Bangkok Bistro in Eden

Awful customer service. Don't book in advance. We booked in advance and have the phone log to show our booking phone call. When we arrived a few days later the restaurant was shut. When we rang their other restaurant we were told they have gone bust and it won't be open anymore and so they didn't care we had got dressed up and travelled through for our meal. In fact she actually laughed at our disappointment. We later learned that it had happened to others also. They take your booking and then don't bother opening. we used to go all the time under the previous owners. Not anymore!!

We had read good reviews so visited this restaurant last night with 7 friends during a long weekend in the Lake District. We ordered our food, with the starters arriving pretty quickly. Despite me asking for a particular bottle of wine several times and even resorting to pointing at the menu, the wrong (more expensive) bottle of wine was delivered and a look of blank incomprehension given when we asked for the correct bottle. The starters were eaten pretty quickly and we sat back, looking forward to our main courses as the restaurant slowly got busier. After 90 minutes no further food had been delivered to the table or updates given with other empty looking tables around us also starting to enquiry about when food may appear. After finally managing to attract the attention of the single waitress working, we were told that the chef hadn't even started cooking our food yet as she was 'delayed' due to us ordering starters. We decided not to bother and left after paying for the wrong wine and long forgotten starters. The Chinese takeaway down the street offered great quality food, at half the price and in just 15 minutes.

Came across this bistro after arriving late in Penrith. Although the bistro was about to close they stayed open just to accommodate myself & my partner & I'm so glad they did. We had the sharing chicken platter for starter & I couldn't fault it; delicious & the satay sauce was the best I'd ever tasted. Had pad Thai for main & it was beautiful. Thought the food was reasonably priced, especially for the high quality. The staff were friendly & very pleasant. Compliments to the chef...keep up the good work. Would definitely visit again if in the area.

We had a great time! Ordered a green curry and the jungle curry with steamed jasmine rice, both were fresh and nice and spicy! Plus we had the papaya salda that knocked our socks off! Order of you like spice. We love Thai food because of all the Vegan options. We will be heading back!

I recently moved near to Penrith and to celebrate we ordered a take away from Bangkok Bistro. The place was not busy but we were still given the wrong takeaway (and only realised when we got home). I drove back to the shop to return it and collect our own and when I arrived ours was sat on the counter getting cold. By the time we ate it was stone cold (no microwave yet in our new house) and to top it off we were still missing one of our orders (which we had paid for). Throughout the process the service was frosty and I was made to feel that the mistakes were my fault. Altogether a terrible shame which spoilt what was supposed to be a celebration evening. All the more frustrating as the food was actually pretty decent.

I will start by saying the food is excellent, but they need to get their act together. My experience tonight has been the same every time I have ordered a takeaway. They tell me a figure such as 20 mins, half hour etc. for it will be ready, it has never been ready, last time I had to wait an additional 25 mins. Tonight it wasn't ready again, I asked how long it would be as my daughter was having a takeaway from another place and we had arranged it around the time they gave us. All they could say was she hadn't started one of the dishes yet. It wasn't because it was busy as last time there was a party of four and then a party of two came in after me, tonight it was empty. So I ended up leaving it. They need to give realistic times or sort out their service. I will not be going back as it's just too unreliable, which is a shame as the food is great, I shall just have to use the other option in town.

On our way back home and decided to stop for some food and to feed the little ones. We needed some boiling water for the milk powder for the babies and the service was excellent. A fantastic meal with fantastic service. Many thanks.

We had a takeaway, it took my husband ages to pay as no one seemed to know what they were doing. Got it home and the ribs were burnt and not a little bit but totally cremated. So we rang them and they said we could have free ribs next time..... not a chance, for 20 pounds I expected a lot more- much better thai's in penrith. 4 prawns in the Pad Thai. the Massuman curry was quite tasty but that was the only good part.

A group of five, we had good service, we all loved the food which arrived promptly. Nice atmosphere would certainly recommend.

