Chamthai Soul Kitchen in Norwich

Very welcoming family-run business.

This review is to praise how wonderful the atmosphere was at Cham Thai The food was top flavour , tasty , wholesome,fresh. Wish I could eat there every day! The lady was so thoughtful who served us. We didn't have to wait long for food to be brought to us with such happiness. A rare service indeed.

Went here recently for a birthday bash with friends, the host was lovely and very welcoming, the food was excellent. We had our own little room and the host even put up birthday banners for us.

Amazing food. Lovely smiling staff . It's isn't a quick service but the wait is worth it. Good food takes time and this is evident once you taste it. Fresh tasty authentic Thai food. Happily go back

Food that came out was good. Ordered a chicken curry dish which did not get served. Asked if wanted it pork or prawn. Then watch people still ordering chicken dishes! Service appalling. AVOID unless you want a faulty towers experience!!

The food was the best Thai I have ever had! The lovely small team worked so hard to serve everyone (a very busy night) and the food more than made up for a delay.

This is a tiny gem in the heart of Norwich. The food is beautifully cooked and authentic and the owner is the nicest and most welcoming host you're likely to meet. Very highly recommended

Great for authentic Thai dinner and warming food. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and the food is delicious, especially the tempura vegetables, the best I’ve ever had.

Extremely slow service. In fact painfully slow. Even though the food was good the service was so chaotic we will not return. Also went to the toilet and no toilet roll or hand wipes and the hand dryer was broken. We ordered mains and one took ten minutes longer than the others. Unfortunately not recommended.

Absolutely stunning food. Amazing quality, freshness and everything presented with care. A little bit annoyed i didn't take more pictures but i was enjoying the food and the superb hospitality too much to care. Highly recommended and already looking forward to my next visit.

We really enjoyed our first time visit here. The lady that served us was so friendly, welcoming and helpful. The food was excellent. It was fresh and full of flavour and as far as I could tell it was very authentic. Prices reasonable and portion sizes were good. My only criticism was the lighting. It was way too bright, and this made it less cosy inside. But we shall definitely make this a regular place to dine.

The BEST Thai restaurant in Norwich hidden away at Maddermarket. The service and stuff are absolutely lovely and the food is incredible. Really authentic and by far the most flavourful Thai food you can find at a restaurant in the city. Good portion sizes and appropriately priced. If you are looking for Asian or Thai food, you should come here and support this wonderful independent business instead of one of the chains. Love it!

Went with my husband and son for a weekday dinner Delays of service were exhausting - I mean it was torture We ordered a number of starters including spring rolls, wonton, satay - none of them were tasty. All were synthetic tasting We ordered our mains of which one was a chicken green curry - this was good and tasted more authentic like you get in east Asia. Nothing else is worth mentioning We paid with Amex and then the staff member realised and said we don’t normally take Amex - okay well why mention this after the fact?! Her facial expression was troubled and she looked genuinely down about her error. My husband mentioned afterwards that possibly could be due to the higher charges on processing Amex and that she may be afraid of reprimand from the owners Anyways

Warm welcome and delicious food. Be prepared to wait a little for food that freshly prepared and very tasty.

Sweetest family run restaurant, best massaman curry, perfect!

Good Thai food and good value. Recommend

Food was fantastic! The lady that served us was so warm and helpful and made for a lovely atmosphere, an absolute gem of a restaurant that will be back with family and recommending to everyone. Thank you!

Authentic vibe, waiting staff in Thai costume. Friendly service. Got a table Friday without booking, wet day. Table by window carefully cleaned so we had view. Crackers with peanut sauce. Penang pork curry & pork red curry. Lovely thin sliced pork, tasty sauce. 2 chilli rating, quite hot be warned - dishes up to 4 🌶's. Jasmine tea, Singha beer. Classical music, quiet and relaxing restaurant.

We were the first ones in on a Monday night. We ordered the Green curry and Panang curry and both were incredibly delicious. My partner is gluten free and they confirmed they cook their food from fresh and could accommodate. The main hostess was incredibly sweet and welcoming

amazing food, great for vegetarians. cozy ambiance and lovely service. definitely need to have some time free as the food takes a bit but well worth it !

