Bangkok Bistro Winchester

Thai cooking at Bangkok Bistro Winchester

Bangkok Bistro Winchester is a Thai restaurant on Jewry Street in Winchester. Its menu draws on several regions of Thailand, from Isan specialities in the north-east to dishes it presents as regional specials from the south, alongside curries, stir-fries and a set of house favourites.

The kitchen serves both lunch and dinner, and the restaurant also offers its dishes to take away, either collected in person or delivered through Uber Eats.

From Isan sausages to southern prawns

The menu is organised into starters, Bangkok specials and main dishes. Among the starters, the Sai Ua sausages are made by hand with prime local beef from Owton's in Hampshire and seasoned lightly with galangal, chilli and Thai herbs. Vegetable spring rolls (Por Pia Tord) are filled with carrot, cabbage, mushroom, bean sprouts and glass noodles and served with sweet chilli sauce, and a house mixed platter for two combines spring rolls, duck rolls, Thai fish cakes and chicken satay.

The Bangkok specials section includes a crispy sea bass Pad Cha with wild ginger and green peppercorns, a tamarind duck (Ped Ma Kham) in a sweet and sour tamarind sauce, and cashew nut chicken or duck (Gai or Ped Pad Med Mamuang) stir-fried with cashew nuts, mushrooms, onions and peppers and a hint of dry chilli.

Main dishes listed include a mild yellow curry with mango (Gaeng Kari Mamuang), a north-eastern Thai chargrilled sirloin steak marinated in a herby, slightly spicy sauce (Neu Yang Esan), and Goong Andaman, emperor prawns sautéed with spring onions and eggs in a curry sauce that the restaurant describes as a regional special from southern Thailand.

Lunch, dinner and takeaway

The restaurant runs a separate lunch service and a dinner service every day of the week. It also promotes a lunchtime offer of 25% off, presented on its site as a reason to try the Thai flavours at midday.

For eating at home, Bangkok Bistro Winchester offers a takeaway collection service with freshly prepared dishes, and delivery through Uber Eats, which the restaurant states is available from Sunday to Thursday only. Tables can be reserved online, and the restaurant also lists gift vouchers among its options.

Background

The site includes a section titled "Our Story", described as an account of how the restaurant started and the travel inspiration behind it.