Full Mitr Thai menu prices for 2026 — authentic Thai home cooking in Shepherd's Bush, West London. Starters from £7, curries from £11, Pad Thai from £12 and the celebrated mango sticky rice at £8. Everything you need to know before visiting one of London's best-loved neighbourhood Thai restaurants.
Signature items
The four things most asked about the Mitr Thai menu — answered at a glance, with current prices.
Vegetable spring rolls, 4 pieces. Vegan.
Stir-fried rice noodles with prawns — Mitr Thai's signature dish.
Slow-cooked beef massaman — rich, deeply spiced and widely praised.
Mango sticky rice with coconut cream — the most-ordered dessert.
Six starters spanning spring rolls, satay, fish cakes and salads. The Por Pia Tord (vegan spring rolls, £7) is the cheapest; Larb Gai (spicy minced chicken salad, £11) is the most complex and most-praised starter.
Vegetable spring rolls, 4 pieces. The cheapest item on the menu and a vegan-friendly opener.
Chicken satay, 4 pieces, served with peanut sauce. A crowd-pleasing classic — one of the most-ordered starters.
Fish cakes, 4 pieces, served with sweet chilli sauce. A traditional Thai street-food starter done properly.
Spicy glass noodle salad — light, tangy and assertively seasoned with Thai aromatics.
Crispy chicken wings with a Thai-spiced coating. A satisfying bar-snack-style starter.
Minced chicken salad with toasted rice, fresh herbs and chilli. An Isaan-style dish rarely seen on London menus — regularly praised by reviewers.
Three soups from £10 — the Tom Yum Goong is Mitr Thai's most celebrated, a genuinely aromatic, fiery prawn broth. Tom Kha Gai is the milder, creamier coconut option.
| Soup | Base | Protein / Style | Heat | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Yum Goong | Lemongrass broth | Prawns — hot & sour | Hot | £12 |
| Tom Kha Gai | Coconut milk | Chicken — creamy, fragrant | Mild | £11 |
| Tom Yum Hed | Lemongrass broth | Mushroom — vegan hot & sour | Hot | £10 |
Tom Yum is typically quite spicy by UK standards. Request mild if you prefer a lighter heat. Tom Yum Hed is the vegan version of the classic broth.
A well-balanced curry menu spanning mild (Panang, Massaman) to fragrant-hot (green, red). The Massaman Neua is the most-praised; the Gaeng Liang is the vegan option at the lowest price point.
| Curry | Protein | Heat level | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaeng Keow Wan Gai | Chicken | Moderate — fragrant green paste | £13 |
| Massaman Neua | Beef | Mild — warm spices, slow-cooked | £14 |
| Panang Gai | Chicken | Mild — creamy, slightly sweet | £13 |
| Gaeng Daeng Goong | Prawns | Medium–hot — bold red curry paste | £15 |
| Gaeng Liang | Vegetables | Light — fragrant, vegan | £11 |
All curries served with jasmine rice unless otherwise noted. The Gaeng Liang (£11) is the only fully vegan curry on the menu. Massaman and Panang are the mildest — recommended for guests sensitive to spice.
Six noodle and rice dishes from £12. The Pad Thai Goong is Mitr Thai's standout — consistently named among the best Pad Thai in London. Pad Kra Pao Gai (Thai basil chicken) is the authentic home-cooking highlight.
| Dish | Base | Protein | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pad Thai Goong | Rice noodles | Prawns | £14 |
| Pad Thai Jay | Rice noodles | Tofu | £12 |
| Pad See Ew | Wide rice noodles | Egg | £13 |
| Khao Pad Gai | Jasmine rice | Chicken | £12 |
| Drunken Noodles | Wide rice noodles | Choice | £13 |
| Pad Kra Pao Gai | Jasmine rice | Chicken | £13 |
Pad Thai Jay (tofu, £12) is the vegan noodle option. Drunken Noodles and Pad Kra Pao Gai are notably spicy — request mild if needed.
Ranked by current price. Drinks at £4–£5 are the cheapest entries; the most affordable starter is the Por Pia Tord (£7) and the cheapest curry is Gaeng Liang (£11).
Based on consistent review consensus and regulars' recommendations — these are the dishes that define the Mitr Thai experience.
Mitr Thai offers a good range of vegan dishes across every course. The key caveat is that many Thai dishes use fish sauce or shrimp paste as a base flavour — always confirm with the restaurant if you have a strict requirement.
