Siam Smile Restaurant in Cheltenham

Excellent food and service. Will definitely return.

This was our first visit to the Siam Smile and we were not disappointed! The restaurant has a nice Thai vibe in a relaxing style. We visited on a Sunday, which was quiet but suited us fine. We started with the chicken satay and fish cakes both very tasty. We followed this up with a Paneng Chicken Curry which together with the Chicken Pad Prik Khing were exceptional. Traditional Thai flavours burst onto your taste buds and the food was pleasantly spicy and flavoursome. The meal was accompanied by a nice bottle of Merlot and like the food portions, which were a good size, represented good value for money. We were served by the lovely and attentive Cole. Parking is easily available in the Bath Road car park which is free after 6pm, and there is a quick cut through to Suffolk Road, which takes less than 5 minutes to walk. We will definately be visiting again in a couple of weeks with a view to making this a regular venue.

Great food and excellent service

An excellent Thai restaurant. Good food and service. Does takeaway as a bonus. Well worth a visit.

It's a really lovely little restaurant with friendly service and great food. Not expensive either.

A excellent venue for Thai food. Well worth a visit. Good flavour and well presented. On my third visit still very good and not overly expensive.

Thai family-run restaurant. Front of house staff are also Thai. Pad Thai, Larb, green curry were quite authentic. The satay sticks not as much. But overall still one of the best Thai food you can get in the area. Service was attentive and friendly.

Great service and great value 👏

Food OK. The service was excellent. The room upstairs needs to be decorated due to water damage.

Fantastic Thai food, AMAZING Service... So fast and so friendly. If you like Thai & you're in Cheltenham, it's definitely a 5* recommendation to visit

We hadn’t been for quite a while but so glad we decided we fancied Thai food. What a delicious meal and a very nice gentleman who took care of us. Highly recommend and we’ll be back soon.

Visited this restaurant over the weekend and the food was excellent. Great service too in a nice environment. Will definitely visit again. Highly recommended.

Excellent food. Good polite professional service. Pleasant atmosphere. Highly recommended. We will return.

Fantastic Thai food, presented exceptionally well and served with great Thai hospitality. Cheltenham has a few good Thai restaurants, but Siam Smile is the best!

Might quietly be Cheltenham's best Thai restaurant.

Haven't been to Siam Smile for quiet a while. Really pleased that it was as good as ever. The food was excellent and the service very obliging. Look forward to go back soon.

This is still a good standard Thai restaurant. I do however believe that it is not the 4*/5* establishment that it was several years ago. This would not stop me using it again though.

Chicken satay for starter - meat tasted not very fresh. Thai green chicken curry - nice, but have had better.

High quality Bangkok style Thai food. We love the pad Thai chicken with coriander and prawn. The laksa although Malay is also outstanding. Lots of people like the crying tiger - but I can’t resist the laksa. All staff are great and service is fast and efficient. Say hello to “Col”

As the title suggests, this is the best Thai I have had, probably since touring Thailand. Great quality, fresh ingredients. Excellent price. We drive 1.5 hours to come here, and order more to take home with us!. Says it all really. (Make sure you call first if planning to come for lunch as they’d re not always open)

The food here is incredible! So tasty and it doesn’t leave you feeling regret after eating too much! Portion sizes are great and the price is reasonable. Very friendly staff and the food came out in good time. Not too long that we were left wondering where are food was and not too quick that it’d make you think the food wasn’t fresh. Will definitely be returning here to satisfy my future Thai cravings.

Lovely service and delicious desserts. The only thing is the spicy level of food and saltiness 😭 otherwise nice place

Great little family run restaurant. We went with Set Menu 2. The food was excellent, service was quick and friendly and the restaurant was pleasantly busy, but not too noisy.

Was busy, food tasty but service slow

Great food in nice looking restaurant. They do the food to takeaway as well.

Excellent, low key service and fantastic food. This is a high quality restaurant.

Superb quality food with a service at just the right level.

Had a business colleague over from the states who fancied a Thai meal out on her last night . It had been a while since I was here last , about 3 years ago but had always enjoyed the food and the service was always great . We had one of the set menus and the food was not as good as what it used to be . Some of the dishes tasted a bit greasy (starters) and mains tasted over cooked or reheated .Service was ok , but not the same as what I remember .

This restaurant is small and cosy, good service, great food. Just a welcoming place to have good Thai food. Staff always friendly and accommodating. Well done

Fantastic cosy restaurant, love the food, definitely the best thai in Cheltenham and the service is great too. Just a really good honest restaurant not pretentious but does great food with great service highly recommended

Had a lovely meal here last night, really enjoyed some tasty vegetarian options. The service was also spot on- friendly staff and a good atmosphere. Will definetely be back as I reckon its the best Thai food in the town.

