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Nº 147 in 866 in Dudley

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Great food and service, we had the set menu for 4. Allowed us to swap some dishes as well. Really tasty and spot on service.

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David Byrne . 2024-10-20

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Floor music is a bit loud and annoying and the food is very average... used to be amazing food 4 the price.

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Alexandra Louise . 2024-10-13

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First time eating here and I was thoroughly impressed, the food was delicious, we had the red Thai curry and the pad Thai beef it was amazing! Will definitely be coming back

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Liam Barnett . 2024-10-04

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What a fabulous meal, could not fault it and the service was brilliant such a friendly lady who was so helpful with helping us chose the meals for all our tastes. Will certsinly be going again

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Donna S . 2024-09-25

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Me and my boyfriend came the other night everything was great loved everything and the staff really dealt good with the ride customers there would go again

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Maddison Weaver . 2024-09-06

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Amazing food and lovely atmosphere.

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Christine Anderson . 2024-09-05

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Food was amazing. Had such a great time. Favourite was the tiger steak. Such amazing flavour and the staff was absolutely brilliant.

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Janith lakshan K . 2024-08-27

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Food was absolutely delishh I was blown away by the services as well as there atmosphere is so Fabulous❤️

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Bantawa Jnu . 2024-08-26

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This restaurant used to be absolutely amazing place for Thai cuisine. I booked recently and was surprised to learn a Brummie accent upon booking a table. I should’ve gone with my instincts but continued to book table for two. We got there and English music was being played rather than the authentic Thai instrumental music. The food absolutely disgraceful, tasted nothing like it used to, obviously ownership changed. The only Thai thing about this restaurant is the original decor left from previous owners. We left most food uneaten. The chef hasn’t a clue what Thai food should taste like. Sadly a real disappointment. The lady was very polite and friendly that served us but food was absolutely disgusting.

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Sandeep Rajput . 2024-08-25

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First time at a Thai Restaurant. Libby was excellent and the food was amazing.

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Sheila Hollyoak . 2024-08-24

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Not the best usually very good but tonight food was not good, long wait for starters and to be honest £7.95 is steep for the mixed starter, 2 hours later the mains arrived, 1 was cold and sent back to be advised reheated in microwave, all mains then come bar one but no rice and advised it will be with you shortly. The rice should come out with the mains not 10 minutes after, and to reheat a curry not acceptable. To be honest always rated this restaurant and took a lot of friends and family but not again. Advised the reason for the delay is because they were very busy, well dont be greedy and book too many people in that you cannot service your customers Also the young lad serving was absolutely useless proper could not care attitude. Over priced and will not return

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THORN-CARTY . 2024-08-19

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Fantastic, had the mixed seafood dish and coconut rice

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Seto . 2024-08-15

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Food was 10/10. Staff were lovely! Definitely coming here again!

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Kane 4444 . 2024-08-15

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Very tasty. Good prices. Ask to make spicy, that was good enough. Recommend for everyone.

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Vadims Uhanovs . 2024-08-03

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New favourite takeaway - massaman and Thai green curry were so tasty.

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Ross Watson . 2024-07-21

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Decided to try this restaurant based on reviews and sooo glad I did. Food was amazing diffinately a 10/10 from food to service. Would diffinately recommend and diffinately come again.

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Alecia Reynolds . 2024-07-09

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Yummy stuff, very fresh and crunchy veg. All of the mixed starter though was stuff that is just deep fried. Nice but I'd hassle liked less fat. £29 meal for two. Great combination! Might go for the £25 if I return. Must have green curry! Nothing made me worry about my back door the next day. 😃

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Mark Kite . 2024-07-08

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Just been last night. Really delicious food and friendly staff. Green curry and pad Thai both are really nice and best atmosphere

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Karan K . 2024-07-07

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Calming environment, welcoming, and food was delicious I felt I was on holiday.

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K S . 2024-06-29

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Amazing food and service. Hope to come back here in the future.

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Liam . 2024-06-09

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Great service and Thai food. Thai curries are amazing.

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abc abc . 2024-05-02

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Ordered takeaway via Uber eats Thai green curry with Prawns. It was full of oil n massive chunks of vegetables that looks like they have been sliced by a machete. There were 5prawns in the curry which tased extremely rubbery.

