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Thai Orchid

295 reviews

336 Argyle Street, G2 8LY

City Centre, Glasgow

Cuisine: Southeast Asian, Thai, Modern, Pan-Asian

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About Thai Orchid

Food: 5

Ambience: 5

Service: 5

Value: 5

Best Thai Restaurant in Glasgow

We've never had a bad experience in Thai Orchid, the staff are so friendly and the meals are delicious. Great veggie options and the food is always fresh and full of flavour.

Stacey McClymont - dined in restaurant 01/07/2023
Food: 5

Ambience: 5

Service: 5

Value: 5

Fantastic food and wonderful service

Thoroughly recommend. The crispy shredded duck and Thai fish cakes were yummy and beautifully presented. My red beef curry was beautiful and the other mains also delicious. So friendly and lovely, contemporary but relaxing ambience and was very impressed with the background music too! Just 5⭐️ in all ways - go!! Wish we lived in Glasgow as would be a regular.

Sue-Ella Holmes - dined in restaurant 13/01/2023

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Welcoming city centre Thai restaurant

Thai Orchid is situated on Argyle Street in Glasgow’s city centre and allows diners to take a time out from the hustle and bustle of the city. The restaurant’s gentle Thai music and friendly staff allow you to truly relax and enjoy some of the fantastic dishes on offer. Offering a perfect balance of traditional and modern cuisine, Thai Orchid delivers flavours one would normally have to travel half a world away to experience.

Thai tapas lunches & relaxing evening meals

The restaurant chefs use their skills to prepare a whole host of classic and contemporary dishes as well as a Thai take on tapas dining with items like the Thai pu-ra (deep fried battered vegetables with a sweet chilli sauce); glass noodle salad (vermicelli noodle salad with seafood, mince, chicken, shallots, coriander, spring onions and a chilli lime dressing); and the popular pork spare ribs.

Be sure to sample some of Thai Orchid’s signature dishes, such as the burning chicken volcano (pieces of fillet of chicken, stir fried with vegetables in a sweet chilli sauce and then ‘lit up like a volcano’); the duck tamarind (chargrilled duck breast topped with a caramelised tamarind sauces and served on a bed of greens); and the chu chee prawns (king prawns prepared with curry paste, sweet basil, coconut milk and garnished with shredded lime leaves).

Close to Central Station, city centre accessibility

Thai Orchid is on Hope Street in the city centre of Glasgow, a short walk from Glasgow Central train station and taxi ranks. St. Enoch Subway station is a leisurely 10 minute stroll from the restaurant and there are several bus stops also nearby. Guests travelling by car can may wish to use paid parking facilities a short distance away at the Q-Park car park on Waterloo Street or the NCP car park on Oswald Street.

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Appetizers

Thai Orchid Platter
A selection of chicken satay, king prawn spring rolls, fish cakes, chicken parcels, vegetable spring rolls and crispy Won Tons.

For two - £21.80
Add per person - £10.90

Chicken satay £8.90
grilled marinated skewered chicken, served with peanut satay sauce

Lamb satay £9.90
marinated skewered lamb, grilled and accompanied with a peanut satay sauce

Pork ribs £8.90
succulent pork ribs marinated in a Thai sweet sauce

Chicken parcels £8.90
marinated with Thai herbs then wrapped with Pandas leaves and served with a sweet chilli sauce

Salt and chilli crab £14.95
small soft shelled crab stir fired with sea salt, chilli and garlic (spicy)

Fish cake £9.90
deep fried grounded fish mixed with Thai herbs, green bean and red curry paste

Prawn cakes £9.90
chopped king prawns mixed with Thai herbs, served with a plum sauce

Crispy won ton £8.00
Deep fried chicken and prawn dumplings served with a sweet plum sauce

King prawn spring rolls £9.90
King prawns wrapped in crispy pastry, served with a sweet chilli sauce

Crispy calamari £9.90
deep fried calamari on a bed of seaweed, served with a sweet chilli sauce

Crab spring rolls £10.90
crispy spring rolls filled with crab meat vegetables, served with a plum sauce

Spicy mussel with chilli and basil £9.90
Scottish mussels fried with fresh chilli, onions and Thai sweet basil (spicy)

CoCo mussels £9.90
Scottish mussels cooked with Thai herbs in a creamy coconut broth

Vegetarian Appetizers

Vegetable spring rolls (v) £7.90
crispy rolls filled with glass noodles, carrots, cabbage, and Shiitake mushrooms served with a plum sauce