Saw the great reviews on here and decided to have our anniversary meal at Bangkok Bistro. Big disappointment. As soon as we walked in and said "hi", only to be met with a surly look from a disgruntled teenager in a totally empty restaurant, we knew we had chosen the wrong place. It didn't get any better from there. Service was bordering on rude - we were lucky to get a grunt out of the young girl who obviously didn't want to be there and was probably covering for someone else. Ordered a main each, and after 15-20 minutes one arrived, followed by another 15 minute wait before the other did. Not really what you hope for on a romantic dinner! They were out of juice so ended up having tap water. Atmosphere was non-existent; at one point the music abruptly stopped for about ten minutes and the restaurant was totally silent other than us (no one else was in there). Waitress was mostly absent and the manager, who was pleasant and friendly, didn't appear until we were leaving. There was no apology for the fact that the meal was delayed and there was a mix up with what we ordered from the menu. Two stars because the food was actually tasty and the restaurant itself clean and pleasant, if totally dead and unwelcoming. We wouldn't mind the poor service if it had been busy, but we were the only diners in there. A couple of poor souls came to collect their takeaways and were forced to endure the morgue-like atmosphere with us for a good 10-15 minutes. We couldn't help laughing! We don't like leaving bad reviews and clearly we came at a bad time (?!) but seriously - terrible vibes.

plesant and polite staff, nice food would go again, good atmosphere, my partner vegatrian and menu had a good range

Just had a fantastic meal in this quirky little bistro The food was fragrant and well cooked Would highly recommend

We've been to this lovely restaurant several times since last year for our Wedding Anniversary. Smashing food and very welcoming.

We ate here whilst on holiday and found the service friendly and the food was delicious. Everything was freshly cooked and served with a smile. Highly recommended.

On business and popped into the Bangkok Bistro - warm welcome by the manager. Excellent food with a large selection from their menu. Would recommend - situated in central Penrith.

Enjoyed a lovely meal tonight. Host was very friendly and food delicious. Would definitely recommend the pad Thai and massaman curry!

Aurhentic & tasty food, friendly staff & relaxing atmospgere. Rally enjoyed the food & pleased we found a Thai gem local to us. Would recommend.

Tasty authentic Thai food. Freshly cooked, good quality ingredients and well spiced. Very good value for money. Friendly attentive service. Nice ambience and setting. Popped in on a Thursday tea time around 7pm and was surprised that it was empty, with the exception of one customer who was finishing as I arrived.

We visited Bangkok bistro on Friday evening. The manager was incredibly welcoming and nothing was too much trouble all evening. He made sure everyone in our party was catered for and was able to make recommendations about his menu! The food was high quality, reasonably priced and delicious! All of the dishes were made with fresh ingredients, and were adapted to suit both a nut and gluten allergy. The manager works hard to make sure that his customers are happy and we will definitely be returning! Thankyou for a brilliant evening! Highly recommended!

We were on our summer holidays and found this little place, very impressed with the quality of food on offer and the food was excellent and as authentic as my local- no surprise to find out both have Thai chefs.Great cuisine, great service, you won't be disappointed.

Lovely food and accommodating staff. Arrived late evening without a booking and were easily seated. Not a cosy restaurant (having previously been a shop I should think) having tiled floors and being very spatial. Food was good and reasonable.

Great freshly made Thai food in a family run restaurant. We had the mixed platter to start which was delicious and the Red Curry and Massaman curry were delicious too. The staff were really friendly and everything was great value, we'd definitely come again!

What can I say! Thee most fantastic taste explosion of flavours I've ever had in Thai food! Every bit of the meal was tasty, fresh and colourful! Each of the individual flavours like Lemongrass, Aniseed, Chilli came through bite after bite...Highly recommend eating in or take out from here.. The staff were friendly and informative and big well done to the chef!

Being someone who loves Thai food I was looking forward to eating here. I was however somewhat disappointed.To start with the prawn crackers were stale & then we saw that most of the dishes contained peppers. As far as I'm aware in Thailand peppers are not used.The dishes were cooked very well yet it was a shame some of the ingredients were not better quality.This is a bistro so don't expect a restaurant atmosphere although some heating wouldn't have gone amiss. The chairs did have cushions so there was a little comfort.The owner did his best to make small talk with us & was very attentive.If you've not had Thai food before then this is a good place to try for your first time.

Food was superb! The Scottish owner was really friendly (even though he was over run with diners) and even took the time out to tell us about his family life (we enquired). Its his wife who does all the cooking upstairs and she learnt to cook off her mother. I had vegetable Thai green curry and my husband had Massaman curry and we ordered a selection of starters to share which were all great! The décor is all out of whack and it could definitely do with a spruce up - but if you want good food and that doesn't bother you then worry not! The décor does not concentrate on Thai things. There are things from all over the world in there which makes it a bit confusing. I think it used to be an Italian (that was our guess) so some of the décor they have kept whilst adding some of their own - with Ney York sky line photos in background? Ha ha you've got to laugh really.

