NAMO EAT — Restaurant in England

Ok, so there are a fair few Thai restaurants in Brighton and some of them are really good, but this one, Namo Eat, is hands down and far and away the best by miles.

Bookie's cooking is mouthwateringly divine, in fact I'm getting hungry just writing this and it's only 10am! The menu is well chosen, offering a selected number of authentic dishes which are mind-blowingly delicious. You can tell immediately that cooking is Bookie's passion and thank goodness she's on a mission to share this passion with us all. From the first bite to the last, be it starter, main or side dish, this is a culinary tour de force. Giles Coren would be reaching for his pen before he'd finished his first Kao Geab...

I was going to list my favourite dishes here but looking back at the menu I'd pretty much have to transcribe the entire thing. Honestly, there's not a dish on there that doesn't tempt the tastebuds!

If that weren't enough, Bookie set up Namo Eat during the first lockdown of 2020, keeping deliveries going from her home when the hospitality sector was forced to shut down, which is testament to her dedication, determination and spirit. She deserves success for that alone, but success is guaranteed because the food is so damn delicious!

As she says, Kin Kao Gun!...

Nice food, when it arrives. Waited almost an hour and a half for our order. Four tables served before ours who'd ordered well after us. I think the order was not submitted correctly or genuinely forgotten. I saw the barmaid re-enter the order then photograph the receipt which was a little bizarre. No apology or reason given, would have been fine if they were honest. I think this is one problem with ordering by the bar as no individual has a duty of care for the order. The excuse was they were really busy. Not too busy to serve the four other tables though. They must be in complete shambles on a weekend as this was a Tuesday night. As for the food, onion fritters were nice but cold, chicken satay nice but cold, bang bang cauliflower not nice (not sure what the bang bang bit is, it's just panko fried cauliflower), but hot, red curry really nice, and hot, coconut rice...

I badly wanted to give them 5 ⭐️ because of the amazing food but I need to consider other factors as well. Our food arrived in batches, after more than 40 minutes of waiting. The pub was not busy that time. Although there might be a lot of delivery orders coming in. The taste, for me, sort of made up for that though. I think Namo would succeed as a stand-alone restaurant instead of sharing space with a pub. Despite our food arriving late, the Namo staff were very attentive. I would consider ordering from Namp next time until they have their...