Lana Thai
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About Lana Thai
Lana Thai is a Thai restaurant on Oldham Rd in Oldham, with a menu that also includes English dishes alongside its Thai dishes. The kitchen is run by a woman who cooks the food herself, and ribs are among the dishes regularly ordered. Ingredients used in the dishes are sold in the shop, letting customers pick up the same items for their own cooking. The restaurant serves both eat in and takeaway, so a meal can be enjoyed on site or carried home. It opens daytime only, Monday to Saturday, and stays closed on Sundays. Seating works on a walk-in basis, with no need to book ahead.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention garlic chicken with rice, ribs, red curry sauce and reasonable prices.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention garlic chicken with rice, ribs, red curry sauce and reasonable prices.
Customer Review Summary
The ribs draw repeated praise, with several reviewers naming them alongside the noodles and red curry sauce as dishes they keep returning for, and one diner singling out the garlic chicken with rice for its tender texture. Most describe the food as authentic, fresh, and generously portioned for the price, and many credit the woman who runs the place solo for a warm, funny, welcoming presence, with one reviewer noting she is happy to recommend dishes. A few mention arriving early since popular lunch items can run out. Against this, two reviews break sharply from the pattern: one recalls a ham sandwich and a meat pie so dry it had to be thrown away, saying the quality had gone downhill from years prior, and another reports being ignored by a server absorbed in a tablet while also citing a low food hygiene rating the shop received earlier that year. Otherwise, longtime customers describe consistency across years of visits, with the food arriving hot and the portions generous enough that they rarely leave hungry.
Customer Review Summary
The ribs draw repeated praise, with several reviewers naming them alongside the noodles and red curry sauce as dishes they keep returning for, and one diner singling out the garlic chicken with rice for its tender texture. Most describe the food as authentic, fresh, and generously portioned for the price, and many credit the woman who runs the place solo for a warm, funny, welcoming presence, with one reviewer noting she is happy to recommend dishes. A few mention arriving early since popular lunch items can run out. Against this, two reviews break sharply from the pattern: one recalls a ham sandwich and a meat pie so dry it had to be thrown away, saying the quality had gone downhill from years prior, and another reports being ignored by a server absorbed in a tablet while also citing a low food hygiene rating the shop received earlier that year. Otherwise, longtime customers describe consistency across years of visits, with the food arriving hot and the portions generous enough that they rarely leave hungry.
Featured reviews
- James Hoyle
“Been going for years always bang on and you can buy the ingredients for most of the food she cooks”
- Martin Thornley
“Quality and authentic and very cheap prices woukd reccomend 100%”
- Kazzy Stocks
“Lana is so nice and friendly and the food is so nice and fresh”
- Kurt Danglewanger
“Love this little lady.dont go too early because you'll have non left for lunch 😉”
- T. H.
“Bit bias as I have been visiting Lana Thai for years. But the food has always been authentic, tasty, piping hot using top ingredients. The host is fabulous friendly wonderful woman and the atmosphere is fitting with lees vibrant village scene. I would recommend Lana Thai noodles, red curry sauce and ribs. Arroy makkmarr . Took my PT as a thankyou and he loved the food and Lana”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Amenities
- Coffee
- Quick bite
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- Facilities· 1
- Small plates
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