Smile Thai Cafe & Takeaway

Simply amazing! Food is fantastic and arrived quickly. large range of food including options for vegetarians and staff were very helpful with a member of our family who is gluten intolerant. would recommend!

A quaint little place, pretty decor, and everything was very clean. We were the only people eating in on a monday evening, although there were plenty of people picking up food to takeaway. The food was well priced and very tasty, I would definitely come back if i was in the area again. No wonder it has so many shining reviews. Staff were friendly and really accommodating for a coeliac in our group. Thanks much :)

I took my mum for a belated mother's day lunch, having looked for a Thai restaurant near her place in Swindon. Encouraged by other reviews, we decided to give it a go, hesitating to get too excited, because too many Thai restaurants in England are westernised, in an almost Chinese takeaway way. I was excited when we entered, because though the space is small, clean and charming, it's not elaborately decorated, it is lovely, but simple, as good restaurants tend to be in Thailand. The menu was comprehensive, with popular dishes like the curries we all love, pad Thai, soups and stir fries, with a few notable gems. One HUGE bonus, was that many of the usually wheat dishes are available gluten- free, which was fab, because my mum is coeliac. Mum ordered the pad Thai, and gf tempura vegetables, and I ordered the crispy sea bass, which had a lemongrass, chili and garlic sauce and jasmine rice. When my plate was served, the aroma that wafted up made me mutter "oh wow. " and I leaned over for a good sniff, noticing an elderly lady smiling at me from another table, giving me a big thumbs- up, as if to say "I know, right? ' When i took my first bite, I was back in Thailand for a moment and got goosebumps all down my arms and legs. My mum made "oh, my god, this is amazing..." noises, encouraging me to try her dish. It was easily the best pad Thai I've had outside Thailand. Her iced tea was spot- on too. I've already gone on long enough, but in summary, the good was absolutely perfect, our waitress Mooki was absolutely wonderful, chatting with us for a while, and introducing us to her husband, the chef, who was also lovely, with a real enthusiasm for the cuisine and the local community. He also gave us a recommendation for a fantastic Thai grocer a couple of miles away, which was very exciting for me, as a passionate cook and student of Thai cooking. This little gem is an hour from my house in Bracknell, but will absolutely be worth the drive when I return again and again with my husband and friends. If I could give out Michelin stars, I would.