We were visiting the Lake District for a friends wedding and staying at a B&B just north of Penrith. After a long day of walking in the Ullswater area we discovered this restaurant using the Trip Advisor app. The location is perfect and we received a warm welcome when we arrived! The food was authentic and we were really pleased with the mixed platter to share for our starter. I had the spicy Thai basil with chicken and it was delicious! The service was prompt and friendly. Would highly recommend this local gem!

Just been here for the first time & it will definitely not be the last. The food is amongst the best we have had anywhere in any cuisine & we would highly recommend this place to anyone.

Food was tasty, well cooked, delicious. Service was prompt, guy was friendly, very welcoming, nothing too much trouble. Definitely recommend this restaurant. Good value.

Food was excellent and the service was very good. The food freshly made to order. A good choice on the meal

We went as a group, had starters and mains courses, wine and other drinks. The food was excellent, flavoursome and at the right temperature as was the wine. The beers were varied in type and size so plenty of choice, as well as a great food menu the drinks menu was excellent - our evening was made. The waiter knew his menu. Very relaxing and enjoyable meal served at the right pace. Would recommend.

We were torn over eating here or the Thai cafe on our visit to penrith. Settled on here as it had a better vegetarian menu. Can't fault it. The food was delicious and the owner, Mr macgregor, was really welcoming and attentive. Well worth a visit

Staying over for one night locally before taking the short trip to centerparcs. Took a quick look on tripadvisor and all decided it was worth a try. Food was excellent and authentic and service was great. We especially liked the yellow and red curries and also the starter platter. Thanks for a great night :)

Lovely food great service vegetarian menu was excellent value for money. The food was fresh and very tasty. We highly recommend this little gem.

Went with family for a nice quiet dinner. Lovely place and even lovelier food. Flavoursome is the word for each dish ordered. Highly recommend for a Thai dinner experience. Best place in Penrith to enjoy Thai. Keep it up guys. Still remember the taste of everything we ordered..

Visited with 3 girl friends. Two of us gluten free. They made up a sharing platter to begin and then we all had main courses and rice or noodles. Really excellent food. Prosecco okay too!! No ill effects from food and I'm very sensitive.

Ate here a week ago.Having lived in Thailand we thought the food was excellent as was the service.Would not hesitate to recommend to friends and will go again.

Went here last night. The food was sensibly priced for a tourist town. Brilliant yellow chicken curry. The sticky rice was precisely that, sticky and tasty.

Really delicious authentic Thai food with great vegetarian and non-veggie options. Everything is made fresh. Lovely staff and great value whether eating in or taking away. One of our favourite places in Penrith.

What a lovely hidden gem! The food was freshly cooked and tasted amazing we had vegetable spring rolls sweet potatoe complimentary prawn crackers with a lovely flavour the best sweet and sour chicken and Thai green curry we have had outside of Thailand and Ian the guy who looked after us could not do enough I highly recommend the Bangkok Bistro

amazingly tasty, made fresh, beautiful Asian food. I was completely happy with this experience and would strongly recommend mamadang curry.

The staff couldn't be friendlier, you're made to feel very welcome and it has a lovely relaxing atmosphere.We shared a seafood platter, which was really tasty. I had the mixed seafood stir fry with red curry paste, delicious. My hubby had the Penang curry, spicy and with coconut, he loved it. We also had drinks and desserts and the price was very reasonable. We will definitely be going back again.

We visited Penrith last weekend and found this restaurant by chance during a walk round town in the morning. Having read the menu we decided to return in the evening. I'm so glad we did. We were warmly welcomed and shown to a table at the window. We chose the mixed platter for starters absolutely fantastic. I picked garlic and pepper chicken and my husband had sweet and sour chicken, both served with fried rice and complimentary prawn crackers. Everything we had was so tasty!

Absolutely fantastic food. Service is wonderful. Can't recommend the Bangkok bistro highly enough. We had the mixed starter which was beautiful. The main course was the beef green curry with egg fried rice and also had the chicken and noodles, both cooked to perfection. Come here and you won't be disappointed

Ordered the salmon choo chee with jasmine rice .....amazing tasty authentic flavours . Such good value ...

