The Thai Elephant in Mendip

Avoid! Overpriced and tasteless food. Zero atmosphere. A quiet Monday evening. We felt we disturbed the staff throughout the meal. Average to mediocre food. Plenty of it but most dishes from set menu had all the same vegetables, sauces tasted bland and from jars, not made onsite. Hot spicy food doesn't have to be so bland or greasy..... After another couple left, manager switched off music and made personal calls, seemingly quite happy to shut down early. We didn't want to wait for the last course as food was just poor and tasteless. Tried to charge us for more drinks than we'd had. When we mentioned the poor food and atmosphere, manager just walked away uninterested, no apologies made. Not too sure why my partner asked to take some of the large leftovers back as it's been thrown away.

Got a takeaway said it was free delivery and it wasn’t even though we were within the area. Food wasn’t good at all had two dishes that tasted the same chicken and beef were tough and horrid and sauce on one of them had a layer of grease on the top. Real shame as it’s the the first Thai that just wasn’t authentic Thai food. This food was not good and was all the money. Avoid!! We hate Mc Donalds but at least it’s cheap rubbish, this was expensive and inedible

Got a takeaway said it was free delivery and it wasn’t even though we were within the area. Food wasn’t good at all had two dishes that tasted the same chicken and beef were tough and horrid and sauce on one of them had a layer of grease on the top. Real shame as it’s the the first Thai that just wasn’t authentic Thai food. This food was not good and was all the money. Avoid!! We hate Mc Donalds but at least it’s cheap rubbish, this was expensive and inedible

Arrived for 8:30 booking for a place advertised to close at 10pm on a Saturday night. Atmosphere initially okay, but then staff and cooks could be heard shouting at each other. Inattentive staff not checking if to see whether if more drinks are required. Food okay ; but had a feeling they wanted us to order more than the standard set meal. fairly good value for money though and food quite tasty - very strong basil taste in the Thai green curry, however at 9pm the “atmospheric” music stopped and did not start again, despite being told the music had stopped, they just agreed that yes, the music had indeed stopped. This changed the whole atmosphere of the placed to give the vibe that they want you to leave as soon as possible, cleaning up around you with a passive aggressive atmosphere. They were not happy to accept tip payment on card with the main meal payment, but grudgingly accepted as no cash carried. Won’t be coming back despite the okay food due to poor atmosphere experience

Arrived for 8:30 booking for a place advertised to close at 10pm on a Saturday night. Atmosphere initially okay, but then staff and cooks could be heard shouting at each other. Inattentive staff not checking if to see whether if more drinks are required. Food okay ; but had a feeling they wanted us to order more than the standard set meal. fairly good value for money though and food quite tasty - very strong basil taste in the Thai green curry, however at 9pm the “atmospheric” music stopped and did not start again, despite being told the music had stopped, they just agreed that yes, the music had indeed stopped. This changed the whole atmosphere of the placed to give the vibe that they want you to leave as soon as possible, cleaning up around you with a passive aggressive atmosphere. They were not happy to accept tip payment on card with the main meal payment, but grudgingly accepted as no cash carried. Won’t be coming back despite the okay food due to poor atmosphere experience

Hugely disappointed with our takeaway, we thought we would give this 'Thai a Try' as the online reviews were pretty good but we arrived home and found all the dishes were worse than average. The ribs were 'all fat' and 'no meat' - the chicken in the Pad Thai was 'chewy' and all the dishes were pretty tasteless, Suffice to say we will not be returning,

Supper yummy authentic Thai food. Had the set menu for £26.50 pp which had a selection of 4 starters, soup, 3 curries (duck, prawn & beef) side of veg, rice & a pudding!! All of it was really tasty and couldn't believe how much food we got for our money. Ended up with loads to take home as well. Staff were friendly and attentive, never leaving us too long in-between dishes and drinks orders. Lovely little restaurant, well decorated with beautiful furniture.

Lovely food and staff were brilliant we just had a very long wait.

Very nice food and lovely layout. Good value too.

A very good spot as usual..good food..good service..a usual spot for us when ever at high street...a must try pad thai as usual my favorite..good food for kids as well..

Yum woon sen is super great and spicy enough. If a chef can cook a Yum Woon Sen like this, definitely can cook very well with other dishes. But don’t know why the fried wet noodles cannot reach the standard with the strange texture of the noodles and no yellow soy bean sauce but only cooked with oyster sauce. The vege Tom yum soup got no coconut milk, lack of different flavours😕Maybe lack of important ingredients, that’s why we were a bit disappointed. By the way, decoration in the restaurant are fantastic with different handcrafted furnitures.

We tend to be quite regular here and have never been disappointed, the service is great and food terrific! This was a bank holiday Sunday evening and it was packed. So good to hear others complimenting the staff on the quality and flavours of the food.

