Red Crab Thai Restaurant

t is hard to rate this restaurant in all aspects of our experience tonight. The food and the service were at different ends of the spectrum! The former is what we came for and the other can be fixed with a informed manager who knows about service. It is harder to fix the other way around. I would like to comment more on the superior quality of the food and lovely deco but we sat there trying not to notice the need of a second teapot for a large table, taking away empty dishes, providing serviettes, a lazy Suzy and serving spoons . . . There was no shortage of Asian customers who arrived after our 5:30pm booking.

WE LOVED THE FOOD. We had Spicy Beef, Eggplant with minced fish, tofu which was like custard, pickled cucumber, spicy beancurd sticks, Curry Beef, Black Fungus, ho fun. We waited for the Seafood Fried Rice which never arrived. We were surprised at the small portion size. We did place an order for another 4 dishes but these did not arrive as the restaurant was full by then. We had to cancel and left hungry. We would have liked some interesting desserts.

The restaurant is aware of these issues as the staff were apologetically polite and nice. With a little know how, we will be coming back to try out more from the menu.

Real nice lunch option if in the Ellerslie area. The food is of great quality complimented by great service. Just be sure that you understand the spiciness scale! It sometimes can be spicier than expected, but the staff are generally very help. Red Crab also carries a good selection of beer and wine. I felt that the dinner portions could do with a bit more....but its just my humble opinion.

On the go. Convenient. Good for family time. BYO and corkage available. Seafood is fresh. Opened kitchen. Up to standard. The owner is very polite.

Staff were very accommodating with our booking requests and the food was great! Fresh and full of flavour. Thanks Red Crab.

Oh man, the Pad Thai was really good. Such a comforting Friday night meal - exactly what we were after. Highly recommend.