Mantra Thai Dining in Newcastle upon Tyne

The restaurant is really nicely decorated and has a lovely exterior and interior. The staff greeted us on entry, we had a reservation so were seated immediately. Service was quick and the servers were lovely. The food was lovely and well seasoned, I had vegetable tempora, with the chicken with cashews. I would recommend this place, very lovely.

Loved it. Food was amazing, staff were so lovely - had a great time. Would highly recommend!

Absolute gem of a restaurant, staff are attentive and friendly and the food was fresh with beautifully balanced flavours. Every course was presented with such great attention to detail I couldn't fault a thing. Thank you for a delightful meal, I will be back very soon.

After many recommendations from friends and family, we gave Mantra Thai a try. The table booking process was easy and the days leading to the booking, I received several confirmation emails which was great. The service was acceptable. There were many staffs around and they were tentative enough. Nothing extraordinary however. We ordered 2 starters and 2 mains. The 2 starters were Crispy Fried Squid and Duck Spring Roll. The 2 mains were Thai Red Curry Beef and Crispy Pork Belly in Thai Chilli Sauce. The Crispy Fried Squid was great. The batter was seasoned nicely with a hint of lime. The Squid was not chewy and tasted fresh. The spicy dip was the star of the dish. It was spicy, saucy and sweet. Really good sauce. The Duck Spring Roll was brilliant. It was thick and packed with duck and vegetables. Paired with the Hoi Sin sauce, it was also a great starter. On to the mains: Thai Red Curry Beef was frankly, unacceptable. All the ingredients tasted as if they were blanched without a hint of seasoning where the curry was simply poured on top. The beef was as tasteless as paper where the plain rice had more flavour than it. The amount of beef was also shockingly small, I counted about 10 pieces of thin less than inch wide beef. Crispy Pork Belly in Thai Chilli Sauce was fine. But that's all there is to it. It was neither spicy enough nor Crispy enough. The dish felt like an after thought, especially when there were about 6 pieces of pork belly in it. Overall, for a restaurant of this price point, it is not worth a second visit.

Called in sunday and not the best ordered thai green curry but got what it looked like was thai green soup wont be going back but it was good when first opened but thats what happens when you take your eye off the ball,

Really enjoyed our visit here. A lovely warm atmosphere with really friendly staff. Everyone was super helpful. The menu offered some great choices, will definitely be back to try more dishes! The food was really tasty, so much flavour and very good portion sizes. Can't wait to be back

Extremely expensive. Lovely service. Amazing food

Was excited to try the food after looking at pics and reviews. Walked in to place a take away order and was turned away and told “we can’t do takeaway orders because we’re too busy.” The restaurant was maybe half full at the time. If I am able to be served at a later date, I can amend this review. However, I don’t think I will go back after this experience.

We had a lovely meal here - it was very busy but the staff were still attentive and friendly. Food service was quick but also allowed us time to have drinks and a gap between our starter and main. We came for my wife’s birthday and were surprised with a slice of cake for dessert which we thought was a lovely touch. The food was delicious too - this is the second time we’ve been here and we will absolutely be coming more. You genuinely can’t go wrong with Mantra’s recommendations, I had the deep fried soft shell crab, then the Weeping Tiger and both were beautiful. My wife went more basic with spring rolls and chicken chilli & basil and thoroughly enjoyed both, only very picky point is that 3 spring rolls is a bit stingy! It’s not cheap but you do get what you pay for, looking forward to our next visit!

Nice food and servers were really polite and got to say cheap for what the food was like

He estado en este restaurante dos veces y he tenido una comida encantadora en ambas ocasiones. El personal es absolutamente encantador y la comida es deliciosa. Había un ambiente fantástico cuando llegamos anoche y estaba muy ocupado que nos encanta ver. A pesar del hecho de que estaba ocupado, el personal era muy amable y el servicio era excelente. Creo que podría haber hecho con un rollo de primavera extra con mi arrancador, ya que era bastante caro. También creo que podría haber hecho con un poco de pollo extra en mi plato de chile y albahaca. El tigre llorón (que mi marido tenía) era precioso y me encantó la salsa para mojar que venía con él. También le encantaba su entrante de cangrejo de concha blanda frito, que dijo que estaba delicioso. Era mi cumpleaños y me sorprendió con una rebanada de pastel que fue un toque encantador. Recomiendo encarecidamente aquí si quieres un poco de comida tailandesa encantadora!

