Thai cuisine: the best places to taste it in Taupo
6 restaurant menus in New Zealand, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Beautiful ambience and decor. Quick service. Good food. We went at 2ish in the afternoon and we were the only customers. Nice and peaceful. We..."
swati pawar
"We dined at this restaurant for lunch and were pleasantly surprised by the exceptional flavors that met our expectations, accompanied by a delightful..."
Alfredo Jr Fallarme
"While walking around in the morning we came across this Thai Restaurant and made a booking for dinner. Place look appealing and the person taking our..."
Patrick Zuluaga
"A decent thai restaurant in Taupo. Just need to have some Asian food after a few days eating western food. Overall, it is not..."
Ray文 “ChampagneRayman”
"Loved all our food, starters we amazing we had the muscles and fried chicken nibbles.
Mains, lobster tail and wagu beef.
Beautiful Thai food. Will..."
Chloe Black
"Popped in for dinner last night on a whim (we were just passing by) and was pleasantly surprised at how good everything was - service was super..."
Lily
"So beautiful a restaurant. Such kind and intuitive staff, amazing food and variety, meals came out in such good time, fantastic location, and great..."
Mia Lamerton
"Tried this restaurant last night and were not disappointed. Food was delicious, ambience was good, and service was warm and friendly. Food took..."
Stephen Lasham
"Definitely recommend the Tom Kha soup ! We ordered Pad Thai , Green curry and Tom Kha soup all were delicious and presented well . Loved the ambience..."
Lani Ray
"I am a big fan of Thai food. And I was lucky to find a best Thai restaurant ever on my holiday! All the food we had were amaging, fresh and full of..."
"We stopped by for lunch on the way back to Auckland from Napier. They didn't have any more tables inside the restaurant but they did set us up on the..."
Benedict Uy
"Homely Thai restaurant with great food. Dishes were full of flavour and portions were just right. We had the Garlic pork, the classics- Beef Basil,..."
Dora The Food Explorer
"Table for 3 during a visit to Taupo. Restaurant is very well decked out with Thai paraphernalia that gives it a nice atmosphere. Service..."
Chris Beale
"I eat here twice a week and would hate to miss one. The food is great, the service is very good and the "servers" are always good. I go there about..."
Michael Outram
"Food is delicious and full of lovely authentic Thai flavours. Service was fast and friendly and prices are reasonable. Would..."
Alison Howard
"My husband always looks for great service and this place has it!!! They treat you like royalty and the food is delicious.Not too expensive..."
Tracey Nouwens
"This is my fiance and my favourite restaurant in Taupo. Everytime we dine here we are amazed at the incredible value for money. The food is well..."
Lisa Horan
"This restaurant is superb. The food was excellent and beautifully presented as well as well priced. An inexpensive delicious meal. The service..."
Vicki
"My favourite Thai takeaways when passing through. Great value for money and the nicest food, along with great..."
Karen
"The best value Thai takeaway in Taupo. The staff are always so freindly and..."
Celeste Bowden
"This restaurant was amazing. We just happened upon it and were delighted. Everything was wonderful. We hightly..."
Becky And Bill
"I have constantly been amazed at the quality of this establishment. Everytime I dine there I always receive excellent service and food. Taupo doesn't..."
Stu
"Stopped here for dinner when we were in town and enjoyed it. Very friendly owner and the food came out quick.
Prawn toast was extra tasty..."
Mohamed Al Abri
"Had a great experience at Thai Delight in Taupo. Lovely food. Good service...."
Ab C
"Great service, beautiful ambience- food was great - slightly expensive - only thing to note they should focus on increasing the quantity of rice with..."
Nikita
"Very delightful food and decorations were amusing. Atmosphere was very nice. Friendly and welcoming staff. Very much recommend..."
Jann3
"When you enter the restaurant you'll feel like you're teleported into Thailand. It has an intense decor with blue and gold everywhere. Food is great...."
Sriya Suresh
"This is the best restaurant I’ve been to anywhere in the world in terms of ticking each box for a high standard of food, drinks and service.
They..."
Rebecca Falconer
"Authentic and exotic Thai cuisine in the heart of Taupo. Decent portions with decent prices. Enigmatic atmosphere made me feel like dining in a..."
Avikil Nadan
"Tasty Thai cuisine.
Chicken and basil was very salty. Chicken breast was perfectly cooked. Juicy and tender.
Green curry was very creamy.
