Tookta's Cafe in Brighton and Hove

Generally the most crazy experience. Horrific food poisoning and abuse. We ate here, and I must say the food at the time tasted great and the team seemed very lovely. Paid via bank transfer because it doesn’t allow card payments. We must have read the bill wrong (it’s handwritten) because we thought we transferred extra with a tip on top. We waited to show her the transfer before leaving to prove we had paid. She looks and waves us off goodbye. But it turns out we had underpaid by £16- unbeknown to us. For the next 24 hours we have been unable to leave the bathroom due to awful food poisoning. I then go on Facebook to find a message from Tookta, explaining that we had underpaid. And even though I had such bad food poisoning it’s probably put me off a Massaman for life, I still immediately transfer the money because the underpayment was not intentional and we ate what we ate. But I also in the meantime had received 2 other messages from people calling me scum of the earth and evil and threatening me! This is WILD. If I was really trying to steal why, oh why, would I transfer more than 3/4 of the bill to begin with. Also accused of blocking because I have a very normal setting on my Facebook where you can only receive message requests from strangers. It makes you question what was immediately said about me and my details shared so that complete strangers could threaten me? I have transferred the remaining money, but perhaps If you don’t want to accept card payments, so that you can dodge tax, then maybe check the amount being transferred whilst in the restaurant, so that you don’t have to whip up hatred against people on Facebook and this all could have been avoided!! So I would probably avoid this restaurant unless you want the risk of food poisoning combined with abuse from strangers.

Everything about Tookta’s Thai Cafe was perfect. We went out as a family with our 5 month old baby and as we had let them know we were bringing the pram, they had made room for us. They also did everything to make us feel welcome and comfortable. The food was amazing! Definitely not to be missed if you enjoy Thai cuisine.

Best Thai food I had for a long time. The owners and staff are so friendly and caring.

Real hidden gem, it's been blocked by roadworks for the last year so even more hidden now 😂 Always great food, family run. Great value nice portions. If you take into consideration the quality (mostly organic) time effort and atmosphere. You get what you pay for as it's a restaurant. If you're after the average "Fast and Cheap" then head to the many pubs or a chain.

Really friendly and helpful with really great Thia food. Spicy noodles, thia curry’s really authentic. I will recommend and visit again. Well deserved of its rating. Xxxxx

Went out for dinner with my kids and it was DELICIOUS!!! The service was excellent, flavours of the food were amazing and it is a very cozy restaurant. Highly recommend

Good food but too expensive in comparison to other traditional Thai restaurants.

I have only once before eaten Thai food and had the idea it would be very hot and spicey. Eating here was perhaps the best food I have ever eaten, not overly spicey but so full of taste and flavour. The ambiance was wonderful and the lady chef owner was an absolute delight, very funny and friendly (after she had cooked all our food). Such a good night out. Couldn't recommend it highly enough . So good I am reluctant to eat out elsewhere.

It’s as good as everyone says. I’ve been to Thailand multiple times and it’s still the best Thai green curry I’ve ever had lol great for vegans/gluten free too. The gluten free flour for the tempura makes it super light and crispy. Would highly recommend!!

Went for birthday dinner the owner was most delightful and welcoming never guessed a place existed next to western rd Lovely quiet location food was to die for excellent value for money definitely go again

When in Sussex we always visit this welcoming restaurant.

We have eaten in a few Thai restaurants all over the world. And this one has to be one of the best we have eaten in. The food was unbelievable. Tasted excellent. It was no surprise to see that all the food was cooked by 2 Thai women in the kitchen, clearly excellent at cooking food from their home nation. Service was excellent. Looked like a small family run business. I would highly recommend this restaurant if you like your Thai food and will defo without doubt eat here again. Thank you for a taste bud sensation.

Beautiful!!! Cosy little place with a nice peaceful vibe. The service from start to finish was exceptional, they really know how to look after their customers. The food well...bloody fantastic!!! Highly recommended 5*

This is a gem. The chef is the owner and each dish is prepared fresh. Don’t expect a huge menu but each dish is fantastic. And book - it’s tiny and last booking is around 8.

Still thinking about the meal I had at Tookta’s at the weekend…incredible food, amazing service, very impressed and will visit again soon!!

Had a very enjoyable dinner here. Restaurant is small and quirky. I think reservations are essential. Was a little hard to work out the menu, but this was quickly overcome. Had a great soup followed by a curry. My wife had stir fry noodles. Food was very tasty. Problem with card payments so bank transfer or cash. Be warned, not easy to park in the area.

