Between the 6th and 13th centuries the ‘Tai’ people migrated from valley settlements in the mountainous regions of Southwest China into modern day Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Among the cuisines of Southeast Asia, Thai cuisine is unique and distinctly different from Chinese and Indian, both of which influenced Thai cooking. Thai is however completely identifiable in its own right, incorporating all 5 tastes – bitter, salty, sweet, sour & spicy. The Thai people have taken foreign influences and transformed them into a fabulously unique cuisine:-

Northern Cuisine is rich and mild making good use of coconut milk and green chillies.

North-Eastern Cuisine is spicy, featuring dried chillies an influence from Laos & Cambodia.

Central Cuisine is mild, featuring coconut, lemon and basil an influence from China.

Southern Cuisine the spiciest of all, an influence of both Malaysia and India.

Thai’s have no strict rules about eating and there are no set courses as in the West. All dishes are served at the same time allowing everyone to combine a variety of tastes and textures. Dishes should be as varied as possible, mild with spicy, grilled with soups, fish with meat i.e. the more varied the better. All this adds Sanuk (fun) to the meal.

At The King & I food is our passion, we DO NOT use artificial colours, flavours, preservatives or MSG.

Using the freshest ingredients our Thai chefs aim to bring you the highest quality authentic Thai cuisine in a relaxed and friendly environment.

We’d love to see you soon – Neil & Sunny