Always a lovely welcome, some of the best service in Newcastle. Food is always delicious.

La comida era muy buena, pero cuando les preguntamos si tenían un cargador de teléfono, dijeron que no, no puedo creer que el personal de un restaurante no tenga un solo cargador de teléfono. Pero aparte de esta buena experiencia en general. El servicio era amable, pero parecían asustados y no muy confiados, lo cual es una lástima porque parecían muy agradables.

The food was great, best green curry I ever had, the fried rice was impressively perfect. It would be nice to get better suggestions on the homemade sections. And the background music is a bit too loud.

Had a lovely tasty meal at Mantra tonight. Will definitely be back soon! Great service too x

Absolutely superb 👌. Last visited 6 years ago and was as good as i remember.

Lovely meal for NYE. I thought it was a little expensive for the portions and the taste wasn’t the most authentic when you compare to Thai House Cafe or Bangrak Thai. However, it was an overall pleasant experience.

Arrived without booking ahead of an event at the Arena. Shown to a table within two minutes. Modern relaxed atmosphere. Service very good. Food excellent. Very tasty, nicely presented. Would definitely return allowing more time to enjoy

Precioso restaurante con personal educado y atento. La comida es fresca y tan sabrosa! Tuvimos la oferta de la tarde temprano 2 cursos que era muy valioso y ambos disfrutamos de todo. He estado cuatro veces ahora que ha sido consistentemente bueno, no puedo esperar a ir de nuevo!

Good Thai food in nice surrounds

We had a delicious meal here over Christmas. Tasty, fresh food and great service, I’d highly recommend Mantra if you’re looking for somewhere to eat in Newcastle.

Been here before lovely food ,great service would definitely recommend.

High quality food with a mesmerising service from our waiter.

Very nice stay. A hotel worth recommending. High-level service. Nicely decorated room.

Our favourite Thai restaurant and regular visitor

Amazing authentic traditional Thai dishes. Lovely staff and service! A must to go to and return too. Highly recommend!

Came here for our wedding anniversary dinner after a visit to the pantomime Lovely food, lovely staff, great service No complaints whatsoever Thank you for a lovely evening

Experiencia decepcionante. Habíamos reservado para las 5 de la tarde para darnos un montón de tiempo para llegar a un evento cerca. Después de que se tomó nuestra orden, después de una aceptable de 30 mis, en los siguientes 20 minutos se nos acercó dos veces y se nos preguntó si estábamos listos orden. Después de media hora se nos acercó para decirnos que habían perdido el pedido y que podían volver a tomarlo. Ya no teníamos tiempo para una comida completa ahora, así que solo pedí un plato principal. Cuando llegó nuestra comida estaba bien, pero teníamos que apresurarnos, pedí la cuenta, pero terminé teniendo que perseguir esto. Al liquidar la factura, y ahora tarde, me ofrecieron una disculpa por el servicio y un 10% de descuento. Acepté esto y me fui. Más tarde, al ver el recibo, vi que la reducción del 10 % era, de hecho, el cargo por servicio discrecional. Se pueden cometer errores, y rara vez escribo críticas negativas, sin embargo, pensé que la manera en que se estaba reduciendo el proyecto de ley mientras mi partido claramente tenía prisa estaba en marcha. No vamos a volver, y me gustaría aconsejar a cualquier otro cliente a ser consciente.

Gorgeous food and restaurant. Always amazing service when we have visited and the food is such good quality. The early evening menu is great value too. If you enjoy Thai food you have to try mantra Thai. The mantra magic drink is a must try!

We had an amazing time trying their Adventure through Thailand tasting menu. The staff were so kind and gave us so much detail about the history and culture behind the food. There was also so much attention to detail, even our names on the menus! So professional and on the whole amazing tasting food. The most authentic Thai in Newcastle hands down!!

