Atmosphere was perfect for us as we were early enough to get a choice of tables and chose one on its own with no other tables around it. Our opinion may have been different if we'd got stuck on one of the front tables where they're all very close together.The owner is clearly very passionate and knowledgable about sourcing the right ingredients to make the meals as authentic as possible. We took her advice on what to order to suit our own palettes and her advice was spot on. The meal was perfect with the different meals either good, very good or outstanding (The spicy stir fried pork was fantastic, as was the traditional Kanom Touy dessert which doesn't initially look that appetising but was like nothing we've ever tasted before).Aside from the above and beyond personal service offered by the owner, the remainder of the service by other staff was good. Price wise, £100+ (3 course meal inc. 4x drinks) seems pretty typical for a nice meal-for-two these days although it still hurts to spend it!We were full up by the time we left but I think without the Chicken Phad Thai side order (bought as security in case one of us didn't like our mains) I may have been left wanting.Will definitely return, no doubt about that.Disclaimer - We've eaten in Thailand many times and this restaurant is pretty close to being as authentic as it could be. The local food in Thailand tends to be a little more spicy but I think too spicy for most Brits, so Pad Thai Restaurant offers the perfect balance as an introduction to Thai Food, yet if you want it more Spice, the owner is happy to oblige!
sean Blyth
I would very much like to thank Manta for her welcome and service for my wifeand I to enjoy the experience of dining at Pad Thai.First the negative and only negative .. I found out I didn’t particularly like Thai fish cakes … nothing wrong with them and my first time trying them - just feel not to my palette - but you gotta try something to find out as they sayThe main dishes red curry , fragrant rice with egg prawn and pineapple was delicious… I mean sensational. The prawn were big and tender and it really compliments the Red Thai curry which we had travelled some distance to try .. I also had the vegetable with Chillie and garlic , which again although quite small in portion side complimented the dish without overpowering it .My wife had the noodles with prawns and spring rolls to begin with and what I shared was beautiful, tasty and my wife who is quite fussy said it was one of the best dishes she’d ever had .I enjoyed Mantas company , her education on how to eat Thai food , certain recommendations she guided us towards and the flow in keeping the food in a timely manner made the whole evening very worth while .. The ambience and surroundings make for a pleasant quiet meal and the exterior Tudor facade with internal rich dark ceiling wooden beams stretching across the dining area make it just that little more exclusive.I will return again and hope to expand on the menu a bit more - dip in and try something else because I like a restaurant that has a little more character and a personal touch and I feel Manta really delivers on that .
Gemma Mahoney
I've been coming here for nearly twenty years and it's still my favorite restaurant! The food is easily as delicious as any I've eaten in London restaurants (or Thailand for that matter!), and Manta and her partner are just lovely, friendly people. Highly recommend.
Emma Barnes
We booked last minute today and seemed lucky to get a table. It was our first time visiting pad Thai and will not be the last! Food was amazing we went with the lovely owners recommendations and was so impressed thank you! We’ll be back
Holly Fletcher
Avoid like the plague. 7 of us went for a pre-Christmas night out & unfortunately it was the only restaurant we could book. My friend ordered a Mojito, unfortunately it didn’t look or taste like a Mojito so it got sent back & said we didn’t want to be charged for it but the owner argued that another table drank theirs but didn’t get charged in the end. My husband & I wanted to share a rice but she told us that it would be too small & had to order one each when we don’t eat a lot. The owner was rude all evening. The whole evening was a nightmare with the owner’s rudeness & telling us what we could & couldn’t have. The food was very disappointing too, having travelled to Thailand the food didn’t seem authentic & the chicken was very tough & chewy. The list could go on but safe to say we won’t be returning. Good luck if you go!!PS we didn’t have 3 bottles of wine, my friend had 3 glasses at £11 each. We enjoyed our evening as a bunch of friends & said we had a good laugh for all the wrong reasons, it was the only restaurant my friend could book, she tried most of the West Malling restaurants. This wasn’t our first bad experience at The Pad Thai but thought things might have improved over the years. Clearly not!!
