Similan Thai in Christchurch

Very friendly owners. Excellent service and superb food. If you’re looking for fresh authentic cooking I would highly recommend it.

No booking, arrived at 8.45pm had starters, main meals finished with an Irish coffee. Food was good and freshly cooked enjoyed prawns in blankets.

Excellent meal and hospitality, very enjoyable evening.

Run by a lovely husband and wife couple. Good menu and we’ve enjoyed every dish that we’ve had over the last several years. Great starter for two, tasty soup and excellent chicken and cashew nut main course.

Very tasty food. Service was quick. Good array of dishes suitable for all. I thought the pad Thai was very good. Portions are just right. Professional.

I called on the day on the off chance he could squeeze the two of us in. He could! The service was excellent. The food was so authentic and delicious. I will be going back again very soon. Thoroughly recommend.

Consistently good food and friendly owners

This had been recommended to us by our B&B hosts. The couple who run the restaurant are lovely, friendly and welcoming. There is an extensive menu which is reasonably priced, the food and service were both faultless. I would strongly recommend.

Came here many years ago and never forgot how good the food was. Was in the area again today and decided to pop in. Food is absolutely incredible and service was great

Always visit this restaurant when down on holiday , lovely independent family run restaurant , flavours are lovely , portion sizes are good , prompt and efficient service , will definitely come back

Authentic Thai food. Owners are extremely pleasant yet discreet, would recommend if you’re in Highcliffe or the surrounding area.

This restaurant is a gem, lovely food and the owners are charming can’t fault it in anyway. Make sure you book as it is very popular.

This is my 3rd time eating here and as usual the food was delicious and service very friendly. We definitely recommend.

Honestly, I could not recommend this restaurant highly enough. The food is some of the tastiest we have ever tasted and we like eating out! The owner is [rightly] proud and very passionate about his food and talked with us at length about which dishes would be right for our meal, based on our personal likes and dislikes. We were not disappointed. It was just a complete taste sensation. Superb service and a lovely friendly atmosphere. Honestly, if you have a chance to eat here, don't miss it! Our visit will not be our last!!!

We visited Saturday night and are celebrating a wonderful dining find. The food was absolutely wonderful, so tasty and perfect portions. The owners are so very passionate about their food and rightly proud. My husband can take food far hotter than I, so we chatted with the owner about the dishes so that we had the perfect ones for each of us. If you love Thai food and a wonderful dining experience, do try this restaurant. Your first visit won't be your last. Ours certainly won't.

My partner & I have been there a few times but had to say they've never disappointed. I highly recommend!

We were visiting the area for my partners grandads funeral and we checked into our hotel late and we needed to go and eat. We read the reviews on this restaurant and omg - it didn’t disappoint. We walked past the restaurant and it was empty, we both looked at each other and thought Ohhhh, 🤔 but we went in anyway. The service was 10/10!! I know we was the only people in the restaurant but it was brilliant and the food came out piping hot and fresh. Smelt amazing and tasted amazing. We had the chicken satay with peanut sauce to share as well as sesame prawn toast. My partner had the chicken coconut red curry and I had chicken cashew - absolute chef kiss!! Oh and we shared a egg fried rice too! So yummy and tasty!! The portions was just right for us. We left very happy and had a full tummy. Totally worth the money, and we will 100% be back but under better circumstances. The couple that own this restaurant are amazing people!!! Thank you guys!!!

The most delicious Thai food for miles. . always freshly prepared and beautifully presented. Owners Samporn and Kai are welcoming and attentive. Thank you for a very pleasant evening.

The best Thai restaurant we been to. Incredible fresh cooked food and homemade ice-cream to die for. Beautiful ambience created by charming flower table dressings and tablecloths, quiet Thai music, friendly and efficient service. Very reasonably priced. My partner and I went for dinner last night, haven't been out for a long time having got fed up with loud restaurants made noisy by the lack of soft furnishings and bad service, so we were so happy to find this wonderful place. I had the hottest dish on the menu (I realised after ordering) and found it exquisite in flavours and not at all too hot but nice and spicy. We didn't leave anything! We will be back soon. Highly recommended.

Excellent restaurant. Very good service and very good food.

Lovely, freshly cooked meal. I have IBS with a list of intolerances which they where able to cope with. Thank you.