We recently experienced Mantras 8 course tasting menu and couldn’t fault a thing - food was faultless, staff were attentive and knowledgeable and the restaurant is as beautiful as the food

El lugar, la decoración y la calidad de la comida es simplemente increíble, se paga por la buena calidad y el servicio excepcional. Esto es tan bueno y Newcastle necesita lugares más destacados como Mantra Thai. Sin duda volveremos de nuevo.

No podría recomendar este restaurante lo suficientemente alto para la calidad de su comida y servicio. Absolutamente deliciosa comida y el servicio es de primera categoría, incluso cuando está lleno. Si visitas Newcastle y te encanta la comida tailandesa, debes poner este restaurante en tu lista.

Absolutely flawless restaurant in every way. Food is consistently exceptional, service is incredible and the restaurant itself is gorgeous. We would dine here every week! Thank you for a brilliant dining experience. (@the.northlife on Instagram)

6/5 🤩🤩🤩 I am soooo in-love with this place 🥰🥰 It is sooo perfect 🥰 The ambience is perfect. The food is mouthwatering. The staffs are great! Been here twice already, but pretty sure I will come back 😉

I had the King Prawn Choo Chee curry and squid tentacles with Thai sticky rice on Sunday evening - one of the loveliest meals I have ever had in my life. The service is excellent - the servers are very attentive; always checking to make sure I had the best time of my life that I didn’t even feel like I had the meal all by myself. Definitely worth it and will come again for sure!

No he estado aquí por muchos años y para una ocasión especial eligió aquí. Estaba bastante decepcionado, en primer lugar las bebidas dos veces tardaron años en llegar. Incluso cuando estaba bien con el personal de pie. El asiento que teníamos estaba en la parte superior de las escaleras y al ser una noche ajetreada me sentí molestado por la gente arriba y abajo. Por la comida. Los entrantes eran preciosos y llegaron rápido, pedimos un pequeño descanso antes de la principal, pero aparecieron con ellos después de unos minutos. Las porciones eran bastante pequeñas, solo un poco de carne. Por el precio que esperaba más. Siento que este lugar está sobrevalorado y caro. Hay mejores lugares en la ciudad. Es hermoso por dentro y la mayoría del personal era encantador, pero era mucho o el personal simplemente se paró o se preguntaba por.

Amazing food and service! Best steak I've ever had! Highly recommended 👌

Food was really delicious and staff was really helpful. Everything was spot on. Can’t wait to go back again.

Very good food, good portions and excellent service

Good food had the tempura king prawns for a starter they were delicious

We booked Thai Mantra for 70 people when filming in Newcastle and they went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. The staff were so kind, the food was delicious and we'll be visiting again when we return to newcastle. Thank you AiR and the rest of your lovely team.

Really romantic lovely places with delicious & authentic dishes. My favourite are the desserts.

Food was nice but portions weren't huge, especially the rice. Considering it cost £5 there could have been more. The food is expensive and didn't appreciate a 10% service charge being added to bill. I don't recall this on the menu and we certainly weren't informed of it.

Food always fantastic and very well presented. Service excellent and attentive - very friendly. Nice ambience. This is my favourite Thai restaurant in Newcastle and well worth a visit 👍🏻I most recently came with a larger group of friends and service was still excellent. Recommend pad Thai, chicken satay skewers and dumplings. Lunch time menu is good value for money.

Service was a bit slow but maybe it was a Friday night and busy but overall good experience

Really delicious Thai food, and a great view over Newcastle city centre. Recommended!

Denne resturanten er et must om du er i Newcastle! Maten var fantastisk! Og personalet var svært vennlige. Anbefales på det sterkeste

Really delicious Thai food, and a great location near the Quayside and hotels. Very much enjoyed the chicken Massaman curry. Recommended!

