The Suan Thai Restaurant in Test Valley

Brilliant Thai food, in busy restaurant . Duck meals excellent

Fantastic. Best restaurant in Hampshire

Excellent food, great service. Very reasonably priced for the quality and portions. Spacious and clean restrooms. Would recommend

First time here - food was amazing

Lovely food and restaurant. As a Vegetarian and my partner is Vegan, we especially enjoyed the Vegan crackers which was nice to have and delicious. Curry and noodle dice were great. Maybe a few more curry options for Vegetarians / Vegans would be nice though.

Surpassed expectation, really excellent food. We were greeted warmly, immediately sat at a table not too close to others, drinks and crackers offered promptly leaving us time to choose. We had the platter starter the highlight of which was the prawn toast - the only bit that wasn’t so good was carrot tempura which was a big soggy and with a tiny sliver of carrot was basically batter - followed by pad Thai and a curry with sticky rice. Both were delicious, by far the best Thai food we’ve had in the area including Salisbury. Service charge was automatically added to the bill. I personally prefer to leave a cash tip of my choice and would have left slightly more that way in fact, but I didn’t want to cause a fuss and noticed the prawn crackers weren’t free either so left it. I would definitely return. Free parking right by the restaurant an added bonus.

Absolutely delicious food, very gracious and friendly host, the place was well decorated with lovely moody lighting. Brilliant restaurant, wouldn’t change a thing.

Really lovely restaurant: great food, atmosphere and service!

Very impressed with this independently run Thai restaurant. Not only was the food one of the best Thai’s I’ve tasted, the service was exceptional whereby the owner ran a very tight ship & not afraid to get his hands dirty. Would defo recommend to anyone who visits Romsey & enjoys Thai food - delicious.

We came here three years ago whilst staying in the New Forest and promised to come back if we returned to the area. We even chose all the same dishes as before and we can honestly say it is still superb and the best Thai food we have ever had. The decor is excellent and the staff are super friendly, attentive and helpful. Give it a try, I can guarantee you will be glad you did.

Delicious food. Guy is spot on with his staff and his wife is a wonderful authentic Thai chef.

Have been here for dinner as well as ordering a take away and the food, atmosphere and customer service have always been incredible.

Had a wonderful takeaway from here at the weekend. Was ready quickly and was so so tasty!

A really nice restaurant with friendly staff & great service . The menu is varied and we enjoyed both the curry and stir fry - delicious flavours.

Welcome was great, service to match. Food was amazingly delicious and fresh. Hot and spicy dishes can’t recommend this place enough.

Always have such a delicious authentic meal from suan Thai and the service comes with a smile, very helpful and polite.

Had a fabulous takeaway from Suan Thai. The Tom Yum soup was the best I've tasted in the area and I haven't had a laab as nice since I last visited Koh Samui.

Everytime I’ve come here I’ve had 10/10 food. The chicken Penang is my favourite dish. Always have such lovely service from the staff. Always a lovely evening.

Great green curry. Sticky rice a bit too sticky.

Can I please just make a response to the most recent review from " McKenzie". I would strongly suggest that anyone reading this, should disregard the very negative and inaccurate review, posted from McKenzie. I have frequently used the Suan Thai restaurant for dine-ins and takeaways, as their food and service, is constantly of the highest standards. There was, in fact, recently an issue at the water station in fording bridge, where a sewer pipe leaked into the fresh water system. As one would expect, there was no report or statement from the water board to state this, as it potentially could have been a serious concern. Hence, why anyone living in the local surrounding area, may have noticed the high levels of chlorine, in the taste of their mains water. I therefore think it was both very responsible and considerate of the Suan Thai management, to consider their customers safety and well being. In all honesty..... Not once have I ever had anything but great food and service from this restaurant.... And in turn, I would very highly recommend trying it, if you haven't already.

Food and wine for our party of 4 was good as usual BUT my issue is that the owner said he wouldn't allow us a jug of tap water as there was "a water contamination issue" in the area. I pointed out we were local and there was no issue and he said it was in Stockbridge so we would have to buy bottled water. Made no sense. I checked the SW website - no issues. He spent several minutes telling more lies just to make us buy water. I later noticed that he had a huge stockpile of bottled water in the back corridor- was he trying to sell us water with lies?

