Thai Orchid Southborough in Tunbridge Wells

Absolutely amazing food as always. Love coming here. And will be back soon. Thanks Khun Tik for your hospitality.

I’ve been here several times but this visit was below average. I ordered a drink and was told they didn’t have it, chose another and was told again they didn’t have that either even though both was in the menu! The food was in fairness piping hot but the curry sauces was like water so was the dipping sauces we had with the sharing platter and portion sizes have definitely been reduced. Will think twice before returning again.

Crazy decor, so much to look at! Food fantastic. Staff attentive and incredibly polite. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

Excellent food. Authentic. Loved the decor and ambience.

I WILL NEVER go here again I am absolutely disgusted by this place, I made a booking over a week ago I had email confirmation and text confirmation to say it was all booked in. This is the first time I have been out since having a baby and we turned up to be told they have no booking. I even showed them the proof to be told “sorry about that” not even a we will sort something out. Me and my partner have just had to go home we are so disappointed

Ordered a take-away over the phone, we asked for a whole duck, we were told that we weren’t able to order this, so we asked can we order enough duck for 4, we were advised that two portions were half duck each so we proceeded and ordered, we also ordered extra pancakes and we also couldn’t order that too as it came with pancakes. Once we got home we come to find out that two portions of duck is only half, and half of the box was full of cabbage and peppers. Also the “extra pancakes” that when we went to pick up they advised that they had added was just a portion for one of the ducks. The food was cold and untastful

Absolutely delicious Thai food. My favourite is the Thai green curry! Really friendly staff who often give us a beer with our order. Local favourite, couldn’t recommend enough.

We had a lovely meal here this evening and the service was great. The only one criticism I have, was the lamb massaman curry wasn't very tender but apart from that the food great and tasty. Thank you 😊

Too expensive for a takeaway. Ok for dine-in at that price.

I went to the Thai Orchid in SOuthborough for my birthday. The food was absolutely delcious and the service was considerate, kind and generous. The restaurant is so pretty with all the flowers, especially the cosy little booth. It's really great for photos. We took a birthday cake in with us and a waiter lit the candle and brought it over whilst a 'Happy Birthday' song played to the room. It was such fun and really special. We loved the food, loved the service and loved the atmosphere. Also there are a nice lot of veggie choices on the menu.

The food was drowned by ginger. The delivery was well over an hour late and both times we called about the delay, we were told incorrect information, very poor. They should not have accepted the order if they could not fulfil it, simple as that.

Ordered a delivery online, an hour later called to see where it was, the person on the phone read out our order and said it was on the way. Called back an hour later again and restaurant denied all knowledge of the order. Definitely won't be using again.

We went here for a birthday dinner and the staff where all so lovely, the food was amazing and it was such a beautiful atmosphere! We were welcomed in and the staff were happy to talk to us about trips to Thailand and also made sure we were enjoying our meal and time at the restaurant, lots of laughter and very accommodating. We'll definitely be returning!

Love this little local place! I've both dined in (service was friendly and attentive) and had delivery from here. Food is excellent - just the right amount of heat, generous portions, delicious. Delivery is really quick and friendly. I order directly instead of going through any of the third party delivery apps and recommend doing the same.

I have the pleasure of both working and living near this wonderful restaurant. 5* food and service with a warm inviting atmosphere from the friendliest and most hospitable family. Would recommend to everyone!

Very impressed. Such a nice restaurant, amazing atmosphere and delicious food. Great variety on the menu and nothing disappoints. Staff are so friendly and Tik couldn’t be more helpful. Already our second time here and we will definitely be back!!!

