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Krua Pailin Phuket Food

Restaurant

👍👍 Local jungle restaurant. The food is something very special. Not your standard dish but a great experience. We had a sour spicy curry (Gaeng som) with jungle veggies and catfish, fried fish, and a Nam Prik Phuket (a chilli fish paste with shrimp). Everything was delicious. If you want to go on a lun... People often mention spicy, restaurant, local,


Address

38/12 ถนนวิชิตสงคราม Kathu, Kathu District, Phuket 83120, Thailand

Contact

+66 81 956 2490

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (295 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: (Māgha Pūjā), 10 am to 10 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 NB 2 years ago on Google
    Local jungle restaurant. The food is something very special. Not your standard dish but a great experience. We had a sour spicy curry (Gaeng som) with jungle veggies and catfish, fried fish, and a Nam Prik Phuket (a chilli fish paste with shrimp). Everything was delicious. If you want to go on a lunch adventure you should definitely visit this restaurant.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Peerapol T. 2 years ago on Google
    Quite an effort to drive there, but it's really worth it. Spicy and fiery Thai Southern food.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Olarn P. 1 year ago on Google
    Taste of authentic Phuket seasoned food Ingredients and seasonings are sourced from raw materials in Phuket. But some types of food will focus on the salty taste, fresh ingredients, the price of food in the middle is high.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicholas H. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good, spicy local flavours in a nice quiet outdoor location. Thanks to Mark Weins for the introduction.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Drish 1 year ago on Google
    best meal I've had in phuket so far. truly incredible. mushroom - texture of the young lemongrass shoots and crunchy split gill mushrooms is great. the flavour is incredible, with the lemongrass and chilli providing complementary hits of flavour with every bite. 10/10 fish - very very good. dry fried curry paste is really something special. spicy, sweet, and with notes of lemongrass. a must try. 10/10 glass noodle salad - itself nothing special, but works really well to cut through the fat of the other orders with its acidity.

  • 1/5 Johnny B. 2 years ago on Google
    Minus 1 ..... i had scrambled eggs 2small pieces a bacon and 6 baked beans..... 220 baht.... ya gotta be kidding..... Rubbish.

  • 5/5 Rathian 3 years ago on Google
    A nice local Thai restaurant near Kathu waterfall. Foods was authentic and great. Some dishes might be a bit too spicy. Prices was reasonable.

  • 5/5 Maayan F. 2 years ago on Google
    A real local restaurant, this is not easy to find in Phuket! You can see that most of the customers are local. The restaurant is authentic and simple with amazing food. The service was quite good as well. The surroundings are beautiful, right under Kathu waterfall. Highly recommend!

  • 5/5 Rossco H. 2 years ago on Google
    Great authentic (if wanted, very spicy) food!

  • 5/5 Matthew B. 5 years ago on Google
    Go to the waterfall. The enjoy this local restaurant. All the food was great tasting. Service a bit slow, but hey this is island time. Relax.

  • 5/5 Mohit K. 1 year ago on Google
    Yummy.home style Thai food at this lovely shack in the moddle of nature close to the Kathu waterfall. If you are in Phuket and can take spicy food :-) do visit the place. Worth the drive!

  • 5/5 Scarlett 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place to have lunch, portions were generous

  • 5/5 Dominik M. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food. Normal local Thai food here. It all taste quite good.

  • 5/5 Cornel P. 1 year ago on Google
    We came here because of Mark Wiens, it was at noon, the place was full, but they had a table for us. We ordered the deep fried shrimp cakes, chicken panang curry, stir-fry crab with lemon sauce and chicken tom yung soup. It took a while to arrive, but all of them were delicious, and watch out, the curry was pretty spicy! The atmosphere is pretty good, you're eating freshly cooked food by locals in the forest! I guess the only thing that bothered us were the flies and insects, but I guess it's normal, a DEET spray helps. We recommend the place!

  • 5/5 No N. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place and super spicy food lol. Nice river to cool your feet in and very close to nature in general!

  • 1/5 Olivier 1 year ago on Google
    waited over 90 minutes for one order of paneng, got told it's in the kitchen after 30min. never came. waiters ignored us.


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Amenities


  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Kids' menu
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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