Thai Orchid Restaurant Hamilton NZ

"Usually happy with Thai Orchid Restaurant. Sadly, food was a bit off putting as I wanted to try something new. The Mee Gorang with King prawn. Highly do not recommend and I probably should have stayed with something more familiar. The vegetables were very raw, cold even, the prawns rubbery, there was a big pool of water like a soup in the plate.. is this normal because it made the dish very watery and bland. Staff were nice and accomodating but sadly 1 star it is due to the food and price for quality. Edit* Ended up with upset stomach afterwards. Do not recommend."

"The food here is very tasty and delicious. The service is also fantastic."

"We’ve just finished our meal we got as takeout and it was delicious. Food was ready at time stated and service was great as they saw us waiting in the car and brought it out to us. Thank you."

"We ordered 1 stir fry 2 fried rice's and 3 different curries and everyone loved their dishes. The service was great, the staff were very attentive. I only marked down atmosphere as their was a lack of cooling in the restaurant. It was very warm in their, would've been a 5 star all round otherwise."

"We chose Orchid Thai for a low-key dinner located a convenient stretch down the road from our motel, having noticing it was well-patronized on previous nights when we were dining at other nearby eateries. The interior is comfortable without being lavish or overly decorated. The tables have glass tops and the furniture was more functional than designer. We felt welcomed upon entering, greeted by a very pleasant gentleman. Amongst us we ordered two mixed entrees, and for mains a green chicken curry, thai fried fish and a special of mixed seafood curry stir-fry.

Very much satisfied with our meal choices, the mixed entrees provided everything we could want as a sampler, from piquant fish cakes, crispy curry-puffs and spring rolls, to delicate satay and fried chicken wings. With the mains, the green curry was spiced to my companion's liking, although his request for extra cashews on / in the curry did result in a whole bowl of them being brought to the table with the meal at extra charge rather than the sprinkling on top he was expecting. The fried fish had a pleasant sweet piquant sauce and wasn't overcooked, while the mixed seafood stir fry was a delicious medley of texture and variety in the shellfish provided, though detectably from frozen rather than fresh. The curry sauce however was really packed with flavor and I devoured the lot happily. Our server seemed a little nervous and inexperienced and had to come back to check the order as his memory had failed him, but he made up for this in friendliness and it certainly didn't detract from a pleasant dinner experience."