O'Sha Thai Takaka is a Thai restaurant at 51 Commercial Street, Takaka, in Golden Bay, with a Google rating of 4.8.
Thai cooking is about balance: sweet, sour, salty, spicy and fresh herbs in the same dish. A good restaurant makes its curry pastes and sauces with care, and uses ingredients such as lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf, basil and coriander. Curries, noodle dishes and stir-fries are usually served with rice, and ordering a few to share is a good way to try different flavours. Ask how hot a dish is and whether it can be made milder or stronger, and tell the staff about allergies, since peanuts, fish sauce and shellfish are common in Thai kitchens. Regulars ask what is freshest and call ahead for a table on busy evenings, especially in summer when visitors fill Golden Bay.
For people in Takaka and anyone travelling through Golden Bay, O'Sha Thai Takaka is a good place to sit down to a meal.