Sala Thong in Stevenage

Amazingly attentive service from Dar, who remembered me from having eaten at Sala Thong the previous week. She also remembered where I had sat. Fantastic memory as the restaurant is justifiably busy & packed every day/night with diners. Delicious food! We’ll be back! Thank you, Dar, & Sala Thong, for yet another delicious & memorable evening!

Really great food and a varied, interesting selection on offer. Dishes that pack a punch with flavour and spice which looked and tasted authentic. Good atmosphere and not too busy mid-week. Staff not the happiest but I don’t believe this is deliberate. Adequate parking outside the restaurant and in this area of Stevenage and easily accessible. Overall I would recommend and will return.

Chicken curry, crab, sea bass, all very tasty and well cooked. Nice friendly staff and a lovely evening for our anniversary.

This is the first time we have eaten in this restaurant and we will certainly go back. The staff are really lovely and the food and wine were excellent. We had a Sharing plate for two as a starter and the green chicken curry for the main course. The restaurant has a great atmosphere and we enjoyed eating there.

Menu is very overpriced, chose a soup and it wasn’t as described on the menu, was very small and when asked to change it and the waitress was rude and refused this. Felt very uncomfortable as the staff were not accommodating, atmosphere was extremely busy with tables squashed together and waitresses rushing passed our chairs and carrying things over our heads. Unimpressed with service and overall attitude of staff, will not be returning.

Great food, great staff. We had dinner with friends here - would highly recommend the pad kra pao, delicious and not too spicy!

Food was amazing. However, when we asked if we could order dessert our server informed us that the kitchen was too busy to do this. We paid the bill and left, stopping off at a dessert house instead.

Wonderful food, cannot fault and tasted like we were in Thailand again. Food tasted authentic, often places seems to western dishes but the food here is fantastic. Lovely, friendly service Recommend booking!

Nice ambience and good Thai food in Stevenage old town. Prices were reasonable and service was good. Green curry was very good.

Amazing pad thai. Good selection on the menu and food is delicious. Would definitely recommended for a great night out

I’ve visited this restaurant a few times and enjoyed the food. However, I decided to get a takeaway for the first time and it wasn’t great. Firstly, the rice was really, really soggy (I’ve had Thai jasmine rice many times and know that it is usually sticky but this was next level soggy and very bland). The mixed starter for two was tiny, and hugely overpriced for what you get - definitely not worth £20. The curries however are delicious (chicken panang and beef massaman). It’s a shame the meal wasn’t very balanced in terms of quality but it was ok overall….

Came for lunch the set menu was excellent value and the food was outstanding Warning the cocktails are very expensive and overpriced

Beautiful meal at lunchtime. The lunch menu was lovely and varied and we all chose something different. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. We will definitely be back again. I’m wondering if tomorrow is too soon for a revisit! 😀 One of the few restaurants in the old town that has wheelchair access too, which is an extra plus point.

Food was delicious. I ordered the chicken ginger and my partner the pad pik pao chicken which was fresh, loaded with chicken and totally delicious! Really authentic taste and I’ve travelled to Thailand many many times. Staff were attentive, polite and very well spoken. Their English is clear, and their friendly, warm personalities shorn through. The best Thai restaurant in town. In fact, the best Thai restaurant I’ve eaten in, in the entire UK. Just for info, I am not linked to this restaurant in any way other than as a customer. Thank you and u til next time, which won’t be long.

Didn’t know what to expect but this place is a gem. One of the best Thai meals I’ve ever had. Great atmosphere and food is fantastic! Shall be there again, potentially next week.

A brilliant meal and experience, highly recommend a visit. Staff and service absolutely fantastic! Will definitely come back.

Amazing food and lovely service. Sadly when we booked our table for four six weeks out I asked for a quiet table! Our friends had been before and enjoyed their visits and the food. However my request for a quiet table was ignored and this spoiled our evening, we simply had to shout at each other! If you like to talk during a meal avoid Saturdays here! We might return because the food was really good but never at a weekend after last night's experience!

