The King and Thai in West Dorset

Very nice food and service. Not too dear either. Quality home cooked food.

The food was superb as was the service. I love that it was authentic.

Food was divine for our lunch, good price, lovely waiter and amazing service Our favourite Thai, even though we live 16 miles away!!

This is not best looking restaurant from the roadside. Don’t be fooled, the food choice was very very good. The meals we ordered were hot, plentiful and delicious with good presentation. The staff and service was excellent. Recommend

A lovely family run restaurant. On our latest visit, the restaurant was very busy and we expected that we would have a longer than usual wait but that was not the case. The owners make a very friendly and very efficient front of house team, we were able to place our orders as soon as we had decided and didn't have to wait ages for our meals to arrive. We all had 2 courses and each course came out together, was lovely and hot and everything was beautifully presented. It was also excellent value for money. Other restaurants could learn a lot from this wonderful place. In short we had a delicious meal with fantastic service, thank you so much.

Exemplary service, excellent food and all served with a dash of humour. Wish we lived closer as this would very quickly become our go to.

Lovely Thai food and attentive service.

Freshly cooked and extremely tasty food.

This visit was an anniversary treat and we really enjoyed it. Great food very well presented. Nice friendly service. Comfortable atmosphere. Will definitely return soon.

Excellent food and friendly staff.

Highly recommended. We had a set meal and the variety, taste and presentation was great. Must be one of the best Thai restaurants in the area.

I’ve been to this establishment twice now. I am new to the area and decided to search for a local Thai near me, I stumbled across The King Thai and I am glad with the decision I made. The service was very good, and the restaurant was immaculately clean. There is a good choice of local drinks on the menu as well as good food options - not a huge amount on the menu however to my mind this is a good sign that everything is cooked fresh I must also add they do not cook with any MSG or preservatives. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone wether you are looking for a quick lunch or an evening meal. Will definitely be a regular customer here now.

Excellent food. The lunch menu is great value with a good number of choices. Evening menu is more expensive of course, but with a more extensive menu.

Love love love this restaurant. Thai food was excellently cooked. Friendly service and very well priced. We had a set menu with a really good variety of Thai cuisine. Will go back again many times.

Great food and service, prices reasonable

Wasn't impressed with food at all. Very disappointing birthday meal for my partner. Very greasy and bland, had about 3 prawns in my pad Thai, tempura prawns tasted like something you'd buy from Icelands. Satay sauce swimming in oil and tasted funny. Feel abit robbed for 35 quid.

An excellent Thai restaurant in Dorchester, the food menu was varied with plenty of choice and when the food arrived it was very very tasty and hot. The service was spot on. The drinks menu had a good choice of wines, lgers and cider. This was our 4th visit since moving to the area and would highly recomend a visit. Booking in advance is recommended.

We came across this popular restaurant by accident. They managed to fit us in but they were very busy. The food and service were excellent. We will go again but next time we will book a table.

If you haven't been to the King &Thai why not Lovely bright little restaurant in Dorchester.Service Food and atmosphere truly lovely Family run for many years . You won't be disappointed

Excellent food, excellent service

As fresh as can be. Presented with love and skill. Nice calm vibe. Delishous and great choice Inc vegetarian and pescatarian. Shared starter and desert to save room. Thank you.

Love this restaurant, their food is very tasty :) We keep going back time and time again

Very good service, food excellent. Would recommend.

INCREDIBLE food and chic setting, lovely staff, immense

Owner and daughter , blimmin lovely ! Food amazing ! My company , not so good ahaha 😅

The service was wonderful, both of the front of house staff were so polite and nothing was a problem for them. When the food came, especially my main, I wolfed it down as it was so delicious. We had booked in advance for a Saturday evening but there was still empty seats, sadly for the business. I don't leave tips at restaurants but did for this place. A wonderful little gem. People are missing out if they choose to eat at one of the nearby chain establishments in this town. Thank you once again for your great service and excellent food

One of the best places I’ve eaten Thai food in the UK! It’s a must if you’re a fan of Thai cuisine. The Massaman curry, Pad Thai and coconut ice cream the highlights of the meal.

Food was lovely but I only received half a portion of rice and the Thai spicy crackers were just Chinese prawn crackers

This is certainly a must visit restaurant if you love your Thai. Newly converted to this food and it's a great place to explore these dishes. Great service, lovely food and easy access for those who drive. They have a good selection of wine. One, albeit simple highlight, the Spring Rolls... amazing!

Nice food, attentive service but absolutely no atmosphere

Absolutely amazing. Just have had a family dinner of three of us. The food was probably the best Thai dishes we've ever had. We had seafood and vegetarian, but there are plenty others here to choose from. Attentive and friendly staff, service. A hidden gem. As luckily we live in the area, definitely will be back. Highly recommended, thank you for all at The King and Thai.

