Yummy Thai in Vale of White Horse - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Great food but very expensive. However the food is great, 5 star food. Defo go again

Haven't been before as visiting the area. I can truly say the food was very good. I had a duck dish, and the meat was so good. The only thing that let it down was the coconut rice, no coconut at all in the dish.

We've been coming to this venue for years. About once or twice a year for the past 12 years. Its not quite the same as it was but it is still very good. The food is very nice but there has been a Chinese influence to the starters. The Thai curries are still amazing brilliant flavours, good heat and a good selection of meat and veg. We will continue to visit every time we are in Wantage if the quality stays the same.

Amazing Chinese and Thai food, best locally

Nice ambiance and service awful food, the good first, the royal rice was exceptional and a solid 5 out of 5 , unfortunately everything else was terrible, the squid was from Dunlop and the prawns were slimy .. Uck ! A nice singha beer and appalling red wine , I did warn my wife that they simply don’t do wine but she ignored me, I have had the Chinese takeaway on numerous occasions and its really good so very disappointed in the Thai restaurant experience, will stick to the Chinese takeaway from here on In 🥲

I really recommend yummy Thai as the staff and food are great, very good menu and staff really helpful and friendly, always go extra mile, Thai fish cakes and duck spring rolls are amazing, main meals great to well presented. I really recommend this takeaway and restaurant. James Hart

Sadly the worst Pad Thai I've ve ever had. There was zero flavour. No sign of any egg or tamarind sauce. Completely bland and dull. Ordered Prawn and got chicken. The chicken dim sum were okay.

Hier kann man alternativ Chinesisch oder Thailändisch essen. Wir hatten uns für Thai entschieden. Leckere Vorspeisen, Hauptgerichte und Nachspeisen. Portionen sind sehr ausreichend und such noch eine Nachspeise ist „möglich“. Leider gibt es keinen Espresso nach dem Essen. Die Speisen gibt es auch zum Mitnehmen, leider nur mit Einwegverpackung.

If you like Oriental style cuisine, then go here! It's quite a relaxed atmosphere, and feels as though you're sat in somebody's front room. The only bit that put me off (otherwise it would have received 5 stars) was the owner's eagerness to ply me with a 2nd beer. Either I must have 'I am a raving alcoholic' written on my forehead, or he is psychic! As it turns out, I wanted one anyway. Either way, people should be allowed to relax, instead of being pressured into making a purchase they may not wish to make!

The restaurant is spotless, the waiting staff were kind and polite. The food is pipeing hot and full of flavour. I don't normally like this type of food but what I had was amazing. You must try this establishment for a relaxing meal in a nice environment. 👍 👍 👍

We went here as a group of four for a quick dinner after work. The food was tasty and the service was fast and friendly. The atmosphere of the restaurant was also very nice.

The restaurant is a lovely old building and we had a great table by the window. Service was friendly and welcoming. However, we were really confused by the food, which has had excellent reviews on Trip Advisor. Several members of our group ordered the fishcakes. We each received a very generous portion of four each. Unfortunately, they bore little resemblance to fishcakes and instead tasted like flabby, cheap burgers, with no discernible fish flavour. We did ask the server what kind of fish they were made from, but she didn't know. She didn't ask why we had all left our starters...'Chicken' satay was a little better, though the 'meat' also bore little resemblance to anything with wings, feathersand a beak. Satay sauce was delicious. Similarly, our main courses consisted of quite tasty sauces, but the so called 'beef' and 'chicken' was inedible. None of us have ever experienced anything quite like it before. We all enjoyed the beautifully cooked Jasmine rice and stir fried vegetables, but all of us left the meat. Again, no comment from our server. As this was a special birthday meal, we had the usual British awkwardness about not wanting to make a fuss, but this was probably the worst food I have eaten since my student days. This restaurant is beautiful and the staff are nice. The chef clearly knows how to cook a mean sauce, but they really do need to look at the provenance of their meat.

Staff were very welcoming and friendly, food was pretty bland, I've had much better in the area.

