This is literally my favourite and most visited place in SLO county. For real, every single person I brought here enjoys their food and loves their tasteful decorations. This place got authentic Thai flavor upon request (in terms of the use of fish sauce and Thai chili, like that), friendly hosts, a nice patio that suits your family/friend gatherings... You may also consider it your source of ultimate comfort foods :)
Thank you (Thai Elephant Atascadero!!) for adding a bright color to my past 3 years of attending Cal Poly. Now that I've graduated, I will really be missing this place. Pictures were from our multiple visits over the years, and I have... Probably too many of these.
*STRONGLY RECOMMEND*
*Eggplant, Crispy Duck, Drunken Noodle*
(However, I personally had never had any dish from this restaurant that I didn't enjoy)
This place gets 5 stars. Stopped here right before closing on a Sunday. The covered patio put back was wonderful. Beautiful plants and new shade cover. The food was great. Gluten free menu options listed and knowledgeable friendly staff.I had the Thai chili basil chicken and prorations were good and food very tasty. I will come back and recommend.
The service was good, and the food came fast. I see they have a lot of to go orders which is good. I like the inside decoration with a lot of greens of nature. The food was not bad but salty. Pineapple fried rice was too wet. Highly recommend eggplant tofu dish we ordered 2 in fact. The pad Thai was very salty, the massaman lacked coconut flavor, not sure if this one had it as part of the recipe, in which case, it was a bit thin. Calamari was are decent and so were the veggie rolls. Portions for the papaya salad could be bigger. Over all, 3.5/5 but I’ll round up
Thai Elephant is always delicious! Authentic Thai food with so much amazing flavor! I usually get the red curry! But the pad Thai noodles, and fried rice is always good too! Try a Thai tea too! Can't wait to go again!
Great food and service. Menu had a variety of options which served our 3 yo picky eater as well.
Many wonderful options and absolutely delicious food. Ordered red curry and tried their sweet potato puff appetizer. Would give them 6 out of 5 stars! Lunch specials before 3pm are great deal!
Crowded, you should come earlier if you are hungry. The food taste is good but price above average, could be 20 usd per person.
We love it here and always have a great, family meal. Staff is friendly, service is fast. Best yet, I have a food allergy and they are very attentive to it. Highly recommend Thai Elephant in Atascadero.
Stop here and have a good Thai mean on your way to the bay or Santa Barbara. Literally licked the last bit of curry off my plate. So tasty
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I'm updating my review because while I still feel they're too skimpy with rice, the food is really delicious. I'm on my way to pickup some food and I'm hoping it's good as usual and has enough rice. 🤞
Original post (still true): Every time I get take out from this place they never give me enough white rice for the meal so I just picked up another set right now and asked them to give me another small rice because it never comes with enough and she wanted to charge me. After I was already just charged an extra $7 for getting seafood panang (and if I had chosen any other protein it would have just been included with the cost.) I find this experience to be very deceptive and bad customer service. It ruins the meal. how much does an extra cup of white rice cost? I just paid $70 for 2 meals. This place Is cheap and rude period. we much prefer Gogo Thai, but they were unfortunately, closed today. Go go Thai product is significantly superior as well. don't let the outside appearance of go go Thai fool u, it is better. I hope with holding one cup of rice was worth this scathing review.
Edit: when I got home I opened the rice and it was loosely packed and about 80% full. We did not have enough rice for our meal. We had barely enough for 1.25 containers of the panang (I had ordered 2) and no we did not drench the rice, we use a normal amount. Naturally this caused us all to be cranky and snappy during dinner. Food taste was good but I'm pissed I have to bleeping cook rice to finish the food I bought. Which negates the purpose of ordering out. And of course I don't know how to cook the sticky rice. Everyone is in a bad mood now which is not how you want to spend $70.
Additional edit a couple of days later. Even though I'm still annoyed about the rice, I'm eating the leftover panang (with no rice) and it is very delicious so I'll bump them to 4 stars. If I ever eat here again I will be very aggressive about getting more rice.
Had a great meal today. The food is excellent and the staff are very helpful and friendly. Looking forward to my next visit.
The food was delicious...lots of vegan options...& the service is excellent...we really appreciate the staff serving us after the dining was closed...definitely eating here next time we are visiting the area...
Phenomenal! Really excellent, quality Thai food and at great prices too. Love the selection and flavors. Friendly, helpful staff and service. 👍
I am speachless. I got a noodle soup and the broth.. oh nmy lord the broth was so perfectly balanced and smooth. It was just fantastic. Its now going to be my go to place when im sick or need comfort food. Great vegitarian options and some vegan.
Nothing has deserved 5 stars more!
(Also please try the ginger tea)
Pad thai is good! I would suggest asking for light sauce as it can be really sweet. Food comes out quickly and the service staff is very nice.
We try to visit at least once every other month.
One of the best Thai places I've been to. We were travelling from the bay area to Santa Barbara and stopped here for dinner. We ordered green curry and coconut fried rice, and both were amazing.
This is easily the best Thai food restaurant in town, maybe even the county. Its very authentic and well made food, the portions are generous and theborices are very fair. 2 people can get lunch for less than 40$ here and leave full (that includes the tip even). Only negative I can think of is that their main searing area can get loud when its full but theres patio seating thats outside covered too and it very nice. If youre looking for good authentic Thai, with quality service and quick prep times you gotta try Thai Elephant.
I have never had a bad meal here. The service is generally excellent. On occasion they have forgotten an item. The value is very good. I had the seafood noodle soup which is a favorite of mine. Add some hot sauce and it is packed with flavor containing rice noodles, flakey fish,huge shrimp and calamari topped with bean sprouts and celery
We order regularly and love the service and food here!
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