Four of us booked for dinner with a sixth month baby. Delicious meal. Good service. Excellent wonton with prawns followed by stir fried ginger chicken with egg fried rice. Nice decor and atmosphere. The staff were friendly. It was a busy Saturday night and plenty of customers. I was surprised at some of the recent poor reviews. It was not our experience.

The worst Thai meal I’ve ever had. Menu is very small and quite over priced, nearly £15 for a pad Thai which was quite bland. Staff were un-attentive and a couple of them miserable and quite rude. The restaurant was busy so I got the impression they felt they didn’t need to consider good customer service. This is more like a cafe vibe than a restaurant being quite loud with little ambience. To add insult to injury I’m pretty sure they were serving the small measure of wine in a smaller wine glass then claiming it was the medium size. I know my wine and how long it takes me to drink a glass. Plus when I had soda in one it hardly tasted of wine at all. In a small glass a medium wine with soda would have have had a noticeably obvious taste of wine instead it seemed to be mostly soda. I queried it and they assured me it was a medium, without watching them pour the glass there was nothing I could do. Certainly wont be returning, I’ve paid less in central london and had better food and honest wine measures!

Sorry this is a long read. Myself and 2 friends visited this restaurant at the end of June 2022, we had booked a couple of months previously and were looking forward to our evening. Unfortunately from the minute we arrived at the restaurant we were disappointed. We had our table booked for 8pm, we arrived on time to a packed restaurant, we had to stand waiting for our table for 20mins before being seated. We sat for 30 mins waiting to be asked if we wanted to order a drink, in the end we managed to get the attention of the waitress who came and took our drinks order, 45 mins from being seated to get a drink. We took advantage of having the waitress at our table and ordered our food at this point. Trying to get their attention was difficult and the sighing and rolling of eyes by the waitress made us feel a little out of order for asking her to do her job! Anyway our starters arrived at 9.35pm (table booked at 8pm remember) which were very nice but to be honest I would have eaten a scabby dog at this point. Our main courses arrived at 9.57pm by the eye rolling waitress who told us the kitchen was now closed and so was the bar! We had finished our drinks and requested more as our main course had just been served and her response "well I don't make the rules" with a roll of the eyes and a huff for effect. A more senior waitress arrived and advised that we could order more drinks which we did. We ate our food which to be fair was nice and drinking our wine and chatting when our lovely waitress brought over our bill which we hadn't asked for and told us they were closing! It was a Friday night and 10.40pm....when we said we hadn't even been shown the dessert menu and we hadn't finished our drinks she rolled her eyes again and got the more senior waitress to come over. We weren't happy with her response so requested the owner to come over (he works behind the bar). Well the attitude was shocking apparently they were really busy and short staffed that was the reason for the rolling of eyes and huffing and puffing!!! They had been accepting walkins all night but couldn't actually service their pre-booked tables, the response to that was, so what do you want as you clearly want something! I said an apology would be nice but we didn't get one of those, after much attitude he deducted £20 from a £150 bill. If you want service with a smile or without attitude I recommend you go to the other Thai restaurant in the old town, avoid this one.

Tried the takeaway after having had 2 bad ones during lockdown, thought things may have improved. The squid we ordered was awful, over cooked and the coating like porridge. The masaman curry not great either. I called the restaurant to complain straight away and was...

We were visiting the area for an event and came here for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. The food was delicious as were the amaretto sour cocktails. The service was good, although the restaurant was very quiet. We were impressed and would return if ever...

Went to Sala Thong for a quick meal on a night out. The meals themselves were very tasty but small portions and expensive for what you got. It took some time for the young waiter to take our order and then a further wait for...

Been here loads of times but the lunch menu is now very reduced and portion sizes very small. It may be different in the evening but I will not be going back for lunch.

Booked a table for valentine's day. We turned up, the place looked fairly busy but there was only one waitress working the tables. We waited awkwardly for a little while, there was no 'wait to be seated' sign so we didn't know if the expectation...

Booked a table with my husband for 7:30. Entered the restaurant and there were 2 other couples in front of us waiting to be seated. Both couples were saying how they’d been waiting for hours and the service was shocking. They both left. My husband...

