Thai Village — Restaurant in Belfast

Honest Review: Food: Expecting an authentic Thai dinner but disappointed. One of the worst meals I’ve ever had.😪 In general, the food was unauthentic and substandard, not hot enough, portions were small. The Pad Thai was the worst I’ve ever had. It looks bad and taste bland: Pad Thai should look brown/red, but as you can see it looks pale. I couldn’t really taste that it was stir fried in a wok since it was not hot when served and I tasted no flavour Maillard reaction. I suppose there should be some taste of fish sauce or oyster sauce, but I can only taste nothing other than the lemon juices and peanuts bits. The chicken breast pieces in it were dry and tasteless. 3 course set dinner: Mix starter platter: Chicken satay didn’t taste grilled, no taste of herbs or spice, just a bland piece of overcooked chicken with average satay sauce. Deep fried wonton not crispy and very little prawn meat. There was a piece of samosa-like pastry with sesame but I didn’t know what’s that since it seems to be not in the menu and it did not taste particularly well too. The only acceptable starters are the two prawn spring rolls, at least they were crispy. Red Curry Duck with white rice: the Curry was relatively better but still average. Quite a lot of duck meat and taste like typical Thai red curry but it was very salty. The rice was too dry and hard. Chicken soup in coconut milk with lemon grass: The only satisfactory dish, hot and full of coconut milk flavour, quite a lot of chicken pieces and mushroom.

Service: Nearly nonexistent. Didn’t give us cutlery at first and didn’t ask for refilling water. When I ask the server to refill, he simply gave us a teapot of water for us to serve ourselves. And unsurprisingly, he didn’t refill the teapot for us.😶

Summary: Mostly tasteless or super salty, unauthentic, disappointing, not worth all the good...

Delicious Genuine Thai Food and excellent service with a friendly Thai welcome. Our favourite restaurant in the World. The owner has run Thai restaurants in London so he knows his business and looks after his customers well. I recommend a mixed starter which will melt in your mouth, Phad Krakow a spicy chillie dish, red chicken curry both with steamed rice and Phad Thai a noodle dish with king prawn and chicken all washed down with a Singha beer. You won't be disappointed. Spicy healthy delicious food....

I was positively surprised by this little gem I passed by so often walking down the street, before I finally decide to try out. I'm far from being an expert of Thai cuisine so take this review with discretion. The setting is private and cozy, perfect for a romantic dinner. The food, although maybe not the cheapest compared to other Thai restaurants in the area, was a league above. Some of the most succulent prawns I had in Belfast and probably the best wontons I ever had. Will definitely be back...