Surin is named after the hometown of the chef and owner, Miss Damrong, who has worked in gourmet restaurants in London for many years including the Nipa Thai at Lancaster Gate Hotel near Hyde Park and Chaopraya near Bond St which is England's oldest Thai restaurant. Miss Damrong has also cooked for the Thai royal family and featured in cooking magazines such as Waitrose.
She has been filmed at Surin and interviewed for a BBC2 food programme called "The Nation's Favourite Foods" : Thai food is the fastest growing cuisine in UK and the most popular food in London. Miss Damrong and Surin have also featured in Kent on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph, Thanet Gazette and The Kent Messenger.
In June 2003 Surin restaurant was recommended by The Guardian newspaper as the best restaurant on the Kent coast.
Surin also offers a Kent beer to complement Thai food: a blond and dark Surin Beer (5% and 6 %abv) from local micro-breweries. Surin beer contains nothing but pure, local ingredients. Made with love from Kent and Thailand.
Cookery lessons can be arranged by joining the Surin Cuisine Club through our website.
For an authentic Asian dining and drinking experience do not hesitate to visit Surin near Ramsgate's beautiful harbour.