Have eaten here on a number of occasion using the lunchtime menu and all has been very good. Not so on our latest visit on 9th December. We ordered our starters and mains and couldn't believe it when both arrived together. When we mentioned this...

The shared starters selection was delicious. A great way to try lots of starters each with their own sauces. The main meals were tasty. The ladies who served us were friendly and professional. I have eaten here previously and will be back. Would highly recommend

Ate here on a saturday night, as a party of 4. We had booked for 6.30pm - we knew our table was needed for second service at 8.30pm but didn't feel rushed - after all pressure is on them to get us served on time!...

We used to go there all the time and always had a nice meal. NOT anymore! Rush rush rush, the seafood is now no existent, the smallest amount of chicken in the green curry bulked up with big aubergine, no alcohol in the cocktails, and...

Hello Paul Since my last chat with you, I have been to the restaurant quite a few times. Today I came in with my partner to celebrate my Brave the shave. I saw my former neighbour and a very close friend of my family, Toi...

Amazing food ,authentic artwork and decor . Very good value for money at sala thong especially the lunch menu which is a starter ,main and a drink for under 13£

The staff are really rude especially the guy on the phone taking orders, the staff have some issues that they take to worth with them so we don’t intend to come back as there are much friendlier places on the high street with good food....

Wow! It’s easy to see why this place is busy. The thom kha soup was delicious and the massaman curry even more so. The Thai grill was also just delicious and beautifully cooked. A papaya salad which accompanied it had a real kick mixed with...

My daughter and I have been to this restaurant on many occasions and always enjoyed it, however on this visit it was disappointing. We had pre booked our table and arrived 5 minutes early. We were seated straight away, however we waited 10 minutes before...

Let’s face it, there’s not exactly much choice for Thai food in Stevenage and this to me seems like an example of how sometimes a lack of competition can lead to some disappointing results. We only had main courses here and on the face of...

Unreal food, great service and very friendly staff! The taste and presentation of the food clearly had a lot of effort out into it. The waitresses are very friendly and attentive. You get a great vibe and feel as soon as you step in and...

Love this place. Our first time sitting in since freedom day. We’ve been here a lot in the past and as people have commented the chef has clearly changed and there are a few tweaks to dishes but in our opinion it’s as good as...

Absolutely delicious meal with my fiancé and in laws. We got sharing platters for 2 followed by 4 curries with a jasmine rice each. Initial thoughts were the plates were a bit small but actually all 4 of us left feeling very full & every...

My Husband and I have had lunch several times over the past few weeks and the food is absolutely gorgeous, we've both tried quite a few different things from the menu (I'm Veggie, Husband is a meat eater) we've loved everything! The service is perfect,...

We’d previously had a takeaway from Sala Thong in Stevenage on a couple of special occasions which had both been lovely. Last night we ordered another for a birthday but it was beyond disappointing! The food was cold, bland and the pork belly dish was...

A very disappointing experience. It’s the first time we have visited since the end of 2020 and dined in. Seems the menu has changed, which is no problem, although one of our favourites has gone. On arriving (1800) we were seated quickly by friendly staff....

It would appear the Cooks have changed and what used to be superb food is now very much more expensive and no where near as good. A very disappointing meal, served nearly cold and meat tough, stringy and full of gristle. The serving staff are...

I ate here with a friend on a Monday evening for dinner and the food was incredible! We had the satay chicken prawn toast and the Beef Massaman and I didn't want the meal to end. The food was plentiful and the meat just melted...

We’ve been here dozens and dozens of times including large birthday groups and supported them through lockdown with takeaways but things appear to have changed. We first noticed it when ordering a prawn pad Thai takeaway some weeks ago, they were using different prawns, inferior...

If there is anyone thinking of ordering I wouldn't bother since lockdown the food has really gone down hill... The satay chicken was pink and wasn't how it use to be where there was lovely succulent small pieces of chicken with satay sauce instead we...

