Unithai Oriental Market in Brighton and Hove

Best Thai in town. The food is amazing and the staff are so so friendly. So great to have the shop attached too so I can take some ingredients home as well. Thank you for the food!

Another one for the "hidden gem" category. The kitchen is at the back of an Asian grocers. You would never know. The atmosphere is a café with mismatched communal tables and tons of clutter. Love it. Super friendly service and really good home made food at bargain prices and huge portions. BYO alcohol. You wouldn't come here for an intimate night out, but you should for a tasty, good-value lunch in a bustly atmosphere.

Still the best Thai in Brighton & Hove. Duck curry and morning glory every time! Great setting amongst the bustle of the shop. Love!

Lunch after a stressful morning and this place ticked so many boxes. If you like rough and ready surroundings but sensational Thai food with decent portions then this is the place to go. Bonus hall is that they were hygiene inspected during our visit and were awarded five out of five. My fellow diner adores duck but I find restaurants present you with tough flavourless meat, but how they got the duck in the red curry so tender I will never know. It’s a BYOB, so have an early dinner there early as they shut at 8pm. Proper Thai food, scary but nice no nonsense Thai forthright ladies at the helm,.

Two of us called in for a late lunch on Saturday 22 April & had prawn crackers, chicken pad thai, chicken massaman curry & side dish of mixed vegetables. Tasty food but would have liked more peanuts in the pad thai & there were none in my massaman curry - which all add to the flavour. The mixed vegetables mainly consisted of pak choi, a few carrot slices & one mushroom, so would probably order the broccoli & mushrooms next time. As Unithai fans will know, generous portions, friendly staff, tables at the rear of the small supermarket. We will be back!

What a hidden Gem, fabulous authentic food and lovely staff. Brilliant. Hidden at the back of a shop so you could walk past if you were not aware. Would recommend this establishment highly.

Authentic Thai food, great price and something different. Shop has amazing selection of Thai products also

We went for lunch today. The service was great. Our waiter was friendly and helpful. The food was wonderful, great portions. We each ordered pad Thai. One chicken and one prawn. The prawns were large and fresh and plenty of them. The chicken dish was also full of chicken which was beautifully cooked. We will definitely be going back.

Amazing Pad Thai, Thai Green Curry and Singapore noodle …. Great place . Go there .added advantage of BYOB so no booze costs !

Still one of the best little authentic Thai places in Brighton & Hove. Food is exceptional and consistently very good. Highly recommend.

Absolutely amazing food, feels like being back in Thailand and the staff is just so sweet and it feels super Nice and thailocal

Great place, great food, and really like you've just stepped off the Khaosan road. lovely people running the place too

This little gem feel so authentic with its no frills corner of the mini market shop dedicated to hot fresh food. Stop in your jeans. Workman welcome. Families welcome. Similar price to most Thai places but I like it's smallness no frills vibe. Best morning glory anywhere. Hot fresh food. Feels like you've discovered a place no one else knows about. My kids fave place to go.

This place is a big fat con, trading on the back of a good retail food shop. Tom yum Kung soup consists of a load of hot lemon water with meagre prawns and loads of mushrooms swimming around. A joke and bordering on ridiculous. Some mains come with hardly any of the main component, mixed with a load of rice to bulk it up. All in all an insult to Thai food, trading on the good will of local people. Avoid.

In an area with a multitude of asian restaurants this one is well worth seeking out. It's not shiny or posh - a few tables in a small room hidden away at the back of an asian mini-mart - but the food is SUPERB. These people really know what they are doing and that is exceptionally tasty, simple authentic dishes. We had singapore noodles and chicken chow-mein, portions were huge, packed full of meat and veg and chilli levels could be adapted to taste. Prices also attractive - most dishes in the £7-8 bracket. Well worth seeking out.

Took my husband for the first time this evening and we were both very impressed. Lovely food and jasmine tea in a carousel teapot! We will be regulars from now on.