Quirky venue, REALLY nice food, great portion size, and the staff could not be more friendly, accommodating and efficient. Has always had a cosy atmosphere when I've visited too. My favourite restaurant ❤️❤️❤️

Friendly staff and nice building. Food was a bit bland and disappointed that dishes with oyster sauce were listed on the Vegetarian page which does not instill confidence in other foods marked as vegetarian. Are they actually? (Restaurant- please note fish or any fish products and also gelatine are NOT vegetarian!!)

Delicious and fabulous service. Thank you

Great experience. The food was as delicious as it can be. I recommend. The noodles lived up to expectations.

Always good food and friendly service. Cosy restaurant.

The staff were very pushy and rude. They were also reluctant to speak English to us. Wondering if you'd get better service if you speak Thai or something like that.

Lovely little Thai in a cosy setting, with reasonable food. We will come back

Nice food but a little dated and not very authentic , the green and red Currys were nice but the starters were a bit hit or miss ,would happily eat there again but would also not rush back ,

Decent takeaway with decent prices. Have tried others in the area and this one is the best one so far. 🤍

Had the Chinese set meal for 2 and the food was disgusting. Everything either tasted like soap or had a very strong taste of fish. For £55, this was terrible. Would not recommend at all

Great restaurant, food was delicious and there was a good selection of gluten free options which are not always available in Chinese/Thai restaurants. Service was efficient and it was very reasonably priced. We particularly appreciated the linen napkins which gave the place a luxury feel.

Food always tastes spot on, take-away is served quickly

Very tasty takeaway mains, got a couple of excellent curries. Starters were very expensive and not tasty. Just get mains.

food was great, particularly loved the sweet corn cakes and the tea was yum.

I am sad to say that we at first thought this place was nice, however we just received our delivery and while at first we were enjoying it, my wife bit into her chicken satay only to find that it was raw inside. I had already had a satay thinking that it was just a tough piece of chicken. I now think that it was probably raw too. Feel quite sick now and we have thrown the rest of the meal away. When I called to complain I was told that the kitchen was busy and that is probably why it was uncooked. Not really a great reason for food poisoning.

Lovely clean and cozy environment, delicious authentic Thai food to go with

Had a wonderful lunch here. The Mongolian Lamb is exceptionally good.

Agree with others; the food here was so bland, authentic Thai cuisine is packed with flavour and this food was nothing like that. The service was friendly at least.

We had the set menu for 2, which was very nice. However, the menu wasn't very clear about whether deserts were included in the set menu. We ordered desserts but found they were not included, so the meal was quite expensive. The food was very nice though.

Friendly, clean and lovely food!

The best takeaway in Wantage - the food is always delicious and to a high standard, the staff is friendly and we always look forward to the next time we'll order.

Food Hygiene rating of 3... I now understand the reviews on here. This place was purchased by the Chinese opposite recently and as such the food has gone down hill. I ate here several years ago and it was lovely. Having eaten there on Tuesday, the food was rancid. Everything is deep fried, bland, tasteless and cheap ingredients. I can only guess its all bought in, but the cheapest available. Drinks list is limited and verging on poor. Over priced rubbish and we were all up during the night being sick. Avoid this dump!!!

Went to Yummy Thai today randomly ad we didn’t know what to expect but I can confirm that the food was delicious. I can’t praise it enough. I will definitely be going back there.

Good food, excellent service and a warm atmosphere.

It is 'New' for certain, as they likely have new owners, new chef (likely Cantonese) and new waiting staff (Cantonese for certain). For readers not sure, Cantonese origin often run most Chinese takeaways. It reflects in the food - which is a far cry from actual Thai food - the pad thai was the obvious candidate to try their authenticity. Too sweet and too sour. The coconut rice was simple normal rice with coconut milk drizzled on top. The only saving grace were the Thai fish starters, which we later found at the Chinese supermarket (whole pack costing less than than the dish). The Indonesian curry (in a Thai place) had good flavour (thus the 2 star) though too much onions overpowering the other spices. All in all, a one time visit - sadly no longer the Yummy Thai of before.

