Rice Thai Restaurant in Bedford

I had dinner here with a group of friends one Thursday evening. The service was exceptional with all members of staff going out of their way to be friendly and helpful. Although we did not have it, they do a special 3 course Banquet deal on Thursdays (and other offers such ‘early bird’ dining). The food was first class in all respects, tasty and served hot, we really could not have asked for more. I had the green curry with chicken, just fabulous. Booking a table is advised. Very highly recommended, it is a place that we would happily visit again.

Beautiful meal. I cannot fault it, the starters and amin were delicious, I had whitebait to start and seabass for the main. They were delicious, I definitely over ate. Large portions and good value. The staff are amazing, so kind and lovely.They are attentive but not intrusive.

What can I say…. Let me start with the starter I ordered Veg Spring rolls ( they are the frozen ones which were rubbish) and Thai Fish cakes yuck 🤮 I only managed to eat one they had no taste and so rubbery…my hubby ordered the tempura prawns he said they were ok Main I ordered Red Thai curry ( I always order this) BIG MISTAKE… tasted like a bowl of cream and the veg omg I don’t think they even tried to cook them they took aldente to another level… rubbish rubbish … that bad I didn’t eat much and I had set menu but decided I wasn’t going to bother with the dessert and at the end it still cost £50!! DISSATISFIED and DISAPPOINTED would be an understatement Avoid avoid avoid!! Let this be a warning ⚠️

What can I say…. Let me start with the starter I ordered Veg Spring rolls ( they are the frozen ones which were rubbish) and Thai Fish cakes yuck 🤮 I only managed to eat one they had no taste and so rubbery…my hubby ordered the tempura prawns he said they were ok Main I ordered Red Thai curry ( I always order this) BIG MISTAKE… tasted like a bowl of cream and the veg omg I don’t think they even tried to cook them they took aldente to another level… rubbish rubbish … that bad I didn’t eat much and I had set menu but decided I wasn’t going to bother with the dessert and at the end it still cost £50!! DISSATISFIED and DISAPPOINTED would be an understatement Avoid avoid avoid!! Let this be a warning ⚠️

I ordered takeaway the food was plenty and nice bit pricey but that's same as everywhere

Just brilliant thank you very much and we were made so very welcome by your lovely staff We have been to a number of other Thai restaurants in other places but we all thought Rice was superior to all . Andrew.

We have eaten at many places but I have to say this was a lovely meal and with the Sunday menu was excellent value for money. The staff are polite and attentive. My wife doesn’t like spicy food and they catered for her by making a toned down curry. Excellent Gluten Free menu as well with most of the food being available. Thankyou

Once again, premium thanks to Rice Thai for a wonderful evening and dinner. This time, I enjoyed the Jungle Curry, (with Garlic Rice & Prik Nam Pla) preceded by a spicy squid starter and followed by a rather tasty sticky toffee pudding. The food was totally delicious, and as always, the service was professional, friendly, customer-focussed but not intrusive. Thank you Hannah, in particular, for doing such a great job looking after us.

Not had a bad meal from rice Thai before, but tonight was the first, not the usual standard, perhaps chef had a night off,

Wonderful! Good, flavourful food, great service by lovely staff. Sensibly priced menu, gluten free no problem. Wide variety of dishes and drinks. What else could you want?

Haven't been to Rice since before the pandemic. Food and service great - would definitely go again. One small thing is that the venue is very small, and feel there are too many tables crammed into such a small room. However, I noticed that they are moving a few doors down soon, which will be a welcome improvement!

The Best Thai food outside Bangkok - in fact better than most of the Thai food IN Bangkok. Marvellous service, great atmosphere, professional, friendly, customer-focussed staff and then there’s the delectable food! A Bangkok Bad Boy last night - sent the taste buds into orbit! We’ll be back soonest!’

Great little restaurant, book in advance as it is small and seems very popular! Great food and service

Visiting Bedford for the first time, so I picked the restaurant based on online reviews and they were absolutely right. What a lovely place, fabulous food and a lovely lady called Hannah, who looked after us. Really good food and we picked from the set menu which came with a free drink.....and it was a proper gin and tonic. Would definitely recommend. Thanks Rice Thai.

Restaurant did not read the instruction. None of them actually do. It’s disgusting.

Absolutely amazing food, service and setting. Fantastic find and have not stopped eating in and taking away since we came across it, highly recommended!

Arrived on time. Warm. Tasty as always. I highly recommend it.

Really lovely, highly recommend

1st time here, food was amazing and such great choice. Not rushed and quite a buzzing atmosphere. Would really recommend trying it. We will definitely go again.

