Phanthong

Went to this lovely restaurant last night for family birthday celebrations. The staff were lovely and the food was amazing. My husband had vegetable spring rolls to start with although nice he did comment that th sweet chilli sauce lacked in flavour. Mains I had Duck in tamarinds sauce with Cashew nuts with egg fried rice and I have to say it's the biggest portion of duck I've had in a restaurant I was pleasantly surprised, although would have liked more sauce to cover the rice. Husband had chicken stir fry with mushrooms, garlic and chilli. He found it nice although the texture didn't quite feel right. Dessert was 2 scoops of honeycomb Ice cream but the ice cream itself was vanilla with honeycomb as there was no flavour and for the price paid want all that impressive Would recommend

First time in here - my husband picked the place for Valentine's day, not really knowing where exactly it was or what to expect, and we both absolutely loved it. The menu has a large selection of dishes and everything we had, from the mixed starter plate to the massaman curry to the yellow bean pork and broccoli was delicious. Really enjoyed it! The service is attentive and friendly and we were made to feel welcome from the time we set foot inside to the time we left. Will definitely be back again, and will DEFINITELY have the massaman curry again - it's DELICIOUS!

Portion size a little small for price but slightly expected for a fancy looking Thai restaurant who changes plates for you between starters and mains (heated plates!) This is especially so for the mixed plate starter... For the mains, flavours are beautiful (we had curries and pad Thai) although both my friend and I weren't sure about the amount of grapes and other fruits that were in one of the curries (no. 46 on the dinner menu) Otherwise the meal overall was good, duck dishes had sufficient ducks and seafood dishes had sufficient seafood. Just beware that most dishes don't come with rice so you have to order that separately. Would come again for the service but would be too pricey for an extremely hungry soul

In days of yore, it used to be a hallmark of sophistication that one’s village boasted a Thai restaurant in addition to a chippie, Indian and Chinese restaurant. While that position has now been usurped by the Vietnamese restaurant (or Japanese sushi bar if a nouveau hamlet and Cambodian if hipster commune) there’s no denying that it remains the destination of choice for coconut themed spicy hits of flavour. Being on my door step, Phanthong was a place that I often passed en route to somewhere else, so after a night carousing with my Malay and Singaporean (yes, there is a difference!) friends reminiscing about that usual topic - food and where to eat it, the abject lack of Nasi goreng in Hale came up. Thai was considered to be the next best thing now that Angor Soul has departed. Therefore when I drove past today, I seized the day and popped in for lunch. To be fair my bench mark for a decent Thai lunch has to be the nondescript stalls in Chatuchak market rather than the rarefied offerings at 80/20 on Charoenkrung road. In this regard Phanthong scored full marks. The Moo Ping took a few seconds to impress me with subtlety of the marinade. I must decipher it’s secrets to up my summer BBQ game. The Pad Thai was umami and scrumptious mess all rolled into one. The tamarind was not overwhelming as can occur with an inexperienced chef. I chickened out with dessert opting for the safe option. Now I regret not sampling the banana coconut option. While I could be accused of throwing shade here, the folks at Chilli Banana could certainly learn a thing or two from Phanthong.