Monthai Takeaway is a Thai restaurant at 251 Travis Road in New Brighton, Christchurch, with a 4.7 rating on Google.
A good Thai takeaway is all about balance — hot, sour, sweet and salty in every dish, carried by fresh herbs like lemongrass, basil and coriander. Curries and noodle stir-fries travel well and are safe picks for the ride home, while anything fried is best eaten soon after pickup, before it loses its crunch. Heat varies a lot from kitchen to kitchen, so it pays to ask how fierce a dish is; plenty of places will dial the chilli up or down on request. Order rice generously — a Thai curry stretches further with it.
For New Brighton locals after a Thai night in, Monthai Takeaway's strong Google rating makes this Travis Road spot an easy call.