Lovely place for some Thai food. Meal was tasty though the green curry was a little thin and could do with a bit more meat. Would come again to try other things though :).
Darya nurein
I had the unfortunate experience of dining at Royal Thai, and let me tell you, it was an absolute disaster. First off, they served squid in a supposedly vegetarian dish, which is not only unacceptable but also a potential lawsuit waiting to happen. The staff seemed more interested in catering to the all-white, middle-aged clientele, as my friends and I, being the only ethnic patrons, were met with nothing but glares and looks of disdain. Despite having made a reservation, we were rudely told to leave at a certain time, as if our presence was somehow inconveniencing them. And don't even get me started on the excruciatingly long wait for our food – a whopping 50 minutes of being blatantly disregarded while others were served promptly. It's clear that they prioritized certain customers based on age or ethnicity. To top it all off, the food was utterly bland, lacking any semblance of flavor or authenticity. Oh, and let's not forget the minuscule table we were crammed into, making the whole experience even more uncomfortable. Save yourself the trouble and avoid this place like the plague, unless you happen to fit their narrow demographic of white, middle-aged aged diners.
Jai Shah
Absolutely shocking. I ordered pad thai, two green curry's and some starters. Food was shockingly poor. The coconut rice in particular was disgusting boil in the bag rice charged at £5 a portion!!
trevor lynch
Ordered crispy duck with the pan cake etc, on returning home I was really disappointed talk about shedded it was just small bits of duck no decent pieces of duck, it was like something you would get from some takeaways as I have encountered in the past, not something you would expect from a reputable Restaurant, I have used this restaurant in the past and food has always been reasonable, staff ok didn't seem that friendly as I have encountered over the years. Definitely won't be ordering the Duck again not if it comes like that.And at a £18 for takeaway and £22 to eat in. Really feel ripped off.I am sorry to have to write this review, but I feel so strongly about what I received.
Sarah Pemberton
Went for lunch. They have a good value quick lunch menu & it was indeed speedy.
Luke Smith
Ordered as takeout came to £49 for 2 & barely enough food for one whilst it tasted good please expect to pay 4 times the amount for a satisfactory quantity for 2 adults. £4.95 bag of sticky rice wasn’t enough for one. When you order a takeout you expect full tubs especially of the fillers such as rice. When contacted the lady was very pleasant in her demeanour but said restaurant has been like this for 25 years without complaint please check trip adviser because I don’t think she does. If we had we would’ve ordered elsewhere & actually been fed. Royal Thai stuck to their guns & whilst listened to my feedback advised me to contact ubereats from where it was ordered. Time to order another takeaway from elsewhere as we are still very hungry.
Trevor Bradley
Food was excellent, best meal I've had in ages to be honest, slight mishap with a drink but other than that 1st
Al B
Great food, we had a set meal for 2, which gave us a great starter selection, with 2 prawn mains and a further beef main and jasmine rice, All the food was tastey and well presented and no sign of MSG. Just great, it's a traditional Thai restaurant with Thai style ornaments.Parking: Free street parking in the main high street where the restaurant is..
sachin keshavan
Very tasty food. Ordered pad Thai, green curry and one red curry. Authentic Thai taste. Will definitely go back.Vegetarian options: We have opted vegan and they have followed the note exactly as we wanted.
SimonD609
Had a lovely meal with my family to celebrate a birthday. Fantastic variety of food, great choice of wine and beers. Superb service and a lovely surprise ice cream pud with birthday candle for my mum. Would thoroughly recommend.
I had a lunch special at £8.5. It's surprisingly authentic to my taste! The side ingredients are richly provided with a slightly too sweet green curry sauce, like the one you would have in Thailand. I probably would prefer a firmer rice texture, but then here is England! Def will visit again.
Anthony Hollick
Food was incredible. Starter platter was full of fantastic flavours with the exception of the prawns which were pretty flavourless. Mains were sweet and sour pork, pad Thai and green chicken curry. All fantastic. But...the service was pretty soulless. No eye contact from lady taking our order who smelt of smoke. When she came to get payment there was no thank you just rushed away. Very quite in restaurant only 3 days
Jill B
Very disappointing. Has never been exactly great but we've been a few times and it's been OK and reasonably priced for lunch. We've also been there for dinner a few times. Last time was the worst lunch ever and we won't be returning. Squid starters were nice but the rest was poor. The Royal Thai Ginger was appalling and insubstantial with a watery sauce and a few bits of chilli - it had 5 small, tasteless prawns. I was still hungry after toying with it. The green chicken curry was watery and less than average.
Sam Berrill
Lovely place to meet friends, very friendly , great menu , food presented beautifully and tasted delicious.