I never get tired of this little thai restaurant positioned in the back of a grocery shop. The food quality is delicious, service impeccable and excellent value for money. You might have to queue a bit but it's definitely worth the wait.

You wouldn’t even know it’s there. It’s not in guides, you’d easily miss the signage, but once you walk through the doors of this little Asian market shop no bigger than your sitting room, the smell hits you. You know it’s there.Behind a couple of rows of supermarket shelves is the noodle bar, a single room with a couple of tables people sit around and share. It only takes a few moments for a lovely lady who speaks very little English to emerge from the kitchen and sit next to you. You can point to the what you’d like and with an acknowledging murmur in her native language she disappears off to cook for you what is undoubtedly the most delicious and authentic Thai food you’ll have ever had!Try the Red curry duck when it’s on

After a lunch here I had agonizing stomach cramps for 6 and a half to seven hours. The meal was sweet and sour tofu and veg with rice with just a few slices of hot chilli, which normally my system can take with no problem. Unexpected, as the reviews of this place are generally pretty good, and I have had two good meals here before.Just shows, every time you eat out, you take a risk.

From the outside you'd have no idea that there is a cafe inside this shop! We went in to shop and found that people were eating at dining tables at the back - so decided to stop and eat too as we were hungry.It was after 2pm when we went in here but was packed, we had to stand and wait to sit down, it is extremely popular and one of those in the know places obviously.We used the toilet whilst waiting and I was delighted to find it immaculately clean.It's a small menu but there are also lots of dishes up on the wall. My hubby had the chicken penang and I had the duck and lychee penang - at £8.95. I also ordered a dish of pak choi with it - there was enough for the two of us.We had two tins of diet coke and a bottle of water with it and it all came to just under £25, we felt it was very good value for money.Our food was delicious. Both the duck and chicken were very tender and moist. The sauces were very tasty, they had a little kick to them but not too much - we tend to like milder curry. There was a lot of meat too. The rice served on a plate was a good portion, enough to fill us up.We would certainly come here again if we're in the area.

Great food, great prices BYOB! Can’t go wrong! Rice included in the mains great value for money! Always good atmosphere. Wouldn’t go anywhere else

A small Thai/oriental supermarket with a 'mom and dad' restaurant setup out the back. There are many versions of the menu as well as specials all over two walls. Food is plain home-cooking and is authentic and extremely tasty. Have eaten similar tasting food in Chiangmai and Phuket. It is a bit in and out and gets very busy. Even stranger there is a chain Thai restaurant opposite and another Thai restaurant next door as well as another chain place 300 yards down the road. The price here is substantially lower than all of these. NB cash only. We have been going here for lunch and early dinner for more than ten years and always good

I absolutely LOVE this place! Totally authentic (in atmosphere and menu). Really reminds me of the Thai restaurants in Thailand and the food is TOP NOTCH. I'd come here for lunch and dinner. (Maybe even breakfast too!)

Went there today for the first time, had Singapore noodles..(I know...not Thai) however portion was a decent size but very little pork and the tiniest tiniest little shrimp in it and no heat at all..so good flavour but minimal of the expensive ingredients, the so called shrimp were a joke much much smaller than my little fingernail..obviously / frozen/ tinned.. and pork meat again tiny tiny pieces, and not much of them...just short of 10 quid...ok but definitely not "Great!"

This is a great place for down to earth every day eating. No great frills which add to the charm. The price cannot be beaten and the staff are very friendly. You can take your own alcohol and without asking the bottle opener and glasses will appear. This is not a place where you can go and spend the whole lunch time. It is amazing value good food where you eat and move on to make space for the queue of people to have their turn. Take away is also good and fast. If you have been to Thailand and want the street food experience come here.

hidden at the back of a small thai minimarket, Unithai offers a small menu but the food is wonderful and great value.

The food was cheep and cheerful although the dining area was somewhat cramped and the lady running it shouted a lot in Thai, in my opinion this added to the overall authenticity of this cozy eatery, the food itself was quite good and the portions very generous, the flavors were bold and well presented, great value for money whether you be dining with friends, family or ;D a special someone.

