The King & I

We had a meal here on a Saturday evening and thought the food was excellent. We've spent a lot of time in Thailand and thought the food was authentic. On a Saturday evening they have a Thai dancer who performed for about 10 minutes. I found this fascinating and there was an opportunity to talk to her afterwards. The service was attentive and prompt.

I would highly recommend this restaurant.
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

We were visiting Brighton and dropped in for Sunday lunch as there was a special lunch menu advertised. We wished we had listened to the alarm bells that rang as we walked into an empty restaurant, but sadly we didn't. The food was of poor quality - overcooked vegetables, greasy noodles and some seafood that was awful. The facilities were poor with no soap or hand drying facilities in the gents. We clarified the price with the staff three times before ordering but were nonetheless overcharged. When we queried this the smiles and politeness instantly changed to swearing and insults. This establishment is to be avoided at all costs.
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Monday, September 14, 2009

We had a fabulous evening!

We saw a classic’s traditional Thai dance show while dining, combined with the unique cuisine of Thailand - All for less than £25 (per person).

The food was not excessively priced and If you love Thai food, this is the place to go. However, their 'cheapest' red wine (£13 a bottle) was a total disaster - it was flawed.

The service was excellent and we will definitely return!
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Agnes M
Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, October 01, 2008

I strongly warn everyone not to eat at this restaurant!

I have eaten at this restaurant several times in the past and always found the food nice but expensive for what you get.

How ever let me tell you about the last and final time I ate at the King and I.

I took my Dad and his new wife for a meal to celebrate their recent wedding.

The restaurant was over booked and we waited in the cold, drafty doorway for over 20 mins. After we were seated it took a further 15 mins to get our first drink, Then 1 hour to recieve our starters!!! we ordered our main course in the hope that service would improve.......oh how wrong we were!!

After 50 mins of waiting I spoke to the manager/host (very rude man with no customer service skills whats so ever) I politely explained how dissapointed we felt by the evenings service and to my horror he replied " This is how it will be all night, you can leave right now if you like?" It was now past 11pm and anyone who lives in Brighton knows you will not get a seat anywhere else this late in the day.

I was ready to leave then and there but my Dad persuaded me to stay. We were not given an apology or offered a complimtary drink or discount for the meal.

The attitude of the male host was appaling and totally unacceptable.

The Thai staff are lovely and work tirelessly to delivery fantastic service it's a shame that they have to work with the most arrogant man in Brighton!
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Saturday, May 31, 2008

From the moment we walked in to the moment we left we were disappointed.

We booked in advance to be greeted at the door by a huge queue which left us out in the cold for 5 minutes while the waiting staff ignored us. This along with being ‘on display’ in the window seating was not ideal but could be ignored.

However when the waitress finally stopped ignoring us and took our order of wine, starters and mains for two we then endured an hour wait for our starters which consists of spring rolls which we didn’t even order! Our starters we ordered were no where to be seen. Half an hour later of the waitress passing us off we finally received our food – only problem was it was the main meals with my starter. My boyfriend never received his starter, or an apology!

Food was also all spice no flavour – covered in chilli seeds (doesn’t the chef clean the chilli before adding them?!?) and due to the starter and main coming at the same time my mains were stone cold by the time I had a the starter.

The bill then came in at £45 pounds and a lot of fussing as we asked for the starter that never showed and service charge to be taken off. To sum up – bad service and food. We will never go back.
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Sarra
Saturday, February 09, 2008

Very dissappointing food.

For a Thai restaurant a good dipping sauce is not to much to expect.

Food was very bland.
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Friday, February 08, 2008

What a disappointment! Went with friends in January and it was a fiasco from beginning to end. Deeply confused service. Main courses arrived before starters. Menu very dated. Food bland. Will not be going back.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

just fantastic the service the foud the venue just evrything you have to give it a go!
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

When working in Brighton the last few years I have been once a week here. It is great food and the service has always been good. Maybe some posters were there on a bad night, which all restaurants have sometimes
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Nick
Thursday, September 13, 2007