Ssong Thai Jeju ส่งไทย เชจู — Restaurant in Seogwipo-si

We headed for the outdoor seating area on the terrace as it was a gorgeous day and all the restaurant terrace doors were open but they said outdoor seating was closed! Odd, considering all the tables had settings.

Basic and limited menu. Portions are on the small side but fresh. Prices on the high side.

Both our dishes - stir fried vegetables & fried rice with pineapple/egg had sugar added. Which off course I have never experienced in the multitude of times I have been in Thailand.

Customer service is polite and speedy. We found it odd that all the staff sat down in the restaurant and had their lunch at a nearby table to ours.

Second time we have experienced that a few of the accompanying sauces for the dishes never appeared yet the table opposite got theirs. I assume this is how western tourists are treated...

If you enjoy delicious, authentic Thai cuisine be prepared for a major disappointment. The Ssong Thai Restaurant is regrettably awful with a dismal ambience (like a motorway service station, but with less charm), awful service (our waiter just couldn’t wait for his shift to end) and, worst of all, ghastly food. We ordered the Pad Thai with prawns (four small over cooked specimens), the Green Curry with chicken (smelled bad, tasted bad, looked bad) and the shrimp cakes (vile). It’s expensive, too....

There are gluten free dishes on the menu, but they are not safe for celiacs.

When I repeatedly asked if the gluten-free meals were prepared separately from the regular ones, they kept telling me no.

They said the ingredients didn’t contain gluten. I explained with google translate that my food couldn’t touch anything with gluten, and asked if they could keep them separate, they said no. When I asked if they could use a clean pan, and they also said no.

We had to leave which was...