699 Centre Rd, Bentleigh East VIC 3165, Australia
Little Thai Cafe is a Thai restaurant located at 699 Centre Rd, Bentleigh East VIC 3165, Australia. It has received 130 reviews with an average rating of 4.0 stars.
Monday | 5-10PM |
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Tuesday | 5-10PM |
Wednesday | 5-10PM |
Thursday | 5-10PM |
Friday | 5-10PM |
Saturday | 5-10PM |
Sunday | 5-10PM |
The address of Little Thai Cafe: 699 Centre Rd, Bentleigh East VIC 3165, Australia
Little Thai Cafe has 4.0 stars from 130 reviews
Thai restaurant
"What a disappointment! We have eaten at this restaurant for years and years"
"The food was superb, the service exceptional"
"The worst experience ever! Service was absolutely terrible… One waitress who was running around like a chook with its head cut off"
"The place used to be our favorite - today they were in well over their heads"
"Made the serious mistake of ordering from another restaurant to give it a try"
What a disappointment! We have eaten at this restaurant for years and years. Enough to call it my local Thai go-to. Well not anymore and all because of a very poor take away experience that was made worse by the staffs failure to fix a simple error where they gave one of our dishes to another customer. As background - amongst a larger family order I ordered a specific dish for my young daughter - not something on the menu. I was prepared to wait the 25 minutes for them to make it and I did wait. When the order was finally ready they handed it to me and off I went. I should have double checked that everything was there but given we only ordered 4 dishes I didn’t think they could mess it up. On getting home, we noticed 1 of the dishes wasn’t included. I called and they said they must have given it away and would make another one and deliver it straight away. Well - 40 minutes later I called again as nothing had been delivered. Lots of excuses about how busy they were. The missing meal was not yet cooked. Almost 1 hour after leaving the restaurant there is a knock on the door and a meal is pretty much thrown at me. Again no apology, no offer to refund the cost of the meal or mention of any compensation. At this point I just wanted the meal... I had a sick six year old who wanted her dinner. Take it into the kitchen and guess what.... it wasn’t even what I had ordered. To be specific... the missing dish was to be flat noodles, tofu and egg in a ginger sauce. What we got was a stock standard vegetable noodle dish. Nothing like what my daughter wanted. Last time we ever do business with you guys.
The food was superb, the service exceptional. My wife and I will return, but only when we have been told that the following issues have been resolved: 1. The front door closer needs adjustment. Almost every time someone entered or left the restaurant, the door slammed hard enough to rattle the windows. This should be a relatively easy fix, and not too expensive. 2: The toilets are disgusting. 3 There are patches of linoleum that are lifting. This is an OSH issue, and could be costly if a customer (or a staff member) should have an accident as a result. The young manager Maria did everything right. She apologised for the slamming door, admitting that it was an annoyance. In addition, her commitment to customer service is admirable.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
The worst experience ever! Service was absolutely terrible… One waitress who was running around like a chook with its head cut off. Ordered entree and meal for my niece… We got that meal Didn’t even see the entree 45 minutes later and we still hadn’t ordered mains.. Waitress couldn’t even pull a cork for our wine and proceeded to ask a customer at counter to help her.. He then managed to destroy the cork and an expensive bottle of wine!!! Tables crammed in.. People constantly bumping into you.. We walked out along with two other families Absolutely pathetic service Ruined our evening
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$1–20
The place used to be our favorite - today they were in well over their heads. First appetizer, 1/2h after order (which took 20’ to take). One meal then came in parts, another meal came with the remaining appetizers after intervention, roti came at the very end. Sharp 2cm plastic piece in first appetizer. Food lakes the attention to detail. Won’t be there soon again.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$100–120
Food: 4
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 2
Parking space
Difficult to find parking
Parking options
Free street parking
Parking
Typically hard to find a spot
Made the serious mistake of ordering from another restaurant to give it a try...... What a serious mistake! ordered delivery via uber eats to Malvern East tonight and the food was delivered on time and still hot. Thanks, we enjoyed the food, the quality was as good as we have had dining in...... Good job guys!
