Siam City Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Maitama

A fine fine place for a drink, especially as there’s Belgien beer to be had. But the kitchen? Oh dear, this is a trial and error affair.

Had dinner there with my wife yesterday, or rather hoped to. 45 min after placing order we were told that one of the dishes wasn’t available. After another 30 min they served what they could: The pinapple fried rice with shrimps and chicken had mutated into a lukewarm heap of oily rice without shrimps (“sorry, they’re finished”) and huge chunks of chicken devoid of taste instead of freshly cut and stir fried cubes. This wasn’t Thai food, this was a bush dish sold for 4,500 Naira.

Among the many sorries from the staff, we also learnt the Thai chef was on leave. When guests arrive and adk for food (after all it’s named restaurant) why not be honest and tell them (1) most things are unavailable, (2) orders will take 75 minutes, and (3) that the chef isn’t around and the cook doesn’t know Thai food. Why putting your guests through the waiting and tedium and disappointment of letting them figure this out at their own cost? This is neither Thai nor a restaurant. It’s a bush bar with a faint...

My wife and I love Thai food, we googled here and decided to visit. The atmosphere wasn't bad, it feels more like an outdoor bar or garden than a restaurant. We were however unimpressed by the service we got and the quality of food. The food wasn't terrible but it didn't taste like authentic Thai food. We asked for spicy, we didn't get that. We asked for an additional plate of rice, we waited for almost 30 minutes before another waiter came to apologize and asked if we still wanted the order. We didn't. I could visit here again but definitely not for the Thai food. The ambience is quite nice and my beer was served very chilled. I could come here to get a drink and watch the match with a friend, that's what most of the guys I saw were doing. Like I said, felt more like a bar than...

Siam City Thai restaurant is one of these off-the-road lounges that you’ve probably passed many times without taking a note of.

I came here after church to meet up with a group of friends before leaving for home. One thing I noticed was the calm vibe. It was a Sunday afternoon, about 2:30pm and I could tell that everybody there had had a good time. My friends had ordered the breakfast special and some packed up their leftovers to eat later. I got to taste their peppered chicken wings and I must say, it was honestly divine.

After a bit, we went over to the snooker board and played a game of pool. We had such a great time there! And lest I forget, the personnel in charge of the snooker board was really helpful. He gave us a lot of pointers to the best...