Giggling Squid - Oxford in Oxford

Brilliant thia cuisine, with friendly staff and very lovely decor. Highly recommend the black sesame ice cream for dessert!

The waitress seemed scared to stand too close to our table, putting all our food and drinks in one place at arms reach. Apart from that, lovely restaurant and the food was sensational

We arrived late into Oxford and were so glad to stumble across Giggling Squid. Without a doubt, the best service we have ever experienced (and we eat out a lot)! The food was so fresh and flavoursome. My husband loved the marinated steak and delicious spring rolls with pickled veg. The rotis were so soft and moorish. Biggest surprise was the quality coffee — totally unexpected at a Thai restaurant. Thanks to Orr and the friendly team for an amazing meal after a long day of travel.

I feel generous giving one star. Boil in the bag food from a central kitchen. Poor. Service is limp. I think everything someone came to my table it was a different waiter with the pizazz of a teenage boy told to keen their bedroom. Just limp.

Has been recommended to try Vegetarian version of "giggling squid" which is made of oyster mushrooms, innovative and original we love it.

It looks beautiful, the food was presented amazingly, and tasted delicious with fair vegan and vegetarian options, it was perfect, I recommend this. Prices were fair and reasonable.

Great lunch experience and menu. Great thai tea!

Fantastic food and service. Lots of excellent vegetarian options to choose from. My new favourite Thai restaurant in Oxford!

It was ok but they didn't have any soup on the menu, the size of the prawns were small and the padthai prawns had more tofu (which was burnt) it in than prawns. Starters were nice but mains were disappointing - the duck curry was ok but a little too thick sauce.

We always like the GS food wherever we go, but this time, there was hardly any chicken in 2 dishes. Lots of beef in another, though! Plenty of excuses for the poor service ("we are so busy"), but maybe just don't allow so many bookings? Nice smoothies and great veggie/duck spring rolls.

Small portions and unpleasant staff

Outstanding excellent food that was only outshined by friendly happy and helpful staff faultless a grate night thank you a birthday I will remember

The food is delicious! We chose the sharing starter and every item was delicious. We decided to share a pad thai for mains and this was plenty of food for 2. No room for pudding! Our waitress was a little quiet and seemed shy - possibly a new member of staff but nonetheless the service was smooth. The decor is beautiful too, a great spot for a date.

Best Thai cuisine I've had outside of Thailand. Can't recommend it highly enough.

Having eaten a few times at the Bristol restaurant with my coeliac daughter, the Oxford restaurant seemed the perfect location for our party of 13 celebrating my daughters hen evening. We pre-ordered our food earlier to avoid any issues. My vegetarian Pad Thai was announced and I was looking forward to eating it. after about 10 minutes I noticed lumps of chicken. I called a member of staff over and not saying a word, she whipped my plate away at speed and within minutes thrust another plate in front of me. Having been a vegetarian for over 20 years I felt quite unwell so could not eat anything. I mentioned to another member of staff and she did at least apologise and said she would remove the meal from the bill. Meanwhile after the mains had been served, the starters now arrived. The bill arrived and my meal was still listed so we asked for that to be removed as well as the service charge. Sadly this experience ruined my evening. What could have been remedied by the correct level of service, maybe a bottle of wine for the rest of my party was not done.

Wrong choice on my part. However food was tasty but unfortunately it was luke warm. Beautiful decoration. Friendly staff.

The main courses were watery and served in metal bowls which meant they cooled very rapidly. Although not very busy on our visit, the service was very slow. The drinks only arrived half way through our main course.

Great ambience and great food!! We ordered veg spring rolls, squid, fishermen curry, drunken ribs and hake. Insane flavours and great portions.

I just adore Thai food and have never had any issues after eating in any other Thai restaurant in oxford . My boyfriend and I dined there recently for supper, it was just manic in there extremely noisy and uncomfortable ,which prompted us to eat up and basically get the hell out of there as fast as possible ....which was indeed a real shame as the decor is quite relaxing and inviting. I eat mainly fish and on this occasion ordered the pranee prawns and shared a little of the chicken satay and sticky chicken with rice. The following day I paid the price my abdomen was twice the size, had nausea, headache , chills and diarrhoea which lasted until the following day...horrendous!! I decided to look at reviews and noted that there have been food poisioning in the past at some of the other locations ....which concerns me as I am an ex nurse.....so felt compelled to write a review regarding my experience there. I will not be returning ...but on a positive note I must say the staff were lovely quite customer focused but unfortunately the food let them down !