Starter was amazing. Main was ok, not happy about a service charge of £10 to serve 2 people

Had a lovely Sunday night dinner at Mantra Thai. The food was fresh and tasty. I'd recommend the satay chicken and thai green curry plus sticky rice. The staff were attentive and the atmosphere was full. Good gluten free options. Ideal locations for a pre/post dinner walk down the Tyne

This is one of the best Thai restaurants you will ever visit the service, and staff are efficient and friendly. The food is excellent. The pork skewers are moist and succulent, and the duck with honey with tamarind is one of my favourites. My only criticism is that they are not nearer London. Having said that, I would probably put on twice my weight! I can not recommend this restaurant enough and is a must to anyone who visits Newcastle.

This was more upscale than we recognised when we decided to go, and that translated into small portions at hefty prices. Nearly £20 for a small plate of curry? £4.50 for a bowl of rice? (You can buy a box of rice for that!) I mean, it was good in flavour, but nothing outstanding. It was also disappointing to find they only have a children's menu until 5 pm, which meant that our children had to order adult portions, which of course they didn't finish. There were lots of young staff and they were all friendly. The glasses of water were tiny and we had to keep asking for refills, since they wouldn't just bring us a big jug. We did like the flavour, but felt we were mostly paying for the fancy decor.

Lovely restaurant, good service, but the portion sizes were terrible, think we paid 18 quid for ONE soft shell crab , the prawn pad Thai had 5 prawns , no peanuts or ground chilli , beef chilli Basel was tiny and beef was chewy,. Cost £100 for two people, not value for money 😔

Amazing food, great atmosphere. Can't wait to visit again

A bit more focus on bling than amazing food.

Great place to dine - good authentic Thai food - would recommend

My first visit with a friend for lunch. The food was excellent as was the service. I'm not a regular visitor to the city but it's pretty well on the edge, has it's own car park and is next to a multi storey car park for any spillover. The prices were reasonable but that was during "restaurant week" when quite a few restaurants offer special deals so not certain enough of value to safely give five stars. A lovely spotless venue for gatherings.

A birthday treat for my little boy, the food was delicious and service brilliant and attentive. Thank you so much. We will be back next time we are in Newcastle.

we went for a restaurant week special offer. however, on looking at the prices we were only saving £2.50 and the portions were obviously smaller than regular price so really no saving. all the food was lukewarm and obviously not cooked fresh. we like our food hot. no one came and asked us if the food was okay or we would have said this. dont believe in automatic service charge of £12 as we did not get good food or service. wont be back again

Our favourite restaurant in Newcastle Staff attentive and super polite from the welcome all the way through the meal until leaving Amazing Cocktails Consistently Fresh , clean tasting authentic food with every visit Tom Yum soup remains our favourites . Galangal , Lemon grass and just the right heat tube as much as you can take

Food is always fabulous. Mantra staff are the best in Newcastle , can't praise them enough. We go here often and love the food, the lunch menu is excellent value.

Very tasty food, staff very friendly.

Been there twice during our stay in Newcastle. Service is spot on, everybody is so friendly, we even ordered take aways for next day ensuring that we’ll come back. Very delicious food, pad thai really nice and balanced in flavour, same as soft shell crab curry. Second time we had seafood player and coconut chicken mushroom soup. Very nice, with a kick of chillies. Sea bass was wonderful as well. It’s been a while since we had such a nice oriental experience. Definitely recommend if you’re into thai cuisine or you want to try something new. Regards to waiters and managers who remembered us from first day.

Food was lovely,staff friendly well worth a visit

Excellent food, excellent ambiance, excellent service. Food was 10/10! Definitely recommend.

I can’t fault this place. My third visit and the food is always impeccable. There’s so much choice but I keep coming back to the Lamb Shank Penang curry. Very authentic and generous portion, the lamb is so tender. My partner got the Thai Red Curry with beef. We share Salt and Chilli spare rips with the Duck Spring Rolls to start, aswell as the crackers which are simple but great. Washed down with draught Tiger🤌🏼. Great service, great food and a nice atmosphere.

Very nice restaurant with excellent food and service

Nice place and Food so Yummy Best Thai in UK!!

Food and service is absolutely first rate! Cannot praise them enough! Booking to avoid disappointment is recommended.

Terrific food and service. Can't fault them!

