Phuket Pavillion

My favorite Thai place in Edinburgh. Phuket has super friendly and attentive staff, and a great selection of dinner options. They also have a pre-​theatre menu which makes everything a bit more affordable! Would highly recommend the chicken panang curry and fried rice, as well as all of the appetizers. Great place for dinner!

Excellent service. No papaya salad or pad Thai on the menu. Out of tofu. Big portions and felt satisfied!
Only 3 stars because food was a bit salty and the rice was overcooked.

Lovely and authentic thai, we were out in a rainy day after shopping and looking for a place to eat. Stopped here and didn’t get disappointed. Food was brought quickly to out table, all really fresh, well seasoned and presented. Service was really polite and quick too, without feeling rushed though.
They had a pre-​theatre menu for dinner with good vegetarian options, also I found it very well priced for the quality and amount of food.
Their Tom Yam soup was a bit too spicy for us as we always expect it mild and at this time it wasn’t, so be aware, their Tom Yam is HOT.
I ordered a red curry with peanuts and veggies it was really yummy and mild so it was a refresher after my very spicy soup.
Would definitely be back again.

They charged me 15 GBP to box my leftovers?!?
The food was good and the atmosphere was authentic., service was polite and quick. I think all Indian and Thai restaurants should not charge for rice (like in the US), but I get that I am not in the US. It is OBSCENE to charge carry out container and packaging of 15 GBP. What the hell? I’ve never heard of such a thing! It was as much as the coat of my food!!! That’s crazy!

Not much to say what wasn’t said in the previous reviews — very nice food for reasonable price, great service and atmosphere like on most Thai places. Go and try for yourself :)

One of the best Thai restaurants in Edinburgh. Service is dapper, menu is Western traditional but the food is delicious. If there’s anything on at the Playhouse you’ll need to book. I particularly love the sticky coconut rice served in a half coconut shell.

Hier haben wir ein gutes Thai-​Restaurant mit traditionellen Gerichten auf einer vollkommen überladenen Speisekarte gefunden. Unsere Wahl fiel auf den scharfen Papaya-​Salat als Vorspeise, ein rotes Curry mit Ente und ein vegetarisches Reisgericht. Alles wurde sehr gut zubereitet, das Service ist freundlich und zuvorkommend.
Here we have found a good Thai restaurant with traditional dishes on a completely overloaded menu. Our choice fell on the papaya salad as a starter, a red curry with duck and a vegetarian rice dish. Everything was very well prepared, the service is friendly and accommodating.

Exquisite and delicious. Truly Thai. Sumptuous panang. The Irish owner and Thai wife were warm and welcoming. Even the silverware was Thai handmade and gorgeous.

I LOVE Thai food. Ever since I skeptically discovered it by being dragged by a Thai friend to her parents’ delicious Thai establishment in Tennessee years ago, I’ve held a special place for it in my heart (and tummy). So when a friend and I first ventured out to find some delicious Thai to stuff in our gullets in Edinburgh, we decided upon Phuket Pavillion. And an excellent choice it was!
The Pavillion is seated right along Leith Walk, so if you live in the area, thumbs up for you! It’s tastefully decorated and just big enough to feel suitable for anything from a casual date night to hanging out with friends – we did book in advance, which I would recommend for others, especially on busy weekend nights. The service was prompt and very friendly, and the food and drinks were brought out in no time. My thai tea was just how I remembered them. If you’ve never tried one, do, because it’s a delightful treat!
My only real qualm with our choices for the evening was in my veggie satay starter. Before becoming a veg-​head, I used to eat chicken satay gay with reckless abandon (it’s GOOD). So when I saw a veggie option, I decided to try it. I was a bit disappointed when the mushrooms that arrived on a skewer hadn’t been seasoned at all: it was just that, mushrooms on a skewer. The peanut sauce that comes along with it totally made up for it, but considering how amazingly flavorful the chicken satay is alone, I felt a bit miffed. No worries though, because my main knocked my socks right off! I ordered a red curry with bean curd, and it was absolutely incredible – one of those meals that you just can’t stop eating, too gluttonous to leave any nibbles behind! As my partner in crime for the evening Marijke mentioned, her meal wasn’t very spicy as far as Thai food goes, and mine was the same. I’m no spice connoisseur, but I wouldn’t have minded a real kick to my curry. Mmmm!
Regardless, Phuket Pavillion is a delightful joint, and it totally satiated my lusting for a delicious Thai meal. Would return in the future!

