Saphan Thai in Ceredigion

Very tasty food well recommended

Another fantastic evening here. Only one criticism is you desperately need to have better ventilation. I noticed a lot of people coughing. Food amazing as always, staff great and prices reasonable. Thank you , special thanks to Tina our waitress she’s fantastic.

Saphan @ The Black on Bow Street. Fantastic evening, fantastic food, fantastic service. We went with friend, four of us. The atmosphere was great, it was busy, even the locals in the bar area were friendly. First visit and 100% for sure won’t be our last. Thanks to all involved.

Always the best food. Pad see ew and the larb was delicious. Definitely recommend. We have been to this restaurant multiple times and never disappoints.

Turned up tonight to find they are closed. It's a pity that they haven't updated Google as they aren't open until February.

Staff fantastic well worth a visit

I ordered the Pad Cha seafood for collection. Described as a stir fry, but it was more a thin broth, with no noodles. Which at £12.50 I would have thought there would have been. It wasn't very large either. It had 2 prawns and no mussels which the menue states it should have had. Tasted ok.

What a gem. Stopped here for lunch on Saturday. Service was excellent as was the food. Can highly recommend and we will definitely be returning

We had a delicious takeaway. Everything tasted so fresh and flavoursome. I had penang curry and it was just lovely, fresh crunchy green beans and chicken in a tasty curry sauce. The rice was lovely too and all 4 of us enjoyed our choices. We had a sharing starter and there were several tasty dips. The vegetarian dish was great, the veg was so fresh and tasty. All eaten in an Airbnb overlooking the sea. Fab. The resteraunt is popular so it was a bonus to discover the takeaway service.

Incredibly fast service, absolutely lovely workers, fantastic food. I recommend this place to everybody I know, it’s amazing. Very very highly recommended

Real, authentic Thai food. Northern style, delicious. Friendly staff. Reasonably priced. Would definitely go again. Worth a visit and glad we went! (Very busy place, remember to book)

We visited on Saturday as a family and we all chose different meals off the menu. Each meal was superbly cooked with very good portions and served by the owner who doubles up as the waiter,barman oh and front of house host!! They get very busy and had to turn a number of people away sadly. So please do book to avoid being disappointed. We look forward to our next visit and thank you all for a great experience. Mel B Wolves ay we

Been here before and had excellent food so I thought I'd try it again, we ordered a takeaway for 2, 1 red 1 green and 1 rice to share. When opened the rice it was smaller than a bar of soap which wasn't enough for 1 let alone 2, the Thai itself was bland and nothing to report. All in all i wouldn't go back.

Me and my husband just went to have a lovely thai meal at Saphan Thai tonight! And we went there for the last 2 night as well! I'm Thai and I've been to many Thai restaurants in the UK before. But I could say this one is one of the best thai restaurant in the UK! With real authentic thai taste! I loved that their menu have different to the others. They have more "Thai street food" that the others Thai restaurant here don't normally have, like, Stew beef noodle, Sukiyaki, Rad Na (gravy noodle) and more! You could try what on their special menu as well you won't disappointed! Great service, reasonable price, big portion. Very highly recommended!

Beautiful food, great atmosphere, and excellent service. Would highly recommend for both eat in and take away.

Small friendly and informal. If Thai flavours are what you like you won't be disappointed. No frills just good food and service.

We had takeaway here. Splendid food!!! The portion were generous. It was really great value too. Pleasant staff, and food was ready on time when we were due to collect. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Excellent food, polite and quick service, couldn’t fault it. Reasonably priced too. Tom Yum soup and Larb were superb 👌

Most authentic pad see ew I've had in the UK. Reminded me of my childhood in Thailand.

Great place to eat Thai food, visit every time when we are in Aberystwyth.