We were a large group of 14 and looked after very well. Made my bride-to-be cousin feel so special. Great service and tasty food. If we come back to Norwich, I will be back. Thank you

This was an accidental find and a marvellous one! Family owned business very good food. Wonderful attentive owners. Excellent value for money and very reasonable prices. Very varied menu not to be missed. Welcomed by the fantastic lady who owns the restaurant and her husband is the chef and sometimes her best friend works there. It is just a wonderful place.

Food was absolutely delicious. Service was slow but if you are out for a social get together and not time limited it's perfect. Will definitely go back.

We had an absolutely fantastic meal here. The service was brilliant – so warm and welcoming. The food was fresh and incredibly tasty. Easily the best Thai meal I've had outside of Thailand. So pleased to have found this place!

The food was delicious but more importantly, the woman who served was kind and very sweet!

We have been to many Asian restaurants in many places, this is honestly the best food we have tasted outside of Thailand. Everything from the service to the hospitality is beyond what you would expect from these humble hosts.

Best Thai in Norwich, original Thai food

Beautiful food, highly recommended. The lady server (presumably owner) is lovely as well. Would visit again for sure.

This is the ONLY place for Thai in Norwich. Totally authentic service and food cooked with love and care. This is now our go - to place for every visit to Norwich. Highly recommended.

Had an amazing experience here couple of weeks ago. Delicious authentic Thai food cooked fresh and the staff made us feel very welcome, whilst cooking for us. Would definitely recommend as they really do care how your experience is and the food is to die for!

We turned up without a reservation and were warmly welcomed. The food was incredible, we ordered several dishes hoping to take some home in a doggy bag but we couldn't stop eating it and polished off the lot! Can't wait to visit again and would highly recommend.

Always get a good meal and resonable price here. The best Thai restaurants in Norwich! As a Thai, I can confirm that you will get authentic Thai food here👍🏻

Lovely authentic Thai with wonderful service. Been several times and never failed to be impressed by the flavours.

Fantastic home cooked food and service here with wonderful Thai atmosphere. Highly recommend dish 31 and the Thai crackers with home made peanut sauce reminded us of Asia. Hidden Gem in Norwich. We will be back soon.

Best Thai food I ever tasted. Like most of the comment said it gives you a home vibe feeling, but the service and the food are top notch! Will definitely go back again

I absolutely love this restaurant and eat there nearly every month whenever I'm in Norwich for work. The food is authentic and as good as in Thailand. Service is lovely. It's a family business and we always feel welcome there. Highly recommended. They do the best tom yum soup I ever had in the UK. Give it a go!

What’s all the fuss about? The mains took 50 minutes to arrive and the restaurant wasn’t particularly busy. My Massaman curry was flavoursome, but my friend’s green curry was watery, although we have to give them credit for filling it generously with prawns. Our host was lovely and it’s good they cater for dietary requirements, but beyond that I can’t recommend it for the unnecessarily long waiting times and mixed quality for the price.

This was our second time at this restaurant. I was so impressed on our first visit we booked it for my birthday the owner is absolutely amazing she explains all about the food you order and her recommendations should be listened two. The food is amazing. The staff friendly and most helpful and don't forget the chef absolutely brilliant bringing a taste of Thai to Norwich at its best. ❤️

I’m coeliac & vegan so I messaged in advance to check if they could accommodate my dietary needs & they were so helpful & adapted the menu for me. They also asked us to order in advance which was really helpful as we were on a short time frame as we were going to the theatre. The food was really tasty & the server was very attentive & polite. We will definitely go again.

Amazing and authentic Thai restaurant. The food was up there with the best I've had in Thailand. So happy to have stumbled across this little gem!! Can't wait to come back.

Absolutely delicious food. Outstanding Thai food that tastes authentic. I had the Gang Daeng curry with tofu, and ordered sticky rice. It tasted amazing - pretty spicy, but I like that, and the tofu was the best I have had outside of Thailand. Thank you to the chefs! Only downside was the slow service. The staff were very friendly and working hard because it was busy, but we were disappointed because we arrived at 6pm and did not get our food till 7:15pm. We had phoned earlier that day to order our food in advance and explained that we would need to leave at 7:15pm for a concert. We asked if we could eat at 6pm, and they had said yes. As you can imagine, we were therefore very hungry by the time the food arrived 😅 Sadly our meal was very rushed, but it was very delicious because the food is all cooked fresh. I recommend giving yourself plenty of time (at least two hours) to eat here. If you are in a rush, this restaraunt might not be the best option. They were happy to accommodate for me being vegetarian and coeliac (gluten free). One of us cannot eat garlic, onion, or spring onions, and they were able to cook pad thaj without these ingredients! She said it tasted delicious. We were very grateful for their adaptability. I will definitely return here in future, but when I have no commitments and don't mind waiting.

