Siam Thai — Restaurant in Bradenton

If you're here for the short version, it's a must visit. Especially if you like curry.

If you're interested in the actual experience, keep reading.

We made a reservation as the inside seating is limited; probably around 8 tables, 4 people/table. From the moment we sat down, the owner, Mai*, greeted us instantly and got our drink order in while we decided on menu items.

Between three of us, we got fresh veggie thai rolls and fresh chicken thai rolls as apps. I was always there for the curry.. I've tried hundreds from various places and, although I've rarely been disappointed, I was just excited to enjoy a decent curry. I ended up ordering the Green Curry, but it was a tough choice because of the many options they had. The other two people in my group had stir fry; garlic & veggie.

The apps came quickly and were absolutely delicious and very refreshing. Definitely fresh ingredients. It took roughly 10 min for the rest of our food to come out, but Mai* and our server were diligently checking in on us, making sure we were comfortable and apologizing for the wait. We weren't at all concerned because we were chatting.

Our food came out and when I tell you the portions were perfect, I mean PERFECT. We all had leftovers. However, the leftover size was probably one more portion, and that was a problem for me because this was SO GOOD. I portioned mine out to last me two days because I honestly felt like I couldn't live without these flavors for long.

My curry was... sublime. Like I said, I've tried hundreds. HUNDREDS. And this beat the "best curry I've had" before by a long shot. I got medium heat and it was perfectly spicy. The veggies were perfectly cooked. Cooked, but still crunchy. The flavors were INTENSE. Like I felt like I could taste every spice and yet, because it was blended so well, it was just an overwhelming flavor, period. The rice was fragrant and paired so well with the curry. Mai* continued to come back to make sure we had enough rice. I literally savored each bite. Probably so often and loudly that the people around us were thinking "get over it". I couldn't.

I tried the stir fry and it was also incredibly flavorful, but I was hooked on my food.

Later, Mai came over and I just had to tell her how much I appreciated the curry. She said it was the first thing she learned how to cook while living in the US and told us her story. This is a family run business. She's fulfilled her dream of having a restaurant and, based on the consistent reviews, she's killing it. They all are.

I'll be continuously coming back here, sampling every curry they have.

So I guess, long story short, if you love Thai curry, this...

The Food here is terrific - FIVE STARS! The pork belly, Wow! It is FABULOUS here! So crunchy and meaty - I love it! Everything here is very much a Yummy Yummy experience! I plan on trying many other things from their menu, because I know that the norm here is going to hit me with new flavors and textures. Finding new tastes to enjoy is what I love about dining out. I can see how you won the awards, everything I have had is tasty, even when the texture or preparation was unfamiliar to me.

Service is well above average, tables are attended to very well by the staff, and always with a smile. Better than a 4, so a 4+ is in order here.

Atmosphere is nice, clean, well setup. The mirror on the wall in front of the kitchen area makes it look like there is a large "Opening" that you can see into when you are sitting in the booths opposite it. I thought it was an "Opening" for awhile, until noticing how people that entered and were walking towards the "Opening" never showed up in the "Opening". This little visual trick made me kinda disoriented for a second when I finally started to see the realityof it. Nice job on the...

Use to be a GREAT Place to get Wonderful food, still a Wonderful atmosphere it's just the new People inside that took over!!! Horrible and that women is MEAN!!! I have been eating here over 10 years and not ONCE ever had 1 issue until the nes owners. Anyhow dont cook the food as long, I've been getting a little thing of sweet and sour sauce that comes with the spring roll, forever and now she is trying to charge $1 more everytime I order which is about 3 times a week. Now a few months back I ordered over phone and got so busy I couldn't pick it up, very next day I went in and offered to pay and apologized more times then I have fingers, they assured me it was no issue and they didnt even make it cause they were swamped, so I go in the following week and she is charging me double now on top of extra for sauce, I said must be an error and she said exactly " Noe, I charge you for order" I said I offered to pay for that and you said mo problem cause you never made it, she started to raise her voice at me and now has raised the prices on just me!! I'm DONE GOING TO SIAM THAI BISTRO! See ya...