Have been a regular despite the prices increasing and the portion sizes decreasing. In my opinion its not worth getting it as a takeaway because £55 for 1 adult and 1 child (2 starters, 2 rice, 1 main, 1 salad, 2 soft drinks) as a takeaway is too much (at the same prices as eat in). Hence we went today 6.15pm asking to eat in but no tables available and told that nothing would be coming available all evening. So I reluctantly ordered said £55 takeaway although really wanted to eat in. No sooner had i ordered, turned around to see 2 people walk in and ask if there was a table and they were shown to a table for 2 which had just become empty. I immediately questioned the owner saying that we had requested a table and wanted to eat in and he apologised that he didn't know. However actions speak louder than words, no gesture was made to make it up to us so had to pay the same price as eat in but perched in discomfort waiting for takeaway then getting it home to eat lukewarm as hadn't planned to get takeaway while the 2 who had walked in after us had the comfort of a table, it's put me off going again that's for sure! Its a shame as i wanted to try the specials and would probably have spent more if we'd eaten in and been able to enjoy the experience but I felt rushed to order the takeaway and that experience definitely wasn't value for money or enjoyable! In response to owner's message below: Many thanks for your response to my review. I'm confused by what you mean by my meal was almost completed when other guests arrived as you were still writing down my order when the other 2 walk ins who got the table we should've had arrived? I didn't know about your 2 sittings at 6 and 8 as have tended to come around 5pm previously and been successful as a walk in so we thought we would chance it that day, as indeed did the 2 people who walked in a few minutes after us and were given a table which had just been vacated around 6.20pm after we'd been told nothing would be coming available. You did apologise for the mix up which was appreciated but my point was that such a poor and disappointing experience tends to leave the customer feeling like they've had a bad deal and a small goodwill gesture would go a long way.

Booked all three nights of our short stay in Aberystwyth. This was our first night and we were a bit doubtful having travelled for a month in Thailand earlier in the year. However we were so impressed we cancelled our final night reservation so we could return to try more of the menu options here. On our first visit we had prawn skewers and sai krok (Thai sausage) to start, followed by Ka Tok pork and larb. Everything was gorgeous. Spicy and full of flavour. On our second visit we shared a som tam salad, something I fell in love with in Thailand and this was equally or better than the ones I had there. The seafood pad cha was lovely but only contained prawns as the squid was sold out. Pad prik gaeng completed our order. With a bottle of wine each time the bill was a reasonable 50-55 pounds. Service was efficient and friendly. Can't recommend this place more highly.

Fantastic food. Delicious and generous. The food was fresh and light. Despite being really busy we didn't feel rushed. Friendly chatty staff. Great vibe.

Chance encounter…. Delicious! Recommended.

We had a very friendly welcome for two novices to Thai food. The food was amazing, never knew that egg fried rice could taste so good. Highly recommended.

Had a really terrible experience there and wouldn't recommend it at all!

Absolutely fantastic and authentic Thai food - generous portions and excellent value for money. A charming family run restaurant, with efficient and friendly service. Great to have two sittings in the evening. Definitely the best place to eat in Aberystwyth - have been twice in the last week. Enough said. Thank you Saphan Thai, best wishes Kate Straw :)

Not worth it. Overpriced. Small portions. Poor service. They use monododium glutamate so it's tasty at the time but you feel ill afterwards if you're sensitive to synthetic flavour enhancers such as msg which many people are without realising it.

Such amazing food and great service. Larb was incredible! Thank you!

Foods amazing all fresh best place to eat in town staff brilliant Can't wait for my next meal when I'm up next

The owner is rude. Misbehaving with others publicly. Deserves a even lower rating.

Echt lekker! Super vriendelijke eigenaar. Heerlijk eten. Neem cash mee voor goede tip! Is het waard!

Without doubt the best Thai meal I have ever had Ambience excellent as was front of house. Freshly cooked with the freshest ingredients As good as it gets

Delicious fresh tasteful food!!