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Massaman Curry, Cashew Gai Grob
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free street parking
Parking
parking in surrounding area
I don't like writing negative reviews because I like to support local businesses. The food we bought was well below expectations and had to provide feedback. We ordered the mixed entree, roti with peanut sauce, satay chicken (asked for chicken sate stir-fry but got satay sticks), seafood stir-fry with garlic and basil with rice Every dish was overcooked and overfried. The roti was that tough you couldn't eat it. The seafood stir fry sauce was nice but the fish overcooked. Same with the tough chicken sate sticks. They were prompt on delivery time however
Such a lovely thai restaurant I'm a big foodie and always on the hunt to find new places. Food was very and price was so reasonable as everywhere has put up prices. I ordered pad kee mao beef and chicken spring rolls take away Staff were so friendly, warm and attentive. Very authentic thai flavour and portion size was very good!!! Thank you so much for a lovely dinner I definate will be back
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Food good but not sure if it was worth the 2.5 hours we had to wait for home delivery. When we ordered on a Sunday night at 6.20pm we were happy to wait for the estimated 60mins that they advised us over the phone. When we phoned 2 hours later they confirmed our food had just left, however it still took an extra 35 mins before it finally arrived. No explanation was given just a half arsed apology over the phone. Not good enough!
We visited this place a while back and decided to try it again. The food was even better this time around and couldnt fault the friendliness or efficiency of the staff. The place is small but never really busy, so feeling cramped is unlikely. We had the chicken spring rolls, curry puffs, cashew gai grob and beef pud bai gapao. Great flavour and decent portion sizes. Definitely eat in rather than take away.
I have loved this restaurant for a number of years but today walked out disgusted that sitting there for an hour, we had not received any food. All the while watching loads of take away going out the door. People in the restaurant need to be served too. Won’t be gong back
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
This place is not bad if you're just looking for basic Thai with no frills. The restaurant space is crammed with barely any room between tables so we felt like we were basically sitting on top of the family next to us. The food was average price and very average tasting. Service was okay too, although a little slow considering the restaurant wasn't particularly full. I won't be going back in a hurry.
Have been going to this restaurant for takeaway for years. Best Thai in the area..hadn't been for a little while ...but ordered tonight. I could not believe how small the serving was. Ordered Red Curry Chicken. Literally only 5 pieces of chicken in the serve. The serve was 30% the size of what I had always received....?
Food: 3
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
While taking a walk we decided on an impromptu dinner and came across a Little Thai cafe we were greeted and served by Maria who went above and beyond she was incredibly helpful, cheerful and prompt in her service, she was amazing. The food was fresh, delicious, full of taste and well cooked. Deeply satisfied with the quantity, quality and atmosphere
It's one of the best cheap eats I have ever had. Meals are so tasty take me back to my holiday in Thailand
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Curry Puff, Satay
The food here is always great and the prices are reasonable. The Penang curry was amazing (we asked for it to be a bit spicier - had red chilli pieces), and the signature chicken stir fry we had was really good. We often get takeaway here and it is consistently good. Highly recommended.
Been here twice for dinner. Service is excellent, staff are friendly. The serving sizes are great. Atmosphere can be quite noisy, being a small restaurant. The taste was excellent the first time however the second it wasn't as tasty. Need to work in the food consistency.
I ordered 3 mains from this place, none were particularly good, nor were they terrible. Precooked ingredients were used. Meat in dishes was dry and tasteless. This is your average Thai place. They can fix dinner but a poor facsimile to the original food in Thailand.
Tried twice in this restaurant and being disappointed twice. The dishes are all drowning in sugar lacking typical Thai aromatics. There’s no depth of flavours and freshness. The meat is chewy. We ordered three dishes this time. All we can taste is sugar...
Having dinner at this place for the first time with two kids. The food is delicious Thai food one would expect. Kitchen seems to be slow with orders but we weren't rushing. It has a quite nice atmosphere. Would recommend to any Thai food lovers.
Extensive menu. Freshly prepared and really tasty.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Curry Puff, Spring Roll Puk, Satay
Extremely understaffed, the poor 1 waitress had never worked there before so well done to her. Got there at 6, dinner came at 7:40pm. Multiple tables walked out, even though they cancelled ubers and take away to try keep up. When we went to
I was impressed with this place. The food was really nice, the customer service was good, and they even played good music that was at just the right volume to hear yet still hold a conversation. If in the area I'd definately come again.
Food was great service was excellent
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Curry Puff, Satay, Moo Grob Prik Khing
Food was not bad. Service was good but they were definitely understaffed. We were there for a birthday celebration and the food took some time to come out and people had to leave as they couldn't wait any longer.
The worst dine in I had and worst customer service ever. Don’t waste your time and money .. quality of food is so below average compared to the price you paid. Very unpleasant experience on Mother’s Day !
Ordered some food, but they gave me wrong items. When I try to inform them about this, they didn’t even bother to apologise. First learn how to listen to your customers and accept when you make a mistake.