Excellent food and service, they even made the pad Thai as my 7 year old daughter likes it. The atmosphere is very calm and cosy.

This food is delicious and the setting just surreal eating at the back of a Thai supermarket. A must go to place.

Having been recommended this noodle bar by friends we were short on time so we thought we’d quickly pop in and see what was on offer. We had a prawn paneng curry and prawn pad Thai and both were incredible. We’ve had lots of Thai food and this was incredibly authentic and by far the best in Brighton and Hove. It’s a hidden gem but now I’ve actually been there I can’t wait to go again.

A hidden gem, that is getting quite popular, but then if you want authentic Thai dishes this is the place to go... but keep it a secret if you can!

I known that there are numerous thai foods around Brighton but when I walked down and saw this oriental supermarket, I didn't expected that there would be a noodle bar inside. I've ordered thai noodle soup and side veg dish, it's delicious!!! I meant you wouldn't find this authenticity and as street food as Unithai. I would recommended to others for sure.

This lovely little noodle bar is at the back of the Unithai Oriental Market. The food is freshly cooked and incredibly good value. It's a BYO too!

The food here is just beautiful - absolutely no frills, no starters, no booze (although we take our own often) no deserts. But it is just the tastiest place I know. It is not an occasion though, you sit with other people but it is pretty friendly. Try it - you will not be disappointed. Open most lunchtimes and thurs friday and saturday night

I was saddened to see the store sells unsustainably sourced palm oil in vast quantities, so will not be going back here again.

Second visit here. The food is so tasty and super cheap. Portions are large and it’s a BYO. What’s not to love??

This is a very good noodle bar. The ladies are smiling all the time. I really like it. The old lady is very nice :)

The food was just like good I ate in Thailand. You can’t book and it’s byo but who cares. Good things are sometimes worth waiting for

I can't believe I used to walk past this shop for half a decade before someone raved about their food in there. What a hidden gem! This is a regular lunch treat for us - pad thai, penang etc are all delicious in there.

Unithai is amazing always go there again me and my wife love their food good chef..the lady at the till should give a bit of smile make customers more happy to come back again.

Had the Pad Thai. It was very dry and when I asked for a piece of lime, which is the traditional accompaniment with Pad Thai, to make it palatable I was told that I could have it for an additional 40p. Of course 40p isn’t going to break the bank but when your Pad Thai costs £8.45 at the back of a supermarket and is dry you don’t expect to be charged extra for a slice of lime. When I approached the staff they said that they provide vinegar for free. Poor service. There is too much choice in Brighton and I won’t return. The three other customers on my table agreed. What a shame - especially when they were given an opportunity to rescue it.

I love, love, love this unique little place. It really is like finding a precious diamond. The first time I went, I walked in and thought I'd made a mistake! It is a grocery store, and a noodle bar. The menu is consistent and not too extensive. The food is very fresh and authentic. No starters here, just prawn crackers if you wish, then straight into mains. This is not a restaurant, people tend not to hang around for ages, although I suppose you could if it wasn't busy and you weren't robbing others of a table. If you dine alone, you can sit at the big table and chat to whomever happens to feel like chatting! The food is always delicious and amazing value. The staff (family run business) are courteous, efficient, and friendly. I have taken virtually every friend I have to this place, explaining that there are no airs or graces, no need to book or get all dressed up. Lots of people in their lunch hours come in for a quick bite or a takeaway. Just turn up and if it's busy just wait, it will be worth it! Whilst in the queue, (and at peak times there will be a queue!) check out the food on the shelves. You can buy all the ingredients you need to make your own version of what you eat. Their prawns really are the best, along with their pastes. You will get hold of all the more unusual ingredients here. Take plenty of cash, you might find yourself wanting a set of serving bowls or some incense sticks...

it was lovely the food and the fact there are original thai people definitely made the food yummy yum yums

We visited on a Saturday early evening having heard great things about the food here and we weren’t dissapointed. Pad Tai was the best we’ve had outside of Thailand and the currys were both tasty and generous in size. The restaurant is at the back of the shop with a large table actually in the shop so it’s not exactly pretty,but the food was simply amazing- we will definitely be back (with wine next time as we didn’t realise it’s a byo).

