Which Thai dishes work best for gluten-free or dairy-free guests?

Much of the menu is built on rice, rice noodles and coconut milk rather than wheat and dairy, which makes curries, steamed rice and many stir-fries a good starting point. Standard soy sauce contains gluten and peanuts appear in satay and Massaman curry, so note the affected guests in the enquiry form and the chef will select and adjust dishes accordingly.

What does Thai catering from Royal Thai cost?

Every catering is quoted individually, because the menu, guest count, location and level of service all affect the price. Submitting the catering enquiry form returns a tailored quote at no cost and with no obligation.

Thai catering for your event in Amsterdam

Royal Thai has been cooking authentic Thai food a few steps from Leidseplein for 25 years. Our catering brings that same kitchen to your event - a birthday at home, an office lunch, a wedding reception, a company evening or a party at a venue anywhere in and around Amsterdam.

Everything is cooked fresh on the day by our own chef, using traditional recipes and the same ingredients we serve in the restaurant. We arrive with the food in warmed chafing dishes, set the buffet up at your location and leave it ready to serve, so you can spend the evening with your guests instead of in the kitchen.

Tell us your date, your guest count and roughly what you have in mind. You will get a menu suggestion and a quote back, with no cost and no obligation.

Request a quote Call 31 61 790 8667

25 years of Thai cooking in Amsterdam
Cooked fresh on the day, never reheated stock
Delivered and set up at your location
Vegetarian and mild options as standard

A Royal Thai buffet set up on site - rice, noodles, curry and stir-fry, kept hot and ready to serve.

Request your catering quote

Send us the details of your event and our chef will put together a menu suggestion and a price for it. There is no cost and no obligation, and you will hear back from a person at the restaurant rather than an automated reply - usually within one working day.

What to tell us

You do not need to have everything decided. These five things are enough for us to come back with a realistic menu and quote:

The date and the serving time. The time your guests will actually eat matters more to us than a delivery window.
How many guests. An approximate number is fine at this stage; we can adjust the quantities later.
Where it is happening. A home, an office, a venue or a function room, with the address and the town.
What you have in mind. A full buffet, a lighter spread of starters and finger food, or a set menu, plus any dishes you already know you want.
Allergies, dietary needs and spice levels. Vegetarian, gluten, nuts, children eating with you, the chef plans around these before anything is cooked.

Prefer to talk it through?

Call the restaurant and speak to us directly, weekday afternoons before service are the quietest time to reach someone. Nothing is confirmed until you say so.

Call the restaurant 31 61 790 8667
Email info@royal-thai.nl
Visit us Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94
1017 NM Amsterdam
Opening hours Mon–Fri 15:00–23:30
Sat–Sun 12:00–23:30

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Some of the Thai dishes you can order with us:

Your catering menu is drawn straight from the restaurant menu. A good spread usually takes a starter or two, a curry, a stir-fry, a noodle or rice dish and a vegetarian option, but nothing is fixed, and the chef is happy to compose it for you.

Khaw PhadThai fried rice with vegetables and egg, with chicken, prawns or tofu.

Massaman curryPotatoes, onions and peanuts in original Thai Massaman curry.

Thai jasmine riceSteamed jasmine rice, portioned to your guest count.

Starters

Saté KaiMarinated chicken skewers, Thai style, with peanut sauce
Pho PiaThai spring rolls with minced chicken, glass noodles and vegetables
Tod Man PlaThai fish cakes prepared with red curry paste
Thoung ThaongThai pastry parcels filled with minced chicken
Royal Mix StartersA combination platter of our Thai starters

Soups

Tom Yam KaiHot and sour chicken soup with coriander and mushrooms
Tom Kha KaiChicken soup with coconut milk, coriander and mushrooms
Poh TaekHot and sour seafood soup with coriander and mushrooms
Gaeng Thud WoonsenMild glass noodle soup with minced chicken and vegetables

Curries

Massaman KaiChicken with potatoes, onions and peanuts in Massaman curry
Kaeng PhedRed curry with bamboo, green beans, aubergine and sweet basil
Keang Khiow WaanGreen curry with bamboo, green beans, aubergine and sweet basil
Paneng KaiChicken in original mild Thai Paneng curry
Koong ChucheeKing prawns in Thai red curry and coconut sauce

Noodles and rice

Phad ThaiThai fried noodles with vegetables and egg, with chicken, prawns or tofu
Phad Sie IeuwFried noodles with vegetables and egg in dark soy sauce
Khauy Tiow Phad Khee MaoFried noodles with green beans, broccoli, onions and basil leaves
Khaw Phad SapparodFried rice with chicken, vegetables, pineapple and cashew nuts
Phad WoensenFried glass noodles with chicken and vegetables

Stir-fries and salads

Kai Phad MedmamuangStir-fried chicken with onions, mushrooms, cashew nuts and broccoli
Phad Bai KrapouwStir-fried with onions, green beans, chilli and basil leaves
Kratiam Prik ThaiStir-fried in garlic and black pepper sauce with coriander
Yam NeuaSpicy beef salad with vegetables and pineapple
LaapGround chicken or pork salad in Thai spicy sauce

Vegetarian

Tom Kha PakHot and sour vegetable soup with coconut milk
Phad Pak Rummit TofuStir-fried mixed vegetables with tofu in soy sauce
Kaeng Massaman TofuTofu with onions, potatoes and peanuts in Massaman curry
Khaw Phad JheeThai fried rice with vegetables and egg

And much more - the full range of chicken, beef, pork, king prawn, fish and squid dishes, plus our chef's specialities, is on the restaurant menu.