The food here is excellent, spiced amazingly well, with a good amount of kick if you're looking for it, without losing it's flavour. Almost everything can be made as a vegetarian option. The staff were excellent, very welcoming and knowledgeable. Definitely one of the best restaurants in Aber (as long as you like Thai food). Prices are very reasonable as well.

Amazing food. A lovely place. The food was delicious and the people serving there were delightful. We intend to return time and time again!

Very busy Thai restaurant fabulous food

We went for a beer and, whilst in the pub, decided to have Thai food. The restaurant was full, but the owner/manager told us ro come back in ten minutes. He might have a table for one hour or so, long enough for us to have a meal. We had the spring rolls, the satay, the Green curry with chicken and the massaman curry with chicken. All were very good and for a good price. We really enjoyed it!

Very nice food. Great service. Friendly and helpful staff.. there to help if needed and they don't rush you. Good choice on menu. Small seating area (not cramped) but good atmosphere. First time of going, but will surely go again. 👍

The Thai green curry was amazing absolutely amazing, fantastic service with a smile aswell, I would reccomend to anyone.

Great meal, service was attentive we all enjoyed it. I had the Massaman Chicken curry - delicious

The food is lovely and hot. A warning to people used to places catering to the British pallet- they rate their food 0 to 3 chillies, and even a couple of the 0 chilli dishes do contain sliced chilli peppers. 1 chilli is what many restaurants might call a medium, and two chillies is hot.

Lovely place. Very friendly. Food is delicious and crisp and full of flavour and spice. Sat in intimate restaurant. Takeaway popular too.

Only small inside but busy. The food was amazing, so tasty! Staff very attentive but not too much, very friendly. Definitely recommend

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The location is near to the sea. I would highly recommend this place to people who love eating Thai food.

Incredible food perfect flavours, great portions, friendly waiters, lovely owner and chef and lots of variety :))) definitely recommend!

incredibly fast service 10/15 minutes before being served, friendly staff, incredible flavours very talented chef and lovely staff and friends of staff :)) cheap drinks too. underpriced for the amazing quality if anything!!!

What an amazing food 😋!! Will definitely come back

Great food, hearty portions and very friendly staff, me and my friends had a nice time dining there

Absolutely amazing food, fresh flavours, cooked to perfection, would highly recommend, you won't be disappointed.

What a gem. Wonderful staff . Fabulous food. Would have dined there again but sadly fully booked😩

Went here for the first time for my Birthday. I could not fault anything. Amazing food, good prices and staff friendly. I will definitely be returning. Thank you for the best Birthday meal, I am so happy to have chosen you x

Greeted with a warm, welcoming smile. Staff were very attentive even though they were very busy, nothing seemed too much trouble. fFood was outstanding. We will definitely be visiting again.

Still as brilliant as it was. Saphan Thai is undoubtedly one of the finest restaurants I've had the pleasure of dining in, both in regards to food and service. Having tasted authentic Thai food courtesy of family relationships this brings back nothing but a certain sense of nostalgia. I've now visited a total of 5 times now with my partner, (not including little pop-ins for drinks & snacks) and have tried a wide variety of dishes. I am able to sensibly conclude with the utmost certainty that the food is appetising in looks, and flavoursome in taste. It's overly moorish. P.s. portion sizes are lush. In regards to the service, the two owners Glyn and Jeab are wonderful. Only with family and friends have I felt so welcome to a meal. The rich balance of professionalism, banter, and care creates a joyous and uplifting experience. In short, you don't leave Saphan Thai without a smile on your face & the left overs from your meal in a tub-to-go. (My personal recommendation: - Starter: Tom Kha soup - Main: Sukiyaki noodle soup, Duck Chu Chi, or Panang. - Side: Prawn crackers & King Prawn fried rice - With maybe 1-3 Leo's & Singha's

Food was great. Staff helped understanding the menu because I have never had Thai food before. They were very patient with me. Beautifully presented food and it tasted delicious. Take away also available.