What a gem ...so pleased we found it! We chose the set menu .... mixed starters were chicken based, hot &sour soup was excellent, green thai curry was exceptionally well done and beef dish was very tasty

Delicious "authentic Thai food" I highly recommend this restaurant. Prices very reasonable and relaxing atmosphere. Thanks..keep up the fantastic cooking :-)

The food was excellent. The mixed platter a lovely starter,soup spicy but tasty and the mains,though not huge portions,very good indeed. The service was,if anything,a little over attentive,but altogether a satisfying experience.

Dispite pleasant staff, food was very mediocre. Watery sauces , rice with little or no flavouring or seasoning. Staff chewing gum waiting on. Really not a good idea young children waiting on. Sadly will not be returning.

We have eaten at this restaurant several times but the ambiance, service and food just gets better at each visit. The welcome is exceptional and the menu caters for all tastes. Definitely the restaurant of choice for anyone in Penrith.

Ordered a Jungle Curry to takeaway. Beware - this is not curry. It can only be described as a tasteless soup of crunchy vegetables. The soup has a water like consistency, unlike curry which generally had a thick consistency. Yes there are some chilli spices in it, but it tastes very bland. Perhaps they should update the menu to ensure customers are aware of exactly what this horrible dish is.When I phoned the restaurant to confirm that they had given me the right meal I was told that if I wanted curry then I should have ordered the Panang.Perhaps they should move this dish out of the curry section of their menu.

Without a doubt, the best restaurant in town. The new décor is fab, great service, delicious authentic Thai food, cosy atmosphere. All the staff are so kind and welcoming. Very reasonable prices too! Really is worth the visit.

One of the best - if not *the* best - restaurants in Penrith. The food is excellent, fresh and unpretentious - the coconut rice is particularly good. It all comes with friendly and attentive service.

The food was really good we had a mixed platter to start which was decorated with flowers made out of vegetables. I then had the Masaman curry which was lovely and creamy. My partner had the sweet & sour stir fry. All round a fantastic experience

Visiting the Bangkok Bistro under new ownership, we were pleased to find that the quality of food and friendly service met the same high standards that we found on previous visits. The food is delicious and the new owners are very welcoming. A great choice for an evening out in Penrith.

Food was lovely, really nice. We enjoyed all of our food and it was a really good price. Our waiter was lovely and helpful. The restaurant was very cold and so our food soon got chilly. There was gas heaters on. The table we chose to sit at, when we got closer was swamped with water and a mop leant against the wall? So we moved tables.

We went here the other night for the first time and it was brilliant! Food was really nice and the staff were so attentive and helpful, definitely recommend.

Amazing thai food in a tucked away spot. We were super surprised and extremely pleased to enjoy some fabulous authentic thai food on our coast to coast cycle ride. As we married in Thailand, we were delighted to be transported back on a wave of nostalgia and great tastes! Thanks Eugene and Nam for a delicious treat and really friendly service. We will be back when in Penrith again.

Friendly staff and good choices of home cooked Thai food, can recommend the sharing platters both mixed and chicken. The Thai green curry was excellent as was the pad tai. The waiter was very funny and insisted on taking our foto for Facebook just as we were leaving...I will be back. One good sign there were three tables full of Thai people, always a good sign!!

I already have a good thai restaurant in my local town but this one exceeded expectations and I truly am a fuss pot when it comes to eating out. A table of 4 adults and one child, we ate vegetarian platters to start with - cooked perfectly, no grease on any of the deep fried items. Mains consisted of yellow curry with chicken, pineapple curry with chicken, peanut curry again with chicken and pad thai with tofu plus rice etc. Plenty of meat and nice cuts. 2 of the party had fritters to finish and presentation was fantastic with all aspects of the meal. With drinks the bill was around £60 - amazing value for what we had. The guy who served us gave my daughter lots of lollies and sweets on the way out, he was so sweet. If only we lived locally we would return often!Thank you for a lovely meal!

A lovely little place hidden away, unassuming, and brilliant. Food was authentic and delicious. Service was attentive, friendly and warm.

