Elephant Thai Cafe in Swindon

Excelente servicio y excelente comida tailandesa para un café me encantó sin duda volveré pronto bien hecho realmente genial

La intención de pop y prueba este lugar para las edades. Tenía un encantador almuerzo de sopa de pollo caliente y amarga arroz frito. ¿Qué puedo decir aparte de delicioso! Especialmente el alma! Bajamos con lavados de una taza de té jasmin. Me sirvió una encantadora señora Mayo, ella fue muy educado y amable, y hacía la comida allí y luego en frente de mí. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente. 👍

Hola, he estado aquí un par de veces para comer, pero el servicio de hoy era bastante pobre. Pedí volver a recoger el llevar (30 minutos) pero aun estoy esperando 45 minutos más tarde. Normalmente las mujeres son buenas, pero con sólo unas pocas personas que parecen ser luchando. Además, no arroz pegajoso como ha sido quemado en el microondas. Así que tengo que cambiar para arroz de coco. Espero que las verduras verdes el curry tailandés es decente. Y en el Panel de fideos tailandeses que pedimos. En el momento en que llegar a casa después de esperar que probablemente ser fríos y necesitan más microwaving... Necesidad de mejorar ya que hay buena Thai lugares alrededor con un mejor servicio. Hoy 👎 👎 👎

Guau, qué puedo decir... aparte de esto fue una tarde de lo más inesperado. Tuve tiempo para matar en Swindon y me preguntaba cuando me encontré con el café de los elefantes y fue recibido por la señorita más dulce y más amables. Me senté a un hermoso entorno tailandés y un plato de tallarines Pad Thai encantador estaba preparado para mí. El sabor era justo lo que estaba de vuelta en Tailandia. Hermoso. Limpio y ordenado... si quieres la experiencia tailandesa que recomendaría a cualquiera!

Tuve bolas de cerdo seguido de Penang curry con arroz tailandés. Preparados a pedido por nuestra anfitriona encantadora, quien comparte consejos y sugerencias para cocinar los platos mientras ella estaba preparando. Un gran negocio que merece tener éxito.

Hola, 3 de nosotros decidimos tener un almuerzo en este tesoro precioso, y nos sorprendió, la comida era tan fresco y tan maravillosamente preparada por una encantadora señora tailandesa que fue muy amable y simpático. Sin duda volveremos. No se deje engañar por el mercado de campaña como parece un poco desalentador desde el exterior, el interior de la Cafetería del Elefante Tailandés es tan dulcemente decoradas y muy limpias. Bien impresionado y no caro.

La intención de venir aquí para las edades. Es sólo una unidad de mercado, pero han intentado convertirlo en un pequeño y agradable café.Se siente muy auténtico.La comida es un poco más caliente que en la mayoría de los restaurantes en el centro de Swindon. El precio es un poco más bajos que los precios de restaurante.Pero yo diría que es uno de los más sabrosos y de mayor calidad que he comido en tailandeses.

Hoy para comer cayeron. Pedimos Curry massaman, sopa de fideos de arroz con albóndigas, bolas de pescado frito picante, sopa clara, 2 y 3 bebidas arroces y pagamos 36 libras que es barato teniendo en cuenta la gran cantidad que recibimos. Muy satisfechos con la calidad de fishballs. Las porciones son generosas, así lo suficiente para compartir entre los 4 de la familia pequeña. Puede que esté el dueño era muy amable. Ella también tiene una selección de salsa tailandesa y hierbas frescas en caso le apetece cocinar tú mismo Tailandesa en casa, merece la pena una visita si estás en el centro de Swindon

Mi marido y yo nos detuvimos en la cafetería para el almuerzo el pasado fin de semana. El dueño era muy agradable y muy atento a las necesidades de los clientes. Cuando nuestras comidas llegaron mi esposo y yo ambos estaban muy felices con el tamaño de la porción, y la comida era absolutamente maravilloso! Sin duda volveremos!

I love this place. Best Thai food in Swindon. I would like to visit it more often. The owner is very kind. My favourites are the red and green curry and Pad Thai with prawns. Just delicious!

Only had a takeaway from here, as it is not a restaurant for the evening. The food is freshly cooked, and you can choose your own ingredients. It is always very tasty, and as spicy or hot as you like.

