Thai Chava in Rother

A lovely place to eat, superb choice of delicious food, friendly staff providing great service who helped choose the perfect dishes for our varying spice tolerance!!

When reviewing anywhere the food is priority because that’s the main thing you’re paying for but service is then the icing on the cake. I have scored 3 - Average for my overall experience even though I have to say the food was excellent, but the service was an odd experience. We were greeted with a sour faced waitress looking at us as if we shouldn’t have been turning up. We had booked, we were on time & we were the first to arrive into an empty restaurant. After she had showed us to our table & we had decided what we were eating I had a couple of questions about my choice. For some reason everything I asked she replied back to my friend as if she had asked the question, hardly making eye contact with me. She wasn’t really helpful in answering my query but just seemed to get frustrated with me. At one point pushing the menu infront of me saying ‘look at the menu’…..I had, but I wanted to ask something about one of the dishes. The waitress definitely had a strange attitude which gave an awkward atmosphere. I will return because the food is very good but I needed my review to reflect my whole experience which unfortunately wasn’t a very welcoming one as regard service.

Great Thai food. Limited menu now, but everything is fresh and delicious and they serve all the best and still have a good range. Book your table though as its very popular.

This is our favourite restaurant in Bexhill. The food is fresh cooked, delicious and lovely choices. Best to book as they are often fully booked.

Spot on service, food is amazing, I can't fault.... doesn't look like a place to go but once you've been you'll keep going back

Excellent service and great food at a reasonable price.

Perfectly cooked, fresh, distinctive and well balanced flavors, and phone ordered to eat in a relaxed way with good wine at home it was ready for collection to the minute.

Amazing food and service. Came here for the sharing starter and pad Thai! Have been coming here for years and it’s always decent

This place was next door to our boutique hotel, what an amazing experience! Fresh quality Thai food, wonderful service, I honestly have never eaten such wonderful Thai in England ! So glad we stumbled upon this . Absolute gem would definitely go back sooner rather than later!

An absolute gem of a Thai restaurant in Bexhill. Menu is not too big & that's a good thing. The food is amazing. Really authentic & just super. It's quite a small place about 25/30 covers I would guess so book before you go. Absolutely well worth a visit.

Did a trip advisor search for Thai in Bexhill and found this place and what a find ! The staff were very professional and all food and drink arrived promptly. The food was delicious and the wine was good too. The place was fully booked and we must have got the last table as booked a few hours before. (Wednesday night) All excellent and will definitely be going back.

Amazing food and a really nice lady serving.

Totally brilliant authentic Thai restaurant in Bexhill……aren’t we lucky to have such a gem. We went as a group of four and the food was wonderful. The waitress (? Owner) was authoritative, but helpful and knowledgeable, advising us on several dishes…….all of which were superb. We would definitely recommend Thai Chava to anyone looking for a quality, good value meal in Bexhill. It will certainly be our “go to” Thai restaurant now.

Totally brilliant authentic Thai restaurant in Bexhill……aren’t we lucky to have such a gem. We went as a group of four and the food was wonderful. The waitress (? Owner) was authoritative, but helpful and knowledgeable, advising us on several dishes…….all of which were superb. We would definitely recommend Thai Chava to anyone looking for a quality, good value meal in Bexhill. It will certainly be our “go to” Thai restaurant now.

Absolutely amazing food at affordable prices with super friendly staff. A gem of a restaurant in Bexhill

Great little restaurant with very attentive helpful staff. Food very flavoursome and portions a good size being value for money. We will certainly visit again.

This thai meal can't be beaten. Enjoy!

Food was excellent. If you haven't tried the place I suggest you go. Update 4/8/23 Group of 8 this evening, all enjoyed the meal. Update 12/1/24, worth trying the set menu 1 or 2.

Really nice authentic Thai restaurant in Bexhill and very good value.

6 of us visited last night .. all had the sharing menu .. absolutely delicious .. fantastic service as always!

This is my go to restaurant, as I am a huge fan of red and green curries. Been frequenting for 3 years now; quality has never missed a beat. Being a little off the traditional reservation, ate their on Christmas Day. It was fully booked. Fabulous food, clean and lots of space between tables.

Best Thai food in bexhill and very reasonable on price. Always book as she gets busy.

The best Thai in the area, hands down. Amazing food, great service and very well priced. Been several times and never bee disappointed.

