Ton Thai Street Food Cafe in Cardiff

We had a really great visit. Best Thai food we’ve had in the UK and really friendly service. Would definitely recommend

Excellent meal , quick service,

Spent 2 months travelling in Thailand and this is one of the best places I have eaten outside of Thailand. Very fresh ingredients, chef really knows his stuff. Very friendly people. Highly, Highly recommend.

Brilliant little place, food amazing, service first class, price great value. What else can you ask for.

Authentic taste of Thai food , friendly staff. Definitely going back there again and highly recommended

Extremely friendly staff, even brought the food out to me while I was suffering from some hay fever allergies. Really appreciated that! Fantastic food. Eat here quite often :)

Amazing food, all freshly prepared in the kitchen in full view of the restaurant. Flavours were spot on, and the freshness of the vegetables was lovely.

What a hidden gem Ton Thai is. I've been competing in the International Tennis Tournament at Rhiwbina tennis club and have been a few times to Ton Thai.I love Thai food and the Tofu green curry is the best I have ever had. Also the Tierra Del Rey Sauvignon Blanc white wine from Chile is really fruity and tasty. I bought a small bottle.Well done to the amazing ,friendly, conscientious staff at Ton Thai 👏 👏

A genuinely superb meal - one of the best I’ve ever had. Prawn jungle curry with noodles. Authentic Thai food cooked and served by lovely people.

A little Thai restaurant in tongwynlais, well worth the travel as the food was excellent and the staff are so friendly, could not recommend this place enough. 5 stars from me.

Lovely food with the most amazing flavours. Really friendly staff. A bottle of wine was reasonably priced compared to most places these days which was enjoyed sitting outside in the sun. Spring rolls were outstanding as well as the dumplings and freshly cooked pak Choi in garlic and oyster sauce. Will definitely be back!

Best thai food and experience we have had in UK. Lots of vegetarian options and very polite. The empty plates are a true testimony of superb good food.

Excellent food, properly cooked. Friendly owner/ chef.

Really amazing local restaurant, we dropped in on the way to castle coch and weren't didsapointed, amazing Thai food with the characteristic freshness you expect at an absoloute bargain at £10 for a meal during lunch . Cannot reccomend highly enough especially if you want to grab a bite to eat withought going all the way to Cardiff

Really impressed with this place. Everything is made with the freshest ingredients and the food is very high quality. Ordered two meals from the lunch menu, drinks, and sides. Everything tasted amazing and we payed less than £30 for everything. Will definitely come here again and recommend to others.

They said it would be 30 mins for collection and it was bang on. The food was very tasty. I will be going back there again. Very well priced as well. Staff were friendly.

Thai restaurant in Tongwynlais hence the name I think. We ordered takeaway but there is seating for dine in. Love Thai food and this is one of the best we've had. Pad Thai, fish cakes, panang curry, garlic aubergine all were delicious. Really authentic tasting. Friendly staff. A little out of city closer to North Cardiff but well worth a visit. Our new favourite for Thai food. We'll try dining in next time.

Fantastic food beat Thai around

Tonight I had a takeaway from this brilliant Thai cafe/restaurant. A lovely welcome from Shane the original Thai chef that came to Cardiff back in the 80s. He is a fantastic chef who cooks real Thai food (not Chinese influenced) His skill with flavours are second to none. I drove from st Fagans only 15 mins max and I'd drive an hour for that food again . Thai green curry,pad Thai ,pad krapow,jasmine rice satay chicken all were very very good. 4 years in tongwynlais.long may he last. If you haven't been you must go . Can't wait to go back and eat in next time

A pleasant surprise, the best Thai street food I've had outside Thailand.

Great to have a Thai restaurant here for lunch after a visit to the castle. The service was good, and they were mindful of my vegan requirements. They made sure the Pad Thai was without eggs and fish sauce; and suggested lemon tea as my drink, rather than Thai tea, which has milk. Food was tasty, although I felt very thirsty afterwards.

Just looking for a light lunch and tried a box meal, excellent quality and made fresh to order. Friendly staff. Clean and bright.

After ordering and being told it’ll take 20 to 25 minutes for my food, i had waited almost an hour before being told that the food would not be too much longer, it was over an hour until I received my food. The curries were incredibly watery, while the coconut rice and egg fried rice were okay overall a very disappointing experience

taste are good but slow on that day

Lovely food, went for pag krapoa. Lots of flavour, lots of texture. Lovely people. Looking forward to trying more of the menu!