Surprised to find this place. Authentic thai food. Helpful staff. Highly recommend.

First time ordering food from this place (it was a big order too). Will not be going back and I would recommend anyone considering this place to stay clear. Literally every meal we had was bone dry, especially the chicken and the ribs. Even the tofu was like dehydrated rubber. Clearly everything has been frozen and seemingly reheated and all the vegetables seemed to have been microwaved and were soggy. Everything lacked any flavour and clearly their is no passion in the kitchen. Maybe we was just unlucky based on the overall reviews on google, but who knows which reviews are genuine or fake.

Chicken dish,chicken really hard to chew not good quality .couldn't eat it all.lady staff lovely ,manager very pushy when paying bill for tips .Unfortunately seems to have lost the lovely feeling of karma it once had.

Outstanding food with excellent service. Loved the Decor. The staff were attentive and ver friendly. Would definitely recommend

Amazing food so tasty and plenty of it. Decor was nice although service was a little cold with not much interaction. Definitely will be returning here.

Ordered and collected a takeaway this evening. Sea Bass was steamed and should have been grilled. Potatoes missing from main dish which consisted mainly of a sauce with virtually nothing in it apart from the lamb. Prawn starter was missing the mango sauce. A very disappointing experience all round. We spent over £40 tonight but we won’t be spending another penny at this takeaway and I’d strongly recommend you don’t waste your time and money. Feel we’ve been treated as mugs.

Had a takeaway, very poor service and even worse food! Lemon chicken very dry even with the sauce! Ordered two Massaman gai, one beef and one chicken . We got the chicken one ok but the beef one didn’t materialise! Rang to complain and the phone was put down on us! Never again!

Wonderful food, beautiful restaurant highly recommended 💖

Food was ok but quantity and service good 😊

Best meal I've had for ages, well worth the drive from Yeovil. Plenty of Vegan options or food which can be made Vegan e.g. No egg. I had tofu shi shu ( I think it was called) and it was delicious, with a decent sized portion. Coconut rice was also really tasty. We'll definitely be back next time we are in the area.

Very nice find in Street something else than just the usual pub roast. Everything we ordered ( prawn red curry, elephant special starters, spring rolls, friend rice coconut rice egg fried rice )was good. We also ordered the lamb massaman which was a bit of a hit and miss not much flavour other than just salty.And the spring rolls were a bit bland in flavours. Overall good will be back.

This is an amazing Thai restaurant. The food is amazing, the service is friendly and it’s exceptional value

Can’t comment about take away as we have never had one but we eat her quiet often and it never fails! This was a Sunday evening and it was pretty busy. Nice friendly welcome and prompt service. Slowly working our way through the menu and so far always been well satisfied!

Possibly one of the worst takeaway dinners I have ever had. The chicken dish had a very odd texture, almost like reformed meat. Tilapia with coconut milk was perhaps the best dish we had, though a very thick and greasy texture. The noodles were absolutely disgusting, a congealed mass of sticky carbohydrate, completely unseasoned, with a sauce, mercifully served separately, of a handful of vegetables in a thin watery liquid, totally unseasoned. Very abrupt and rude on the phone when I called to order. Never again!

We’d been looking to eat here for a while. Decided to use the app to reserve a table. There was no confirmation sent but we arrived at the time booked anyway.. apparently the request had been seen but not responded to. We were the only two people to sit in and eat all evening (hence, little or no atmosphere) however the kitchen remained busy with takeaway orders. A sweetcorn fritter and a hot and sour soup to start, both very tasty and presented beautifully. Prawn pad Thai and chicken massaman both absolutely delicious. Both presented very well and exceptional in taste. Every single component within the dishes were cooked to perfection, an absolute delight. We hope to return again, perhaps on a busier night or for takeaway. Almost certainly the best Thai food I’ve had! And well done on the cleanliness of the restaurant.. this goes a long way in my book.

Lovely little spot with the best chicken satay, Tom kha fait, and Panang Curry I’ve had outside of Thailand. Wish I lived closer, I love it that much. Very much worth a visit!

Regular take aways from here, the best around! Great service and great food! Recommend to anyone

Ordered a takeaway for 4 people. The chicken was soo hard and dry definitely not freshly cooked. A shame as the sauce was nice. Please cook the meat fresh and make sure your meat is of good quality. After reading the last post about bad meat this should of been addressed

Best Thai I’ve had since I lived in Australia! Pleasantly surprised!! Thank you so much 😊

Picked up take out and am delighted. Best Tom Kha soup and chicken satay I can remember having in a long while. Looking forward to returning!

The staff are lovely got free drinks for myself and my son as it was his birthday

Stunning tasty food, good value, delivers too!

