Tu Kab Khao Restaurant Phuket

This is a beautiful restaurant with a lovely aesthetic, think Tu Kab Khao means “food cabinet”. The interior of the restaurant feels grand, making it a great place for a hearty delicious meal. The service, however, felt a little rigid. We weren’t allowed to bring our coffee into the restaurant, even after we said we will keep it inside our bag, which was a little disappointing. We ended up chiong to finish the beverage. Ordered lots of food. They have a recommended “food men. Generally, the flavours of the food were good. The stir-fried chicken was one of our favourites, chicken was fresh and tasty. The papaya salad was normal, we requested for less spicy, it still quite a punch. Spicy Mak Mak. That we ordered drinks 😂 The petai dish was also extremely spicy. My friend enjoyed the petai! Okay, crab omelette was our fav. The crab meat was inside the omelette. 😋 The shrimp vermicelli (woonsen), usually my must ordered dish in Thailand, leaned on the sweeter side, and we felt it was missing the garlic and wok hei that would have made it even better. The creamy tom yum soup was quite appetising, 开胃, though we would have preferred a little more tanginess to balance the Tom Yum. Rice wise, you can order a small one at 30 baht, or 120 baht, for 4-5 pax to share! Overall, it was a lovely dining experience. Just to note the portion is considered small for the price.

Every dish was incredibly appetizing – not a single complaint from any of us. We cleaned every plate down to the last bite. Total came to 3,800 THB for 8 people, including two large bowls of rice and six drinks. Absolutely worth it. I’ll definitely dine here again next time I’m in Phuket. 5 stars across the board – food, service, value, everything!

Food is very good, Southern Thai style. Phuket stewed pork was soft with sweet bean based sauce and pomelo salad had a tang. If you want a different type of vegetable, do try Malinjo leaves with egg (it is a south east asian vegetable and those from elsewhere may want to try it). The large fish with curry sauce was very good as well, fresh and crispy with light coconut curry sauce. The area has plenty cafe one plate type restaurants and if you want communual dining, this is the place.

Had a good meal at Tu Kab Khao. The standout dish was definitely the crab meat fried rice — very fragrant and packed with generous crab meat. The pineapple fried rice, deep-fried pork belly and stir-fried cabbage were all tasty and well executed. The crab meat omelette was satisfying, and we ended the meal with mango sticky rice which had nicely fragrant rice and ripe mango. Overall, it was an enjoyable Thai meal with solid flavours across the dishes. The only downsides were the number of flies flying around the dining area and the use of chipped plates for serving, which slightly affected the overall dining experience.

The dishes are generally good. We took medium spicy level and honestly I feel like we could go for their normal spicy level as the medium was not that spicy. We also ordered the deep fried chicken wings (not in the picture) and it was amazing!