Slowest service I've ever had, anywhere! We waited 45mis for any food to arrive and during that time, we didn't even get drinks - not even water. Our drink finally arrived after we got up from our table for a third time to ask, and after we'd finish actually our starters! Part of our starter never even arrived but we'd given up by then. Our main course also took ages to come and during the wait they tried to give us our neighbouring tables' food. We didn't dare order pudding as we weren't sure how long it would take... Now, the food was very tasty and the waitress was lovely and very apologetic so if you're not hungry or thirsty when you get there and you have lots of time on your hands then I'd recommend it.

Delicious food and lovely waiters, thank you.

Went for a family birthday meal - looked like a nice place - shown to our table at 7:30 on Saturday night - it then went down hill - first three dishes ordered were not available including Sticky Rice - ( how can a Thai restaurant run out of this staple dish ! Then my wife ordered a bottle of mineral water - but they had run out of this only tap water was available - starters arrived promptly and they were fine - then a very long wait for the main course - there seemed no system to the restaurant- waitresses seemed to wander round then when you looked around they had all disappeared . They then appeared with lots and lots of take away and I mean loads of them . After a long wait two main dishes arrived along with 1 jasmine rich - and that was it ! The waiter serving us disappeared then we saw him serving other tables - after 10 minutes and having chased our food twice I got up and went to the pass - our other dishes were sat there while it looked like every other waiter was packing up take ways - I complained to the manager and magically our food arrived - I told her that we would eat it but not pay for it which she did accept - my wife’s meal was inedible the other dishes by now cold were okish - we will not visit this place again - worse service I’ve ever had ! Place was chaotic .

Your food portions are way to small And you charge way to much Will try not to visit here again

Really great for gluten free. The waitress at the end of the night (apologies, can’t remember her name) got the gluten free menu up on her phone as I had no internet connection. Great for Coeliacs, would recommend.

Thoroughly enjoyed a fantastic meal here. The staff were helpful and friendly and the food was delicious

Lovely food and service. Very enjoyable

The food was delicious, however the service was a small bit slow. The staff were very friendly however and did apologise for the delays

Our first visit but certainly not our last. Well worth the stroll from the station.

Just had an excellent lunch here to celebrate my son's birthday. Very good food, excellent service, beautiful decor. They provided a complimentary piece of mango cake with a candle for my son's birthday. Just one tip, their idea of mild (in terms of spice) is probably hotter than the average Brit. Top dishes: coconut and sweetcorn fritters, sticky chicken.

Interior is much better than the look of the shop front. Lovely fusion style deco and warm atmosphere. Great taste of food too. The papaya salad is a flavour bomb.

The squid!! Absolutely amazing, not tough and chewy, literally melts in your mouth. The drinks were also amazing, would definitely go back. I would also recommend the chicken wings, everything was well seasoned. I wasn’t a huge fan of the chicken skewers but apart from that, no faults.

This was my first visit here and it'll be the first of many! Really lovely service, everyone is so friendly. So much choice on the menu, and the food was divine... 10 out if 10! I also loved the decor. Can't fault anything. I had the prawn Thai red curry with sticky rice so so good.

Great atmosphere & decor, food was amazing and quick to come out. Would definitely go again

Just average, soft shell crab and prawn curry was just a couple deep fried bits swimming in a sauce, garlic noodles were over cooked and starters small and very expensive. A chain that’s losing its way with mass produced food with no personal touches , not recommended

Really disappointed with the food at this giggling squid - everything tasted a bit bland

Had a fabulous dinner with friends - the food is amazing, especially the sharing platters to start with. Perfect ambience for a sat night out. Loved it and would definitely come back.

One of the better restaurants in Oxford. Had a veggie green curry and pad Thai. Excellent flavours and nice sticky rice. And Cobra beer on tap, so had to have a pint!

Lovely venue, well presented and plenty of helpful and friendly staff rushing about.....but many mistakes with our order...things missing etc. Some food very good and overall very tasty but a few misses as well......squid bits mostly fried batter, one of our table had a beef dish which contained very fatty meat. Cocktails were great though and everything well presented and we all had a good time. The manager did respond to our criticism graciously. I will try again.

Lovely restaurant, fabulous food, staff very friendly...

Great food Good atmosphere ( but chilly sitting by the door) Friendly staff

Great Thai restaurant. The Street food sharing platter was very tasty. Very welcoming and friendly service.

