Green Leaf — Restaurant in Surat Thani Province

We went here based on all of the below reviews, but we were very disappointed. Seemed like we visited a totally different restaurant than all of the people who made a positive review. One pasta dish was sort of OK (tomato sauce), but overpriced for a simple pasta and for how small the portions were. And using coconut oil instead of olive oil for the other pasta with garlic/oil/pepper made it a pretty nasty dish. The cocktails were embarrasing. @Management; please give your bartenders a proper cocktail training. The picture shows the Caipirinha they made...it's muddy brown because they added the brown sugar before shaking the cocktail. No ice and no lime added. Can't even blame the staff if they don't know any better, but now the customers pay the price. High price for the saddest cocktails we had during our 6 week trip. The place itself is attached to a weed shop (same owner probably), with people walking in and out through the seating area of the restaurant, giving it a bad atmosphere and not a nice place to sit and enjoy your dinner. There are better places around to spend the same (or much less!) amount of money for a much nicer...

Excellent new entry. Very enjoyable atmosphere: quiet garden, despite being at the side of Bangrak road ; perfect Thai food and very good innovative dishes with specials. I have been twice with family at dinner time and we may well return.

So far we tried: tom som (green papaya salad); tom yum soup with prawns; seabass fillet with spinach sauce (delicious!!) grilled chicken fillet; tuna tartare; tuna samui (very similar to a tataki); spaghetti bolognese. As desserts: chocolate lava served with ice cream; pinapple flambé; banana pancake served with ice cream. All very very cooked: fish and chichen always tender; tuna samui seared at the right point; pasta had lots of sauce. Portions are pretty generous and accompanied by vegetables and mashed potatos or rice (except for pasta). All very tasty.

Presentation is excellent. Service is very kind and attentive. Price is very convenient especially taking into account the local restaurant average and the step up made by the Green leaf.

They also serve fresh healthy juices (veggies - fruits) and have a wine menu.

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I had a very disappointing experience at this restaurant. When we arrived, the hostess seated us in a dark corner where it was difficult to read the menu. She then told us it would be a 20-minute wait due to 10 people ahead of us, which we were fine with. However, things went downhill from there. It took about 10 minutes to receive our drinks, and there were only two people serving. One of us got half of their meal, and it took another 10-15 minutes for the other half to arrive.

After a 50-minute wait, our meals finally came out, but they arrived one by one with about 5 minutes between each. The food was cold and clearly rushed. When we mentioned the long wait and cold food to the waitress, she just laughed it off, which was incredibly unprofessional and disrespectful.

The prices were high for the quality of food, and there was no apology or any attempt to make things right. Based on this experience, I won't be returning and wouldn't recommend this place to anyone looking for good service or...