I cannot praise this place enough!

came here for my mother in laws birthday. totally unassuming restaurant. it is a shop with a little restaurant at the back. it is the best thai food I have ever eaten. 5 stars.

I always have padthai, being fussy, and it was the best I've ever had. My husband had a panang special, with duck and lychee, and morning glory greens. He was in food heaven. If we ever visit Hove again, we will be back. Thank you

I love unithai, great food every time we go, and anyone I take there ends up loving it too! Yummy pad Thai, and the side of pak Choi is amazing!!

I have now sampled everything from the menu and have not had a single meal I didn't enjoy. I visit every week! Best spot for Thai food in Hove, I only wish it was open for longer hours!

Visited for lunch food was ok not as good as it used to be. Ordered pad thai it was average had a lot better here previously. Not cheap either for what it was.

I love this place. I have tried a few different dishes and they are all fantastic. Good, efficient service. It is a very small place so sometimes I have had to share a table which is fine! It is a shame they are not open on Sundays. Recommended 100%.

I love this place. Because it's in the back of an Asian supermarket, they have low overheads and access to the best imported ingredients. A lot of similar budget eateries use generic vegetables like carrots and baby sweetcorn in their dishes. Not here.

A great place for a lunch, at the back of a small Thai supermarket, service is friendly, simple short menu, service is prompt no pretentions just basic decor, and all excellent value. Note: Pay by cash only.

Placed in a very unassuming Thai shop, at the back of the place, with only a few simple tables carefully attended by a lovely Thai family, a meal here always feels like paying a visit to a Thai auntie who serves us a heartwarming, home cooked, authentic Thai dishes. It is not a fine dining kind of place- you can come here in your jeans and t-shirt and just unwind with a bottle of beer bought from a nearby shop whilst enjoying a proper, good Thai food. The owner walks around making sure nobody is hungry :) I sat at a table for 4 previously and met other fellow Customer with whom I shared a glass of wine and had a lovely chat- a very friendly, non-pretentious, homey place with the best Thai in Brighton.

Very unique setting, at the back of a oriently market shop you will find a few tables and a few menus. But don't be put off.. this has to be the best thai food I've ever had in England. There is a very laid back atmosphere with polite and friendly staff. Attention to flavour is spot on. Very tasty and reasonably priced. Forget fancy this is proper good home made cooking. Delicious for a quick lunch or a early dinner. ** Cash Only **

I come to UniThai very often. I have travelled extensively around Thailand for the past 19 years and would consider myself very knowledgeable regarding thai food. When i visit UniThai i always go for the Kwai Teaw Rua (noodle soup with pork and pork meatballs)....

Love this place. Really very good Thai food at reasonable prices. At the back of the supermarket that has a great selection of Asian ingredients this place is great bet if you want a tasty Thai meal or need some ingredients that hard to find in your average supermarket

This is the best Thai restaurant I have eaten at and I cannot fault it. The staff are always very obliging and I'm not sure why I'm doing this review as I'd rather not too many people find out about this place as I don't want it to be overrun!!

It took us a while to realise this shop was serving amazing home cooked Thai food.

Ok, so this is a little shop with a few tables and chairs at the back. If you're expecting a flash/trendy/cool restaurant, this isn't the place for you. However, if you want top quality Thai street food, this is the place to go. The staff are super lovely here and always try and accommodate everyone. You may even end up sharing a table with strangers, but we are all there to enjoy the amazing food the Unithai staff produce, it's like a little community of foodies. My personal favourite is the Moo Pad Prigg, but all of the Thai curries are stunning too. I personally love this place and wanted to keep it a secret, but I just couldn't help screaming and shouting about how good it is here.

the only place i go for my soup noodles always good and always fun the rice is not bad either some time there is a wait but always worth it

I had no idea this place existed until a friend told me about it. My partner and I tried this place and we both agreed that its the most amazing Thai food that we have ever tasted. The service is also good and the prices are very reasonable. We would definitely recommend.

