not return. London Standards, 3 stars; Vancouver standards: barely 2 stars.

This restaurant serves mainly Asian cuisine at reasonable price. Food is okay. Nothing special to shout about. There are strings of other restaurants to choose from along the same street.

Horrible Service. Horrible Service. Horrible Service.
First of all, the people who run this place are Malaysian and it definitely shows. Their food is spiced incorrectly and their noodles are overcooked. Their duck was bland and stale-​tasting.
Their soups are not authentic and the meat they use is obviously cheap wholesale stuff.
What REALLY makes this place suck is that they have HORRIBLE SERVICE. The people that work in this restaurant were obviously born without smiling muscles as they always look angry or annoyed. I’m especially surprised with the chubby, young female. She doesn’t smile at all. With all that youth you’d think she’d know how to smile.
The moment I came in, I asked for a table for 1. They didn’t say anything to me so I sat down at the nearest empty table, making sure to only occupy a 2-​person table. Fifteen seconds later, the main server lady (let’s just call her «Angry Lady», AL for short) says, «No you no sit there! Sit in front!» I say, «I prefer to sit back here since it’s cold up in the front.» AL says, «No, please sit in front!» Because I was hungry and I didn’t particularly want any spit in my food, I just moved.
After eating my non-​imaginative, pseudo-​Thai food, I asked for my check and to refill my water glass (after already asking and being ignored 5 times). When I asked for my check I asked for an itemized receipt or at least a piece of paper that has what I ordered written down (for business expense purposes). Upon hearing my request, AL rolls her eyes, sighs, and storms off. She then comes back and gives me something that WASN’T what I requested. Then suddenly, AL’s husband/​boss/​Angry Man («AM») walks up and says something in Malaysian and argues right in front of me all while pointing and looking at me at the same time. AM and AL argue for a bit and finally AL finishes my itemized receipt and literally just throws it at me.
I will NEVER eat here again. After this review, I don’t even want to utter its name or even look at it when I pass by as looking directly into the eyes of AL and/​or AM would completely kill your soul and disqualify you from eternal salvation from the god of your choice.
There are better Thai places with real Thai cooks. And even if they aren’t real Thai cooks, it’ll still be better than this place. If not the food, then definitely the customer service.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS! You have been warned.

HORRIBLE UPON HORRIBLE SERVICE!!!
I have never had worse service in my life!!! I really wish this was not true because the food and portions of the food are wonderful, but the SERVICE is the WORST I HAVE EVER ACCOUNTED!!! The 3 women servers look like men and are so rude… One of them actually came up to the table before we were done with the bill and took it from us just to tell us that there was not enough, something we obviously knew because we were not done with it. In addition, she would not accept our legal tender just because it was not the newly printed money!!! It was the worst dinner experience I have EVER had.
I am no longer referring this restaurant as well as retracting all referrals I have given to others to ensure that they will never have to go through the horrible upon horrible dining experience I did.
The next time I am in the area and I see anyone pondering whether to eat there, I will be sure to share my experience with them.

Sooooo bad. Ugh. I will never go here again. I will never even look at it as I walk by on the street!
I had the Pad Thai… Overcooked noodles swimming in a sickly sweet sauce. I think there were two tiny pieces of chicken in there. I had like three bites of it. I also ordered the crispy Peking duck side with wraps, fillings, and plum sauce. The duck was indeed crispy, but pretty dry and flavorless. I managed to eat most of that though… out of not wanting to starve!
Here’s the kicker, I hated seeing all that Pad Thai go to waste and thought I would at least take it home in case I was in some desperate mood one night and wanted to give it another go… I found out that they charge 50p for boxes! So I left the giant plate sitting there as I was not willing to sink even a penny more into this poor decision. :(

This place is cheap! A big plate of noodles for only £3ish, and quite tasty too. It was packed when I got there on a Sunday evening, and everytime I have walked past they have been busy.
They serve a wide range of South-​East asian food, although they seem to specialize in Thai and Malaysian food. Don’t expect fine dining here this is a place to go for cheap grub and big plates of rice or noodles.
Service is neither rude or friendly, and their only goal is to get you the food you want quickly so that you can vacate the table quickly for the next sitting.
I would have given this place 3 stars if not for the fact that upon leaving the restaurant, we double-​checked the menu outside and found that we were mysteriously charged an extra 2 quid for our meal! As it was a small amount we didn’t bother going back to complain, but it has left a little bad taste in my mouth.

Yet another one of those pan asian restaurants who competes more on the price than on the authenticity of the food. This one is located right outside Bayswater tube, so is often filled with people who want something quick to eat and don’t bother walking up in both directions for better Chinese and even Malaysian/​Singaporean (at Kiasu up the road).
A place that serves such a wide variety of cuisines is going to be fairly average, though not a master at any of them so expect it to be a bit hit or miss.
Having said that, if you want some quick grub at a cheap price, this is an option though I’d still steer you to the many other asian restaurants along the road.