Really good food and attentive service. It is clean and well looked after. Fast becoming a favourite for me before attending events at the De la Warr Pavillion.

Have been coming for over a year now and the food never disappoints. The food is fresh well prepared and fragrant. All ways hot . You know you’re in a good place when the chef puts in the attention to detail with the vegetables. My kids love the salt & pepper squid and prawns . And the best pad Thai . Would love to see a pho or a boat noodle soup on the menu with winter coming .

On a one night stopover in Bexhill we took a punt on this Thai restaurant. Really enjoyed it. Great tasting food, attentive waitress, fast service, good value too! Highly recommended.

I have been using this Restaurant since it opened . The waitress is actually very funny ,her sarcasm is in humour not rudeness & we often chuckle at her comments and she smiles at us cheekily. She works very hard on her own all night & provides a good service . .The food is fabulous, I used to live in Thailand and I am used to Thai food. I know it’s missing some authentic Thai veg but we aren’t always able to buy these items here in Sussex and I believe they do the best they can. The food is never anything but excellent in our opinion. It’s our favourite restaurant in bexhill .

Small Thai restaurant seemingly family run. Nicce menu , The food was freshly and individualy cooked and tasted wonderful

Excellent food, atmosphere and staff, highly recommend.

This place never disappoints. Please give it a go - food is amazing and service is great too. You won't be disappointed. Love the set menu, which offers you to share starters and mains, hence you can try more flavours.

The best Thai food I've had outside Thailand. Perhaps some oriental background music instead of pop would enhance the atmosphere. There were limited alcohol free options. No alcohol free lager for our designated driver.

Took my youngest son out for a meal for his 19th birthday. His first Thai meal, our first at Thai Chava. Hugely impressed with the food, service and atmosphere. Very tasty starter, then I had the green curry which was perfect and my wife and son had different noodle dishes. Fragrant, aromatic and tasty - everything you could ask for. A lovely experience. Can't recommend it enough.

Fantastic and authentic Thai food presented beautifully to the table. Very attentive front of house lady.

What a great meal, food was excellent as was the service (more about that later). We started with dumplings, corn fritters and salt and pepper squid, all fantastic especially the squid. For mains my wife had panang curry, sticky rice and stir fried green vegetables, I had basil and chilli stir fry with chicken and boiled rice. Portion sizes were generous and quality was superb. The service was second to none as the waitress was by herself, so a little wait was to be expected. I am on crutches and she went out of her way to assist me even moving a chair outside for me to sit on whilst i waited for my lift. Truly a great experience we will be back as the food was probably the best Thai food in the area.

The most delicious meal at a very reasonable price. Service was great despite there being only one waitress for the whole restaurant! The priority was on serving the customers so there was one table stacked with all the dirty dishes, it would have been nicer if they were cleared but a small inconvenience by comparison to the meal we experienced.

We had a fantastic experience in this restaurant. The food was faultless. Hot, fresh & so, so tasty. Staff could not do enough for you.

Food was amazing As always ,felt uncomfortable with our waitress . Felt she didn't want us there. Never smiled tried to speak with her but she was very stiff necked. She did a job professionally.

Just been to this restaurant and had to write a review as soon as I got home. Really great and helpful waitress who on her own was really attentive checked for any allergies etc. Food from starter to main was just amazing honestly. If you try this place you won't be disappointed it is just top class. The biggest shock was the bill, all four of us couldn't believe how reasonable it was. I cannot wait to go back.

The single waitress couldn't raise a smile ( I thought Thailand was the Land of Smiles?!)...didn't seem to really want us there, warned the food would be slow and had to consult her diary before seating us at table in this small simple restaurant. So not a good start. My wife who is Thai asked for some Nam Pla dipping sauce, the waitress again, not keen, apparently the locals don't like the spicy smell? Having said all that things did change...we didn't have to wait long for our food, the portions were generous in size and the quality of the food was great! The nam pla sauce arrived and we both enjoyed our meal. I did feel a bit sorry for the waitress, she was on her own trying to juggle everything including takeaways. Ideally she needs someone to help her with a friendly welcoming smile! So I would recommend this restaurant though will not return.