Patrick Brosco
We have been coming for over 10+ years. Normally once or more a week, we love the quality of food and the friendliness of the owners , we have travelled the world and we still couldn’t find a better Thai food anywhere else in the world. We can honestly say this is the most authentic and delicious modern Thai you will ever find !!!! And we are a fussy eaters , we love the whole menu but will recommend few dishes to start with… sweet and sour potatoes , beef Panang curry, jungle curry, wok vegetable , chicken satay (the best peanut sauce you will ever taste) , sweet and sour tamarind beef, soups and many many more…. and the biggest star of the show is the owners special hand crafted over many hours Organic Coconut dessert !!!! Love love love. We love and appreciate you guys Pat & Jay
Edyta Lib
Overpriced, tiny portion. Owner rude. Even table next to us was looking at us like "what is going on?!". We was told that food what we order will be to spicy, was bland without any spice. We was looking for any chilies which supposed to be in some dishes. We have found 3 pieces of chilies. Really disappointed, especially that we paid £170 for a meal. That includes two alcoholic drink and two soft drink. Any takeaway food will be better than that. Also tables are so close to echothers that make you uncomfortable. Avoid. I only can feel sorry for waitress in there. You could clearly see that women who run the place have no any respect for them. Really bad experience. Will never come back. If they claim that they run the place for 26 years, I think they need to realise that people expectation are higher then years back. Especially if they charge so much. Avoid!!!! If you have so many bad rI think is time when you look back at your services and charges. You are in wrong I'm afraid. Ii you can't take it is your fault.
Diana Chaloner
Such fresh and delicious food. Lovely staff who are attentive as well as good fun. Definitely somewhere I'd go to again, and would highly recommend.Parking: Small, tight fitting car park at the rear of the restaurant
tashae93
restaurant was empty which is odd leading up to Christmas. the food was tasteless and greasy and appeared reheated. I couldn't order a pad tai as a main and in all the oadt thai restaurants I've been in including UK and Thailand this has never been the case. the prices were very expensive for the quality of food. won't be going here again.
Lovely food, when there for lunch with my dad. The owner was so lovely and friendly. The food tested amazing and the Thai pudding that she done ???? love it.
Sam
First time here on a Saturday night, all started out ok until about an hour into being there and no one had taken our order. When we finally ordered and the food had arrived well, the food was ok, we've had better at other Thai restaurants. We ordered a set meal between 4 people, the starter was of a decent proportion but the mains were very small considering the price. The service was somewhat questionable, the manager will only take orders and had young girls running around cleaning up and brining food to the tables. Maybe if they were allowed to take orders and own their own tables the service may improve. Overall we wouldn't go back as it was very overpriced and the service was pretty poor considering the restaurant has apparently been there for 28 years!
Crystal Tsui (Yukihime)
Not sure what has happened to this place since it used to be "ok" but now it is just horrible. Literally had the worst pad thai in my entire life that didn't even look or taste like a pad thai. Prices are extortionate as well. Friends ordered a pork main that looked less than an appetizer portion, and pineapple fried rice that just didn't taste aromatic at all (more like plain and no effort). Save your money and go to Maidstone for proper Thai food.edit: Can't reply to a reply so here I am. I lived in Asia for half my lifespan and some of it was spent in Southeast Asia (with the other half spent in Los Angeles) so I trust that I know my thai food. It's hard to please me when it comes to Asian cuisine so there's places in England that I just tolerate and some like Wagamama that just goes right to the avoid zone. This is the 3rd time I've ordered takeaway from here, with the last time being maybe 2 years ago because as I mentioned I thought it was just ok.
CarolineO
Always have a lovely meal here. Our teenage boys really enjoyed it too. As with everything at the moment, it was very expensive, though.
Crystal T (Yukihime)
Not sure what has happened to this place since it used to be "ok" but now it is just horrible. Literally had the worst pad thai in my entire life that didn't even look or taste like a pad thai. Prices are extortionate as well. Friends ordered a pork main that looked less than an appetizer portion, and pineapple fried rice that just didn't taste aromatic at all (more like plain and no effort). Save your money and go to Maidstone for proper Thai food.edit: Can't reply to a reply so here I am. I lived in Asia for half my lifespan and some of it was spent in Southeast Asia (with the other half spent in Los Angeles) so I trust that I know my thai food. It's hard to please me when it comes to Asian cuisine so there's places in England that I just tolerate and some like Wagamama that just goes right to the avoid zone. This is the 3rd time I've ordered takeaway from here, with the last time being maybe 2 years ago because as I mentioned I thought it was just ok.
