Tuk Tuk Asian Bistro in Ards

Loved the food and night we had. Great spot, great Asian cuisine

I had a takeaway delivered earlier. Was feeling under the weather and wanted something very tasty. King prawn thai green curry with a side of jasmine rice. Oh my, the vegetables were so beautifully cut and the meal had the most lovely taste. From ordering on the phone with a very pleasant lady then to delivery which was very fast! I recommend this particular meal! Ohhhh the flavours ❤️...

Very busy little place. Had to book a day in advance! Wide-ranging menu of Asian-based food. I had the masuman curry with tofu. Delicious! Very friendly staff. Happy to recommend.

Lovely local Thai restaurant in Newtownards. Great food, good service and the BYO is a bonus. Be sure to book in advance if you are in the area! 😀

I have never been so in awe of a dish in my life. Had the Nyonya Malaysian curry (vegetables, I dont eat meat) and I have NEVER tasted something so good in my whole life. And I have eaten a LOT of food. The flavours were out of this world. My ONLY gripe was that I wish the vegetarian option came with tofu as standard, as it costs 4 pounds to add it on which actually raises the price higher than chicken and I think that that was a little overpriced, personally. It cost nearly 18 for just the curry/stir fry if you wanted it made with tofu (no rice or sides included) and that felt a little steep, personally. However, if you want the best meal of your life - come here. You won't be disappointed. Staff are lovely too, and the atmosphere on point 😍

Love this place! Food is outstanding, and although it's small, it makes for a lovely atmosphere. The service is always great, they are very friendly and helpful.

This place never seems to fail. The food is excellent and the staff are first class professionals. We had our anniversary dinner here last night and everything was unforgettable They even made us an anniversary dessert with sparklers and played music. Everyone in the restaurant joined in. I will not forget this experience. Thank you everyone.

I always enjoy coming here and this had been my first visit in a year or two. It was still up to its high standard with great food and decent sized portions. It was busy too despite it being mid week and the service was good with friendly staff. I see someone else commented recently about getting the card with the bill giving a reason why cash is preferred. Unfortunately I didn’t have any cash with me so had to pay by card but will remember for future. Maybe it might also be helpful to include that information in the confirmation email when booking online? Looking forward to returning again soon!

The food here was delicious. But because we didn’t have a reservation, we were seated at a table outside. No problem, yet the servers seemed to forget we were there. We waited half an hour for our appetizer, they apologized. Then another lengthy wait for our meal. Then the check was delayed. We asked our server if we could pay, and waited another 15 minutes. We had to ask a second time. Great food, but if you don’t have a reservation and they direct you to the outside table, I recommend you leave.

Delicious food, excellent service and a vibrant atmosphere. Tuk Tuk always serves up an enjoyable dining experience and catered superbly for one of our gluten free party.

I was in Tuk Tuk Newtownards recently for an engagement party. Staff were great, so accommodating and really went out of their way to accommodate a large group. Food was incredible too. Looking forward to returning soon.

Ordered a curry that did not come with rice. Spring rolls, dumplings and squid were small portions. All were delicious, but the pad thai was not great. It is probably better to eat in here than to takeaway

Fantastic food and friendly service. Highly recommended authentic Thai restaurant.

A real authentic Asian experience. The good is fresh and very tasty and highly recommended.

Lovely, small, and welcoming. Food very good. Gluten free options

Lovely place to eat would highly recommend, staff friendly and very helpful, all ready booked to go back with friends.

Food was delicious. We had scallops for starter and crispy duck for main staff very friendly and helpful highly recommended

Beautiful fresh food ,staff friendly and helpful, would recommend to anyone

Never disappoints, food always extremely tasty and authentic, service friendly and attentive, relaxed atmosphere. One of my family’s favourite places to eat. Thank you team at Tuk Tuk Newtownards

Fresh and clean taste. Not over spiced. Spot on.

The food is a little bit more expensive but worth every penny. Attentive, friendly staff and bring your own. Great spot.