Used this Thai restaurant a few times when staying at The Driftwood hotel. I always ring and book a week in advance as it seems quite busy and not a very big restaurant. Food has always been amazing, the waitress takes the time to read your order back to you to ensure it’s correct. Only one waitress serving food and drinks, taking orders and handing out takeaway orders, but works incredibly hard. Will definitely return again in our next stay in Bexhill

Absolutely lovely restaurant. One of our favourite restaurants and takeaways. The food is so good. They ask upfront if you have any allergies or food intolerances. The menu has certain allergens highlighted and for allergens that aren’t covered there they have an allergen book. They then confirm if everything is ok when you order which is very reassuring. By taking the lead, they make sure that you aren’t made to feel difficult at any point. I can’t have dairy and I’ve been here with a coeliac and both of us commented on what a fantastic (and unusual) experience it is. It’s how it should be - you go out to relax and enjoy yourself.

Nice fresh food But the waitress was so rude her attitude was terrible Once when asked to clarify the menu and again when asked for 2 scoops of ice cream instead of one even though we were prepared to pay extra Her loss -we are generous tippers if we receive good service

The food is the best Thai food around for miles. I live in Hastings and even go there for take aways, because apart from the quality, Thai Chava is best value for money. Ok, there have been comments about the waitress, she is a bit 'Basil Fawlty', but we like her, because she is very efficient and committed to serving everyone, not just you, and also because the food is so good it's easy to ignore. I say, if you love Thai food, go there!

Ordered takeaway from Thai Chava, have to order early as they have only limited slots. Food, as usual, was excellent well cooked good portions and great value. Have eaten at the restaurant in the past and whether you eat in or take away, you can't fault the quality. Its not the most luxurious of surroundings but clean and functional. Friendly staff and great service.

Beautiful cooked food with an attentive host .

I was very disappointed when I ordered a vegetable Thai curry to find that most of the vegetables were 'English', mainly chunks of squash/pumpkin and broccoli, when I thought I would get an authentic Thai meal with Thai/oriental vegetables. Previously on another occasion I had a Thai prawn curry which contained only 6 prawns for nearly £10 (takeaway price) so I don't find this restaurant very good value.

Outstanding food! Outstanding value! Best restaurant in Bexhill

Having visited many Thai Restaurants I came across this small restaurant in Bexhill. What a find. Very attentive service where your choices were read back to you - just to make sure. When the same waitress came back with the freshly cooked starters she explained the best way of eating, for example, the Dim Sum with the sauce etc. Nice touch. Food was excellent on both courses, service was first class and the best value for money Thai I think I have ver had. I live 90 minutes away but will be back, it really is that good.

I have been going to Thai Chava for a year now. I have tried everything on the menu, been with friends and had a birthday party there. I have never had a bad meal and in my opinion this is one of the best restaurants...

Lovely attentive lady who served us, very helpful and knowledgeable. The food was very tasty, well presented and good portion size. We really enjoyed our meal thank you. Well worth a visit.

Great food, But take-away orders were the priority and it took over 2 hours to get our food. We were in at 5:50 pm, only 1 other table occupied, and our order was taken at 6:20 pm. Our starters came at 6:45, and mains at 7:30. We had booked early as we were going to see Steve Hackett at 7:45

Top notch service/food. Staff extremely helpful to their clients. Warm cosy atmosphere. Highly recommended. Will definately eat there again.

Absolutely amazing thai food and the waitress was great!

Excellent Thai meal served in good surroundings by attentive and helpful staff. Happy to spice food up, or tone it down.

Excellent food and excellent service.

Excellent food, great service and very helpful about food intolerances/allergies. Will definitely go back. Highly recommend this restaurant

Please go and have the Won Tom soup... then pick your main. Never have I tasted such fresh food in every bite. Incredible and so reasonable. Beautiful service too.

Lucky to get a table as we didn’t have a reservation. Our server was lovely and very helpful. We had ribs and duck pancake rolls for starters. Delicious.mains was pepper chicken, beef noodles and steamed rice. Just enough for two hungry people. One of the...

Wonderful restaurant. Food is great however the service is exceptional. The people running Thai Chava restaurant are so kind and considerate.

DOESN’T DESERVE ONE STAR! Never going back even if is the last restaurant left in the whole world! If you want to have a ruined day, go to Thai Chava where the waitress will "welcome" you with a bitc**y attitude, rude, unprofessional, 0 customer service! Avoid at all costs!