Lovely restaurant, brilliant staff, food was so delicious, fantastic choice on menu, will be returning very soon

Sorry but this is quite simply not good at all I very rarely say something can't be eaten but on this occasion that is the case. we ordered the Thai Royal Feast thinking a nice selection of things and some variety would be nice the price was a little high but we thought it would be nice. The starters were OK but nothing special and one of them was just frozen veg in a pastry parcel. Hoping for better from the mains but this is where it just got inedible absolutely no seasoning on hardly any of it no strong flavours like you expect from Thai food the rice doesnt even have salt in it. the meat is not good quality and I honestly can make a far better pad Thai. This felt like a cheap Chinese ready meal from the shops only with less flavour and at £45 for the two of us I'm actually shocked at how bad this food is. This 100% is not Thai food, this is bad Chinese food disguised with Thai names. Save your money and eat somewhere else simply not worth it at all.

READ ALL OF THIS - Chef is not Thai Staff and Restaurant Starting off on a positive note the service was good and the staff were friendly. The shop seems much neater and has brightened up since it was taken over. The food When asked I was told the Chef is Thai however that is not the case. Having eaten Thai food all my life and trying food at various Authentic Thai restaurants throughout the UK and Thailand I can safely say that the curry was too sweet and I like sweet food but this is too much, tom yum is nowhere near what tom yum actually taste likes, this is hard to explain without you tasting this yourself but in short it has little to none lemon grass from the taste. The Chef The chef is not Thai but actually Chinese. How can I justify saying the chef is not Thai but actually chinese? Well I asked to speak with the Chef and the staff went to the chef speaking in chinese with him and once they spoke to me all they could say was Sawasdee Krub, when I tried to ask more questions that Thai people will generally ask to each other in Thai The Chef made reluctant noises and left which this intern justifies my statement of the Chef not being Thai. Service Charge This may just be my opinion but a service charge of 10% that is included on the initial bill should be left out unless the customer tips or requests to add the service charge. I understand that customers can request to not pay it but when I did this they looked confused but then later removed it. Further to this my reasoning for not paying this was not entirely due to service but due to food quality and being lied to about the chef being Thai which is partially due to the service. Finally I understand that it's not simple or cheap to employ a Thai chef. Before when they had a Thai owner most of the food was great and most importantly the chef was Thai and the food was authentic and brilliant. What they are doing is destroying the reputation of Thai food which is not good for Thai culture this is not the only place that is doing this but it has to be noted that this is happening Hopefully the owners will realise what they are doing and change the name of the shop removing the word Thai or even state very clearly that it is not authentic.

Excellent food, good service and nice surroundings.

Unfortunately the owner preferred to chase me away rather than work with any dietary concerns. She even made a point of telling me "good bye" rather than any discussion over the matter. Very rude. Won't be back. And I love thai food.

Food was great, as was the service. Mid-week, so lacked a bit of armosphere but otherwise very enjoyable.

Had another great meal with family and friends. Really tasty, really hot.

Not the Yummy’s of old. The food quality is well below the asking price. The Chinese influence is clear to see across the menu. If you’re after authentic Thai food I’d give it a miss. We won’t be revisiting. Service and ambiance were good.

A great Thai restaurant in a old local building with character. Friendly staff. Cosy location. Great food. We will definitely be regulars, especially since Abingdon has lost all good Thai dine in options and the restaurant landscape in general is mediocre at best. Definitely worth the short trip to Wantage.

The place is lovely and well decorated. Their staff are friendly and attentive. We love our starters and main dishes. They are delicious but special dishes taste minder toward Chinese or Japanese style.

Lovely food, now run by Chinese Malaysians, so some Malay dishes too. Nice old setting with low ceilings added to the atmosphere.

Atmosphere and service/staff excellent. As I keep finding in other establishments, the food isn't of the same quality as it was before they closed down due to the Covid lockdown. Also, the menu seems to be leaning more towards Chinese rather than Thai.

Excellent food & service. The Thai green veggie curry with tofu and coconut rice was fantastic. Great birthday treat for the missus. Highly recommended.