Amazing food and lovely staff. I love eating here and even bring my family to it, when they visit. The service is of the most highest standard and the food is wonderful. Highly recommend this family run business with the personal touch. 👌🏾

Fantastic food love the place great atmosphere

Lovely food, polite delivery person too, thank you ☺️

I went with my Friend who was visiting from London. To start with they got our searing preference wrong despite booming 2 weeks in advance. I had fish cakes as a starter which is the worst I've had to date. It was very rubbery. My friend did not like her Chicken satay starter it was very bland. Then I had the Green curry which looked new baby poo poo. It had nice coconut and very cream. I've been to numerous Thai restaurants over the years this by far the worst. My friend was able to ask for a discount which was granted. We were very disappointed. I would never venture there again. They really need to sake the chef! And invest in a proper Thai Chef.

One of the good Thai restaurants in Bedford . Highly recommend

We had another take out from here and was delicious again! Never a bad meal here - tasty, hot, and fresh

Hadn't had Thai for ages, so decided to give the highly thought of Rice Thai a visit. Cosy yet vibrant, the food was fantastic, as was the attentive service.

wonderful Family run Thai restaurant. Food exceptional and happy friendly staff make this little Thai so worth another visit.

Came here for a meal on our 15th wedding anniversary. Very good food and lovely staff.

What a great restaurant. Food fab, great service. It small like a jem. A must to try.

A surprise 1 night layover in Bedford, courtesy of Aventi trains, turned into a bigger surprise when we found this place a short walk from the hotel. With barely 30 covers, the cutest little family run Thai house, serving exceptional dishes to an enthusiastic audience, even on a Sunday. And they seem to keep Deliceroo pretty busy too. Check out the Bangkok Bad Boy, and the Duck Salad!

Amazing food and always so friendly especially, the waitress who speaks Thai is always a welcome face letting us practice with her! Recommend the prawns on toast.

I hosted a team event for 10 at Rice Thai and we were looked after really well by Nurul and the team. We had a very generous selection of starter platters including satays, spring rolls, prawn toast etc. This was followed by some delicious curries (green, massaging etc.), crispy spicy pork belly, pad Thai, rice's and various drinks, singha beers, wines etc. My team really enjoyed the environment and friendly service. A very nice evening!

First time here, would definitely go back. Lovely food, friendly attentive service, good portion sizes.

booked a table for Valentine’s Day, the food was so good! good atmosphere! And the staff were lovely! Thankyou for the experience.

First time in my entire life a delivery guy is SO RUDE. He did not want to deliver to the door, which is the minimum I would expect. Never went through this again. That's sad because the food is nice but the experience with the delivery guy was TERRIBLE.

I loved the food so much here! It was extremely delicious! The service was impeccable and the decorations were so beautiful! The only thing I’d say is when we went it was quite quiet in the restaurant so I would have put the music a little louder so that customers can have conversations comfortably without worrying if they can be heard. As we were leaving, the restaurant was full of people by around 6pm on a Sunday, it was fully booked! So I recommend if you’re going around that time that you book.

This was great. Although they have to cramp more tables into the available space then that's an insignificant nitpick compared to the quality of the food they cook. I've travelled around Asia and it's sometimes difficult to accept that Thai restaurants have to adapt to local tastes, but asking for a dish "Thai style, and I mean genuine Thai style" will pay dividends. I was there last week with my friend Chris who also cooks Thai food and it's just wonderful to find a place that knows how to deliver the genuine article. I do sense a certain reluctance to up the heat unless you insist but overall this place served the best Thai food on my recent trip to England. Chris will be going back there to sample Hanha's (that's how her name is pronounced but unsure about the spelling) chilli sauce. Other people will be fine with their standard offerings but I beg you, please, ask for the dish you fancy cooked in "Thai style".

Excellent food at a great price, really worth

A very nice place. Beautifully decorated and cosy. The food is of excellent quality and the people are accommodating and friendly. I highly recommend it and I will definitely go again and suggest Rice Thai.

Visiting Bedford and had a meal here. Food was great as were staff.

Excellent in every respect! Fragrant Tom Yum soup (chicken), followed by a Bangkok Bad Boy - finely chopped vegetables, lots of holy basil, garlic and succulent fowl; obviously with a high crushed chilli presence! Topped off with Singha beer and a mango & papaya dessert! Staff exceptional, great evening - thank you!

Dear RICE THAI Why, oh why, do you charge over £30 more for the exact same meal on Just Eat ? We ordered the set meal A, which was £59.90 on your Just Eat page. We then wanted to remind ourselves of the order and so went onto your website where the exact same set meal A was a whopping £30 cheaper at £28.95!!! Please explain the reason for this . We could have ordered 2 set meals for the price we paid. The total bill (with delivery and service charge) was £62.89. How is that justifiable when clearly you do not charge that in your restaurant? The food was delicious however, so thank you for that at least.

Lovely meal here, reasonably priced and really good service. The food was excellent. Will definitely return.

