Star of Siam in Allerdale

The food was tasty, we enjoyed the drunken noodles here a few years back. The recipe seems to have changed but they were still good if you enjoy really hot food. We also enjoyed the Massaman curry and Pineapple curry and Pad Thai which are more mild and delicious. I would recommend eating here.

Delicious traditional and authentic Thai food. We skipped starters and shared 3 mains with a portion of steamed rice and some Thai crackers. We chose the tamarind duck from the chefs special, a generous portion of perfectly cooked duck bread, chicken red curry and a a chilli, garlic flat rice noodle dish with prawns. All yum! Hubby had a Singa beer which is on draught and I had a glass of rose then we shared a bottle of house red. Excellent service from lovely staff.

I ordered duck stir fry with sticky rice. The food was good, a little greasy but tasty - I would get it again. Portions were quite small. The place could do with some TLC.

The starter platter is absolutely terrible and £17 for straight from the freezer samosas and spring rolls. However the main was great, we had the Pad Thai and the quality was great. We would go back but will skip the starters.

Food was absolutely delicious, staff were sp lovely and helpful and they squeezed us in last min :)

Really big restaurant which had many groups in the night we were there. It looked like the service was suffering from the numbers of people who all came in early evening. We booked but probably big enough to turn up without a booking. The food was ok but I thought the Tom Yum soup was over the top with chilli and the massaman curry was under spiced, not for heat, but with the more subtle spices such as tamarind, fish sauce for the curry paste It was a bit bland and did not have a deep rich flavour.

Went there for a quick meal and ordered a vegan platter. Tho I was disappointed with the selection of items on the platter. The veggies were battered and deep fried. Didn’t find anything different in the taste. I have had better thai food at different restaurants. Adding some tofu to the platter with different sauces wouldn’t be nice. The sauces I got, both were very sweet. Service was amazing. No complaints about it.

Second visit to this place and even better than the first. Great food, lovey atmosphere and caring and attentive staff. Will most definitely return when we are next in Keswick.

We got takeaway from here on a family holiday. Although nothing was terrible by any means, the overall feeling was one of disappointment. The main gripe was the portion sizes. The sticky rice portions were frankly ridiculous - if I went back here I'd be wanting at least two just for myself... forget trying to share portions with other people! This was even more of a problem given how watery the curries were - I'd want a lot more rice just to soak it up! Everything else was also much smaller than you'd usually expect from a Thai takeaway, and the curries really didn't have a huge amount in them. Tastewise it was all fine. Nothing outstanding, but fine. And the service was really good. Definitely not an 'avoid'. It's alright. Just order more than you think you'll need and don't rely on the rice to fill you up!

Okay restaurant, really overpriced starters though. Pad Thai is too chewy for me as well. Overall mediocre

We liked the food but the night we went there was chaos too many guests, far too many takeaways and obviously far too few staff who were running around doing too many jobs at once. My main turned up without the rice which took two reminders to turn up. Just not good enough

Wide selection of very tasty Thai foods, much as one might get in country.

Some issues with the order. Missing key ingredients or adding things that weren't listed in the menu. Starter veg gyoza was tasty but tiny. Pineapple fried rice was good but left out the cashews. Pineapple curry was very poor and tasted bad, so sent it back and was also missing ingredients listed. They asked me what the problem was, I pointed the issues out and they agreed and apologised. Got a tofu massaman instead, which actually was delicious with a strong star anise flavour, unusual but I loved it. Dad's steak was decent but said it was nothing special and the 'bed of sizzling veg' was underwhelming. Pear cider wasn't in stock either, so had to get an alternative and they added mashed berries to the glass, which was unwanted and sent back for a plain one. The waitor spoke to me at the end and said they will be amending the menu details as they are clearly outdated to the current chef's style. Potentially a good place but needs refining and better communication between the staff and kitchen.

We decided on a takeaway and arrived to order it. Utter chaos ensued and watching other diners just sitting, waiting to be served or have their order taken, meant I was glad we were eating at home. I noticed the food is often taken to the bar before being taken to the tables, so goodness knows how many people have breathed or coughed over it by the time it’s received. We were told 30 minutes to wait and that was accurate. Sadly the food wasn’t as good as it looked. The tempura was soggy, the crackers were chewy, there was far too many vegetables in the pad mee and both dishes were quite bland. Plus the black hair was a little off putting. The young lad that served us was very pleasant and chatty and a credit to the team as they were all clearly overwhelmed.

Food was not completely authentic, but tasty. Nice staff.

