TLG to open Guildford Thaikhun
Thai Leisure Group (TLG) is to open its eighth Thaikhun restaurant, this time in Guildford in Surrey.
The new venue on Friary Street will be the group's first south of London and is set to launch on 6 May.
The 3,690 sq ft site is currently undergoing a £828,000 fit-out, that includes an open kitchen and outdoor dining area, and objects brought directly from the street markets of Thailand.
Inspiration for this site has been taken from the famous Maeklong market in Bangkok, a popular street-food destination that has train tracks running straight down its middle.
The Guildford concept has 124 covers and will create over 40 full- and part-time jobs for the local area.
The opening follows the recent restaurant launch in Newcastle's Metro Centre, which opened at the end of March.
Thaikhun has sites in Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
TLG expects to open five new Thaikhun sites in the south of the country in 2016.
Ian Leigh (pictured), managing director at Thaikhun said: "We are really looking forward to bringing Thaikhun to Guildford and we hope that our new restaurant will offer something a little different for diners in the area. Maeklong Railway Market, the inspiration for this restaurant, is a really buzzing area and we have tried to capture that drama. By combining authentically traditional Thai street food and a really interactive dining experience we hope to inspire dreams or memories of exploring Thailand."
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