Fabulous meal. The quality never changes. Service was excellent. Four of us had prawn crackers, starters and main courses which were all excellent. I am relaxed there as they understand gluten free. I had chicken satay with wonderful peanut sauce followed by chicken, cashew nut and pineapple stir fry with Jasmine rice. The stir fry was very tasty and fresh. Than you Nam. One of the very best restaurants in Penrith.

Excellent food and service, very friendly staff, Eugene is a star, would recommend to anyone, we will be back 😀

I love going to the Bangkok Bistro, the food is excellent, freshly cooked, the service is wonderful. Penrith is a very lucky place to have a restaurant of this quality. Thank you Nam & Eugene x

Bangkok Bistro is hidden away in Poet's Walk, and what a gem! Eugene and Nam are so welcoming and conversational that you feel like you are dining with friends. The décor was light bright spacious with fabulous pictures of Thailand. The food was very tasty and plentiful. We started with a shared platter, followed by a Pad Thai each. Absolutely value for money!

Superb food and excellent service, recommended. The quality of the food was really good, I would highly recommend if you like authentic Thai food.

Well cooked food with the real taste of Thailand. Eugene and Nam were great hosts and couldn't do enough to make our experience an enjoyable one. We will be back

Fantastic food such delicate flavours and excellent hosting by Eugene & Nam providing a relaxed yet attentive guide through their menu. A lovely experience.

Food is amazing - great selection and plenty of veggie options. We have been here before but the service was not so good. However, this is much improved now and we will definitely visit again soon.

Some of the best Thai food we've tasted in UK , generous portion sizes and exceptional service. My favorite is fish cake, spicy and tasty and probably the best Pad Thai I ever tasted. Highly recommended.

Good food ....absolutely delicious authentic flavours....went for a mixed platter starter and fish curry (salmon) my husband had a duck curry ...so many tempting dishes to chose from . Eugene makes you feel so welcome..nothing is too much trouble......

We were supremely impressed by this hidden gem and will certainly return. I eat Thai food a lot and have been to Thailand and found the food very authentic. I added some chilli flakes (provided) to bring the heat up but all flavours were there. Good value s d delightful staff, many thanks !!

This is quite a large restaurant and it was about half full when we visited. Calor gas heaters (although not on) in the middle of the restaurant dotted between tables didn't do much for first impressions. One charismatic male waiter seemed to be looking after everybody with some help from a waitress who spent quite a bit of time in and out of the kitchen. Our starters took an age to come and overall there seemed to be very little food coming out of the kitchen full stop. When the starters eventually arrived my wife said hers was luke warm and disappointing - mine was okay. After some significant further delay the main courses were much better - I'd go as far as to say that the jungle curry was excellent. The waiter was very friendly and courteous but unfortunately by the time it came for us to leave I'd simply lost my enthusiasm. The place just doesn't have the ambience for long periods of sitting waiting, so it was a rather frustrating evening.I don't know if they were short staffed that night or if it is always like this, but being honest I doubt I would return to find out.

always wanted to try it since we started coming to Penrith but wish we had not bothered. Starter was lovely but the beef in the main courses was disgusting.

I have never been to Thailand so I cannot validate any restaurant's claim that it is serving "authentic Thai food". However one thing I can say is that the curries served here are unlike those served in other Thai restaurants I have been too. The sauces do not seem to be be built around coconut milk. It honestly seemed as though baby formula had been used instead. While the "meat" in both the satays and the curries came with an unnaturally soft form and did not really taste as though it was duck or chicken. I think I would have been more satisfied by the chip shop around the corner.

Four for dinner. We got the set menu for 2 x 2. Starters were brilliant. Tempura batter for various vegetables, prawns and chicken satay with 3 dips. Two soups the hot and sour I ate was fabulous. Then followed by noddles, rice, chicken and cashew, beef curry and king prawn main absolutely fabulous. Thanks Nam food and service and welcome excellent.

A delicious meal, reasonably priced and plenty of choice for vegetarians. Service was polite and efficient. The premises were clean. On the slightly negative side, the restaurant was cold (we kept our coats on) and lacked atmosphere (we were only diners in on a Friday night).

We are both Veggies and loved the amount of choice on offer, the food was superb and served with a smile. Informal enough setting, priced very well. Very happy to go again.