Had a takeaway for five of us last night . Food was excellent and lovely friendly service as usual when I picked it up . Love this place .

Highly recommended! Delicious! I would suggest putting chilli flakes in a separate container.

Amazing quality food, delicious!

Love this place, best Thai in Bedford

I'm not actually a massive Thai food fan but I love coming here. They just seem to do plenty of dishes that I really enjoy, especially the pad Thai! Great service too.

Completely mediocre. The food is ok but under flavoured in most dishes. Was impossible to get a top up on drinks as no one came over to ask how our meal was the whole time. Big gap between starter and main even though they were fairly quiet. And finally play some more atmospheric music - I don’t need to hear 90’s greatest hits in a Thai restaurant!

Outstanding Thai food, service and atmosphere. Very authentic. Highly recommended. Only consideration is that it’s a relatively small space and tables are quite close to each other, but this adds to the atmosphere.

I have eaten better from other restaurants

What a fantastic night we had last night. Food, drink and customer service was excellent. Highly recommend.

Fantastic food and great service, we had a group of 10 and the staff were extremely helpful. The green curry I had was really tasty

The food wasn’t great this time the spring rolls were stale and the spicy squid wasn’t great I ordered red Thai curry it did not look or taste like what Thai red curry tastes like I don’t remember this place being this bad but will not be ordering from here again unfortunately.

Delicious food, delivered on time

Great meal from start to finish!

My friends and I really enjoyed dinner at Rice Thai Restaurant Bedford. All the staff are very friendly and very understanding with food allergies. The food is very delicious and makes me and my friends want to come back to eat here again. I really like Krappow Gai, the seasoning is very delicious.

Went for dinner here with the family. Lovely little spot. Food was delicious. Every single one of the staff were so happy and friendly. Warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Wow what a treat that was lovely food. High quality ingredients and didn't feel bloated after like with most other takeaways.

We had dinner at Rice Thai Restaurant yesterday. We really enjoyed eating at this restaurant. The food is very delicious, excellent service, and good ambience.We will definitely come back to this restaurant. My favorite dishes Moo Gob Krappow and Chicken Penang curry.

I can understand why this place is highly rated. It because there are less than four authentic Thai restaurants in Bedford and therefore Bedford people have not experienced real good Thai food like I have. I travel the UK and abroad and always eat Thai food. However, the positives are the portions are a good size, they don't skimp on the meat or give you lots of onions and veg to cover the fact they are giving small portions of meat like most Bedford restaurants. But the food flavour is very mediocre. It's not bad but it's not very good either. Most of the starters were clearly premade and reheated but we're nice. I was hoping to be a regular if the food was good, but I won't be eating at this restaurant again. It's a bit over rated in my opinion. There are other better Thai restaurants in Bedford.

Lovely little place. Great service. Alcohol a little high but food was lovely.

Good food, good staff, and a good ambience. I definitely recommend it.

Food was super tasty. Event the prawn crackers where 10/10 quick service and great staff. Highly recommend 🙏 made everything veggie for us

Nice place for a meal, the waitress really friendly and the atmosphere pleasant. However wasn't too impressed with the pork belly dish. It was OK but....

Fabulous food, atmosphere and service.

Our first visit, hopefully of many. The staff were brilliant and the food was even better. The best Thai food we've had. They even altered the spiciness of the curry for my wife, who doesn't like food too hot. It's certainly worth booking ahead, to avoid disappointment.

A very good restaurant, great menu selection, huge portions, and a most varied selection of what I would consider authentic Thai food. I would consider it expensive but I went for the early bird, well worth it.

Again first time dining here, have walked pasted several times and thought must try as it looks amazing, so its easy to get to as there is a car park less than 5 mins away and if after 6pm it's free, on this occasion I hadn't booked I just chanced going in and to be honest they couldn't of been more helpful, was shown to our table and was given ample time to think what we wanted, when the food arrived all I can is wow, bloody lovely the best Thai I've had by far, the prices are reasonable to, the only thing negative is the tables are a little close to each other, other than brilliant definitely worth going and certainly will be back.

First time used this service and was beyond expectations - the food I knew would be great as been to the resturant many times. Never had takeaway - excellent!

First time on Rice Thai, and you have to go! It a cute little spot with amazing food! Hospitable host, friendly and polite! I'll definitely be back again! I recommend to everyone!

Booked a table for Saturday last and this was my first time there. Wonderful food, attentive and friendly staff, great environment. Absolutely recommend and I certainly will be booking a return visit.

What a lovely family run place. The staff are so friendly and attentive. The food was beautiful, all 4 of us loved it. Freshly cooked and tasty

Authentic food, friendly patrons and nice ambience.