Have eaten at this lovely family owned restaurant many times ,they work tirelessly to produce authentic Thai food at very reasonable prices . They do not serve the western Thai variation that is more acceptable to the sensitive palates of the Benidom brigade such as shanshantiq , who was the author of a previous review . The chef learned his craft in some of the finest 5 star hotels in Bangkok . I have visited Thailand many times and as such I am quite knowledgeable regarding Thai culture and cuisine. So I can say as a matter of fact that " Chanthai" is as good and if not better than many restaurants I have visited whilst in Thailand ! I am at a loss to understand why the review from Shanshantiq is completely incorrect ,clearly they have no understanding of the Thai cuisine .Their review was poorly written and childish ,factually incorrect ,very offensive and libelous. very sad why some people set out to hurt people ,its so bitter and twisted !

Authentic thai food in a great family run restaurant. Incredibly friendly service Last night was our first visit but we will definitely be back soon.

Lovely setting friendly family-type service welcoming but AND we have to talk about the food too .... sadly Started with n°1 on the menu fishcakes the thing is there was ZERO flavour of fish and thought they might have made a mistake and given me veal (i am vegetarian/pescatarian) I was starving so i went on it has absolutely no taste whatsoever My friend had tempura which he described as basically onion rings very poor The main dishes arrived mine was a Thai curry basically in this case boiled spices with floating fried veg again ZERO flavour and a few king prawns floating too .... i ate the prawns and left the rest even the "coconut rice" tasted hyperbland that is not a recipe that is a Year 8 student trying Thai cooking in his bedroom with a kettle edible but not cooked food as a chef would make it My friend had a Pad Thai it looked like something the cat dragged in when it arrived he ate two spoonfuls and pushed it away the kind lady charged him ½ on this one THis is not food cooked by a trained chef in my view; this is someone who just reads a book and tries it out It is the worst meal I have had in a sit-down restaurant in Norwich and we have had a few serious disappointments before but seriously avoid .... unless you have no taste buds Not sure what these other reviews are about since i cannot see how it could be improved upon I should have walked out when we arrived since there was NO food smell whatsoever in the place even when we left and other meals had been served I will make sure i stay away ... had a sandwich when i got home

Best Thai food I've had in the UK by a long way

Great food, even though it was a quieter night. Lovely elegant feel with genuine spice and aromas. Also well matched drinks menu.

This place is amazing, I couldn't recommend more 🙂 very relaxed, the food is amazing, lovely service, very chatty and polite 👏🙌 also good price :) I cannot wait to have that gorgeous thai green curry chicken again :)

Best Thai food in Norwich in a lovely family-run restaurant. Service is absolutely amazing and good for vegetarians and vegans too (even with vegan prawn crackers on the house which was such a nice touch)!

Tasty soupy dishes and friendly staff.

Lovely restaurant with a real family feel. Food was delicious and we were made to feel very welcome. Would definitely recommend!

We stayed at the Premier Inn and needed something to eat. We trawled around the city centre and were looking for something better than the usual chains. We came back to the Chamthai Soul Kitchen and at 7pm we were the only people in. The food was absolutely amazing - beautifully cooked with lots of flavour and all very reasonably priced. I can highly recommend this place especially as it is the nearest to the Premier Inn.

What can I say? It's absolutely amazing! Staff friendly, welcoming, and nothing is too much trouble. Food is authentic and delicious and arrives hot and fresh! The ambience was relaxing and calming. There was a nice amount of time between courses, so there was no rush. Added to this, the potions were the perfect size and a very reasonable price too! Easily the best restaurant I have been to for a long time. I will be back! P.s. We had the Chamthai Platter to start and the Gang Daeng and Jasmine rice for mains! Amazing!

Amazing 👏 Wish I could give it six stars! Atmosphere was relaxing, staff were friendly and attentive. Food was fresh, authentic and reasonably priced! I can't recommend this place enough.