Good stop..."
Jono joe
"Staff were great, drinks and food arrived promptly after ordering, we did go in on the early side of the dinner rush. But a very enjoyable..."
Emily Chambers
"Best restaurant we've been to in NZ. My husband and I simply love their food. And we cannot say enough about the hospitality of the hosts. We always..."
"A very Thai cultural restaurant, the waiters are warm and considerate, the food is delicious, our family enjoyed a sumptuous dinner..."
Chris J
"Excellent service , very quick and friendly service. Great atmosphere and food was delicious. Highly recommended. Only negative was it was quite..."
Mahaag Pentecost
"We dined in and the place was so busy ! But staff were super friendly and welcoming. The restaurant had a lovely ambience. Food was delicious, and..."
Alex Sydney
"We stopped in for lunch on our way back to Auckland. Absolutely amazing. Lunch special was $15.99. Very tasty and the portion sizes were spot on...."
Ruth Nahi
"Friendly and accommodating staff, itvwas a busy weekend today, with only 2 staff on the floor keeping up with all the orders. They were both nice..."
Josephine Lucas De Guzman
"I had a great time eating delicious food at your restaurant. waitresses were committed to great service and were very friendly. The atmosphere was..."
abdul muhsin
"Lovely meal - relatively quick delivery, lovely service great..."
Pauline Lyons
"Pick up order from their portal - very easy to use good food..."
Glenn Powell
"Great food and excellent service. Will be going there..."
Joanne Chevis
"Delicious Crispy Pork stir fry - Chef’s Special - lots of tasty crunchy veges with rice to soak up the scrummy juices. Others in party had green..."
"A great variety on the menu and tasty food. Something to suit both of us. this restaurant was suggested to us by some of the locals (we were in..."
Karen Killeen
"Good fushion food at a good price. Portion was a decent size and not too big to leave me feeling stuffed. I also like the mini salad they had on our..."
Wreckoftheday
"This has got to be one of my favourite restaurants in Taupo. Very unassuming little cafe but has some of the most delicious and unique Thai dishes..."
John Curtis
"I ordered a tasty Prawn starter which was accompanied with a fresh salad and tasty sweet chilli dipping
The chicken and rice dish had a variety of..."
Leskin Lambert
"Delicious food and tidy clean restaurant, love to see you again..."
Hưng Phillip
"Tasty food and a reasonable price. Service was like home and made us feel so chill and rested for our..."
Be the One
"We stopped by in the pouring rain without reading any reviews and were pleased we did! The food is delicious and packed with flavour. We often have..."
Darryn Hayter
"Food decent between takeout and restraunt quality. Just on the restraunt side. Service great they are authentic thai and friendly / smile. Serving..."
Ian Marty
"Perfect Pad Thai, full of flavour, good little kick on a cold day. Spot on service which came as a surprise since service in Taupō is pretty poor..."
Andrew Oliver
"Really great takeaway! And they use those new biodegradable bags! The pad thai is very tasty! Be sure to ask for..."
Jaskarn Bains
"Two of us shared a portion of pad see ew (pork) and green curry (beef). Portions were good, and the green curry was delicious! Pad see ew was tasty..."
Gillian Chong
"Siam Thai is some of the best Thai food I have had outside of Thailand. The food is very authentic and incredibly delicious. The staff make you feel..."
Sabrina Cole
"The flavours were good and the ambience felt more welcoming than most Thai restaurants (including ones I've been to in Thailand), but we did leave a..."
Geoff Wilson
"Excellent service, delicious food! And they let us hang out in the restaurant, even though they were closed, so we could keep warm whilst we waited..."
Abigail Win
"A small restaurant but with good Thai food, we'll presented. Portion is a bit small..."
Raymond Goh
"Good fresh and tasty food and portion sizes. Would have liked more chilli in curry but otherwise..."
Ainsley Smith
"I love this restaurant and try to visit everytime im in Taupo.
So many great options to choose from and I'm yet to have a bad experience in 6 or 7..."
Harry Saunderson-Warner
"Amazing thai!! Homely, authentic, family..."
Kiwi lover
"When visiting Taupo, search for Thai food and Google Maps recommended restaurants. Overall, it was good, reaching our expectations. Because there..."
Fiona Li
"Just in love with the food here.. Amazing food and the quantity is good too. The desert was so..."
"We have been getting takeaway from here for many years but last night was the first time we have actually sat in the restaurant for a meal. We have..."
