Aroy-Dee Thai Restaurant & Takeaway in Portsmouth

Aroy-Dee Thai is a cosy little restaurant in Castle Road (previously Nings). Food is always excellent and with generous helpings. Thoroughly recommend for relaxing atmosphere, but delicious food.

Ive eaten here since it first opened but stopped for a couple of months as food has got so greasy. Tonight i wanted thai so thought right lets try again, we it was worse massaman curry had fat layered on top over 1cm deep by time i opened it up just getting worse while i ate. Crackers soft as in with warm food bag. Pat thai greasy but okay., chicken was amazing tho. Definitely losing its taste and lightness

My new go to Thai in Portsmouth. Disappointing that there was only my group of four and two other diners on a Thursday evening. The food, service , quality and prices deserve this place to packed every night! Three stars for atmosphere as it was nearly empty, there would be a better atmosphere if more people latched on to this 'hidden gem'.

Absolutely delicious food full of rich flavour, served quickly by friendly staff. The restaurant itself is very cosy, and filled with fantastic cultural decoration. Also very reasonably priced, with perfectly sized portions.

Finally managed to return last week after nearly 2 years and the food didn't disappoint! Thai Sticky Chicken was awesome in particular. I promised myself I'd return after the welcome I was given on my previous visit. Wife and I will be back again.

Tried this lovely restaurant tonight as we are in the area for 24 hours only, went for a walk and decided, quite late, that we were hungry. We were lucky enough to get a table as the kitchen was about to close. We had Pad See-Ew, mine with chicken, his with giant prawns, and a chicken satay sharer starter. The satay sauce was delicious; I've never had one like it before. The Pad See-Ew were amazing, piled high with good stuff and extremely tasty. I couldn't eat all of mine so I have it as takeaway. The restaurant is intimate and very comfortable. Don't walk past it. The prices are excellent, especially for a seaside area. If you're visiting Southsea, then this restaurant is definitely worth a visit. I promise you, you will find excellent food, which is great value, and absolutely the kindest staff in the area.

Delicious, authentic hidden gem in southsea. It's definitely worth a visit (or you can grab a take out!)

Best Thai in Portsmouth that offers real authentic Thai food. One of the only Thai restaurants that offer a decent range of Thai salads. The chef (also owner) is an amazing cook and goes above and beyond for her customers.

Lovely meal. Thai Green curry (hot!🥵) and Sticky Chicken. Absolutely gorgeous. Recommended to anyone....

Amazing thai restaurant with delicious food and great atmosphere. Their thai sticky chicken is one of the best dishes I've ever had!. Highly recommend the place.

The person who served me was lovely and very polite, the food is delicious and reasonably priced. Will definatley be ordering again.

HUGE portions for Thai restaurant. We ended up having to take leftovers home. Delicious food and friendly staff.

Good Thai restaurant! The noodles were delicious and served generously. I tried takeaway and it was a success

I ordered by the deliveroo unfortunately my rider's phone is broken so I and my rider cannot confirm my order but the food was so nice. I recommend Thai style sea bass steamed!

A great little restaurant that feels very authentic. The staff are very polite and attentive and the food was very nice. 2 X starters 2 X mains 2 X sides 1 X bottle of wine £60 pounds

Amazing food, amazing service by Wao. Authentic flavours and beautiful restaurant.

Really nice interior, very well decorated. Amazing food, really delicious to everyone, meat eaters, vegans, and vegetarians. Really kind staff.

My compliments to the chef and owner. Wonderful place & food.

The worst attitude ever in the catering industry. The staff was extremely rude and unhelpful. She shouted in the phone and ask me to contact Just est without listening my problem only because I placed order on Just eat. I wanted to have some help to know how I can have y food when the driver went to wrong place. She said there is nothing they can do and hang up. I called again and again but no one answered and it changed to voice message. I want to know how I can have my food! Super unhelpful and rude! Ridiculous service. First time and last time ever!

Best Thai in Portsmouth, reasonable prices

Great authentic food. Spicy but I like that. Fried eggs a little over done. Very generous portions for the price, couldn't finish and left half the food.

What can i say , took to back to when i visited to thailand about 20 yrs ago authentic thai. Portions are surprising bigger than you expect so dont over order. Ask for starter first and see how it goes . Would recommend to anyone who likes this cuisine.

Good food, big portion, good price, great service, highly recommend

I ordered a Chicken Panang Curry home delivery Saturday evening, arrived on time and it was delicious ! Will definitely order from them again

What a place. The food was amazing. Took me right back to Ko Tao.