Ordered a takeaway for daughters birthday,food came and it was awful,green curry so salty,pad thai dry,etc,phoned to complain lady quite rude refused refund but offered to send alternative food,reluctantly accepted,food came yet again horrible phoned again this time put through to the rudest man,apparantly the...

Great food for the price! Thoroughly recommended! Particularly the lunchtime meal offer that they have on

So I will be honest in this review but it needs to be highlighted the strange ordering system when your discount is applied and subsequent irritation it causes and for me a matter of principle. Firstly it needs to be said I love the food...

And we were not disappointed!! We came here yesterday, the day before lockdown, to get our Thai fix lol. We didn’t realise they do a lunch set menu which is £11.99... starter, main course, and a drink. The choice was good and the food fantastic...

3 of us dined on a Wednesday evening. I hadn’t visited for a while and I’d forgotten how good the food is! The lobster in green curry was outstanding as was the pad Thai. Other diners enjoyed their Tiger Cry (steak) & salmon dishes. We can’t wait to return :)

Have eaten here many times over the years. Great Food & service. Now doing deliveries because of covid, great food, really outstanding service - call to check and suggest alternatives due to allergen needs. They are just fab.

The food here is amazing! As a Londoner the prices here are London prices (for mains) which I wasn’t expecting but when you see the quality of produce, portion sizes and then taste you won’t be left disappointed or shirt changed. I’ve been here a few times and have never left disappointed or hungry. Staff are very happy and welcoming. The only area where they could ‘up their game’ is to be more accommodating with changes to some dishes with meat choices as it’s a fixed menu. I’ll definitely be going back!

Lovely lovely.... just lovely ! Great food and the staff are all so welcoming and polite. Never disappointed !

Three of us went there on the last Wednesday in August for the 50% deal. I thought I had done online reservation but the waitress pointed out that I had not received a confirmation but she managed to find a table for three. We had great food and a great evening. We all said we must eat there more often. Try it and see. You will not be disappointed.

Amazing 10/10 Lobster in a green Thai curry is unbelievable the service is very good and this Resturant is a must try

Wow wow wow! First visit and was blown away! Couldn’t fault the service, was attentive! Food was AMAZING! Thank you for a great night and meal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Been here numerous times and the food is always tasty and hot. Staff are attentive, service is quick. Lunch time prices are fantastic. Would recommend.

Celebrated my birthday here and I wanted my family to experience Thai but disappointed as serving was way to small, we had reservation but they keep us waiting when we arrived as our table was not ready and the waitress was irritated all through out serving us. But the place has nice ambience and food presentation was nice.My family specifically said I was having a birthday dinner but they just forgot my bday treat and just put a coco ice cream that says Happy Birthday lol in a rush! ( talk about spoiling the fun part :( ) I think for the price and food this is a bit much.So many thai resto around that can give you the same taste.

Answerphone. Promised to answer call and didn't. Will take custom elsewhere if they can't be bothered to answer phone calls. Clearly aren't short of customers but telephone booking system an uttershambles

Called three times as the menu looked great. A voice explains that they’re open and reassures me that I should wait on the line, then after about 5-6 mins of waiting it just hangs up! Pretty frustrating. Took me from hungry to hangry in record time!

Have wanted to eat here for years but just never got round to it as always travelling with work, however finally ordered food for delivery.Got the sriracha wings + duck spring rolls to start. The wings were fantastic, plenty of sauce which meant they were dry and flavoursome. The duck spring rolls were a bit dry and wasn't a fan of the sauce with it (personal preference), but think that's more down to it not being eaten as soon as it's cooked. Flavour was good, just a tad dry.For mains I had Thai green curry (chicken) + egg fried rice. Both were lovely, very sizable portions, and plenty of chicken in the curry.Overall, really good food and glad I finally got to eat here.(ordered via their website, easy, clear and quick delivery)

We’re lucky that several of our favourite restaurants have switched to delivering during this really difficult period of social distancing. Easy online ordering and a pretty accurate delivery time. The lamb shank and slow roasted beef were both brilliant, only dish that didn’t travel so well was the sweet and sour chicken as it had gone a little hard but was still tasty. Thanks Sala Thong!

