The staff here could show a little more interest in there customers - but apart from that I can not fault a single thing. This is the best Thai I’ve ever eaten in my life.
Best green curry in the region. My new favourite Thai restaurant. Will definitely be back for more! Good prices, friendly staff, nice atmosphere. Was very busy and was made late due to lack of parking in Petone, so account for that if booking.
Food here is delicious and well presented, well priced and they even have a takeaway option that I will be trying soon.
Can never go wrong with the pad thai and yellow curry. The restaurant is clean and the staff are friendly. Have been going here for years and highly recommend.
Love this place! Great value for your money. Super friendly service. Delicious food! Whether it is for a function or family dinner you won't be disappointed!
Been dropping into this place on and off for years. Always packed and the food is always good. The menu is extensive and everything we've tried over the years has been good. The service is professional and no complaints.
Looking for an Italian food but end up here because of the gusty wind. Nice and warm restaurant with cozy atmosphere. We had pad thai and the tom yum. Its really nice. But they need to improve their staffs customer service. No smile in their face.
One of my favourite dines around. My favourite is Pla Rad Prik - deep fried fish in red curry with coconut cream. We always take newbies to Thai food here.
Best Thai food in town & the staff even remember our usual orders. Nice traditional decor. Food yummy, never a huge delay even when restaurant full.
Loved the food. The service could use a little work, I think the word gruff would sum it up. It is a busy place but they could do with sorting out the front desk for seating people and paying.
Food wise, the only dish we were not sure about was the Pad Thai that Miss Muffin ordered. It tasted of sweet chilli sauce, it was OK but not what we would expect of a Pad Thai. Miss was fine though as she ate rather a lot of my lovely Penang Chicken curry. We also had stir fried beef with sweet basil and chilli paste, it was good and nice and spicy.
A bonus of this place is the BYO wine and beer but you do need to book.
My local Thai spot. I recommend the Yang Tid Mun. Delicious. Also they have great Tom Kha Ghai also. The lady who owns it is nice however i get the feeling that younger girls heart isn't entirely into the job.
Brilliant friendly service. A bit slow when very busy, but worth the wait! The most amazing garlic prawns you'll ever taste and you get 14 of them! Compared to 6 I got at a more expensive Thai restaurant, plus they are smothered in garlic, so yummy! Very good value, as loads of food. We all loved it! BYO is also a bonus and they don't charge for this. Definitely worth a visit, but you do have to book, as it is SO good!Highly recommended.
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It was our first time dining there in this cozy and warm eatery.
We were the first customers there at the beginning of dinner time, this somewhat probably explained why the service was quite slow.
The two of us ordered 2 Mix Appetizers, Lamb Gaeng Ped, Pork Yang Tid Mun and Ta Lay Lui Fire.
Food quality aside, the thing that bothered me was that we got served after another couple, who were there after our appetizers and ordered minutes later. They were served dish by dish, and only within 15 minutes, for 2 mains and 1 appetizer while we were waiting for 18 minutes for our main course, after ordering for 26 minutes. Another minus for the service.Later on, we were served all 3 main dishes, which we did intend to share one after another, at the same time. I can pass this but my partner would not like the food to be cooled off by the air-conditioner.
Mix Appetizers: They were all deep fried, the stuffing was fine and flavorsome; the wrapping, however, was burnt and brownish, each one of them, which means they re-used the oil too many times.Ta Lay Lui Fire: I would say it was quite good, quite fresh. A minus for this was that the grilling hadn't been cared enough to be perfected, somehow it felt like we were having "fried" seafood rather than crustily grilled.
Pork Yang Tid Mun: Another quite good, quite fresh, tender and flavorsome one. And also, a minus as the same problem of the Ta Lay Lui Fire.
Lamb Gaeng Ped: The portion was quite small, comparing to other dishes, which were quite generous. The taste was good and smooth with sliced bamboo shoots, the lamb however was unexpectedly chewy rather than tenderized and slow-cooked.
The staff was quite nice with a welcoming smile, and very attentive to our table.
I would come back again and try their Tom Kha Mai in some time.
We love this restaurant.. The ambience, the food and the owner is very friendly... Mix appetiser is a must.. :)
I really love this place, makes me feel like I'm in Thailand! so delicious and great prices also - not to mention friendly staff.
We go here often it is one of our favourite places to eat, the food is cheap and tasty, lots of flavour. We have always had a good experience here and love coming. If you want somewhere that has good prices and great food this is the place.
Our family went to K. sing to celebrate Father's day, but it didn't open. So we crossed the road to here.Very busy that day. We had to wait for a long time for the first dish. Dom Yum Gong (soup) was quite salty and sour, not much other flavours, a bit disappointed after at less half hour waiting. The next one was mix appetizers. All deep-fried with very dark colour that meant the oil had been used for very long time,but kids loved them. All the main courses were Kiwi style but the tastes were quite good .
Highly recommended by a past colleague of mine for the food and prices we have since visited here on many occasions and it is by far one of our fav places to eat.
Beautiful food.
Always fresh and very good value for money.
Lovely surroundings.
Highly recommend the red wine chicken wings! Thinking about them never ceases to make my mouth water.
We find the manager always attentive and always lovely. She remembers us each time we are there which amazes me as the last time we could get here was a couple of years ago due to having a young child.
The manager works hard to ensure things tick over well.
We did have a little bit of a longer wait that usual this time however compared to many restaurants, 20 minutes for entrees was nothing and from there it was all uphill.
A great place!