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From enquiry to the table

Three steps, and a person from the restaurant on the other end of each of them.

Send your details

Fill in the enquiry form with the date, start time, guest count and location. Add anything we should know allergies, spice preferences, a theme, a budget in mind.

We propose a menu and a quote

You get a menu suggestion and a price for your event, with no obligation. Adjust the dishes, the quantities and the level of service until it fits.

We cook, deliver and set up

Everything is prepared fresh on the day, brought to your location in warmed chafing dishes and arranged in traditional Thai style before your guests sit down.

Just some of the benefits to using Royal Thai for your Thai catering

You are ordering from a working Amsterdam restaurant, not a production kitchen that only does catering. That difference shows up on the plate.

Cooked by our own chef

The same chef who cooks in the restaurant on Lange Leidsedwarsstraat prepares your catering, on the day of your event.

25 years of Thai cooking

Royal Thai has been serving Thai food in the centre of Amsterdam for a quarter of a century. Your menu comes from a kitchen that has cooked it thousands of times.

Authentic recipes, fresh ingredients

Traditional Thai recipes and fresh ingredients, prepared and presented in traditional Thai restaurant food, served at your event.

A menu built around your event

Nothing is off the shelf. Dishes, portions, spice levels and service are all adjusted to your guest list, your venue and your budget.

Delivered and set up for you

We arrive with warmed chafing dishes and serving equipment, arrange the buffet at your location and leave it ready for your guests.

Vegetarian and dietary options as standard

A full vegetarian selection, milder plates for children, and allergies planned around from the start rather than worked around on the night.

Packed-with-flavour Thai food that suits most dietary requirements

Thai food is one of the easiest cuisines to put in front of a mixed group. Alongside the balance of sweet, sour, salty and spicy, much of our menu is built on rice, rice noodles and coconut milk rather than dairy and wheat, so it adapts well to different diets without anyone feeling like they got the compromise dish.

Our vegetarian selection is a menu of its own - tofu curries, stir-fries, spring rolls, soups and salads, rather than a single token option. From gentle and mild to extra spicy, each dish is calibrated so every guest can enjoy the buffet to the fullest.

A few things are worth flagging in advance. Peanuts appear in satay and in Massaman curry, fish sauce and shrimp paste run through many traditional preparations, and standard soy sauce contains gluten. Note any allergies or dietary requirements in the enquiry form and the chef plans the menu around them before anything is cooked.

Authentic Thai cuisine delivered where you need it, when you need it

Royal Thai sits on Lange Leidsedwarsstraat, a few steps from Leidseplein, and we cater out from there across Amsterdam and the surrounding area. Homes, offices, event venues, function rooms and community spaces - give us an address and a serving time and we will work out the logistics around it.

Timing is usually what people worry about most, so we agree a serving time rather than a vague delivery window, cook to it, and arrive early enough to set the buffet up properly. The food travels in warmed chafing dishes and is hot and ready when your guests are.

If you would rather not host at all, bring the group to us instead. We can seat parties in the restaurant and arrange a set menu for the table.

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What we cater

If your occasion is not on this list, describe it in the enquiry form. We have almost certainly cooked for something like it.

Birthdays and anniversaries

A shared Thai table for family and friends, with the spice level set to suit everyone at it.

Company and office events

Team lunches, year-end dinners and client evenings, delivered on time to your office in and around Amsterdam.

Weddings and receptions

A full Thai buffet or a served menu for the reception, matched to your venue and running order.

Private parties at home

We bring the dishes, warming equipment and serving ware, and set it all up before your guests arrive.

Group dining at the restaurant

Prefer not to host? Bring your group to us near Leidseplein and we will arrange the table and the menu.

Meetings and small gatherings

Finger food, satay and starters for a launch, a viewing or an afternoon meeting.

Let's plan your Thai table

Send us the date and the guest count, and our chef will come back with a menu built for your event.

Request a quote Call 31 61 790 8667

Catering questions

Do you cater outside the restaurant?

Yes. We deliver and set up at homes, offices and event venues in Amsterdam and the surrounding area. Give us the address in the enquiry form and we will confirm it with your quote.

How many guests do you cater for?

From small private dinners up to large parties and receptions. Tell us your expected number and the menu and quantities are built around it.

How far in advance should I book?

The earlier the better, particularly for weekends and the December period. For a date that is close, call the restaurant directly on 31 61 790 8667 and we will tell you straight away what is possible.

Can you cater for vegetarians and for guests who don't eat spicy food?

Yes. Our vegetarian selection covers starters, soups, curries, stir-fries and rice dishes, and spice levels are adjusted per dish or per group. Note any allergies or dietary requirements in the remarks field and the chef will plan around them.

Which dishes work best for gluten-free or dairy-free guests?

Much of the menu is naturally built on rice, rice noodles and coconut milk rather than wheat and dairy, which makes curries, steamed rice and many stir-fries a good starting point. Standard soy sauce does contain gluten and peanuts appear in satay and Massaman curry, so tell us in the form which guests are affected and the chef will select and adjust dishes accordingly.

Do you set the buffet up, or is it delivery only?

We bring the food in warmed chafing dishes with serving equipment and arrange the buffet at your location, so it is hot and ready when your guests are. If you only want the food dropped off, that works too - just say so in your enquiry.

What does a catering cost?

Every catering is quoted individually, because the menu, the guest count, the location and the level of service all change the figure. Send the form and you will receive a tailored quote at no cost.

Can we hold the party at Royal Thai instead?

Yes. We can seat groups at the restaurant on Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 94, a short walk from Leidseplein. Mention the group size and date in the enquiry form, or check availability for a normal reservation.