The Royal Thai Restaurant is a Thai restaurant at 25–27 Majoribanks Street, Mount Victoria, at the eastern end of the Courtenay Place precinct. It is a dinner-focused, sit-down restaurant that also takes phone orders for takeaway.
The restaurant describes its cooking as drawn from recipes handed down over generations, adjusted to contemporary tastes and served in a traditional manner. The menu runs from appetisers through to classic main dishes, and the published menu sections cover soups, curries, Thai salads, noodles and rice, and a dedicated vegetarian menu. Seafood dishes are also listed.
The restaurant sets out its own view of how a Thai meal should work: dishes should not be predominantly hot but should reach a balance of taste and aroma, and a meal consists of at least three dishes served together with rice, with no fixed sequence so each dish can be tasted at will. That shared, simultaneous service style suits table-based group dining, where a set of dishes can be ordered across the table rather than plated individually.
The Royal Thai trades in the evening only. Published hours are Tuesday to Thursday from 5pm to 9.45pm, Friday and Saturday from 5pm to 10pm, and Sunday from 5pm to 9pm. Bookings are taken by phone. Because the restaurant does not open for lunch, it is a dinner option only — relevant when planning a full-day delegate programme.
WellingtonNZ includes The Royal Thai Restaurant in its travel trade toolkit list of Asian restaurants suitable for FITs and groups, which is a reasonable indication that the venue handles booked group business. The restaurant does not publish a function room, a set group menu or a maximum party size, so organisers should confirm capacity, any set menu options and beverage arrangements directly by phone before committing a group. Third-party directory listings describe the restaurant as BYO and wheelchair accessible; both points are worth verifying with the restaurant.
The Royal Thai suits an evening delegate dinner or a team meal for a modest-sized group within walking distance of Courtenay Place and Oriental Bay accommodation. The shared, all-at-once service format works well for a table of colleagues, and the vegetarian menu simplifies planning for mixed dietary requirements. Because published detail on group capacity and function facilities is limited, it is better treated as a booked restaurant dinner than as a venue for a hosted function or an exclusive-use event. Organisers needing set-menu pricing or a private room should confirm early. See more Wellington restaurants suited to delegate dining.
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