Food was lovely and very polite staff, but when I asked for some tap water for the table the waitress said they do not offer tap water to customers and only bottled (this was on 12th June). It is by law that all restaurants that serve alcohol are legally required to give customers free tap water according to the Licensing Act 2003. *Update* Thank you for feedback on the reason why we were refused tap water. Might be best to inform customers of this when ordering as all we were told by the waitress is you do not offer tap water.

Our first visit here last night and was a delicious meal. Started with the Thai chicken wings which were in an amazing sauce and then had the chicken pad Thai which was delicious in a slightly sweet sauce. Also great they sell Chang beer.

Very nice Thai food and very pleasant staff. Having eaten in Thailand, nowadays I'm too often disappointed by Thai restaurants in the UK. Suan Thai did not disappoint; to me, the food felt "authentic" to what I've tasted (and learnt to cook myself) in Thailand. Thank you Suan Thai. I look forward to my next visit.

Ate here last night ,really good food ,thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience...thank you

Excellent food, great service 👌

Very disappointed with the food from here. All the curries were just watery slop with boiled meat and veg in. Perhaps I ordered wrongly but there was very little to distinguish them apart from that one was incredibly spicy. Appetisers were fine but nothing to write home about. Thai fish cakes were dry and mushy. Perhaps I just don't like Thai food... I really don't understand why anyone would order this over a Chinese as you get far more for your money and much more variation... Unfortunately I will not be going back.

My first time here. We were invited by my in-laws for dinner and we all loved the food. We thoroughly enjoyed the ambience despite it being packed on a midweek evening. Although what was posted in Google map as their menu is not current, we still loved the offering. They no longer serve pork as well.

Always good. I visit Suan Thai regularly to eat in and take away. Always exceptional. Nothing is too much trouble, food is always great. Would not hesitate to recommend. One of the best places to go in Romsey

Very good restaurant in Romsey. Very nice and friendly staff and really tasteful good food. Would highly recommend a visit

Our family had a fantastic meal this evening for 4. Excellent service and delicious authentic food in a beautiful restaurant. Will definitely return. Thankyou :)

We visited this evening as a family of 4. The service and the food was excellent. We Would strongly recommend this restaurant for a lovely meal out. All the starters, main courses and desserts were delicious. Thankyou and see you again soon :)

Wonderful food. Best Thai around. Been a few times and we are always impressed.

Food is top, atmosphere has a bit of a canteado feel. Yet, great time management when ordering take away!

Excellent Thai food , Staff are all lovely, great atmosphere 👌

Lovely food, and pleasant attentive staff.

Wonderful service last night with fantastic tasty food. We will be back.

Great food, well presented. Excellent service. Can't wait to go again. Recommended to friends who also enjoyed their visit.

This was the first time we've visited Suan Thai in a while and it did not disappoint. The service was excellent, we were well looked after all evening. There's a good menu with lots of choice and the food was cooked perfectly. Well worth a visit.

Lovely little hidden away thai restaurant. Beautifully cooked fresh ingredients. So tasty and authentic. You wont be disappointed !

This restaurant is such a hidden gem. Lovely cosy atmosphere and friendly welcoming staff. We had such tasty home cooked thai food all freshly prepared and it was worth every penny. Recommend the special pad thai rice and any of the sea bass dishes also the mixed platter starter . Its all homemade for a great tasting selection. You wont leave here hungry or disappointed. Enjoy .

Fantastic food. We ordered several meals for takeaway which were equally as nice. Great service, very friendly. Cannot fault this restaurant.

Excellent food coupled with excellent friendly service made this a great night out for us. I really appreciate it when given advice on what and how much to order, too many times I’ve ordered food that was unnecessary but to be told beforehand is a blessing. All of the staff were very polite and the owner was really helpful. The lovely food was complemented by some lovely house red and white wines. A really great night was had by all 6 of us and we can’t wait to visit again.

First time we ordered a take away and the food was just delicious! Very fresh; super tasty, very good portions and all of us loved the food. We will definitely order again and will go to eat to the restaurant. Best Thai food we have had for long time.

I quite often get takeaway from Suan Thai and the food is fantastic. A group of 10 of us decided to eat in and the service was great, food was as fantastic as always. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meals and I have no doubt I'll be back soon. I had the prawn toasts and beef massaman and both were absolutely divine.

