Reviews of Lotus Thai Restaurant. (Restaurant) in Taupō (Waikato).

Lotus Thai Restaurant

445 Reviews

188 Comments

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Thai restaurant

137 Tongariro Street, Taupō 3330, New Zealand

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Information of Lotus Thai Restaurant, Restaurant in Taupō (Waikato)

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Reviews of Lotus Thai Restaurant

J. M.

The food was excellent. In was in no way their fault I didn't enjoy my yellow curry, that was all on me. The entree coconut soup (forget it's name) was wonderful undertones of Tom yum flavour without the heat. Hubby throughly enjoyed his kebabs and green curry. Highly recommended.

D. V. G. (. p.

Thai Lotus is the best of the Thai bunch in Taupo with a cosy Thai styled decor, polite service and a family restaurant vibe. It has lost something in the change over of ownership in terms of service but the food and flavours are still good. Worth a meal if you're in Taupo for more than a day.

B. R.

Amazing Thai food - probably the best I’ve had in New Zealand (and that’s saying something as I eat Thai a lot)! Everything was delicious, and the staff were so friendly and helpful despite a consistently full restaurant for the entire night - they were just wonderful! I think we’ll be eating here again before we head home, and will definitely be heading back there again on future visits!

L.

This was a truly excellent meal my friends and I friends enjoyed. I had the pad thai and it was delish, espically when garnished with the lemon the meal was served with. The service was also both prefessional and friendly. I would love to back.

H. M.

Maybe bitten off more than can chew. Maybe should ease up on the takeaway orders to avoid delays in the restaurant? Staff were doing their best but we waited 15 minutes to be seated. With a booking. And our table sitting free. Not an intimate dining experience with takeaway customers walking past and milling around. Food was ok.

M. D.

Very good food, served fast and super friendly waiters. The atmosphere is relaxing too which is a big plus! Definitely recommended and we will 100% come back here!

L. v. d. R.

Best Thai restaurant I’ve ever been to. The food is amazing, fresh and every well presented. It’s a must visit when you are in Taupo

J. &. N. W.

Have had great meals here in the past. Went back for our 55th wedding anniversary and were not disappointed. Fantastic food and very friendly service. And to our surprise and delight they presented us with a desert. Very touching.

J. L.

Great service. Meals served quickly. Yellow curry, pork and garlic were great. Chicken and Basil was good too but will be better with less salt and more Basil. Overall great place. Will visit again.

K. P.

Absolutely Devine food. We had very quick service here. Meals were beautifully presented and very good value for money. We had an early dinner but as it clearly is a very popular restaurant I would book if having a meal after 6pm. I have never seen such sparkly clean glassware either. Plenty of parking as it is at the opposite end of town to most eateries

B. U.

One of the better Thai places I've been to in New Zealand. The food here is quite delicious and the portions are decent. The menu has quite a few interesting items and there's always something there that looks tasty. We usually stop by here on the way back to Auckland from Ruapehu if we're going through Taupo. The nice food and service make it one of the nicer restaurants around.

G. S.

A great find. Excellent food and excellent service. It is very quick too. A good idea to book . We went for dinner at 6.30pm and it was filling up and I'm guessing many were locals and regulars. It is not open that late on weekdays so check the website. I had stir fried lamb with steamed vegetables and it was so tender and not salty. My husband had stir fried beef which was equally good. So good that we are going back again tonight. Parking outside is one hour. A local pointed out the small parking sensors underneath your car which light up after 60 minutes and don't allow you to move the car and come back in the vicinity again. Very evil in my opinion but you can probably find a longer park much further away.

K.

They were very busy but still managed to serve us quickly with fresh tasty meals.pleasant staff ,fresh yummy and affordable food.

I. S.

We love Thai food so often eat in Thai restaurants (usually good but certainly not always). We were just passing through Taupo and were lucky to have dinner here as this is definitely one of the better ones. It was a really delicious meal - everything that we ordered was lovely. I was particularly excited that they had Prawn Toast which most places don't do any more and I was not disappointed with it. The service was fast, efficient and friendly even though they were pretty busy (being a Saturday night after a big sporting event had been on in Taupo that day). We will definitely return for another meal the next time we are eating out in Taupo.

