Pad Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Tonbridge and Malling

Over priced, some of the food was inedible and the staff are slow, lacking in manners and it was all round the worst Thai we have had.

We got a starter which was the sharing platter and no complaints there, but it was deep fried packet food. Lovely. Job done.

Then we ordered a egg friend rice, pad Thai, beef and chilli (which was be smallest plate of food for 2 people I had ever witnessed in a restaurant) and a Thai green curry.

The curry was like water and ginger, no flavour and 2 prices of chicken. The Pad Thai was nice in flavour BUT the 3 pieces of chicken I tried was gristle and made me gag. The chicken was hit and miss. The egg friend was was tasteless.

We ordered two drinks and sat there for an hour and weren’t asked for a replenishment then was given the bill... CHEERS.

The waitresses/waiters are all 16/18 year old children that clearly didn’t want to be there on a Saturday night. One even said ‘ite’ to me. And the matradee was just wasn’t really bothered about our table or us, given we were one of the politest tables In there.

The tables were so so so close together I near on was being involved in someone else’s conversation and didn’t get the chance to talk to my other half properly about some personal matters.

Which leads me to my last gripe... £75 for this was so not worthy considering we drove 40 mins to get there. We left and went to Mac Donald’s for a large coke, ice cream and a talk by the river.

I will express my reviews to anyone who asks and will recommend people not to go here.

Rude, overpriced and Tony portions. THAI FOUR TWO in Rochester everyday ...

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Atmosphere was perfect for us as we were early enough to get a choice of tables and chose one on its own with no other tables around it. Our opinion may have been different if we'd got stuck on one of the front tables where they're all very close together.

The owner is clearly very passionate and knowledgable about sourcing the right ingredients to make the meals as authentic as possible. We took her advice on what to order to suit our own palettes and her advice was spot on. The meal was perfect with the different meals either good, very good or outstanding (The spicy stir fried pork was fantastic, as was the traditional Kanom Touy dessert which doesn't initially look that appetising but was like nothing we've ever tasted before). Aside from the above and beyond personal service offered by the owner, the remainder of the service by other staff was good. Price wise, £100+ (3 course meal inc. 4x drinks) seems pretty typical for a nice meal-for-two these days although it still hurts to spend it! We were full up by the time we left but I think without the Chicken Phad Thai side order (bought as security in case one of us didn't like our mains) I may have been left wanting. Will definitely return, no doubt about that.

Disclaimer - We've eaten in Thailand many times and this restaurant is pretty close to being as authentic as it could be. The local food in Thailand tends to be a little more spicy but I think too spicy for most Brits, so Pad Thai Restaurant offers the perfect balance as an introduction to Thai Food, yet if you want it more Spice, the owner is...

I would very much like to thank Manta for her welcome and service for my wife and I to enjoy the experience of dining at Pad Thai.

First the negative and only negative .. I found out I didn’t particularly like Thai fish cakes … nothing wrong with them and my first time trying them - just feel not to my palette - but you gotta try something to find out as they say

The main dishes red curry , fragrant rice with egg prawn and pineapple was delicious… I mean sensational. The prawn were big and tender and it really compliments the Red Thai curry which we had travelled some distance to try .. I also had the vegetable with Chillie and garlic , which again although quite small in portion side complimented the dish without overpowering it .

My wife had the noodles with prawns and spring rolls to begin with and what I shared was beautiful, tasty and my wife who is quite fussy said it was one of the best dishes she’d ever had .

I enjoyed Mantas company , her education on how to eat Thai food , certain recommendations she guided us towards and the flow in keeping the food in a timely manner made the whole evening very worth while .

. The ambience and surroundings make for a pleasant quiet meal and the exterior Tudor facade with internal rich dark ceiling wooden beams stretching across the dining area make it just that little more exclusive.

I will return again and hope to expand on the menu a bit more - dip in and try something else because I like a restaurant that has a little more character and a personal touch and I feel Manta really...