Extremely looking forward to trying this place, but soon realised poor service no crackers on the table, tiniest ration portions of noodles and rice worse still over powering garlic prawn stir fry arrived warm and lifeless with no veg like it has been heated up or sat in the kitchen waiting despite the fact we were the only ones there ordering food at the time. Prawn toast and boiled rice was the only thing we ordered that felt like it has been freshly fried cooked with some ounce of effort everything else we could of left with a heart beat. It could be a case of Thai place doing Chinese food badly but either way they have an identity crisis and need to stick with what cuisine there USP is. Go somewhere else

We have been coming here for years for both meals in the restaurant and takeaways. The food is unquestionably delicious and of a high standard every time.

Stumbled into Siam Smile by chance as I was on Bath Road in the evening and was looking for a place to have dinner. The Thai food here is excellent, I really enjoyed the red Thai curry with duck, as well as the delicious seafood soup. The waiter was very friendly and forthcoming. They have Thai wine here which I have yet to try, but I will certainly be returning.

First visit last night and I was very happy with the food. The dining room is Regency, comfortable and the service was not fussy nor slow. The green curry was perfect for my taste and I have eaten a good few in Thailand. I will return😀

Nice ambience, good staff - polite etc, food portions a bit on the small side compared with other Thai restaurants we have eaten in.

Very good service - quick and polite, despite being extremely busy. The food was excellent, well flavoured without being swamped with spice. Nice, understated surroundings. Well worth a visit.

The Best Authentic Thai Food In The UK By Far I Have been coming to Siam Smile for the last 30 years and For the 17 years I've have been living half of my life in Thailand and half of my life in the Uk. I've been to so many Thai Restaurants here in the UK and Thailand and Siam Smile Food is best UK Thai Food and there Prawn Pad Thai is better than most Pad Thai i've had in Thailand

Have eaten here a couple of times now and the food is SO GOOD! Much better than any of the chain restaurants. A vast menu gives plenty of options for those who like to try something new. Staff were really polite and helpful.

We have not been here for a while and the question must be asked…… WHY NOT? The food was fab, the service was excellent and as it was also busy, the atmosphere was great. We will be going more often!

Lovely meal (set menu for 2). Attentive staff.

Good food, nice people, relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Visited on a Saturday night as a couple. The restaurant was pretty quiet, very nice decor and friendly staff. All the food was perfect, well presented, good portions and authentic. We will definitely be back soon.

Amazing food and attentive service . Probably the best Thai food we have tasted in this country Thoroughly recommend a visit

No reviews since last August? Let's put that right. Siam Smile is a small restaurant in the fashionable area of the "Suffolks". I have eaten there on many occasions and always enjoyed the food, which is fresh and tasty, and the attentive service. One of...

Great place great food and good service. Very friendly place . Very good menu and prices. Recommend and will be going again

Always a pleasure to eat there, I try something different every time, never been disappointed.

Excellent Thai takeaway and restaurant with a mouthwatering Pad Thai

Great starters and dinner for all 12 of us, and lovely service!

It is a cozy little restaurant. We had great food and amazing waiter, who sing happy birthday song.

Called in for a takeaway on the way home, excellent service , delicious food. Have used the siam smile for lots of takeaways over the last few years, never disappointed

The food was tasty. Each dish had its distinctive flavours and tasted so fresh - it was a delight. The service was courteous and good. Good value.

The food here is super tasty and the staff are very friendly. I definitely recommend it.

Siam Smile provided us with a superb evening. The cuisine was of the highest standard and all the staff were so friendly and welcoming. Would highly recommend!

Visited here with my wife in July 2021. Had a lovely meal and the service was first class . Will be returning the next time we are in Cheltenham

We were very disappointed as to how hot the food was, which resulted in an unenjoyable evening. Because the restaurant advertises Malaysian and Thai food, we expected to be able to choose spicy Thai food which is milder. Staff were friendly, but menu needs alteration...

We loved our meal here on a visit to Cheltenham. The decor was lovely, service and food were perfect, clearly a favourite with locals too

Really nice to find a restaurant that also has Malaysian dishes! I've been searching for somewhere that does beef rendang for a while, happy to say it was really good and not an ounce of gristle in sight.

Incredible in all aspects. Delicious food, great setting, wonderful hosts. Throughout our stay in Cheltenham we were recommended this restaurant by everyone we spoke to and it’s easy to see why.