Lovely food and good staff. Easy to recommend if you like Thai food.

"I recently had the pleasure of dining at Aroy-Dee Thai Restaurant, and I have to say it was a fantastic experience from start to finish. The food was absolutely delicious - every dish we tried was bursting with flavor and expertly prepared. The menu was extensive, with plenty of options for everyone from meat lovers to vegetarians. But what really set Aroy-Dee apart was the staff. From the moment we walked in the door, we were greeted with warm smiles and friendly service. Our server was attentive and knowledgeable, and made excellent recommendations based on our preferences. The whole team seemed to genuinely care about ensuring we had a wonderful dining experience, and they went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with everything. Overall, I can't recommend Aroy-Dee Thai Restaurant highly enough. It's clear that the team takes great pride in their work, and it shows in every aspect of the restaurant - from the quality of the food to the exceptional service. If you're looking for an unforgettable Thai dining experience, look no further than Aroy-Dee!"

Authentic and fresh Thai cuisine!

Went yesterday for the first time. The food was sublime and I could not fault it! The service was lovely and we were served by Ice on his first solo shift. He was lovely and very welcoming! Would recommend to all...

Fantastic food, good portions .

My 3rd times visit Food lovely, ask for spicy and they do proper Spicy 🌶️ , 😁 thank you. Nice quality ingredients and very flavourful so good job staff and owner very polite.

Brilliant meal and service as usual

Had Thai green curry and coconut rice it was so tasty will definitely be trying other dishes on there menu👍

SO good. Amazing portion sizes. Lovely staff. Chef and owner came to speak to us herself. Wonderful experience. We will be back

Very tasty, decent sized portions, good prices. Lots on the menu that took my fancy. Staff polite and helpful. Will definitely return. Restaurant is a bit small so might be best to book.

We used to eat here all the time when it was Nings. We absolutely loved this place, best in Pompey! We booked a table here last night (Saturday), admittedly we booked it last minute dot com but the girl who answered assured us they could fit us in. We arrived on time and were put at the table right next to the door. This wouldn’t have been a bad place to sit if there hadn’t a constant stream of delivery drivers coming through the door every couple of minutes, leaving the door open each time they came in. It was really cold and we sat and waited to be served with our coats on!! We were sat at our table for 15 minutes and no one even came over and took our drinks order. When the guy on the front desk eventually came over, he took the order of the table of 4 behind us first, who had actually walked in after us. At this point I got up and complained. His excuse given was it had been really busy. How hard is it to keep an eye on who comes in first?! It isn’t exactly a big restaurant! All of the staff were running around like headless chickens, they were clearly too busy and couldn’t cope, too many takeaways!! Maybe they should concentrate on their customers in the restaurant first. Shame as I said earlier this used to be a good Thai restaurant!!

Best Thai food in Southsea!!! If you love Thai food you must go here ! Staff are lovely and the food is always amazing! We were served by Katy who was great!

5 stars was not enough. Thoroughly enjoyed our evening! Fantastic service from Katie and food was delicious as always! Will definitely be back!

Lovely stuff. Big portions, good atmosphere, friendly staff. Thai’m a big fan.

Horrible! Everything swimming in soy sauce. Ribs overcook swimming in watery sauce (no flavour) Pad Thai noodles overcook, served barely with any veggies. The fried squid were over fried, dry and also soaked in sauce.

Great food and big portions fantastic value for money.

Awful experience last night, was eating out starters and a rat ran under our table. Was caught by the cook with his bare hands and taken to god knows where. Was not even offered to have the bill wiped. We got up and still had to pay for our starters and drinks. Would never come back and not recommend

I work as a delivery driver, and visited this evening to collect an order, Saturday is my busiest evening of the week. I was told the order would be ready in 5 minutes, so I went away, and returned 5 minutes later. Upon returning I’m told it will be a further 5 minutes. 5 minutes later I reach out and ask, and am told it will be a further 5 minutes! If I was told it was 15 minutes in the first place, I’d have rejected the order, and collected one elsewhere, very frustrating. This is the first time having an issue with this restaurant, previously they have been very efficient.

Food was appalling the chicken was days old and tasted like rubber, on the plus side the waitress was really nice , maybe it was a busy night but this is no excuse for the quality of the food, when we complained to the waitress she offered us 20% off the meal , it was a shame because we was looking forward to a great meal 🥘

Great food. Starters are a good size and mains are just awesome.