Table of 10, but great service and fantastic food as always. Definitely recommend.

First visit for many a year. Very impressed, as despite being very busy the food and service were excellent. I can see why it is s popular. .

Dropped in on a Tuesday evening with no reservation just as they were opening. Couldnt have been better, owner was welcoming, hospitable and polite, restaurant was spotlessly clean, with delicious food, nice and fresh and good quality. Absolutely going back, and soon!

Visited on a Wednesday night and got a table without booking. Service was okay, and heard male server that they were short of staff. Food (Chicken Pad King, Steamed Rice and Prawn Crackers) was okay, not as flavoursome as I thought it would be. Lighting was dim. A service charge was added without having choice to offer/give tip. My whole meal for one person with a bottle of sparkling water was £30.00

We turned up late towards closing time for my birthday and guy couldn't have been more accommodating. Excellent food and service and the food was so fresh and delicious.

Restaurant is lovely inside, nice staff, all was.going well till the food came out. It was well cooked and lovely presentation but the food had no heat, no flavour, was gutted. Eaten may Thai dishes from authentic places, sadly I don't recommend. Gutted as it's on my door step

Restoran is located inside Cinamon lake side Hotel. Food, service and atmosphere is really great. Definitely worth visiting.

Being vegan, chose yellow Thai curry. INCREDIBLE !!! Highly recommend. Will be back soon. Gets busy (understandably) so,order in advance

Being vegan, chose yellow Thai curry. INCREDIBLE !!! Highly recommend. Will be back soon. Gets busy (understandably) so,order in advance

Review of Take-Away experience - not sit down. Suan Thai had been our regular Thai eat-in and take-away for some years. Reasonable food at a reasonable price - but we lost touch during the restaurant refit and found another thai option a few miles further out. Decided to go "home" to Suan Thai for a take-away last night. Happy to wait the scheduled 80 minutes for our meal. Arrived 10 minutes early (just in case) but food took 30 minutes to arrive. Not a big deal, it happens. Pricing has increased significantly with a take-away that cost £27 before the refit now costing £38. Prawn starter increased by 40%, rice by 90%. In fact the Kao Kai as a take-away is 25p more expensive than the eat-in price. Food was reasonably tasty but my massaman curry was very watery compared to my previous experience and the chicken"strips" were stringy, lower quality meat. The duck special also had moved from thicker honey sauce to a much more watery consistency. Cost saving measures which no doubt helped to contain the price increases to just +43%. I do understand base costs have increased but sadly Suan Thai has priced itself out of my take-away market whilst degrading the eating experience. I might go back for eat-in..........but will probably support the other option for both.

Lovely food with lovely staff. Wine selection was very good and thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Don't be put off with the location as inside it is very pleasant.

On holiday at West Wellow first week September and eat here on our last night. Recommend you book as weekends are especially busy apparently. Not surprising as food incredible and staff /service first class. Nothing too much trouble for them. Rang at fairly short notice, but they jiggled things to find us a table space. My husband, not a great fan of Thai food, is completely converted by our experience here.

Great restaurant good food would recommend

Went here as a table of four, chicken was very low quality with telltale white residue from low quality chicken on the satay, mediocre flavour from all the main dishes and very overpriced for what it was. I understand cost of living etc but the food quality simply doesn’t match the price paid. Service was good, atmosphere was good, but the quality of food was simply lacking. We won’t be returning.

The food was delicious. Service was fast, and the restaurant was very clean and comfortable. I look forward to going back.

Since moving to Romsey this is the take away we consistently go for! The food is superb & the owner & staff are just lovely! Favourite place around

Lovely restaurant good service food is amazing

Delicious food and excellent service. We were the first customers in the restaurant, so obviously there was no atmosphere, but as it started to fill with customers the atmosphere improved.

Food is delicious and the service was very quick.

Fantastic meal , service excellent, recommend 💯

Suan Thai is my favourite of all the eating out options in the area! The food is consistently outstanding, service is always fast, attentive and friendly. It’s our first choice of restaurant whenever I meet up with a group of friends. Thank you 👍🏻.

