Panang

Blimey, what a lovely little find, I've eaten all abouts this street but never noticed Panang . The weather was gr8, so I got a table outside, tbh inside was bursting with covers and as it was just Wiffy and I were got one of the last two tables.. I'll book ahead for next time and be sure not to miss out on the V interesting plates and mouth watering flavours. Wiffy loves the 🌶🌶 🌶 I'm a bit of a wuss, and the menu caters for all ( not sure about Vegans , Gluten etc.. etc.. so check before you book) The servers were visibly tearing aboot but I didn't see a single employee doing fluff all, so the management appears to have load/labour spot on. Nice work 👏 👌 👍 And if you can, please pay with cash and tip your servers in cash, as a family business operator Cash is King and £10( above the service charge of folding money to your server is appreciated with a wonderful smile that's Not on the menu. We didn't eat our plates clean, but we over ordered so we could do a picking spread.

They used to be gluten free friendly with thier menu but now made it difficult with a folder. It’s not in order of the menu. Servers don’t know what’s gluten free and what’s not. Wouldn’t recommend it. They were rude about it when I asked is this the gluten free dish.

I had always considered Panang to be a favourite safe and tasty go to restaurant for meals with family and friends or takeaway as a coeliac person but after visiting this weekend, I'm afraid to say it's not somewhere I will frequent anymore. At first when seeing the new menu I was excited but then I noticed they had removed the allergen markers completely. When asked what was safe for me to eat on this new menu, I was handed the dreaded "allergen booklet". It feels like having to do homework before your meal which just sucks if I'm honest. It takes all the pleasure out of it - the tick confirming all the things you can't enjoy. The inclusivity of this restaurant was so unlike a lot of others with the old menu clearly catering well to coeliacs, vegans and veggies alike. So going from half the menu being safe for us coeliacs to now only being able to choose from about 4 or 5 items (one of which is a dessert) is disappointing and a huge step back in a world where allergens are so prevalent now. For anyone who isn't cursed with the inability to ingest gluten, it's an amazing and tasty place to eat. My friends really loved their meal! Otherwise, if you want to decipher an allergen booklet that tells you all the things you can't enjoy, maybe wait for the next menu change. 🤞