What can I say. Yummy!! Getting a bit pricey but everything is

Great staff and amazing food. Have both dined in and taken away and it’s top notch. A firm favourite!

This was my first visit to a well thought of restaurant which you must book in advance and on line with a £10 deposit. The atmosphere was cordial and the service brisk. No starter on this occasion but our mains where Thai Green chicken curry and crispy sweet chilli chicken with egg fried rice, and sweet chilli fries. The food was fabulous and we tried a little of each others. Dessert was Mango and Passion Fruit sorbet. On the down side, soft drinks are from a large bottle and have lost their sparkle, and while the waitresses were hard working and busy they didn't need the guy in shorts and a T shirt barking orders at them even if he was the owner/manager. Let the girls get on, they were doing their job just fine. Having said that, we will return as the food was a delight.

Always enjoyable experience Food awesome I recommend ALL THE FOOD DISHES 😋 👌 Staff always a happy smile

Food is absolutely delicious, staff are extremely friendly. Only drawbacks are it's a little expensive and there are not enough toilets.

I had been meaning to try this place for a while and had heard good things... And... Everything I had heard was true! The food was exquisite and not overhyped at all. The portions were very generous. The staff were really friendly and the place was spotless. Definitely worth going to, and if you don't love locally it is definitely worth the drive.

Amazing food served by the nicest people. The owner has a clear enthusiasm for his work and is rightly proud of it. We asked them to serve a birthday doughnut and they were so lovely about it!

Had a delicious meal, choose selection of dishes to share: pad Thai, salt & chilli chicken, holy basil beef, spring rolls - all absolutely delicious, can't recommend the food and the service highly enough!

One of the best restaurants/takeaways in NI. Incredible Thai/Malay food to suit all tastes and always made fresh.

A gem! Two words which you must try, curry puffs. Enjoyable both dine in and take away. Would highly recommend!!

Food lovely ,service amazing xx Bring ur own .

First time. Very interesting menu.food was excellent both on presentation and flavour. Staff were great. Scarcely what you might expect from the outside, but a real treat inside. Thankyou.

Sat in last night for the first time and the food and service was exceptional!!! Curry parcels and duck parcels chicken satay skewers were the best I’ve ever had also would highly recommend the sweet and sour king prawns with chilli 😋can’t wait to return well done tuk tuk staff were very attentive

Excellent Asian restaurant, everything is made fresh, the menu is very detailed and dishes are broken down by country of origin. Also very good at catering for my vegan friends.

Superb Thai food and super service. Lovely decor too. Looking forward to going again.

Food is totally amazing, staff are extremely welcoming and friendly.

Have ordered a few takeaways from here and it’s always been really nice. I’ve just had a masaman curry and it was super tasty and full of flavour only thing I have to say was that I ordered beef but I got chicken instead but it was still nice and there was just one small cube of potato in the dish. My partner had the Thai crispy duck and it was good as well. The food was ready super quick but overall the food is really lovely.

Excellent food, reasonable prices, attentive staff, thoroughly recommend

Stunning food, friendly Staff and great atmosphere.

We're over visiting from Scotland on our honeymoon and this has honestly been one of the best meals we've had in a long time! So much so, we've booked in again before we go home! Everything was just so tasty and the vegetarian options are fantastic. Service is great and the staff are so friendly. Can't wait to come back! :)

Incredible food. Lovely atmosphere. Just briliant all round. My new favourite restaurant for sure. Can't wait to come back.

The best Asian food we have had. Chilli beef was fantastic

Fantastic quality of food, friendly service, nice atmosphere. Cosy.

Really good food and service . Will be going again and I'll tell all my friends that food is superb thank u tuk tuk really enjoyed it .

Great food atmosphere and brilliant staff as always another great meal and night in tuk tuk.

Another first class meal in TUKTUK ARDS last night..excellent service..superb food..can't wait to visit again

Delicious food, wonderful staff

Bit pricy but worth it the crispy duck was perfection... Great service ... waiter was perfect will be back for another treat... Will deffo book in advance as we were lucky to get a table.