Family of 4 staying in Cheltenham zig-zagging The Cotswolds for 3 nights looking for an Asian fare. On May Bank Holiday (May 31) arrived at 5:45 pm without reservations and very cordially invited in despite opening time shown as 6:00 p.m. Interior was immaculate, fastidiously clean and safe. Bright plain white, wrinkle-free table cloth quickly revealed the level of attention paid to making sure this place is far more premium than the menu prices suggest. Front of house was manned by a one-man show, in a well-pressed black polo tee neatly tucked into an equally well-pressed tailored black trousers - if this was the international ice-skating tournament he'd have scored 10/10. His mannerisms - calm, calculated and yet casual soon disarmed our caveat tourists guard; casual, respectful, no fuss, quick, efficient and friendly to boot. We used the washrooms a flight of stairs down and was impressed with the decor and amenities - smelt as good as the reckoning of a spring day outside, fresh and meticulously clean. The food - we ordered the pad thai, green curry, chargrilled beef spicy salad, seafood tom yum soup and the Siam Smile special fried rice. We asked for plain water to quench the thirst brought on by miles of Roman Saxon villages. The tap water was pleasantly served in a cloud-free glass pitcher jug (none of those bottles that never gets a brushing out so you get an extra sampling of algae when you only wanted water). Simply put, if you were sobering up from an acid trip out of a club down the area you won't be hallucinating as if you're eating in Thailand - it is as good as what you'd get in the Land of Smiles. Ample fresh ingredients, skillfully balanced taste and dignified dinnerware - the whole shebang for a satisfying and proper Thai meal. Finally when it was time to ring up the till, the evening ended up with a lot more smiles - as the prices were more than reasonable for the level of quality, service and experience.

I highly recommend this place. Been here a few times. Never disappointed

Excellent food and great friendly staff Would recommend the green curry Didn’t need to book as they managed to fit us in off the street.

Amazing food and perfect service

Above average not quite full Of the flavours I’d expect food was a little too salty but overall it was good

Fantastic takeaway experience tonight, food was exceptional especially the beef rendang. Not one bit of fat on that beef!! It was superb. Will go again, thank you very much.

We discovered Siam Smile 5 weeks ago and have been for a takeaway every Friday since. We love the lamb with basil and chilli stir fry, the chicken Laab, the Singapore noodles and the nasi goreng

Excellent, food amazing and staff very friendly.

We reccomend this restaurant to anyone who would like a quiet sit down with really enjoyable southeast asian food. I particularly enjoyed my coconut/mushroom soup and Beef Rendang Curry. My partner enjoyed her spring rolls and Pad Thai.

Excellent tasting and authentic Thai / Malay food with warm service. Well recommended if you are visiting the Cotswolds and staying in or near to Cheltenham and in need of a nice yet reasonably priced dinner. For mains, I had the beef rendang curry with...

Great food. Will definitely be returning.

So after reading the reviews I thought this place would be great for a takeaway as we are staying at a hotel for the night. The meal was average at best. I was so disappointed. We ordered the mixed started for 2 which had 1...

Food is so tasty! Would recommend booking as the place isn’t huge and you’ll want to eat here! Lots of delicious food options, I had the green Thai curry and it was so tasty! The coconut rice was very fluffy also. Quick service, delicious food, can’t go wrong!

Food was nice. Customer service was a bit on the poor side. Took 20 minutes to get our bill - we were keen to leave as they’d seated people within a metre from us.I was surprised to read a review below from 2 weeks ago saying they were operating at 50% table capacity so book a table - I couldn’t see how you could get more tables in there! Tables weren’t spaced out enough, just like a typical pre-covid seating arrangement. No divides up between tables to compensate for this. Some staff wore masks below their nose. Don’t plan to return unfortunately

El restaurante de Siam Smile finalmente ha reabierto para las comidas sentadas, y ha estado funcionando solo como comida para llevar desde junio. No ha perdido nada de su encanto. He probado varios platos diferentes aquí, pero mis favoritos siguen siendo la fuente mixta de entrada o la sopa tom yum, seguida de curry de la jungla con langostinos. Puedes pedir un tazón pequeño de chiles picados con salsa de pescado, como siempre hago, para darle ese toque extra. Me complació mucho ver una buena participación en la primera noche del relanzamiento; reservas mezcladas con visitas sin cita previa. Se recomienda una reserva, ya que solo operan a alrededor del 50% de la capacidad de la mesa. El personal usa máscaras y guantes (para aquellos que se preocupan por esas cosas), hay un montón de desinfectante de manos y el restaurante está bien ventilado.

