Petit Thai — Restaurant in Ghent

What I ordered: Beef pad kaprao with crispy fried egg (ข้าวกะเพราเนื้อไข่ดาว) — I asked for original and authentic spiciness 🌶️🌶️ Yum Nua (ยำเนื้อ(ย่าง))

How it tasted: As a Thai, this food here almost tastes like how you can find in Thai restaurants back in Thailand. (FYI, I ordered authentic spiciness.) Real food critics would say that Pad Kaprao should have only meat and Thai basil but I didn’t mind that. The taste is rich. However, I have to warn about the portion. I wouldn’t have finished all of them if it hadn’t tasted so good.

Yum-Nua (ยำเนื้อย่าง) is love. It is rich with all the flavors; sweet, spicy, salty and sour. And very refreshing. I think the chef is Thai because we usually like our beef that we can chew a bit. Those hidden tendons are missed. It’s probably a personal preference but I enjoy it. The portion could be the main dish instead of side salad.

Portions: As I have said, I should have just ordered one dish but then I would be sorry if I didn’t get to eat Yum-Nua. I blamed myself for coming alone.

Price: Each dishes are 10-20€. Of course, it’s a bit pricey compared to some restaurants or back home. But I think it worth it.

Reservation and seats: It had only 1 small table left for my lucky self on 6:30 pm on Tuesday. So I recommend you make a reservation in advance. Not very spacious and the tables are quite small.

To the chef and staff, thank you for opening this...

Petit Thai is located in the Nederkouter, a vibrant food street in Ghent. It's an easy walk from the city center, and the tram stops a mere few meters away. Good food, good service and a lovely interior.

We have been coming here for many years, since it opened in 2021, and it's been CONSISTENTLY good. As others have mentioned, the only downside are the prices but it's not limited to Petit Thai. In recent times, Thai restaurants in the city have increased prices to eye-watering levels, and this might become prohibitive to some. It's now no longer uncommon to have curries (red, green, panang or massaman) starting from EUR 20.

It's still a treat to visit for a quick and informal date night, or when I'm too...

This restaurant use to be one of my favorite yet today was a disaster! Like a different place with a different cook. We ordered 2 salads both arrived with ready made sauce like salad drowning in sweet chilly.. yak! ready made mai tai that had 0% alcohol inside. Prices went sky high and quality down the drain. 3 dishes all not worth the money, level of disgusting and u would get better in a fast food Chinese restaurant. Service was terrible also. We waited 45 min for salad with duck and beef that came after 45 min cold! Don’t except sitting if u can’t cope with ur delivery! And don’t let ur costumers die while u take 400 bags out for delivery! Bad...