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ShamZeee . 2024-04-26

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Really good service and amazing Thai food. I also sometimes order takeaways that’s absolutely delicious and good packaging and decoration on the food.

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Karan Karan . 2024-04-26

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Had a take away. Fantastic food as usual, ready when they said it would be. Thanks

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Steve Phipps . 2024-02-14

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Food was okay but nothing spectacular. The real issue is the penny-pinching. £16.90 (take away) for salt and pepper king prawns. We got FOUR, and the coating was on top of the shells, so by the time you’ve taken the shells off the prawns there is nothing left. Total waste of money. Never again.

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katelouise_11 . 2024-02-10

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The steamed mince pork and prawn dumplings are tasty. The customer service is brilliant .

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Mes Marriott . 2024-02-08

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Delicious Thai food. Best quality and taste, beautifully presented. A warm welcome. Friendly and responsive staff. Overall an excellent experience.

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Vikki Robson . 2024-02-06

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Food is delicious, eat in or take away it’s always a treat. The staff are great and there’s always nice music playing. Thai red curry is my go to 👌

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Hester Trice . 2024-01-31

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Always delicious food, and friendly, attentive service. Love this place! Walked in on a Sat night, no booking and they made space for us, even though they were busy. Another visit with 17 people (pre-booked) and they totally took it in their stride with 2 waiting staff on!

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Natalie Monkton-Harper . 2024-01-20

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Really great experience every time we come, food has a great flavour and variety depending on what you order :)

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Ethan Bastable . 2024-01-06

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All I can say is perfect, 10/10. The customer service was very good, the food was absolutely perfect. Really do suggest going there to eat. Went on a Wednesday evening and only one other family there and was nice. Parked just in a side street that was free.

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Shivam Patel . 2024-01-03

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Tasty food, friendly staff, cozy place

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SorinD Stoian . 2023-12-27

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So disappointing- eaten here a year or two ago which was lovely. Unfortunately. Thai beef salad tonight was truly awful, sloppy mess. We were so hungry after waiting an hour for a starter that we ate it anyway and then were told that as we’d eaten it, nothing could be done £15 for an absolutely awful starter. Shocking!! Main meal was such poor quality we passed it back straight away and left, went home to order a Chinese takeaway when back.

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Ange . 2023-12-27

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Amazing food and lovely staff. Cannot wait to come back in the future !

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Richard Clarke . 2023-12-10

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Brilliant food ordered a takeaway and it beautiful very tasty

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emma timmins . 2023-11-10

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Great food, very authentic and fresh, love the Massaman curry! Staff are lovely, great service, the best Thai restaurant around.

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Sue Watson . 2023-11-02

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Been going here for about ten years, different owners . Last three or four times that we’ve arrived we have been directed to a table for two behind a pillar , probably the worst table in the house, despite it being early evening and the restaurant being empty. Again, tonight, we requested to be moved and we were directed to a substandard table and so had to complain again to be moved again . I was told it would be busy at weekends, I fully appreciate this, but not at 6-7pm midweek when the place is nearly empty . Surely , some sense?Is it poor staff or poor management? Disappointed as really like the place and the food . Neil ( sorry for the grammar and spelling) PS during meal staff member sprayed adjoining table with what I presume was a sanitizer and covered us and food, I paid the bill and left, without a tip and paid £80+ Very disappointed

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Neil M . 2023-11-01

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Amazing authentic Thai food, really fresh and the staff are amazing and so friendly.

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Victoria Tipper . 2023-10-19

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Food was good visit on quite night nice

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Bladerr (Bladerr) . 2023-08-29

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今日去完動物園之後我地予約左Salathip食晚飯。氣氛好好👍🏻,野食好好味🤤!我喜歡食炒飯同炸魷魚! After going to the zoo today, I made an appointment with Salathip for dinner. The atmosphere is good👍🏻, food is delicious🤤! I like eating fried rice and fried squid! Après être allé au zoo aujourd'hui, j'ai pris rendez-vous avec Salathip pour le dîner. L'ambiance est bonne👍🏻, la nourriture est délicieuse🤤 ! J'aime manger du riz frit et des calamars frits ! 今日は動物園に行った後、サラティップと夕食のデートをしました。雰囲気も良くてご飯も美味しい🤤!私はチャーハンとイカのフライを食べるのが好きです!