Had dinner there last night. Can’t rate his family run restaurant highly enough. The food is delicious. So much so that we’re hoping to return there tonight!

SO tasty - definitely one of the most underrated restaurants in Dorchester 🌞

This was a surprisingly wonderful meal. Dorchester is the last place that I thought we’d find a fabulous Thai restaurant. Fresh, flavourful, perfect portion size to cost, beautiful staff who take pride in the food. Such a gem. My son and I will definitely return soon. Superb evening

Absolutely amazing! Freshest food I've had in Dorchester, as well as the best Thai food I've had in years! Every bite felt fresh. Will come again! Definetly reccomend 😊

Not the cheapest but well worth the little extra, only had takeaways and will continue to do so

Exceptional authentic Thai food

A really nice lunchtime meal excellent value great service . Amazed that there were only two others in. It must be a well hidden gem which is a shame for the people missing out .

Had a quick lunch, very small portion, still hungry and we’re no big eaters. They probably want you to take starter and dessert... Taste of sauces was ok, although very salty. Had some tofu, which looked different from other places and tasted bad. Think they over-fried it or it was too old.

Perfect. Just had their lunch menu and it was faultless

Delightful food, charming staff. What more can you ask

Love this place, we have ate-in and got take away, never been disappointed with food. Always had a lively presentation and the staff are so friendly.

Really nice staff and good quality food. I'd definitely recommend that you give it a go.

Our favourite place to eat! Food is delicious and really reasonably priced for the quality and quantity of food you get! It's worth booking a table as it gets busy

We went on a Monday evening and it was pleasantly busy. Delicious food, I'd happily return.

Delicious food and amazing service. Very interesting and varied menu. All I would say is more rice with the sticky rice so that it's enough for all the lovely sauce!

Visited for lunch and it was delicious - can highly recommend! We had 3 courses for £14.95, plenty of options to choose from. Will certainly be going again soon.

A great restaurant with good choice on the menu and superb staff. Food was excellent.

Lovely atmosphere and beautifully clean restaurant! The service was impeccable - but the food! Freshly cooked and bursting with taste and subtle flavours. Served very hot - just how I like it; and good sized portions. Huge prawns, fresh pork and chicken - no preformed meat. The handmade coconut ice cream is a real treat and not too sweet. It really is a wonderful experience, you are not rushed eating the food and we cant wait to go back!

Excellent food once again thankyou

Been a few times now, it's always great service. Food tastes amazing and doesn't take too long. Decent size portion and for what we ordered was very reasonable price.

Really nice food and service was great.

Great tasting food. So good we ate there twice during a 5 day stay in Dorchester 😀

Nice restaurant, good service. Good choice of dishes on the menu. Prices average for the meals but a request for a tip of 15% and above is a bit high.

Nice meal, nice staff. More authentic than some and very good.

dorchester you have a little gem with this Thai restaurant ,don't lose it ,first visit and we will recommend it and be back when we come to Dorchester again

lovely meal, very clean and hand sanitizer etc all in place still which was fab..would recommend

Fresh and tasty Thai, well presented and friendly staff.

Dishes are decent and proprietor is friendly but portions could be more generous for the prices compared to other places. A pleasant experience nevertheless.

Visited last night with 3 friends. What a lovely restaurant! Amazing food all beautifully presented, hot and super tasty! Will definitely return.

Would highly recommend- Had the vegetarian set menu which was delicious with good portion sizes. Service was quick and the staff are very accommodating and friendly!! :)

Really lovely food and beautifully presented

Beautifully presented and well cooked food. The restaurant has a comfortable feel and welcoming hosts so it's easy to see why it is so well regarded. Nice to see some genuine Thai cooking.

Lovely local Thai place with amazing food that also looks good without skipping on portion size. Good pricing. Staff were also really friendly. Would recommend.

Quiet when we visited - most alternatives very busy! Good food, good covid protection and friendly host. Recommended.

Lovely authentic food served by a family business who clearly care about what they do

Lovely fresh food, beautifully presented and great service. I love this authentic, family run restaurant and will keep going back.

Great food and the service couldn’t be faulted.

Exceptional, good quality food, and very friendly staff.

Amazing-ly good food! Defo recommend!

Superb set lunch menu and a well chosen, keenly priced wine list. Impeccable

As it was an anniversary celebration we decided to choose the banquet. It was all really lovely.

Very tasty food & lovely, welcoming staff. Will definitely be coming back!

Great tasting food with fantastic presentation. Furthermore, lovely staff and excellent service, can't wait to go back for a meal!

great food at great prices, staff were very friendly and helpful. we had a birthday in the group and staff helped out with the cake. all the food we are was well made and tasted beautiful. a must try is the coconut ice cream.

