Suk Jai Thai Restaurant

A surprisingly authentic Thai restaurant i. Whangarei. There are a lot of choices including gluten free and vegetarian dishes. The food is a little bit on the sweet side and not quite spicy enough if you're from SE Asia. But they probably have to adjust the temperature to suite the kiwi tastebud so that's understandable. Service was great and the wait staff were patient and courteous albeit they don't speak Thai. Food was well prepared, authentically seasoned, and came in generous portions. I had the Penang suj jai which was phenomenal. In fact it was so good that I took two spoonfuls before I remembered to take a picture. Parking is a bit challenging as you have to park on the street. I'm not sure whether it's OK to park in the parking lot shared by a bunch of chain restaurants a block away.

So good! Plenty of options for gluten free.