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Thai Orchid,Thai Dafodil!

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2 Jan 11th, 2008 

20 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Good location

Disadvantages:
Expensive,Poor Service, Small Portions,Lack of Choice, Not much parking nearby

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I've been to many Thai restaurants around Edinburgh including the Thai Elephant, Sing Thai and Sukothai. Thai orchid is a one of the most well known in Edinburgh due to its location on Johnston Terrace which is literally 5 minutes from Edinburgh Castle. It used to be located in Grindlay Street by the usher hall but it moved and at the same time,changed its whole image and menu. I visited here with my partner and a friend and her bf whilst they were up in Edinburgh. We went for their lunch menu which wasn't exactly cheap at £7.99 but then again Thai food is never really cheap so i had hoped that the quality would have made up for it.
The service wasn;t great as the waitress barely smiled or say Thanks at all even though all of us said it all the time.
Starters were very small portions and had loads of decorative salad which couldn't exctly be consumed. The main course wasn't anything special really and there was hardly any rice. All in all i wouldn;t recommend this place as the food was nothing special,the staff were not very nice and the atmosphere wasn;t great either. There are far better Thai restaurants in Edinburgh and you have more than 15 to choose from so take your pic apart from this one!. 

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cadetspy 04.02.2008 04:25

good matty youare in my circle of trust

blackpuddinonnabike 11.01.2008 12:21

Best Thai in Edinburgh has to be Thai Lemongrass, though it 'can' be expensive. For a slight change try the Old Penang - sublime Malaysian food. Service can be slow, but it's a tiny restaurant just run by a brother and sister, and it's always friendly. At least I know to avoid Thai Orchid!

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