A go to place for me. Great food at a good price. Friendly service

Have visited this Thai restaurant before and had fantastic food, however last night’s meal left a lot to be desired. The presentation was as good as it normally is but what happened to the lovely Thai flavours? Could not taste the fresh pineapple or prawns and cashew nuts as everything covered in this extremely hot sauce, my son said it was more like a hot curry. I have to say our starters of chicken satay was delicious and could not fault the warm welcome and presentation of the restaurant .We were not the only people saying the food was overly spiced, two other tables also complained and were asking for coconut milk to reduce the heat in their dishes.

Excellent and very tasty, lovely staff, fast service and great atmosphere.

A cosy and welcoming place with friendly smiling hosts. The food was truly delicious,bursting with flavours. Quickly prepared and piping hot the whole experience was a delight. Highly recommended.

After home cooked style Thai food, eat here. Good honest home style food, served by very humble and friendly staff

Absolutely delicious Thai food will definitely be returning next time we are in the area thank you.

Lovely Thai restaurant, red panang kai curry was delicious! Good, friendly service & really good value for money as the food was excellent . Would definitely recommend!

What a gem! Beautiful food, service and atmosphere… run by owners who care and it’s apparent by the feeling in the restaurant. Really impressed and thank you so much.

Very friendly service. Wide menu. Quick. Food didn’t quite live up to the reviews; presentation is dull, as is the flavour. It’s perfectly fine, just didn’t live up to the expectations set.

First visit although I've passed by many times - I wish I'd visited sooner! Excellent food and wonderful service: will go again soon!

Excellent food, staff were very nice and helpful. All the dishes ordered were extremely tasty! Will definitely return.

Had the most wonderful meal here on Sunday, the restaurant was busy but the service was superb. As always this hidden gem in Highcliffe pulls out all the stops. The delicious food arrives piping hot with flavours to die for. A wonderful welcome and immaculate as always

We had a lovely authentic meal here this evening. Run by a lovely couple. Service was lovely and attentive without being too claustrophobic. The food was amazing. We had the Thai fish cakes and dumplings to start. Both were tasty sensations. Then, for main - mixed seafood and jungle curry, both spicy but not ridiculous, with Pad Thai and jasmine rice. Desert was banana fritas with homemade coconut ice cream with a Sauntern and Muscat. I would thoroughly recommend a visit.

Visited this lovely restaurant with a friend who has specific requirements (no dairy and vegetarian). The owner was careful to advise the best options for her, and with an excellent menu to choose from everyone was catered for. Service was impeccable and the freshly cooked food arrived piping hot. A very relaxed ambience was enjoyed over dinner. This restaurant is a little gem, and one that I would highly recommend. We will certainly be returning very soon.

No typical Thai seafood salad. A lot of the dishes are the same. Green curry was spicy but not very appealing. Mixed seafood dish was excellent. Service was superb. Quite pricey in my opinion, for what is essentially, basic dishes of food.

One of the best Thai restaurants I've been to in the UK. Superb seafood selection and great service

Great Thai Food, Friendly great people the food is fantastic always happy to accommodate diet requirements.

Amazing authentic and spicy Thai food. Was really surprised with the quality of every dish we tried. The seafood dishes were very good.

Came here mid week. Service was professional and polite. Definitely no complaints there. We each had two courses. In comparison to other Thai restaurant that I have been to the dishes felt a little underwhelming and unloved. For example, there were a couple of dishes that could have done with more coconut milk. Nothing was bad, but nothing was special. The wine that we selected was also quite expensive for what it was.

Mid week quiet at this time of year on our last visit. Similan is mobbed at the weekend. This small restaurant really punches above it's weight. Very authentic, delicious food cooked by a Thai chef and served by his Thai wife. A great team, great service. I like the clean, white interior. Good value as well!

Had a wonderful genuine Thai meal from this very nice little restaurant on the High Street. I was accompanied by my Thai friend who was very complimentary about the food and service. The owners are wonderful and their business has been established here for many years. I’d definitely recommend you give it a try and if you do, don’t forget to try the home made ice cream made by the owner. It’s the best I’ve tasted!

I’ve had a fair few Thai meals out but this ranks very highly indeed. First up it is a nice small restaurant… which was fully booked on a wet Wednesday night , a great sign! The service was very attentive, the prices very fair indeed , especially in comparison to others locally! But most importantly the food was superb and had enough of the standard items you’d normally find on a Thai menu along with some different dishes. Will definitely be returning!

