Thaikhun Street Reviews Summary

Category: Thai restaurant Manchester

Address: The Orient, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8EH, United Kingdom

Phone: +441614140057

Rating: 3.8
based on 293 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Very hot and fresh food, always full and enough for all customers."
  • "The food is amazing and such good quality."
  • "The food is great and the service is excellent. All at a reasonable price."
  • "Very tasty food and all you can eat."
  • "Food is always cooked fresh and you can see the chefs cooking away."
  • "The food here is fantastic every time."
  • "Loved the endless amount of curries, soups and stir fry dishes that are made fresh and taste amazing."

Cons:

  • "Food not tasty at all."
  • "Terrible food, bland, rip off!"
  • "The food was so tasteless, unwashed and old dishes."
  • "Food was desperately bad. The main dishes were cold and tasteless."
  • "The choice was poor and flavourless which did not represent Thai food."
  • "Not really authentic Thai food. It is more mixed Chinese and Vietnamese."
  • "The food tastes disgusting and is cold."

Service

Pros:

  • "We visited the restaurant this afternoon and was greeted by Andrew who is simply wonderful!"
  • "The staff were however very good and service was still good."
  • "The staff were really good with what they do and they are very nice."
  • "The service was great and the restaurant itself was clean and tidy with fresh food being continuously put out at the buffet."
  • "Great servers who are quick to seat when busy and quick to help when required."
  • "Staff were lovely, reasonable price."
  • "Staff are great and friendly can't wait to come back."

Cons:

  • "If you want to be verbally abused by the floor manager for having allergies, I highly recommend this place!"
  • "Was somewhat annoying that the staff were constantly badgering to clear our plates."
  • "I have never before been to a restaurant where I have had such rudeness and open aggression."
  • "The service of what seems to be the manager is awful."
  • "The staff is very rude."
  • "Service is awful, no one asked us for drinks after seating us."
  • "The staff would usually greet in a polite manner and say something to greet us. Now they look as though they’d rather be anywhere but at this restaurant."

Price

Pros:

  • "All you can eat buffet - seems good value for money, albeit pricey."
  • "Good value at £18.95 each."
  • "Excellent value for money."
  • "Amazing value."
  • "Considering it's an all you can eat the prices are great."
  • "It's about £15/head which ain't bad for an all you can eat buffet."
  • "Good value at £14-50."

Cons:

  • "Way overpriced."
  • "Expensive for what it is. £18 per head and not a great deal of selection."
  • "£16.95 Mon-Thur, £18.95 Weekend is too much."
  • "Very dissatisfied with our visit considering its £17 per person."
  • "Not worth the money."
  • "Food isn't as good as it was.. and over priced."
  • "Expensive for what’s available at lunch time."

Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The restaurant itself was clean and tidy."
  • "Everything was fresh and tasty."
  • "The place itself is like a street vibe, mixed decorations, recycled materials etc."
  • "Had a recent refurbishment and rebranding, which looks good."
  • "The staff are lovely and always make sure food is out and fresh."
  • "The cleanliness of this restaurant has a lot to be desired."
  • "On arrival we was greeted with a smile & directed to our table."

Cons:

  • "The cleanliness of the restaurant needs addressing."
  • "They do not wash the plates and cutlery properly at all, there is obvious food stains and crusty leftovers."
  • "The place is dirty over crowded."
  • "The cleanliness wasn't the best. Much better buffets out there!"
  • "However, the food is rushed, not prepared throughly and the plates and cutlery are NOT CLEAN."
  • "Disaster and against food safety."
  • "Not significant distancing among the tables."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "I really love the decoration of the restaurant."
  • "Great atmosphere and staff are really nice."
  • "The two bar staff were a laugh."
  • "The atmosphere in there really feels like you're in a Street Side cafe in Thailand."
  • "Congratulations on your new branding and decoration."
  • "Lovely atmosphere. Good value. One of our fave places to eat."
  • "The decor is really cute and is meant to give you a Thai diner vibe."

Cons:

  • "The manager did not come as we sat for a good 10 minutes until she came over and then explained to her the problem."
  • "You were constantly being watched like a hawk."
  • "Bit dusty here and there but I have OCD, some people aren't fussed."
  • "Poor atmosphere and feel ripped off."
  • "The place feels tacky and left both my wife and I feeling ill for the next day."
  • "We were seated next to something resembling a post box, a metallic tank that was radiating cold air."
  • "The only downside was that the seating area was a bit neglected."

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