Thai Plimmerton is a Thai restaurant on Steyne Avenue in Plimmerton, a seaside village in Porirua, holding a 4.3 Google rating and keeping its online presence on a Facebook page rather than a website.
Good Thai cooking is judged on balance — sweet, sour, salty and chilli heat held so that no single note dominates — and a menu worth reading runs past pad thai into larb, massaman or a clear tom yum. Take spice levels seriously, because a Thai kitchen's medium is often far hotter than a printed mild suggests, and mention allergies early, as fish sauce and shrimp paste sit behind much of the cooking. Dishes come together quickly over high heat, so food tends to arrive fast and travels well as takeaway on a warm evening.
Minutes from Plimmerton's beachfront, Thai Plimmerton suits a relaxed coastal dinner in Porirua.