Fantastic customer service and delicious food. **Very accommodating with Gluten Free dietary requirements

Best customer service along with yummy food too.😋😋😍👍

Incredible food, cosy atmosphere & welcoming, helpful staff. Highly recommend!

Fantastic food, beautifully presented. Staff were an absolute delight as well.

We had a lot of lovely takeouts from Yummy Thai during lockdown and were excited to dine in. The food is amazing and the staff are always incredibly friendly and attentive. The sweetcorn cake starters are delicious!

Nice food, well priced, friendly staff.

Went for the veggie set meal. Mains were great, especially the tofy dish and the pad Thai. But the starters left a little to be desired. Super welcoming, very friendly and attentive staff.

Amazing food and really good service. Definitely going back.

The food was really nice! But a few things niggled - 1) they currently can’t take cards, so the meal was disrupted by having to forage for cash, 2) the low ceilings are cute but allow every conversation to be overheard, 3) the archaic practice of adding a 10% service charge to the bill, which I refused to pay.

Friends and I had a perfect evening out dinner with an amazing food and superb services at YummyThai . We received a warm welcome at the entrance, very polite and the food was fresh and delicious. Fantastic!

First time visiting again the area meeting up with a friend. Extensive menu and the food was incredible. Arrived quickly and devoured by us all. The service was brilliant and attentive. I will definitely be visiting again and only wish I lived nearer! Thank you so much.

A recent change in management has caused the food and service to go downhill. After ordering my usual dish as I have down most weeks for the last year, they added onions despite me highlighting my intolerances to onion and garlic. Despite not having a meal that Saturday night they refused to make the same dish free of charge or refund me, despite 2 requests blaming ‘no authority’. In discussions tonight o was told I was keeping the phone lines busy! They have lost a customer for life - such a shame.

Very welcoming, lovely food and we had a wonderful evening. I would definitely go back

Ordered a set menu for collection. Loved every dish. Service was excellent also, called when ready and went the extra mile to adjust the order to my liking.

A huge TQ to the wonderful staff at Yummy Thai, my friend and I enjoyed such a wonderful dinner there last night. We were given such a warm welcome and appreciated the excellent and efficient service and the friendly hospitality in a cosy and candlelit setting.We ordered the set menu of the Royal Platter, which was superb, as it featured so many different and delicious delicacies of Thailand, accompanied by a variety of dipping sauces, and different dishes.We will definitely be back for another visit, thank you so much to our lovely waitress Jessica, and to our wonderful hostess who ensured we had extra chocolates as we left! Our warmest thanks to the wonderful chefs for their superb cooking!

Fantastic restaurant and the best Thai food I’ve had in years. We are staying in wantage before going to a wedding so our first time. Reviewers moaning about service charge should be ignored!! The team looking after us were professional and efficient. A 10% service charge is more than reasonable. Have they forgotten about the global pandemic and how hard the hospitality industry has been hit..

A beautiful setting in an old building. Very peaceful and calm. Fantastic service and the food ….. Well it was delicious- everything and more and we will most definitely be back. Thank you

My wife and I booked a table at the Yummy Thai and for service and quality of food, other than the spongey fish cakes and the unusual bread, it was first class. We had also the Chicken Satay, my was the Masaman Curry with Prawns and my wife had the same but with Chicken. Added to this we had the coconut rice, the vegetables, all nicely washed down with a bottle of Rose wine from Uruguay. Also the service from a lady there was superb also she was very keen to ensure we had all details of all dishes ordered. After a lovely time we asked for the bill and that is when we were somewhat taken aback by that nasty little habit that some in the provinces have learnt from the London Restaurants, yes just like the Burj in Wanborough a service charge of 10%. Again without mention on the main menu. So as with the Burj we asked the lady serving us if they were included on the share out of the service charge and she was firstly reluctant and then said she could not say. Again diners need to vote with their feet to prevent each and every restaurant in this area big or small using this to make additional money with no real reason other than bad habits from others. We would have willingly given the lady serving us a cash tip but it was only on leaving that we were told the service charge is voluntary. My view is that it should not be there at all.

