Giggling Squid - Harrogate in Harrogate

Absolutely loved everything about the giggling squid, food amazing , staff very helpful sitting us in an accessible area and advising us on where the disable toilet is for my daughter....the thai prawn red curry was amazing

Visited on a day out, wonderful food, nice atmosphere. Worth a visit.

We came to Harrogate for the day and found ourselves sat in this fabulous place the service food and ambience were outstanding a credit to the owners and staff highly recommended. Date of visit 20th feb 2025

Fabulous food and drinks. Really lovely atmosphere and friendly staff.

This is a lovely and picturesque place with soft ambiance and lovely decor. I've been twice and ordered multiple appetizers from the menu and everything was top-notch and flavorful. The presentation of the dishes were smashing. I had the Soft Shell Prawnee Prawns, Carmalised Pork Belly, the Giggling Wings, and the Pork Dumplings.

Great food and excellent service.

Stunning food, excellent service. Imogen our waitress was outstanding 🌟🌟🌟

You can eat very delicious Thai curry. The attentiveness of the staff was also wonderful.

We went here for my dad's 70th there was a large group of us (11) at lunchtime (1pm) the food was AMAZING, the service was great (they even got a little free dessert for my dad), beautiful decor and good for me who has a dairy allergy. Will deffo be back!

We had a lovely meal at the giggling squid for my partners birthday, I was slightly concerned to what the quality would be like as it’s a chain restaurant but I honestly was blown away by the food- the best Thai food I’ve ever had. I will be back!

I went on a Sunday and it was very quiet. We were offered a choice of table and were seated quickly. We ordered cocktails, which took a while to come. We had 2 of the lunch tapas meals, prawn crackers, and some pork dumplings. The food was very good but there was too much rice for the size of the curry. The meals came on a plate that was sectioned off into 4, but one section was for the rice for the curry, so to me, it was 3 things, not 4. All the food was very tasty, I loved the dumplings. The cocktails were good. I would of liked side plates with the crackers so you could have a few with some dip on your plate instead of dipping in the middle and trying to avoid the drips. Also a bowl so the rice and curry could be eaten together would of been nice. I would come here again.

Very nice - location, internal decor, cleanliness, wide range of dishes, lovely food,nice beers and wines, pleasant staff, good service.

First time here, absolutely beautiful. Consumed a sharing starter & 2 mains along with a few pints. Came out like a proper fat bastard, would recommend & would return. Excellent.

Food was lovely. POR was our waitress and was very attentive and friendly.

Food was amazing, Por (our server) was lovely! Wine was stunning - couldn’t ask for more!

Food was absolutely stunning, wine was delicious, and Por (our server) was lovely! I honestly don’t know what more can you ask for!

We had such a lovely meal, very friendly, food amazing thank you

A Thursday night in late November, the restaurant wasn't busy, but the staff seemed to struggle with the few tables that were occupied. Maye it was one of those nights. The food was fine, obviously cooked fresh, but slow to arrive and two of our party got the wrong meals. We were also charged for things we didn't order (easily sorted). I'd go back as I'm sure the errors weren't repeatable.

We came back a year later and we all had the same thing. Still excellent and extremely great, fast service. A lovely welcome too. Thank you!!

A very pleasant restaurant with great decor, nice staff and brilliant food. The menu has all the Thai classics plus a few other more unique dishes, without being overbearing in size. Service time is quick and the portion sizes good for the price. There’s a good atmosphere too and next time I’m looking for Thai in the area I’ll be considering here again!

Absolutely beautiful restaurant, long neck changs on the menu is always a plus. Starters were a good size not like you get in some places , asked for extra chilli in my jungle curry and they delivered. Food was out outstanding. Plenty of vegetarian options.

Met up with a friend here just before New Year. The food was lovely, it could have been a bit spicier the chilli and basil dish I had as a main but this was a very minor quibble. the starters were perfect and coconut rice was delicious.

