A lovely Thai place in the heart of London that's super affordable!

We came on a Friday for lunch and luckily it was fairly empty with lots of tables and seats. We ordered a pad Thai with prawns and a chicken red curry as a set menu with chicken satay for starter. It's run by Thai people and it's so lovely seeing those aunties cooking in the kitchen wearing those clothes people wear in Thailand which instantly made it very warm for me having been to Thailand recently.

The food was great, good portions and very affordable for Waterloo prices. The satay was top-notch, savoury and sweet at the same time that went really well with the rich peanut sauce. The red curry was well-cooked, thick and creamy with a very small kick. The pad Thai was more on the sweet side I kind of wish they had added more fish sauce as the tamarind sauce overpowered a little. The grand total came to £24 for 2 people which was just so rare to see these days in London.

Staff were friendly and nice and I loved how homely the place felt with the old-school chairs and tables and open kitchen where you can see them cook.

Okay unpopular opinion but we are local & have been meaning to check Marie’s out since Todd’s Instagram went viral about it.

Always a queue outside - all positive signs but here is our experience…

Food was sub-par, I had a pad thai, way too oily & sweet really made it difficult to enjoy.

The prawn toast did not even look or taste like prawn toast (I would know as I grew up in a Chinese Takeaway shop).

The staff are lovely except the woman on the til at the front is always moody - we tried to go in 2 occasions and same moody non welcoming vibe.

The seating is awful, when its busy you’ll end up feeling like you’re sitting on the other table’s lap! We had to get the guys next to us to stand up to let us through/ get out at the end. Its really tightly packed 😬

Its cheap, but not that cheap for the quality!

If you are after a cheap Lunch, Lower Marsh food market does better thai food & costs much less!

Great Thai food at cheap prices. There was a small queue when we got there but we got a table straight away.

Would recommend the garlic & black pepper duck.

It’s BYOB for £2pp but they also sell beer. They also take card.

It's a tiny cafe that feels family run. Food was delicious, and they gave a good amount of prawns on my drunken noodles. The satay chicken starter was succulent too. Spent just over £20 each for starter, main a d a drink so very affordable!

Came here for a lunch on a Friday. It was busy but found a seat quickly.
The vibe is definitely that of a canteen.
I went for a lunch set. The portion was a bit small but the price was good.

If I go back again, I will probably do a la carte, assuming they will have a bigger portion size.

It’s not mind-boggling, but they serve good food at affordable prices.
Cash only, though.