This lovely little restaurant is hidden away in the covered market and the overall decour of the market is a little dismal, but you should not let this put you off. We had wandered past this place a couple of items and the smells had always impressed us. The reviews on Trip Advisor convinced us to pop in. My wife and I ordered starters (Spring rolls and Satay chicken) and mains (red Thai chicken curry and green Thai chicken curry with plain and sticky rice). We see these as the staples of Thai cuisine and a good way to judge the quality. The food is all freshly cooked in view of you so you can see exactly what is going into the food and how it is cooked. The starters came first. The satay sauce was fantastic with the chicken tender and juicy. The spring rolls were smaller than what I am used to, but you got around 9-10 rather than 2 or 3, and they were so crisp and fresh. Really nice served with plum sauce. Our mains came in large bowls along with the rice on a plate. The flavours from these were exquisite. Some of the best I have tasted in this country. Really good size portions. Price wise it is really reasonable, with us leaving after these meals with change out of £30. The staff are very friendly and talk to you easily and appropriately. Both my wife and I really enjoyed our meals here. Talking to the owner she is looking to move her restaurant to a more suitable location with better opening times for a restaurant and better surroundings. This will own add to the experience at this restaurant as the food is top notch already and from their they can only build. I highly recommend this restaurant.

We stumbled upon this little place on our shopping trip and remembered it to come back to try it on a week day. Aren't we glad we did. The food was freshly cooked in the little kitchen and because of this, it is not a place to go to if you are in a hurry. The taste was good but the portions could have been bit bigger. The café is small so we can only imagine a bit of a wait for a table and food on a busy Saturday. A definite yes to going back for an informal and relaxed lunch.

Had lunch here yesterday and the food was great. Pleasantly surprised and would eat there again. One of the better places to eat in Swindon.

I was really impressed by this little cafe. Lovely atmosphere, .fresh food, charming host. The food is cooked in front of you...a little oasis in the little of grey Swindon!

Clearly caught them on a bad day, as the service was nothing short of chaotic.The food was reasonably good, better than most places in the UK. And a more authentic feel.Owner is very sweet, and was apologetic... Hope to see improve and will try again.

Very tasty food, lovely clean cafe, and great service! Really enjoyed eating here, will come back again.

Food is so fresh and tasty, packed with flavour. Lovely lady in here, lovely to sit and talk with, much looking forward for the opening of the new place. A must go will not be disappointed!

We've been to Thailand several times and the food at the ETC is very authentic. Well cooked food and great service from the girls. Will definitely be visiting them at their new place!

Fantastic, aromatic curries and very generous portions. Even our 3 year old toddler got stuck in! Best Thai we've found in Swindon.

Absolute taste explosion.. not to be missed if you love Thai food. Fresh vegetables that you can buy and such friendly people.

My first time with family to this little gem which tuck inside of white tent of old market in Swindon town centre. We ordered few dishes which cooked by a female chef there. We think their Thai foods really authentic. Highly recommended to any Thai foods lovers. Thanks and hope this information helpful to readers.

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Food was freshly made was their for the first time and would go again good enviroment good food.Had a very good food

Mooching around Swindon, Mrs B and me found ourselves by the covered market. We'd passed the Elephant Cafe a couple of times, and this time we ventured in....Lovely homely atmosphere, with very friendly staff. All food is home cooked, and tastes great - the dim sum were exquisite. Try the masaman pork curry - highly recommended.

I'm not food expert. Either food is delicious/good/so so/what's that/ never again. Here's food is 'i wish i could at least try all of it'. Really enjoyed eating here.

We went to the Elephant cafe but there evening service in the Rolleston over the road. I was slightly apprehensive about eating in the Rolleston but it was really nice and seems to be under new ownership. The food was really lovely and very authentic. The chef came out and chatted with us and bought us over little extras to go with our meal. I had spring rolls to start- they were massive and there were 6 of them!! So you could definitely share if you don't have a huge appetite, I then had the chicken massaman and coconut rice for main- really tasty and very authentic. The chef mentioned that she was getting a separated area for the restaurant in the future which would definitely add to the experience. Would go again!

Delicious Tom Yum Goong (spicy and sour prawn soup) and green curry. Authentic Thai food full of fresh herbs, presented and tasting just like the dishes I had in Thailand. I think the aim is to eventually move from the market to an indoor restaurant which I look forward to, indeed the prices are more fitting for a restaurant. I will definitely return.

I had my late lunch on Tuesday afternoon. It was absolutely delicious and made me feel like I was in Thailand. Reasonable portion and price. The Owner, May is a great Thai chef. Not only yummy food she makes but she is super friendly, smiley and attentive. U could buy some vegetables, fruits, dry food, frozen food, Thai/Asian stuff at her grocery next door as well. Little Gem in town centre. Highly recommended.