I live above this restaurant and have never seen such disrespect for other people. music screams and glass bins emptied under the windows every night. and it is not even a good restaurant after all

Enjoyed a very good meal last night, polite and pleasant staff and the food was lovely.well worth a visit

Worst Thai food we’ve ever eaten. Everything was swimming in soy sauce, even the papaya salad was swimming in soy sauce which we have not seen in any restaurant. The pad Thai had no flavor. Service was terrible. The chicken dumplings were disgusting, we wasted the entire order. Have no clue how so many people have left good reviews but will not be returning.

Had a birthday meal here last night. The place has changed management and met Raan who was very friendly and hospitable. The food came quickly and was very tasty. They were busy with just eat orders but also serving the needs of dine in customers well.

Wonderful service and food. Great experience. Definitely be back.

Food was great and very reasonably priced. Our 6 YO enjoyed it as well. Will hopefully come back again ..

Fabulous food, lovely ambience and staff lovely.

Authentic tasty Thai food at great prices!

The food is delicious and the service is excellent. Such a lovely restaurant. Can't wait to come back.

Best Thai Food restaurant in Southsea.

Really liked the food but the delivery people coming in and out every couple of minutes really ruins the restaurant experience.

Some of the tastiest food I have ever had the pleasure to eat So much choice and a wonderful atmosphere to the place. The staff are courteous and the service is very quick. I would highly recommend this venue .Take a look and see for yourself.

I'm Brazilian and we had dinner with 4 people, where everything was delicious! I ate the best curry of my life! 🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏

First time I ever had Thai food. Awesome food, and atmosphere and staff. Defo go back again

Great simple one course meal, good quality excellent swift service. Will come again. Thank you

Amazing food and such lovely staff, always very friendly and it is always our must go to place for an evening out

On Thursday 24th March we had a family meal here to celebrate my sons birthday. The food was absolutely delicious, so authentic and so tasty. This is probably the best Thai food that I have ever had. The service was also OUTSTANDING we were asked if everyone and everything was ok and the staff/ owners were just so attentive. We all had a fantastic evening and it was a reasonable price too. I will definitely be returning and ordering take out and would highly recommend this restaurant

Great food, reasonable prices (cheaper than expected), friendly service and nice atmosphere. 10/10 would recommend.

Friendly and polite staff. Warm atmosphere.

Very authentic Thai with fast friendly service

We ordered a takeaway from Nings as it's the first place I've seen that has Mango Sticky Rice in the desert section - a firm favourite of mine from my trips to Thailand and nowhere seems to sell it! We were not disappointed! Seriously the best most authentic Thai food I've eaten outside Thailand! Outstanding Penang and Green curries, coconut rice and Chicken Pad Thai! And of course the Mango Sticky Rice was absolutely amazing! I've missed it so much! Huge portions - enough for two dinners - and great value. Can't wait to come and sit in and try more dishes in the restaurant!

Seriously good quality, hearty, authentic Thai food. Friendly staff and great atmosphere, loved it

Excellent food, probably the best red curry I've had outside of Thailand! The satay chicken starter was also excellent. Highly recommended

Food tasted burnt and ss if I was eating medicine. Quantity was A LOT for one plate. Good value if it tasted nice.

Amazing litlle restaurant that is a proper garden of Eden. The food is incredible, full of flavour and extremely well cooked. Probably the best food we've had in Southsea. Great staff, very friendly and can't do enough for you. Highly recommended

Fabulous, kind, welcoming service, delicious, well priced food, attentive owner and chilled decor, what is not to like? If I lived in Portsmouth Nings would be a regular haunt.

Lovely food and service was really friendly! Will definitely be back for more!

Poor customer service. Waiter wouldn't look at me while I was speaking to her and she even walked away mid sentence! Food is average

Excellent service. Beautiful food. Tasty and quickly delivered to your table. Large portions. Great value for money. Fantastic owners. Thank you. Highly recommend. We will definitely be back 😊

Delicious food and a very warm welcome. Travelled the length and breadth of Thailand and this is very authentic to the food i tasted. Huge portions and my favourite mango sticky rice 😁😁😁 Would highly recommend.

Finally got to eat at this restaurant, the Thai green curry tasted so authentic and good, and wasn't too spicy, the mango sticky rice with coconut milk was so good, I felt like I was in Thailand again, this restaurant might be the most authentic and best Thai restaurant in Portsmouth. The staff are friendly and the service is quick. This is now my go to restaurant if I'm craving Thai food. Not too expensive too.