A firm favourite for us these days. Alway great service and food. Wonderful flavours and friendly staff. Brilliant!

So fresh and delicious. Great service.

Saturday night an unhappy customer at the next table complained about inedible lamb. The manager agreed said he had a new supplier. Customer asked for the lamb to be taken off the bill. Manager refused? Why, he agreed it was awful! Argument was getting heated. But manager would not back down. Such bad customer service. And I had lamb which was awful also. But after the way the customer was treated I just paid up and left. I will never go there again. I wish I had the courage to have stood up and b counted

Amazing, Delicious Thai food, definitely best Thai restaurant around. The manger was very nice and even offered a drink on the house Definitely recommend.

My husband ordered a sea food dish which made him very ill when we got home. He said it didn’t taste fresh and left most of it. My yellow vegetarian curry was lovely and I suffered no ill effects.

We ordered for delivery and everything was absolutely delicious! We will be ordering again!

Very good food, very good experience..good service too..they gave good food suggestions for my kid..

Very good food..very good service but a gloomy atmosphere overall..

Mooi interieur met veel bijzonder houtsnijwerk Ruime tafel waar we met z'n allen aan kunnen zitten Ik had noodles, de saus vond ik lekker, de groente ook, en ik had veel noodles over. Het hoofdgerecht was garnalen, ik had daar meer van verwacht. Drinken was prima. Jasmijn thee en sap. Het restaurant zag er aan de voorkant wat rommelig uit, en van binnen is er mooi decor, wel wat vol, maar er ontstaat wel vakantie gevoel.

The Thai Elephant is a regular spot for us - we love it for resturaunt dining and take aways. Great atmosphere - it always seems busy there but not ridiculously loud. Friendly staff - helpful and attentive Great food - I am never disappointed with the quality of the food or the portion size

Ate in. 5 kids and 3 adults. We shared starters and mains. All were really good. We thought that the lamb dishes might havw been a bit chewy which can often be the case, but the curries we had were delicious. Will definitely go back.

Excellent food the red and green Thai curry was absolutely delicious the staff was excellent and super friendly we even got stuck in the town no taxis running one of the staff gave us a lift to the hotel which was extremely kind definitely be visiting the restaurant again next time we are down thanks guys ps please open a restaurant in Cornwall 👌😁

We rang and booked a table for a Sunday night recently. We weren't asked for our telephone number. When we arrived, my partner went in first, and a member of staff took us straight to a table - we could choose where we wanted to sit as there were only a couple of tables occupied. The staff were very apathetic and really seemed like they didn't want to be there.. The food was nice/ok. I had sticky rice with my red Thai curry- it came out in one glutinous blob! I've never had sticky rice, so sticky, lol! I wouldn't rush back here. We weren't made to feel welcome. Another customer tried to get a member of staff's attention- he was busy looking out the window instead. So, the customer just got up and helped himself to the napkins he wanted.

My favourite restaurant in Street :) if you like Thai food you wont be disappointed, i’ve been going here for years and never had a bad meal. I particularly recommend the Thai red curry or Na Kra Paw. Recently went for my birthday with a party of 10 and everyone was satisfied. Nice service at the end with ice cream, candles, bailey shots I thought this was a nice touch.

Lovely tasty food and a good selection. Reasonably priced and friendly staff. Would recommend to others and hope to return.

My daughters and I have been here twice and they love it. We've always been for lunch and it's very quiet so not much of an atmosphere but the food is amazing.

The food is so so soooo good!!!

Lovely food, lunch time menu is great value.

Lovely evening out and the food was delicious

Don’t understand the ratings with 1-2 stars. Food was very tasty, really nice and enough. The portions are fully ok. So have a nice dinner and enjoy Thai food at this place!!!

We are regulars here. Their food is tasty, authentic, delicious, mouth watering and service is excellent. What’s not to love. They even have a sense of humour with the puddings………

Best Thai place around! Absolutely lovely guys, always friendly, never worry if you're a few pennies short of change, very reasonably priced & the food is always fantastic.

Amazing food and fantastic service, glass table tops could do with a good clean though...

Aromatic, tasty, delightfully delicious. Served with a smile, omgoodness what a lovely evening we had. Thank you Thai Elephant. Can not wait to return. Again. PS sizzling steak and special rice are omgoodness unreal 🥰

once again fabulous food and service at our regular Thai restaurant. Have been here many times and it never disappoints. Staff fabulous and food always great. We have eaten in alot of of Thai restaurants and this is definitely one of our favourites. Thankyou

Very good food and nice service.

Very disappointed, the food was ok but not great and the server was rather sarcastic. I won't be going back.