As all the other people say, excellent food (best green curry since being in Thailand, my wife's words 🙂) great friendly service and well priced - many thanks guys, khap khun kap!

Best Thai restaurant I've been to, lovely staff, lovely food

Food lovely. The best thai food I've ever had.

Authentic Thai food cooked by a Thai family. Even the Laab was close to how they do it in Thailand.

We had a great meal with very good service. Would recommend to all ourfriends

Beautiful clean restaurant, lovely food, definitely will return

Delicious. Highly recommended,excellent service, perfect.

Brilliant meal - excellent service and fantastic, fresh authentic Thai food. Delicious red curry, and the chef's special with the beer marinated beef was really good too. The homemade coconut ice cream was too good to share!

Great service, great food, great lunchtime deal 😋

Very spicy 🌶 but more importantly they are very tasty. Dont miss it. Try the no-17 on the menu (stir fry) and the prawn soup.

We had our first takeaway this evening and the food was excellent! This is authentic fresh Thai food at it’s best and we loved it. Tasty, healthy food and great value for money.

So, we had our first takeaway from the King & Thai this evening, after getting a recommendation from family & I’m having great difficulty explaining how terrible it was. The starter of tempura prawns? Really thick, stodgy batter & for £6.95, I was expecting more than 4. The roast duck with Crispy noodles was the main disappointment. The duck was severely over cooked & dry & the dish arrived with only crispy noodles & a small pot of sauce. Nothing else, no garnish. A tiny over cooked duck breast on a tiny bed of crispy noodles.The squid was ok but again over cooked & chewy, with the batter way too thick & totally masking the flavour of the squid. Compared to the other Thai restaurant in town (which we’ve frequented often), this was awful, massively overpriced (much more in comparison) and thoroughly disappointing. Don’t waste your money.

Lovely Food - Not too spicy. Will go again

Sadly take away only atm but still the same great Thai flavours and good value.

Yet again a wonderful meal at this fabulous Thai restaurant. Beef Panaeng curry was fantastic. Excellent friendly service and all very safe with good precautions at this time. Can’t wait to go again. Well Done

We booked a table for 5 for a post Christmas meal and it was fantastic. The food was brilliant as always and we felt safe and extremely well looked after. The tables were well spaced, there was room to move safely, hand sanitiser was provided upon entry and the bathrooms were very clean and well kept. Thank you very much for a wonderful meal out!!

The meal was absolutely delicious, everything cooked to perfection and so tasty. Lovely service too.

First of all let's get the covid stuff out of the way. I've eaten in many restaurants, cafes and eateries during the crisis and they have all responded in different ways. Some place leave you thinking they are aren't taken this seriously enough and others it's like Orwell meets Kafka in a sandwich shop. The King and Thai have struck a balance where they having given a ll of thought to safety and social distancing without it being obtrusive. My family and I felt totally safe.On to the good stuff , this is a restaurant worth travelling to try.The decor is non-descript but warm and clean the service is excellent , attentive with being unnecessarily fussy and in your face. The food is outstanding , everything is home made and freshly cooked to order using local including the desserts and the sauces. The only issue is deciding what to choose. You find cheaper but it would difficult to find better value.The King and Thai is a great family run business and pride they take in it deserves your support.

Excellent fresh food, nicely prepared. Great, attentive service. We'll be back. Delicious chicken satay starter. Excellent king prawn red curries. £60 for two, including starter, main course and a drink and a £5 tip!

Lovely food. We had the lunchtime menu.

had an amazing authentic pad thai take away from The king and Thai restaurant we had 1 spicy and 1 not so spicy is was delicous,my husband cycled home with it to poundbury and it was still piping hot.would highly recommend supporting this local thai restaurant

The food here is wonderful! Would highly recommend. Make sure you book this popular restaurant. Immaculately clean. Highly professional friendly welcome awaits the customer with detailed table service. A small treasure of a restaurant well worth a visit.

We have been to this restaurant on numerous occasions both for lunch and dinner. Proprietor is a very ameanable and attentive host while his wife runs the kitchen. Love the sweetcorn fritters and chicken satay. The thai green curry is simply the best we’ve ever tasted. Excellent standards and good covid measures in place. Lunch menu is an absolute bargain.

Food was simply excellent, with fresh top quality ingredients and authentic Thai flavors. Had the 3 course lunch menu: Toast starter was savoury and crispy, pad Thai mains was sweet tangy and spicy, great noodle texture. Dessert was fried bananas with homemade ice cream, it was warm, crispy and delicious. Staff was very friendly, and it's clear they are taking covid seriously. Well deserves its good reviews. Would definitely come back!

Everything about the meal was amazing, the lunch set menu was definitely a bargain as you're stuffed by the end of the meal! Excellent customer service and properly managed with the COVID safety measures. The quality and flavours of the food were at its highest, would definitely be visiting again