Very mixed and to be honest I’m not sure what to say.Service – pleasant no problem. But spilt food over the table, my cutlery & glasses. Not a word. Asked if we wanted any prawn crackers AFTER our mains ! But, worst, had no clue what dishes they were serving us ! We had 2 similar curries, one lamb one beef, and when being presented with them we asked which was which (as they were for 2 different people and not being shared) and they really had no idea. Zilch. Starters – poor. A platter of deep fried ‘Beige’ ! Fish cakes with NO taste. What happened to Coriander ? Thai Basil ? What happened to lime and chilli ?? Small and tasteless. I like Thai Fishcakes but these were worse than a selection that you might get from a supermarket. Prawn Toast – I love it. BUT I have NEVER had Prawn Toast BATTERED and then deep fried anywhere in the world. NO sesame seeds just deep fried batter is all you could see & taste. Awful. Mains – no bad. Curries were nice (once we had worked out which was which) a beef dish nice, a prawn dish nice and Pad Thai OK. It was a Saturday night but they were about ½ full so not rushed off their feet at all. We have most definitely had better and from here which makes it worse.

A party of 12 for a 40th birthday party on a week night. Had an age range of 6 years to 76 years and every need was catered for including a number of allergies. Niddy was very attentive and went out of her way to accommodate us all. Lovely fresh, delicious food. Thank you and we will definitely be visiting again!

we had a fantastic anniversary meal there, we were very well taken care of by the host Niddy, she sat us down at a lovely table was very friendly and made us feel welcome and at ease, she was very engaging and knowledgeable about the menu.made our day even more special.The food was excellent, great mix of flavours, the right balance of herbs and spices, with generous portions (was nursing quite the food baby afterwards ;)we will definitely be going back. and hopefully often.

I will preface this review by saying we dined here on 6th August 2021, one day after they reopened from a summer break. For that reason, I'm hoping they iron out some kinks.My wife and I booked a table for 7pm. All very nice, with a candle and single rose waiting for us. It was our anniversary, but I don’t think I told them that when I booked. The main waitress was very friendly, took our drinks and meal order and brought the drinks and starters quite promptly. Now usually, I dislike having my main course arrive within a few minutes of finishing the starter, so we were quite happy for a delay. However, this was a LONG delay! They were obviously very busy with takeaway orders, but we waited for a good 45 minutes.That wasn’t a major problem, but I was disappointed that the waitress didn’t check in to apologise for the delay. There was another young waitress on duty, who we discovered was on her first day. She kept popping in to look around the seating area, but didn’t seem to do anything! We had to ask for another drink, and even that took a while.The meal itself was fantastic. We last ate here about a year earlier, and the dishes were quite salty. Big improvement. My wife had a Penang Lamb Curry and I had the Chilli Chicken with Basil. REALLY tasty, as was the Coconut Rice and Prawn Pad Thai.I think it’s a husband and wife team running the restaurant, and they were very sweet. We didn’t necessarily have a problem with the service charge built in, but we wouldn’t have tipped for service otherwise.I’m writing this review for the benefit of the owners. Hopefully they will iron out some issues in regard to the service, because the restaurant is lovely and the food excellent. It’s definitely a little pricier than usual, but we didn’t really mind given the COVID issues and the possibility they may have limits on the number of table bookings they can have.So yes, I would recommend this restaurant and hope the service improves.

Menu set is not necessarily better than single menu

A wonderful hidden gem in the heart of Wantage. The food here is superb, flavours are authentic and portion sizes are filling. Prices are reasonable, but reflective of the quality of the food. Would recommend dining in as the service is good and a lovely atmosphere.

First time ordering from Yummy Thai Food was delivered on time and piping hot. Delicious dim sum, noodles, chicken massaman and a tofu dish. Will definitely use again.

Tradition Asian taste of Wantage, consistently good quality and welcoming service.

Excellent food and exemplary service despite current lockdown. Staff were friendly and helpful, and the standards still high following a change of ownership. We cheered up the January blues with a takeaway - particular highlights were a Thai salad we’d not tried before, and the Singapore noodles. Both quantity of food and the pricing was fantastic. We look forward to returning to the restaurant when we’re able to - it’s a quirky, charming environment and the service is always excellent.