Delicious Thai
Atmosphere was perfect for us as we were early enough to get a choice of tables and chose one on its own with no other tables around it. Our opinion may have been different if we'd got stuck on one of the front tables where they're all very close together.The owner is clearly very passionate and knowledgable about sourcing the right ingredients to make the meals as authentic as possible. We took her advice on what to order to suit our own palettes and her advice was spot on. The meal was perfect with the different meals either good, very good or outstanding (The spicy stir fried pork was fantastic, as was the traditional Kanom Touy dessert which doesn't initially look that appetising but was like nothing we've ever tasted before).Aside from the above and beyond personal service offered by the owner, the remainder of the service by other staff was good. Price wise, £100+ (3 course meal inc. 4x drinks) seems pretty typical for a nice meal-for-two these days although it still hurts to spend it!We were full up by the time we left but I think without the Chicken Phad Thai side order (bought as security in case one of us didn't like our mains) I may have been left wanting.Will definitely return, no doubt about that.Disclaimer - We've eaten in Thailand many times and this restaurant is pretty close to being as authentic as it could be. The local food in Thailand tends to be a little more spicy but I think too spicy for most Brits, so Pad Thai Restaurant offers the perfect balance as an introduction to Thai Food, yet if you want it more Spice, the owner is happy to oblige!
I would very much like to thank Manta for her welcome and service for my wifeand I to enjoy the experience of dining at Pad Thai.First the negative and only negative .. I found out I didn’t particularly like Thai fish cakes … nothing wrong with them and my first time trying them - just feel not to my palette - but you gotta try something to find out as they sayThe main dishes red curry , fragrant rice with egg prawn and pineapple was delicious… I mean sensational. The prawn were big and tender and it really compliments the Red Thai curry which we had travelled some distance to try .. I also had the vegetable with Chillie and garlic , which again although quite small in portion side complimented the dish without overpowering it .My wife had the noodles with prawns and spring rolls to begin with and what I shared was beautiful, tasty and my wife who is quite fussy said it was one of the best dishes she’d ever had .I enjoyed Mantas company , her education on how to eat Thai food , certain recommendations she guided us towards and the flow in keeping the food in a timely manner made the whole evening very worth while .. The ambience and surroundings make for a pleasant quiet meal and the exterior Tudor facade with internal rich dark ceiling wooden beams stretching across the dining area make it just that little more exclusive.I will return again and hope to expand on the menu a bit more - dip in and try something else because I like a restaurant that has a little more character and a personal touch and I feel Manta really delivers on that .
I've been coming here for nearly twenty years and it's still my favorite restaurant! The food is easily as delicious as any I've eaten in London restaurants (or Thailand for that matter!), and Manta and her partner are just lovely, friendly people. Highly recommend.
We booked last minute today and seemed lucky to get a table. It was our first time visiting pad Thai and will not be the last! Food was amazing we went with the lovely owners recommendations and was so impressed thank you! We’ll be back
Avoid like the plague. 7 of us went for a pre-Christmas night out & unfortunately it was the only restaurant we could book. My friend ordered a Mojito, unfortunately it didn’t look or taste like a Mojito so it got sent back & said we didn’t want to be charged for it but the owner argued that another table drank theirs but didn’t get charged in the end. My husband & I wanted to share a rice but she told us that it would be too small & had to order one each when we don’t eat a lot. The owner was rude all evening. The whole evening was a nightmare with the owner’s rudeness & telling us what we could & couldn’t have. The food was very disappointing too, having travelled to Thailand the food didn’t seem authentic & the chicken was very tough & chewy. The list could go on but safe to say we won’t be returning. Good luck if you go!!PS we didn’t have 3 bottles of wine, my friend had 3 glasses at £11 each. We enjoyed our evening as a bunch of friends & said we had a good laugh for all the wrong reasons, it was the only restaurant my friend could book, she tried most of the West Malling restaurants. This wasn’t our first bad experience at The Pad Thai but thought things might have improved over the years. Clearly not!!