Never again! Overpriced, poor quakity foood, service the worse ive ever experienced for a place that classifies themselves as upscale. I made a special request for the birthday, it wasnt even acknowlegded. We werent given the lunch menu forced to order from a la carte, menu wasnt explained, literally had to hail, using hand gestures to get the attention of staff even though we were the only table at the whole restaurant. Ill never recommend spending time or money here when theres plenty of other amazing thai places in oxford. Poor judgement on our part.

Never again! Overpriced, poor quakity foood, service the worse ive ever experienced for a place that classifies themselves as upscale. I made a special request for the birthday, it wasnt even acknowlegded. We werent given the lunch menu forced to order from a la carte, menu wasnt explained, literally had to hail, using hand gestures to get the attention of staff even though we were the only table at the whole restaurant. Ill never recommend spending time or money here when theres plenty of other amazing thai places in oxford. Poor judgement on our part.

We had an excellent anniversary lunch there and enjoyed every aspect.

Great tasting food and good service.

The staff here are really the stars - we love the food of course, but they made my sons birthday so memorable, were so funny and attentive, and made great recommendations for our non-alcoholic drinkers.

Beautifully decorated Thai restaurant. Huge food and drinks menu. Good value and large portions. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Would recommend. 10/10

The food here was absolutely amazing. The service was brilliant. Servers so attentive. Been to the Stratford one before and loved it and the Oxford was was just as great if not better. The restaurant is also beautiful.

First visit but will return.. restaurant was so pretty and clean..food delicious and staff lovely..

When first entering the premises the aromas coming from the kitchen are delightful and a tantalising hint of things to come. The food was amazing with lots of unusual dishes to choose from. The service was a little slow with drinks arriving at the same time as the food but all in all a very good experience and one we will be doing again soon.

Reliably good food and quick for lunch.

Wouldn’t go again!, the garlic prawns were lovely, the sticky chicken and wings were awful and the squid was good but you get about 3 bits! My red Thai curry was over powered by lemongrass and honestly was awful which is extremely disappointing! £48.00 later I can happily say I won’t be returning and my parking was £5.50 absolutely joke

Amazing Thursday evening meal with friend! Was checking out the Jude The Obscure pub next door to host a big 50 bday get together soon, when spotted one of my favourite Thai chains right next door! Of course we had to check it out! Been to the Lichfield and the Warwick branches, where food was consistently delicious, (original and inventive)! However, Walton St Oxford may be my favourite now due to the lovely, warm, friendly, professional, efficient service from the whole team! And the food blew my friend away, who loves Thai and usually prefers another Oxford stalwart but proclaimed this is her new favourite-better than the other place! We will both definitely be back and with our husbands too!

Cocktails were fab. The food was nice, our starter was lovely but the mains were a little bit underwhelming personally. Service wasn't bad, but it was a busy Saturday night.

My wife has always wanted to come here as she loves Thai food.,and it didn’t disappoint!Excellent food and friendly service.She said it was the best meal out she’s had.

Not the best Thai food I’ve had. Food quality wasn’t great either, tomatoes tasted rotten. Atmosphere is nice, but staff not the most welcoming.

Good food, thought salty a little bit. Fast service, nice environment.

Delicious Thai food with the usual efficient service. Walked in on a very quiet night so no booking necessary. Being quiet it lacked any atmosphere having said that it’s a nicely decorated and furnished restaurant.

The Giggling Squid managed to squeeze us in as we had not made a reservation. The staff were amazing, taking our orders and remembering who had ordered what. They were polite and very helpful. The food was something else, served in good time, and very tasty. Would highly recommend eating here.

Ordered off of Deliveroo, the delivery was quick and all of the food was preserved so that did put a smile on my face. ✨ However one note for the giggling squid staff is to maybe number or create a system for big orders like mine (family of 8+) so that people don’t get confused and we can all eat what we wanted. We all managed to figure it out but we were all so confused whose was whose. In terms of the food. Fantastic. I’m not new to giggling squid, I’m quite familiar with the one in Chichester, but as I expected the food was delicious, tasty and warm.😊 This is definitely more in the pricer side as it is restaurant food, not fast food but the quality is beautiful so money won’t be wasted.

Went in for a very late dinner on a Sunday night and it was great. food was tasty, the staff were friendly and everyone enjoyed themselves.

Beautiful place, tasty food, good location. A bit pricey but pretty decent food.

Amazing place! Top Thai restaurant for us. The service and food is outstanding! Please ask for Tea - he was very helpful and hospitable. Definitely recommend trying this place out.