Found on Tripadvisor. Went for lunch. Really small venue, friendly staff and tasty food. No thrills street cafe style serving good home made Asian food.

I hesitate to praise too much as I want to get a table the next time I'm there but Unithai deserves it. A good range of basic Thai recipes cooked freshly and to perfection. It is a small family-run back-of-shop cafe with friendly service but zero investment in stylish decor. The value is amazing for the quality of food they serve. And you can buy all the ingredients you need to cook Thai as you leave the shop. Perfection.

Lovely owners, fantastic food in the rest of small Thai supermarket. Been going for years. Real hidden gem

Real authentic taste of Thailand, but prepared with more care than out there. Pad Se Ew is amazing, fresh veggies are great and red curry is good.Doesn't make as great value for a takeaway, and the place can get busy so choose hours wisely.

This is a small little shop but inside there are a few tables. You cannot make reservations but the wait is very much worth it. They take your order whilst you wait and when a table becomes available you sit down and your food comes out shortly after. The price for the Thai curry with thai sticky rice was 5.95! It is so cheap but it is incredible! It was full of flavour. The vegetables and chicken were cooked to perfection. The vegetables were aldente. It is all cooked from fresh. high price does not always mean it will be good. I have been to many thai restaurants in uk which have been far more expensive and none of them are able to make it properly except this place! This is highly underrated yet it is so delicious. Make sure you also have a big appetite as the portions are big. This is authentic thai food with a few women cooking the food. My friends were also impressed. Please if you like thai food go here. I've been to Thailand and this is the closest to authentic thai cuisine you will find in Brighton and Hove.Also they do a specials menu but it is on the wall at the back of the restaurant. But do ask about the special menu as this does look good too.. I hope anyone looking for thai food in brighton and hove will find this helpful. Also the bus stops almost outside. You can get quite a few buses. Either the 1a, 5, 5a 5b. 46 48 49 and a few more bus routes to the stop called second avenue. It is about 10 to 15 minutes bus journey from the bus station in Churchill Square.

We were at a photo shoot yesterday and the photographer recommend Unithai. We are so grateful. We had walked past the the Thai supermarket many time but had not realised there was a restaurant at the back.To be clear this is not a polished environment; so no candlelight or table cloths. But the tastes were so clean and served in a very friendly atmosphere. If you want great Thai food I would certainly recommend this place.We will be going back.

This little gem is a great little find in Hove, situated at the back of an oriental supermarket. There are a number of tables and kitchen with all I can describe as the MOST AMAZING Thai food ever. It really was like being back in Thailand. You'll be eating your meal and observing people shopping in the store, so unique and I can understand why it is so popular. They have a simple menu with a number of popular dishes. The service is friendly, prompt and delivered with a real love of the food. The dishes are also very reasonably priced. I can particularly recommend the Penang and Massaman curries along with the Stir Fried Morning glory. This will become my new favourite Thai eaterie and I will be visiting if possible on every trip to Brighton / Hove in the future. Thanks for a wonderful meal and experience.

Tucked away at the back of this Thai supermarket are a few tables and chairs. Walk in and try anything. It's all delicious. We had the duck curry which came with rice and was under £8. Fabulous food in a no frills environment. Loved it

After going in here shopping for 5 years and not eating in there, when a friend suggested it as our pre-Christmas meet up.Got to say delicious!!! As there's 12 main meals we decided to go back every month in 2017 and try them all.Such friendly staff that keep coming with jugs of water

The red curry was as good as you get in Thailand, left this place so happy.Cheap, amazing flavour, fast, and the staff were so friendly, you can even take curry paste home with you!!!'

I live in Surrey and we have some excellent Thai restaurants but Unithai is one of the highlights of visiting my family in Hove (the other being the family itself, obviously). The food is always hot, cooked to order and very well priced. My only issue is what to order and I do usually get two or three dishes to take back home with me. It is not a fancy restaurant but the food itself is very tasty, fresh and the staff are always friendly and welcoming.