We have been travelling too Thailand for over thirty years, Ton Thai is the closest you will get to Thai food in Cardiff. We have been eating there ever since Ploy opened ,and May she continues to stay there in the Ton

Exceeded all of our expectations, extremely delicious and good portions - we ordered the duck, vegetables and a stir fry. This place deserves five stars.

Really recommend this place, the service is friendly and great. I had the thai red curry and it was excellent, so authentic. Really enjoyed it, would love to come back again next time i’m driving past.

Lovely place! Don't hesitate to stop by, the food is heaven, the service is amazing! It was our first time visiting but definitely not the last!

Staff are always friendly.. genuine and lovely. The food is delicious 😋 Would definitely recommend x

Absolutely delicious, prawns were huge. Massaman curry was amazing as was the Tom Yum soup. Friendly, quick service, everything cooked fresh to order. Recommend mixed starter plate to share.

Dined in. Lovely little find, by chance as well. Awesome tasty food. Curry and duck was delicious. Will be returning.

Amazing authentic Thai food (and I've eaten in Thailand) fresh, flavoursome, quality food in a cafe style venue. They also do takeaway. We found it by mistake before visiting a local cinema and what a great find. Will definitely recommend and visit again.

Found this by chance, wow!! So glad we did authentic Thai food, in a small Café style venue, friendly staff and chef. We had a set meal and it was fantastic!! Reasonably priced and delicious 😋

I went here with my friend not long after I arrived in Cardiff. We ordered chicken satay and prawn pad Thai spicy. The chilli peanut and lemon mixed to the pad thai made it taste so authentic like I was in Thailand eating the street food. Service was excellent. We were hungry so the food tasted much better. I will definitely return again.

What a brilliant Thai place to eat at. We have been here a few times and it is never disappointing ! Excellent flavours, very good value and very friendly staff. Would highly recommend!!!

Love Ton Thia Great choice of food and a warm welcome from all the staff. Nice to sit outside in the summer and watch the world go by. Highly recommend

July 2023: Popular place some minutes drive north of Cardiff's center. Busy place with a limited number of tables. Better reserve in advance. Many people order take away so the people in kitchen were very busy so we had to be patient. The main dish portions are very big so in my case I barely could eat it all. The food ingredients are fresh with a lot of vegetables. The overall taste of the food was a bit different than what I am used to. I guess Thailand has several different cooking styles. The food is well adapted to Europe for spiceness. December: Perfectly made red and green curry for lunch. Rice and green tea. Extra 🌶️ chili. Healthy food. Taste of Thailand and Asia. Stomach very happy 😁. 6 stars meal.

Good quality Thai food at excellent prices.

This is the first time I’ve tried here but heard amazing stuff from several people. Well wow that was so beautiful all of our food was correct and boiling.. Thank you so much we will definitely be back. I went to collect and the staff were lovely and it was so cute inside. Thanks again

Visited this evening food was amazing. Staff were friendly and made you feel welcome. Well worth a visit.

Fantastic value. Beautiful fresh Thai meal for £15.

Lovely food, Pad Thai was not with rice noodles but egg noodles but tasted nice all the same. Arrived at 9:30 hoping to eat in but as closing at 10pm we took it home with us. Staff nice and pleasant and would defiantly go back

Are in and had the street food box deal to have pad Thai and spring rolls. Very tasty and friendly service.

Wow! Superb food and lovely people. If you haven't discovered this place yet, book a table as soon as you can!

Amazing little place with amazing food just right for the Friday lunchtime. Red Thai chicken curry I had few weeks was amazing and a little bit spicy and the Green Thai chicken curry I had today was spicier and absolutely divine (not just my opinion😜). Both dishes were from the lunchtime take away menu and only £7.95. Absolutely loved it, would recommend and will be coming back!

Just had an epic takeaway green chicken curry, beef pad Thai with extra chilli and chicken satay skewers and it was easily the best I’ve ever had and I’ve tried a few Thai takeaways in the surrounding area and this is 1 👌 I will definitely be returning soon

Spur of the moment but worth having, tasty food freshly made in front of you.

Lovely food but beware all the things they list as vegetarian are made with fish sauce so not vegetarian. You have to explian you don't eat fish and then they will adapt the menu so as not to use it.

such lovely staff and the food is amazing and so authenic. 5 star!!!

amazing food,friendly staff and good value

Really lovely food and a very friendly welcome. I'm not very adventurous with food, especially spicy food. I had the tofu Massaman curry, my partner had the tofu Thai red curry - they were both delicious. Excellent value for money. I will definitely come back.

Absolutely love this place,food is delicious and the chef and staff are lovely.

We happen to find this gem on our way home to Cardiff and what a delightful treat. We were warmly welcomed by the owner and were spoilt for choice as everything sounded delicious! Everything was absolutely amazing, full of flavour and tasty! The dried shrimp noodles was my favourite! Highly recommend!