Been dining here for a couple of years and it is every time again a pleasurable experience. Great cuisine and warm welcome. It deserves to be praised. Just love fresh lemon grass in the dishes

Absolutely loved the food! Very welcoming lady that runs the place definitely worth a visit. On a muggy day you could actually be in Thailand!

Fantastic little cafe, with really tasty homecooked food. I am always looking for somewhere that serves an authentic Thai Papaya salad, as this is always the first dish I order when in Bangkok. This one didn't disappoint.It was the right level of hot, sweet, salty and sour. Better than a lot of the salads that I ate in Thailand last year that had seemingly been dumbed down for tourists. The fishcakes were frozen from a packet, so a bit disappointing, but the rest of the meal was delicious and made up for this. The coconut rice was perfect. We came across the Elephant Thai Cafe by chance but we look foward to going back to taste the curries, stir fries and sticky rice.

One of the best Thai food ever. My 5 years old son really enjoyed it. Will definitely be back with family and friends. Thank you for lovely family atmosphere

I have been here two or three times with my daughter and will be back many more times. The food is excellent, fresh and cooked to perfection. The staff are warm and welcoming.

Great food which is much better than the name cafe suggests. Very quirky and very friendly. I've eaten here before and I'm surprised it is not busier. If you like Thai food then this is the place to go, it's more authentic than any Thai restaurant. I will be back regularly

So quirky that you could be in Bangkok, this café/restaurant occupies a small corner of the (largely uninteresting) Swindon covered market. You're enticed in by the great aromas of Thai food and the bright smiles of May and her friends. The food is cooked in front of you and is authentic and for the most part as good as street food in Chiang Mai or anywhere else in Thailand. We enjoyed a hot papaya salad, brilliant chicken with basil and a great massaman curry, rich with coconut milk. All were restaurant quality, as others have noted. Coconut rice was great, sticky rice not as good as it should have been. Limited range of soft drinks. Keen prices. Lots of nice chat with May and friends. We really could have closed our eyes and imagined ourselves in Thailand, which isn't a bad option when you're actually lunching in Swindon.

May's Thai market stall remains a great place to buy your Thai ingredients and now her café serves restaurant-quality made-to-order food for under a tenner. If 10% of those that go to Waggamama came here, Waggamama would lose 10% of its customers, simple, it's the difference between the expensive copy and the great value real thing !

Really goood quality Authentic Thai food, in a quirky little place. Really good.More restaurant type dishes than a Cafe.

wow what a find excellent food great service what more could you ask for when dinning out at lunch time authentic thai food maid by a thai ladyshe also does outside catering for parties etc will definatley use for my comany events

wow what a great place. unfortunately i was the only customer for a good hour plus i dont know how long before and after i was there. the friendly owner greeted me and was impressed with my thai shirt and thai greet - i explained my wife was thai. I found it online and as i was working in swindon decided to go eat lunch. have to say, was amused at the menu that had a variety of dishes, however they were all £6.99 (medium dish). the only variation were the side dishes and appetisers. I really wanted papayá salad and asked for a "smaller/cheaper" version, but was only 99p less. I also had king prawn fried rice. Not a huge portion and, in my opinion, slightly over cooked. All food is cooked to order, by the way, but the rice dish seemed to appear quickly. the papaya salad took a little longer and spicy just the way i like them, but i was told it was one chilli only which surprised me.I would recommend this place, but the word cafe implied to me some cheaper grub, rather the restaurant priced food.

Omg such a nice little place to completely satisfy your thai cravings! For me its definitely the Som Tum(it a spicy papaya salad) not many thai places do this dish and so i feel blessed to have a real thai lady make it just right for me :) definitely recommend penang curry is also yum yum!

Took some family here on my return from a trip around the world which included four months in Asia - 5 1/2 weeks of that in Thailand. The food we had in Elephant Thai cafe is extremely authentic and delicious. The owners strongly encouraged us to call in our order ahead of tine when we next visit which we will definitely do. So glad this place has popped up only sad the opening hours aren't longer. Also visited the shop on a separate occasion for Thai ingredients and was very impressed with the selection. Items that you can't get in any swindon supermarkets. Trust me I looked! Including rice papers and lemon grass stalks

I stumbled across the Elephant cafe having recalled that I had read about it in the local paper. As I was looking in the door the owner encouraged me to give the food a try and I am glad I did. As a fan of Thai food a green curry is always a good test so that is what I chose. The very generous portion was beautifully flavoured and I could instantly tell that totally genuine ingredients had been used. The key to quality Thai is freshness of the ingredients and this really hit the spot in terms of both heat and flavour. The owner regularly checked if I was enjoying the food and was very friendly and welcoming. I would definitely recommend the cafe and will certainly visit again.

