Funky Elephant Berkeley

"Spectacular blistered greens and papaya salad. Pad Thai was not nearly as amazing as the other dishes avoid pad Thai. The rest was truly stunning. Great service. Delicious Thai iced tea. Small space and close tables. Fun decorations and a porch for when there is good weather."

"The food was too salty and quite average. The service was extremely poor; I'm not sure why the server was so hostile. Firstly, it was very sunny during lunch, so my mom found an outdoor table and moved the chairs to the shaded side. The server informed us that we couldn't do that because it blocked a safety pathway. We immediately, very politely, responded and were willing to cooperate. She still maintained a rude attitude and said that if we needed anything, we should inform her and follow her instructions. She asked what we were planning to do, as if it isn’t clear that we are here to eat. What else are we gonna do? Are we going to steal things or misbehave? My mother brought her own juice because she has dietary restrictions and can't eat other foods. The server told us we couldn't bring outside food due to hygiene reasons, which I can understand. I wanted to explain my mother's condition, but she didn't wait for us to have a complete conversation. She said that if my mom decided to continue drinking her juice , she could refuse to serve us next time. Then, she left without giving us a chance to respond. Last but not the least, she brought the bill to our table while we were still eating and asked if we needed takeaway boxes. We hadn't finished our meal, nor had we requested the bill, so it felt like she was rushing us out due to the previous incidents. I posted the photo below. That was how much food left while we were eating when she brought the bill. Her reasons all made sense, but her communication was very unprofessional, and at times felt violent, leaving us with a very bad experience."

"This place was SO DELICIOUS!!! We went pretty late and the restaurant was still pretty packed. We were able to get seated right away though. We tried their papaya salad, wings, and grilled pork, mango sticky rice and everything was extremely good. We will definitely be going back lol Street parking only but there were plenty when we went."

"Plates were delicious, fresh ingredients, good sour-tart and chili balance on the dishes that deserve that treatment. The wholesome noodles were my favorite out of the 5 dishes we had. Service is swift"

"We've been going around the bay area looking for authentic flavorful Thai food and this place hit the spot. The chicken wings are spectacular with it's unabashed fish sauce and chili flavor that had us craving for more. The pad thai was the right amount of sweet, salty and spicy. We'll definitely be going back."