Great décor and service, the food is amazing but perhaps a little westernised.
I have been at Phuket Pavilion before and revisited last Saturday with a friend. Because anything peanut-​sauce is my guilty pleasure, I had chicken satay for a starter. My partner in crime had the veggie satay option, which came with mushrooms. Can’t go wrong with satay for me, so no qualms about this one.
I had a Thai beer with my food, and my friend a Thai icetea. I had never heard of that, but boy is it tasty! Super sweet juice with coconut cream and whipped cream on top, wow!
Then our main meals arrived, beef pad cha for me. I asked about the spice level because it is described as «spicy» on the menu, and the girl did say it was quite spicy but they could make it milder. Because I am used to «western medium spice levels», I did ask to make it milder. When eating my meal I did regret it, because it wasn’t spicy at all anymore. Don’t get me wrong, it was still amazingly fragrant with other lovely spices and super tasty, but a little bit more chili would have been welcome!
The service was excellent, the girls dress in traditional clothes which look lovely. The décor, including the tables and cutlery are all Asian, which gives a great atmosphere. All in all, I will definitely come back again, and will try not be a wuss about spicy food!

I really enjoyed my visit to Phuket Pavillion, It’s got an old timey feel with some nice decorations while at the same time having some absolutely cracking food.
Need to go check it out again next time I’m in that part of town, but as the SO has decided that we no longer like musicals, it might be a while…
The main courses were seriously some of the tastiest Thai food I’d had in a while without being overly sweet, salty, or spicy.
Would recommend checking it out for a reasonably priced pre-​theatre meal.

Cannot put into words how amazing the food is! My first Thai experience and I’m hooked! Food was so fresh and staff where lovely! Defiantly be back

Simply amazing Thai food! Best in the UK came here and got the curry number 39 with chicken and LOVED it

Absolutely amazing! I would definitely come here all the time if I lived here. The service was amazing and the panang curry was delicious. Can’t say enough great things about this place!

Their dishes are fully flavorful. You won’t be disappointed when it comes to taste. We got the chicken pad Thai as well as the cashew chicken and it was so dang GOOD! And bursting with flavor. Some of the absolute best thai food I have ever eaten.

I am sure I have written a review for this place before but think it’s worth updating it.
This is by far one of my favourite restaurants in Edinburgh. And anywhere really. I’ll tell you why…
Firstly, the food is always outstanding. I typically go chicken or prawn panang. It’s gorgeous. And sometimes gaeng massaman. Also gorgeous. I’ve tried a few of their stir-​frys which are equally as lovely and I think once Pad Thai… always yummy. But in a thai restaurant like this I tend to steer clear of Pad Thai as there’s so many gorgeous dishes. I like to try a different starter each time I go and I have never been disappointed.
Secondly, Everything always tastes fresh and flavourful. I find the portions to be slightly large unless I’m sharing with someone. Between a starter and main you’re stuffed.
Thirdly, I tend to eat here once a month, sometimes twice because of the above (and I love Thai food) but mainly for the fact that the owner and staff are just absolutely lovely. They always greet us warmly and the ones that recognise us always ask how we are. I have been bringing my son (7 now) here since he was 4 and they are as happy to receive him now as they were then. And they often give him a free kids ice-​cream because they are just awesome like that. Not once have I ever been uncomfortable eating there with my son. They never made me feel awkward or badly for when he was messier and louder. They have always been brilliant.
Fourthly, to expand on my previous point they so obviously love their local repeat customers. I just recently went for dinner here for my birthday. The owner who had come over to chat with us asked what we were celebrating and when I told him he graciously offered is desserts on the house :) who would mind that?! (Just to point out it there was only 2 of us)
Fifthly, I don’t love their dessert selection and I LOVE dessert. But I don’t care as I’m too full from the amazing starter and mains. However I had the lemon sorbet and that was really nice. Came in a real frozen lemon as well!
So that’s my love of Phuket Pavillion in 5 crucial points I suppose. I could talk about their prices but let’s be realistic… Thai food in Edinburgh is pricey. And there’s a few better known places that have the worst service and average food that charge the same or more (chaopraya for one).

Enjoyed a great night here. The food was excellent, service was brilliant and a nice cosy décor made this a nice find and would definitely recommend.

I don’t give out that many full 5 stars, but this one is an exception. Came up from London for a weekend and have a new favorite Thai restaurant. If you live in Edinburgh and don’t eat here weekly, you’re out of your mind!

Likely the best Thai we’ve had in Edinburgh (and we’ve had several!). Service was friendly, but at times lacking and portion size was pretty small– especially the rice.
We enjoyed our meal and will likely return, but with higher prices will do so sparingly.

I’ve been reading a novel set in Bangkok and became obsessed with wanting some spicy somtam green papaya salad. So last night, wanting a quick meal, noodles and salad were the perfect answer.
Phuket Pavilion is lovely — friendly staff, free prawn crackers (I’m not sure how Thai that is, but they’re good!) and tasty food. I’ll leave the pad thai review to Jason, the expert, but man, that somtam salad was spicy and fresh and delicious. I want some more now…

We popped along to Phuket Pavilion after an evening of theatrical entertainment in the Barony Bar. It served us very nicely, with my seafood dish proving particularly tasty.
Overall, we said: «Phuket Pavilion served us good quality dishes that met with approval round the table. I’d be happy to pay it a return visit.»