First visit since this Thai changed hands from the often quiet Lemongrass. Initial impressions was a lot of colourful plastic flowers & fake grass outside the door…. But how vibrant & busier the restaurant was . Service was fairly efficient & good drinks choice. Mixed starters had mixed reviews among us - nothing wrong with the cooking of it though. My partner didn’t particularly enjoy the duck and pancakes as , rather than shredded, it was minced- so was a bit fatty. My green curry with prawns was rather tasty and the other two were happy with theirs . Don’t remember seeing anything printed on menu about a service charge… but not particularly surprising that was added to bill, so would advise that to be made clearer . We’d go back at some point, perhaps change our choice of food

Such a fun a beautiful atmosphere, great service, and the food is delicious.

Although we live fairly close to Southborough, this was our first visit to the The Thai Orchid restaurant under the new ownership. To us, it looks a little "tacky" from the outside with plastic flowers adorning the windows. However, its only when you enter, you realise how much effort has been made to change it from the previous soulless interior. Every wall is completely covered in plastic flower displays - it looks stunning. Worth visiting just to admire the decorations! It was a foul night, but it was snug and warm inside. Not a huge menu but more than adequate. Our food arrived, it was piping hot and absolutely delicious and that's an under statement. Very good sized portions so we all left rather full.. All in all, a fabulous meal with outstanding service.

From the moment you walk in you know it is going to be a great experience, the decor is very pretty and there are flowers hanging down everywhere, the lighting is ideal and the seats are very comfy. We sat in a lovely booth at the back. The waiters were very friendly and gave some great advice on Thailand as we were in conversation about travelling. The food and drink menus are full of great choices and the layout of them are very in-depth. We went for Thai green curry an obvious classic, and a delicious fish dish, as well as spring rolls and dim sum to start with which were extremely tasty, full of crunch and left us very excited for our mains. I’ve been to a lot of Thai places locally and I can hand down say this is my favourite, can’t wait to return. Highly recommended!!

We are both Thai food fans, but having ordered from Thai Orchid via Deliveroo, we have to rethink this. We didn’t eat a thing. Every single item tasted awful and both curries were drenched in oil and salt. Very, very disappointing!

Wonderful in every way. Food and service was perfect. Highly recommend.

Wow - what a find! An amazing evening, from the lovely warm welcome at the door to the absolutely incredible Thai food. Service was impeccable. The restaurant’s decor is fabulous and we simply cannot wait to go back. Best Thai food ever - could not recommend more highly

Best thai food in town, taste very authentic and the platting is always stunning. You can see that they cook their food with lots of love. Staff are super friendly, the restaurant is clean and beautifully decorated too. We always come here for birthday celebrations and family dinners

We have now been to Thai Orchard twice and both times we were welcomed with such friendly and welcoming staff. They were attentive throughout the meal and made the whole experience enjoyable. The menu has a vast amount of options and we always seem to pick the special meal for 2 that has a variety of choice and so much food for the price. The atmosphere is relaxed and very colourful. Would recommend.

We Collected ourselves in the end as the delivery time was going up and up. Food had been cooked and ready for ages when we collected. Will order direct from the restaurant next time!

we went to the orchid on a Friday it was busy but as other reviews have said fantastic food and excellent service highly recommended

Possibly the worst Asian-style meal I have ever experienced. Greasy bland slop. I won’t even dignify this by calling it Thai as it shares nothing in common with anything close to real Thai food. And this is before we get into the restaurant missing a meal, clearly not ticked off on the receipt (when every other delivered item was ticked) and yet still charged for.

What a great place. Everything about it was exceptional. Will definitely be back

It was the best Thai restaurant I have been to. The food was fresh and delicious. The restaurant was clean and beautifully decorated. The service was brilliant.

Friendly staff, fun atmosphere but the food a little lacking in some dishes. Good pad Thai, and nice duck pancakes. Curries a little too Western for my taste. Will try again though as was very busy.

Gorgeous food! Fantastic service! The food arrived so quickly I couldn't believe it! I'm so used to waiting ages for food to arrive in restaurants, but not this time!! The colourful decor is beautiful. We will definitely go again!!