Habiendo comido en muchos restaurantes tailandeses en el Reino Unido y en Tailandia, puedo decir honestamente que la comida aquí es la más auténtica y el servicio es insuperable. Hemos estado usando este restaurante durante muchos años tanto para llevar como para cenar y siempre hemos tenido comidas y servicio fantásticos. Altamente recomendado.

Such amazing service, high quality delicious food. Definitely our favourite Thai restaurant. Can’t wait to go back to the restaurant! Highly recommended to all! Thank you!

Had our first takeaway since lockdown and it was simply delicious and well worth waiting for hats off to Siam Smile.looking forward when we can be sat in the restaurant having a meal.

Tuve mi primera Siam Smile desde que se alivió el encierro y fue incluso mejor de lo habitual.El curry tailandés verde y el pad thai más sabrosos que existen: son justo lo que esperaría obtener si estuviera en Tailandia. Increíble elección y los mejores rollitos de primavera que he probado. También me sorprendió la factura. Valor increible. ¡Gracias Siam Smile! ! ! !

Having eaten at this restaurant in the past, it was great to see that they were opening up takeaways. My husband and I ordered our meal on Saturday night and were really looking forward to it but what we received was tasteless. I had my favourite prawn Pad Thai, which is usually a delight, but this was a tasteless plate of noodles, a few bits of egg and a few prawns. There was no flavour at all, so much so I had to add a generous amount of sweet chilli sauce just to eat it. My husband had a Malaysian sweet and sour dish that was not only a very small portion but also tasteless. What a waste of money.

Fui a sonreír a Siam por la 50ª de mi padre y quedé muy impresionado. Todo el mundo estaba muy contento con la comida, ya que había comido en algunos restaurantes tailandeses en Cheltenham y en otros lugares fue el mejor Pad Thai que he probado en mi vida. Hay mucho para elegir y el personal es encantador. Mucho más barato que algunas de las cadenas más grandes.

Simply put, this is the best restaurant in Cheltenham for Thai food. My wife and I have been here many times and the food, service and ambience have always been spot on.

An outstanding restaurant experience - the food was excellent and the portion size perfect (not too big - you didn't come away feeling bloated, something I hate). The service was as always, excellent (in nearly all Thai restaurants I find), and the atmosphere just right. Very very good value.

We came as a party of 9 for a work xmas meal and it was excellent; everyone really enjoyed the whole experience and said they would be back. Have been to plenty of Thai restaurants but few were as good as this.

He estado en este restaurante muchas veces sin ningún problema, pero las últimas dos veces los pedidos han estado totalmente desordenados. La última vez, esta noche, llegué y nuevamente el pedido no fue el que pedimos. Pensé bien, solo llamaré y lo arreglaré. . Llamé y expliqué y me dijeron la palabra de orden por palabra y les expliqué que sí, eso es correcto, pero eso no es lo que tengo en casa. . . Un par de minutos en espera me dijeron que no. . . Había ordenado lo que tenía en casa. . . ¡aunque podrían confirmar lo que tenía! ! ! No me disculpo, nada más que una risa de adiós. Sin ninguna pizca de honestidad, han demostrado el cobre. ¡No hay posibilidad de usarlos de nuevo!

Small place packed out on a wet Thursday night The Tom Kha continues to be the best I have had anywhere but all of their dishes are excellent Always my first port of call when I visit Cheltenham

For me this is by far the best Thai restaurant in Cheltenham. Eaten many places around the UK. And their general quality is superb and never had a better lamb yang!

I really enjoy Thai food and live around 5 minutes away from Siam smile by car. My brother and I visited on a quiet Wednesday night. There were a couple of tables eating too but it was a typical midweek so quieter than usual. I had chicken skewers as a starter. They were accompanied by a peanut sauce. Delicious. My brother opted for curry puffs which were small pasties filled with curried vegetables. I had to take a bite. They were very hot and tasty. I had green Thai chicken curry as my main and my brother chose chicken massaman curry. We both enjoyed them. Portion size was fine. I had a couple of bottles of Singha beer as I wasn't driving. For dessert my brother had Lao banana which was coated in coconut and with ice cream. I had an irish coffee instead. The lady owner was very friendly and chatty. Overall, a very enjoyable first visit. I will definitely go again. Thank you.