My partner and I dined at Bangkok Bistro when we were visiting the area for a friends wedding.We were the only two people in the restaurant however once the food came i couldnt understand why as it was beautiful. Great value for money, great tasty food and well worth a visit. My only criticism is that the waitress forgot our drinks and the restaurant was very cold...still a good find though and i would go back.

My husband is based in Penrith much of the working week, and occasionally I join him for a weekend. Last night we tried Bangkok Bistro but only because our usual favourite Thai place was unexpectedly closed. I hadn't liked the look of the decor so we had always walked on by, but I'm really pleased that circumstances sent us through the door, because the food is really excellent. So good that I am giving an overall 5star rating even though I do think the interior could do with a bit of improvement. Good service.

Housed in a shop unit down an arcade alley just off main drag out of town our first impressions were a bit hesitant as it was well, bare inside. But the welcome was warm and the service lovely. The food was delicious and we had no complaints although I did hear the next door table mention they couldn't taste the garlic in their dish to be told that wild garlic is not as strong tasting as normal garlic... Biggest problem was the rather barn like interior with nothing to break it up and the lack of soft furnishings made for a harsh acoustic.But it was all about the food for us and that was perfectly fine.

we were invited to this restaurant with friends , was a little bit weary has we had never tried Thai food before . Every item on the menu is freshly prepared and beautifully presented , there food was utterly amazing and were now Thai food converts. we would like to say a Huge thank you to clive , sue and nam for there warm welcome . were all ready planning to come back to try more of there beautiful food .

On Sunday 12 October 2014 it was our Ruby Wedding anniversary and we decided to stay in Penrith. We decided to try the Bangkok Bistro and we were not disappointed. The daughter met us at the door with the usual Thai greeting and we were shown to a table. Being Sunday it was very quiet but soon it started to get busy. We ordered Thai fish cakes and Tom Yum soup. Both were delicious and just as we remembered on a recent visit to Thailand. Our main course arrived and look and tasted great. One only comment was it showed 2chillies at the side of the red curry. This was not nearly hot enough for us but the young lady said most people find it ok. She did offer to make it hotter for us but we declined. So if you like very spicy meals please say how hot you would like it. The service was very good. The food is cooked by the parents of the young lady, who we did meet and were very friendly. If we are in Penrith again we will definitely return. It was a bit difficult to find as there are no street signs. But it is up a small side street up the hill towards the railway station on the right called Poet's Walk.

This is your typical Thai restaurant. Don't expect anything plush, it's very basic, but more than worth a visit as the quality of food is exceptional. Mixed starter was delicious, my boyfriend had a Yellow Thai Curry and I had Gang Pang chicken ... Both were seriously, seriously tasty.The waitress (think her name was Nam) was absolutely delightful. Very, very helpful and polite.The only downside was that the couple behind us were having a rather loud argument when we arrived (nothing the restaurant could have helped with!) and it was very, very cold. Kept my coat on for the majority of the time that we were there. Didn't see any radiators on the walls, just a heater in the middle of the room facing the opposite side of the room. It was only marginally warmer than outside! The toilets were also very cold with no warm running water.As mentioned above, it's by no means a plush eatery but the food was delicious.

We travelled from wales to get to taste the best tai food we ever tasted small family restaurant very friendly all food made from fresh can still taste it would travel again just to go back !!

Visited Friday night at short notice with 9 friends great service good food and pleasent surrroundings

This place was fantastic. Inside it's your usual style thai restaurant, quite simple, but the staff were very nice. But the food was simply fantastic. I still have cravings for it. I have red thai curry and my partner has a kind prawn curry. It was excellent and the sticky rice good too. I also recommend the sweet potato with seasame seeds and coconut, deep fried in tempura! I was also pleased you can get proper thai beer here too and they serve chang and singha, as well as tiger beer. If I lived closer, this would be my local choice every time.

Having wandered around Penrith on a rainy Tuesday evening looking for a decent restaurant, we were delighted to come across the Bangkok Bistro. There is a good selection of food on the menu catering to all tastes, and the waitress was very pleasant and polite. Food arrived in good time and was very enjoyable. Definitely recommended.

We had a really good quality meal at the Bangkok Bistro and with really great, friendly service. Definitely recommend for a meal if you're out in Penrith!

This restaurant is a little gem! On Saturday evening, not only was the service excellent, but the food was incredible!I love Thai food and try to seek out restaurants wherever I go. sadly, most Thai restaurants aren't that great, but this one is fabulous!The Thai Fishcakes are heavenly and the Green Curry is honestly out of this world!I wish I lived nearer to Penrith as I'd be visiting all the time!