Went in with my family for some Thai food - was very excited as we thought we would get the real thing. Sadly it was anything but. All the soups were extremely sweet and gloopy. I couldnt actually believe that people were eating them. We complained about one that was particularly bad and they offered to replace it but the replaement was equally inedible. I wish I could remember what they were called. I have seen some food bloggers saying that the food there is great - well that wasnt our experience and it is possible that they have improved since. But we wont be going there again, thats for sure.

The best Thai I've ever been to. Food is delicious. Staff are very friendly and efficient. Lovely clean place. Although small, this just adds to its charm. Weekends can expect to queue for a table. But you know it's gonna be so worth the wait! While waiting you can browse around the supermarket, hard to leave empty handed though!

The back of a Thai supermarket, small tables and a bit in your face. Two Thai green chicken curries with rice, and two bottles of sparkling water for under £20 great value. Not a place to hang around or impress for anything than its simplicity.

nicely spiced - although not as much as in Thailand - be sure to check all the walls for the list of the various dishes - absolutely delicious and worth waiting for a seat

nice authentic food, at the back of a little shop. great for a bite at lunch time, with a menu with enough choice. normal prices for a thai restaurant.

Really enjoyable noodle soup meal- so filling and very flavoursome. The staff are polite and luckily the place wasn't too busy so got our food quickly.Meal is excellent value for money- and a fun place to visit.Has an authentic feel to it, prompt, cosy, all sat together.

Love unithai been going for years, always great friendly service from the owners. and food is the best in Brighton full stop. tend to go for there chicken pad thai or the panang curry which you can't beat, also BYO :)

I have eaten in many Thai restaurants in Brighton & Hove and the food here is the best in town by a long way.Excellent.Please try it and tell me if I'm wrong!

2nd visit for a quick lunchAnd yet again the Thai green curry is amazing as is all the dishes served. Relaxed atmosphere and great way to enjoy a meal with tables to seat other customers. Feels like a community eaterie10/10

I have been there a few times. Their pad-thai is as good as the best ones I've had in Bangkok.One of Hove's true hidden gems.

I'm not normally driven to write bad articles. Will always try and note the good. However, for my family, this was one of our worst experiences eating out. Firstly the service. The place only has 5 tables and we were kept waiting an hour for our food. They lost our order. Whilst they did apologise, I cannot understand that in such a small venue you would not notice your clients hadn't been fed for 45 minutes. They were more focused on getting multiple takeaways out the door. Service, nul points.Secondly the food. Whilst I cannot say it was the worst food I've ever eaten, I really did object to paying more for a single course each for 3 people, than I spend at many other restaurants in Brighton, and the food was very poor. Price, nul points.So much sugar added to everything, even soup! Virtually no sour taste, and lacking in heat, so you only get the sweet. Thai food has to be a real balance of sweet, sour and hot. This food was definitely seriously unbalanced. To the extent that both my son and I could not finish our dishes, even though we were starving. I really don't get why other reviews say this place is authentic. Tasted nothing to me like the food I've ever eaten in Thailand. I cannot explain it as it's clearly run and operated by Thais. Perhaps we were just very unfortunate on the night. Food nul points.You may have guessed, we won't be going back in the future...

At the back of the Thai supermarket is an amazing little cafe which serves the best Thai food. Really excellent authentic food. อร่อยมากมากค่ะ

From the first bite to the last, an incredible taste experience. Sides (I had pak choi) are a little steep at roughly £5 each, especially if you are dining alone. But you get a lot (enough for two to share) and do I regret getting it? Definitely not.

This noodle bar is a real find. It's small and at times it does get busy but service is fast and the food is to die for. Been a regular for a couple of years now and it's definitely our family favourite for Thai food.

I have been there a couple of times already. The thai people who run the supermarket during the day also run food service only on Fridays and Saturdays at dinner time so you better get there early as the place isn't that big either. Food is awesome, fresh and portions are generous too and prices are just fair. Highly recommended.

