Talay Thai

"First visit for me and a friend, and was reasonably impressed; having spent a couple of weeks in Thailand only a month ago, it was a decent test! Had a sharing platter of starters, a beer and a green curry with pork, and it was all delicious. Bill totalled £60 for the two of us, including a 15% tip. Service was friendly and on point. I'll be back."

"Had a takeaway the flavours were great the food arrived hot and well packaged. Everyone enjoyed their dish. Thank you"

"Had to wait 30 minutes before waiter/ess asked if we even wanted a drink. Not cool. My partner had a nap while waiting for just first drink. Food ok…. Service slow not very attentive but saying that staff were nice maybe they need more staff. Not worth the money for the whole dining out experience. We got kebab on way home after paying £90 for 2 people."

"Awful. Went for a Valentine's meal. Service was rude from waiter. Restaurant is so cute and decor lovely, unfortunately that doesn't make a good restaurant. Fish cakes were over cooked, my starter I couldn't eat... too chewy. Main small portion and bland. I love Thai food, but this was the worst Thai I have ever had. As we were leaving the waitress even had the cheek to as for a tip ! I would gladly given a tenner if food and service warranted it, but it didn't. big shame. We will not return"

"Ambience and decor was quite nice, a little bit cramped but as it was not busy that aspect didn't really matter. Service was good but considering that there were not many people dining in, it could have been a bit more attentive. The food was ok but... from the dishes I had this is Thai food toned down for the western palate. There was also some compromise with the ingredients. For example: it was good to see that there was Som Tam (papaya salad) made for vegetarians (no fish sauce, no shrimp) but there was lettuce in it and chunks of tomato rather than cherry tomatoes. As for the chili... couldn't find it! If you have experienced Som Tam in Thailand you will know that it can be very spicy-hot. Not so this version. Similarly the crushed peanut was not mixed in but rather found in a small pile at the side of the dish. Kow Neow (sticky rice) was served in a plastic bag in a traditional wicker basket. However it was too hot to touch - and the point of kow neow is that you hold it and shape it in your hand, eating it directly from the hand. This proved an impossibility unless you wait for the rest of the food to get cold. The Nam Manao (a Thai version of fresh lemonade) was too sweet and sickly. Rather than being just sweet enough to take the edge off the freshly squeezed lime juice. However, the portions were good despite just not having a really authentic taste. Even the sauces were just a basic bottled sweet chili rather than the home-made varieties that are standard fare in Thailand. This brings me full circle in this review: I went to Talay Thai to eat real Thai food, not the watered down, adulterated dishes that I was served. I wanted to eat food made for Thais, not food made for farang (Europeans). Would I eat there again? Possibly, but it would not be my first choice if I wanted to eat real Thai food."