Delicious meal here tonight. Relaxing atmosphere and lovely quality food. Just to note: mains are big (we could have shared easily a main with 2 rices).

First time in this very nice Thai restaurant, cosy with only 8 tables, food was excellent, with fantastic friendly service, nothing was to much trouble. Not rushed between courses. Will definitely go back to Nings if in Southsea again. Thank you J & J from Bristol

Wow. Just had a collection takeaway. Superb. Fried squid and a pad Thai. Wife had a great Thai curry. Best takeaway I've had in ages. Ample quality portions. Yum. Many thanks. Proper nosh. Nomnomnom. Contributed to a excellent Saturday evening.

A gem of a find. Having travelled Thailand extensively, I can honestly say this is very authentic. The dishes we chose were plentiful and full of flavour. Great sized portions because there is nothing worse than leaving a restaurant hungry. It is a small place, not overly fussy, simply furnished and decorated which is exactly how we like our eating space. Service was perfect, knowingly a smile behind the mask and a Chang beer to complete the ensemble. Will be heading back as often as possible.

Food is amazing, definitely recommend

Had Nings tonight for the first time, loved it, the red curry was so full of flavour, very reasonably priced. Will definitely be coming back again soon

Yesterday was the first time I had food from here, I ordered a takeaway - I took the lid off my beef dish to find black hair on the inside of the lid, it put me right off eating it and it was binned.

Love it here, authentic Thai food that tastes amazing. Have had a few eat in and take away orders from here and each time the food is just perfect. Easily the best Thai in Portsmouth and one of the best i have even been to!

Excellent food and excellent service. The owners are such a charming people. Highly recommended if you are in town

My wife is Thai and thinks not happy at all with her order, she thought there was too much carrot in the papaya salad and the extra prawn fried rice looked very brown and tasted peculiar maybe too much fish sauce

I live very close to Nings and I cannot believe that we have only just discovered it. We ordered tonight for the first time and the food was incredible. It was clearly very fresh, it wasn’t greasy and the portions were very big! My husband collected the food and said that the customer service was fantastic. We will definitely be back for more! Thank you!

Outstanding food and great service. Highly recommended

Ordered a beef jungle curry, beef was like rubber, no real flavour at all and the rice wasn't fully cooked, will never eat here again. Thank you Ning for a quick response to resolve this issue.

A real gem of a find. Truly fantastic flavours and great portion sizes. First time ordering here tonight, definitely won't be the last!

Great Thai. The starters in particular are amazing, especially the squid.

Caveat. I've never eaten in, only had takeaways. Having said that, the restaurant has always looked nice when I've come to pick up my food and the staff I've interacted with have been pleasant. I have eaten at, or had takeaways from most Thai places in Portsmouth and I believe that this is the best I've had here. The Massaman curry has been incredible and we have it every time. We had a mixture of other curries and pads (?) and they've all been great. Good selection of food and it has all been nice. Good portion sizes. Overall, would recommend and can't wait to eat there when we have the opportunity.

So I was recommended to order from Nings tai by a friend and I was not disappointed. The food was outstanding, so tasty and clean. I ordered prawn Thai red curry, coconut rice which was just beautiful. We also had egg fried rice and chicken and veg noodles and again absolutely beautiful. Honestly recommend this place for outstanding food and the price is very reasonable too. Been back 3 times already and is now the only place I’ll order from. Thanks Nings Tai 🙌🏼

Thai decorated shop The food tastes delicious, there are a variety of menus and the service is very good 👍

Have eat many times in house & takeaway, Nings cooking is truly fabulous & Luke,s service 2nd to none, by far the best Thai in the city & should not be missed, keep up the great work guys Paul & Nicky 👅👍

Love this restaurant- amazing food, freshly cooked, authentic and value for money

Jungle Curry, Chang beer, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, Covid compliant, great experience

We were the first table at this restaurant not long ago and I'm sorry for not writing a review sooner however, we went back to end my birthday celebrations last week and it was again a great experience, full of flavours and good wine. The food is freshly tasty with some great portions and temperature. Also, ordered the house wine! It was amazing for the price.

Visited today with my mum after reading positive reviews about Nings online.We were not disappointed, excellent service and food....so so so good. Definitely recommended

Green Thai curry was so good, I don't eat much spicy foods and had the mild, it was just right and the flavours coming through where so incredible, just ordered my third curry in the last month or so.