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Thai cuisine is still relatively under explored in the UK. Here are ten of the most popular Thai dishes.

In celebration and support of Pride Month, we’re treating our guests to two new cocktail specials, bold in colour and flavour and full of pizzazz.

Taking inspiration from Thailand’s abundance of natural ingredients, our Squidologists are always dreaming up new tipples both potent and alcohol-free to enjoy with your Giggling feasts.

This recipe was inspired by that pleasing simplicity – the fresh sweetness of squid fried with aromatic garlic. 

Nothing beats the perfect balance of flavours in a traditional papaya salad – savoury, fresh with a satisfying flash of spicy heat.

Pad Kee Mao is often known as Drunken Noodles – perhaps because people end up drinking a little more than planned to put out the spicy fire in their mouths!

In honour of Pancake Day, we’ve got a delicious Pancake recipe with coconut, bacon and a poached egg.

The butternut squash halves create the perfect receptacles for all the flavourful veggie goodness in this recipe. In our book, there’s no excuse for plant-based food to ever lack taste or texture.

We introduced these on a special menu to celebrate Veganuary and they proved so popular we couldn’t part with them. They have such a pleasing flavour and texture with the satisfying crunch of sunflower seeds.

A traditional dessert enjoyed across Thailand – sometimes made with fresh mangoes gathered straight off the tree!

There’s real love and effort that goes into cooking this dish properly, but the flavour of the sauce – sweet and rich – works beautifully with the crispy-skinned duck, making it a long-time favourite in our restaurants.

Our version of the classic Thai dish, which goes by many different names, but is often known as Weeping Tiger, although the only sound you’ll hear while cooking this dish is the delicious sizzle of beef.

Paneang is a less well-known Thai curry, which due to its vibrant red colour is often mistaken for its fiery red cousin. It tends to be thicker than a Thai red curry and richer and sweeter, with a nutty, rounded flavour.

There’s something so immediately satisfying about eating with your hands and these little nests are best enjoyed without cutlery. Simply wrap the lettuce leaves around the goodies and devour in one mouthful!

One of our popular starters on the Giggling Squid menu. Founder Pranee describes the sauce drizzled on the prawns as zingy, citrusy and fresh.

Once only on offer as canapés at our launch parties, Golden Moneybags are now a bestseller on our menu, by popular demand. After all, who can resist the crispy pastry and herby chicken filling?

One of our most popular dishes, Pad Thai is always a crowd-pleaser. Not only delicious but surprisingly easy to cook from scratch with our (no longer secret) recipe.

Now you too can ‘wok it’ like an expert and cook an authentic Chicken Thai Green Curry at home with our special Giggling Squid recipe.