Came in in spec for an early evening booking. Very very good, decent choices and place got rammed full after 7.40. Great food, about £80 for two including drinks. Would go again. Mix starter Satay dish very tasty,
ChloeT1173
Absolutely amazing food and service. So many great options and everything was soooo tasty. Our waiter was brilliant too, so helpful and funny. Highly recommend!
Laura S
Great, friendly service and lovely tasting food! Staff were super friendly and the food was fab. We had a set menu and we had lots of great tasting food! Would return!
Becky63
Called in last night, streets were insanely busy as lantern parade on, I didn’t make a reservation, restaurant was packed but the lovely waiter, sorry didn’t get your name, may have been polish, was so so lovely, very kind, he said if we didn’t mind waiting 10 minutes he’ll try & get us in. Sure enough 10 minutes later table available, service incredible, food was absolutely amazing (yes I’ve been to Thailand many times so have an idea how it should taste) brilliant atmosphere, I’m sure the waiting staff must have been exhausted as must have all staff in Ambleside but they were brilliant. Ignore the below reviews, go here, it’s lovely ?
Philip Gregg
Very nice food. We will definitely go back. However, the seating arrangements were to suit the staff I think. Eg. a couple arrived and were placed right next to a noisy table of young lads who were drinking, when there was plenty of room to seat them elsewhere. Similarly a family asked to be moved because of this. The early-bird menu is good value.
Adam S
Starters aside the food and service was poor. Waited 1.5 hours and had to hunt for meat. Avoid avoid
russm682
Horrendous establishment for a start the waiter was so rude. I called in for a take away and the guy said your lucky we are not busy otherwise you would have to order on line. I thought not to worry and ordered a pint whilst waiting. I literally sat down and within 5 minutes the food was ready which I thought was crazy. So on to the food. Thai Fish cakes- bought in and like rubber. Spare ribs- horrendous and literally full of fat and tasted terrible. Prawn green curry- like milk and zero taste. Jasmine rice more like basmati rice no taste. Satay chicken really tasteless. Prawn crackers- tasted like they had been there all day. All I can say is this was my first visit and it will be the last.
Mekala Kannan Bragg
A great restaurant and most importantly it’s DOG FRIENDLY!! We had the green curry and the pad see eu- lovely taste, authentic Thai flavours, good portion sizes. The service was just right too. Will be back next time we are at Ambleside. Note - we have been to Thailand many times , and do appreciate authentic Thai flavours !!
salamander
Beautiful interior, amazing food, lovely hosts. Lots of vegan and vegetarian options, including a starter platter!Dietary restrictions: Vegan/vegetarian options
Fabulous service. The starters were great. Main courses were ok the meat was chewy but overall very flavoursome.
Hannah CT
Came here a few weeks ago for dinner with a group of 6. Managed to book no problem for a Saturday night, but on arrival it was packed so you do need to book! Service was slow to start, but it was busy so is understandable. However once we had our drinks and ordered, the food arrived in very good time. I would highly recommend this place because of the food and atmosphere. We all ordered different things and the restaurant did excellent
Steve M
Visited the Ambleside ‘branch’ for early dinner. I had the pork toast for starter. It was tasteless and not a sign of pork anywhere. My wife had sweetcorn frittters, which again were tasteless. The worst was yet to come: the Jungle curry. Absolute garbage. Watery crap to put it mildly. One of the worst dishes I have ever been served. When I spoke to the waiter I was simply told that it was meant to be watery. If my review stops some business going to this awful place then all the better.
Annabel S
Really good service. Fast, efficient. Spot on. Nice atmosphere as well. Food wasn’t that great though. Not bad by any means but just quite plain. Not much flavour to any of the dishes. Maybe it was poor choice on our part but just a bit disappointing. Apart from flavour food was great, just a shame taste is such an important part of food.
SkyAnn38
Varied menu and ok for gluten free, although most choices were curry based. Very few starters were gluten free. However the food was good and the staff friendly. We booked in advance but they did accept walk ins while we were there. Serve was prompt and food arrived quickly. Good atmosphere.
