Waan Thai — Restaurant in Stockholm

A trendy Thai bar/restaurant. Not an extensive menu, but ok. Prob

Food: I ordered Pad Thai Goong (fried flat noodles with prawns). Portion was big, but taste was just decent. Noodles was slightly bland and lack the fiery-heat of wok. Also seems westernised, lots of broccoli and carrots in the noodles, which understandably take away some of the taste of the noodles. Price was reasonable.

Service: I arrived just before 6 pm Despite only 2 person that seems to be manning the front (rotating between the bar and floor), service was fast and excellent . The servers were friendly, took my order quickly and even bring a free bottle of water. They also checked up on me halfway through my meal. There was also a small selection of free snacks (happy hour, I think), which they mentioned to me.

Summary: 3 stars for food, 5 stars for...

A really good and value of money Thai place for Stockholm standard. The portions were generous plus the flavors were not bad. The papaya salad had dried mini shrimps inside, which added umami to the fresh dish. The duck meat wok was spicy and savory, the stink of the duck was removed properly and the acidity added more layers to the dish. The paired sticky rice offered different texture than normal jasmine rice and paired surprisingly well with the duck meat. The only improvement that could be made in the dish was that the duck skin was very soggy. The seafood wok was nothing special in terms of flavors. The environment was cozy and quiet, yet the space among tables was very tight, you have to be very careful moving between two tables in order to not knock...

I have been eating at WanThai and bought "take away" many times in the past years. Very nice personnel, good service and good food has been a constant along the years.

Unfortunately, I got very disappointed last week while waiting for my take away to be ready. A group of 5-6 people stepped into the restaurant careless of the current Covid19 restrictions and not bothering at all of safe distance among them and towards other people. Surprisingly, WanThai personnel did not say a word to the group which It would have been the correct reaction. This was for me the proof of the value that you put in your "warnings" about Covid19 restrictions on your...