How Regulars Actually Order Thai Food

thai chicken satay skewers with a peanut dipping sauce

You can usually tell when someone is visiting for the first time. They open the menu and slow right down. They read every section. Someone asks how spicy the food is. Someone else quietly googles a dish under the table. Nothing wrong with that. Thai menus can look unfamiliar at first. Then there are the […]

The Thai Food Myth That Refuses to Die

a table full of thai food - massaman curry, fishcakes, spring rolls

Ask someone what Thai food is like, and you often hear the same answer. “Isn’t it really spicy?” It is probably the most common question we hear at The Thai. First time guests ask it when they open the menu. Groups ask it while deciding what to order. Someone at the table always raises it. […]

Why Most Thai Restaurants Taste the Same, and Why Ours Doesn’t

Spend enough time eating Thai food around the UK and you start to notice something. Different restaurants. Different towns. Different menus. Yet somehow, many of the dishes taste almost identical. Pad Thai tastes the same in three places. The green curry feels familiar before you even finish the first bite. Even the sauces seem interchangeable. […]