We have been coming for over 10+ years. Normally once or more a week, we love the quality of food and the friendliness of the owners , we have travelled the world and we still couldn’t find a better Thai food anywhere else in the world. We can honestly say this is the most authentic and delicious modern Thai you will ever find !!!! And we are a fussy eaters , we love the whole menu but will recommend few dishes to start with… sweet and sour potatoes , beef Panang curry, jungle curry, wok vegetable , chicken satay (the best peanut sauce you will ever taste) , sweet and sour tamarind beef, soups and many many more…. and the biggest star of the show is the owners special hand crafted over many hours Organic Coconut dessert !!!! Love love love. We love and appreciate you guys Pat & Jay
Overpriced, tiny portion. Owner rude. Even table next to us was looking at us like "what is going on?!". We was told that food what we order will be to spicy, was bland without any spice. We was looking for any chilies which supposed to be in some dishes. We have found 3 pieces of chilies. Really disappointed, especially that we paid £170 for a meal. That includes two alcoholic drink and two soft drink. Any takeaway food will be better than that. Also tables are so close to echothers that make you uncomfortable. Avoid. I only can feel sorry for waitress in there. You could clearly see that women who run the place have no any respect for them. Really bad experience. Will never come back. If they claim that they run the place for 26 years, I think they need to realise that people expectation are higher then years back. Especially if they charge so much. Avoid!!!! If you have so many bad rI think is time when you look back at your services and charges. You are in wrong I'm afraid. Ii you can't take it is your fault.
Such fresh and delicious food. Lovely staff who are attentive as well as good fun. Definitely somewhere I'd go to again, and would highly recommend.Parking: Small, tight fitting car park at the rear of the restaurant
restaurant was empty which is odd leading up to Christmas. the food was tasteless and greasy and appeared reheated. I couldn't order a pad tai as a main and in all the oadt thai restaurants I've been in including UK and Thailand this has never been the case. the prices were very expensive for the quality of food. won't be going here again.
Restaurantji Recommends
Lovely food, when there for lunch with my dad. The owner was so lovely and friendly. The food tested amazing and the Thai pudding that she done ???? love it.
First time here on a Saturday night, all started out ok until about an hour into being there and no one had taken our order. When we finally ordered and the food had arrived well, the food was ok, we've had better at other Thai restaurants. We ordered a set meal between 4 people, the starter was of a decent proportion but the mains were very small considering the price. The service was somewhat questionable, the manager will only take orders and had young girls running around cleaning up and brining food to the tables. Maybe if they were allowed to take orders and own their own tables the service may improve. Overall we wouldn't go back as it was very overpriced and the service was pretty poor considering the restaurant has apparently been there for 28 years!
Not sure what has happened to this place since it used to be "ok" but now it is just horrible. Literally had the worst pad thai in my entire life that didn't even look or taste like a pad thai. Prices are extortionate as well. Friends ordered a pork main that looked less than an appetizer portion, and pineapple fried rice that just didn't taste aromatic at all (more like plain and no effort). Save your money and go to Maidstone for proper Thai food.edit: Can't reply to a reply so here I am. I lived in Asia for half my lifespan and some of it was spent in Southeast Asia (with the other half spent in Los Angeles) so I trust that I know my thai food. It's hard to please me when it comes to Asian cuisine so there's places in England that I just tolerate and some like Wagamama that just goes right to the avoid zone. This is the 3rd time I've ordered takeaway from here, with the last time being maybe 2 years ago because as I mentioned I thought it was just ok.
Always have a lovely meal here. Our teenage boys really enjoyed it too. As with everything at the moment, it was very expensive, though.
Not sure what has happened to this place since it used to be "ok" but now it is just horrible. Literally had the worst pad thai in my entire life that didn't even look or taste like a pad thai. Prices are extortionate as well. Friends ordered a pork main that looked less than an appetizer portion, and pineapple fried rice that just didn't taste aromatic at all (more like plain and no effort). Save your money and go to Maidstone for proper Thai food.edit: Can't reply to a reply so here I am. I lived in Asia for half my lifespan and some of it was spent in Southeast Asia (with the other half spent in Los Angeles) so I trust that I know my thai food. It's hard to please me when it comes to Asian cuisine so there's places in England that I just tolerate and some like Wagamama that just goes right to the avoid zone. This is the 3rd time I've ordered takeaway from here, with the last time being maybe 2 years ago because as I mentioned I thought it was just ok.