Studio Thai

Great Thai food, really quick service. Meal and a drink for less than £8. It’s great value and not to be missed!

Hervorragendes Essen. Gehobene Preisklasse. Einfache Einrichtung. Sehr aufmerksame Bedienung. Absolut empfehlenswert.

Nice people, good food and good value. Not much in Newbury but this is one of its best.

Heard good things recently so took my wife at the weekend. The place is in the former Madagascan Gin Palace premises, and is run by Su (of Canal Bar fame).
The place is pretty much same as the MGP days, but the welcome was good. As it was raceday Saturday at 8.30pm, we half-​expected to be turned away but they had a table within 30 mins — and it was ready as they promised.
Menu will be familiar to punters at Newbury’s Canal Bar, but the menu’s fairly simple and extremely affordable at £5 for a starter and £8 a typical main.
All the staples are there — Pad thai, red/​yellow/​green curry, etc, but the starters are fairly limited.
Food was quick, showing the kitchen was onto the menu, although I do sometimes wonder how hard Thai is to get wrong (perhaps another thread).
Staff keeping it together on a raucous night — attentive but not in your face.
Red curry was fantastically hot and moreish, so one for chilli fans. But slightly limited menu (a bit more proper seafood would be nice).