My wife went with her friends and said it was very nice indeed. I got a carry out and it was the best tasting carryout I have ever had. The taste was outstanding and more than enough to eat. The meal I had was Tai Green Curry. I cannot comment on anything else at this time but will definitely be eating there again.

Was at Tuk Tuk with a group of friends. The staff were amazing and the food was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend and can't wait to go again. My new favourite restaurant.

Had myself the most amazing pad Thai (I went for chicken) and omg the taste was delicious and soooooo fresh, we also had the most amazing crispy beef in blackpepper and had a few special requirements which they were more than happy to sort out for us, amazing service and by far the best Thai we have ever had and probably tge best meal we have had in so long we can remember!!!! 11 out of 10 thanks you!!!!

We visited mid week but plenty of people about and the menu as great as ever. I loved the Thai stir fry!! The staff are so friendly and attentive. We will be back soon!

We love the food from Tuk Tuk Newtownards. We use the takaway service regularly. We always call ahead and collect, it's always ready spot on time and delicious. Unfortunately we won't be ordering any more as Tuk Tuk have cancelled order Collections by customers on weekends. They offer a delivery service only now at additional cost and can only give an estimated delivery time which can vary by up to 1hr. We wish you well and will definitely miss the delicious food but due to this change unfortunately you have lost a regular customer. Good luck and best wishes.

We made a last minute decision to get a takeaway tonight. Although we live in Greyabbey our food arrived nice and hot. We had Chicken Satay Skewers for starter and Sweet n Sour Chicken with fried rice and chunky chips to share.All I can say is once again we had a fabulous meal. Well done to kitchen staff and delivery team

I picked up a delicious meal of Curry puffs, Beef Panang and salt n chilli chips. Really fresh and hot. A perfect meal for 2 on a horrible winters night. Highly recommend

Preorder and pick up flawless. Food amazing as normal. Our favourite Asian restaurant/takeaway, great for family birthday celebration 🎉

Popped in on New Years Eve early with children. As always the food was delicious and served up by a warm and welcoming waitress. Starters were Sui Mai Dumplings and Salmon Fish Cakes to share, very fresh with just enough spice, children had chicken strips with noodles that came in a cute doggy dish, staff had a lot of time for them which was welcome and nice to experience. I had King Prawn Pad Thai Noodles and my husband had King Prawn Thai Style Salt & Chilli, both outstanding and portions were very good, you certainly won’t leave hungry. Looking forward to our next visit.

Had a fabulous takeaway tonight. It was delivered within the given slot and although I'm in Greyabbey food arrived still hot and ready to plate Thanks to Chef, kitchen staff and delivery driver

Shabby organisation, pre ordered food for delivery New Years Eve, given time slot between 7pm and 8pm. Food arrived at 9pm and was missing items! Staff very unapologetic and frankly rude! Why commit to a service you obviously can't organise and charge top dollar for it. Maybe its a greed thing!

Really great food and excellent service, second to none, bring your own to, so no big hefty bill, Jack and yuki were fabulous, will be back for definite, outstanding

Yet another great meal from Tuk Tuk. Best salt n chilli chips in the land and the rest of the food was fresh and delicious. Highly recommend this place.

We has a family love to try and explore lots of restaurants across Northern Ireland and this Little gem or should I say two little gems!!!! Before leaving a review I wanted to try both restaurants in Ards and Bangor, Now I can see why you must book as the attention to detail is simply unreal, from being greeted and seated to exploring the menu, the staff are well trained on the ingredients in every dish and guide you through each one depending on your taste buds, dishes can also be customised depending on your individual needs, the thought and decor that's placed on a plate is more than just presentation, you can actually see the pleasure by the chefs on how everything leaves the kitchen. Places like this don't come around very often and I will never be able to find a other Asian restaurant on the same level as Tuk Tuk to compare with, I also discovered that both owners where on shift in each restaurant every night ensureing that nothing goes out without their approval and for me that touch is just prove of the dedication behind the name of Tuk Tuk, from the moment we came to the minute we left we were looked after and cared for as if we were family, if you haven't had the pleasure of this place yet then I highly recommend for you to try, I have now become a massive fan and look forward to exploring every dish on the menu with many visits planned for 2022, To all the staff thank you for your service and you are Simply the best in Northern Ireland, Well done

Tuk Tuk is our families go to place when we are eating out. From the 4 yr old to the 40 yr old. I know most kids given their choice go for a McDonalds but our children love the noddles & chicken strips from Tuk Tuk. Couldn’t recommend it high enough!