Best authentic Thai food in Brighton and very good value for money. Highly recommend! Only downside is slightly weird opening times and you should be prepared to wait for a table at busy times.

This place is a hidden gem, if you don't know it's there you could easily just walk pass thinking its an oriental supermarket, but the eating area is towards the back of the shop. Yes you do have to wait as there are few tables and is very popular, but I always think that's a good sign. The food is all made fresh upon order, hence the small wait. But it is all worth it. By far the best Penang curry outside of Thailand!!! The shop is fascinating so plenty of things to keep you occupied whilst waiting for a table. There is a very relaxed vibe, not the sort of place to go for a formal meal, but it's a must visit!!!!

The food here was great (I would advise trying a few things, although it is very filling!).As mentioned in many other reviews, service is slow and you do have to wait a while for a table and the food - you have been warned!Regardless of this, it's an experience and if you have the time it's a nice little place to have some good food, similar to what you could find in Asia, in a very informal setting.

had to wait a very very long time to be seated, no problem this place is popular and staff let you know straight away, been here before food was good so decided to wait. (seems the take-away takes priority over sit down diners) Ordered stir fried Tofu in Thai Basil with a fried egg, always been good before but this time sadly not. Very dry hardly any sauce and virtually non-existent basil which is the core of the dish. Fried egg should be served runny, again let down as hard yolk....it is served on rice and needs the sauce, but as stated before hardly any. Not cheap for what I got, basically one dish for £8. Wouldn't have minded if it had been good, but no where near as good as before. Shame.

Great Thai food, no delivery but well worth self collection Order, quick pint in Crafty Chooks back home all in under an hour

I always loved the food and it is one of my favourite restaurant. I am vegetarian and they do a lot of veggie dishes. But since management changed the customer service sucks. Last night we went to celebrate my birthday and we found a fly stuck inside the fried ice cream. They only deducted the service charge. That is not good enough.

I've been to Unithai for many years (since 2008) and I've never been deceived. There is a good choice of fresh Thai food. All is cooked on demand, so you wait around 15mn to get you dish, maybe 25mn if it's crowed. The place is cosy and that's lovely. I think I've tasted most of their dishes over the years and it always tasted wonderful. Just love it !! If you want to be sure to get a table during peak time I recommend to book beforehand.

This place is great food spot on to what I had in Thailand but if you catch them at the wrong time peak hours there is a wait because it's so small but still a good thing to know they are busy and popular

This is a great no frills kind of place, basically a few tables and chairs at the back of a small oriental supermarket. But be warned...avoid ordering the prawn crackers! In most Thai restaurants prawn crackers are complimentary but these guys will shamelessly sting you for £2.95 despite the fact they sell packets of prawn crackers in their shop for just £1. The prawn cracker racket aside, this place has its own unique, quirky charm and the delicious food is probably the most authentic Thai in Brighton or Hove. However worth keeping in mind that you could well be sitting around twiddling your thumbs for 30-45 minutes if it's busy, so I'd recommend you call ahead and order before you get there to cut down your waiting time.

This place has been brilliant since we discovered it 7 years ago. The foods is absolutely delicious and I think we have tried almost everything on the menu. The Thai green curry is particularly good as is the Unithai rice dish It's great for takeaways and has a nice informal atmosphere if you eat in as you are just eating at the back of a shop. The waiting time can be long at times but the food is so good you won't mind. If you love Thai food this really is the best place to eat. Just don't tell your friends as we don't want this hidden gem getting too busy. Get there early for lunch, by 12if you don't want to wait too long.

Great, authentic Thai food with friendly service. All food is cooked to order, so be prepared to wait. If you want fast food, go elsewhere.

Been eating here for years, has got more busy in the last few years which is good, normally busy at lunch time as its only open for lunch midweek small kitchen so don't expect some instant food go McDonald if you wanna be quick, quality food takes time, I normally go for the chicken pad Thai or the panang both amazing no where else comes close