Lots of vegetarian options. The Pad Thai was delicious.
Had a very delicious Valentine's days dinner here tonight! Started with the chef's selection appetizers, not bad - a little too much sweet corn filler for my liking but wow the mains were on point! Had the most delicious seafood salad that even smelt like Thailand, full of fish sauce, garlic, chilli, Thai basil and coriander with the most suculently cooked seafood, huge fresh prawns and scallops that melted in the mouth squid and a fish that literally broke down on the bite. Also shared the northern Thai style curry with crispy pork - divine! My exact words before going were "I hope I taste coriander, lemongrass, kaffir lime and chilli" - this dish delivered on all fronts! Service was super Thai-manaakitanga
Very yummy Thai. 4 of us dined. They had lots of vegetarian options which was awesome. Loved the corn fritters. I had the sweet and sour tofu with vege which was delish. Everyone at the table enjoyed their meals. Good portions and very friendly staff. Definitely visit again, a papakura gem.
Was very happy with this place. After visiting another Thai place minutes before and being told they couldn't make anything vegan, it was fantastic to see that the lady knew what vegan was. She told me what I could have, and when I ordered the vegetarian spring rolls she let me know they put fish sauce in them. Great service.
Enjoyed a lovely prawn pad thai meal with chicken satay starter, then banana fritter for dessert, lovely waitress, the batter for the banana fritter was nice and light and wasnt over coated in cinnamon which is how it gets served most of the time, just manuka honey, ice cream and a small amount of cream HIT THE SPOT, my flatmate@zetadavies had the duck and veg and said it was lovely too !!!!
Awesome staff & so inviting, awesome food especially the duck menu. I've always been going there over the years due to the atmosphere. Family orientated. Staff always willing pleasant & polite
TAKEAWAY SERVICE REVIEW
We've frequented The Emerald many times over the years and have always enjoyed our visits. However, with a small child, heading out at night isn't always possible and the other night we decided to make use of the takeaway service. The woman who took the order on the phone was friendly, if a little rushed, and advised that there would be a twenty minute wait. This turned out to be more like thirty minutes, the only disappointment of the evening.
I ordered the Rama Loung Song (a satay style dish) and my husband the Mussaman curry. Both were well-made, with loads of vegetables and of the standard we expect when restaurant dining. We also got the Gari Puffs, which to date have yet to be surpassed by any other Thai restaurant we have visited.
While the decor of the restaurant may be a little dated and faded, the food is well worth a try and being able to get a vege-filled takeout meal is a delicious option.
Sarah Reynolds #challenge
Beautiful China used to serve absolutely Devine food! Lovely staff, beautiful environment and catered to my gluten free needs!!! Love this place best Thai food I've ever had!!!
Went there for my birthday on a Friday night - yummy as Duck Curry , had grapes and pineapple in it... super good! Parents had Roast Duck and Whole Snapper - both were impressed , first time for all of us...
Service was efficient and prompt , entrees full of flavour....
Restaurant gradually filled up over the night...
Bill was $101 for 3 mains all with rice , 2 entrees , 3 drinks..
A little bowl of grapes was provided at the end of the meal and we weren't rushed to leave.
Nice green decor and all in all a great little suburban gem which I will return to..
The whole ambience is great and the decoration is amazing. The restaurant owned and staffed by friendly Thai people.
The food (Mixed entrees, Tom Yum Goong and Nuclea Beef) was very fresh and tasty.
This is one of the best Thai restaurants in Auckland - a very nice place to visit at least once and a good place to go maybe once a month just for special occasions.
The food is amazing, the staff are great! Always eat the whole dish and if not on the night we take a doggy bag and eat it for lunch the next day. The thai green curry is very nice. The duck dishes are amazingly good. Out whole family seriously enjoys the mixed entrees.
They're simply the best! Better than all the rest! Chicken and cashew is my absolute fave, yum, yum, yum! Waitresses are so damn polite and on the ball it's unbelievable. You would never believe it but the chef isn't even Thai...he's a kiwi bloke but cooks the most awesome Thai food!
My favourite Thai restaurant in New Zealand! Great food at great prices. Very friendly staff who always make you feel welcome. Five stars from me.
