patara is thai "fine dining" and i usually find it incredibly overpriced. however there is a good value set lunch and i did want something nicer than rosa's / suksan which are also local options. brother had the £14 2 course lunch and i'd the £18 taster menu, both excellent. then we were greedy and threw in an additional pad thai for good measure. rookie mistake. strangely enough i found the pad thai disappointing and lacklustre. it didn't have the flavour i've come to expect (rosa does a much better job!) which was a bit of a let down, really, because the set menus were so good. they also didn't have mango sticky rice for dessert, in retrospect not a bad thing because that would've set us back an additional £9. but, really, a thai resto without mango sticky rice??? thai iced tea was yummy though and when i asked if they did almond milk (my meal came with a latte) i was told quite sullenly "only full fat milk" which suits me fine, really. maybe they're in mourning and not allowed to smile but felt the service could've been friendlier.
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