We ordered take away and it was honestly one of the better Thai food I have eaten in Melbourne. We had their signature pork belly & signature spicy pork dishes. Highly recommend this place !
Had a really nice dinner in little Thai cafe the dishes are not very big however plated nice and creative Good variety and choices from menu fast and delicious recommend to check them out !
Great find. Looking for some thai that has not been too westernized. Whilst not as Authentic as i like this is pretty good for a little place in the suburbs. Regular customer now.
Basic Thai food. Ordered Lamb massaman, Chicken green curry and coconut rice. Big portions so value for money just not authentic.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Family friendly establishment. Enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and the staff could not have been more accommodating. And the food was delicious!
Price per person
$1–20
Take away order was much worse than dining in. Totally different food. Not enough beef in Pad Thai and a bit plain and dry. Maybe just a bad day, usually the food is great.
A real hidden gem that I sadly only just discovered. Great food, very reasonably priced. Super friendly and warm staff. Can’t recommend this little place highly enough.
We were at the opening of this restaurant many years ago. We have left the area but really enjoyed the same good food and service recently. Can recommend it.
Tasty and great value. In our top 5, in no particular order, in the bentleigh\carnegie area. Don't come here for the decor or interior design though!
Food was great. Don't order banquet, dishes took some time to come out. Otherwise good
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Is a good food place, go there for years . Best to book for a table
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Great food, great price. Massaman curry is a real winner. Fish dish wasn't quite in the same league as their other food. BYO wine is available.
Ordering delivery is always SO painful. You can’t hear them, they might as well be in Thailand! Food is always enjoyable though once it arrives
When you order barramundi you don't expect it to have been cooked on the surface of the sun. Complete fail. Sent back. Never to be called again
One of my favourite local spots, inexpensive and consistent quality plus friendly staff
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
The food was great, the venue is tired and needs updating the chairs are stained. The food was amazing. The customer service was outstanding.
Personally feel it serves average Thai food, not as authentic.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Friendly staff, fantastic flavoured food. Prawn green curry was excellent, chicken satay perfectly cooked. It's my new regular restaurant.
Poor quality. Waited a long time for some really poor tasteless food. There's a lot of packaged food going out, rotti, spring rolls etc.
Absolutely delicious with lots veggies and flavour!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Delicious food every time and the customer service is very friendly
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Love Little Thai Cafe!!! Never failed on any of the dishes, and the service is exceptional. Always with a smile. Enjoy!!
I love this place, I normally just get takeaway but the food is delicious, reasonably priced, and I like the decor
small serves of salty overcooked food. even the rice was overcooked. not good value. better restaurants around
Great little find. Beautiful flavours and finally a duck curry with a bit of flavour and heat! We'll be back
New to the area. So happy that my new local Thai restaurant is delicious. Fantastic find... Lovely food
Happy customers since 2011. Food is lovely, delivery always prompt and staff very friendly Thank you
We love coming here for dinner. The food is always delicious and the staff welcoming and friendly.
Great food, reasonable prices, generous servings and friendly service. What more could you want?
Absolutely loved the decor the food and tge service. Would definitely eat there again!
Always amazing!! Closest to Thailand as far as take away goes! Thank you so much!!!
Was awful. Service was extremely poor and the food arrived late. Very disappointed!
Super friendly staff, large meal portions. No nonsense western thai done right!
Love this little restaurant, the food is great, staff friendly and prices good.
Not enough chicken in my crispy chicken dish. My wife rated her curry at 2.5.
Overly sweet without much other flavour. The meat has a terrible texture.
Best food and even better staff My go to place Thank you for serving us
Very yummy food. Recommended highly. Great customer service. Thanks.
Amazing food and the most lovely service from the girls serving us!!
Will not be back after a pretty average take away. Gone down hill .
love the food and service, quality at an affordable price
A fantastic local favourite. The food never disappoints.
Quaint little restaurant with delicious food! Love it!
Very helpful making sure the food is gluten free
Good quality food with fast and friendly service
It was yummy and delicious. I recommend highly.
Really friendly staff. Food tastes quite good.
Most enjoyable cuisine. Our local thai go to
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The food is amazing, and great service!
Always great food and great service.
It is my family's favorite place :-)
Great food served by friendly staff
Great fòod. friendly staff. …
Always great meals and service ❤️
Love the crispy pork belly …
Delicious food and lovely staff
Great food and great service
Slow cooked beef perfection
Awesome food, well priced!
Avoid the appetisers.
Delish
Nice
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