£3.50 for a can of coke. Very bland. Asked for chilli oil or flakes. They had none, but brought me a whole little bowl of fresh red chilli. So bland or face melting were the options. I had a starter and pad Thai main. I left hungry and went home and cooked myself a burger.

Excellent food at this restaurant, I absolutely loved the food, and the people that worked there were very kind, the food had so much flavor. I had the Panang curry an bed it was superb I loved my time here and I think you would too. Definitely come again.

Suan Thai is my favourite place to eat, and regularly go with family and friends. The food is amazing, the staff are so welcoming and friendly. Had another fab night on Saturday with friends, highly recommend, guaranteed a lovely evening!

The food here is always amazing! Authentic, tasty and fresh! I’d recommend to anyone.

Edited based on the owner's reply: Terrible food and super expensive for the quality. All the proteins were way over cooked, dry and bad quality. Wouldn’t mind paying the price if the food was good, but literally everything was bad. The owner claimed we did not order a single chicken dish, but actually we ordered TWO. We ordered CHICKEN tom yum soup and CHICKEN wings to start. Soup mainly tasted of MSG with super dry chicken and the cheapest mushrooms you get not to mentioned gross and will never be used in a broth in Southeast Asia (I understand if they charge that price with oyster mushrooms). Wings were super dry, tough, and only 3 small wings in total... The duck curry was mainly veg for £17, duck was grainy and definitely overcooked. The curry paste was definitely store bought paste. The sea bass did not smell fresh, overcooked, £22 for a small piece of sea bass of bad quality is a joke. Also weirdly they used thickly sliced red onions in the mango salad with the fish when the dish should be with shallots, but I guess that's a way to scam customers. We ordered sticky rice which was £4 per portion, but so was the jasmine rice which the owner claimed to be cheaper but it was the same price at £4 so he is a liar… £80 for 2, 2 starters, 2 mains and 2 rice, 1 beer, 1 lemonade and 1 bottle of WATER for extremely bad quality food. We did not ask the food to be remade because we were hungry and the dishes will still be disgusting anyway so we did not need more of them. Be careful of tipping (we tipped hadn’t realised they already charged gratuity) The restaurant was extremely cold, even after an hour of being in the restaurant, with other customers' presence...

Really excellent Thai restaurant. Service was attentive, food was fresh and full of flavour, menu was varied enought for all. Would love to return.

2022 this lace goes from strength to strength and I love it. The Pad Thai is perfect and I can never resist! 2019 Love this place as the staff are attentive and it feels authentic. We are blessed with two Thai restaurants to choose from in Romsey but personally I like this place the most. You get a really friendly welcome, prawn crackers complimentary on the table and a good, varied menu to choose from. Recently returned from Thailand and I can confirm that the food is close, not as spicy as it could be but I do like my food hot. Good wine selection and a few Thai beers that I am told are good too. Really nice dining experience at sensible prices. Returned here in December 2021 and I'm, sorry to say it was not the best experience. Great food, that's no difference, but the service was difficult. Maybe they were short staffed but it was a long wait to get served before our main order and an age before our sweet. In fact we ended up having to flag staff to serve us. But hey perhaps they were short staffed. My most disliked thing is the staff saying the cost of the meal out loud. This was a gift and to have the price, which was high, said to the entire table not appropriate. My guests do not need to know how much the charge is, I can read and know that's enough. But they said the cost to the table about three times, and it embarrassed my guess who started to want to pay, which was not the point of a gift. Also I may be a woman but I can pay a bill, and book a table, they kept deferring to the only man. Taking no notice of my saying I had booked and only hearing the man, then the bill being passed to the man and not to me who had booked the table. Small issues but a bit like buying a present and the person getting the gift being shown the receipt, nobody would do that. So great food but not great service, a bit chaotic, I can firgive that as it is so beautiful - but I wouldn't book here if I didn't want the entire table to know what I was spending!

All the times Ive been here I have not been disappointed. The staff are nice and friendly and the food is awsome. 5☆

Haven't been in a while was meant to write this back then but was hoping the old chefs would have been working if they are now I'd go back but from my experience since owners changed the food is so not the same I miss the old food use to be where me and my husband went for any birthday or anniversary and it was amazing, I would go back if I knew the food was like it was back then, but from that one really disappointing dinner on my wedding anniversary I have not been back.

Amazing thai food, one of the best I've had so far! Great red curry and the sides are great!

