Chaophraya Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "A very relaxed, pleasant atmosphere, quiet and comfortable."
• "The setting makes you feel like you are somewhere in Bangkok."
• "The restaurant itself is elegant."
• "The atmosphere of the place was good."
• "Very nice setting."
• "We were in our own unique little room with a lovely view and great atmosphere."
• "Wonderful atmosphere, calm and classy, beautiful decor."

Cons:

• "The outdoor music has been on all day... even with the windows closed it can still be heard."
• "Music at such volume you could be down the local pub."
• "The music was awful and bizarrely loud."
• "The music is horrendous chanting that goes on into the early hours!"
• "The music was loud and fairly unremitting - it couldn't be described as relaxing at all."
• "Overpriced, crowded, exhausting ambient music."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff we really helpful in us choosing what we wanted and made the visit."
• "Staff were all so very friendly and nothing was too much trouble."
• "The service was excellent, especially Alexander who was attentive and always had a smile on his face."
• "Service is great, very friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were attentive and were always quick to respond to any requests we had."
• "The staff are amazing, the atmosphere is always great even when it's not busy."
• "Attentive helpful staff."

Cons:

• "We were very upset and annoyed as our food was given to the table next to us by mistake."
• "Something has changed since last here. Got poor service, starter and main delivered at se time."
• "Waiting staff generally had to be asked e.g. for water, some more wine etc rather than coming to us to ask if everything ok etc."
• "Food was mixed it at first, then finally received the order, noone came to ask if food was ok."
• "Service disappointing. Staff clearly doing their best, but understaffed."
• "Servers couldn't be bothered to stay longer than needed and had no time to chat about menu, even though the place was empty."
• "Service was terrible, plates and bottles of wine slammed on the table had to ask multiple times for cutlery, water and wine."

Food Quality & Taste

Pros:

• "Delightful food, lovely ambience and helpful staff make this restaurant one of the best in Leeds."
• "Delicious food that tastes authentically thai, very reasonably priced especially for the amazing quality of the food."
• "Best Pad Thai ever."
• "The food was incredible and the staff all extremely friendly especially Pyo and Marco."
• "All 4 dishes we had were delicious, really full of flavour."
• "The food arrived quickly, the staff friendly and welcoming, and oh, the food was well presented and tasted great!"
• "The food was so tasty, shout out to the chef!"

Cons:

• "The chicken Thai tortillas starter were luke warm, and the Thai beef curry had to be left."
• "The spicy duck salad was awful."
• "The food was substandard, the starters were cold, main meal was just ok and the rice was cold and burnt."
• "Food wasn't up to standard unfortunately. Had to change my order twice as I was given the wrong meal, the second was cold and unseasoned."
• "The duck starter was very over cooked."
• "The green curry not so much- was spicy but lacking in flavours, rice was too dry and hard."
• "The main meal... Chicken was very bland and cut into squares, almost resembled processed chicken."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "Price wise it is on par with most places in Leeds its not cheap but not overpriced."
• "Prices were reasonable for such tasty food."
• "Prices are very pocket friendly."
• "Incredibly priced and brilliant service."
• "The value for money and quality was exceptional."
• "For a good price."
• "Great food, great atmosphere, and for a good price."

Cons:

• "It is extremely overpriced."
• "£9.50 for four nice but unspectacular spring rolls is steep."
• "The experience is expensive and very transactional."
• "Whilst the atmosphere is alright, the quality of food vs price is ridiculous."
• "The portions were a little small and pretty much everyone in the group was still hungry even after a starter and main each."
• "£7.45 for a desert is insane."
• "A large glass of wine at the bar cost £12.00 which is extortionate."