Saphan Thai is a real hidden gem. In Aberystwyth established restaurants like Medina get all the attention, but this place is not to be missed. The menu is street food-themed, with a range of noodle, rice and soup dishes to choose from, along with plenty of starters and sides. I had a spicy noodle dish called Pad Kra Prow which was genuinely delicious! The service was very prompt and friendly, with staff going out of their way to ensure that we were comfortable, even going to the effort of demonstrating different chopstick technique! I cannot recommend this place enough. Thank you Saphan Thai for a lovely evening!

Absolutely amazing place throughly enjoyed the food and atmosphere

We went to this restaurant tonight and it was fabulous. The food was well prepared and very tasty. Staff were attentive and friendly. The restaurant has a friendly atmosphere with uncluttered layout.

This was such a great find on a chilly December evening. The food was exceptional (had the satay skewers and small sweet/sour sausages for starters with a pork green curry to follow). Service was attentive and fast and although small and relatively basic in its...

We had excellent food here. I’m not an expert in Thai food, so I didn’t know what to expect. I certainly didn’t expect to like the sausage starter so much that I had to immediately order another plate! The green curry with pork was an...

Absolutely fabulous tasty food! My taste buds are still dancing with joy! A massive thank you to the chef for her hard work and flavoursome results. Great for vegetarians also, (which makes a refreshing change) as most dishes are available as veggie options. Great service....

Quick service, and the food is excellent. Surroundings are nice, and you have a choice of chopsticks or cutlery. Limited on street parking but M&S car park is a ten minute stroll away. It's a new business and only taking cash payments at the moment. UPDATE! They now take card payments.

The food and service were great. The beef was so tender it almost melted in your mouth. I would definitely recommend and it will be visiting again soon.

4 of us dined here on a Saturday night. Food was amazing, staff were very friendly, highly recommend this restaurant.

The food here is amazing, highly recommend this restaurant. Staff all lovely too.

Lovely Thai restaurant. Good value. Food is amazing

Love this place. Second time I've been in the last week

Had the Tod Mun Gai starter and Tom Yum Noodle Soup Special with fish balls with my boyfriend, I recommended he get Pad See Ew since it’s not spicy. Food was sooo good. Better than my mother makes (she’s Thai) but don’t tell her that....

What can I say but superb. We were in Aber for a few days and called Wednesday afternoon and were lucky to be able to book a table. The food was superb and the staff fantastic. They helped a gentleman with imaired vision in such...

Interior is quite basic, but the service and food were fine, prices were average. Handy as we were staying on the marina, so quite a short walk.

Fabulous food great portion size. Very popular so recommend booking beforehand. Sharing starter gives a good selection including prawns, chicken satay etc with dips.

This is a small family run Thai restaurant, situation in one of the lesser known streets in Aberystwyth, but the food is simply superb, and also not expensive, great value for money. All the food is cooked fresh by Thai chefs and cones to your...

Yep, nice, fresh, tasty, Thai food with a clean, authentic taste. All served in a quaint bistro setting. What's not to like? A sweet to finish with would have been appreciated.

We tried to book a table but the restaurant was already full, so contact asap. We ordered a takeaway instead and it was delicious. The Chicken Satay skewers for starters and Thai Green Curry where both the best we's eaten. Service was very efficient and...

Great food at a great price, big portion sizes, staff were friendly and the atmosphere was generally good, short wait time for food to arrive, would highly recommend, will definitely be going again

Delicious Thai food and great friendly service. A bustling atmosphere in a small, informal resteraunt. You need to book in! Everything was delicious and generous in portion size. We will definetly return. The takeaway service looked popular too.

Thai food is always our no 1 , saphan Thai is the best we’ve been to in years , so authentic and fresh , we shall be returning . Would reccomend booking though such a busy place and well deserved x

Superb in every way from the friendliness of the service to the quality of the food. A Wonderful evening with the family.

Great taste of Thai, great selection, very good prices, and good atmosphere

Came in April for the first time and really enjoyed our food so thought we'd try it again as were in the area. It did not disappoint, we all enjoyed our food which comes in generous puddings. Even our baked bean loving toddler enjoyed his...