The food was very nice but spoilt by being served on cold plates. Portion size was quite small compared to other Thai restaurants. Poor management explanation/excuses. Restaurant was very busy but feel there should have been more staff. Drink prices very expensive compared to food prices. I wouldn't eat here again.

Great food - excellent service. Highly recommended

Just arrived home from Suan Thai and compelled to write this review for all that are considering dining at this restaurant. Firstly, the quality of the food is exceptional - in my honest opinion. The front of house staff appear to be running the restaurant area like a well oiled machine. We didn't catch the (young lady) waitress name but she couldn't do enough in guiding us through the menu. She even went to consult with the Chef in order to acquire further advise on a dish we were seeking. Incredible given that they were busy. Anyway, I'll leave it with you all to make your own mind up, although I've made mine and that's a new and loyal customer. Thankyou

Very attentive and great quality. Thank you

Lovely food and helpful staff. We had dinner before a theatre show. we got stuck in traffic on our way so had phoned through our order and it was ready within minutes of us arriving.

Really like this restaurant, the food is always delicious and the staff are friendly. We have visited here many times and have never been disappointed.

So disappointing. They had changed the menu and removed all the great stuff we’d seen a couple of weeks before. Food was completely uninspiring and bland. Had such better food at thai restaurants and it was a real shame the one on my doorstep failed to hit the mark.

Fantastic place, the best food and service. We’ve been several times now and keep going back, despite living in Cheltenham, the drive of almost two hours is certainly worth it! Thank you all for being there and just being brilliant!

Do not answer the phone terrible service, I love this place but they need to answer the phone to there customers

Delicious meals and great service

Really good meal, lovely setting. We have been twice now, and sure to go again. The owners were really good.

Very peaceful atmosphere and decor. Delicious food. Excellent, friendly service. Good wine. Easy parking close by. Highly recommended.

Spent £40 on a takeaway for 2 - our first (and last!) time ordering from here. We ordered the yellow curry which is advertised as “mild” and has always been mild in the multiple places we have had this dish previously. The curry was very spicy, at least a medium spice. Completely inedible for my husband and I. I emailed the restaurant who immediately sent a polite reply admitting something had gone wrong and they would look into the matter. My husband then asked a few days later what they were going to do to resolve it as we hadn’t heard anything since. A very rude, very sarcastic and very unprofessional member of staff has since been sending messages to my husband, arguing that basically we have been lying because we didn’t return the curry to them (at no point did they ask for the curry to be returned, even in their initial reply the night we ordered when we could have obliged.) Our advice if you’re thinking of using Suan Thai? Certainly avoid for takeaway because if you don’t get what you ordered (even after they admit fault!) you will get a barrage of sarcastic abuse from a staff member. What a way to forge a relationship with a new customer!

Excellent meal again, so tasty. Highly recommended.

Wonderful food. The Dim Sum was excellent, I had Pad Thai with prawns for the main as my daughter-in-law had recommended it. I shouldn't have had rice with it as it made the meal too big. The restaurant has a wonderful atmosphere and the staff are great. We will definitely be going back there.

Always the best welcome, lovely staff and top food, would recommend the duck spring rolls, massamam curry and pad Thai, also any sea bass dish! Molly

Food was amazing, staff are friendly, really good place for Thai food

Amazing food, staff are so friendly and polite. They were run off their feet tonight and did everything to make us feel welcome. Can’t recommend this restaurant enough

Absolutely fantastic night and the food was delicious. The staff went above and beyond to make my daughter's birthday memorable. Cannot wait to come back! Thank you

Absolutely terrible food. Changed ownership. All Indian chiefs. Professing to be authentic thai food. Staff very condescending.

Very nice restaurant in Romsey Very friendly and accommodating staff fantastic food in comfortable surroundings

What a fantastic evening we've had at Suan Thai. The service and food was excellent. Really good banter with the waiters. They created us a bespoke starter platter as there were 7 of us. Drinks were flowing and food was lovely and hot and very tasty. What a surprise to receive a birthday cake from the restaurant. Such a nice gesture. We will certainly be back. Thanks for a great evening.

Fantastic food and very friendly staff. A brilliant place to have a lunch time meal.

Lovely, really tasty food and great service. Will definitely be going back ☺️