Excellent food in a casual atmosphere. Hard to beat. Great service and staff happy to recommend or explain.

Quite simply the best Asian food in the peninsula - fresh vibrant flavours and never fails to disappoint , a magnificent choice of curry’s and sides - if you want quality food of a high standard just book it.

Visited for the first time this evening after toying with the idea on several occasions. The only bad thing about this is we didn’t visit earlier. This blew all Asian/Thai/Chinese restaurants we have ever ate in clean out of the water. Quality of food is second to none. We have a regular Thai we visit in Belfast which is quite pricey and to be honest won’t be going back. This was half the price and twice as nice. As per the other reviews the service is exemplary. Nicer more friendlier people you will not meet. We have been to Thailand before and eating in here brought back so many fond memories from our trip. Food is so fragrant and flavoursome. You have to visit….,,you will not be disappointed. Have already booked our next visit.

Our 7th time here. Great little restaurant. Friendly staff, good atmosphere, nice decor. The food is superb - we are working our way through the menu!! Specials also very good (Taiko stir fry with vegetables and tofu last night).Great to get Vietnamese coffee. Also the coconut ice cream was an eye opener - just the thing if you’ve ordered on the spicy side.Shame to see a few silly reviews on here as it really is a five star in my book!Friendly, delicious, not expensive, BYO - it’s got everything going for it for casual dining!!

Understaffed - we had booked for 7pm and waited for 25 mins in the corridor with little attention from the staff who were trying to get customers from previous sitting out. Main course was served after 9pm - we had drunk most of our booze by then so couldn’t really appreciate the food. While the rest of my table enjoyed the food I was surprised that so much of it was deep fried and very sweet ( rather than aromatic and richly flavoured - my usual experience of Thai food in Thailand and other parts of the world) - I assume it’s catering for the Northern Irish palette. Good luck to them. BUT if they want to remain successful they need to decide to put on more staff or start to loose customers and become a takeaway. Apart from being fully booked I assume the delay in being served and food arriving is also because they are also catering for a huge number of takeaway orders. The current staff are very polite and hard working but are so busy that you have to interrupt them to get served. The local members of my table who love the food will not be returning to dine and will organise takeaway next time - that may be the case for other customers too.

Need to sort out phone system for take away. Having waited 50 mins hanging on the phone !! To be told only colllection time is 8:30 pm. Won’t do this again list my business

Ordered a lovely takeaway tonight, tried the Crispy Shredded Beef for the 1st time, bit of a kick but not too much and the Vietnamese Crispy Glazed Chicken, another beautiful dish with just a bit of a kick to it. We had egg fried rice and chunky chips as our sides.Thank you to all staff and delivery driver, a great team effort

Great service, lovely food, quirky decor. Probably the best Asian food I’ve eaten. Smiling and friendly front of house staff.

Freshest food in a restaurant you could get!! Absolutely stunning meal and starter. Vietnamese garlic and chilli chicken is beautiful!! Lovely waiters too and the owner is great craic. 10000/10!!!

Fav restaurant in Newtownards. Come often and had takeaways - never disappointed. Came with family from England on Thursday evening. We got a wee room to ourselves. Nice ambiance with candles. As usual the food was excellent. Service was good. Highly recommend this restaurant. Great it’s a BYO.

I would recommend this to anyone! So impressed with our dishes that we said we would expect to thoroughly enjoy every dish, such high quality of food! Staff were really friendly, helpful and very knowledgable. Such a lovely meal and time.