Absolutely blew my mind. I am from Hong Kong, and used to always travel to Thailand. Trust me on this, this is TRUE authentic thai cuisine. Living in the Uk for 4 years now, this is truly one of the brightest gem. Even in Asia, to have such high quality thai food is not easy. I would really highly recommend giving it a try, even if this is out of your way. 10000000/10! ❤️ Prawn on toast is my favourite. It is one of my favourite dishes, and the ones made here is the best I have ever had.

Lovely food, great service highly recommended, and good coffee.

Fantastic lunch at Ton Thai at the weekend. The food was delicious and the lunch deals are such good value, there is a wide selection and nice portion sizes too, really great place, we can’t wait to go back and try the dinner menu. A big thank you to the owners, who were so welcoming and helped us with the menu choices, really nice people.

Food was delicious and they were super friendly. Penang curry and tofu was the hit of the day. Coconut juice drink was yum and made me feel like I was back in Thailand (note it’s a can with pulp in it.)

Authentic little place with great food and great prices.

Lovely staff, excellent service. Wonderful food

Superb Find, we have tried other Thai restaurants but obviously nothing compares to eating Thai food in Thailand 🇹🇭 which is one of our favourite destinations in the world to holiday, however Ton Thai cafe is superb, lovely staff and very authentic tasting Thai food outside of Thailand 🇹🇭. The restaurant is very nicely decorated, not many tables so book in advance unless your just having take away which seems to take approx 15 mins wait. We were shown to our table and menus, we had already looked on there website so we knew what we wanted lol, so we had Chicken Satay and spring rolls for our starters, very nice starter to be fair, then our main dishes, mine was the Thai red curry with chicken and my wife had the beef Massaman also Pak Choi side Superb tastes and filling as the portions are very generous. The kitchen is open to the restaurant so you get all the lovely smells of spices cooking and flames 🔥 from the pans flashing up occasionally. Very comfortable and good atmosphere, highly recommend to any one who loves Asian food or just wants to try for the first time. Once we had finished our Singha beers we got the bill and went on our way very satisfied. Yummy 🤤 Ton Thai we will return hopefully very soon x

Didn’t know this place existed, it’s only 15 mins from us, went for dinner last night, staff were lovely and the food was really good, I had spring rolls as a starter and beef masaman and rice as main with a side of pak choi, it was all really tasty. Having been to Thailand many times and loving thai food it is great to find this place that has the most authentic thai taste we have found outside Thailand. Also a lovely cold Singha beer, best to book as very busy.

Great food and great service. I will definitely be coming back! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A great place to get authentic and homely Thai foods. I had Prawns Pad Kra Pow and wasn't disappointed. Generous numbers of prawns and fresh vegetables. Hubby had Prawns Curry and we shared Coconut rice. The best part for us was the fish cakes starter. They were so tasty and addictive. It's a small local cafe managed by a couple of people only so be patient. The tables were limited, so I will recommend booking in advance. The only thing that I was a bit uncomfortable was that the prawns weren't deveined.

Amazing find! Popped in for lunch during a cycle ride. Warm welcome. Delicious authentic Thai food cooked to order. Not disappointed. Wish we lived closer!

Amazing food, great service. Company made the whole day. Big deal.

Very tasty food and friendly service. Highly recommend!

Really Authentic food. I had Green Thai with Beef. It was really nice. The Beef was cooked just right and the Green Thai was amazing. Just right amount of spice, lovely vegetables and this is often poorly done at bigger establishments. My wife had the Pad Thai. She said it was the best Pad Thai she had tasted, the prawns were big and tasty, very authentic, she loved the taste. Big plates and good portion. She also had fishcake. The prices are good 8.95 a plate and 1 pound for drinks. So its very good value. Close to the castle. If visiting Castle Coch, pop into the restaurant for lunch.

Great seeing the food cooked fresh in the open kitchen. Friendly staff. Definitely a cafe vibe rather than restaurant. Very good lunchtime deals. Would recommend!!!

We stopped here on our way back from a long walk when we were looking for a sunny spot to have a drink and realised how nice the menu looked and the staff were. So we went back the next day late in the evening and really enjoyed our meal. The starters were great, we had dim sum and chicken satay with some prawn crackers, excellent. For main two of us had the Thai green curry with jasmine rice and our son had noodles. The Thai green curry was fantastic, the only one I’ve had outside of Thailand that actually tastes like it’s supposed to, it’s very hot but so flavorsome. They serve Singha beer too, I’ve cold in a cooling sleeve, which is lovely. The bill was around £100 including lots of drinks, well worth it. The staff are great too, so friendly and helpful, this is such a hidden gem and I can’t understand why it wasn’t packed out on a Saturday night. A must visit.