N. S.

Nice enough ambience, average food, probably frozen source so meats a bit tasteless, had duck which is normally tasty but had no taste to it. Pawn cakes ok. Nicely presented.

J. L.

This restaurant has classic, traditional decor reminiscent of the restaurants I went to as a child in the 1980s. The service was good, attentive and friendly. The meals we had were delicious. My young son was particularly happy with his child's meal of spring rolls and fried rice, which was much more carefully presented than can usually be expected for a child meal.

P. S.

Thai has always hit the spot, and I think the saying goes - you cannot go wrong with Thai food. But I have to say, it went downhill this time. The food was bland and the authenticity was missing. To the restaurant's rescue I would like to say that we went there around 9:30pm, and their closing time was 10pm. Maybe the chefs were tired or didnt really care. While we were halfway through our meal, they took another table. Which was surprising as it was almost 10 now. So I guess we could forget the timing part. Maybe they need to work on their food part. Restaurant itself was cozy and had good atmosphere to it.

J.

I have had hundreds of Thai meals many in Thailand. This meal was easily in my top 5 delicious.

K. K.

The food was delicious and service was great. The 5 in our party all loved our meal.

M. B.

Nice cosy thai vibe..great friendly service..typical Thai food..nice desserts.. no complaints..would definitely go again

J. H.

Had cashew nuts chicken last night the meal was delicious not to mention plenty of chicken The best Tai I have ever eaten staff was fabulous very polite. Out of 0 to 10 I would rate this a 10 we will be back with our family. Thank you

J. P.

Wow at taupo for work meeting and we have dinner at Lotus Thai last night Beautiful food and lovely service Would definitely recommend and will definitely be back

S. T.

Amazing! Great cozy spot with very helpful and attentive staff. Food came super quick and was delicious! Definitely come and try this place!

J. C.

We ordered Pork & basil/ Tom yum soup / prawn cake and it's so good!!!!!

H.

My first visit and I would definitely return. Delicious food.

M.

Had sweet and sour pork. Pork chewy. Looks like they used frozen veges, not fresh. Not a big portion. Also chicken fried rice. Not really tasty. Asked for more water twice never got it. Price average. Arrived about 7.30pm we feel like they didnt really want us there.

H. S.

Amazing and authentic atmosphere here, warm and good service👌First time I've taken a chance to try Tom kha soup😂, very yammy and rich coconut base, a bit tough chicken meat though, but still good taste. (small portion of soups is served without rice here); Pad Thai Rice Noodles were tasty as well, with chicken and prawns, all in all, serving meal is beautiful👌😍, but I recommend to clarify what part of chiken is going to be used in your meal, can be not chewable🙈 8/10, I'm not an expert in Thai Cuisine, but hope it was authentic enough😂🙈

J. K.

Visited the Lotus again with four friends for our 64th wedding anniversary and were not disappointed with the food or the very friendly staff. Their special plum sauce served with my prawn cakes was delicious. The crispy pork and cashew main course was amazing with a very generous amount of cashews I thought. The dish was so much l coud'nt get through it all.You can imagine our surprise when we were presented with a complimentary desert from the staff for our anniversary. What a lovely gesture. Our friends who had never been to the Lotus before were very impressed and like us will definitely be back, thank you Lotus staff.

S. C.

Amazing food and amazing staff who looked after our 3 year old grandson like he was royalty. Would recommend Lotus Thai to everyone.

P.

Great restaurant and food is delicious recommend this place will be back with family 😊

D. G.

Eastern here a few times, lovely food and great service. A must try if Thai is your thing.

J.

Amazing food, great service and nice ambience. Would recommend.

J. T.

The food was fantastic, super tasty. The service was excellent. The only downside was the portion size was a bit small for the price. We got the lotus noodles and pad Thai crispy pork with deep fried banana for dessert. Everything super yummy.