This is a husband (English) and wife (Thai) run restaurant and has an authenticity to the food that reflects this. Their son was our waiter (and very good at it), they had draught Singha beer and made it a lovely last meal in an interesting town. Well worth a visit.

Delicious food, especially the pad kee mao. Only portion is bit small. Excellent service.

Easy to order online, speedy, delicious food, thoroughly enjoyed, would highly recommend.

Gorgeous food, perfect service from friendly and attentive waiting staff. Lovely atmosphere. Our only complaint is that we wish we hadn’t over indulged earlier that day so we could have ordered more food! We wanted to book in for the following night to try more of the menu, but they are closed Tuesdays. We will be back!

This restaurant is a regular for me and my partner. The owner and serving staff are always friendly and efficient and the food is always spot on. The fact that the restaurant is dog friendly is also a big plus for us and means we have been in a couple of times after a day walking in the lakes

Exceptional food and service from delightful people. We will definitely return soon.

We tried to go into the Chinese across the road but there was no space with a long wait. Instead we went here and we are glad we did as the food was amazing and the service was really quick! Would highly recommend!!

Great little restaurant, excellent food at a reasonable price

We got the takeaway, but very disappointed with portion sizes and quality of food. Tom yum especially disappointing as my partner commented 'the worst he's had'! 2 prawn 1 muchroom & 1 cherry tomato in a very small portion. Springrolls extremely small and lacked filling. Although staff extremely friendly when i ordered and collected!

This place is the best dine-in spot in town! The food is delicious and flavorful, and the customer service is truly outstanding. The staff is incredibly kind and respectful, and I don't think even high-end restaurants could match their level of service. Highly recommend!

Exceptional food in a lovely, understated atmosphere, with excellent, attentive staff.

Great food and nice atmosphere, and reasonably priced. A must visit.

The worst service I ever had (from the moment we arrived to when we left) + afterwards they told us they had given our info to the police as they said we didn't pay => as if the dinner experience itself could have got any worse, it actually did!!!! First, we booked a table and arrived on time. We had to ask 3 different waiters about our booking, them pretending to prepare/look for our table, until one of those waiters ask again who we were, and then she went to bring people who arrived after us (were the same number) to their table, before to take care of us. We were fortunate that those were educated people who flagged to the waitress we had been waiting for longer and were the same number of people so should be sitting first..... So it starts well (this took already 20min from the time we arrived). Then, we could see the chaos around us (between what had just happened and all the people sitted already with no food or water or anything, just waiting to catch a waiter/tress attention) so we tried to order 'fast' (if the food gets prepared as quickly as the service is, we'd better order quickly). We managed to place our order, but observing tables around us, after at least 20 additional minutes, we see a table of people who sat and ordered after us receiving their food...... So we asked if our order was on its way.. they mistook the number of the tables and our order had.. disappeared... So they had to take our order again. (Let's not forget the 3/4 times we had to ask for water before to actually get some, but that was the top of the iceberg vs. All the rest). So we might have got our food 1h15 after we arrived in the restaurant. And one might say 'ok, that's a really bad experience but anyone who has a sense of working in service would manage to balance the bad experience with a commercial gesture (especially as we remained very polite all along this annoying journey). We were 4, shared starters, 4 big mains (including one not flagged as spicy on the menu but so spicy we couldn't eat it), drinks and their commercial gesture wasn't to offer us a dessert or to pay for the starters we had shared. Their gesture was offering us... The 2 bowls of rice... Cherry on the cake! So we paid and left, hoping that was the end of a very bad experience and not even good food. Finally, the next day, we received a text saying "we shared your information with the police and CCTV shots of your faced as we have proof you left without paying". Are you kidding me????? So we had to call them, prove to them we had paid (especially as we had given 3 times the name of our reservation so again shows the restaurant's great organisation skills) for them to confirm it was all good. Hopefully enough details to say to avoid this restaurant like the plague!

Good tasty Thai food we recommend.

Great staff, great prices, great food. Don’t normally do reviews but this place is worth going to.

We got takeout Beef Pad Kee Mao (add-on fried egg) for the first time on our way back from a trip to the lakes, and really enjoyed the authentic flavour bomb. Another trip to the lakes - and we decided to make a detour through Keswick especially for their Beef Pad Kee Mao again! The front of house and back of house were just lovely both times. 5-star hospitality, will definitely drop by for a takeaway or even a cheeky dine-in next time we're here.