Had a wonderful meal here on Valentine’s Day. Had to book in advance as they were busy but we were lucky and managed to get the last table. Food was fantastic, authentic and generous portions, and the service was excellent, happy to discuss each dish and make recommendations etc.

Moved near here last year. Was recommended by a friend. Truly superb king prawns. Much bigger than I’ve had before and serviced in a lovely tamarind sauce. Nice wines as well. Very friendly owners. Very intimate inside and we talked to the neighbouring table. Overall a lovely evening.

Little gem of a restaurant in highcliffe, owners friendly and helpful with menu, food was good, chicken jungle curry and stir fry prawn with mushrooms plus vegetable side dishes all good washed down with Thai beer and wine.

Great authentic Thai restaurant

We were on a short break in Highcliffe, and looking for somewhere to enjoy an evening meal. Having always said we'd like to try Thai, we decided to visit. It was a great decision. The host/owners were lovely and friendly, and when they realised it was our first Thai meal, they took time to explain the dishes and advise on combinations. The share starter for two was very tasty and an excellent way to try various starters. The curries we had for mains were delicious and very tasty. Highly recommended.

Absolutely lovely food, especially considering it was my first Thai food experience. Green Curry with beef sirloin and Thai vegetables, Chicken Stir-fry along with Jasmine rice. I definitely recommend this restaurant; lovely service and very welcoming.

Our first meal here was so good that we paid a second visit during our short break in the area. We had various prawn dishes: the prawns were plump and succulent. The jungle curry was bursting with flavour. The ingredients in this dish took me right back to home-cooked food in Northern Thailand. The couple running this restaurant are friendly and welcoming. Aroy!

Came here for dinner with my girlfriend, really disappointed. Had the sharing plater for starters it was @£20 and not very good, tiny rubbery fish cakes, over cooked satay and the other bits were very generic. Drinks were expensive at @ £3 for and £7.50 for a large bottle of I think Singha. My red curry arrived and was strangely generous with chicken. Apart from half a chopped chilli there was not one vegetable in the entire dish. My girlfriend curry just overwhelmingly tasted of aniseed( not sure if that’s the basil or star anise) and the flavours were lost. Just an underwhelming experience and not particularly cheap

Lovely atmosphere for a small restaurant, superb food, warm reception and good pricing for high quality cuisine.

Really nice food and friendly family feel restaurant, we had a lovely evening thankyou, will come again for sure 😋

We celebrated our Wedding Anniversary here and can recommend it highly! Nice mixed starters and Tasty mains of Beef with garlic and pepper stir fry and Red jungle curry with mixed vegetables and Pad Thai. All very freshly prepared and with nice service - what...

Not much more to say , than stop procrastinating and book a table. The food was unmistakably authentic Thai. This is a real gem. The food is superb. A husband and wife team are front of house with friendly but not intrusive service. We have...

Great Thai. First visit (4 persons) great food and excellent service. We all had different dishes and we all throughly enjoyed the visit. Mixed starter fully recommended

Wonderful family restaurant, food fresh, delicious and well priced, would highly recommend.

Fantastic hosts who made us feel very welcome. Amazing food with home made satay sauce which was perfect and homemade thai vingar which was superb. Would definitely go back if we were in the area x

Really good, freshly cooked food Family run...not part of a chain Great range of tastes from fiery hot to very mild

Some of the best Thai food I’ve had in the UK!

Amazing food, top service and pleasant atmosphere!!!

Great Thai food in Highcliffe looking forward to going back

Food is good, waiting time not too long. Tho i think they may treat you pretty differently if your asian. Sittng is pretty cramped together. Toilet is clean. I hope this restaurant the best of luck.

I have visited the Similian Thai on many occasions with family and the food has always been outstanding with flavours I have never experienced before, however we all went their 10/14 days ago but the prominent flavour was just Salt & a bit of Chilli,...

Amazing food, very authentic and brilliant service. Can recommend highly enough.

Very good food and nice people,from bermondsey as well says it all.see you soon . Thanks joe

Managed to squeeze 9 of us in at short notice. We all enjoyed the food even those who were not into Thai food. I had the jungle curry which was on point and had the perfect amount of heat for me. Service was also friendly and efficient.

Lovely friendly people fantastic service & great food, highly recommended going there.

