Siam — Restaurant in England

We visited Siam Thai for an evening meal, hoping for an enjoyable dining experience. While the food itself was decent, it wasn’t anything exceptional compared to other Thai restaurants, and it certainly wasn’t cheap.

One major issue was the strict 1.5-hour dining limit. By the time you browse the menu, order, and wait for your meal, that window feels uncomfortably tight for a relaxed evening out. Dining should be an experience, not a race against the clock.

The real disappointment, however, came from the service. While I was still eating my ice cream, an older Thai waitress attempted to take the bowl away without even asking if I had finished. She only put it back when told that I hadn’t. This felt discourteous and gave the impression we were being rushed out rather than welcomed as guests.

For us, eating out is about more than just food—it’s about the overall experience. If this had been a fast-food restaurant, such treatment might be expected, but not in a sit-down Thai restaurant where service should be part of the value.

Sadly, this crossed a line for us. The experience was rushed, unfriendly, and left a very poor impression. Judging from similar feedback, we’re not the only ones who’ve had such experiences here.

I don’t usually leave negative reviews, but this was disappointing enough to...

Good food, good atmosphere, good service.

Nice variety in their lunch menu with an option to add on a starter to a main.

For starters, we had Thai fish cakes, prawns in filo pastry and fried battered vegetables which went really well with the special sauce that came with each starter.

As for the mains, the pad thai had just the right combo of tamarind and tofu as well as moistness.

The green curry was yummy, though maybe slightly on the spicy side.

The tofu red curry which was actually supposed to be green (though we didn’t want to bother them to change it) was a lot milder in 🌶 levels which worked out fine in the end after a bit of switching around.

Extra thumbs up for the clean and comfy...

The mixed starter for 2 costs just under £15 and consisted of 2 mini spring rolls, 2 thin mini chichen skewers, 2 prawns, 1 slice of pork toast and 2 empty shells with a nut in them and a pot of what looks like frozen mixed vegetables with a slither of pork to add yourselves. The spring rolls, chicken and prawns were tasty and authentic, we just wish more were given as ir seemed a little underwhelming/overpriced Green Thai chicken curry was spot on. The pork in the Thai Red curry was grey, fatty and tasteless, but decent flavour to the sauce. For £35 for 2, I wouldn't order again...