Lovely food and staff however very slow service.
been to dozens of thai over the years. this is in the top five.
In town for a few days. Tried several places for dinner. But this was really good. Came back the following night. Very good food, very nice hostesses.
Our first time visiting and we will regularly be back. Wonderful ladies so friendly and welcoming and every dish was a mouthful of bliss. You could tell the produce was the freshest and everything made by hand, fresh on sight. My partner said his green lamb curry was the best curry he has tasted and he has had a few lol. The spring rolls were so tasty and my chicken vegetable dish was bursting with the flavor of fresh ginger. And omg the jaffa ice cream was to die for with the decadent rich chocolate cake. A rememberable delightful anniversary dinner.
Authentic thai food. Owners are friendly and checks in on customers, asks for feedback and overall good people serving the community with Thai cuisine.
It was a very nice warm welcoming by them when we enter the place. The best thing was the taste of the food was amazing with a short time of waiting. Just the smell of the room was probably effected by air circulation that was not very well.
The food was delicious, loved all the flavors in my dish. Environment is also nice. The staff are very friendly.. Loved the service
Found this gem searching keywords on google.
The Emerald Thai Restaurant was really good to be fair. We came here for takeaway and we were highly impressed by the manner of the lady’s working their night away, Our order consisted of a Main stir fry - Chicken Pad Med Mamuang (26) @ $19.50 and a Main currie - Chicken Gang Keaw Wan (36) @ $19.50 and 1x Rice.
Blend those all together and yum ! Highly recommend for your next Thai fix. Able parking and quick turnaround on the order.
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You should definitely give the Prawn Fried Rice a taste; it's among the top Thai dishes in Auckland. The exceptional customer service makes this spot a strong recommendation for anyone seeking genuine Thai cuisine.
malia tua'i manuleleua
+5
Beautiful food and very friendly hosts.
Great team. Very humble. Food is fantastic. They always make us feel home. We usually go there when feel like eating Thai. Must go place.
me and my wife dined in today. met the chef who happens to be the owner also. she's friendly & very accomodating. we ordered mixed appetizer, pla neong buay (steamed whole snapper) and pad thai. food were delicious. great service. highly recommended. authentic thai food.
Friendly waitress who made helpful recommendations and the chef who makes fantastic food and makes an effort to get to know her customers.
While the venue is humble, the food is fantastic. It's the sort of place you go when you just want to sit down after a trying day and have a good meal.
Great authentic food with very friendly owners. Everything we ordered was delicious - the appetisers, curries, and stir fry. Recommend this to everyone! 10/10
Enjoyed our meal very much, veges were fresh, fried rice and beef hotplate particularly delicious. Service was friendly and very prompt, recommended dishes for kids without us needing to ask (nailed it). Was quiet as it was a Sunday night but we had fun.
We dined in at The Emerald Thai Restaurant as we had a post Christmas hankering for Thai food and our preferred place in Conifer Grove wasn’t open so this ended up being a wonderful alternative. Upon arrival as well as on the phone making a reservation, staff was very attentive and friendly and we were served promptly with BYO glasses.
For entrees we enjoyed mixed entrees of chicken garee puff, vegetarian spring roll, money bag, prawn toast and chicken satay with sweet chilli sauce and these were delicious, to expectation and delivered efficiently.
Following on, our mains consisted of a shared pineapple Thai fried rice (Khao Pad Saporad) with chicken larb, Yum Talay Thai hot seafood salad and pepper chicken sizzling plate. Our mains were absolutely delicious and most satisfying.
To finish off we enjoyed banana fritters with scoped trio of ice cream of chocolate brownie, strawberry and goody gum drops and the dessert was a beautiful end to the meal. Highly recommended!
Just had a great dinner here! good food and everything was clean. Thank you so much to the owner and staff
Very authentic Thai food. The owner is chef and she's very passionate about her cook and makes every sauce from scratch. I really enjoy their green curry and snapper dish.
Came to Auckland and stayed near here, so glad we found this restaurant early in our trip as we went twice in 3 days. Loved the food, would highly recommend the Gang Penang and the Rama Loong Soong. Can't wait to visit again, will make a special stop even if we aren't staying nearby.
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