Just arrived from Bristol to visit my daughter in Newtownards. She had a great takeaway experience from Tuk Tuk a few weeks earlier, so we decided to try the restaurant. It was busy for a Monday night when we got there which was a good sign. Service was excellent and the food was amazing. We will be back and I will seriously recommend to family and friends.

I’ve had the Salad and chicken skewers for starters .What a fantastic selection of flavours in both meals For main course Pineapple prawns- chicken and rice ,and the duck Salt and Chilli Chips Again fantastic flavours The Staff James and Ethan where very attentive and helpful in our meal selection I would recommend it to any one Top class food and Staff

A very busy Friday evening but that didn't take away from the fabulous fresh food. Penang curry and Vietnamese garlic and chili delightful. Definitely be back, hopefully very soon.

I've always heard good things and it did not disapont. Food was excellent and service was top tier. We will be back

Fantastic food. Courteous staff. I had Indonesian peppercorn with duck + salted chilli chips and it as fantastic. Will definitely be back.

I arranged for a delivery from TukTuk Asian Bistro Ards for a get-together with ex neighbours. There were 7 of us and we had a mix of chicken and vegetarian dishes including the fabulous Thai Baked Pineapple rice. The Thai Chilli Basil stir-fry has a lovely kick to it, the Thai Sweet n Sour sauce is a favourite with everyone and the Thai Masaman curry with it's coconut milk went down a treat, we all enjoyed the food, not a pick was left over and as some of the party hadn't tried Tuk Tuk before they will definitely be coming back for more. I live in Greyabbey and the food was on time and ready to be plated. Excellent altogether

My partner and I went for a long overdue meal out and the 2 members of staff were brilliant. Really friendly helpful and attentive. The food was delicious and everything was super fresh! Even the vegetables were yummy! Lovely meal out would definitely recommend :)

Our first visit back post-reopening and it was well worth the wait. I had almost forgotten how good the food here is, my Pad Thai was super fresh with a generous portion of chicken as well as a tasty omelette.Service was quick and staff polite, making it a very enjoyable first meal out in 2021!

So delicious - well worth the drive from Belfast to collect. Curry puffs are unbelievable and the salt n chilli chips are a must try All dishes we have tried so far are delicious and packed full of veg too Highly recommend

Outstanding authentic Asian food, couldn't get better anywhere else. Staff were extremely pleasant and helpful when ordering and on delivery, a very friendly bunch. Would highly recommend to anyone!

We like the restaurant and have had reasonable takeaways before but this evening I had (a) a rubbery fish cake starter which was like something you would get frozen from Iceland (b) a Beef Penang curry which was full of chilli flakes within a watery sauce to the extent of making it unenjoyable to eat. Throwing excessive amounts of hot chilli flakes on a dish doesn’t make a good red curry when no other flavours are perceptible. In a restaurant this would have been sent back. Meat was nothing special either.

Ordered our food for collection for 5:15. Was ready a few minutes late but no problem as I much prefer freshly cooked. Staff very attentive while waiting. Food was absolutely delicious, as good as a sit in meal. Curry puffs light and tasty, Panang curry beautiful. Would highly recommend!

I'd pre ordered a meal for 2 for Valentine's wknd. I was half expecting the delivery to be held up due to the bad weather but was pleasantly surprised when the driver pulled up right on the dot 6pm. As per usual the food was delicious, even the chips were still hot.Well done guys ♥️♥️

I ordered a takeaway from this establishment tonight and was number 16 on the queue. An hour and 10 minutes later I finally got through to be told I would have to wait another hour for the food, we waited so long we thought we may aswell. My partner went down to collect the food at 8pm as instructed and he never got this until 8.30, didn’t get sitting down for my meal until 3 hours after the first call was made. I highlighted this to them on private message and gave some constructive criticism, the responses I got were horrific. As a customer who had a bad experience and had to wait so long I couldn’t believe the lack of sympathy and lack of good customer service skills. Whoever is running the Facebook page needs retrained and if it is the manager then shame on you. They kept replying arguing back with me and wanted to get the last word in to the point I had to block them. It feel like tuk tuk think their food is so great and business is good they can speak down to customers and say what they want to say no matter how it makes the customer feel.

