Thai Herb Restaurant — Restaurant in Surat Thani Province

Two tourist guys were smoking at the table next to me, so I asked a senior staff member about it.

Me: Why are those people smoking in the restaurant? It stinks. Senior staff: If the customers smoke, we can't do anything. Me: But it's illegal to let them. Senior staff: Don’t be too serious when you travel. It’s not fun if you take things too seriously.

Then she just walked away.

Is this the answer staff should say? Is this the kind of business you should support?

Smoking in bars and restaurants is illegal in Thailand, whether indoors with ac or in open-air spaces. It’s also illegal for a restaurant to allow customers to smoke without a designated smoking area that is completely separate from the non-smoking section.

In 2025, educated people understand the dangers of secondhand smoke. But more and more, disrespectful people—who wouldn’t behave this way in their own countries—come to Thailand and act disrespecfully. It’s sad that many local businesses only care about money and enable these disrespectful tourists to do...

Normally I try to go to different places each day, but I couldn't help but to return here for breakfast for 3 mornings, everything about the restaurant is fantastic!

Their service is with a smile and politeness that makes you feel welcome and relaxed

The presentation is so beautiful, with flowers and hearts made from leaves with every dish

I only had breakfast so can't comment on other kinds of meals, but the banana pancakes (I think set 2) were soooo good! I wasn't too keen on the tea or coffee that comes with the breakfast, but it was such good value, that it didn't really matter to me

The atmosphere is really nice, with plants covering the whole area, you really feel like you're still in a botanical garden while enjoying your meal

I would highly recommend Thai Herb Restaurant to anyone looking for somewhere to relax!

Their prices are very reasonable, portions are generous, and food is...

Honestly, just don’t even try it.

We started with 2 mojitos and they didn’t have any ice, some old mint leaves and we didn’t taste any alcohol. My boyfriend had the Thai Herb curry because their specialty has to be good right? Well for 160 baht (not including the 20 baht you have to pay for rice) he got undercooked potato with some pieces of chicken. No vegetables or anything else, just potato and chicken.

I ordered the red curry which was fine. It wasn’t spicy at all which I thought was a bit strange but alright. There were also some black peas which are normally supposed to be green.

We complained about it, we even had the waiter try the potato to see if it was indeed undercooked. He agreed it was undercooked but didn’t even apologise.

Normally we’re very easily pleased and we never complain but this just wasn’t good. Especially since you pay more, since most curries are...