Siam Village - Manchester

I ordered the mixed plate to share between three of us. both starters arrived quickly and were plentiful.

Visited Jarern Kitchen with my family . We made a party of six. We were welcomed as we entered by a thai lady who turned out to be the owner. She and her team were exceptionally friendly and warm. Food was really nice and the entire group all agreed we would be returning

This was our first visit to the restaurant, although during the lockdowns we did have a number of home delivery meals from them. Unlike a number of other restaurants from whom we had delivery, this was one of only two that we thought good enough to actually try in person when we could. We have no particular knowledge of Thai cuisine so have no idea how the restaurant’s claim to be “authentic” stacks up. Nor do we care. We do care that we enjoy the meal. And we did. It’s a bright, modern space, with just about enough space between tables for you to move your chair in and out. There’s a current staffing crisis in the hospitality industry and the single server was kept busy and was possibly thankful that it was not busier. She still managed to be engaged with a smile and an apology over a couple of minor slips.There were tempura vegetables to start for one of us – a light batter encasing the likes of carrot batons and cauliflower florets, served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce. The other order was for pork larb – certainly a traditional Thai dish. But pork was “off” that night but a chicken version was offered. Finely chopped chicken, spring onion, lettuce, chilli and a citrus dressing. It packed a punch – one of those “wake you up” dishes“Weeping Tiger” steak is another well known Thai dish. Marinated sirloin was accurately cooked as requested and is served on a “sizzler” dish, along with onions, peppers and broccoli. The dominant flavour is from black pepper but they also serve a little dish of a chilli sauce to give extra “oomph”. Khao Phad is an egg fried rice dish, with tomato, spring onion and your choice of protein (beef in this case). They do a spicy version but this was fine as it was. I think we see a return visit in our future.

We came here mid-week and was only one of 2 customers. The atmosphere was a little lacking because of this and I was a little worried. However, we stayed and we are so glad that we did. The food was fantastic, very tasty with varied ingredients and the right amount of spice. There was literally nothing left on our plates! We are already planning when we can come again and we are looking forward to trying other options on the menu.

The food was fantastic, the service appalling. CHECK YOUR BILL. There were 6 of us and the waitress added 4 wines we didn't have to our bill and don't order any drinks that need a mixer. They are VERY overpriced. The waitress got really angry when we went through the bill and the menu checking everything and questioned her about prices and inconsistencies. Not good customer service.