My father and i went to Mays on Saturday afternoon for lunch and were blown away by the food and service. We were taken through the menu and recommended a number of dishes. We chose Pad Thai and some starters: Chicken Satay and Peanut Sauce which was the most incredible peanut sauce i have tasted, pork dumplings and Thai spicy prawn crackers which were cooked to order.Everything we ordered was delicious and authentic, with a choice of condiments to season our dishes to our particular taste! the level of service was impeccable and overall the best Thai food we have both eaten in Swindon.

I was there yesterday with my boyfriend, just for having quick dinner and it was a great surprise - we didn't expected the food will be so delicious and so Thai, it was really amazing :) we've been served by two wonderful Thai ladies and meals was prepared especially for us (I prefer mild flavour, my boyfriend very hot ;)) I can totally recommend this place for everyone who would like to taste Thailand and try real Thai food, we will back for more for sure :)

I'm eating my take away dim sum right now. And it's fabulous! While I was there I saw a noodle dish being polished off and it looked lovely. I'm going back next week and taking the wife because the food is wonderful. Thank you for making it for me and thank you for being so lovely. My dim sum was coked to order. And all food is fresh. I am now drinking a bottle of grass jelly drink. Its sweet. Tastes like sugar water. Either way. I have a stomach ulcer and I seem to be very tolerant to this.For a fiver you can't go wrong!I can't afford to go to Thailand so I'm going to keep going here! I think I have found one of those lovely gems hidden away!

Just good Thai food made the way it would be in Thailand will go back to try more dishes will go back and try more of thier dishes

I popped into the Thai stall in the tented market and it was such a great surprise to find that they have opened a cafe.Two Thai women cooking fresh food to order using local Thai ingredients from the shop.£6.99 Pad Thai went down a treat for us at lunchtime. Friendly attentive service, place looked really clean too. Lots of elephants, buddhas and fresh orchids around the cafe, making the atmosphere pleasant. It deserves to do really well. But not so well I won't get a table for lunch !You can also phone for a takeaway.

Real thai food :-P taste really good. I'm Thai and I need to work here for a while in winter time- - I need something to warm me up!!! This restaurant really really is my answer^^ warm + spicy food. ( let me think off my home).

I have been looking for a decent place to eat Thai food in swindon for a long time and found the Elephant Thai cafe on trip advisor so decided to try it out myself! Te menu was very reasonably priced, the two ladies cooking and serving were extremely friendly, chatty and welcoming! And the food.... Well just WOW. Absolutely gorgeous food and really did take me back to Thailand. Thank you very much for your lovely service and incredible food!

You wouldn't go in here unless it was recommended, it was, we went, and I'm glad we did. Great food. My girlfriend said the egg fried rice was the best she'd ever had, I can't remember having better, the rest of the food was also lovely. It's all cooked in front of you and I'd be surprised if it wasn't all fresh. Don't be put off by the surroundings, get in there and enjoy!

Was on the way to eggelicious which is next door and rated Swindon's trip advisor number 1, when we spotted elephant Thai. Sacked off eggelecious because it look no way near as nice. Had the pad Thai which was delicious. The Thai ladies who run the restaurant were lovely and clearly knew what they were doing in the kitchen. Definitely recommend if you fancy something a bit different.

A nice, clean place with good grub. I have eaten pad Thai noodles here 3 -4 times and they are lush. My partner loves the hot curries. No complaints... It is not fast food so a wait of 15/20 mins is ok with me, time to have a drink or buy some goods in the supermarket. I don't understand the hygiene rating: have watched the food being cooked and stored loads, and the hygiene is better than many places I have seen with stars on doors. May is bewildered too: perhaps some more hands-on advice before the council award stars would work better?

If you only ate in restaurants that had been awarded 5 star top rating for food hygiene by Swindon Borough Council you'd be living a pretty unexciting life.. this rating is more to do with processes and council policy than the actual food itself. Imagine going to some of the food markets in Thailand with that attitude and you'd be too scared to eat anything.This is real Thai food, sourced from Thailand and cooked right in front of you .. on that basis you know it's going to be safe. I've been going here for about 2 years and never had any problem with the food. It's incredible to me that you can (for example) have Chicken Pad Thai, cooked right in front of you in the traditional way and sit down to eat it in comfort, all for £4.99. Now that is value for money. May (the owner) speaks very good english so there's never been any confusion.Thai food is has become very popular in recent years. When cooked well it's subtle flavours are a delight. This place is a delight. It's a gem in Swindon and deserves to be a resounding success. I'll keep right on going there and recommend it to everybody!