What a wonderful local place! Beautiful decor and atmosphere, amazing food and great service. Prawn dim sum were to die for! 👌

Fantastic! Our first of what will be many visits. Great food and service. Reasonable prices.

Some really great tasty food. Love the decor too.

Very tasty food in a very colorful place. Ambiance was reminiscent of Bollywood

Had a disgusting takeaway from this place chicken just microwaved leftovers-inedible. Phoned to ask for a refund . They said they would call back. Didn’t bother. Much superior Thai restaurant in Tonbridge

everything was delicious except for the duck dish was way too salty

Disappointing, having ordered many times before the meal today was cold on arrival and one dish was too spicy to eat.

Thank you for making our first visit to your restaurant an incredible one! The food was exceptional, as was the hospitality and generosity of spirit. You guys rock!! Until the next time 🙏🏼

Unfortunately my Pad Thai chicken wasn’t nice tasting.neither the cabbage slices. My Pad broccoli was tasteless,chunky and hard too and the few onion slices tasted rancid..The duck rolls were so disappointing and very thin I did love the prawn crackers!.I

We were really impressed! 7pm on a Saturday night and the place was busy and full of atmosphere. The main guy explained that he had been running the place for six months. Based on our first ever visit he seems to be doing a great job as we could not fault the service, food or cleanliness of the facilities. The wine and beer were perfectly chilled and they were very friendly without being overly attentive, so we did not feel rushed at all and able to have a long relaxed dinner. Will certainly go back.

Curry and starters were amazing

Walked in for a table for 2 at 20:30 and they quickly got a table ready for us. Food was very good and service even better. The gentleman with the excellent smile really looked after us and happily packed our dessert to go. Was only passing through but would come again ! Thank you !

I can’t quite explain how utterly disgusting the food was. Never again will I be visiting Thai Orchid

Lovely place, the food is amazing and the service was delightful. We had a vegetarian set menu for two and there was more than enough food for us. Will definitely come back!

Went there for my daughter's birthday. Food was flavourful, authentic and promptly served. Staff were welcoming and brought us a Thai birthday cake and liqueurs on the house to celebrate, along with singing us a Thai version of Happy Birthday! An enjoyable meal and occasion.

We visit the 2nd time and the hygiene is so bad now. The floor was dirt and sticky The utensils were full of unclean dirt the toilet was really stink! It smell so strong and I almost throw up Below was my first review It’s clean and tidy. Bright and very good service. We ordered the fried platter which was soso. The oil seems had been used many times. Masaman curry was normal too the chicken was dry and curry was not tasty as the tonbridge gab kau The pad Thai was normal too Price was ok but the food was normal Service was great. As you see from the picture the waiter was using a tissue to deliver the plate which is really nice

SERVICE CHARGE ADDED TO BILL.. Volunteering someone else's hard earned money, and the more you spend, the more they'll take.. They might as well rummage their hands through your pockets, and pickpocket you on the way out the door. Just a heads-up on where you stand with service charges.. (Compulsory service charge: Must be stated to the customer in advance of ordering. The customer can only refuse to pay it if the service was poor. Discretionary service charge: Can be added to the bill receipt at the end of the meal, but the customer can decide not to pay it in any case.) If you want to pay a tip, do so at YOUR own discretion, not these cheeky restaurants volunteering your money, as though they have some kind of rightful claim to it.

SERVICE CHARGE ADDED TO BILL.. Volunteering someone else's hard earned money, and the more you spend, the more they'll take.. They might as well rummage their hands through your pockets, and pickpocket you on the way out the door. Just a heads-up on where you stand with service charges.. (Compulsory service charge: Must be stated to the customer in advance of ordering. The customer can only refuse to pay it if the service was poor. Discretionary service charge: Can be added to the bill receipt at the end of the meal, but the customer can decide not to pay it in any case.) If you want to pay a tip, do so at YOUR own discretion, not these cheeky restaurants volunteering your money, as though they have some kind of rightful claim to it.