Verity Holmes
"The food was delicious!! Really enjoyed the staff, service and atmosphere. Meals were incredibly affordable. One of my best Thai restaurant..."
Ali Palmer
"Staff were very attentive to our needs and all meals arrived together which to me is important so no one was eating while others were waiting. Meals..."
Michael Guillemot
"We had booked for 11 ppl and had 2 extras, they fit us in with no fuss. They also have fit us in on a very busy night before, the food is fabulous,..."
Kerry Hiha
"Service is the best and the food even better. So love dining..."
Marie Therese
"Best food best service lovely attentive people. I had the half marinated chicken..."
Lee Harris Hawkes
"Fabulous service and food - could not be..."
Barbara J McLaughlan
"Very welcoming especially to our Vegan & Vegetarian family. Tonnes to choose from and perfect service, very affordable pricing also! Thank you so..."
Amy Wade
"It was beautiful. Service was excellent meal..."
Pepe Salu Tanuvasa
"Best thai I've had and such friendly staff! Can't wait to visit..."
Abigail Dohnji
"Found this Restaurant on trip advisor and order 3 main dishes,veggies and rice for 2 people it was lovely and fresh and very generous servings we..."
Angela Bercys
"Very good service to go with the very good..."
Anne Todd
"Great food. Great service. Would definitely go back..."
Carmella Galati-Hanley
"Delicious food amazing service highly..."
Emma Braiden
"Delicious good. Great service. Highly..."
Corinne Fowler
"Wow! Service is amazing, food is amazing. Thank you. Best lunch..."
Marindi Martin
"Not bad. No idea what I ordered but it was Seafood 14 and it was YUM!! Drinks are good. Service was alright, given the amount of people..."
Cameron Walker
"Dined here many years ago an it was amazing an still..."
Steve Hemara
"Awesome ambience n..."
Tanushree BaruaGupta
"This was a lovely place to have a Thai meal. We have had a lot of Thai meals in the UK but this is one of the best we have had. Spring Rolls were..."
Simon Duxon
"Some of the best Thai we’ve had and fantastic service! In fact, it’s hard to say what was better, the delicious food or the hospitality of the..."
Josh and Kaity Aldridge
"Really great customer service and wonderful flavours in all our food. Reasonably priced for the quality. Highly recommend..."
Julie Forman
"Absolutely Devine food. We had very quick service here. Meals were beautifully presented and very good value for money. We had an early dinner but as..."
Karen P
"Went here for the first time. It was recommended by a few people and now I know why… the food was absolutely delicious! And the service was top..."
TaliaNicholas
"The food was excellent. In was in no way their fault I didn't enjoy my yellow curry, that was all on me. The entree coconut soup (forget it's name)..."
Joanne McCarthy
"Very nice experience, the food was exception. Well presented and the spicy 🌶️ level was perfect. Probably one of the best Thai Beef Salad's I've..."
Martin Hall
"Delicious food... We always go to Lotus Thai when in Taupo. Staff /service was friendly, smiley and attentive.
(Missed the lotus shaped napkins on..."
rachel garratt
"Great food and service although it will say mild, medium or hot on the menu, you can choose your own heat level.
Kiwi hot is still quite spicy so..."
Anthony Wong Ah Kit
"One of the better Thai places I've been to in New Zealand. The food here is quite delicious and the portions are decent. The menu has quite a few..."
Benedict Uy
"This restaurant has classic, traditional decor reminiscent of the restaurants I went to as a child in the 1980s. The service was good, attentive and..."
John Lehmann
"Amazing food, speedy service even when the restaurant was full (we'd revisited because it was too good not to return) and again, amazing..."
Mark Greenmantle
"We love Thai food so often eat in Thai restaurants (usually good but certainly not always). We were just passing through Taupo and were lucky to have..."
Ian Sutton
"Really yummy Thai, had crispy pork curry and duck and cashew, both absolutely delicious, and lovely service..."
Junaya Raika
"Tasty thai food but i believe they can be better as the tom yum is not spicy enough. They should give option to cook the authentic taste when..."
YC frances
"A wonderful dining experience was had at the Lotus Thai. Its one of my favourite places to visit when in Taupo.
I had the Duck with Cashews. A sweet,..."
Glenn Evans
"I had my 70th birthday celebration at Lotus Thai on a Saturday night recently with friends and family. We were a group of about 35, from little..."
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