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DJ Kenji . 2023-08-24

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This was my first time at Salathip and I was competing blown away by the beautiful food and the amazing service from Tik. Her customer service was excellent. We can’t wait to come back, thank you so much! Ps the Thai Green Curry is the best!!!

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Jessica M . 2023-08-23

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Thus is the best spot for Thai food ! staffs here are also very friendly. if you wanna enjoy authentic Thai food this is the place

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Central Paint . 2023-08-20

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Excellent foods, authentic, tasty and well presented with a good choice of wines & beers. Highly recommend the Terre Avare Primativo if you like a bold, smooth red wine. Prawn in batter and pork rib starters were particularly nice, as was the chicken panang main. Service from Jess was friendly and efficient. Group of us visited on a Tuesday evening when it was particularly quiet hence four stars for atmosphere. A little pricey, but would recommend if you like, or are looking to experience authentic Thai cuisine for the first time.

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Mike Beveridge . 2023-08-02

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Staff were friendly and helpful. Food was very good.

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David Rice . 2023-07-23

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We have been here several times, the food always lovely, not waiting long for service unless they are exceptionally busy (then totally understandable) waitresses always polite, friendly and helpful Cannot fault it any time we have been. Great place

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Jennifer Horton . 2023-06-04

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Love it here. It has really tasty food and some lovely staff. Thank you for being so close to our house 😃

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Louise Longman . 2023-05-28

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It was our first time visiting and we will most definitely be back! The waitress who served us was brilliant, very attentive and great with our 5 year old. The food was fresh and tasted great. We've recommended to family and friends and will be returning soon :)

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Abbie Brewer . 2023-05-11

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So freindly and welcoming . Food authentic thai cooked by Thai staff thai . Will definitely return soon .highly recommended

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Dee Dainty . 2023-04-27

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Wish they would reopen on lunchtimes again

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Pamela Skidmore . 2023-04-19

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Lovely little Thai restaurant on Kingswinford High St. Been here on a couple of occasions now ..never disappoints.

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Dean Wilkes . 2023-04-14

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It was our first visit and it certainly will not be our last. The female statues are nice and if you are vertically challenged (or not), certainly a talking point. The menu is clear and the food was really good. The food was well prepared and arrived really quickly. We even ordered extra food during the meal and this was dealt with quickly and effectively with the least amount of bother. The portions are good sizes and for us there was a good amount of sharing. Which again says all the dishes were excellent and also why we ordered more as we liked it so much.

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Raj Patel . 2023-04-02

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Very quiet so no atmosphere, food good but prefer, Bulls Head in Sedgley much nicer

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Julie Gill . 2023-03-25

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Amazing food and amazing service

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Lucy Hartill . 2023-03-23

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Amazing thai food and very friendly service. Decent prices, good beer choice, and the menu is great. It was really quiet when we went but I don't understand why, food presentation and taste is fantastic.

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Cass Oakley . 2023-03-16

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Really great food and wonderful service. One of the best Thai restaurants I've been to outside of Thailand

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Matthew Skidmore . 2023-03-03

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We stumbled upon this local gem of a restaurant. Warmly greeted upon arrival. Nicely decorated with Eastern touches. The food was fabulous and the staff were attentive and good humoured. Left feeling very happy and satisfied. Will be bringing friends here. Give it a try!

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V S . 2023-02-21

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I visited the place for the first time and the reviews did justice to what was served. After a warm welcome, we were given choices of drinks and the amazing waiter suggested a malbec that we ended up loving. The options for food were also quite a lot and we went with beef stir fry, chicken red curry, fried rice and Jasmin rice. All of it was exceptionally good except for some pieces of beef which were unfortunately a bit rubbery (hence the 4 star). I'd definitely visit this place again and I'm waiting to try the other good stuff. The atmosphere and the ambience needs a special mention. I absolutely loved them and it was very welcoming.

