Tamarind Thai Cafe in Three Rivers

First time visiting and had a lovely meal here last night. Staff were attentive, relaxed and funny and the food was delicious and very well priced. Will definitely be back and will recommend

I have lived in Rickmansworth a while and this was my first visit to The Tamarind. What a great experience!Very warm welcome - well chilled beer and the food was delightful.Had some, ribs / tempura prawns / pan fried garlic salmon. The house red wine was very smooth.They showed such a true, Thai desire, to serve you and treat you as a VIP.They deserved the business. Prices were very fair and I would thoroughly recommend this place.

The food is amazing and the lady who takes the order is very polity and nice. Yu can even place an order on the phone and is ready in 10 min. My kids love this food. And we love the peanuts that comes with Pad Thai . I would recommend Pad Thai if you got children as it is not spicy and is really good!!!

Had a very poor experience and food was not that great either. Ordered spring rolls but it tasted like Indian samosa, pad thai resembled the plain noodles and had beef pad ped which was terribly salty. Sadly one of the worst thai dine in London.

Quite a small an intimate restaurant in Rickmansworth run by a very friendly, if slightly eccentric owner!The mixed starters for two were nice, except the prawn tempura which were more batter than prawn and a bit greasy, the extra dish of Khanom Jees were delicious.The Phad King main course was very tasty and the chicken fried rice portion was huge!All in all a great place to go for tasty authentic Thai food reasonably priced.

My husband, kids and I, decided to have an impromptu dining experience at tamarind Thai today.This is a restaurant that has served us reasonably well, and for the last 12 years, we have treated ourselves to specific dishes from there - either as dine in, or take away.When we arrived The young waitress was really polite, prompt and attentive.Unfortunately, this is where the good service started and ended.My ‘usual’ menu choice of vegetable spicy noodles with no egg was ordered, as well as pad Thai for my daughter and the special softshell crab for my son and green Thai prawn curry for my husband was placed together with our starters.The starters were a tad salty (I had the Tom ka vegetable soup), but reasonably pleasant. Then came the mains.To call my vegetable spicy noodles ‘burnt’ - would be an understatement. I had 2 forkfuls and asked my husband to try it too because I couldn’t believe my eyes, tastebuds or sense of smell and needed his help to validate it. He had 1 forkful, and asked me to send it back.I politely flagged the young waitress to articulate my issue. Essentially, my food was inedible. I mentioned this to the young lady, who took one look at my food, gave me a knowing look, and walked back to the kitchen with the smell of burning following after her. There was never any doubt about what was wrong with this meal - you could see it, you could smell it, you could taste it.This dish, is one I have ordered at least 10 times from tamarind Thai over the years. I know what I should expect to receive, and the charred carbon texture or soot like elements of the spices, slathered in some equally incinerated lubricant is not something i, or anyone in their right mind would consume - let alone pay for. As a fair person, I expected the patrons to either a) offer to remake my meal or b) give me the opportunity to order something else if this dish was falling outside the remit of the current chef’s abilities.Instead, I had the lady at the desk walk back the meal to me, to say it’s the wok that gets ‘very hot’ - it is not burnt - she said.To patronise me like that obviously did not sit well with me. I politely pointed out that this was a meal I had ordered several times in the past, and this fell far below the standard anyone would reasonably expect for food. I told her I would not be eating that food, and she could take my food. Service in other areas would have included a basic level of customer service - ie, taking my feedback on board, and or offering to improve our dining experience in some way. This did not happen.Fast forward to bill paying time - and an argument within earshot of other diners ensued between my husband and the lady at the payment desk. We could not reasonably be expected to pay for a meal I didn’t eat - not because I misordered, but because it was inedible. She then launched into a monologue about how we don’t know Thai food (husband has lived in Thailand before, and we have all been there) and that it wasn’t that burnt, we would eat it at home if we burnt the food slightly etc etc. We had to put our foot down to avoid this extra charge (although I couldn’t tell you exactly what we paid for as nothing is itemised at bill paying time).All in all, food was less than the usual standard we had come to expect from thamarind. Some of it was sickly sweet (pad Thai) and some of it too salty (Tom ka). The vegetables (spring onion, herbs and chillis specifically) were also not fresh either. The rest was somewhere around average, with the service falling far short of any basic standard by the lady at the desk, vs very good and professional by the young waitress.I am not a person who returns food, is unconstructive, lacks empathy or leaves bad reviews. I am a massive proponent of supporting smaller businesses, going local and just generally being good person. To this end, I do hope tamarind use this as a learning opportunity to do better. While the pricing is extremely favourable, more candor and appreciation of your patrons would go a long way.

Really authentic unpretentious thai cafe, fast and simple service but most important part is the food which is closest taste to when we were in Thailand

Excellent food! Good service. Make sure to book in advance as they are busy most days. Been several times and food quality of the food is always consistent. Staff are friendly. Never have to wait too long to be served. They have a good selection of wines too. Highly recommend!

A nice traditional Thai restaurant in Rickmansworth, just next to the train station. It's ideal to pop in after a busy day at work. The staff are super friendly and I think this is one of the main reasons why it's so busy all the time. I've knocked one star off as the quality of some of the food wasn't as good as some other Thai restaurants I've been too. Other than that, it's worth a visit if you're in the Rickmansworth area, and if not, go visit it anyway.

Updated menu, the Tamarind Duck was a lovely new addition.Have been here a few times now, perfect for a quick bite to eat and a catch up with friends. You will get seated quickly and the food starts flowing pretty soon after you have ordered. The prices are very reasonable and you pay for what you get