🥩 The food was full of flavour and a variety of spices, the steak was a little tough, but everything else was good. ☕️ Also, there was no coconut milk for the coffee, which was surprising for a place with this type of cuisine.

Do not walk past, great atmosphere and food..

A really delicious, memorable meal last night with my husband. The food was so fresh and delicious. We will definitely be back!

I was served by Abby today. She was super nice and helpful :)

Everything was perfect!! The food was amazing and the portions super generous. Our server Imogen was really friendly and attentive and super knowledgeable about the menu. Would definitely recommend!!

1st time diners at the giggling squid and cannot fault it . Food was excellent quality along with the service ...even got a free birthday treat/pudding as a surprise. Well worth a visit !!!

Great tasty 😋 food, excellent service and good atmosphere.

As always a wonderful place to eat with family with superbly tasting food! The sea bass main was delightful which I shared with my son. Imogen, who served us, was super-attentive and very kind recommending dishes if we were unsure.

Excellent service, good atmosphere. Slightly feminine decor for my taste but well executed. Shared the salt and chili squid (not very flavourful), duck spring rolls (good but vegetable flavour overpowered duck) and pork belly (very good flavour and melt in the mouth, recommended). For main had the drunken ribs. The sauce was delicious and paired well with the coconut rice, however sticky rice would probably go better. Pork ribs were not very good, lacked flavour.

Very good Thai menu. Not particularly unique but of a good standard.

Restaurant nearly empty for a Sunday evening so seated quickly. Golden money bags for starters were tastless other than the accompanying chilli sauce. The Pad Kee Mao Chicken had minimal chicken and veg, mainly noodles. I see you're opening a branch in Leeds...good luck with that as there are some great less expensive authentic Thai restaurants out there.

Really lovely Thai tapas lunch. Love the decor too. Thanks

Lovely food despite us being the only customers in the restaurant. Would recommend

The food was delicious, as always. Service was fantastic and Darshan was particularly friendly and helpful. Another great experience!

We had Booked a table for 7pm for an anniversary meal. Arrived and we were sat at a table next to the door which when opened let in a cold draft. We asked to be moved to then be sat next to the toilet door and next to a table of very loud, almost shouting ladies, despite there being a free table the other side of the door away from the cold air! We walked out as we are not willing to spend in excess of £100+ and feel like that Very let down

Amazing food and lovely atmosphere. We were served by Darshan, who was super helpful and kind! A really great Thai restaurant!

Great lunch option, we all opted for the lunch tapas sets, the scrummy set and salt and pepper set, all delicious. Good option for a quick lunch in Harrogate centre. Came to round £20 per head including soft drinks and a tip.

Excellent food, very friendly staff. Lovely surroundings.

Lovely place, great pad Thai deal

An absolute delight from start to finish. Melt in the mouth pork belly and the duck curry was to die for. Staff lovely. Will certainly book again. A must for all Thai food lovers

Absolutely delicious vegan food in a lovely place. Waiters/waitresses very attentive. Loved it and would definitely recommend 😊

Great food, great service and Por made the effort throughout! Thanks!

Lunchtime tapas meal. Giggling set . Very good. Good price as well. Service efficient and courteous.

Lovely food and service , will be returning in the future 😀

Beautifully decorated...food excellent selection...tapas great value...service excellent...menu varied overall great place to dine

Absolutely delicious food and drinks

Very lovely meal in Harrogate with friends. Delicious food & lychee cocktail

Food wasn’t bad, overall a good atmosphere but really good service

Food was awful, didn't taste anything like thai food, we ordered the sticky chicken and had to swap it for a salad instead! I felt like throwing up, definitely won't be back!

Although I don't like Thai food, I thought the atmosphere inside was delightful.....but I was only looking through the window...

