AngloThai is the debut restaurant from John and Desiree Chantarasak, due to open in London in October 2024. The pair have become renowned for their unique perspective on Thai food made with British ingredients, served alongside alongside natural wines.
AngloThai started in modest fashion - a series of pop ups and supper clubs, and a growing murmur of appreciation as word spread across London about a couple cooking some revelatory, exciting, innovative Thai food. John's chef profile has been rising for a while now, starting with aforementioned pop-ups and a stint on Great British Menu where the country finally got to see his unique cooking style. His bold style draws from his Thai and British heritage, taking quality British produce and applying exciting Thai cooking principles and flavour profiles.
Guests at AngloThai can expect an equally imaginative menu that makes the most of British meat, fish, seafood and other produce. Line caught fish, British caviar and Carlingford oysters will feature prominently, as will British-grown Thai ingredients like Thai basil, makrut citrus and various chillies. The menu is designed to be shared as is traditional in Thai culture, and will be heavily seasonal.
Details on AngloThai's menu are thin on the ground at the moment, but safe to say we can expect more of the same full-throttle Thai cooking that we were treated to at John and Desiree's pop ups. AngloThai's last menu included dishes like garlic and coriander-grilled poussin with fish sauce caramel glaze and sweet chilli vinegar ‘nahm jim’; whiskey and soy-marinated Ibérico 'mu ping' pork skewers with roasted chilli and tamarind ‘jaew’; and Sai Ua - red curry pork sausage with smoked aubergine relish, pork scratchings and vegetables.
For more menu inspiration, look to Chantarasak's cookbook - Kin Thai - which was released in 2022. Dishes include roast duck and lychee red curry; langoustine and rhubarb hot and sour soup; beef tongue with grilled chilli relish; and oysters with sea buckthorn 'nahm jim'.