Lucky Khao

Absolutely loved this meal. Can't believe it's taken me so long to get there. Definitely some of the best Thai I've had in Brighton. Great flavours and generous portions. Lovely staff and ambience. Menu changes regularly but our sea bass and pork belly dishes were superb. Highly recommend

We discovered Lucky Khao accidentally whilst going for brunch at Red Roaster and decided to give it a go the same day. The happiest accident ever! Food was absolutely delicious, service was excellent (although, a few too many check backs!) and we were so full we had to skip dessert. Every dish was wonderfully different, well seasoned and exceptionally tasty. Noted lots of comments in other reviews about Food being too salty and too spicy and will argue this to say that the menu does say if you’d like less spice to just ask, as for the salt - this is subjective and as a chef I thought the salt level was spot on. We will definitely be back when next in Brighton! Thank you!

Been to Lucky Khao a few times and it’s always been fantastic. This last time was for the Khao Bird pop up, I felt compelled to leave a review as our waitress Niamh went above and beyond throughout our meal. Food always great. Highly recommended.

We dropped in here after we made a booking with VIP pizza across the road and couldn't even get a table because they were fully packed out. Gave up and came here last minute. Really lovely staff who are accommodating and go beyond to make you feel welcome. The food was tasty and filling, although definitely on the steeper end of expensive. We expected a few of the portion sizes to be bigger for the price, especially the rice and the chicken. Vegetables in the drunken noodles could do with being sliced a little better. Lots of very chunky and crunchy bits of cabbage. Besides that, everything truly tasted incredible and it's well worth a visit. Genuinely the main negative was the music. So unnecessarily loud and booming. I don't understand this need, specifically in restaurants and cafes, to play club music loud enough that you have to shout to hear each other across the table. Frustrating when you just want to have a nice meal out.

This place has a nice and relaxed atmosphere. Service was lovely and efficient. We ordered few dishes and they came fairly quickly. The chicken lark was my favourite dish and I also really liked the sauce which came with the aubergine. The curry wasn’t really to my taste. Overall all dishes are flavourful however in my opinion they are all too salty. It either comes from soy sauce or maybe fish sauce but for sure it’s a bit too salty overall. Presentation was nice and you can watch the chefs in the open kitchen doing their work. We tried few non alcoholic cocktails and the passion fruit fizz is highly recommended. Coffee is good too. They also have a secret back garden for warm days like today (40.3 C in U.K.) There is also a sink at the entrance where you can wash your hands which is a nice touch.

Our experience started off on a strange note. When we called to let the restaurant know we might be running a few minutes late, the staff asked if we could arrive earlier instead, as we were the only ones booked for the night. I feel that they were trying to make us feel guilty about it, which was off-putting, especially since our reservation was for 7:30 pm. When we arrived, we were the only ones there, besides one other couple. It was a pretty dead ambience. The interior was nothing special, just basic decor that didn’t add much to the atmosphere. We were eager to try the sea bass and pork krapao, both of which sounded great—especially the sea bass. Unfortunately, we were told they didn’t have the sea bass available. After considering the other pork dishes, we opted for a khmer curry instead, not wanting two pork dishes. Only after placing our order did we learn that they only had minced beef for the krapao, which was disappointing. The khmer curry was good, but the beef krapao was a complete waste—nothing like what we expected from the dish. It also doesn’t make sense to have beef in pad krapow. So overall, even though we were the only ones there, they didn’t have two of the items we wanted on the menu, and there was no offer to compensate for that. Despite being the only customers, it was surprisingly difficult to get the waitress’s attention at times. Overall, the experience felt more frustrating than enjoyable, and we left feeling quite let down.

Incredible Thai food and really well looked after for our anniversary dinner out! Everything is dairy free too, which was fantastic. Highly recommend.

I had a lovely time at Lucky Khao. I had booked a table for 2 but then my partner was ill so in good old romantic Gassion I went on my own. The food was amazing and so tasty. I had the spring rolls, Khao Soi (coconut chicken curry to me) and chicken larb. I left so full and satisfied. I’ve added some photos to show but didn’t take many as didn’t want to look weird sitting at the table. All the staff I came across were friendly and so lovely. Izzy. B served me and she was so friendly and approachable and guided me on the dishes. (I think that’s who served me as her name was on the receipt so am hoping I’m right. Thank you so much Lucky Khao for a great evening. My other half wasn’t so happy she missed out!!