This is my go to restaurant in norwich and I'm never disappointed. The food is amazing as are the lovely staff. I would recommend 100% if you haven't been then you are missing out on a little gem .

Ventured here on an overnight work trip to get out of the hotel; so glad I did! Possibly the best Tom yum soup ever (not made to English taste and bland like many other places) and very generous with the king prawns. I could hear other diners commenting on how delicious their food was too. Lovely service. I’d highly recommend a visit here 😊

Where do I start. No atmosphere, table of luvvies who had no respects for othee diners talking about their eye jobs. Food extremely slow and not great and no idea why it took so long. Waitress kept calling people darling.

Great food, served by staff passionate about what they do. A real gem.

Absolutely amazing food! Lovely atmosphere. 4th time eating here and we have never been disappointed. Great for veggies too - we massively recommend this great little gem.

Delicious meal, service was quite slow but the food made up for it!

Based on the centre of Norwich, this Thai restaurant was having a very busy night and the restaurant was understaffed. That said, server was really lovely and worked really hard to get food out. Had starters and mains, both very tasty and worth the wait.

We have been to many Thai restaurants but this was a great find, the mixed starter is the best we have ever had, so fresh & tasty. Main course was delicious & also very fresh. The service was attentive & friendly, it felt so homely & is the sort of place that we will revisit. My wife actually booked this Restaurant by mistake, we were both glad that she did as we had never heard of it before but I would highly recommend..

Really spoilt with delicious food and such friendly service. We were celebrating hubby’s birthday and we really enjoyed a relaxed evening together. We followed the advice and although one dish was hot and spicy, the suggested additional dish balanced the meal perfectly. And we only needed one dish of rice! Thank you.

Great authentic food and really friendly service. Highly recommend.

Nice spot in Norwich for Thai Food, dishes were fine and the waitress was nice and polite. However the food took a very long time to arrive, and made us miss our train. We waited for nearly an hour for the mains to arrive, whilst watching other tables getting served. They mentioned that they are a family run restaurant, but still doesn't explain the incredibly long wait for our table; we thought we might have been forgotten!

It's the same as the review a year ago shocking hasn't improved We ate at this restaurant recently & second course took an hour until food came.

It's the same as the review a year ago shocking hasn't improved We ate at this restaurant recently during a visit to Norwich for the night. The hosts were extremely welcoming on arrival. We ordered food and drinks and starters arrived swiftly. All good so far. But, the mains took an hour to arrive after that and by the time they came we weren't hungry at all. I have eaten far tastier and better cooked Thai food in lots of places, and was disappointed by Chamthai Soul Kitchen especially as this place had such glowing reviews here and on TripAdvisor. If it wasn't for the woman serving us who was a genuine delight to chat to and very friendly. I am sorry to say that I don't think we would returning to this place again.

I'm SouthEast Asian myself and this is by far my favourite restaurant in Norwich. My first visit was with my parents, and since then I've been back another 4 times, also introducing my friends and my boyfriend to the restaurant. The food is authentic and nothing short of incredible. The hostess is one of the friendliest and joyful people I've ever interacted with and always makes you feel welcome. My only constructive notes would be that the decor of the restaurant is a bit bland and it can also get a little chilly, but that does not deduct from the amazing food and fantastic service. I'll be going again this Friday and I'm already excited!

Totally blown away with the awesome flavours, took my taste buds back to Thailand 🇹🇭 cannot fault any part of our meal or service will definitely be back

Great food, lovely owners. Always come here at least once when I'm in town for work.

Some of the best Thai food I’ve had thus far! I love Mom and Pop restaurants and this one is saved on my lists to visit whenever we come back to Norwich.

As always superb food great service

Went for dinner Tuesday with a girlfriend and just love the food here. Menu had plenty of choice. Can’t fault anything with this little gem of a place. Charm was lovely so welcoming and even remembered me when I came in January. Definitely will go back soon. Best thai in Norwich.

The most elegant Pad Thai in Norwich city centre 🤩

This is a lovely Thai restaurant you should not miss in Norwich. The lady boss is very friendly and chatty. 😁 Although the wait time for the food may be a bit longer during peak hours, I assure you that the wait is definitely worthy! The dishes with one chili pepper are already quite hot to me, so if you prefer less spiciness, don't hesitate to request it, especially for the dishes with three chili peppers (some of the lovely fish dishes). To cool down the heat, I highly recommend getting a refreshing Thai ice milk tea, which perfectly complements the bold flavors of the dishes.

