Kala Thai Restaurant & Bar

Best Thai in Bournemouth. Lovely restaurant with authentic food and great service. We just popped in for a quick bite, but will definitely come back for a night out. Highly recommended. 💕🌶️

A great tasting Thai restaurant in the center of Bournemouth. Very friendly helpful staff serving great fresh food. Prices are average and well worth it.

So why only four stars? Firstly this is an excellent restaurant. The service on a Friday night was outstanding - attentive without being overbearing, genuine, happy smiling waitresses, greeted and seated with a smile and zero fuss. We were pleasantly thanked for our custom as we left too. It was just super. You should be very proud of your front of house team. The restaurant itself is kinda cool, with a diner/sports bar vibe and clean and atmospheric. No airs and graces but clearly cared for. I was expecting a "proper" restaurant and while this IS a proper restaurant, it's much less stuffy than I expected; really relaxed. Food choice is outstanding. I could easily have created 10 meals for myself with different course choices each time. Everything is clearly marked for spicy heat (more on this later), vegetarian, gluten free etc. There's a full featured, small bar, so you know your drinks and cocktails will be nicely created and they were. Prices ranged from £7-£8 for a starter to £15ish for a main soup/noodle/duck that I had. Veg was cooked to perfection (pak choi in this instance). Flavours were spot on. I've always been wary of Thai food because I can't judge the heat very well. My wife is more tolerant than I so I chose grade 1 heat and she grade 2. Sadly there was no heat detectable in either dish... So only four stars for spice. Would have preferred more of a kick but it didn't spoil our evening whatsoever. We had a lovely time. I mean a meal is as much about good company as it is good food and I had both. My wife enjoyed it very much too. With a cocktail, soft drink, 2 starters and 2 mains, plus 15% (my discretion) our meal was about £80 but I feel that was worth it for the whole experience (thanks to my wife for being such great company too). We will definitely be back. Keep up the good work.

This was my first time trying Thai food and I absolutely loved it! Me and my friend went there for lunch and we were confused about what we should order, we wanted something spicy. A staff member helped us out, thanks Mimi! We both loved the food (we ordered pad thai and jungle curry with rice). The perfect level of spiciness! The place is also really beautiful with gardens right behind so it is a great place to get pictures as well! 10/10 Would recommend!