AngloThai

Verdict: Book AngloThai — But Know What You're Booking

The most common misconception about AngloThai is that it's a Thai restaurant with British ingredients bolted on. It isn't. The kitchen's starting point is Thai technique and flavour architecture — the British sourcing is the expression of that, not a marketing angle. That distinction matters when you're deciding whether to spend £110 per head on the nine-course dinner menu. If you want a Thai restaurant with familiar reference points, look elsewhere. If you want one of the more technically ambitious and genuinely original tasting menus in London right now, this is worth your evening.

The Michelin star, awarded just three months after the November 2025 opening, is the most relevant trust signal here. Earning that recognition in a quarter is rare, it signals that the kitchen arrived fully formed, not still finding its footing. For a returning diner or someone deciding between this and a more established room, that speed of recognition tells you the quality wasn't a soft launch.

What to Expect If You've Been Once

If your first visit was the nine-course dinner, the six-course lunch at £55 per person is the logical next move. You get the same kitchen, the same sourcing philosophy, and Desiree Chantarasak's wine list, at roughly half the price. For two people, the lunch format keeps the bill under £120 before wine, which is a significantly different proposition from the £220+ dinner-for-two commitment.

The dishes flagged as standouts in the Michelin notes, the crab waffle and the venison, are worth anchoring your order around if they appear on the menu during your visit. The Brixham crab with caviar and coconut ash cracker is the kind of dish that demonstrates what the kitchen is actually doing: not fusion for its own sake, but a clearly considered collision of texture, flavour provenance, and technique. The coconut ash cracker brings a Thai-rooted preparation to a classically British ingredient sourced from one of the UK's most respected fishing ports.

The sourcing extends beyond food. The tables are made from Chamchuri wood by craftsmen in Chiang Mai, a detail that tells you the restaurant's dual identity runs through the whole operation, not just the menu. For a regular returning visitor, noticing those material choices is part of what makes repeat visits feel considered rather than formulaic.

Private Dining and Group Bookings

Database record doesn't confirm a dedicated private dining room at AngloThai, and given the restaurant opened in November 2025 at a Marylebone address (22-24 Seymour Pl, W1H 7NL), the setup is leading directly before planning a group event around it. What is clear is that the tasting menu format, fixed courses, a curated wine list, and a kitchen with Michelin-level intent, suits celebratory group dining in the main room well. A table of four to six sharing the nine-course menu with wine pairings is a coherent special-occasion format without requiring a private space.

If private dining is the priority for your group, London's Marylebone and Mayfair corridor has several rooms with confirmed private spaces, but for a group that wants a single, memorable tasting experience rather than a conventional private hire, AngloThai's main room at £110 per head is a strong candidate. The service has been specifically noted for its quality, which matters more in a group context where timing and attentiveness can make or break a long meal.

For comparison: a comparable Michelin-starred tasting menu in London, say, at CORE by Clare Smyth or The Ledbury, will run closer to ££££ territory. AngloThai's £££ pricing at Michelin-star level is a meaningful value gap that makes it more accessible for group bookings where the bill is split individually.

How It Compares in London's Thai Scene

London has a credible spread of Thai cooking at different price points. Farang and Kolae both operate in the serious end of London Thai cooking without the tasting menu format, which makes them the right call if you want Thai food in a more flexible, shareable format. Plaza Khao Gaeng and Long Chim sit at a lower price point and are better suited to casual dinners or groups who want to order widely rather than follow a set progression. AngloThai sits above all of them in ambition and price, and the Michelin star makes that premium defensible.

For reference points outside London: Bangkok's Nahm and Samrub Samrub Thai represent the kind of serious Thai fine dining that AngloThai is in conversation, though the British-sourcing angle gives AngloThai a genuinely distinct identity rather than a London approximation of a Bangkok model.

Practical Details

Reservations: Book in advance, the restaurant earned its Michelin star within three months of opening, and tables at this level in Marylebone fill quickly; moderate booking difficulty. Budget: Nine-course dinner £110 per person before wine; six-course lunch £55 per person. Address: 22-24 Seymour Pl, London W1H 7NL. Format: Tasting menu only; nine courses at dinner, six at lunch. Wine: Curated list by Desiree Chantarasak.

Pearl Picks Nearby

If you're planning a London trip around AngloThai, consider pairing it with other high-intent dining in the UK. Beyond London, The Fat Duck in Bray, L'Enclume in Cartmel, and Moor Hall in Aughton represent the kind of destination tasting-menu experiences worth building a trip around. Closer to London, Hand and Flowers in Marlow and hide and fox in Saltwood are worth the short journey. For more options, see our full London restaurants guide, London hotels, London bars, London wineries, and London experiences.