My first visit to this restaurant, just walked in without reservation…! It was busy Friday But the manager offer a table in front of the stairs but we had no choice so we set . But after that we did not feel that we are...

My first visit to this restaurant, just walked in without reservation…! It was busy Friday But the manager offer a table in front of the stairs but we had no choice so we set . But after that we did not feel that we are sitting in a heavy traffic zone….! Our food and drinks order served on time. Starter was mouth watering. Nisha the server is very attentive, polite and professional. Main course was amazing we order one more mains after ( so tasty :-)) Finally one gentleman Bobby served us as well , So friendly and helpful. When we arrived I was just thinking this place is busy because of Friday night but I was wrong. When I saw every single dinner is well known to the staff and staff is working all the time with a great SMILE all the time. Then I realised why this place is busy (I am sure everyday). Well done everyone!!! Definitely will be back!!!

We had a takeaway from GS and have got to say this is likely to be our first AND last visit. There were multiple issues from our point of view. First of all, we presented a takeaway menu with our choices circled so there was...

Courteous service. Tasty food. Relaxed ambience. Good for families and friends.

What a fantastic place for a Thai meal. The sharing starter was amazing, as was the main course. My drink 'old fashioned' was excellent. We both highly recommend this restaurant in Oxford.

Had the mixed platter for starters. It was nice, but a little cold. All very average. Fried squid not very crispy and a bit over-done. Spring rolls were good though. Mains: Pad thai was kinda bland. Very bland in fact. Green curry was delicious -...

Food was good but nothing exceptional. Like all the other chain Thai restaurant, it’s overpriced but with reasonable food and a nice atmosphere.

Nice Thai restaurant! We went for an early dinner after a matinee show and had the sharing platter and a Penang curry. The food was good. The service and atmosphere were a bit slow and lacking, but I think that was down to the time of day we went. The inside of the restaurant was nicely decorated and prices as I would expect. Would go back!

Wooow this place is out of this world!! I had the Thai melting beef which was crazy it was very tender, was well complimented with veggies and a really nice sauce. this place has a very cozy interior which felt veryy welcoming. must go

One of me and my partners favourites in oxford. The food here is good and the portions are great. The service is fast and friendly with a lovely relaxing atmosphere.

I visited the restaurant with an ex work colleague on a Thursday evening as I’ve been here before and really enjoyed the food we decided to book it again. This restaurant adds something different to Oxford and the decor is gorgeous. We got seated in the lovely booth. It did take a while for someone to come over to take our drinks order we had to ask someone to take it in the end as they seemed to be busy on a Thursday with not enough staff potentially? Priya came over and she was very lovely she recommended a cocktail to me as they have a 2 for 1 offer. I had a lychee cocktail and she recommended a passion fruit one which tasted so refreshing. Our drinks took a while to come as there was a backlog of orders to do but this was okay as we ordered a starter to share which was great value for money. The pork part was our favourite. We then had our mains and the lamb was 20/10. I’m not 100% sure what my roti dish was but picture has been inserted. I definitely wouldn’t get carby sides if you’re getting starters to share and a main dish as we weren’t able to eat our rice sides. The atmosphere on a Thursday was okay but I’d go again on a weekend as it’s definitely better then! Despite the slowish service I would definitely visit the restaurant again as these things happen and it was a lovely meal!

An open, festive, flowery environment welcomes you to the Giggling Squid. The helpful, friendly staff get your order quickly and the food arrives promptly. (and it's hot!) Pictured are a few of the dishes we tried. All were flavorful and fragrant. I'm a fan of coconut rice which we had in abundance. I'm not a fan of very spicy dishes and the staff was able to navigate me away from those and recommend some to my dining mates. I would definitely return to this restaurant for delicious Thai cuisine.

The only positive I can remark of this restaurant is the decor. However, I was very disappointed in the vegetable spring rolls that were soggy and cut up. I don't like my spring rolls sliced up diagonally. The main course of chicken pad mae had 5 pieces of chicken in it. Overall, this was an expensive and disappointing meal. I will not return as a result.

Open and airy, nice atmosphere, excellent staff with good allergen knowledge. I’ve had better veggie green curries but the others loved their beer penang and rendang. Wine from £22/bottle, small beer from £5.50. Around £30/head for mains & drinks. Plenty of pubs nearby.