We go here often because the food is JUST AMAZING . Freshly made with beautiful ingredients and flavour. I have tried most of the menu and everything is just YUMMY. Pla is amazing, she is so wonderful and makes you feel welcome. Thank you for...

Very nice food. Not much choice of dessert as many items not available. Don't sit in window as door doesn't shut properly and don't sit near back as have doors open ro courtyard causing cold air around your legs!

Very good meal, well presented. Initially thought the waitress was quite surly but realized that she more concerned about serving food and drinks than engaging in polite tittle tattle. Once meals were served she engaged with all the guests and spent quite some time with us, very friendly and pleasant company. Highly recommended

Went to the restaurant and initially asked a table for 4 as my other friend is coming but then can't make it so 3 of us started to order. The waitress was rude and said "why would you say for 4 person!" She took our...

RUDE WAITRESS. -We went to this restaurant as we were visiting Bexhill on a Sunday evening. The only Thai Restaurant open and was 4.7 stars. Already hungry and been craving for thai food we went in. Waited 5 minutes. The only waitress was in the counter doing something and literally saw us coming in but didnt even bother to offer us table. Restaurant was not busy and there was only 1 table occupied. We approached her and asked if she can give us a table for 4 as my other friend is coming. Directed us to our table, 3 of us. Gave us the menu and informed her that we are ready to order and she said "Are you not going to wait for the other one?" I said its alright she's not coming now. She smirked and said "why telling me its table for four!" Then I apologized and said shes not coming sorry" I don't know what's her issue as there's just 2 occupied tables there. Quiet Sunday night. She was tussing and doing this head movement. Sarcastic. Passive-aggresive. Appailing and miserable thai waitress. We ordered and the look on her face while serving us was so dreadful. The food was fantastic but customer service matters. I dont know if she's the owner but I hope they'll do something about it. She's so rude. I didnt finish my food and felt uncomfortable. We paid and went home. Very bad experience. Not going back there for this reason.

Very bad experience with customer service. The waitress was so rude. made us all uncomfortable. Ambiance was awkward. However the food was delicious and amazing.

Good food. Courteous friendly service.

Got food poisoning from this place. Had to spend 3 days in hospital. Cockroach and Rat infestation covered up. Disgusting. AVOID.

Absolutely fantastic birthday dinner. Super warm and welcoming service with an incredibly friendly waitress, so lovely. Gorgeous food, both starters and mains. So flavourful and enjoyed all round. Would highly recommend - will be visiting again !

Extremely rude on the phone. I gave up trying to place the order.

A group of four with starters and mains and drinks for under £100- and the food was AMAZING. Best Thai we’ve ever had- flavoursome, fresh and good portions. The service is brilliant. Definitely a must visit.

Lovely food, great attentive service - an inpromptu weekday evening! Will be returning

This may very well be the best Thai restaurant I've been to! The waitress was very attentive and helpful and the food...wow the food is just to die for! We were a group of 5 people and we were all incredibly happy with the food and the service. This is now my new favourite place to go for a treat. YUM!

This Thai restaurant is a hidden gem in Bexhill. I have eaten in hundreds of different thai restaurants over the years and the food and service at Chava beats them all. Without fail the best Thai food I have eaten in the UK. I cannot believe somewhere as good as this was right on my doorstep and I didn't even know about it. Would highly recommend and will be back next time I want a Thai dinner. Amazing!

We visited here on a recommendation and was very impressed, we tried a variety of different dishes all to share & each dish tasted lovely, not huge portions but enough, great service ,can highly recommend.

This was our 1st visit to the restaurant & it definitely wont be our last ! The food was amazing, beautiful presented & explained by the kind & professional waitress . Ambiance was relaxed . Restaurant was beautifully presented & clean. Wine was lovely, i...

So refreshing to have a break from the overpriced, pretentious, dumb restaurants in St Leonards. these guys just do it right! Food is fantastic and made with care and love. Staff are friendly. Cant recommend this place enough! Love it!!!!!!

While staying in Bexhill we had dinner at this Excellent Thai place. My wife loved this place and for good reason. The food is delicious and the service is first rate. For the price you get a good size portion. I definitely recommend and it...

I'm always nervous about eating Thai food, I've found it can be very hit and miss. Fortunately Thai Chava was a hit. The green curry is one of the best meals I have ever had. Definitely will be coming back when in Bexhill again.

