Takeaway review: A Taste of Thailand, Preston

Preston’s Friargate offers a smorgasbord of choice when it comes to grabbing a takeaway. Dotted with curry places, chippies and the like, there is plenty within easy reach for students and folk trundling home from town after a night out.
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The variety could be why I’ve overlooked A Taste of Thailand. I came across it on Just Eat, and filled in my order, requesting it come a couple of hours later for when I got home from work.

Bang on time at 8pm, there was a knock on the door and the friendly delivery man was there with my food.

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It was all still perfectly hot, despite me having ordered it well ahead of time.

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I thought initially they had delivered the wrong starter, until I checked on my order confirmation email and realised I hadn’t ticked the right box – the perils of ordering online at Just Eat. (The restaurant stuck a leaflet in my order, highlighting it’s 10 per cent off if you order directly from them, so I’ll do that next time.)

Nonetheless, my misordered starter proved a pleasant surprise.

It was Gai satay, peanut-coated skewers of grilled chicken marinated in a mildly spiced sauce.

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The three skewers came on a bed of lettuce, and made a nice nibble-sized way to start the meal.

I’d meant to order veggie spring rolls, so with chicken skewers and two chicken mains, we ended up a bit poultry-heavy.

But no matter. The first main, Gaeng Massaman Chicken (£7.95), was absolutely delicious.

It was another peanut satay dish, with a mild but warm blend of spice, with more unusual spices included such as star anise.

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The chicken was moist with soft cubes of potato and slivers of onions and peppers making it quite a hearty choice. The only downside was the website didn’t make it clear it didn’t come with rice included, so it was Uncle Ben’s to the rescue!

The Pad Thai chicken (£7.95) was also tasty, and happily came with a steaming pile of noodles.

The chicken was again plentiful, though a little dry in this dish, but it came with a healthy stack of veg, including beansprouts and spring onions.

A nice touch was a couple of little tubs of finely grated peanuts and chillies on the side, meaning you could adjust the dishes to be a bit spicier if you wished. At £23, it wasn’t the cheapest takeaway on Friargate, but it made a nice treat.

A taste OF THAILAND

Friargate, Preston

tasteofthailand-preston.co.uk

01772 379596

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