Great atmosphere staff were very attentive waiting time for food was pretty quick and the food was lovely definitely worth a visit

They continue to maintain their high standards here, I tried two new dishes and both were excellent. Testament to the quality of the food was the fact that the restaurant was almost full on a Thursday lunchtime.The staff are friendly and helpful (we love Grace.!) and there’s a good vibe to the place. I f you like Thai food you’ll love it here, I had the scallops to start and the best pad Thai ever to follow and had some of my friend’s red curry which was also superb.I’ve been here around 50 times now and very rarely had a below par meal - long may it continue, I just wish they’d install Wi-Fi, ridiculous they don’t have it to be honest.

Having spent many months in Thailand in the past and being starved of a local Thai restaurant, we were so desperate for a Thai restaurant in the area, and when Sala Thong opened we couldn't have been happier, it was like the Gods had answered our prayers. We have been coming here since it opened and absolutely love it! The staff are so friendly and accomodating and the food is fantastic. Not a week goes by without us eating here or ordering a takeaway. Enjoy!

Quite simply the best Thai you can get in Stevenage. All very fresh and tasty. Lovely smelling restaurant. Nice service and very reasonably priced. Will be going multiple times.

Absolutely love the food here! The unusual and authentic ingredients keep me coming back. The service and ambience is also fantastic. Overall great value for money and never disappoints.

Very consistent food quality, with an excellent value lunchtime menu. Good wine list and the service is always good. You will need to book most nights

We often come here for lunch. The food is fantastic and the waitresses are so friendly, I can't speak more highly of them, always a smile when we come in and so friendly. The food is always served fresh and hot. Of all the times we have visited, we have never been disappointed.

During a business trip from the US, had a dinner with colleagues at Sala Thong. This was the second time eating at this restaurant within the past year. The food and atmosphere is great. I had both the Thai Ale as well as a glace of Malbec. The entrees and appetizers were great. I definitely recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for upscale Thai.

Saturday night, Full house, busy busy busy but service times acceptable.Delicious duck curry, decent salt & pepper squid starter, could have been crispier.Congratulations on your forthcoming 4year anniversary on the 25th!Most impressive for me, was stocking a superb non alcoholic beer “nanny state”. So easy to do but so FEW restaurants can be bothered. Add a couple more of BrewDogs excellent AF range and we’ll be back every month! Thank you for fresh flavoursome fabulous food. As good as any Thai I’ve been to in years. Can’t believe we’ve never been!The ladies serving it should be noted are totally brilliant. Recommended

Excellent as always. Theres a great vibe in this restaurant and the food is amazing, just like being back in Thailand. Treated myself to a cocktail too which was delicious. I booked in advance as is always best here as it's a popular restaurant with many return diners. If you like Thai food then this will not disappoint! My favourite restaurant in Stevenage by far. It's a little pricey but in all fairness you pay for quality. My friend and I had scallops and chicken satay for starters and then we shared the lobster green curry with sides of jasmine rice (sticky rice) and stir fried veggies. Seriously good food! The cocktail pictured is a Cosmopolitan. Definitely recommend.

Its always the same, the quality is always high, the food always tastes good, the service is excellent, what more could you ask for.

We came for the first time last night on recommendation from friends who come here a lot. They brought us with them this time and we weren’t disappointed.

It’s a pleasant place to dine. Staff were attentive, was busy, some dishes were excellent, but not all.

Fantastic food! A work colleague and I visited for dinner, we had the sharing platter, a massam and penang curry each. All the food was excellent, highly recommended.

Visit was a family occasion celebrating a birthday. All good until 4 undesirables took a table. Throughout the evening they swore, shouted loudly and were totally obnoxious. Despite there being families with children present the management and staff did nothing to stop this (they were well aware of what was going on).

Visited this restaurant for the fourth time as a party of 4 as have always enjoyed the food here but won't be returning again as on this occasion a party of 4 undesirable attention seeking individuals were being loud, obnoxious and swearing profusely despite there being families present whilst the owner and staff of the restaurant, who were clearly aware this was happening, did absolutely nothing to stop it.