Having visited the restaurant several times pre covid I opted to avail of the 'collection' option Tuk Tuk Newtownards offer. I live in Comber so the collection option is preferable for me.However having witnessed what I can only describe as disgusting behavior when collecting my food means I will never again order. My collection was booked for 7pm. I arrived in good time I was told that my order was being cooked so would have to wait- no problem. The food is excellent so they were understandably busy. Whilst I was waiting at the collection point I witnessed some of the staff be spoken to in a manner that I would not even speak to my pet dog! Describing delivery drivers as slow and f-ing liars, complaining about staff to other customers waiting with me in front of the staff in question!! The poor elderly lady in question must have been so embarrassed. What manager treats staff like this? Even worse, he did not even have a mask on either. The food was excellent as always but if this is what goes on behind the scenes it is a massive no from me.

Having heard such good reports I had to try Tuk Tuk Asian Bistro in Bangor - I ordered at 17:15 when told the delivery would be 19:30 as very busy; as I was recovering from an illness I was happy to wait rather than leave the house. I phoned at 20:20 asking where my order was told it would be with me soon... the food arrived at 20:45 but the delivery person apologised for delay - not a good experience!Can’t knock the food which was really good.

Just had the most amazing food delivered from Tuk Tuk, Ards. 4 mains which includedSweet and sour chicken, Chilie basilStir fry, their weekly special and a hot curry. It was all excellent. So fresh, filled with meat and vegetables. Flavours fantastic. All arrived piping hot. Would not hesitate to order again, and again, and again.

Excellent Carry out for birthday dinner - great service quality food - highly recommend Mango & Coconut chicken fantastic

I had a takeaway order last night and had to wait 40 mins in a queue on the phone to get through but I just stuck in my headphones and got on with what I was doing until they answered (the automated voice told me 1 hour wait time but it wasn't that long) once they took my order, plus my pre order for next week, the food arrived within around 30 mins. Not a bad wait time overall from somewhere as popular as this on a Saturday night at tea time! Food was amazing as always- garlic chilli beef this week. Next weeks will be Thai green curry which we've had loads of times and its outstanding. Restaurant is amazing too. I was there with a couple of friends recently. They can be a bit haphazard when its busy (long wait for our table, forgot our cutlery, forgot our glasses) but they were so apologetic and offered to compensate us unprompted! We declined as businesses have enough to deal with at the moment. But amazing food and friendly staff make up for any small hiccups .

I know NYE is a very busy time for takeaways and even thought our order was a bit later than planned....boy it was well worth the wait. Even the chips travelled the 7 miles in tact ( still hot and crispy on the outside) Well done everyone.Hoping 2021 is a better year for you all

This is my favourite restaurant! Everytime we go or order in the food is devine. Definitely recommend, once you've been you'll be back again and again. Great for special occasions, just feels extra special in there, love the atmosphere and staff are very friendly.

Best food!! So tasty and accommodating. We got a Christmas lunch and it did not disappoint. You can order and collect..or sit in. If you haven't been I'd highly recommend you go 😋❤️

My first visit and it was fantastic. From the outset and during the whole evening the service was excellent. Veronica was very friendly and had great knowledge of the menu suggesting dishes. The food was beautiful and every mouthful was like food heaven with great flavours, well presented and good amount. Corkage was cheap and whole experience was great. Will be back!

Been here before great. This visit disaster. My prawns had shells on and fried in batter. Staff took so long to bring food out. One member of staff stood talking at a table so long. When our food was eventually brought out all the staff disappeared. Takeaway was getting priority we went in at 7. Got our main course at 2015.they expected us to leave at 9. We didn't have time for a desert.

It was my first venture into TukTuk and I wasn’t disappointed with the food. It was during the down week before the lockdown so it was jam-packed. Nonetheless the quick £10 main course was great value and the food was more authentic than most and plentiful and fresh. The beat of the music was a little off putting but the waitress kindly turned down the dial. Great food and the craic will come back when covid is gone. Will be back for sure.