Great food in a cosy friendly restaurant. Very welcoming staff who go over and above. Excellent choice of dishes to choose from

We visited for a weekday dinner. What a lovely little restaurant! The food was delicious, one of the best Thai restaurants we have visited and there have been many! The service was great too. We will definatley revisit if in Brighton again.

This little gem has the best Thai cuisine in Brighton! The gentleman that served us was warm and welcoming. There was a selection of Asian beers (Chang, Singha and Asahi). The menu offers a wide range of food, all very well priced and with really good portion sizes! We will definitely be back

The best thai we have ever had. Absolutely delicious chicken green curry and great pad thai.

We met up with friends in Brighton and took a chance on booking here. So glad we did, the food was excellent and the whole place was spotlessly clean. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting some Thai food in Brighton.

Great food and a relaxed atmosphere. We were drunk when we got there, and I can remember very little. It was carnage.

Amazing tasty green curry with tofu and lots of vegetables. Sit by the window to catch some evening sun in summer.

Another one for the "hidden gem" category. Family-run Thai restaurant tucked away on a side street. Small place with quirky décor. Reassuringly short menu with the the traditional Thai dishes cooked really well. Friendly service and reasonable prices. Definitely recommended for a tasty, low-key, good value meal out.

Lovely quirky restaurant. Great service and amazing food - the best Thai food I’ve had In Brighton.

Small back street restaurant that you shouldn’t miss - fresh tasty food beautifully presented - we’ll be back

A lovely little hidden gem! Warm welcomes from the family run restaurant. Spotlessly clean and pretty decor. Simple but very reasonably priced menu and everything was absolutely delicious! Fresh and elegantly presented. One of the best Thai meals we have had .

A really lovely restaurant. Great food, wonderful service. You can see why this place has been going for over 14 years. Would highly recommend and we will be back!

Great food. Really lovely little place. 100% recommend

Friendly, small, intimate restaurant. Superb Thai food, great service and lovely to chat to (I think) Tootka after dinner.

Absolute amazing food and service! Strongly recommend

Small authentic and great food!

Fantastic food, excellent service. Perfect

Honestly, this was the best Thai curry I‘ve ever had. The team was really friendly and the food was delicious. We‘ll definitely come back.

Food high quality. Wasn't busy so was able to have really pleasant chat with the owners

Very authentic thai food, absolutely recommend.

Great fun and nice food. Food was nice and fresh. The waiter was busy but very helpful.lots of choice locally. Interesting menu. Made my day.

Excellent food and service to match. The passion for food translates on to the plate. So pleased to have found this little gem on our break in Brighton.

Super cozy place, great service and the food is amazing! We had the prawn crackers, spicy beef salad, the green curry and the Massaman curry and all were great! Very authentic Thai. Dinner service for four with wine was 90 quid. Very reasonable for Brighton. Paul and his wife are lovely hosts and her cooking is very authentic Thai. I will be back when in Brighton for a visit.

Food was great and staff was lovely! The restaurant itself has a pleasant and cosy atmosphere

Hands down best Thai food I've ever had. I literally travel down from London to eat here. Every mouthful is dreamy. Order one of everything. Especially the prawn toasts. Superb.

Really really good service. We went on Friday evening, found the staff very friendly. We weren't rushed through our meal, we enjoyed the atmosphere and had plenty of time to finish the bottle of wine we had ordered. Good food, loved the starters we tried, squid was really fresh, fishcakes were really good, and prawn tom yum soup had fantastic flavour. We had a green curry and a matsaman curry for main with egg fried rice. Portions are good sizes and the food tastes really good, good quality meat, great flavours.

Ok to low average food, no subtle Thai spices, overall very disappointing.

A small restaurant servjng excellent thai food at a reasonable price - nice ambient

Small informal Thai restaurant. Fantastic food. Friendly and attentive service.

A hidden gem. We absolutely loved the food and had a nice chat with the owner who was very attentive. We had the vegetable spring rolls and a green and a red curry with veg and tofu. We'll definitely be back. As the place is quite small I highly recommend to give them a quick call and make a booking.

First time we have been here. Fantastic food and good friendly service. A very cozy intimate restaurant . We had vegetable tempura and chilli and garlic squid as starters , duck pad Thai and seafood green curry for mains . Worth paying the extra for...

Very friendly and fantastic food!