Tom Yum Potak too good to miss, staff will cook to your liking if you need more spicy, always busy so need to book although they will always try to fit you in. Could try skinning the monkfish better and not cook so much so it's not chewy. Staff great if you get to know them.

Great food for a local Thai restaurant and relatively well prices. Some slight different dishes, but a good choice all round and nice atmosphere. Always friendly and accommodating.

We were a party of 11 on a Saturday night, restaurant was very busy as you would expect. Drink and food orders taken promptly starters came out in good time, however we had to wait over an hour for our main courses and although food was good for some in the party it was a bit late to really enjoy the food. Food was very tasty some dishes seemed much hotter than the menu suggested! soft shell crab was excellent.

I have eaten here a few times and happy to say the food, service and atmposphere is still good. The spicey dishes are just that with Tom Yum Goom hot, and sour with good prawns. Only thing i would now say is maybe an update to the menu.

Once again food is consistently good. Service good too. Happy. More to say but review will not submit unless we say more lol

Went for dinner hear with a friend from canada. Had a fantastic meal the food was amazing. Friends from canada said it was the best they have had. Highly recommend and cocktails aren't bad either

This restaurant has the most amazing carved wooden door as you enter and inside it is very hip and trendy decor. We had the lunchtime menu which was 2 courses & a drink for £11.99 awesome value for fabulous food. My daughter is vegan and there was no issue with taking egg away from a noodle dish. We had various starters from tempura veg to duck & prawn rolls.All were presented well and with fresh ingredients.

We celebrated our anniversary this evening.Had steamed sea bass.It was yummy and so delicious.It was spicy but good.Disappointed with prawn with garlic.Salty and small portion

Love the food here and never disappointed! Last visit we shared scallops (divine) and squid (excellent) plus a papaya salad which was hot spicy tasty and absolutely brilliant but you must like it hot! Mains of monkfish curry and stir fried prawns excellent so two very happy customers yet again! Always busy with lots atmosphere.

First time here was pleasantly surprised menu was straight forward as I dont like spicy food clear guidance on heat choose a rice noodle dish and it was very tasty will definitely return.

We eat here regularly, I’m guessing I’ve dined here more than 25 times since it opened and we know most of the staff. I‘m always keen for restaurants to maintain standards though and while every visit has been good to excellent recently, our visit last week was slightly marred by a beef massaman with some chewy beef and it seems they’ve dropped the onions from the dish.! As somebody who’s been cooking a long time I can safely say that the meat needed longer, slower cooking and I was a little disappointed that the guy who cleared our dishes didn’t ask how the meal was or why we’d left so much meat in one dish.

Great food very busy even on week night service good helpful advice on choice of food. Service prompt would definitely return

Hands down the best restaurant in Stevenage. The food is always amazing and well worth the money. Service is quick. The staff are good and it's always my number one choice.

Quick , Tasty & Good Value Lunch . Service was touch hasty but for £11.99 inc a glass of was good value

I met friends for lunch at Sala Thong and we all had the lunchtime deal which when we visited was £11.99 for starter, main meal & drink each.

Sala Thong is a must visit! The food is full of flavour and perfectly spiced. The Thai curry’s are a personal favourite and the Tiger Cry. Staff are very friendly and attentive, you defiantly need to book in advance!

Good food, staff very polite and welcoming, Service was very good, nothing to complain about in this restaurant.

Visited the restaurant on Saturday 28th September and so pleased we did. Really good selection of dishes and sides. Delighted with what we chose and will be back, very soon. Thoroughly recommended

Visited on a weekday evening - very busy so glad we booked. The chicken satay was very nice as was the pad Thai. Overall the food was very good. Service was rather slow. The room was nice but the low ceiling and no soft furnishing means that it gets quite noisy. Overall the food makes it worth going to.

Ever fails with excellent food and meticulous service. Lunchtime deal is great value. Highly recommend a visit

First time visit on friends recommendation, starters were very brakes type but the mains were excellent if a little sweet. Good service, fair price. Only down side was the noise level due to the low ceiling. Would visit again for the monk fish curry.