Fantastic restaurant a real gem great food attentive service a pretty interior

Great service, bustling atmosphere and lovely food

This was our first visit to the Harrogate restaurant and we were very pleasantly surprised. We had not looked at reviews prior to going we simply called in. We will simply call in again to sample something else off the very nice and varied menu. Staff were great, especially Bagdi :-)

The food was so quick to arrive and it was absolutely delicious. We booked online and although the only option was to book a table outside the restaurant, the staff arranged an indoor table for us with no problem. Great vegetarian options, really friendly and helpful staff, what more could you want? 😉

Well presented, staff leave you to it once ordered, and some dishes ok. Overall however I wasn't wowed and considering the price a bit disappointed. It's worth a visit to try. Main restaurant bit can get a little stuffy too as it captures the sun all day.

A lively restaurant, with a short wait to get outside table as we had dog with us. Tried a variety of the tapas style dishes and enjoyed them all . The pork dumplings and salmon bites being the stand outs . Reasonable prices and good service.

We were the last customers to book online on Sunday bank holiday. When we arrived the restaurant was empty, and even though they were starting to clean down for the night the chef honoured our late online booking. The service was obviously impeccable and the food was exceptional. My husband is a new Thai food convert. Thank you for feeding us!

The caramelised pork was top notch, tender and full of flavour. Panang, the sauce wasn't really a panang, tasted more like an Indian curry. The beef was very tender though. Beef massaman, the beef was again tender and juicy, potatoes cooked properly (many places are under cooked) they used cashew nuts instead of peanuts, not detrimental. The sauce was thinner and not quite as tasty as I would have liked, although it DID taste like a true massaman.

Amazing food , great selection, authentic Thai cuisine

Went here to celebrate my husband’s birthday It was amazing The place, the staff, the food Loved the Thai tapas

Had lunch today and it was lovely. We had a scrummy set which is a couple of starters and a red Thai curry. The food was delicious and we'll definitely visit again.

Great food for all in our party of 14. Prompt and friendly service.

Excellent service from staff whom were very attentive, respectful, polite and welcoming. Food was very nice especially the duck spring rolls. The red Thai curry was slightly hit for me but my own fault. Would definitely return!

Excellent food and service. First visit and would definitely recommend!

Many dishes are too spicy to enjoy the taste and the sticky rice arrived in a half melted plastic bag. Very disappointing food.

Beautiful cocktails and fantastic service buy rather expensive compared to others on the same street

Came here as a trio.The menu pricing is higher then one would perhaphs expect so prepare for that. The food was tasty, smaller in size than i was expecting for the price and sadly the cheesecake was a let down. Another thing that confused me was to purchase rice seperately to go with the curries, I would have thought with the pricing that it was a no brainer to include rice with a curry dish. The bill came with a service charge but because we were so well looked after by particularly one staff member, we were happy to pay. In conclusion, slightly pricey, good selection and atmosphere, tasty food/drink (barring dessert), attentitive staff, shame about the rice which should be complimentary. Thank you for providing a nice Saturday evening for us.

The place was beautiful and all the dishes were presented wonderfully. 3* for food because it wasn't mindblowing and whilst it was tasty, I could have this food anywhere + the sui mai was not home made

Most enjoyable lunch today, Thai Tapas Excellent food and service

I wanted to eat here because there was loads of gluten free vegan choice which is pretty rare. I'm so pleased I went because the food was amazing, extremely tasty and was served really quickly. The decor is pretty and although it was busy it wasn't too loud. Definitely try here if you are gluten free, all the noodles are rice and the soy sauce doesn't contain wheat! (You can see all the ingredients of all the dishes on the allergen menu)

Lovely meal here, staff were accommodating and served us without a reservation on a Saturday evening.

Food was cracking as was the service!

Stopped for Just a drink very nice

Absolutely love this place. Delicious food. Great cocktails and polite, attentive staff.

