Savory Thai - Branchburg — Restaurant in Branchburg Township

This review is on our server. Just being super friendly and chill with an “I gotchu” attitude but no follow through does not a pass. Several items were forgotten and I had to ask again a few items. There were only 3 tables to serve…

The very first thing I asked him was “are there actual Thai chefs in the kitchen?” Yes, from Northern Thailand. Great, because I just spent 5 months in Northern Thailand so that seems to match. I asked for Thai level spicy on main dish and mild or no spice on fruit salad. He gave us no spice on both… because he said he saw my father’s hesitancy on spice and wanted the table to be happy- that’s why he brought us powdered spice on the side. 1) I already asked for the spice since the beginning and I am the one ordering, 2) my father is in his mid 70’s and hard of hearing/cognitively slower, 3) it’s my mother’s birthday and 2 out of 3 want Thai spicy. It is not up to the server to make such decisions. Look at the photo - there is a world of difference between the two (the spicier version was comped to us at least but sorry it cost the restaurant a loss of $).

Lastly, I asked for a Khreuang Puang (Thai Condiment Caddy) that is on nearly every single table in Thailand and is the foundation of Thai cuisine. Please ask the kitchen staff because he did not have to know it at all, I said. Of course the server did not provide this. So… the kitchen does not have sugar, fish sauce, vinegar chili, spice powder — the very things they make our dishes with?

Let me state that I regret this mediocre affects the restaurant’s rating based on one server. Their attempt and ambience is clean and food is hearty. Having some “Americanized” flavor is perfectly acceptable for a local business. Anyone working at a culturally specific establishment with all staff of that culture… should allow that culture to be honored and...

The absolute best Thai Food! Hands down! Our servers name is Angelo. One of the most gracious, attentive, knowledgeable, professional, engaging, and brilliant servers that we have ever had the fortune of meeting. Angelo's presentation of the menu and daily specials left us mouth watering and eager to try his recommendations.

The sea bass and garlic sauce melts in your mouth. The red panang cod fish and jasmine rice were delish on the best level! Curry puffs and fried chieve wedges that are glutten free, mind you, were the best appetizers!!! Lighter than air. Decadently fried with no oily residue or aftertaste. Together with Thai Iced Tea was better than most and not watered down, but rather delicious and well balanced!

Paired with flaming fried ice cream, atop a puree of raspberries was the cherry on the top🌺

A round og applause and compliments to the chef and entire team ✨️🏌🏾‍♀️ Very clean restaurant. Great seating and pleasant decor, complimentary and non intrusive music.

We are looking forward to our next visit in the foreseeable future. Thank you, again Angelo for your part in making this visit a pleasant one and treating us with value and...

We recently went to Savory Thai, which had a nice interior and great ambiance so we had high hopes. Sadly, the food and service didn’t live up to our expectations.

We started with Roti Masaman, which came with two rotis and a tiny bowl of masaman curry. The curry portion was really small, compared to the rotis. When we asked for a refill, the server downright said no and that we’d have to order a full-size curry for about $17. This seemed a bit much, especially since we had entrees coming. A larger curry portion or an option to pay a bit extra for more curry would have been nice.

We also had Drunken Noodles, which were too salty for my taste. The server offered us hot sauce, which we said yes to, but then he took it away without asking when I was just finishing my meal. That was pretty annoying and unprofessional. It almost seemed like the server was annoyed that we were the only ones there and he had to work. If that’s the case, maybe he should consider a different job.

While the ambiance was great, the average food and poor service mean we won’t be coming back. This was one of the few times I’ve felt this way about...