Takeaway ordered online and ready bang on time. Really great flavours and piping hot. Delicious. Seen mixed reviews but I would definitely use again on next visit

Very tasty food and attentive staff. Took us back to thailand for the hour we stopped off here

Lovely restaurant and great gluten free (coeliac friendly) and veggie options

Fabulous. The food was amazing and the service second to none. So friendly and helpful. Absolutely cannot recommend this restaurant enough and we will definitely be back

Lovely authentic Thai food that I have been missing on my return to the UK! Great and helpful staff! Would recommend!

A visit to Keswick isn’t complete without at least one meal here. Delicious food & superb service. The mango sticky rice is to die for! I look forward to the next time :)

Really really good Thai food and very friendly staff

Ate here while staying in Keswick and very disappointed. Service was good but the food was bland, tastless and the atmosphere was just as bad. Would not eat here again

A rare find in the UK restaurant with fresh ingredients tasty and inexpensive. Lucky enough to stop in here because the Chinese across the road was closed so glad it was. Highly recommend the massamon beef it was delicious and so was the pad Thai.

Food was absolutely lovely, well presented, fast, fresh and in a clean environment. Staff were the absolute best making our experience amazing. Atmosphere was really nice, a room on the back has a night lit up tree which was absolute vibes and pretty to look at. We had a big started platter, two mains and even drinks, only £40 with a kind gift of chocolate for free, would highly recommend, no doubt about it.

Great, properly spicy and aromatic Thai food. The tom yun soup and papaya salad are both slowly building scorchers. Curries were great too. Really friendly service. Strong recommend.

Very busy on a Bank Holiday weekend. We waited for 30 minutes but all the other restaurants were the same. We were seated just after 9pm. The food was good but the staff were run off their feet. It was a shame that another table waited for two hours for their meal and then ran off without paying. I have never seen the police in attendance but at least they were taking it seriously. Would come back again but would book a table first.

Ordered take away on a bank holiday weekend, took an hour, and portions are small.

Very nice food and great service from friendly staff. Mixed platter starter, red curry with chicken and a bottle of chenin blanc! Really, really nice!

Lovely Thai food and very reasonably priced. Nice decor and friendly staff The only downfall is that once it got a little busy we were sat with empty plates waiting for the bill for 15/20 minutes before having to ask someone for it but they were full so I can understand it.

Delicious food, good service and very reasonably priced.

Really delicious food (great range of options, even for vegetarians). Considering there were only 3 staff on that we could see, the service was good. Also, the interior decor/design makes for a great atmosphere. Sticky rice and cashew nut stir fry were some definite highlights!

Lovely restaurant with very nice Thai food. The beef and ginger stir fry was gorgeous. Nicely decorated and with friendly staff

You can book a table on a Tuesday online when they are closed... Google maps was up to date, Google was not. Booked a table for 7pm Tuesday 2nd April... had a email confirmation of the booking. Before we made the journey I rang up on the day to confirm if they were open that day and they said 'yes yes we are definitely open' ... drove 16 miles in anticipation of a lovely birthday meal and they were closed. Was very disheartened and had to go elsewhere to make the trip worth it. May review in future if we decide to try and visit again though will take some time to get over this. Staff need to know the days they are open and the booking system needs updating

great food highly recommend the seafood special curry, our order taker was on his 1st day a bit nervous but very helpful, if he didn't know the answer to our questions he went and asked someone to get the answer.

Delicious thai food. Service was very quick aswell. My favourite was Tom yum.

Unfortunately I never got to try my special fried rice as when my husband got back to our holiday accommodation (half an hour's drive), I opened the box to find a lace wing creature walking around in the box so I wouldn't eat it. Everyone else's food was unaffected and they liked their food.

Very average food with poor presentation.

Poor food. Poor presentation. Waiter said ‘perfect’ 3 times within 3 minutes of arriving. Nothing was perfect.

Amazing food and great friendly service! Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting!

This is a great find. An awful lot of restaurants could learn from this place. It does the basics RIGHT A genuine, friendly welcome Great service. The food is beautifully presented but more importantly it is GOOD. Hot, tasty home cooked food with quality ingredients.

Delicious food, amazing staff, would 1000% recommend, it’s a must try!

Visited on a wet Monday night in march so rather quiet as you would expect. However there was a very warm welcome and good service throughout the evening. Food was hot, tasty and very enjoyable. Good end to a day's walking. Would recommend

After a day out in Cockermouth Ic and Flic decided we should eat out and they chose this Thai just three doors down from their accommodation. The three starters were yummy. The idiot who had calamari thinks it was amongst best ever. My hot soup was great as was Ic's Satay. Ic and Flic had the same excellemt samon dish as a main from the Chef's special. I had a beef and basil dish. All very good and washed down with pints of Singha.