Not what we were expecting when we quickly googled nearby places to eat. Loud music. Upscale. A bit frou-frou. Not us. I was looking a bit rumpled after traveling all day. I was wearing capris and a nice-ish shirt and I felt underdressed. The food was pretty average for the cost. Service was kind of slow. It took ages to get a two scoop serving of ice cream while waitresses were putting away clean dishes.

Very beautiful restaurant , with an amazing atmosphere and food! The service was great with our waiter and waitress ; Sathuik and Jigeesha treating us with utmost kindness and attentiveness. Amazing food, with very strong Thai flavors , will definitely be visiting again when in harrogate !

Nice place but food was average. Mains so so, rice not included with mains but is £3.65 per portion. Rice was like microwave rubbish all glooped together. Waitress said she could get a new portion but I said it will only be the same and she said yes. I said don't bother. They had the cheek to put on a £3,80 service charge. Don't bother going here.

Lovely restaurant.....great food

Brilliant food and good service. Accessibility: There is plenty of room to get a wheelchair into the dining space. The toilets, however, are up some very steep stairs, so there is no access to those unless you are fully mobile.

Lovely food and really nice staff, but all said how we are not sure about the plastic flowers.

Best Thai in Harrogate, well worth a try. The Thai green curry was spot on and the restaurant was perfect. Highly recommend

Lovely restaurant, nice atmosphere and excellent food. I only went for a quick bite after work and it was the best noodles i had! Plenty of choice for vegetarian as well.

Cannot understand any of the bad reviews. Food is amazing. Second time going and will be going again.

I loved the atmosphere. It was beautiful. The service is also top notch. The food was fine.Not great i would say. Prawn items were good. It would be really great if they bring varieties on their soup menu.

Easily one of the best restaurants in Harrogate. Get some sharing platters for the table to start. All of the mains are delicious.

Tasty food. Sunny afternoon. Very nice

Nice tapas type Thai food, a little disappointed in some of the (lack of) flavours and lack of refinery of some of the dishes.

Simple yet wonderful lunch. Reuben and Bernard provided a first class service.

Wonderful food! A bit different to standard Thai restaurants. The interior is really lovely & the staff were incredibly friendly & helpful 10/10.

Beautiful food, excellent service a wonderful and unexpected find for last minute lunch. Will come again.

Such a lovely lunch today at the Giggling Squid - we had three tapas sets and every single dish was delicious, so well cooked & presented, we honestly couldn't fault it. The service was great and it's a lovely place to sit out in the sun down a quiet street :)

Absolutely amazing service and delicious food. The staff is very friendly and welcoming, especially Sathvik, who looked after our table. It was a birthday meal (16 people), on Saturday 20th of April, such a lovely experience. Thank you Giggling Squid Harrogate.

Amazing restaurant, lovely decor and spacious tables. The food was amazing and staff were very friendly

Very attentive service. Great atmosphere, competitively priced and great food.

Great food and service. Simply brilliant.

Amazing service from Sathvik, food was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend it.

Such a beautiful venue with gorgeous food and drink. Thank you for a lovely dinner out with our daughter whilst our son is away on residential ❤️

Have been to the giggling squid several times before after first going in London and went for lunch today in Harrogate branch. Frustrated today when the bill arrived with a 10% service charge applied which I asked to be removed from the bill. We had a party of three adults for lunch and the bill was already £85 + for what is essentially a glorified Thai version of Nando's. Drinks prices are absolutely ridiculous at £7.50 for a single pint of Singha, and they want me to add another 75p on top of this to make it £8.25 for a single pint . . . . Worst part was once I had asked for the service charge to be taken off, the staff where whispering and sniggering to each other at the till to the extent members of my part told me 'their not happy you haven't paid the tip'. ABSOLUTLEY OUTRAGEOUS. Who do you think you are? Current state of the economy and your adding 'DISCRETIONAL' service charges to the bill when the service was questionable in the first place to then make patrons fell less than because they don't want to add extra to a bill of already inflated food / drink prices. Absolutely will not be returning.