Amazing especially the pad thai

Expensive, dry chicken and flavourless food. Prawn toast was the best part

The staff at Rice Thai were so welcoming, despite the fact that ours was a late booking (9.30pm). We went on a Thursday, the night they have their banquet menu, which has plenty of choice, including several veggie options and is very good value. The food was really very good. If anything, we ordered too much! Thank you Rice Thai, we'll be back!

The team are so friendly and sweet. The food is delicious- I would highly recommend the sharing platter to start as it has a little bit of everything. Definitely one to book in advance as it has limited seating, but for me that is one of it’s advantages!

Lots of lovely, delicious food. Good taste and texture. Lots of dishes to choose from too!

Excellent food and service, very spicy! but full of flavour.

Food was awful, cold and greasy! Prawn toast was thinner than a sheet of paper! Won’t be placing anymore orders!

Excellent quality food and quick delivery time. I’ll be ordering again soon.

Very nice food, had just enough chilli for me! food was delivered hot and on time, I'll be coming back.

I was extremely disappointed with the food delivery from Rice Thai Restaurant. This was my second order from the restaurant, and it was a far cry from the fantastic experience I had the first time. Out of the three dishes I ordered, only one was even halfway acceptable. The Thai Spiced Fish Cakes were like rubber and not enjoyable at all. In fact, after eating one, I had to bin the rest. The Chicken Tom Yum Fried Noodles were even worse - they were all stuck together and glutinous, and the presentation was simply awful. The only redeeming dish was the Chicken Pad Nam Man Hoy, which was reasonable, but not great either. I simply cannot understand how this place could send out food of such poor quality. It feels like a slap in the face, especially since I raved about this place after my first order. Overall, I was thoroughly disappointed and won't be ordering from Rice Thai Restaurant again.

The food was bland and not very nice

First time ordering from here, I'll repeat for sure, really good food!

I recently ordered Thai fish cakes and chicken drunken noodles from Rice Thai Restaurant and I must say, the food was outstanding. The flavours were simply amazing and complex, and the spice level of the chicken drunken noodles was just right for me. The food arrived at my doorstep lovely and hot, which is always a plus when it comes to food delivery. Overall, I would highly recommend Rice Thai Restaurant for anyone who wants to experience authentic and delicious Thai cuisine

We went for Sunday lunch, they have a special 2 course menu to include your 1st drink for £19.95, which is excellent value. We chose spring rolls and tempura. King prawns aa a starter each, which we shared, both very nice. To follow, we had pork and cashew nut stir fry with egg fried rice, and chicken pad Thai, both decent portions, hot and tasty. The waitress was very helpful. She turned down the very loud music when we asked, as we could not hear ourselves speak. The restaurant was cold as no heating on, but once we started to eat, we soon warmed up. We managed to park almost outside the door, nice clean toilet, we will definitely return.

Had the 2 course Sunday menu very good quality and value for money

Absolutely amazing food. Will definitely be back. Wonderful attentive staff.

Had a takeaway from them and it was delicious, catered for dietary requirements and allergies and good portion sizes too. Polite and friendly staff who took the time to listen when checking order on phone. Can’t wait to order again

Incredibly polite and attentive staff, delicious 10/10 food (we had 0 complains, couldn't fault the place, food or staff). Also, a lovely setting!

I have been there with my family, their hospitality is awesome. All staff were very kind and gentle. I had my best Thai platter n green Thai curry was beyond my imagination. Very authentic flavor in every dish. I was really satisfied after eating there. My 16 months old son also enjoyed the rice noodles. Would love to visit again with our friends

Enjoyed a very lovely 3 course meal here which I would describe as the most authentic Thai I’ve ever had. The mixed platter had a great selection, with a great balance of sweet, sour and spicy and each starter was packed with a lot of flavour. The chicken penang curry was cooked fresh and to perfection with the perfect blend of spice. I would also recommend the banana fritters for dessert which had the right amount of sweetness to end my meal. The atmosphere in the restaurant is very calm and relaxed, and the servers were all very helpful and attended all my queries with detail and a warm attitude. I enjoyed my meal with no faults and look forward to my next visit.

If you expect a leisurely experience don’t go! If the owner had told us we had a set time I would have gone elsewhere.. Especially when I ordered extra drinks which we felt we had to leave.. Pity I will not be returning, as the food and general ambiance was very pleasant for tiny place. The service was also a little rushed!! Disappointed!

Great food, had thought about how to ensure that moisture didn't ruin the food

Ordered a delivery and when the food arrived (on time) it was still piping hot. The food was delicious and definitely my favorite Thai in the whole of Bedford. A must try for all locals.

Food was amazing and on time. Food can piping hot and was packed nicely. This is the first time we order Rice for delivery and 100% will be doing so again soon.

Great food and considerate staff

Amazing Thai food, full of flavour. Recommended!