Somboon Seafood @ Central World — Restaurant in Pathum Wan Subdistrict

Review: Somboon Seafood – The Legendary Original! 🦀🦐🥢

When it comes to top-tier seafood restaurants in Thailand, "Somboon Seafood" always makes the list! This establishment isn't just famous for its name; the exceptional flavor and freshness of its ingredients truly confirm its legendary status. Today, we went all out with their signature, must-try dishes!

🥇 Curry-Stir Fried Crab (Pu Pad Pong Karee) 🌟 (The Must-Try!) Somboon is truly the unchallenged original of this dish! What impressed me the most was the generous serving of huge, satisfying chunks of crab meat—it was incredibly succulent and sweet, absolutely fresh, and no joke! It's perfectly coated in their signature curry sauce, which is savory, fragrant with spices, and has a balanced blend of salty, sweet, and creamy flavors. Mixing this with hot steamed rice is heaven for any crab lover!

🍤 Baked Prawns with Glass Noodles (Goong Ob Woon Sen) This dish did not disappoint either! The prawns were large and bouncy with a natural sweetness. But the real star was the glass noodles; the restaurant uses thin, springy, and soft noodles that fully absorb the flavorful sauce, which is fragrant with pepper and rich prawn oil. The combination is just perfect—it's a dish so enjoyable, you'll finish it without even realizing it.

🦪 Sizzling Hot Plate Oyster Omelette (Or Suan) Served sizzling hot! The Or Suan (Oyster Omelette) here is expertly cooked—the egg and starch mixture is perfectly chewy and moist, neither mushy nor dry. The oysters are small but incredibly tender, fresh, and completely free of any fishy odor. The flavor is a perfect blend of sweet and savory, with a delightful Chinese-style wok aroma. Absolutely delicious!

Verdict: Somboon Seafood maintains an exceptionally high standard. Whether you're dining with family, hosting guests, or just following the trail of great food, I guarantee the seafood here is fresh, clean, and bursting with bold flavor. This is a true legend you need to experience for...

Poor customer service

Went just now for Mother’s Day dinner.

Very poor service and sarcastic staffs .

We asked a table for 3 pax but were told have to wait for 30min even there are few emptied tables.

I asked the reception( Ms Gift) there are few tables available why did we need to wait politely, she ignored and pointed me to sit at the waiting area.

Right behind us came with 5 persons and arranged to sit immediately . I asked why and complained but was told that because they are 5 of them and we have only 3 with bad attitude .

I complained that this is not right as we came first , suddenly she pointed there was a table for us with ignorance face , a 10 seats table right in the middle hall for 3 of us ! Staffs walking around looking at us with sarcastic smile among themselves .

What a humiliate action on purpose !

When there was a table for 3-4 available near us , we were not ask with priority but served with new group instead .

A memorable Mother’s day ended with bad dinner experience . We ordered simple dishes and rushing to go off .

Will never go back to this restaurant .

Hope you improve your customer service for International Travellers , we do not deserve such treatment while we are...

Ordered the recommended fried curry crab and was served the soft meat crab which was more expensive with lesser crab meat. Didn't notice it until they sent the bill, thinking they helped to remove the shell for us. When waitress who took our order came, she insisted I ordered the latter with a stern look, arguing persistently and angrily we made an error when ordering. Obviously she didn't want to be responsible for her mistake. Earlier, the order for the prawnball also did not arrive and one of the staff suggested we cancel it. That was a really horrid experience, it made us look like we were blamed for their mistake.

If you can't go to a different branch, highly suggest to keep the menu with you and check that the dish looks the same as pictured and may be a good idea to video your ordering and show as proof in case this waitress does the same thing again. All these would not be necessary if they had trained their waitresses to go through the orders again with customers.

Apparently, this restaurant chain does not hold their staff accountable for their conduct as there is no contact number to reach...