Connector48574170360
Our first time. Absolutely outstanding food and our waitress May was extremely attentive to us. Wonderfully friendly and very welcoming. Perfect timing between delicious courses and reasonably priced too. Will definitely be back. Thanks May
Lovely place for some Thai food. Meal was tasty though the green curry was a little thin and could do with a bit more meat. Would come again to try other things though :).
I had the unfortunate experience of dining at Royal Thai, and let me tell you, it was an absolute disaster. First off, they served squid in a supposedly vegetarian dish, which is not only unacceptable but also a potential lawsuit waiting to happen. The staff seemed more interested in catering to the all-white, middle-aged clientele, as my friends and I, being the only ethnic patrons, were met with nothing but glares and looks of disdain. Despite having made a reservation, we were rudely told to leave at a certain time, as if our presence was somehow inconveniencing them. And don't even get me started on the excruciatingly long wait for our food – a whopping 50 minutes of being blatantly disregarded while others were served promptly. It's clear that they prioritized certain customers based on age or ethnicity. To top it all off, the food was utterly bland, lacking any semblance of flavor or authenticity. Oh, and let's not forget the minuscule table we were crammed into, making the whole experience even more uncomfortable. Save yourself the trouble and avoid this place like the plague, unless you happen to fit their narrow demographic of white, middle-aged aged diners.
Absolutely shocking. I ordered pad thai, two green curry's and some starters. Food was shockingly poor. The coconut rice in particular was disgusting boil in the bag rice charged at £5 a portion!!
Ordered crispy duck with the pan cake etc, on returning home I was really disappointed talk about shedded it was just small bits of duck no decent pieces of duck, it was like something you would get from some takeaways as I have encountered in the past, not something you would expect from a reputable Restaurant, I have used this restaurant in the past and food has always been reasonable, staff ok didn't seem that friendly as I have encountered over the years. Definitely won't be ordering the Duck again not if it comes like that.And at a £18 for takeaway and £22 to eat in. Really feel ripped off.I am sorry to have to write this review, but I feel so strongly about what I received.
Went for lunch. They have a good value quick lunch menu & it was indeed speedy.
Ordered as takeout came to £49 for 2 & barely enough food for one whilst it tasted good please expect to pay 4 times the amount for a satisfactory quantity for 2 adults. £4.95 bag of sticky rice wasn’t enough for one. When you order a takeout you expect full tubs especially of the fillers such as rice. When contacted the lady was very pleasant in her demeanour but said restaurant has been like this for 25 years without complaint please check trip adviser because I don’t think she does. If we had we would’ve ordered elsewhere & actually been fed. Royal Thai stuck to their guns & whilst listened to my feedback advised me to contact ubereats from where it was ordered. Time to order another takeaway from elsewhere as we are still very hungry.
Food was excellent, best meal I've had in ages to be honest, slight mishap with a drink but other than that 1st
Great food, we had a set meal for 2, which gave us a great starter selection, with 2 prawn mains and a further beef main and jasmine rice, All the food was tastey and well presented and no sign of MSG. Just great, it's a traditional Thai restaurant with Thai style ornaments.Parking: Free street parking in the main high street where the restaurant is..
Very tasty food. Ordered pad Thai, green curry and one red curry. Authentic Thai taste. Will definitely go back.Vegetarian options: We have opted vegan and they have followed the note exactly as we wanted.
Had a lovely meal with my family to celebrate a birthday. Fantastic variety of food, great choice of wine and beers. Superb service and a lovely surprise ice cream pud with birthday candle for my mum. Would thoroughly recommend.
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I had a lunch special at £8.5. It's surprisingly authentic to my taste! The side ingredients are richly provided with a slightly too sweet green curry sauce, like the one you would have in Thailand. I probably would prefer a firmer rice texture, but then here is England! Def will visit again.
Food was incredible. Starter platter was full of fantastic flavours with the exception of the prawns which were pretty flavourless. Mains were sweet and sour pork, pad Thai and green chicken curry. All fantastic. But...the service was pretty soulless. No eye contact from lady taking our order who smelt of smoke. When she came to get payment there was no thank you just rushed away. Very quite in restaurant only 3 days
Very disappointing. Has never been exactly great but we've been a few times and it's been OK and reasonably priced for lunch. We've also been there for dinner a few times. Last time was the worst lunch ever and we won't be returning. Squid starters were nice but the rest was poor. The Royal Thai Ginger was appalling and insubstantial with a watery sauce and a few bits of chilli - it had 5 small, tasteless prawns. I was still hungry after toying with it. The green chicken curry was watery and less than average.
Lovely place to meet friends, very friendly , great menu , food presented beautifully and tasted delicious.
Our first time. Absolutely outstanding food and our waitress May was extremely attentive to us. Wonderfully friendly and very welcoming. Perfect timing between delicious courses and reasonably priced too. Will definitely be back. Thanks May