Absolutely unbelievable delicious Thai food… Highly recommend this lovely little gem of restaurant for a fresh Thai food experience

Great food amazing service and at a good price

Had a great meal. Not been here before so tried their set menu which was a good variety and really enjoyable.

Tasty fresh always delicious. We come here as often as we can as it’s our favourite take away. Staff always happy to assist

Excellent meal tonight as always, cannot fault the food and service. If you’re looking for an authentic Thai restaurant this is the place. Looking forward to Christmas Day lunch.

Lovely Thai food within a nice friendly atmosphere.

This place just keeps getting better. Fantastic service as always. Incredible food. Always made to feel so welcome. This place is a reason to visit Bexhill on its own

Great food, am going back as it was that good.

Really good food . good service .great evening had by all .price was excellent.recomend the fixed menu's.

Delightful, compact Restaurant, serving genuine Thai Food. Menu has good selection of Meals, with recommendations as to which Beverages compliment each Dish. Nice Patio Garden at rear, to Drink or Smoke, if req'd. Slight misunderstanding on entry, as the Waitress mentioned something about 'Drunken not allowed", which at 1st we thought was aimed at us. But it turns out there's a Dish called 'Drunken Noodles' & we were being informed that the Dish was not being served at that time. (PS. I would Rate this 4 x Stars, but the Star Rating Table isn't working properly)

Both the service and food was amazing! We tried lots of starters and they were all cooked amazingly, we all had the curries for mains and they were perfect too! Really good portions and so flavoursome, will definitely be returning - thank you

Delicious food by a lovely Thai couple. Service can be slow with just the two of them BUT well worth the wait!

Food was rubbery and flavourless, chicken was incredibly chewy and the rice and spring rolls very bland.

Probably the best Thai food I’ve had in years !! I love thai and my gosh top 3 I’ve ever had here ! Highly recommended !! Catered for my friend who is gluten free The menu dipicts everything you need to k ow about the dishes ! They taste amazing I had the prawn pad Thai and rib starter ! Rib meat fell off the bone was sooo succulent and tasty! You need to try this place! My go to for Thai food now !

Probably the best Thai I have had, excellent and friendly service. Beautiful fresh fragrant food, fantastic taste.

i thought —-something different and try this place for some Thai food. Alas i did not get as far as ordering, as the unfriendly. rude and aggressive woman serving was a liability. She ordered me to sit near the door which remained ajar as they don't seem to have fixed the grotty hinge - operated entry door. i informed this so called waitress that i wished to be seated away from the door. She glared and disappeared out the back… she came back after some time to clean the table and exclaimed that she needed to clean the table, in a bonkers manner. Basil Fawlty —- but as a waitress. Additionally glaring some more. With that i got up - put the menu on the table and walked out. this place is a shabby, tacky looking and unfriendly excuse for a restaurant… what a travesty of service.i noticed an earlier review - picked up on this self same rudeness…Can you give zero??

The waitress was rude. When we entered she said the restaurant was full and couldn't take any more people for dining in. My friend said we are guests in the next door apartment so can order take away. Her response was "I don't care where you are staying". I took exception to this and said those words were unnecessary to which she replied "Are you going to place an order or keep complaining , I don't have time other people are waiting". At this point we simply walked out!

Ate at this wonderful little restaurant last night, what a delight it was every mouthful was delicious and the service was spot on super friendly and helpful! We love our Thai food after travelling there and the kind waitress chatted to us about how to make some of these lovely dishes at home and try to replicate the lovely meal we had! Nice atmosphere inside felt very safe too with Covid practices. If your a local or staying in the area this place is definitely worth a visit.

Four of us visited the restaurant for the first time after having booked the week before. We ordered one set menu and a separate mixed starter and mains. The waitress explained what we were eating and which sauce to dip.The food was excellent with a bit of heat and the cost for 4 with a bottle of wine and sparkling water was very reasonable.Take aways were popular and they were busy. I don't think they deliver but it would be worth picking up. We'll definitely go again or order a take away.

Absolutely fantastic. Service and food exceptional. Very good price for Thai food. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough.

Normally have takeaway but decided to eat in the restaurant with friends. Great tasting meal but the service was no so great. Only 1 waitress serving the whole restaurant. She was extremely rude when taking our order and stood rolling her eyes. When we mentioned that she was being rude she ignored the comment. Would have been a pleasant evening if she could have been polite.