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K P . 2023-02-19

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stunning food. compliments to the chef. needs a huge pay rise.

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Kevin Richards . 2023-02-05

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I have been coming here for many years, even before it became salathip. Usually eat in. Had a take away last night and ordered my usual Thai green curry, it was just not up to scratch and was so spicy I couldn't eat it, no idea how it had been cooked or what had been added but it wasn't the usual tasty curry I have. When I went to collect I asked for a pot of chilli oil and was told I needed to pay £1.50 even though I'm never charged for that when I eat in. The lady serving me almost seemed annoyed that I didn't have cash to pay this £1.50 and needed to put it on card. Not great customer service at all or good quality of food.

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amy hossack . 2023-01-23

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Excellent Thai food, in nice surroundings and great service.

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Nick Jones . 2022-12-31

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We came for my dads' 80th birthday a couple if weeks ago. The food and service was amazing. The staff went up and beyond to make it special for my dad, and my 2 girls loved trying the food. We will definitely be back again. Thank you for making it memorable for my dad

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evette jayatilake . 2022-12-29

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First time eating tai. Great food and even better service

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Adventure Trails MTB . 2022-09-27

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Good service and very nice food.

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Jason Lang . 2022-08-18

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One of the best Thai places I’ve ever been to and I have been to many! Excellent customer service and the food is beyond any expectations! If you are looking for true authentic Thai food, this is the place (Speaking as a Southeast-Asian) What a hidden gem 💎

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Sonia On . 2022-07-31

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OK a little expensive for the amount you get still tasted great

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DARREN Mills . 2022-06-05

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Mixed starter disappointing - looked and tasted like Iceland frozen party food. Curries lacked spice and flavour, overly creamy and sweet. Pad Thai greasy and tasteless. Rice mushy but tasted nice. Pretty expensive meal but standard is below Chinese takeaway level. Not sure if caught on bad day because other reviews consistently great. Service was good.

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Niall Scully . 2022-06-02

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Fantastic meal with great service.

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Angela Lester . 2022-05-26

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Excellent service, the staff, from the person who answered the phone to the waiting staff were excellent. The food was excellent, very efficient and polite would highly recommend, will definitely return and recommend.

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Joanne Browning . 2022-05-22

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Good food, friendly staff. Relaxing ambiance. Excellent service.

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Simon Deeley . 2022-05-20

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Outstanding service and food absolutely delicious can’t wait to go again

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Perananthan Seyon . 2022-05-12

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Lovely food nice admisware excellent service

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Andrew Price . 2022-05-11

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No words to describe, excellent atmosphere, great service and fabulous food. Keep it up.

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Navaratnam Shankar Ravi . 2022-05-10

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Very slow service explained away by 'the kitchen fall behind when it's busy' and a foreign object found in the food. However two members of staff did apologise and take ownership of our complaint.

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Gail Behan . 2022-05-08

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Fantastic food and great service recommended trying this place..

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steve markham . 2022-05-06

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Banging grub be returning soon 🤙🏼

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Olivia Flack . 2022-04-14

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Excellent staff and food. Choice of food and presentation is great too. Recommended 100%.

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Lucy Reeves . 2022-04-05

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Always first class Food excellent and service brilliant.

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Simon Wood . 2022-03-17

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We had one of the set meals for 5, starters were nice and all the main courses were beautiful. Delicious flavours and hot, portions were plenty even for our big eaters! Good selection at the bar, friendly staff and great service!

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Katharine Skorka . 2022-02-26

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First time been there service was ok ,staff brilliant,food excellent so yah give it try 👍..

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Moez Monastiri . 2022-02-15

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Amazing food and great service!

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Kat Groves . 2022-02-03

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Having been to this restaurant many times before we were really disappointed by the poor quality of food on our most recent visit. The sharer starter platter was dry as though the items had been cooked for ages and kept warm. The soft shell crab main coarse was really greasy and sauce tasteless. I left most if it and when asked by the staff why I explained and they just oh dear we will tell the chef. My wife had a chilli dish which despite its description was rediculously hot meaning you couldn't taste anything beyond the first mouth full. Not how we remembered it on other visits. Wouldn't recommend.

