Thai-style Buffet, often busy for lunch but quiets down in the afternoon before picking up for dinner. Good Buffet selection, mostly Thai but some other Asian flavours as well - not sure the chips are authentic Thai! Everything on the buffet is hot and kept filled with fresh dishes so it never looks "tired".
Like a lot of Thai food, it can be hotter and spicier than people expect - the Papaya Salad has an unexpected hit of heat in the background while their Massaman chicken is one if the best coconut chicken curries I've had in ages ands personal favourite.
Everything is freshly prepared in the open kitchen behind the buffet counter - you can see the Chefs stirring huge pots of green curry and watch them stir-frying. The quality of the food is excellent and they never skimp on the ingredients - the chicken curry is packed with tender chicken, the ginger pork is generous with the meat.
Chaobaby is one of the best places to eat at Trafford and ha quickly become a favourite lunch spot.