Open and airy, nice atmosphere, excellent staff with good allergen knowledge. Took a while to get served on a Saturday night but it was a relaxing meal since tables were not cramped. I’ve had better veggie green curries but the others loved their beef penang and rendang. Wine from £22/bottle, small beer from £5.50. Around £30/head for mains & drinks. Plenty of pubs nearby.

We had a large family group of 10 and the restaurant was very accommodating of us. All of the food was very good and enjoyed by all. The money bags were especially interesting and tasty. Pad Thai was excellent.

A great restaurant, food was delicious and the staff were wonderful. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Stunning decor with friendly and prompt staff and an extensive menu with lots of options. The starters I ordered - golden money bags and salt and pepper squid - were both delicious. While the rising red duck curry was a bit too spicy for me, it was still quite good, and the jasmine and rice ice cream I had for desser was amazing. Will definitely visit again soon!

Upon entering the immediate impression was of a very pretty Thai themed environment, moreso once in the main dining area. From start to finish the team were friendly, welcoming and helpful. The menu is different, not overwhelming just very mouthwatering. We were advised on quantity, actually we were trying to over order. The food arrived very promptly, hot and fresh, perhaps because we were an early evening sitting. Take my advice and order the chubby cheek pork (left dish in photo), succulent and rich with flavour! 😋 Yes you'll pay a bit more than a more run of the mill restaurant but find an excuse to do so and have a fabulous meal!

Good food, nice service and ambiance, but slightly pricey.

Located in Jericho and was quiet at lunch. Service was quick and the food delicious.

Lovely Thai restaurant with good, fresh and tasty food. Friendly people and nice atmosphere. All the food is Thai, except the desserts, those are English factory made desserts. They taste good, but I did miss the typical Thai deserts. Be advised that a discretionary service charge of 10% is charged

I have been to this lovely looking small restaurant chain twice before over the past year and thought it was faultless on prior visits. Their food is authentic, flavoursome and fresh compared with dishes you tend to get in mainstream Thai restaurants. However, on this occasion the ‘Soft Shell Pranee Prawns’ that I ordered did not come with the ‘fresh jicama and mint salad with sweet vinegary A-jard sauce’. But rather green peppers hastily cut and put together with red/white onions (not a good combo). Something was also not quite right with my ‘Bamboo & Goldenberry Salad’ starter - I suspect the pickled ginger was off. To their credit my partner enjoyed his Salt & Pepper Squid and Salmon Paneang and the sticky rice which we shared was spot on, as usual. My further complaint is restaurants who add on service charge ought to ensure their waiting staff are properly trained. The waitress on this occasion tried to take my starter plate away even though I had clearly not finished and proceeded to take my partner’s empty plate away. It felt rude. Finally, they no longer serve freshly prepared desert dishes. I hope the powers that be at Giggling Squid read this review and provide an explanation and perhaps seek to rectify?

The atmosphere was lovely, the food was very tasty and the service was great. Would definitely come again

Do not order via Uber Eats. They have forgotten to include parts of the order on multiple occasions when delivering. For these kinds of prices, I’d expect more competency.

Nice restaurant, food was very tasty though not authentic Thai (the Massaman curry for example was slightly westernised with crunchy vegetables but lack of in-depth flavour). Chiang Mai starters platter was particularly nice. Staff was friendly but slow, the place was clearly understaffed for a...

Lovely evening. Nice atmosphere and gorgeous food. The restaurant is light and airy. All the dishes we ate were delicious.

Excellent experience!! Lovely restaurant!

Delicious food, lovely atmosphere and great service

The food here is absolutely superb. Staff are great and the atmosphere is casual and fun but still classy. If you've not been here before or haven't been in a while - definitely try it. The menu is fantastic 👌🏻

Nice Thai food in Oxford. Staff is very friendly. Overall, it was very nice to enjoy food and mood.

Fantastic food, staff, atmosphere. Pretty much.......... Fantastic.

Great quality food. Kids menu is great value. Squid was so fresh. Was quiet as we ate early.

The interior is nice and the staff were super friendly. I've been to others in the chain and the food here was a let down. The sauce was way too salty. I think if the food was in line with others in the chain this place would be great.

Our whole party enjoyed it. The green curry got lots of raves.

Had a great dinner at the Giggling Squid Oxford with 8 friends on a Saturday night in March. Lovely welcome, nicely placed table, attentive service. Food and wine arrived quickly. We had sharing platters to start followed by a red and green curry, drunken noodles,...

A bit quiet but the service was good and the food very good. I'd go back.