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Carl Cooke . 2022-02-01

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I've heard they do a cracking omelette

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Phil . 2021-12-07

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Good food, good service and reasonable price.

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Edward Hillman . 2021-10-08

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Excellent food and staff. Very good service.

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Elizabeth Hillman . 2021-10-08

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Tom yam soup was amazing, excellent service !

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Ben Venables . 2021-10-03

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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! 5* We spent a lovely evening in this Thai restaurant back in August 2020 when the UK was open for a little while! Well what can we say we had one of the most lovely experiences of eating Authentic Thai food going. Lovely front of house staff, bar staff and the main co owner chef was kind enough to come out and chat to us after the meal. The food was spot on. Fresh, flavoursome and beautifully presented. They say when eating....... the first bite is with the eyes and we were not let down. Decor and customer service was lovely for a independent Thai restaurant. We are heading back shortly this evening and we can't wait to eat some more lovely Thai food. Definitely recommend. Dinesh and Gemma.x 5* good potions and good value for money. All round winner for a lovely date night.

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dinesh Patel . 2021-09-04

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So we visited the restaurant with friends and ordered the crab fish cake starters which were £5.95. They were like cardboard and tasteless. The main courses were overly salted but edible. We ordered tiger beers which were £3.50 each which were supposed to be half pint. The glass was more froth so we didn’t get a complete measure. As we were leaving they said they’d added our bill up incorrectly and demanded another £10! We paid them but will definitely not visit again!

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Jaspermyboy . 2021-08-15

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Been coming here for years and i just wanted to say how much I enjoy the food here. The staff are wonderful and polite. Nice to see new waitresses/ waiters working there. 10/10 would recommend :)

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Sitham Jeyachandran . 2021-08-06

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Have been coming here for years. First time in approx 6 months due to covid. Same lovely restaurant, different waitresses though very helpful and polite. The food however tasted different, I'm guessing there's a new chef or owners. It's still good but not as good as it used to be

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Tim Webb . 2021-08-06

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Ate here with five others last Saturday and the staff were so friendly and accommodating. We were seated and served really quickly and got our drinks within a few minutes of ordering. Starters were really delicious and piping hot and our mains arrived soon after. My main was quite spicy and I would have preferred for this to be explained on the menu as it was a surprise! Everyone else's mains were nice but everyone said that the meat was quite tough and tasted cheap, mine included. Not sure why the restaurant would invest in such poor meat considering the prices of the food / how excellent the service was as this really let them down. I would return again but I feel quite hesitant about coming back in any hurry.

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Sophie . 2021-07-27

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Lovely the food...service is great....you love Thai...you will love this place

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Darren Whittle . 2021-07-18

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Taking an hour to serve my orders. The decorated in restaurant quite beautiful, the vibe is chill and relaxing.

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Nuananong Pedthong . 2021-07-13

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Collected a takeaway order, staff on arrival were so friendly. Resturaunt looked beautiful and clean, got home and the good was delicious! We will be coming back soon to dine in for sure!

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Lewis Freeman . 2021-07-05

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Food was delicious and staff were very helpful and friendly. Never felt we were ignored or had issues getting staff attention. Really good place for food.

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Caroline Watts . 2021-06-27

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Me and my partner really enjoyed your meal, absolutely spot on cuisine 👍

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Jim Young . 2021-06-26

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We've only had take away from here but it's the food that counts and we have enjoyed everything we've ever had. Really nice food. Staff are really nice too. And if you want to dine in, it's very nicely presented inside

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Steve Crampton (Crampo) . 2021-06-22

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Great meal with the family here tonight. Booked an early time so the restaurant wasn't busy. Our waitress was very polite and friendly. All enjoyed the food. Portions are generous. Thinking of trying their takeaway too.

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Stephen Wakeman . 2021-05-30

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Lovely food, so much flavour. The lady serving was very nice and polite. Very clean and felt welcomed. Will defintely return.

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A . 2021-05-23

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I'll recommend this restaurant to the Thai and Oriental food lovers, it's over the average.

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Aurelio Cannella . 2021-05-18

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First time using them, lovely food, very light and fresh.

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Carol Egan . 2021-05-15

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