My food was cold and over cooked, with no flavor. Seriously gutted. Not impressed at all 😕

lovely! highly recommended. Our usual 'fave' thai let us down last minute so I Googled and found Thai Orchid, so happy I did, spoke to a lovely man who fitted us in at late notice. Firstly we were greeted by a huge smile! Fab! then the restaurant was decorated so beautifully - wow. then we had a fab table and the service was excellent! friendly, smiley, quick and then all topped off with delicious well priced food. YUM. great menu choices, loads of vegetarian, GF, vegan and meat eaters. so tasty. big portions too. This is our new fave thai in TW - can't wait to go again. :o)

Was here last night Saturday 6th April 2024 Awesome food although we probably ordered too much definitely recommend this restaurant ✅

Delicious food and great service

Pad see ew had no thick flat noodles as described. There was no sauce or flavour to either noodle dishes.

Really like the look of this place so we gave it ago and we were not disappointed! Lovely dexor inside. Friendly staff and great food. Chicken massaman was so tasty! Will be returning.

Best thai food i have had in ages. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, very clean restaurant. Very traditional

Food was really good and the team have gone above and beyond to give you the Thai flavour in the middle of Southborough.

If I could give them 6-stars I would. Really nice staff, really authentic Thai dishes, and really huge portion sizes. Went in on Mothers Day and everything was perfect. Can't recommend highly enough.

fast delivery lovely food will order again and recommend

Cancel takeaways after 45 minutes for no reason and won't answer phone 🤷‍♂️

Just had a lovely Mothers’ Day lunchtime treat here. Great relaxed atmosphere, and ridiculously generous portions (which we had to take home as we couldn’t finish). Really tasty, will be coming again, thank you.

We've come here loads of times since it opened. Yummy fresh tasting food and very friendly service. The kids love the green and massaman curries, the Pad Thai and grapow and the salads are all fabulous :)

Great food and atmosphere , the new owner is very nice and welcoming! Will definitely be coming back for the Tom kha gai soup

New owners. Overall very good. Service and atmosphere was excellent. Food good. We like hot Thai level chilli, I would say here was medium but still good. Beef waterfall salad very nice. Only strange thing for me was that there was no coriander leaves in any of the dishes which is unusual but overall will be going back

a very expensive takeaway, food was nice but nothing special, could've eaten out at a restaurant for the price paid!

Great food, very welcoming staff who are friendly, good choice of food on the menu. Will definitely be back. Thank you

Had a fabulous meal with my family on Saturday night. Food was excellent as well as the service. It was quite busy but the service was very good, excellent atmosphere as well.

This is the 3rd time i have ordered from this restaurant. I once dined in-house too. The food is freshly prepared and the presentation is wonderful. Best thai food for miles around. However, this time when i ordered my home delivery at 5pm the food arrived 5.45 and it was not up to the standard as all my previous. It seemed as if it had bee prepared much earlier that day or the day before. A shame there is much less choice online for home delivery than eating in the restaurant. If the order is over £30 +delivery fee then at least the prawn crackers should be free and no extra charge like other restaurants. I will order again.

Eat Thai food Authentic Thai flavors by Chef Da, who used to work at a 5-star hotel. Very good service and shop The whole shop is decorated with flowers, bright and the atmosphere is very pleasant. I recommend it.

Excellent eatery serving authentic Thai dishes. Kicked off with mouth watering chicken satay followed by delicious green curry washed down Singha is a winning combination and the excellent attentive service. Highly recommended.

Lovely restaurant with impeccable service. Went for a meal with my family and the waiter couldn’t have been nicer. Food was lovely - went for the vegetarian set meal and the starters were out of this world amazing!