A few minutes walk from pier and beach we found this restaurant. Nice little restaurant with friendly staff abd a big menu. We took our 5 year old,unsure what he would eat and he tried his first noodle stur fry and loved it. Tasty, Spicy,...

3rd time we've been here and EXCELLENT every time 👍

We popped into Saphan Thai after finding it on my phone during a three hour train journey. So we were hungry and thirsty! The waitress was very welcoming and friendly and provided us with tasty green tea while we looked at the menu. We both...

From booking the table to having our lovely meals everything was perfect. We had spring rolls and satay which were fresh and flavoursome. We then had masaman curry and padthai. The curry was perfect. Kids loved their padthai. Portions are huge and there is a...

This review isn't based on the quality of the food because the experience I had made it irrelevant. The menu is dangerously uninformative. I ordered a Pad Thai for my vegan girlfriend for our date night and on the menu this meal had the 'vegan' symbol and did not specify it contained eggs, although it did specify it contained nuts. Usually we would specify we want something vegan but as this dish seemed to contain no animal products we decided to not bother. When we got our food it turned out that this meal did in fact contain eggs. When we phoned up about it, they said they'd do what they could and when I managed to run down (as it was close to closing time) they said I could only get my money back if I had brought the Pad Thai. They did not specify this on the phone and I could not possibly return home to get it before they closed. Now, this may seem not much to get angry over, but imagine if I or my girlfriend were allergic to eggs. They did not specify the meal contained eggs and as such we could have experienced a severe allergic reaction. The issue here is that their menu is dangerously misinformative, and frankly their attitude towards my concerns was insulting. Throughout this experience I tried to be patient with them but their only weak defense was that the symbol merely indicated that there was a vegan 'option'. Nowhere did the menu specify this, and when I pointed this out they were incredibly dismissive. At every stage this could have been averted but by their lack of communication and their dismissive attitude to dietary requirements, we have lost over ten pounds and had our night ruined. We have no intention of coming again.

Despite being local to this restaurant we have never been, for no reason really! We booked a table for two a couple of days ago and shall certainly be visiting again! The service was incredible and staff were friendly, and the food was amazing too....

Best place to eat in Aberystwyth

We walked into the restaurant with little hope for a table as the place was buzzing . Luckily there was an unreserved table for two. The food was exceptional and the great staff are all helpful. This is a genuine family business and it shows....

Great authentic Thai food. Super friendly staff and affordable pricing. I always make a stop here for either lunch or dinner and have never been disappointed. If you come to Aberystwyth add this restaurant to your list of places to eat.

The food was tasty and the staff made you feel welcome. Very good menu with lots of choice. Everything we had was well cooked and tasted great. Would definitly go back if we're in the area again.

Great little place. This really surprised us, from the friendly welcome to the absolutely stunning thai dishes. Theres lots of great choice and traditional drinks, everything is really flavourful and colourful. Definitely worth a visit.

We have been a few times now as a group of friends. Every time the food is amazing and the staff are friendly and attentive. I cannot stress enough how delicious the food is. Saphan Thai is one of our favourite places to go out...

Stayed in Aber for a few days, looked around for places to eat, found this little gem. Popped in without booking. Couldn't fault it. Food cooked to order, really ace.

Excellent food but not 100% Thai, a bit of fusion probably to meet the needs of local population. Unfortunately prices have just gone up. Beer singha, Chang etc is pretty expensive. Staff cheerful and efficient

Back for another visit this evening. The food was as great as we remembered and verdict on Thai Sweet and Sour was up there with the best! This little gem keeps on delivering!

Small restaurant serving really tasty Thai food. Great front of house

Great food and great staff 11/10. Amazing

Very tasty but also a little over priced

Lovely place, lovely people and delicious food.

Great service and good tastes great. Booking recommended.