Tucked above a pub in Ancoats, you’ll find a place that doesn’t just serve Thai food — it rewires it. Meet Bangkok Diners Club, the new upstairs takeover at the Edinburgh Castle that’s about to become Manchester’s hottest table.
Led by husband-and-wife duo Ben and Bo Humphreys, this is Thai food with swagger: a fusion of Bangkok heat, Isaan soul, and Miami smokehouse chaos — filtered through a Manchester lens. And yes, somehow, it works.
🔥 The food? Unhinged in the best way
- Artichoke & golden beet massaman with chicken-fat rice = bliss
- Salt-aged beef nam tok with bone marrow aïoli = bold
- Pork jowl tacos with burnt tomato jaew = ridiculous
- Smoked mackerel + grapefruit & ginger salad = perfect weirdness
Even the sides slap: fermented yellow bean broccoli, shrimp floss papaya salad, and pickled onion rings with curry salt (yep).
This isn’t your usual curry-house-with-a-Buddha-statue. Nor is it another “gritty” London-style Thai that forgets food should actually taste good. It’s authentic, experimental, warm, and deeply personal.
🪩 Vibes? Intimate and unpretentious
Bo serves tables. Dishes come fast. No fuss, just fire.
And that rice ice cream lolly? Wild, nostalgic, and very Manchester.
📍 Go now, before it’s impossible to book
Bangkok Diners Club is already making noise — and when the rest of the city catches on, good luck getting a table.
📍 Bangkok Diners Club
The Edinburgh Castle, Blossom Street, Manchester M4
🎟️ Dinner Tues–Sat, Lunch Fri & Sat
💸 Around £35pp à la carte
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