Great place amazing atmosphere, the staff are very friendly and the food was amazing and tasty. We were staying In Keswick in a cottage and we decided to give it a try. There was 3 adults and all of us cleaned our plates the starters and mains. We had drinks as well and I would say it was priced good as well. We would definitely go back next time we where in Keswick

Lovely food, staff faultless. Noisy table next to us unfortunately

Had a take away from here and really enjoyed the food. Didn’t take long to cook or eat! Liked it so much hubby went back another night! Would recommend.

Very disappointed all dishes. Chef needs urgent improvement! Padthai was really bad. Just taste fish sauce ..

Truly disappointed. Especially Pad Thai , taste like noodle with fish-sauce. I am sorry but this place needs to improve a lot ! Nothing wrong with services, it just the actual "food" itself that needs big big change.

Gorgeous food and will definitely return, we hadn't booked and called in by chance, only had to wait 10mins. Staff were attentive and reasonably priced.

I heard good reviews on this restaurant but wasn't taken with it myself. We had booked a table but still had to wait in a queue, the service was average, starter came first before plates and wine was just put on the table, no glass poured. Food was very bland, not much taste to it unless you added chilli flakes. Wouldn't return.

Wonderful friendly staff, gorgeous food and a lovely atmosphere. The restaurant is dog friendly - an all round fabulous evening 🐶🐶🇹🇭 🇹🇭

Fantastic food ,visited here many times ,never dissapointed

Fantastic Thai cuisine cooked by a Thai national. Great service from all the staff. Clean restaurant. Highly recommend the Tom Yum soup and the Massaman curry

Absolutely amazing food and really friendly service

Delicious food and perfect service - was recommended the panang curry by the waiter and was exactly what I wanted! Also had the Tom yum and was the best I’ve had!!

Meal was good , but had around 1/½ wait for main meal after our starters ,

Best Thai! Great service and value :)

Visited on saturday night, didnt book we walked in and was seated straight away. Very polite and friendly staff. Food was amazing! And it came timely. Will return

Dog friendly Thai restaurant. Food was great and service too. Enjoyed the beef in oyster sauce - nice light dish! Would return next time we stay

Beautiful food, staff were very accommodating and very funny (especially the tall waiter), Food came quickly and was by far the best Thai food I have ate. Truly an authentic Thai restaurant and really finalised my trip to the lakes.

First time I have left a review but feel moved to do so because of the very poor level of service. I’ll stick to facts. Booked for 6.30pm and arrived then. Seated in corridor with no offer of drink for 25 mins. Felt like we were waiting for a cancelled bus. Placed at table then no order taken for 30 mins (55 mins at restaurant). Other later tables had order taken before us (including those who arrived after us who had not booked). I get this was New Year’s Eve but there was a level of confusion from those seating customers and unnecessary delays given we are paying decent fees. Remained polite and composed but had to chase throughout for food and drinks, otherwise I fear New Year would have come and gone. Lukewarm starters. Mains delivered at 8.30pm. They were fine. Deserts served at different times and indifferent taste. Told second drinks would be gratis (not requested) but one was not. We do not look for discounts. The level of service was poor from start to finish from the waitress who simply didn’t care or was going through the motions. The lads behind the bar were fine as I resorted to ordering first drink from them as no order taken at table. Got wrong bill as well. All a bit chaotic and very slow. In the interests of balance my brother had a very agreeable time here previously. Maybe it’s pot luck. Everyone wants a good time and will pay the rate. Perhaps a mistake to eat out on New Year’s Eve.

What a fantastic evening we had on Saturday. brilliant authentic Thai experience. Food was hot and tasty and staff really pampered us oh and Singha beer on draft. definitely returning 😋

The Best Thai restaurant in This Area! Don’t miss it!

Was a bit unsure about visiting after hearing about some poor experiences from friends. Wish we had listened. I ordered a duck parang and it seemed as though the meat was boiled. A pretty flavourless sauce, and soggy salt and pepper chips. My son ordered sweet and sour chicken and barely touched it. The plates were half cleared, nobody queried the half eaten meals, so we just got the bill. I found it quite rude that I was asked if I wanted to leave a tip in front of the entire table. My only tip would be to hire a better chef. Star of Siam? Tragedy of Thailand more like.