Sweet corn cakes (v) £7.90
fried sweetcorn fritters served with a sweet chilli sauce

Vegetable golden bags (v) £7.90
crispy parcels filled with potato, carrots, peas and onions, served with a sweet chilli sauce

Tom Yam vegetable soup (v) £7.90
famous Thai spicy soup with Galangal, lemongrass and Kaffir lime leaves with seasonal mixed vegetables

Tom Kha vegetable soup (v) £7.90
slightly spicy cooked in coconut milk with Galangal, lemongrass, Kaffir leaves and seasonal mixed vegetables

Vegetable clear soup (v) £7.90
seasonal mixed vegetables, glass noodles in a vegetable broth

Soup

Tom yam soup
famous Thai spicy soup with mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, Galangal, lemongrass and Kaffir lime leaves (very spicy)
King prawns £9.00
Seafood £10.00
Chicken £8.00

Tom Kha Soup
slightly spicy cooked in coconut milk with Galangal, lemongrass, Kaffir leaves
Chicken £8.00
Seafood £10.00
King prawns £9.00

Crabmeat soup £9.00
shredded crabmeat with shiitake mushrooms, carrots, pea and egg

Won ton soup £8.00
chicken and prawn dumplings with mangetouts, broccoli, carrots and spring onion

Salads

Tiger in tears £19.00
chargrilled sirloin steak mixed with shallots, tomatoes, cucumber and celery in a chilli lime dressing (very spicy)

Seafood salad £19.90
spicy seafood salad consisting of scallops. King prawns, squid and mussels with shallots, cucumber, tomatoes, and celery in a Thai spicy dressing (spicy)

Larb gai £15.00
minced chicken with Thai herbs, shallots, coriander, onion and chilli lime dressing (spicy)

Papaya Salad (Som Tum) £15.90
shredded green papaya with tomatoes, cucumber and cashew nuts in chilli and lime dressing (spicy)

Grilled pork salad £17.90
pork loin salad with shallots, coriander, cucumber and chilli and lime

Glass noodle salad £19.90
vermicelli glass noodle with mixed seafood, shallots, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber in a Thai dressing (spicy)

Duck salad £17.90
sliced roast duck salad flavoured with mint, coriander in a chilli and lime dressing (spicy)

Curry

Green Curry
stronger spicy curry cooked with coconut milk with bamboo shoots, aubergines, mangetouts, red, green peppers and sweet basil (spicy)

Chicken or beef or pork £14.50
Chunks of slow cooked lamb £15.90
Roast duck or King prawns £15.90

Red Curry
a bit sweeter curry cooked in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, aubergines, mangetouts, red, green peppers and sweet basil (spicy)

Chicken or beef or pork £14.50
Duck (also has tomatoes and pineapple) £15.90
Chunks of slow cooked lamb £15.90
King prawns £15.90

Massaman Curry
creamy curry made with coconut milk, onions, potatoes, carrots, crispy red onion and cashew nuts (not spicy)

Chicken or beef or pork £14.50
Chunks of slow cooked lamb £15.90
Roast duck or King prawns £15.90

Panang Curry
thick spicy creamy curry with coconut milk, onions, fine bean, peppers and basil leaves (very spicy)

Chicken or beef or pork £14.50
Chunks of slow cooked lamb £15.90
Roast duck or King prawns £15.90

Jungle curry
hot spicy lighter curry without the coconut milk, with bamboo shoots, aubergine and baby corn

Chicken or beef or pork £14.50
Chunks of slow cooked lamb £15.90
Roast duck or King prawns £15.90

Meat

Burning chicken volcano £15.50
pieces of chicken fillet, lightly battered then stir-fried with onions and peppers, then lit up like a Volcano (very spicy)

Spicy chicken and nuts £14.90
stir fried lightly battered chicken, onions, mushrooms, mangetouts, carrots, pineapple, red and green peppers and cashew nuts (very spicy)

Chicken chilli basil £14.50
finely chopped chicken fried with fresh chilli, mushrooms, onions, fine beans, red and green peppers and sweet Thai basil (very spicy)

Chicken with ginger £14.50
stir fried chicken with ginger, onions, mushrooms, peppers, celery and spring onions

Chicken sweet and sour £14.50
chicken, onions, peppers, pineapple, tomatoes in chef's special sweet and sour sauce

Chicken garlic and pepper £14.50
chicken fried with crispy garlic, black pepper, onions, peppers, spring onion

