Sabai Sabai Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The steamed fish was extremely good."
• "The food tasted great and service top notch."
• "Super tasty food and flavourful curries."
• "The food was well presented and full of flavour."
• "The lobster was delicious with a slightly spicy sauce."
• "Red curry, green curry, noodles, seafood, starters and salads pretty much everything tastes nice."
• "Freshly cooked from lunch menu. Calamari and tempura prawns in a crispy batter was gorgeous."
• "The flavour palate of each and every dish is mindblowingly scrumptious."

Cons:

• "Appetisers - so so. 6/10."
• "Ordered green curry with prawns. Good flavours but disappointed with the overcooked prawns."
• "Chicken satay was a bit disappointing and dry."
• "Crab cakes were dry as well and just poor."
• "Prawns and calamari had 3 times their weight in dry breadcrumb coating."
• "The massaman chicken curry lacked any flavour and was super sweet."
• "The beef in the stir fry was undercooked."
• "The food was excessively salty."

Service

Pros:

• "Carlos made me feel very welcome and found me a table for 1 in the bar."
• "We were well received and immediately taken to our table by a highly professional and personable server."
• "The service was brilliant. Quick and friendly."
• "The staff were lovely, food was amazing."
• "Sharleen really looked after us, and we felt Ike we were greeted by an old friend!"
• "The waiters and waitresses were great!!!!"
• "Very good service, they checked up on us just the right amount of times."
• "The team are great and service efficient."

Cons:

• "Waited for 50-55 mins till the main course was served."
• "My friend and I dined here last Friday. Our order wasn't taken until 20 minutes in."
• "Service can be a bit uptight."
• "Service was a little all over the place."
• "However, the service was poor. The staff are nice however extremely undertrained or inexperienced."
• "Waitress was a little moody."
• "The staff and the ambiance was very pleasant in the restaurant. The food was ok overall."
• "Wait time was very short, lots of seating upstairs and downstairs."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Super tasty food and flavourful curries, also very nice interior and atmosphere."
• "The cocktails are good, well priced and the wine list is sensible with a good choice."
• "This place has a great vibe and everyone in the restaurant was having a good time."
• "Great atmosphere and decor."
• "Our server was so sweet and friendly. The decor was lovely and in a great location."
• "I would rate 4.5 if I could."
• "I absolutely love this Thai restaurant. The whole atmosphere and ambiance is so relaxing."
• "Really nice place, great atmosphere for a date."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, the booth where we sat was ripped and worn so it was an unpleasant surprise."
• "We were seated quickly even though we had not reserved and it was a busy Saturday evening."
• "Nice looking place in a convenient location, ruined by a rude waiter."
• "If Thai food is your thing, you need to check this place out."
• "Table booked for Saturday. On arrival location was overcrowded."
• "Seemed to be more emphasis on the bar area."
• "It was quiet when we arrived during lunch around 12."
• "The place is very well decorated and comfortable."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "The food was well presented and full of flavour. For lunch with 4 people and a bottle of wine, expect to pay 140 pounds, which is reasonable."
• "Reasonable price - 3 x starters, 3 x main dishes, 3 x side dishes and 4 x drinks, including service charge £110."
• "Group booking was approx £26pp. And we had sharing platters with plenty to go round."
• "The food and drinks I would give a total of 9."
• "I felt like what I paid for was worth it, which is always a good sign of a good night out."
• "The lunch menu on offer is great for those who work in town and want something special."
• "The service was great as was the atmosphere. We were seated quickly."
• "Food portions are good and tasty, although a little pricey...but it is the city centre!"

Cons:

• "It is an expensive experience, but deserves to be given its overall quality."
• "Sabai is definitely one of the more up-market Thai places I've been to, and the menu prices reflect that."
• "Definitely recommend meeting a friend here or taking out a family member but for large groups it would definitely be pricey."
• "Had a really funny incident last time being followed out for a few pence of service charge."
• "Worst Thai food I have had, making it the worst value for money."
• "Waited 20 minutes to be seated, another 20 minutes for our order to be taken."
• "Nice food, but evening ruined by a moody waiter who literally pulled out his phone."
• "Food okay but Pad Thai not the best I've ever had. Quite expensive too!"