Serves meat, vegan options available. Thai food with a vegetarian section in the menu, check these are also vegan. Includes dishes such as a massaman tofu and tom yum mushroom. Open Mon-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-21:00.
A Thai place with clearly marked vegan options! - Edit
So the place looked worn on the outside and it was odd having worn takeaway menus at proper restaurant tables but the service was the best we've ever experienced in England with staff even aware of a wanting glance around from the opposite end of the restaurant. Applicable dishes were clearly marked 'vegan' and there were many to choose from including staff being happy to make the Royal Sharing Platter entirely rather than mostly vegan. Good selection of beverages, including the best virgin Pina Colada I've had since a trip to Jamaica years ago, and even some desserts on offer (although we were too stuffed to attempt any). I hadn't had sesame/shrimp toast since going veggie 35 years ago and was delighted to find a vegan version here which was yummy.
Finding options that were vegan or gluten-free (let alone both!) was very difficult in Whitstable - Thai Orchard was a welcome relief from this! Good with allergens and lots of choice. Unfortunately, the tofu was missing from some dishes, in addition to the pad Thai being extremely sweet and one dish being very heavy on the aniseed . Overall it was a good experience and very grateful to be able to eat a proper meal that met dietary requirements!
The restaurant is quite outside of the main street and the inside is not very cosy (big room with little decoration, furnitures aren't very pretty). Staff is friendly but a liiiiittle bit oppressive (they will come every two minutes to ask you if you know what to order even though you just arrived + will not very discretely check if you're done when you eat and will take the plate from you a second after you put your fork down). The meals were ok but not amazing (our starter was wayyyy too spicy even though we love spicy food, the main was good but not unforgettable at all). Prices were ok. I'm not sure I'd go back.
We love this restaurant and eat here almost every week! They have a varied veggie menu and the food is delicious. Portions are a good size and the service is great. We love the massaman tofu curry, but all of the dishes are good!
There was a whole vegetarian menu, which we were told was also mostly vegan with a few exceptions (e.g if you want the pad Thai ask for it without egg). Staff seemed fully clued up when we explained we were vegan and when I double checked there was no fish sauce in the dishes marked as suitable they said there wasn’t.
We had dim sum to start, followed by pad Thai and massaman curry. The food was delicious, the service was good and the restaurant spacious and airy.
7 Reviews
First Review by LiliaGrigoryan
TheAntiqueVegan
Points +152
A Thai place with clearly marked vegan options! - Edit
So the place looked worn on the outside and it was odd having worn takeaway menus at proper restaurant tables but the service was the best we've ever experienced in England with staff even aware of a wanting glance around from the opposite end of the restaurant. Applicable dishes were clearly marked 'vegan' and there were many to choose from including staff being happy to make the Royal Sharing Platter entirely rather than mostly vegan. Good selection of beverages, including the best virgin Pina Colada I've had since a trip to Jamaica years ago, and even some desserts on offer (although we were too stuffed to attempt any). I hadn't had sesame/shrimp toast since going veggie 35 years ago and was delighted to find a vegan version here which was yummy.
Read morePros: Decent prices, Amazing service
Cons: Decor
Guest
LittleAliceFell
Points +2007
Gluten-free & vegan! - Edit
Finding options that were vegan or gluten-free (let alone both!) was very difficult in Whitstable - Thai Orchard was a welcome relief from this! Good with allergens and lots of choice. Unfortunately, the tofu was missing from some dishes, in addition to the pad Thai being extremely sweet and one dish being very heavy on the aniseed . Overall it was a good experience and very grateful to be able to eat a proper meal that met dietary requirements!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-09-01
Pros: Lots of vegan & GF options, Good with allergens, Friendly staff
Cons: Some mistakes with order , Some dishes not to taste
Guest
Caradl
Points +332
Ok but not amazing - Edit
The restaurant is quite outside of the main street and the inside is not very cosy (big room with little decoration, furnitures aren't very pretty). Staff is friendly but a liiiiittle bit oppressive (they will come every two minutes to ask you if you know what to order even though you just arrived + will not very discretely check if you're done when you eat and will take the plate from you a second after you put your fork down). The meals were ok but not amazing (our starter was wayyyy too spicy even though we love spicy food, the main was good but not unforgettable at all). Prices were ok. I'm not sure I'd go back.
Read morePros: Vegan option are labelled , Numerous options, Prices ok
Cons: The staff , Not the best vegan food ever
Guest
RockPTFitness
Points +418
Our favourite Thai restaurant! - Edit
We love this restaurant and eat here almost every week! They have a varied veggie menu and the food is delicious. Portions are a good size and the service is great. We love the massaman tofu curry, but all of the dishes are good!
Read morePros: Good vegan options, Delicious food, Good service
Cons: A bit brightly lit, Service can sometimes be too quick
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nunucc
Points +73
Amazing vegan and gluten free Thai food - Edit
My husband and I ordered the Massaman curry, rice and pad Thai noodles, and we had to order another curry because it was that delicious!!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan and gluten free options , Fresh and delicious , Dog friendly in the backyard
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Kittykaty
Points +36
Good vegan choice - Edit
There was a whole vegetarian menu, which we were told was also mostly vegan with a few exceptions (e.g if you want the pad Thai ask for it without egg). Staff seemed fully clued up when we explained we were vegan and when I double checked there was no fish sauce in the dishes marked as suitable they said there wasn’t.
Read moreWe had dim sum to start, followed by pad Thai and massaman curry. The food was delicious, the service was good and the restaurant spacious and airy.
Pros: Wide choice , Good service
Cons: Dishes not marked specifically as vegan
Guest
LiliaGrigoryan
Points +79
Amazingly flavoursome and fresh food. - Edit
We visited as 2 vegans and 2 meat eaters. They had separate vegetarian sections for each section, all dishes easily veganized, just ask for no egg.
Read morePros: Great variety of freshly cooked dishes, Easy parking and accessible , Great service
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