Really lovely food, would definitely recommend and will be ordering again in the future!

We held our small (Covid) wedding reception at Yummy Thai and they were wonderful! Great food and drinks and staff were all very helpful, friendly and all very hygienic and safe. Chicken Massaman Curry & Thair red salmon were our faves. Our guests did not stop talking about the amazing food afterwards. Cant wait to go again. Thanks Sam and Team xxx Nat & Hayden

Really impressed with the food and delivery. Hot, fresh and definitely yummy!

Although the service was a little slow this was probably a COVID issue and it was all made up for by the quality of the food. My only gripe was that the hot dishes could have been hotter.

Have eaten here a couple of times under the new owners and food has been good. Had a couple of take-away's in July (always ate in previously) and both were excellent. Had a another delivered take-away this week (it came very quickly !) and although most was good the beef dish was like....leather. Reheated beef. Not nice. Hard, leathery, chewy. Maybe it was because this was a Thursday and they'd cooked a batch day before etc. Either way it was not nice. It hasn't put me of as I would eat in. If they served that low level of food in the restaurant it would go straight back to the kitchen (and to be fair they never have before).

by far my favourite thai restaurant. I visit fairly regularly and have never had a bad meal. Would highly recommend to anyone

This was the first visit since the new lockdown rules for restaurants came in. The restaurant was spotless and there are sanitisers on entry, plus staff wear visors and to help keep even more distance you now fill out an order form ( along with track and trace details) yourself which I thought was quite useful ( no mistaking what you have ordered!)we did not have to wait long for the starter ( vegetable dim sum which as aromatic and tasty. Next we had a chicken pad Thai which was plentiful and plenty of chicken pieces and, a very nice vegetable red curry ( lots of different vegetables and just the right spiciness) the server was really nice and attentive and we enjoyed the meal very much and would go again

A spur of the moment we popped in and they were able to find us a nice table with some great food. We really enjoyed it and our first meal out since the lockdown. As were only in the area for a couple of days decided to come back tonight but this time for a take away. Great friendly service and tasty food Thanks

good value and very tasty food!

Delicious and very friendly food

Great food and currently take away orders are being made.

I’ve been going here for 4 years and every time it’s amazing! Best Thai in Oxfordshire and would recommend travelling there.

Not quite the yummy thai it used to be!

Was put off by a disappointing visit under the new ownership. Gave it another go once more in the hope it was a one off but got the same experience.

Great stuff. The king is dead, long live The King!

Truly excellent Thai food. Large selection of freshly made soups and dishes.

Enjoyed our meal, was delicious

4 of us (2 adults, 2 children) ate here 21 Feb 2020. Good extensive menu of main courses and starters. Worth a visit if you’re local and like Thai food.

Awesome food, if you like Thai style food you will love this place. Third visit since it reopened, faultless food great service. Waitress recommended a few dishes and all were great. We will be visiting again

It's changed hands now but the quality is still there.

Only my second visit since it changed hands and I can report that it was much better than my first visit.The lady waitress could not have been more pleasant and the young waiter was also very good. Both smartly dressed, friendly, polite and efficient.Food was very good, well presented & tasty. And portions much more reasonable (last time they were far too small). Service was good but not too quick. The above makes the food much better value.However, there is still one BIG problem. The owner (I am told it is the owner). This man was smartly dressed this time – not scruffy as before. Well done. However, he is still very rude, disrespectful (to customers & staff alike) and arrogant by continually watching videos on his mobile with the volume turned up !! The restaurant goes to the trouble of looking nice, staff dressing smartly and playing what I assume is Thai background music and yet this silly man drowns all of that out with loud video footage on his mobile.It really beggars belief. I cannot fathom whether he is plain stupid or simply doesn’t care. Take this man out of the restaurant and it would be an even nicer place. After all – he never serves anyone rather getting in the way and ruining the experience for all diners.

Lovely food, friendly staff. Totally recommended.