Whilst this little restaurant looks a little dated from outside, and even a tad 'quaint' inside, you will not believe the quality of the food. We ordered a mixed Thai starter which was ecellent in both taste and presentation. We then order a Thai red...

Just perfect in every way, it is an amazing experience eating here, not just the food which is beautiful to taste and to look at, it is the complete package of ambience and class. Highcliffe has a gem here.

Lovely authentic evening meal out with friends. Excellent service from the proprietors....made to feel very welcome and were very attentive. Thank you. We will certainly dine with them again soon.

Lovely people serving food prepared and cooked to perfection. Maybe not the cheapest but still excellent value for the food and service. Will go again and strongly recommend.

I've been here for dinner three times and each is as impressive as the last. Genuinely lovely owners make you feel at home without being overbearing. That's a fine art! The food is fantastic, full of flavours.

Fantastic evening. Visited here earlier this evening to be greeted impeccably, such a wonderful and friendly greeting. The service was faultless, the type that I would expect from a mitchelin starred restaurant and the food was second to none. The only disappointment was on our...

Delicious food, excellent service and delivered in a timely manner. A warm welcome from the hosts. We had the battered prawns & onion rings to start. Chicken Pad Thai, Prawn in chilli and black bean sauce plus egg fried rice. Very tasty. Cooked fresh and...

The best Thai meal I've eaten outside of Thailand. Will definitely recommend this restaurant.

Very delicious foods and nice service .

Great service, great food. A little expensive I feel, but would certainly consider it again.

Small restaurant gives friendly welcome and cosy atmosphere. Food is essentially authentic Thai, freshly cooked and with sympathetic use of chilli! Excellent menu with a range of flavours and choice to suit all pallets. Our 4th visit here and always a good experience.

Great authentic Thai food, lots of flavours,good chilli hit if wanted. Very welcoming Thai hosts.We have been going for years and have never been disappointed.

Superb food and service. Highly recommend.

Wonderful authentic Thai food and this lovely little restaurant on the High Street in Highcliffe. If only we had this at home! The owners are so friendly and welcoming and the restaurant is smartly decorated and very comfortable. But the real star of the show...

We visited whilst in holiday in Highcliffe, as it was just opposite the Premier Inn where we were staying. Wonderful starters, main courses and desserts and all at a reasonable price. Excellent hosts, who were very friendly and welcoming. Would highly recommend this restaurant

Small family run restaurant with good food. Book ahead to avoid missing out.

Absolutely delicious food and great service!

Visited last week. Excellent meal served with a real smile. Obviously cooked and served with great care.

This is the second time we have eaten here having found it by accident. We love authentic Thai food and this doesn’t disappoint. The chicken satay is superb and lots of it, absolutely recommended The green curry and pad Thai are also authentic, this is...

Have not been here for a few years on a previous holiday but seemed to remember it was good. Tonight we took some friends for their first time, who have moved to Highcliffe recently. The service is gentle and respectful, which is lovely and the...

Great food and service. Can’t wait to come back!

Fantastic food. Second to none. Friendly, professional and excellent service. Why wouldn't you go if you love authentic Thai cuisine?

Lovely restaurant, delicious meal and friendly service. Would recommend

Four of us had a variety of food(as takeaway). On opening we were instantly "transported" to Ubon Ratchayhani with the delightful smell. Food was well cooked and delicious

Fantastic Thai food with excellent service from a lovely small family business This is the best Thai food that we have experienced outside Thailand !! We will definitely return & Highly recommended

Lovely little find, superb, tasty Thai food as good as I've had anywhere, booked again for our last night before we left. Friendly and courteous staff. Would definitely recommend, looking forward to visiting again.

Superb food and hospitality. Would definitely visit again. Many thanks

Authentic fragrant and delicious food. A lovely warm welcome from the hosts m highly recommend

I have enjoyed eating at this restaurant for years. I have traveled throughout Thailand pre pandemic and I always enjoy the cuisine there. I can honestly say that its hard to see a difference from the quality of food I have eaten in Thailand and...

My husband and I visited here on our honeymoon and the food and service was absolutely brilliant! They could not do enough for us and even catered for a gluten free diet using gluten free soy sauce. The food was beautiful and the atmosphere lovely....

Excellent. Attentive service, simple menu, good quality food. What more can one ask?

Absolutely lovely, great food, excellent service, reasonable prices.The couple who own and run the restaurant are friendly and helpful.Genuine Thai. Highly recommended.