Gorgeous Thai food, excellent quality and price Highly recommend

Great food beautiful restaurant, great atmosphere the Thai Lady that served us was really friendly and pampered all our needs highly recommended I will be returning a lot

Foodwise, that might have been the best Thai restaurant I've been to so far. I had four courses and each of them was really nice (it doesn't happen often). Food full of flavour, not just spicy. But not only is the food so nice, the prices are low, too! For four courses and 2 drinks, the bill was only £35. They might work a little bit on cleanliness as the crockery wasn't quite immaculate, unfortunately, but well, they're not the only ones who struggle with this. Nevertheless, the food was very tasteful. Well done.

Excellent service , food delicious but a little lukewarm but would definitely return. Good value for money and excellent choice.

Good flavours and attentive servers.

Lovely food, helpful and fun staff. We had a great meal here and really enjoyed the food. A wide variety is available on the menu.

Nice food and really friendly service. Didn't break the bank either.

Delicious food in comfortable surroundings. Staff friendly and very helpful. Enjoyed the food and atmosphere. Lots of choice on menu.

Food was very delicious I'm very impressed is difficult to find Thai restaurants is suits me because the taste is do to suit western people will going back again next time and staff is brilliant take care with customers 😀

We ate here on a cold October evening, got a warm welcome from the staff who were very knowledgeable about allergy requirements and spice levels in the food. We ordered starters and all were delicious (mixed platter for 1 is a real winner). There was a reasonable wait between courses, which we liked, and the mains were also really tasty. Only slight flaw was that the main dishes weren’t as hot as they could have been, and plates hadn’t been heated, so for people who really need food to be piping hot, this could have been an issue. The flavours of the meals, however, were amazing. Singha on draught as well. Bonus!

We got a very delicious takeaway here! The fishcakes were some of the best we've had! The Tom kha soup was yummy! The Thai green curry was the perfect amount of spice. Quite thin but extremely delicious. And the duck stir fry was excellent. Thai prawn crackers non greasy and yummy too! Really recommend it!

Delicious and varied menu. Food very reasonably priced.

Went along for hubby's birthday meal. Amazing food and great service!!

Ate here early one evening. Helpful, polite staff. Food was excellent, as good any any Thai restaurant we have eaten at. Food nicely spiced and cooked with minimum amount of oil. We had Chicken Satay to start and although the meat was a little chewy, it tasted just fine.

We came here last Thursday end off September because we had not eaten a thia meal for a while and we both read the outside menu and thought this looks and sounds lovely Well we wasn’t disappointed We both got a starter each and shared our main meal with sticky rice It was all lovely and the young dark haired waitress was on the ball Very pleasant and made you feel welcomed We will come back one day for sure Thku

We're big fans of Thai food and we went here for the first time whilst on holiday - it did not disappoint. All the staff were really lovely and welcoming, the server talked us through the vegan options, the portion sizes were plentful and the food was super tasty and really filling. Good value for money. Nice restaurant and atmosphere. Will be coming back for more great food when we return to The Lakes.

Fabulous restaurant, amazing staff, authentic food and the manager couldn’t be more accommodating. Especially the owner Ian. I couldn’t recommend this place enough. A taste of Thailand in keswick. Thank you all

Fantastic service as always , we travel from seaham to eat here , the food is the best I’ve ever eaten !! So authentic and you can taste all the fresh herbs !!

A mixed bag. Main dishes were okay but the papaya salad didn't taste of papaya much and was unsubtly dressed with too much fish sauce and chili (very very hot) but no chili symbols on the menu at all to indicate heat level, so beware. Service was patchy, it was a fairly busy time on Saturday night, so didn't expect lightening, but it frustrated us that the young waiters didn't remove our pile of dirty dishes when we'd finished despite being at the table multiple times, so we had to sit and breathe in the smelly fish sauce while waiting for our dessert. Talking about which, the banana in coconut soup dessert (don't know the proper name) is usually one of my faves, have always loved it but here it was ultra salty - so much salt it would have seemed excessive even in a savoury dish, which was very weird for a dessert. This made us not finish our desserts and when I mentioned it to the proprietor when he asked if we'd enjoyed our food he just seemed surprised but didn't offer us another dessert or a reduction in the bill. I guess he realized we were visitors and unlikely to come again anyway. Prices were reasonable. It can be hard to find somewhere to eat in Keswick at busy times and I think this place is passable but I wouldn't choose to come again unless there was nowhere else to eat.