Duck chilli basil £17.50
roast duck stir fried with chilli, onions, fine beans, mushrooms, and sweet basil (very spicy)

Duck tip top £17.50
crispy roast duck covered with a creamy yellow curry sauce with onions, peppers and sweet basil (spicy)

Duck mandarin £17.50
crispy roast duck, onions, peppers and pineapple covered in a sweet and spicy sauce (spicy)

Duck tamarind £17.50
crispy roast duck in a caramelised tamarind sauce served on a bed of greens

Duck lady £17.50
crispy roast duck with onions, mushrooms, pineapple, peppers, tomatoes in a sweet and sour sauce

Duck with ginger £17.50
roast duck stir fried with ginger, onions, mushrooms, mangetouts and scallions

Cherry duck £17.50
crispy roast duck on a bed of greens covered with cherry sauce

Beef chilli basil £14.50
stir fried slices of beef with sweet basil, onion, mushrooms and fine beans (very spicy)

Beef phad chaar £14.50
slices of beef stir fried with onions, mushrooms, fine beans, chilli, aubergine, scallions, Krachai and fresh peppercorn in chilli paste (very spicy)

Beef garlic pepper £14.50
slices of beef fried with onions, red and green peppers, scallions with black pepper and covered in crispy garlic £

Beef emperor £14.50
slices of beef fried with fine beans, mangetout, bamboo shoots, kachai, aubergines, lime leaves, chilli and fresh peppercorn in a thick red curry paste (very spicy)

Lamb kew wan £15.90
chunks of slow cooked lamb with mangetouts, fine beans, red and green peppers, aubergines, Krachai and sweet basil in a green curry paste (very spicy)

Lamb chilli basil £15.90
slices of lamb stir fried with fresh chilli, onions, mushrooms, fine bean and sweet basil (spicy)

Chu chee lamb £15.90
chunks of slow cooked lamb fried with red curry paste, sweet basil, coconut milk, Krachai, red and green peppers and garnished with shredded lime leaves (spicy)

Seafood

Mixed Seafood Dishes
A mix of scallops, King prawns, fish, calamari, mussels

Seafood Bangkok £21.90
mix seafood fried with onions, fine bean, chilli and basil leaves in a chilli paste

Seafood phad char £21.90
stir fried mixed seafood with onions, aubergines, fine bean, mushrooms, chilli, scallions and krachai in a thick chilli paste

Seafood parcel £21.90
mixed seafood cooked in creamy curry in a foil parcel

Crispy Fish
whole seabass deboned, lightly floured and fried till crispy.

onions, peppers, pineapple and sweet basil in a sweet chilli sauce £23.90

covered with a mango salad in a tangy dressing £26.90

onions, mushrooms, fine bean in a chilli and sweet basil sauce £23.90

Fish Dishes
whole deboned seabass steamed

steamed with chilli and lime, spicy and sour £23.90

steamed with ginger, scallions and fresh chilli with a Thai soy sauce £23.90

Monkfish with cashew nuts £22.90
stir fried lightly battered monkfish with onions, mushrooms, mangetout, red and green peppers, scallions and cashew nuts

Monkfish garlic pepper £22.90
lightly battered monkfish fried with onions, red and green peppers, scallions and black pepper covered in crispy garlic

Chu chee monkfish £22.90
lightly battered monkfish fried with red curry paste, sweet basil, coconut milk, krachai, red and green peppers and garnished with shredded lime leaves

Monkfish chilli basil £22.90
lightly battered monkfish stir fried with fresh chilli, onions, mushrooms, fine bean and sweet basil
Lightly Battered Monk Fish stir fried with Fresh Chilli, Onions , Mushrooms, Fine Bean and Sweet Basil.

Cod with ginger £17.90
lightly battered cod fish stir fried with ginger, onions mushrooms, mangetouts and scallions

Garlic pepper cod £17.90
lightly battered cos fish fillet fried with onions, red and green peppers, scallions, black pepper and covered in crispy garlic

Cod sweet and sour £17.90
lightly battered cod fried with onions, mangetouts, mushrooms, red and green peppers, pineapple in a sweet and sour sauce

King Prawns
Sweet and sour King prawns £15.90
King prawns fried with onions, read and green peppers and pineapple in a sweet and sour sauce

King prawns chill basil £15.90
prawns fried with fresh chilli, mushrooms, onions, fine beans, red and green peppers and sweet Thai basil