My brother in law picked to frequent this restaurant as he really loves Thai food. I believe they have been here before however this is my review not theirs! The restaurant is slightly off the beaten track, however this isnt such a bad thing as it is nice and quiet. You do get a few people walking up and down Poets Walk as that is one of the main thoroughfares between Morrison's and Penrith town centre but this doesnt detract at all. The interior of the restaurant is light and airy and the décor is nice with a Thai theme. We were met by a lovely member of staff who picked up three menus and escorted us to a very nice table - an that's a point to - there was plenty of room between the tables which it made very comfortable while eating. I have found recently that restaurants try and get as many patrons in but in such a small space.The food was presented extremely well and professionally. The food was nice and hot (both spicy and steaming), and also the waitress was attentive but not invasive. I don't like being constantly asked if the meal is OK - if I have said "yes its nice" or similar I do not expect it over and over, but we were only asked one at the Bangkok Bistro - well done indeed.We were not rushed in any way at all. I was very impressed indeed. In addition I was aware that the restaurant also has a takeaway facility but as I didn't use that I am not going to review that. I may leave that for another day :)

This restaurant is just slightly off the main streets on the way to one of the major supermarkets and well know to the locals. Really glad we found it, as the food was superb. Will definitely eat there on future visits.

Had a wonderful takeaway . Hot and sour chicken soup and beef rice noodles for hubbie. I had chicken satay, chicken stir fry with cashews and pineapple. All fresh vegetables. Loads of peppers, onions, mangetout. Etc, etc. Tasted wonderful and ready on time. Would highly recommend both eating in and takeaway. Would have eaten in but our friends took ill.

Arrived 8.45pm without a reservation, staff happy to accommodate us even when they were busy. Service was quite slow, but staff apologetic and food well worth waiting for! Would go again. Good selection of dishes, well priced and lovely presentation.

Regularly order a takeaway from here. The service is always very good, portions sizes are great and it's always ready on time! More importantly the food is fantastic, we have tried many of the dishes on the menu and have never been disappointed! Would definitely recommend!!

Came here for dinner last week. Quite busy but the service was well able to cope.The food is excellent and the portion sizes are huge. Prices are reasonable.Only problem-my wife asked for a small (125ml) glass of wine. She was refused and even after explaining that she was driving the refusals became more abrupt. She had to make do with tap water.

I am a thai person living in the uk and visited the Bangkok bistro with my partner and daughter. The food here is very authentic which comes as a nice suprise. This might be the best thai restaurant I have found in the Uk. During our 3 days in Penrith,we went there twice. The owners and staff are very friendly and will cook meals just as you like them.

We love thai food and this is our favourite place to eat in Penrith. The staff are very helpful and polite and its obvious they take great pride, in not only the service,but the fiod they provide. It is of a quality you would expect in a major city and there is certainly nothing to equal it in the local area. The pad thai noodles is one of the best we have ever tasted and the curries are made to a standard rarely found, spicy with a creamy coconut sauce. The restauarant is spacious, warm and invititing. It has been busy on the night we visited, so booking in advance is recomended. They have an extencive drinks menu but we prefare to go with the full thai experience opt for traditional thai lagers to accompany our meals. We are looking forward to our next visit to penrith and Bankok bisro.

In Penrith for weekend. Spent almost an hour trying to find somewhere decent to eat on a Saturday night. Stumbled upon Bankok Bistro by chance. It was almost fully occupied by one big party! Nevertheless, they found us a relatively quiet corner. Food was tasty. House wine decent and staff welcoming. Seemed to be one of the better options in Penrith. Recommend

Me and my friend went here for the first time the other night, and must say the food was lovely, I had chicken on toast for starters which came with a lovely sweet chilli dip and for my main I had a yellow chicken cuury with pad mee which was delicious, the portion sizes and prices were great value, highly recommend, shame its hidden away as visitors may miss out!!!!!

Had dinner last week at the Bangkok Bistro whilst on a lakes break and staying in Penrith. As soon as we arrived the staff were extremely welcoming and friendly. The food was excellent, I had the curry (very spicy) and my wife the prawns all cooked fresh. It was all good value and we would definitely visit again.