We stopped here on our way back from a long walk when we were looking for a sunny spot to have a drink and realised how nice the menu looked and the staff were. So we went back the next day late in the evening and really enjoyed our meal. The starters were great, we had dim sum and chicken satay with some prawn crackers, excellent. For main two of us had the Thai green curry with jasmine rice and our son had noodles. The Thai green curry was fantastic, the only one I’ve had outside of Thailand that actually tastes like it’s supposed to, it’s very hot but so flavorsome. They serve Singha beer too, I’ve cold in a cooling sleeve, which is lovely. The bill was around £100 including lots of drinks, well worth it. The staff are great too, so friendly and helpful, this is such a hidden gem and I can’t understand why it wasn’t packed out on a Saturday night. A must visit.

Amazing tasty authentic food Great attentive welcoming staff in this hidden gem in the middle of Tongwynlais village !!

Excellent red curry, nice and hot!

Delicious food. I love this place

Amazing food, really lovely people. Can't recommend enough it was so clean and a lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be going back again and again.

I highly recommend ordering from this hidden gem. We ordered a take away and it was all delicious. The duck and the Penang curry went down a treat.

Very lovely and friendly staff and very delicious meals and really clean place to dine in.

Best curry I have had in a while, great service we will be back

A totally unexpected gem! Absolutely delightful. The pad Thai noodles were so good.

I had a set meal 40 pounds the food was not good and over priced

A fantastic meal. Great service and really good value. We've had takeaway too, amazing! Try it out.

Let me start by saying the restaurant is immaculate so clean, my food always comes out beautiful and so much taste never have to add any seasoning as it’s always seasoned to perfection, always fresh never from frozen you can taste the freshness in the...

The menu have major Thai dishes. The taste is good.

A must visit if you like Thai food! Authentic food that was amazing from start to finish, staff were very friendly, chatty and helpful. Myself and my partner really enjoyed it here, it is a small place but the food that is delivered. absolutely amazing!!...

Small Thai cafe, warm on a cold day. A small menu with photos and details. Comfortable and homely, pleasant staff who explained all and fielded any questions. Food cooked to order and well presented. Food was tasty and most enjoyable. Final star goes for prices,...

We escaped a wet Welsh day for a casual lunch and decided to try Ton Thai, being fans of Thai food. We weren’t disappointed, despite being the only customers there at first we were greeted with warmth and had a delicious meal. We ate family...

Chef was rude on arrival. I live in Thailand mostly, so when come home thought I try this restaurant. Food was below average. Chicken satay was burnt, sauce was bland. Chicken cashew nuts is usually served as fried chicken but here just normal chicken. Will not return.

Delicious Thai food ready in half hour, Friday evening. First time ordering here so needed to check spicy-ness. All good, friendly & helpful.

Great food, and great people too. Just picked up my takeaway from here, and the food was all lovely. Will definitely become a regular for me :)

Marked atmosphere so low because we had a take away. Food was stunning.

Amazing foods friendly staff. Would definitely go back there again

WELL OVER PRICED NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL ZERO STARS NOT 1. Pleasant people but I'm sorry total rip off £30 for 1 egg fried rice, Thai green curry and Thai red curry both sauces way to Watery! Not even a curry sauce ? And prawn tempura 🍤 4x for £7.25 WHAT REALLY Totally disappointed PROB ONLY COST £4 TO MAKE IT ALL. 🙄 NOT HAPPY. I can cook homemade better. You Welsh don't know Asian food if you think this is good come to the west Midlands chinese takeaways blows this place away

Great Thai food and beer, staff nice and helpful will go back.

Mount watering Thai food. Authentic and full of flavour. Without a shade of doubt it’s the best Thai food in South Wales.

It’s really good taste. Good service. And Clean. Staff are very nice too…. I will come back again and recommend to my friends. Support support 👍🏼

Great food and really clean tasting not too much oil or additives. Authentic Thai food can’t wait to order again

What a find. Staff couldn't be better and the food was exceptional. It felt very authentic.

Amazing and strong flavours. I will be back. Its like I was in Asia. Thank you Ton Thai.

Really nice food, very reasonably priced. Spiciness is less than you expect, if like me you like a tingle on your tongue, go for the hottest they have.

We have had takeaway several times over the last year and not once have we had cause to complain. Ton Thai is now our favourite for takeaway! The food is always consistently good - veg is the right kind of crunchy because its fresh, flavours...