The Tom Yum Hed (mushroom soup, £10) and Gaeng Liang (vegetable curry, £11) are the most fully plant-based savoury dishes. All three desserts on the menu are vegan.
Confirm with the restaurant about fish sauce in stocks and sauces if you have a strict vegan or allergy requirement.
The name says it all. Mitr (มิตร) means "friend" in Thai — and from the moment you sit down at this Shepherd's Bush stalwart, you understand the intent. This is not the tourist-friendly, westernised Thai food common in London; this is the kind of cooking you'd find in a Bangkok home — deeply aromatic, correctly spiced and made with care.
The menu draws on the full range of Thai regional cooking: the fragrant lemongrass-galangal broths of Tom Yum, the slow-cooked southern Massaman curry with its Persian-influenced warm spices, the Isaan-style Larb Gai salad with toasted rice, and the everyday Thai home dish of Pad Kra Pao Gai — Thai basil stir-fry — that rarely appears on London menus done properly.
Mitr Thai has been a neighbourhood institution in Shepherd's Bush for over a decade, sustained by returning locals who trust it to deliver consistently. The Pad Thai Goong is among the most-praised in London.
All six Mitr Thai menu categories with item counts.
Quick answers to what people most ask about Mitr Thai's menu, dishes and location.
Mitr (มิตร) means 'friend' in Thai. The name reflects the restaurant's core philosophy — a warm, welcoming and familial dining experience modelled on Thai home hospitality. Regulars and first-time visitors alike are treated as friends of the house, which is one of the reasons Mitr Thai has built such a loyal neighbourhood following in Shepherd's Bush over the past decade.
Mitr Thai is located in Shepherd's Bush, West London. It is a neighbourhood restaurant that has become a local institution in the area, known well beyond West London for authentic Thai cooking. For exact address, opening hours and directions, visit mitrthai.com or search Mitr Thai on Google Maps. Shepherd's Bush is accessible via the Central and Hammersmith & City lines.
Mitr Thai's curry menu spans five varieties, and the most-celebrated are the Massaman Neua (beef massaman, £14) and the Gaeng Keow Wan Gai (green curry with chicken, £13). The massaman is a slow-cooked, richly spiced curry with Persian-influenced warm spices and is a regular highlight in reviews. The green curry is a more traditional Thai fragrant build — aromatic and moderately spiced. For a lighter option, the Panang Gai (chicken panang, £13) is creamy and subtly sweet. Vegan diners will find the Gaeng Liang (vegetable curry, £11) the most suitable — and at £11 it's the most affordable curry on the menu.
Yes — Mitr Thai has a solid vegan selection across every course. Starters: Por Pia Tord (vegetable spring rolls, £7). Soups: Tom Yum Hed (mushroom hot and sour soup, £10). Curries: Gaeng Liang (vegetable curry, £11). Noodles & rice: Pad Thai Jay (tofu Pad Thai, £12). Desserts: Khao Niao Mamuang (mango sticky rice, £8), Coconut Ice Cream (£6) and Banana in Coconut Milk (£7). Always confirm preparation with the restaurant if you have a strict vegan requirement, as some dishes use fish sauce in the base stock.
Yes — Mitr Thai is consistently praised for serving authentic Thai home cooking rather than a westernised or tourist-friendly version of Thai cuisine. The menu draws on traditional recipes — dishes like Larb Gai (minced chicken salad), Tom Yum Goong (hot and sour prawn soup), Pad Kra Pao Gai (Thai basil minced chicken) and Massaman curry are prepared with genuine Thai flavour profiles, including fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves, galangal and Thai basil. The restaurant has been a Shepherd's Bush neighbourhood institution for over a decade, sustained primarily by repeat local customers rather than tourist footfall — a strong indicator of genuine quality.
The dishes most consistently recommended by regulars and reviewers are: Pad Thai Goong (rice noodles with prawns, £14) — one of London's best-reviewed versions of the dish; Tom Yum Goong (hot and sour prawn soup, £12) — the fragrant, fiery broth that defines Thai cooking; Massaman Neua (beef massaman curry, £14) — rich, slow-cooked and deeply spiced; Pad Kra Pao Gai (Thai basil chicken stir-fry, £13) — an everyday Thai home dish rarely done well outside Thailand; and Khao Niao Mamuang (mango sticky rice, £8) — the restaurant's most-ordered dessert and a textbook version of the classic.
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