Fantastic restaurant with wonderful food & brilliant service💖

味道叉，湯得過咸沒有味道，菜也是咸，咖哩雞沒有咖哩味! 欺騙外國人的泰國菜館，想信不是泰國人做的泰國菜。

Lovely food! Restaurant experience is very nice, staff are friendly and the food is fresh and very tasty!

Great food, loads of options on the menu. Lovely staff, very friendly and helpful. Well priced

Haven't been for a couple of years, little disappointing, no atmosphere, no interaction with waiters, they don't like speaking

I've read a few reviews on here complaining that the food has no taste.... If that was you, get checked for COVID. The food here is awesome. My partner and I have spent time in Thailand and the food is really authentic, tasty and a good level of spicy (medium for the Thai green curry). Quality ingredients with good service. Have visited twice and always left feeling very satisfied, having got a delicious dinner for a very reasonable price. We had a the vegetarian set menu. Very happy customers. We will be back!

Absolutely awful experience. Worst service and tasteless food, ordered 2 dishes which were cooked in similar sauce. Not worth the visit avoid at all cost.

What a wonderful night, plenty of luscious food,so much I had to take some home with me! Looking forward to returning again as soon as I'm in the area!❤️✨️

Great food, so tasty. Recommend getting the set meals.

Comida excelente. Recomendo número 28 do menu com coconut rice! The best restaurant around !

The food was good. However the mango sticky rice was not very good .

Food was tasteless. Service was aweful Won’t be going back

A party of seven of us went to dinner last night whilst visiting Glastonbury. Drinks ordered were off or simple drinks not available. Manager was unprofessional and service was poor. When we asked about a dish that we ordered on the menu, he said this was not available. If you are looking for good food and service then I would not recommend going there.

Absolutely the worst take away meal I’ve ever had, terrible. The noodles were one solid mass I had to prize apart like shredding duck, the rest of my food was tasteless and had lumps of what looked like undiluted stock cubes. On top of that I was charged the full menu price despite the 15% off for take outs, I was told it was all ready off. They should be ashamed of themselves. No stars would have been a better option. 🤮

Fab meal with friends. Good service nice atmosphere

Traditional Thai restaurant selling good choice of food. Plenty of seafood options.

We ordered a very tasty takeaway. Aromatic authentic flavours. Great special starter. Pad Thai and a yellow chicken curry with rice. Yum.

Fantastic menu to choose from, all very good, downside, beers slightly more expensive than other restaurants, otherwise top notch!

Wrote down the wrong order, charged for delivery, deliver wrong item . Refused to give money back, refused to replace wrong food. Didn’t come up with any solution.

Very pretty building on first appearance but the service was miserable and the food was just okay.

love the food from here, very attentive staff, reasonably priced. Always a lovely experience

The only reason why I have given 2 stars is because the food is generally good but they are small portions. This is our local Thai & have been using the restaurant for years, although not again! The service i.e politeness of the waiter (Middle aged Thai man) is somewhat arrogant & rude, after receiving nothing but politeness from us. After ordering our food, we didn't receive one of the starters, we left it because we didn't want to be over-full. When it came to paying, the receipt was not shown to us & no change was given! (A tip was expected!) All the way through the meal, we were asked if we wanted more alcohol, when we replied no this was met with more arrogance! Felt like we were totally ripped off & the experience was somewhat.... money grabbing?

Another great night of beautiful food, service with smiles, and a complimentary gift. We left feeling joyous. I can't say that about many places I have been for a meal. Highly recommended

Great restaurant. Lovely food and good service.

My favourite restaurant in Street. Amazing Thai food and even better service. Our "go to" when dining out with family

Lovely food and great service, they do eat in and takeaway, both good value. Portions a good size and very tasty

Enjoyed the food and fantastic service we will be back

Great food. Lovely restaurant. But why are the staff seemingly so indifferent and lacking in enthusiasm for their restaurant. Just had a lovely meal but not even a goodnight and thank you when we left.

First time visit this week, very very enjoyable and we will be back.

Excellent food, attentive staff and amazing prices, old definitely go again when in the area

Superb food, brilliant staff. Excellent Thai restaurant . 5*

Excellent, quality food and service

Excellent food, I have been to many Thai restaurants and this is one of the best, very authentic, I order the ‘Pad Guaet Tiew Khee Mao’, can’t fault it.

Enjoyed the food, very tasty, would have given 5 stars, but did think the drinks were more expensive than needed to be!

Absolutely lovely food and excellent service

Very friendly staff, nice food at s reasonable price.

A reasonable Thai meal. Nothing exceptional

A beautiful meal served with Thai elegance. We had Pd Thai

Good food. At least for a couple of mains I ordered for me and my wife. I'd recommend but don't expect everything to be fantastic. Good food at the restaurant, though very respectful staff.