Party of 8, we were here for about 2.5 hours, understandably a large group took a little while for food to come out So why five stars? Cause the food is absolutely delicious, I would very much recommend having a look for the chef recommended items and possibly going outside your comfort zone with the food, the servers were lovely and the drinks were made well I cannot recommend this place enough

Love this place! Incredible staff, Incredible food. Highly recommended

I love this place - delicious food and really friendly service and ambience. Staff are very kind and welcoming and easily the best Thai food in Norwich.

Looking at passed reviews tempted me to try this out. Didn’t disappoint in any way. Great food, venue and hospitality. I would definitely come again if I return to Norwich.

The food here is so delicious and always so fresh, tasty and well made. Every-time I eat here I feel welcome by the staff and the atmosphere is really comfortable, clean, and homely . This is definitely one of my favourite restaurants in norwich and best place for Thai food!

Best Thai restaurant in Norwich by a mile 👌 very friendly service, can't do enough for you, will definitely be back!

Walked into Chamthai Soul Kitchen wet and tired after a days Christmas shopping and had fantastic welcome in a warm, friendly family atmosphere. Food is as good as any I've had in Thailand with traditional Thai hospitality . Just fantastic.

Masalman curry and tom yum were too salty, som tam not spicy, but the phad tai was good. Service was super slow, it took about an hour 15 minutes from we sit to get our food. It was not even a full house night, probably...

Laid back, super friendly owner and host. Serving up the most authentic and delicious Thai food I have eaten in the UK.

Incredible meal and the service was excellent. Came out for dinner for my brother’s birthday and we were greeted with such a warm and friendly welcome. The kitchen was so accommodating of our rather awkward ordering. Best Thai food I’ve ever eaten in Norfolk!

We have not eaten much Thai food in our years so, we have nothing to compare it with. However, the friendliness and the service was second to none. The food was tasty and well-presented with different textures to enhance our taste buds. I would fully...

Superb food, great service from a lovely Thai lady last night, the place itself is very nice far better than most of the other Thai restaurants in Norwich not tables squashed together its actually spread out in different rooms. Highly recommended will definitely be back.

Recommended by friends for the quality of the food but we didn't get to try it because their total lack of understanding of what's needed for a gluten free meal left us unable to order anything. Very poor when most restaurants are able to offer a gluten option on their menus.

What a great find in norwich. Worth going to norwich just for this thai. Very nice setting and the staff were so friendly. Fantastic choice of food and drink. The food is the best we have ever had and we have had plenty including thailand....

Very good Thia food with good service.

It has the best thai food i ate in such a long time. Good for vegetarians too. It’s favour full and spicy if you like it. The host is very friendly and warm. I will totally recommend this place. It’s a local restaurant not a chain of restaurants.

Went as a party of four and we had the set menu. The food was okay but the portion sizes very small. Staff attentive, tables not big enough to accommodate 4 comfortably, unfortunately I will not be returning.

Having travelled around the uk with work for over 25 years eating at many Thai restaurants this is the best Thai restaurant I have ever eaten in outside of Thailand 🇹🇭 . We see you soon 😊

I'm sure the food at this restaurant is very good as it came highly recommended by friends but sadly we didn't get to try it. Their total lack of knowledge when it came to gluten free options was unbelievable and we decided it wasn't worth...

Delicious, authentic Thai! Probably the best Thai place in Norwich now. A couple of the smaller dishes were a bit dry and disappointing, but most of the food was excellent.

Thank you for the dinner! We enjoy it and the service was excellent. Definitely will visit again.

Having had Chamthai on my want to do list for a long while, it was well worth the wait. Friendly, polite and efficient service. Good quality food too.

Probably the best Thai food in Norwich

Typical smiley friendly Thai service, and the food was absolutely delicious. However, service was very slow even though there were just a few tables, so just make sure you're not starving when you turn up.

Came for a family dinner this evening, food was really delicious at a decent price point too. Would definitely recommend.

Really exceptional. I ate here yesterday with small group and found an incredibly friendly and welcoming atmosphere, with food that felt like it was cooked with love and attention. I'd highly recommend a visit and will definitely be back.