Lai Thai Bistro

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1. Wairaka Mason ★★★☆☆

   Veges and beef cooked really nicely with great fresh ingredients but pad see ew didn't have much flavour and no wok hei/char smokiness . Spring rolls soggy when we ordered to takeaway.

   almost 5 months ago
2. Sang Hyun Kim ★★★★★

   I came here for dinner on a Wednesday evening as a group of three and had a great time! The food options all seemed mouth-watering. We got pork & prawn toast and crispy squid as starters, and drunken noodles, pad thai, and pad see ew for mains. The pork & prawn toast was quite a lovely surprise, the toast was super crunchy and both meats were balanced in flavour. Very delicious and easy for sharing! The crispy squid was also excellent, cooked perfectly, and served with spicy mayonnaise on the side. The batter was flavourful enough as is, but great with the mayo too. My noodles (drunken noodles) were really fantastic. A slight kick, and a rustic profile from the basil. The portion seemed a little smaller than the other dishes, but I loved how delicious it was!

   almost 6 months ago
3. Kia Kaha ★★★☆☆

   As a Thai food lovers, this restaurant is pretty average in terms of food, service, and atmosphere. It's still good, but not memorable enough to make me go back there.

   1 year ago

1. Syd Eats ★★★★★

   Impressive variety of quality vegetables and succulent chicken. The sauces were beautiful and the spice ranges were finally hot enough! Thai “medium” is what many western people will call too hot… but it’s not! If you don’t like spice order mild - for me, I ordered the hottest curry I could and it was incredible!! The sharp chilli spice cutting through the creamy coconut sauce with rich umami undertones… heaven. The Pad Thai lacked that sexy wok hei smokiness, and I prefer a wider flatter noodle, otherwise fantastic.

   1 year ago
2. Leon Iusitini ★☆☆☆☆

   This place used to be my go-to for Thai in West Auckland, but something must have changed (new management?) because tonight I ordered the holy basil with beef and they used ground/minced beef instead of slices of beef and it had that horrible plastic-like canned bamboo shoot smell. Also oredered the Tom Yum with seafood which was like drinking spiced water with bits of rubbery seafood mixed in. $44 literally down the drain.

   almost 2 years ago
3. shyamNZ sk ★★★☆☆

   This restaurant used to be a decent place for a couple of thai dishes. However, my recent experience was overshadowed by the sudden and rather peculiar price adjustments. They have recently raised prices on most of their dishes by at least $2, a change that might have seemed reasonable given the current conditions. Nevertheless, what struck me as somewhat perplexing was their decision to remove the complementary rice that used to accompany all the dishes. As a result, patrons are now required to purchase rice separately, incurring an additional cost of $3. This effectively results in an overall price increase of at least $5, which, in my opinion, appears slightly excessive. The flavor of the food is decent, and the portion sizes are satisfactory.

   almost 2 years ago

1. Priya Mittal ★★★★★

   Took a chance and was pleasantly surprised at the overall experience. Lovely food, lovely service, lots of choices, all at a great price! They were really busy, but waitresses were so polite and were working as fast as they could. Will definitely be going back.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Colin Swabey ★★★★★

   We visited for our wedding anniversary and chose dine-in. We had the Satay chicken skewers Entree (the fresh homemade Satay sauce is so good), the Special grilled Lamb Rack (the lamb was soft and very tasty and the sauce just made the dish) we also had Pad Thai with Squid that was similarly yummy. We had the Three rains mocktail. The wait staff were attentive, took our order efficiently and refilled our water glasses without having to be asked, a small detail that is surprisingly absent from most restaurants we have visited recently. We very much enjoyed our experience here and we will be visiting again soon.

   almost 4 years ago

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