Kiln London

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

Bib Gourmand, 2026

All Michelin Bib Gourmand in London All Michelin Bib Gourmand in United Kingdom

OAD

European Casual Restaurants 2026, 313

All OAD European Casual in London All OAD European Casual in United Kingdom

Chef

Meedu Saad

Cuisine

Thai, South East Asian, Thai

• 2025
• 2024
• 2016

Dinner at Kiln Soho

on 03 Sep 2025

by Notorious Foodie

My favourite glass noodles @kilnsoho @meedu_saad 🔥🌶️🇹🇭
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Pretty much every time I eat here, I leave with a new favourite dish. And I’ve eaten here alot, 20+ times at least! Of course, there are some of the classics that never leave the menu, such as the incredible clay pot baked glass noodles with Tamworth pork belly, the cull yaw / lamb and cumin skewers, etc - both of which are solid. This time though, it was the pounded barbecue beef with blood orange that... More

My favourite glass noodles @kilnsoho @meedu_saad 🔥🌶️🇹🇭
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Pretty much every time I eat here, I leave with a new favourite dish. And I’ve eaten here alot, 20+ times at least! Of course, there are some of the classics that never leave the menu, such as the incredible clay pot baked glass noodles with Tamworth pork belly, the cull yaw / lamb and cumin skewers, etc - both of which are solid. This time though, it was the pounded barbecue beef with blood orange that blew my mind. An amazing dish of beef short rib, charred, glazed and served with a bright wedge of blood orange on the side. This thing was super rich and perfectly glazed. Smokey, sweet and beefy. Pounded tender and perfect with the citrus and side of chewy sticky rice. Had to order it twice, absolutely knockout. In joint first place though, was the @flourishfarmshop plums and freshwater fish sauce salad - sharp, sweet and so fresh. Worked beautifully with all the spice and heat in the other dishes. This is one of the only restaurants where I don’t feel the need to add spice. I love a kick to my food but the kiln team really know how to balance. Proper heat, proper acidity and lots of punch in every plate. Always a good time in here. Back soon! Less

8 / 10

Lunch at Kiln

on 28 Sep 2024

by Josef Walch

Late Lunch at Kiln so good

7 / 10

Meal at Kiln

on 09 Dec 2016

by Richard Bagnold

If you can forgive the fact there is barely enough room to walk past diners sat down at the bar, this is a unique and fun option. It’s refreshingly unique as it uses no electricity or gas at all and only uses charcoal beneath either the grill or tao pots that serve as indivdual stoves for the woks.

The cuisine is based on northern Thai dishes and the dishes are reassuringly rustic in style. I don’t believe there is any other option in London that gives you a closer feeling of being transported... More

If you can forgive the fact there is barely enough room to walk past diners sat down at the bar, this is a unique and fun option. It’s refreshingly unique as it uses no electricity or gas at all and only uses charcoal beneath either the grill or tao pots that serve as indivdual stoves for the woks.

The cuisine is based on northern Thai dishes and the dishes are reassuringly rustic in style. I don’t believe there is any other option in London that gives you a closer feeling of being transported to Chiang Mai as a result. Dinner was £25 for 1 without drinks and there were some crackers in the mix.

The spiced sausage was prepared by the onsite butcher and was a simple and pleasing hit of meat as a starter. The glass noodles with crab were a strange texture in their elasticity but the chili with lime that went with this was absolutely sensational. Normally I don’t do heat very well in any way but this really was well balanced giving a kick of spice but tempered beautifully with a reassuring element of sweetness.

The northern style herbal pork curry ‘soup’ was, on the other hand, quite a punchy kick of a dish but pleasant nonetheless however I found that the pork flavour could have come through more although the texture and style of the dish was interesting. However, as I needed one final thing from the menu, I opted for the lamb skewer which, with the cumin I thought was an absolute triumph – so simple and packed with gorgeous lamb tenderness, brought to life with the wonderful herbal spice. The next time I am walking past I do believe I will go in and get 4 of these for another ‘hit’ and show to others I’d like to introduce this place to.

Bottom line: I’m definitely glad to have done this place. The informal vibe, the music from the real LP changed every 15 minutes or so by the staff, the exchanges with them and chefs at the bar along with quality Thai dishes makes this a quality and unique little find. If you’re booking in large numbers you can do that for downstairs however, I would prepare to be open minded on the table and chair décor.

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