I had my first visit here a couple of weeks ago the food was amazing and fresh and the staff couldn’t do enough to make sure you have an amazing experience.

I really enjoyed our dinner at this restaurant. Attentive staff who took care of what we needed. Food was top notch and we will definitely return to this place. The mint chocolate served on the end is absolutely delicious.

Service is absolutely amazing very welcoming on arrival. The Food is 10/10 absolutely delicious all in all an amazing place highly recommend

Had a lovely evening meal here whilst visiting the city. Pleasant atmosphere and kind staff. I would recommend the Moo Ping starter.

I booked this restaurant for a friend's birthday. I chose this restaurant after seeing previous reviews that said the service was good and that employees would sing happy birthday on his birthday, but in fact there was not. There is no student discount now, and the price of chicken skewers has been increased from 4 skewers to 3 skewers.

Went in for a late lunch around 3.30 and had a selection from the 2/3 course early evening menu. Food was excellent and the service was exemplary. It was a little more expensive than other Thai restaurants I have visited but it didn't feel like unfair pricing. The building is beautifully decorated, the staff were very attentive to our needs and you could see the food was made with fresh ingredients. A great experience overall and one I can wholeheartedly recommend.

I have been here several times. food is always perfectly presented and wonderful in taste and flavour. Large menu selection too.

Nice Place to been! Good food, lovely Service and Nice Location!

Service is nice but all curry tastes the same, all Thai red curry with coconut milk. We went as a group of 6, it’s £60 per head place but when we shared our dishes we were disappointed to find out all curry tasked the same.

Gorgeous food, staff are lovely, I go here frequently as the food is so good

Impeccable service, delicious set lunch, flavourful green curry, couldn’t fault anything if I tried! I only wish this restaurant was local to me!

Best Thai place ever! Got the ribs, golden parcels and the chicken satay (all shared) Then for my main I had the beef red Thai curry with sticky rice. The service is very very good and food is also very very yummy 🤤! 5 stars. Sunday 5th June. Also get prawn crackers while you wait for your food.

Excellent service and food. My first visit was good. I have since returned, again for lunch. The staff were excellent on each occasion. I shall definitely be returning.

What a gem of a place this is beautiful food fresh and delicious

Probably the best Thai restaurant I had tried in the UK. Food is authentic and very nice and lovely staffs. Reasonable price and very good environment.

Amazing food, good service and a lovely place to eat. Would highly recommend. 😎😎

Good food, service was wonderful and it had such a lovely ambience

The best Thai I ever had! Amazing service and amazing atmosphere!

Lovely restaurant- really lovely and helpful staff making us feel so welcome. Food delicious

Overall, the 8-course tasting menu at Mantra Thai Newcastle is a feast, offering a well-rounded and immersive experience of Thai cuisine that leaves a lasting impression.

Absolutely fabulous atmosphere and service. Lovely decor and was good with our large group of 9 people

Amazing food. Staff were absolutely fantastic and lunch menu excellence value, starter/main and selected drinks (Mantra magic 🤤 and Prosecco) £55 including tip.

Superb food & very attentive service. Highly recommended.

I visited Mantra Thai today with my family. The food was lovely. Staff so friendly, helped us with our son who is only 6 year old and very fussy with the food. Great relaxing atmosphere with the quiet music in the background. My wife had a Birthday and the Staff came and sang her Happy Birthday, we were all very surprise, it was so kind of them. We definitley come back. The only thing I would sugest to the owner of the restaurant is add some kids menu, maybe some fruit shoot drink or something similar. Thank you Matra Thai.

Amazing restuarant! unforgettable experience. ❤

This was our first visit ( I have absolutely no idea why?? I have been meaning to come for ages).. I'll blame Covid 🤭 Decided to bring my niece here for her birthday. We were all very impressed. Great service and lovely food. Wouldn't hesitate to return and looking forward to doing so 👌

Lovely food and great service! The Lamb Massaman was beautiful. The nicest lamb I’ve ever had.

A modern deco setting with a separate bar area for a drink before your Thai meals. Good ambient and great food, throw in good companies and you will have a whale of time.

Superb, as always! Food, service, everything was spot on!