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Sue

Sue

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KidKruger Wrote:

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> Dover - Lux Thai (formerly Sema) is a wasted

> opportunity. I don't think it's moved on a

> restaurant in the 28yrs I've been in ED. Real

> shame. We went during the summer and I chose an

> obvious easy dish (Pla Rad Prik) which

> unfortunately was disappointing because it's sooo

> easy to make.

> They are not even trying and the menu is plain.

> Thai food is such a great cuisine and we see

> little evidence of it there I'm afraid.




I had one of the worst meals of my life there. I can't even begin to describe how terrible it was. I love Thai food, and this was an absolute abomination.


To be fair, it was on New Year's Day, it was quite a few years back, virtually nowhere else on Lordship Lane was open, many people had therefore ended up at Sema Thai, and the staff seemed rather overwhelmed.


However, that doesn't excuse the pitiful plates of crap we received after a very, very, very long wait.


We have never been back since :(

  • 3 weeks later...
uncleglen

uncleglen

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TheArtfulDogger Wrote:

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> Any idea when they are reopening after their

> refurb

>

> Really got the urge for Chinese as it is new year

> today


If I were you I'd get on a 176 and go up to Chinatown- the food there is 'clean' and the atmos is great at New Year....

fishbiscuits

fishbiscuits

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uncleglen Wrote:

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> If I were you I'd get on a 176 and go up to

> Chinatown- the food there is 'clean' and the atmos

> is great at New Year....


Er, yeah... Chinatown is renowned for impeccable hygiene. No rats, mice or cockroaches in those places. No way.

binkylilyput

binkylilyput

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Lux Thai- beyond dreadful


Thai Corner- the usual bog standard.....but have had 2 deliveries that have been inedible about a year ago so no more


It's out of ED (just) so I'm probably not allowed to mention it but I've had a number of deliveries from the newish Matoom in Forest Hill and found it fresh, tasty and well above the normal standard. I kinda don't want to advertise it in case it goes down hill!


Would love for Mr L pick up standards but I don't feel hugely optimistic.


And yeah, I agree there's not a lot clean about Chinatown!

TheArtfulDogger

TheArtfulDogger

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uncleglen Wrote:

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> TheArtfulDogger Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Any idea when they are reopening after their

> > refurb

> >

> > Really got the urge for Chinese as it is new

> year

> > today

>

> If I were you I'd get on a 176 and go up to

> Chinatown- the food there is 'clean' and the atmos

> is great at New Year....


Your answer is about as useful as a chocolate Chinese teapot uncleglen 🙄

fishbiscuits

fishbiscuits

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Penguin68 Wrote:

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> This seems to be the actual website:-

>

> https://sarahtrinh.wixsite.com/148chinese


Thanks.


Shame they're still serving the same old rubbish. Prawns/beef/chicken in a choice of the familiar, grim-sounding gloopy sauces.

Sue

Sue

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Penguin68 Wrote:

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> This seems to be the actual website:-

>

> https://sarahtrinh.wixsite.com/148chinese



You'd have thought there would be some way they could change the website name to something more memorable - like 148 Chinese, for example, or 148 Chinese SE22.


At present if you put 148 Chinese into Google, nothing relevant comes up.


I'll give the food a try (again) in the hope that things might have improved since we last ate there ....

HelBel65

HelBel65

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That?s a free name, there would be a fee for a more professional domain.


Sue Wrote:

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> Penguin68 Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > This seems to be the actual website:-

> >

> > https://sarahtrinh.wixsite.com/148chinese

>

>

> You'd have thought there would be some way they

> could change the website name to something more

> memorable - like 148 Chinese, for example, or 148

> Chinese SE22.

>

> At present if you put 148 Chinese into Google,

> nothing relevant comes up.

>

> I'll give the food a try (again) in the hope that

> things might have improved since we last ate there

> ....

DulwichFox

DulwichFox

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sarahtrinh.wixsite.com is an htpps: secure site probably the name of the person who created the site.


I would suspect there is a more appropriate Domain Name yet to be published that will point to the secure site.


in fact http://www.148chinese.com does point to the site.

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