Doi Intanon is located in the old market hall building, right in the centre of Ambleside and looks warm and inviting from the street and equally so inside, with its hues of orange and red and lots of decorations.
We thought it would be quiet on a Sunday night, wrong, it was very busy, so we were glad we booked.
The menu has vegan options, including vegetarian starters, soups, salads, curries and stir fries, so plenty to choose from, with chilli icons to show how hot the dishes are.
To kick off the evening we chose an Alsace Gewurtztraminer white wine, a great accompaniment with spicy Asian food and vegan too.
My husband decided to go all vegan with me, so we started with vegetable spring rolls and spicy Yum Tawai salad. The red chillies on the salad blew Steven's head off, but I loved them, so ate all his, but the starters were light, non oily and full of flavour, some of the reasons I love Thai food.
I would not normally choose a soup course, as they can be filling, but Thai soups are delicate broths, so we ordered the two on the menu, so we could share, which were a delicious in between course.
Mains were vegetable and tofu green curry (sadly I could not try this) and vegetable and mushroom stir fry in red curry paste with coconut cream, which I asked for the maximum five chillies hot, all served with Jasmine rice.
The dishes were gorgeous, with plenty of kick, although I could have eaten mine hotter, but poor Steven was struggling again with the heat, so next time, he will chose a lower chilli rating, but we could not fault the food.
Service throughout the evening was friendly, efficient and any questions quickly answered, so when next in Ambleside, Doi Intanon will be on my radar.
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