Had a great night with family and friends. The food was good for all ages from 4-40 :) can't wait to go again

Great food! The waiters were very kind, funny and kept the beer topped up. The inside was pretty and a super nice atmosphere to eat in. I would go back when I'm next in town. I got a vegetarian set meal for 5 with my family, and there was more food than we could manage. Packed a lot to take home. Banana fritters and coconut rice were absolutely delicious. The mixed vegetarian platter to start with was beautifully presented with pepper art and SO tasty. I would recommend all the bits. The green curry was delicious too - spicy, but delicious :D

First time eating here very warm welcome service was fantastic and the food was amazing

Food was delicious and not overpriced, staff were lovely, fun colourful place. Another service charge added bill but that seems to be the Tunbridge way.

We went here for a friends birthday and it was a really lovely evening. The owners and staff are really friendly, the atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, and the food was fresh and very enjoyable. The presentation of the food was great, as was the flavour. They treated my friend really well as it was his birthday and made it a very special evening. We will certainly be returning another time.

Really good food and even better service. The restaurant went above and beyond when we ordered the wrong starter. They let us eat the starter and then they brought out the one we wanted to order

Ordered online through Just eat and there was a slight hiccup with orders. Thai orchid phoned to tell me straight away and rectified the order by sending the correct one out. They were very polite and apologetic, fantastic customer service all round. Food was hot when it arrived and tasted great! Lots of flavour and fresh! Definitely order again and recommend.

Our local Thai restaurant - excellent food and really nice atmosphere and has recently been decorated too!! Recommended!!👍

Restaurant is closed due to building work, open for takeaway. So why is my booking accepted by your system. Complete waste of time. Website booking system needs to be updated.

Absolutely delicious food , lovely staff and great prices , even better because it’s just around the corner from us so will be returning next week for another delicious. Meal

Cozy little restaurant serving extremely good authentic Thai dishes. Their menu is cheaper than other Thai restaurants I have been to, but the portion is bigger than that of many places. Very good value for money 💰

Amazing Thai food…authentic and nice and spicy.

Excellent proper Thai food. Very good Tom Yam Goong (prawn soup, must be ordered spicy), Larb (spicy minced chicken), Som Tam (papaya salad), sticky rice and Tod Mun Pla (fish cakes). Good value. Recommended.

Went in unplanned, food was great and really fresh and the hosts were lovely. Will definitely be back!

Really good restaurant. We do a road trip with our 2 little girls and it was very kid friendly and sooo good !

Delicious Thai food. All the dishes we have tried so far have been excellent quality - the green curry and massaman curry have been the best we've had in Tunbridge Wells! Great food and service - thank you!!

Lovely staff and the food is good, at a reasonable price. There are more dishes from different provinces so you can get authentic dishes.

Visited in January. Very tasty food and much better value than the other local Thai restaurants. Good friendly service, a couple of slight hiccups but was brand new and training staff so no issue. Would visit again.

Delightful service, great food. We had a really lovely meal on a Saturday evening. Also had terrific takeaway from there too.

Tasty food, lovely service, spacious comfy well modernised restaurant. An enjoyable experience.