We booked as a small group of people on a Friday evening, although we didn't really need to as there were only two other tables occupied throughout the time we were there. The food itself was really good, very tasty, well-priced, lots of fresh flavours and the dishes labelled as very spicy really were, which was fantastic. Our food had clearly been freshly made and was steaming hot - the curry puffs were particularly delicious. However, the food was let down by the atmosphere of the restaurant and the dour service, which is strange considering the many excellent reviews on here. Perhaps the staff differ from those at the weekend. Neither of the staff members serving us gave us a smile (unfortunate, considering the name of the restaurant!) or word of welcome the entire time we were there, and left the impression that they'd rather not have customers at all. We were rushed to make our menu choices, and any little extras that we asked for, such as chopsticks, were met with a grunt and a scowl. This affected the overall atmosphere in the room and meant none of us felt at ease. It's such a shame as this place has a lot of potential and clearly has a number of loyal customers. Despite the lovely food, I definitely won't be going back or recommending to anyone unless they improve the level of service and staff attitudes.

So tasty every single time. Fave place in Cheltenham! Friendly service and fairly priced. Great options and close to downtown.

Our favourite Thai in Cheltenham

Food was very good indeed and reasonably priced. Went on a Thursday and good job we booked ! Everything was clean tasty and fresh would recommend

The restaurant decor is very pleasant, service was good, and the food was absolutely excellent. I recommend the Weeping Tiger as a main, and the Laos Banana dessert was to die for ( Banana and coconut in sticky rice with ice cream. ) :)

Lovely place, very smart restaurant, authentic food 👍

I have used the Siam Smile for around ten years and it is still my all time favourite restaurant. The food is aways consistantly fantastic. Try the Coconut soup, The weeping Tiger and the fresh prawn salad. The weeping Tiger is fine cuts of beef that is cooked on a hot plate and comes with a wonderful dipping sauce. The Singapore noodles are fabulous. A great place to go if you feeling greedy! Really well worth visiting. Great Thai food cooked by authentic Thai chefs. The owner is a wonderful host.

Have visited this restaurant many times and have always found the service and the food to be most acceptable, in fact of the highest standard. Staff are always most attentive and friendly.Would definitely recommend.

Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con el crítico anterior. Hemos estado en el restaurante varias veces antes y siempre hemos tenido un servicio amable y me pareció que tenía un ambiente agradable, de hecho, lo hemos recomendado a los clientes de la Copa Oro en el pasado. Pero esta tarde era como un lugar completamente diferente. La camarera era antipática, hosca, desagradable y nos hizo sentir muy incómodos, sin una sonrisa a la vista. Sentimos que ella no podía esperar para apresurarnos con nuestra comida, darnos la cuenta y hacer que nos fuéramos. Y ni una palabra de despedida cuando nos fuimos. ¿Cuándo se darán cuenta los restauradores de que pagamos mucho dinero para comer fuera, y no se trata solo de ser alimentados, se trata de tener una velada agradable también, y es el servicio lo que marca la diferencia? O cambiaron su personal o guardan lo mejor para los fines de semana (fuimos un jueves por la noche y fue bastante tranquilo ... solo 3 mesas en total). Tome nota de esto, Siam Smile, o descubrirá que sus seguidores leales disminuirán rápidamente en una ciudad de este tamaño una vez que se corra la voz. Ningún restaurante puede darse el lujo de volverse complaciente: hay muchos otros que están surgiendo a tu alrededor, incluido un nuevo restaurante tailandés en Montpellier. La comida estaba bien, pero como he dicho, se trata tanto del ambiente como de la comida. No creo que vamos a volver.

Qué lugar tan extraño. Después de haber comido en muchos restaurantes tailandeses y malayos en los últimos 30 años, este fue el primero en el que nos dejaron sentir incómodos. La sonrisa de Siam es un nombre inapropiado, ya que la persona que nos sirve no sonrió ni mostró ninguna señal de que fuimos bienvenidos. La comida era normal y no tenía profundidad de sabor, algo normalmente asociado con esta cocina. Muy confundidos después de leer las críticas positivas sobre este lugar, ¿han cambiado de manos?

Authentic Thai food and a good service. Absolutely loved our date night and we will be definitely returning!

This evening my partner and I visited the Siam Smile. The food was absolutely fantastic! We visited Thailand in August last year and it tasted just the same and better than what we had experienced when away. The service was perfect and the staff very kind. They were happy to alter their menu to your own liking (my partner asked if they would make a prawn Penang curry for him as they had meat options, they happily did this). We are already planning a revisit to this restaurant!

Love it! Doesn’t disappoint. Great curries and as a starter we split a crispy duck. It’s a must to try!