Thai Orchid Restaurant in Hamilton East

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  Mary Jane Seymour

  :: 03 May 2018 22:20:45

  Great food. Great staff

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  Tzukeet Homan

  :: 27 February 2018 18:42:02

  Nice place. We had a good time. Food was good, plus there's lots of interesting art to look at :)

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  Heather Powell

  :: 14 February 2018 22:44:27

  Lovely clean venue. Professional friendly staff. Food nicely presented and tasted delicious.

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  Mark Holmes

  :: 07 January 2018 18:21:20

  Highly recommended. Great food and staff. Would be even better if everyone on the table got their meal at the same time.

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  George Forgan-Smith

  :: 20 October 2017 23:33:16

  We chose Orchid Thai for a low-key dinner located a convenient stretch down the road from our motel, having noticing it was well-patronized on previous nights when we were dining at other nearby eateries.

 The interior is comfortable without being lavish or overly decorated. The tables have glass tops and the furniture was more functional than designer. We felt welcomed upon entering, greeted by a very pleasant gentleman.

 Amongst us we ordered two mixed entrees, and for mains a green chicken curry, thai fried fish and a special of mixed seafood curry stir-fry.

Very much satisfied with our meal choices, the mixed entrees provided everything we could want as a sampler, from piquant fish cakes, crispy curry-puffs and spring rolls, to delicate satay and fried chicken wings.

 With the mains, the green curry was spiced to my companion's liking, although his request for extra cashews on / in the curry did result in a whole bowl of them being brought to the table with the meal at extra charge rather than the sprinkling on top he was expecting. The fried fish had a pleasant sweet piquant sauce and wasn't overcooked, while the mixed seafood stir fry was a delicious medley of texture and variety in the shellfish provided, though detectably from frozen rather than fresh. The curry sauce however was really packed with flavor and I devoured the lot happily.

 Our server seemed a little nervous and inexperienced and had to come back to check the order as his memory had failed him, but he made up for this in friendliness and it certainly didn't detract from a pleasant dinner experience.