Deliciously authentic Thai food. Generous portions. Helpful, friendly staff. Lovely setting. Highly recommended
Came in in spec for an early evening booking. Very very good, decent choices and place got rammed full after 7.40. Great food, about £80 for two including drinks. Would go again. Mix starter Satay dish very tasty,
Absolutely amazing food and service. So many great options and everything was soooo tasty. Our waiter was brilliant too, so helpful and funny. Highly recommend!
Great, friendly service and lovely tasting food! Staff were super friendly and the food was fab. We had a set menu and we had lots of great tasting food! Would return!
Called in last night, streets were insanely busy as lantern parade on, I didn’t make a reservation, restaurant was packed but the lovely waiter, sorry didn’t get your name, may have been polish, was so so lovely, very kind, he said if we didn’t mind waiting 10 minutes he’ll try & get us in. Sure enough 10 minutes later table available, service incredible, food was absolutely amazing (yes I’ve been to Thailand many times so have an idea how it should taste) brilliant atmosphere, I’m sure the waiting staff must have been exhausted as must have all staff in Ambleside but they were brilliant. Ignore the below reviews, go here, it’s lovely ?
Very nice food. We will definitely go back. However, the seating arrangements were to suit the staff I think. Eg. a couple arrived and were placed right next to a noisy table of young lads who were drinking, when there was plenty of room to seat them elsewhere. Similarly a family asked to be moved because of this. The early-bird menu is good value.
Starters aside the food and service was poor. Waited 1.5 hours and had to hunt for meat. Avoid avoid
Horrendous establishment for a start the waiter was so rude. I called in for a take away and the guy said your lucky we are not busy otherwise you would have to order on line. I thought not to worry and ordered a pint whilst waiting. I literally sat down and within 5 minutes the food was ready which I thought was crazy. So on to the food. Thai Fish cakes- bought in and like rubber. Spare ribs- horrendous and literally full of fat and tasted terrible. Prawn green curry- like milk and zero taste. Jasmine rice more like basmati rice no taste. Satay chicken really tasteless. Prawn crackers- tasted like they had been there all day. All I can say is this was my first visit and it will be the last.
A great restaurant and most importantly it’s DOG FRIENDLY!! We had the green curry and the pad see eu- lovely taste, authentic Thai flavours, good portion sizes. The service was just right too. Will be back next time we are at Ambleside. Note - we have been to Thailand many times , and do appreciate authentic Thai flavours !!
Beautiful interior, amazing food, lovely hosts. Lots of vegan and vegetarian options, including a starter platter!Dietary restrictions: Vegan/vegetarian options
Restaurantji Recommends
Fabulous service. The starters were great. Main courses were ok the meat was chewy but overall very flavoursome.
Came here a few weeks ago for dinner with a group of 6. Managed to book no problem for a Saturday night, but on arrival it was packed so you do need to book! Service was slow to start, but it was busy so is understandable. However once we had our drinks and ordered, the food arrived in very good time. I would highly recommend this place because of the food and atmosphere. We all ordered different things and the restaurant did excellent
Visited the Ambleside ‘branch’ for early dinner. I had the pork toast for starter. It was tasteless and not a sign of pork anywhere. My wife had sweetcorn frittters, which again were tasteless. The worst was yet to come: the Jungle curry. Absolute garbage. Watery crap to put it mildly. One of the worst dishes I have ever been served. When I spoke to the waiter I was simply told that it was meant to be watery. If my review stops some business going to this awful place then all the better.
Really good service. Fast, efficient. Spot on. Nice atmosphere as well. Food wasn’t that great though. Not bad by any means but just quite plain. Not much flavour to any of the dishes. Maybe it was poor choice on our part but just a bit disappointing. Apart from flavour food was great, just a shame taste is such an important part of food.
Varied menu and ok for gluten free, although most choices were curry based. Very few starters were gluten free. However the food was good and the staff friendly. We booked in advance but they did accept walk ins while we were there. Serve was prompt and food arrived quickly. Good atmosphere.