We had superb food in a lovely, friendly environment. The restaurant is small and service was excellent. Strongly recommend.

Thank you for a wonderful evening. The food was exceptional, the service was fantastic and we felt so comfortable and welcome. You have an absolute gem of a restaurant and if we are ever back in Brighton, we will be back!

Sehr ungewöhnliches kleines Thai Restaurant mit nur wenigen Tischen. Genauso individuell ist auch das Essen, Frisch und sehr gut. Der Service war super nett.

A beautiful Thai restaurant, you couldn’t meet nicer people who run it. The food was amazing with very generous portions. We highly recommend it and will be returning when next in Brighton. Thank you.

We will always come back! An intimate restaurant with beautiful food. Two of us are spice fiends and two are not, some dishes come with extra dishes of chilly flakes so we can tailor it to our tastes which works perfectly. This is a repeat...

Absolutely brilliant. We come here every birthday/anniversary and it's wonderful every time. Great food, perfect atmosphere. The chef came out to chat and it was excellent...felt so personal friendly. If you're in the area you have to go...would recommend to everyone for any occasion!

Super cozy and yum food! Warm atmosphere, felt very welcoming!

Très bonne expérience, restaurant hyper sympa et cosy proche de la côte. Il n'y avait pas beaucoup de monde, nous...

Wow! We read the excellent reviews and had the most delicious and freshly cooked meal. The restaurant is beautifully designed and the host and chef are delightful and create a fun atmosphere. This is a restaurant with personality and perfect Thai food. A complete gem!

Brilliant pleasure to eat there

Really really really good food. Very busy but well managed by the waiter.

Such a fantastic find. The best Thai food I've had out of Thailand. The owner is so welcoming and explained the menu. The venue is very small so be ready to chat to the other guests. You are close but you don't feel it. The atmosphere is great. The food is absolutely amazing. Serve was good, just right on timing. I will definitely be back. Thank you.

Ordered Chicken Pad Thai & Green Curry. They put in details for presentation. The food was nice although it was slightly pricey. Their Chicken & Beef are halal. Please check with the staff before ordering. ⭐️

Absolutely delighted to have stumbled across Tooka's Thai Food... the best Thai food we've had in Brighton, and dare I say the UK?! - and we've eaten a LOT of Thai food over the years! Perfect tempura and delicious fresh and vibrant curries - you...

What a hidden gem - food is to die for and is freshly cooked and is the best thai restaurant in Brighton - the chef even came out and asked if we wanted more food but the portion sizes were huge! We had traditional pad thai and tom yum soup and it was full of flavour! Can’t wait to come back and try different things. Service excellent and attentive. Nothing is too much trouble. Small restaurant so book early to avoid disappointment! Will definitely be back!

We absolutely loved this hidden gem. Soooo authentic! The portions were really generous, the spicing and seasoning was spot on. Coconut rice was amazing also, don’t know how they got it so perfect. We ordered a second lot it was that great. The green curry...

So great to visit Tooktas again after a 4 year hiatus and it certainly didn't disappoint. Food was absolutely delicious and the service is excellent. Such a gem of a restaurant and very reasonably priced too. Will be going back again soon!

So from the heart in everything the food was great and the service great this plase is the best

Visited site to TA tasting. Fabulous evening... loooove Mateus Rose and couldn't believe they had it on menu!!! Food was fresh, flavoursome and a real treat for all 4 of us, 2 being vegetarian... owner made a point of introducing herself. Just loved the place....

What a hidden gem!!! The whole dining experience was wonderful. Small family run restaurant, not too many tables with staggered eating times, no rush at all, and the food arrived at the table piping hot and delicious! Don’t be fooled by the exterior, what a...

The best meal I’ve ever had in Brighton. Absolutely incredible Thai food and the host - Tookta - is so lovely and warm. We had a fantastic time and a good laugh after we finished our meal. Thanks again - we will definitely be back a I’ll be telling everyone I know to eat here!!

Collected a takeaway. Very friendly and helpful staff and delicious food. Lovely atmosphere inside the restaurant too. I would definitely recommend and return.

Booked a table after reading other reviews and we were so pleased that we did. This is a small restaurant with a fairly limited menu but everything on offer is authentic and beautifully cooked and presented. We opted for the mixed starters for two which...

This was an absolutely outstanding meal. Totally authentic and in my opinion somewhat underpriced what a complete hidden gem We are so glad to have found this little restaurant

Klein restaurant, net buiten centrum. Elke avond volle bak. Wij waren met 5, allemaal een ander gerecht en zonder uitzondering...