We went for a walk and came across this restaurant and decided to go for a lunch, looking for some local gems. Thai cuisine is our absolutely most favourite one with all the fragrant spices, fresh vegetables and seafood. We entered the restaurant and no one was there (neither guests nor staff), even though the sign was lit up "open". After walking around for quite some time and talking and making jokes that maybe it’s a self service or that they maybe forgot to lock the door and it’s actually closed, we decided to look for a staff. We called out and went around the back. Two employees were in the kitchen talking. After being sat down we decided to have calamari to start with, glass of wine and a beer. The calamari arrived looking underwhelming, but pub-quality-OK. However, you could taste the flour between the squid and outer batter (it was undercooked) and it was served with ordinarily shop-tasting sweet chilli sauce. At this time we were quite underwhelmed with our experience but still positive and quite excited about our decision to have an unplanned lunch out. As I love fresh fish and Thai cuisine I’decided to have a whole sea bass with spring onion, red and green peppers in home made sweet chilli and my partner decided to have chicken in red and green peppers and pineapple in home made Thai sauce sauce. As the menu didn’t provide any side dishes options (apart from rice) I’ve asked if I can have a side of nice seasonal vegetables with my meal. My partner ordered a side of rice with his chicken. When our dishes arrived we were presented with two deep fried options that looked almost the same as the calamari. The chicken was just chunks of very dry battered bits that were so thin that you could barely see the dry meat when broken down. My sea bass wasn’t a whole sea bass as you’d expect from a quality restaurant, but two filets deep fried in not-so-nice batter. They were both unpleasant and tasting like it’s been just cooked from ready-made-shop-bought-frozen, not prepared fresh. The small bowl of rice was really unpleasant too, dry and lumpy, like it was cooked a long time ago and microwaved to order. The entire meal (both of them prepared in identical way) was just deep fried, battered, dried out at the centre of the plate, sprinkled with shop tasting sweet chilli sauce and few bits of chopped raw pepper on top that looked just to be a part of the sprinkled sweet chilli sauce.. It was the most disappointing and underwhelming look and sadly also awful taste. The side of vegetables that we ordered with our meals were only few slices of raw tomato and cucumber.. if the extra slices of cucumber and tomato were not on the plate, the £15 priced fish was only deep fried filleted sadly looking sea bass and £9 priced few tiny chunks of battered chicken, that was few millimetres thick under all the unpleasant batter. It was like buying a very bad frozen food and preparing it very badly. It was so disappointing that it was almost ridiculous that this was served in a restaurant. The waiter was very friendly and really lovely and attentive but couldn’t speak much English and the manager wasn’t in so we just could not ask or discuss anything (we tried) to allow them to rectify it. After forcing it down as we would be paying for it and were hungry after our walk and also had no chance to discuss anything with a member of staff, we just wanted to leave and forget that experience. I was hoping the restaurant at least takes TN Card so we could have some discount of this awful meal. The waiter called his manager on the mobile phone and gave me the phone so I can ask about it myself. I was told on the phone that sadly no TN card discount is now available. We are eating out quite regularly and had various experiences, mostly great, but sometimes quite average or rarely - poor, but we have never felt that the meal was that bad… I have never eaten anything that bad neither in restaurant, nor home cooked or even from a cheap take away or microwaved ready meal. We were utterly disappointed and really surprised that the food that is of such low quality, is actually sold in the restaurant. We try to support local small businesses, but will certainly not be back there.. even for free.

We tried this new restaurant as it’s within walking distance from home, and was not disappointed. The service was welcoming and friendly with a good atmosphere and drinks selection, including cocktails. The food was excellent . We all chose different starters and mains, I’d recommend the Thai salad and the fish cakes starters, but all the food was perfectly spiced, and cooked to our taste ie medium, mild etc We were a table of 5 and had a good drink too, all of which came quickly and with a smile! Would definitely go again and would thoroughly recommend.

Takeaway Calamari, tempura prawns, green chicken curry. 1st they forgot to put the 2nd curry on the order and they’d run out of prawn crackers. The starters were average, and the sweet chilli sauce was so watered down it wouldn’t stick to the starters and just ran off. The chicken curry wasn’t spicy and tasted of aniseed. We really felt ripped off by this meal and will not be returning

Came here on reviews as they were quite good, an the food Didn’t disappoint really really good tasting food fresh an full of flavour great prices as well , highly recommend the beef salad as starter Lovely staff as well, fresh mango dessert is lovely too

Absolutely superb. A bolig order for 9 people on a Saturday night. All piping hot. We all had different dishes and they were all excellent.

Amazing food and great service Will definitely visit again

Fabulous food and the service is wonderful. The lady who owns the restaurant is delightful!

Very Welcoming staff, food was fantastic, had the duck for starter and could not fault the portion size or the taste! Massaman curry for mains, incredible. Ignore the poor review, my party all enjoyed their food and would all recommend coming back!