I have been getting ayutthaya thai (takeaway and dine in) for over 4 years now and love it here. It is my favourite Thai restaurant in Wellington. I have been to many Thai restaurants in UK, middle east and Asia (including Thailand) and this food is up there with my top 5! Service is not exactly wonderful, but sort of reminds me of my time in Thailand, so makes it more of an authentic Thai experience! My favourites are the veggie spring rolls, red curry and pad thai. yummmmm! Check this Thai restaurant out!
Love the food! Its so good to know when you feel like thai, your going to be getting very satisfying and generous meals. The service is not what i would call superb, but seems more authentic the way it is. Gets a bit cold by the door, but were allowed to move.
We have had several enjoyable meals at Ayutthaya, where the food is consistently of a very high standard and home to the best roti in town. This time, we shared pork mince and prawns in a spring roll wrapper as an entree, great with sweet chilli sauce. We had a thin red chicken curry with steamed rice (charged separately) and fried rice with whole prawns for our main courses - yummy! Front of house service can be somewhat abrupt but service at the tables is prompt and efficient, with water glasses are constantly refilled. A favourite of ours, Ayutthaya is almost always full.
Our Favourite Thai Restaurant and we are regulars. in the last year we have dined there almost weekly and the food is consistently great and excellent value for money. Decor is authentic and up to date, service is attentive and food great. Give it a go whether there is two of you or twenty.
This place was fantastic! We had a group of 8 which at first seemed a little cramped but the food more than made up for it. Casual atmosphere lent to it's charm. Definitely would recommend.
Great food, restaurant seating a bit squashed.
This place rocks! Best cheapest take away thai.
I have only dinned in twice but found the service and food quality equally impressive.
It is not a fine dining experience but wonderful for groups, family or a causal dinner.
This would have to be one of the best thai meals ever created, my wife and I have been several times and thoroughly love the food, the only thing stopping a 5 star rating is perhaps the service could be impropveed some but fantastic fantastic meals, AAA+++
Small and quaint but robust in food, ambience and buzz. Good eating places can almost fade in the background. There's no flashy signage and you can be forgiven for driving past the place if it weren't for the gold signage on the window. Staff are attentive, often refilling your carafe, the food is really good. Make sure to read the menu thoroughly as to how strong the dish is, the prices are very reasonable for the portion size. Make sure to order the fish and pad Thai. Both times I've been there it's packed so book in advance.
Beautiful, generous food and service - all in one. What can I say? I used to come here years ago when I was closer to the area. Came back to try after all these years and it was better than ever! I really don't think you can go wrong on the menu to be honest, no matter what you choose. Very reasonable prices considering the quality. Generous helpings - lovely atmosphere. The service was IMPRECABLE, wonderful, and faultless. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals. I would strongly recommend Ayutthaya Thai Restaurant. An incredibly diverse menu to choose from. Only a professional restaurant could pull this off - and they do.
This Thai restusrant is found in Jackson St in Petone, Lower Hutt. Their service was very fast. The staff were very friendly, attentive and helpful. Serving sizes were very good. Prices were reasonable, my green curry chicken and rice was $20. The decor was very pleasant. I would go again.
Very delightful chicken cashew with the sticky rice mmmmm yummy as.. Customer service was awesome a must do when you come to Petone
Good portion sizes, had the yellow curry was a bit watery but still tasted nice with lots of pieces of meat. But other than that great staff, clean and tidy restaurant and the food didn't take too long to arrive at the table.
Best pad see iew I’ve had in the Wellington region. And the carrot flower was super cute.
We visited with some business guests again last Saturday, and were not disappointed, some of the same staff are still there. The meals were excellent as was the service. The restaurant was packed out, fortunately we had booked earlier.
Can't go wrong here for an authentic Thai meal.
My rating is now 5 star, I couldn't fault it.
My review 2 years ago:-
Nice friendly staff, disappointing that it hasn't got a liquor licence though.
Meal selection excellent, and well presented.
MSG free if you don't want it included, also they provide gluten free meals.
Have been going here for years and love it.. ventured back post covid... felt like it was maybe a new chef because the food was amazing, it normally is good but we had the tastiest meal ever. We had a chicken kumara curry, spicy soup, pork n mushroom money bags and spring rolls. Flavour had really stepped up and I cant wait for more
Came here for a work dinner, we all ordered dishes for us to share. Bit of a wait for our food which is understandable when its so busy. Service was pretty good, always refilled our glasses when need be. I'm definetly coming here again. I loved it.
Have been there twice recently (Sept 17) and loved the food and atmosphere. Well priced as well. Good dining and nothing pretentious about the place. Taking the family out tomorrow for tea and they were all keen to go there again - only two weeks after the last visit!
Love this place and its food and the lovely staff xx
Absolutely the best Thai and the taste is full of spices that make it mouth watering and wanting more I will be back Thankyou
Best Thai I've ever had. My mum ordered some extra food just before we left so she could have more the next day. Service is outstanding and the decor is really nice
Absolutely loved it! Had an awesome atmosphere a long standing restaurant that has lost none of it's charm, vegan and vegetarian options as well. Definitely would go again!
Well I have to say.. I went to Ayutthaya last night... I Always book the Window seat.. the food here is amazing as is the time you get served and the food cannot be faulted and Very reasonable... However up until very recently I would not have said the Customer service was that great...
Last night - I didn't get my window table.. however the lady in charge came up to me and touched my shoulder...
"Sorry I couldn't give you your window seat this time' she said - I was blown away.. wow... I didn't even know she had 'noticed' me :) Just shows you. Not surprisingly this place is Always very busy and Bookings Are Essential 100/100 :)
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Food is fantastic..Customer service not so. Cannot fault the food, its very nice and very reasonable but the service they provide when you ring up or pay is not. Would be really good if someone who spoke and could understand English dealt with customer services. Makes otherwise a great dining experience somewhat disapointing...
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