King prawns with cashew nuts £15.90
stir fried King prawns, onions, mushrooms, mangetouts, carrots, pineapple, red and green peppers and cashew nuts

King prawn pineapple curry £15.90
King prawns, pineapple, red and green peppers, peas and Kaffir lime leaves cooked in a coconut curry

King prawns garlic pepper £15.90
King prawns fried with onions, red and green peppers, scallions with black pepper and covered in a crispy garlic

Chu chee King prawns £15.90
whole prawns fried with red curry paste, sweet basil, coconut milk, krachai, red and green peppers and garnished with shredded lime leaves

Scallops
Scallops chilli and basil £23.90
whole Scottish scallops fried with fresh chilli, mushrooms, onions, fine beans, red and green peppers and sweet Thai basil

Calamari
Calamari garlic and black pepper £17.90
crispy calamari fried with onions, red and green peppers, scallions with black pepper and covered in crispy garlic

Sizzling

Sizzling Dishes
Duck Thai Orchid £17.50
slices of roast duck, fried with onions, broccoli, mushrooms, pineapple and cashew nuts in a Tamarind sauce

Chicken Tangerine £15.90
wok fried lightly battered chicken with onions, potatoes, mangetouts in a sweet tangy Tangerine sauce

Lamb patani £16.90
slices of lamb stir fried with onions, broccoli, cauliflower, red and green peppers, ginger in a garlic oyster sauce

Nuae noom noom £15.90
sliced beef fried with onions, mushrooms, broccoli in a garlic oyster sauce

Black peppered beef £15.90
sliced beef with fried onions, red and green peppers, fresh peppercorn in a black pepper sauce

Seafood ka ta £21.90
stir fried scallops,King prawns, monkfish, mussels and calamari with onions, broccoli, mangetouts and ginger in a oyster sauce

Vegetarian

Green vegetable curry £11.90
stronger spicy curry cooked with coconut milk with sweet basil and seasonal mixed vegetables

Red vegetable curry £11.90
a bit sweeter curry cooked in coconut milk with seasonal mixed vegetable and sweet basil

Massaman tofu £11.90
creamy curry made with coconut milk, tofu, onions, potatoes, carrots, crispy red onion and cashew nuts. Not spicy

Sweet and sour vegetables £11.90
seasonal mixed vegetables covered in a sweet and sour sauce

Tofu chilli and basil £11.90
tofu and mixed seasonal vegetables stir fried with chilli and sweet basil

Assorted vegetables £11.90
stir fried seasonal mixed vegetables

Spicy vegetable with nuts £11.90
seasonal mixed vegetable stir fried with a little chilli paste with cashew nuts

Vegetable phad Thai £12.90
seasonal mixed vegetable and tofu fried with sliced carrots, scallions, cabbage, beansprouts and wrap in egg (optional) served with chilli, nuts and some lime

Rice and Noodle Dishes

Noodle Dishes
Chicken pad Thai £15.90
chicken and tofu fried with sliced carrots, scallions, cabbage, beansprouts and wrapped in egg. Served with chilli nuts and some lime

King prawn pad Thai £16.90
King prawns and tofu with sliced carrots, scallions, cabbage, beansprouts and wrapped in egg. Served with chilli nuts and some lime

Beef pat kee mao £15.90
beef fried with mixed vegetable and flat rice noodles with chilli and basil leaves

Beef pad see ew £15.90
sliced beef stir fried with vegetables and flat rice noodles in soy sauce

Tom yam goong noodle soup £17.90
famous Thai spicy King prawn soup, with mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves with flat rice noodles

Tom kha gai noodle soup £16.90
slightly spicy soul with chicken cooked in coconut milk with galangal, lemongrass, kaffir leaves and flat rice noodles

Rice Dishes
King prawn fried rice £17.90
King prawns, egg, chilli, onions, peppers fried with Jasmine rice

Chicken fried rice £15.90
chicken, egg, chilli, onions, peppers fried with Jasmine rice

King orawn pineapple fried rice £17.90
whole King prawns fried with pineapple, onions, peppers fried with Jasmine rice with cashew nuts

Tom yam goong fried rice £17.90
King prawn fried with onions and peppers with a tom yam paste

Sides

Side Orders
Phad Thai £5.50
flat rice noodles fried with scallions, carrots, beansprouts, cabbage and egg. Served with fresh lime, crushed chilli and peanuts on the side

Phad mee £3.90
fine egg noodles fried with scallions, sliced carrots, cabbage and beansprouts