Sometimes you get lucky and find a hidden gem like Tookta's. From the atmosphere to the food - it's just everything you want in this type of casual dining. It's clear Tookta is passionate about what she does and even small things like how pepper is used in the dishes really hit the spot for me. We will be back!

Wow what a little gem we found here! My husband & I walked for quite a while looking for somewhere to eat before our show at the Brighton centre. I fancied something a little different (not the usual chains) and be able to enjoy a glass of wine with my food. Tookta’s blew us away……not only delivering this but also freshly Cooked, totally delicious Thai dishes (& yes we have been to Thailand) in a lovely nicely decorated space. We shared amazing prawn crackers, spring rolls, prawn pad Thai and beef Matsaman with jasmine rice. The gent who served us very attentively, listened that we had an hour and promptly served all our food & drink within 10 minutes of ordering!…Continue doing what you are doing, I cannot wait to return.

Love this place, such welcoming hosts and authentic Thai food to die for. Great service and atmosphere too. Would thoroughly recommended this restaurant and the Pad Thai! 😋

Absolutely amazing thai food. Ive been all over the world eating thai food and this little gem of a restaurant is without doubt one of the best.

Fabulous, cosy little restaurant. Generous portions of tasty delicious food and really good value. I’ll definitely visit again.

This was the most wonderful Thai experience. The food was great and full of flavor and the presentation was beautiful. The host and woman that worked in the kitchen were also very kind. Highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for a quiet yummy place...

Came for dinner with a couple of friends at the recommendation of one of them. The venue is very homely (I think because it appears to be their home which they have converted), very clean and nicely decorated. You can see through to the kitchen...

We booked this restaurant last minute whilst in Brighton celebrating my wife’s birthday, based on the excellent reviews - and it didn’t disappoint. It would be difficult to find without knowing where you’re going (I recommend a lit sign out front to make it more visible from the road) because the food is really great, nice decor and very friendly owners.

We had a great meal at this small low key restaurant. The pad thai, green curry, panang and chicken with basil were all delicious, the service was attentive. Recommended!

Main courses were really really fantastic and cook came to us to make sure everything was ok, they were very nice (Delicious curry)

The best Thai food we have ever had. Fantastic tempura followed by a delicious chicken green curry and oyster prawn stir fry.

Visited on a Friday having read reviews Restaurant only has 22 covers and is intimate and easygoing. Food was easy to choose grom and clearly described. Food was served timely and was excellent in always. Cannot recommend enough - a real alternative to big faceless...

A hidden gem that keeps you coming back for more. Definitely one of the top 3 thai places in Brighton in my book!

Lovely food. Small menu, but this is a good thing as their attention to detail is spot on. Friendly staff. Much better than expensive chain restaurants.

Couldn’t imagine a more authentic service with the best Thai food in Brighton… You’d be silly not to go for a meal here… Enjoy!!!

Aufgrund der sehr guten Bewertungen haben wir dieses Restaurant aufgesucht. Es ist klein, aber fein. Das Essen hat hervorragend geschmeckt, alles war frisch zubereitet worden. Der Service war sehr gut. Wir kommen sehr gerne wieder.

The food and service was amazing! Will be returning soon and absolutely recommend anyone in the area to go.

Truly amazing little Thai place, the food was out of this world and the people running it are adorable. Would go back in a heartbeat 💓

Wonderful little restaurant with superb Thai food. Second visit in 10 years, had to come back as was visiting the area. Warm welcome, great service, the whole family enjoyed the experience.

Lovely tasty food in an informal environment. Highly recommend

In most towns, the best restaurants are away from the main drag. This is no exception. The service is friendly, attentive - and the food is freshly cooked. Very fragrant and very tasty - you can taste the freshness of the ingredients. And it represents...

The food is amazing and so is Tookta!!

AMAZING!!! Tookta and her crew are just incredible. They accommodated 9 of us at the last minute and cooked amazing food. Highly recommended. Would come back in a heartbeat xxx

Excellent thai food and a great interior.

Friendly welcome, great food, freshly cooked.Always a fun night out when we go there. Thank you Tookta and Paul!

Amazing food and friendly service. We’ve been going there for years and we enjoy the experience each time. Tookta’s is a gem!

Without a doubt, the most delicious Thai food myself and my partner have had! A beautiful restaurant run by wonderful people - will be back!