Thai Orchid

Notexactlyfussy

Never again 2nd November 2009

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A group of us meet every month for a few beers and a meal . As we had originally started out as a curry club , most of our experiences were based on the Glasgow Indian scene. We had however occasionally strayed to Chinese and Malaysian.The wonderful Rumours and even more wonderful Asia Style deing two of those. Our sole forray into Thai had been a fairly good delve at Thai Siam on Argyle Street but one of our number suggested Thai Orchid maily due to its location in Central Glasgow and to a lesser extent on favourable reviews we had read.
From the moment we entered until the moment we left we could not have wished for a more chaotic,unprofessional and overall disappointing experience.
It took 20 minutes to receive our starters. Two of which were cold and had to be sent back. The waitresses were more interested in enquiring as to our drinks needs than our food ones.Twice, the wrong entrees were brought and again one of our number had to send it back to the kitchen to be reheated.The standard of service in general was so poor that we refused to tip which is just not our style.The bill came to £160.00 for 5 of us which really was money for old rope.
I would recommend anyone to avoid the Thai Orchid unless they want overcharged,badly served and under valued as customers. As the title hints we will be dining elsewhere on our monthly socials.

ajanz

worst manner ever! 6th June 2008

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i went to the restaurant with my husband and my daughter and another friend of mine. we just came back from holiday that evening and hoping something pleasant for us. so we went to this thai orchid. me, myself is very common with thai restaurant around glasgow. and for me, they're very good. but to my surprise, after waited for 5-10min to be seated, the manager (probably, from his acted) came to me and said; you probably want to go somewhere else because we're very busy!. there's a table that full of people just looked at me and my family because the manager's voice was loud. i don't know what his problem, and rather than having a wasted time arguing, we just went out from the reataurant. yes, i can see they're busy. but there're lots of still empty table to be seated. and though, there's no 'sorry' word came out from his mouth. just feel sad for them. they're losing their customer if they keep behaving in this manner. and i promised to myself, i wont go there ever again!!

cbca003

So friendly 16th May 2008

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We arrived to a very warm welcome from all the staff, particularly the owner who couldnt do enough to help. The restaurant was very busy, but the tables were far enough apart that you didnt feel enfringed on by others and we had a lovely romantic evening. The service was prompt and food was excellent - especially the Maasaman curry - so many delicious flavours. The price was what we would expect to pay in any decent restaurant (from memory the price was about £10 for a main meal plus then extras e.g rice) If we were ever in Glasgow again we would definatley return!

brindy

Best Thai in Glasgow 9th November 2007

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My partner and I really enjoy eating here. The food is the most authentic Thai food we've had in the UK. The menu seems expensive, but you get a lot of food for your money and it is of an excellent level of quality. The wine menu is good and there is a good selection of beer and soft drinks.

Ricky, the manager/owner, makes his customers very welcome and the rest of the staff almost fall over themselves trying to please. If you want to try something different, ask Ricky for a recommendation and he'll tell you what's good that day!

Thai Orchid can get a little busy at the weekends, but the ambience still makes it an ideal place to go for a romantic meal for two at any time. Likewise, it is also great for big groups of people too.