Plain rice noodles £3.50
steamed flat rice noodles, no vegetables

Steamed Rice £3.90
steamed Jasmine rice

Egg fried rice £4.20
Jasmine rice fried with egg and turmeric

Coconut rice £4.20
steamed rice with coconut milk

Sticky rice £4.20
steamed whit glutinous rice served in a bamboo basket

French fries £3.90

Thai prawn crackers £4

Noodles in Soup

Tom yam gai noodle soup (GF) £11.90
chicken, lemongrass, kaffer lime leaves, galangal, tomatoes, mushroom and rice noodles in a slightly creamy spicy & sour soup. Can be made with vegetables or in Prawns (+£3)

Tom gha gai noodle soup (GF) £11.90
chicken, lemongrass, kaffer lime leaves, galangal, tomatoes, mushroom and rice noodles in a coconut broth. Can be made with vegetables

Kuay teaw nua noodle soup £11.90
handmade beef balls, slices of beef, beansprouts, basil leaves, pak choi, fresh chilli, Chinese leaf, scallions in a rich beef broth.

Chicken noodle soup (GF) £10.90
mince chicken, rice noodles, beansprouts, coriander, scallions, touch of garlic in a clear broth

Stir Fried Noodles

Chicken Phad Thai (GF) £10.90
chicken fried with Thai flat rice noodles, egg, vegetables, tamarind sauce, served with crushed peanuts, chilli and lime. Can also be done with tofu and vegetables or duck (+£3)

Beef Phad kee mao (drunken noodles) (GF) £10.90
spicy noodle dish, sliced beef stir-fried with vegetables, garlic, fresh chilli, basil leaves with flat rice noodles

Beef Phad See Ew (GF) £10.90
sliced beef stir-fried with seasonal vegetables, garlic, fresh chilli, basil leaves with flat rice noodles

Fried Rice Dishes

Chicken Pineapple Fried Rice (GF) £10.90
pieces of chicken breast fried with egg, onions, peppers and pineapples, topped with cashew nuts and caramelised red onions. Can also be done with King prawns (+£3)

Tom Yam Fried Rice (GF) £10.90
spicy fried rice dish with chicken, seasonal vegetables, basil leaves with Tom Yam paste. Can also be done with King prawns (+£3)

Green Curry Fried Rice (GF) £10.90
spicy fried rice dish with chicken, seasonal vegetables, basil leaves with green curry paste. Can also be done with King prawns (+£3)

Currys and Stir Fries

Red chicken curry £10.90 (GF)
Cooked with aubergines, peas, peppers, bamboo and Thai sweet basil in a red curry with coconut Milk, served with Steamed Jasmine Rice.

Massaman beef curry £10.90 (GF)
A creamy mild curry with beef, onions, potatoes and carrots, topped with cashew nuts and caramelized red onions.

Pad Kra Pow Gai £10.90 (GF)
Chicken fried with onions, peppers, mushrooms, Fine Beans, chilli and Thai holy basil topped with a fried
Egg served with Thai jasmine rice

Spicy chicken and nuts £10.90
Lightly battered chicken fried with onions, peppers, mushrooms, pineapple and cashew nuts served with steamed Jasmine rice

Sweet and sour crispy beef £10.90
Battered beef fried with onions, peppers, pineapple and mushrooms, served with steamed Jasmine rice

Mains

Red duck curry
roast duck cooked in red curry paste and coconut milk

Massaman beef curry
sliced beef in a rich, creamy and mild curry

Chicken and nuts
lightly battered pieces of chicken fried with chilli

Green chicken curry
pieces of chicken breast in green curry and coconut milk

Chilli and garlic King prawns
lightly battered King prawns stir-fried dry with crispy garlic

Sweet chilli chicken
pieces of battered chicken in a sweet chilli sauce

Beef pad chaar
sliced beef fried with Thai spices and vegetables in a thick curry paste

Cod garlic and pepper
cod fish fried with peppers in a garlic sauce

Seafood Bangkok
King prawns, calamari, mussels and fish all fried in a chilli paste

**Above are served with steamed Jasmine rice**

Chicken pad Thai
chicken, tofu, vegetables, rice noodles, nuts, lime, chilli on the side

Thai pineapple fried rice
chicken, pineapple, peppers, onions, cashew nuts

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About Thai Orchid

Best Thai Restaurant in Glasgow

Fantastic food and wonderful service

Welcoming city centre Thai restaurant

Thai tapas lunches & relaxing evening meals

Close to Central Station, city centre accessibility

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