Visited for lunch - had a prawn starter that tasted of absolutely nothing and prawn main with noodles that was freshly cooked and absolutely lovely. Wife had dumplings to start and chicken with noodles that were both nice.Restaurant is quite small and kind of "basic cute" - a pop-up in Swindon's tented market. Owners also run the Thai supermarket opposite so produce is easily sourced. Language is an issue. Menu is quite simply written with no pictures or detail, but staff can only accept orders by pointing at menu so no chance to discuss. I heard another diner ask if he needed curry sauce with his choice. Answer was "you can have curry sauce", so he replied "do I need curry sauce?" and so it went on, for some time! Also note that Elephant Thai Cafe was awarded a Food Hygiene Rating of 1 (Major Improvement Necessary) by Swindon Borough Council on 24th April, 2014 (I only found this after visiting!!)

Wow I am really pleased with everything food taste costumer serviceIt was all perfect. I have a new favorite.

Looking for an authentic taste of Thailand, pop down to the tented market's Thai cafe. Great service fantastic food, yum.

Popped in for lunch out ofexcitement - I haven't had proper thai food since coming back from a trip over a year ago - and this was the first time we'd noticed this tiny popup cafe. It was a true and honest delight and brought back all the memories that taste buds can hold! Reasonably priced, cute decor and a pleasant atmosphere even though it was (sadly) only us in there, the owners are friendly and attentive. Can't wait to go back! Finally, somewhere in Swindon to fix my pad thai cravings. Recommended very highly, let's keep this place alive.

Me and my sister decided to try their lunch buffet as we love asian food. It's supposedly starts at 11am-4 and the price for adult is £6.99 and only £4 for students which is great as we were both students. We arrived there at 11:20 and they were still cooking..and there were only 5 dishes cooked. So we sat down waiting.. May, the owner gave us prawn crackers whilst waiting. The place was small, feels cramped but hey, we're here for food, right..and as long as it's clean, it should be fine.May was very busy, she would go back to her shop (to do the til) and then go back to the kitchen to cook..was a little worried with the hygiene as she deals with money and then food. But we just let it go as May and the other cook were very friendly. We started eating at around 11:40.. We were the only customers there..The variety of curries were all brilliant! Very tasty and you could really tell the difference if you're eating curry in a pub or in cosmo and other buffet resto.. Probably the best curries I've had.. After having them for a little while, we started feeling hot and ask for drinks..the selection they have is so little, just can of coke, pepsi and some asian? juice drink.. Asked if they have tap water or if they serve the drinks by pint..and said no.. So me and my sister decided to have some bubble.T ... May said, 10 minutes as she was really busy with her oriental shop and then with cooking so I said it's fine..Now, going back to food, Their tom yum soup (my favorite!) was so mouth watering, i had to go back twice for it.. The only little complain I have with their tom yum is that, they only have chicken.. For me, seafood (esp. Prawns) suits tom yum soup best. So when my sister asked if they have seafood for tom yum, the cook said we have to pay extra for it.. Anyway, 15 minutes later, they brought out 2 more dishes out.. And again, both were tasty.. After waiting..and waiting..and waiting, our drinks (bubble.T) isn't ready yet..we were nearly finish and already very thirsty so we just settled with 2 cans of coke..(wish they would also serve water though..).. I feel that they should hire one more staff..coz I feel bad for May..she was really busy.. There was an available pudding (cake) but we didn't try them as the cake was still sealed/boxed.. Didn't bother at all..Anyway, when we were about to pay, our bill was around £15-£18 asked why as it should only be £4 for students.. May said that when she say "STUDENT", she meant a "CHILD" ... That was a let down as we weren't really expecting it.. We were a bit annoyed as their "student" was very misleading..Anyway, if you're after authentic thai food, then this is the place to eat..just bring your own drink or additional drink (ie water) as you might feel limited like we did.. Also remember to come here later than 11am ..and remember that there are limited dishes (there were only 7 dishes when we ate, apart from rice and noodle... in which 4 of the dishes were variety of curries... They do take away btw..if you're after overall dining experience with more choices..then somewhere else would be a better choice.

I had lunch here several times cos I luv thai food. People here are very lovely and welcoming. My fav dishes are Spicy Clear Soup (Tom Yum), Stir Fried Chicken basil (Pad Gra Pao), Papaya Salad (Som Tum), Fish Cake and Chicken Wings. There are Thai red curry, green curry, massaman curry and panang curry ready for quick takeaway tho. I had tried them all. Yummy :-)

Fab food, went to buy Thai fruit n veg instead ate, what cooking, May your an excellent chef thank you