F. M.

I’d say we had an okay experience. We ordered the crispy pork and garlic and the red curry. The pork dish was actually very tasty, but the red curry was so creamy it was a bit off putting. And to make things worse, we asked for both dishes to be hot (spicy) and other than a bit of chilli oil on the top of the curry there was absolutely no heat to be found. Very disappointing as usually at authentic Thai restaurants that we have been to around NZ, and in Thailand, “hot” dishes burn my lips in a great way (and “Thai hot” is beyond my ability!) but at this place I think if you want it to be spicy you will have to try Thai Hot as Hot was not even a little bit spicy. To be fair it was extremely busy so service was a little slow and nobody checked on us after we got our meals which meant we couldn’t ask for extra chilli (or more drinks which we were hoping to order) but that is forgivable as almost all tables were filled and I understand how difficult service can be in times like that. However wouldn’t return purely based on the food quality and lack of heat as we definitely prefer more authentic Thai food.

R. B.

Wonderful. The best Thai restaurant in Taupo. Good service.

C. B.

Still serving top Thai Food.yum Fantastic service Back to eat again soon.

j. g.

Great food, great service and environment. The portions are perfect and the food was so good. Would definitely come back again.

S.

Fresh food Good service Resonable prices

B. M.

Very tasty food. But very small portions. Spent a fortune on takeaway and finished up still hungry. Please be more generous with your portion sizes when you are charging so much.

j. v.

I was there with a very big group. We planned with them in advance, and they handled it well. Food was great too!

H. A.

This was my first visit to Lotus Thai, Taupo. Had a thoroughly enjoyable meal with our friends and neighbours. We were saying goodbye to our lovely neighbours who were moving South. Great night had by all, and wonderful food.

M.

Great food excellent service clean and recommendations for all.

K.

A very lovely meal and friendly staff. Thank you

B. A.

Very enjoyable Thai. Service warm, as was the room , atmosphere conducive to a very pleasant evening. Food was fresh and tasty. Ginger pork recommend.

H.

Great service and food here will be back again

M. S.

We got pad thai and green curry chicken takeaway for lunch and the staff noted there is a difference between the lunch size and the normal takeaway size (lunch prices were cheaper). We got the lunch portions but they turned out to be a bit too small and not very filling. The flavours were ok but nothing special

D. L.

Food was great. Service was good. Just a little cramped.

P. M.

We ate on a Monday night and the place was full. A craft beer at the brew house next door was a great way to start an evening at the Lotus. The Pad Thai was definitely a highlight but we also enjoyed the duck curry that wasn't actually that hot. For entrée the fried tofu and separate order of money bags were delicious. Alongside a glass of the house Riesling kept things fresh. Service was friendly and topped up our water nicely.

G. N.

The service was a great start, we didn't book and we should have seeing it was Easter Sunday and all...but we got a table, the prawn toasts and money bags were great as was the green curry and duck in garlic and pepper sauce. Fantastic, the reviews were bang on. If you want great Thai in Taupo, you have to come here!

D. H.

Excellent! We had a pad thai and green curry for our dinner. It is just perfect, so tasty and flavoured dish. The service was on the point. We will be here again when we are in Taupo next time !

S.

If you are in Taupo and love Thai, go here and you will not be disappointed!! Friendly staff and the food was super delicious..

T. M. T. A.

The customer service here was awesome. The staff were super friendly and always came with a smile. The food was just as delicious definitely recommend this restraint if you are looking for TASTY THAI!

R. M.

Lovely food and attentive service made the evening relaxing and very enjoyable. Tom Kha was exceptional.

R. B.

I don’t often review but felt compelled after this place blew us away - friendly, attentive staff and exceptional food! Hands down the best Thai I’ve had outside Thailand. Our Air BnB host said that this was “the best Thai in town” and she was most definitely not wrong. Highly, highly recommend.

V. F.

Warm welcome, great service, delicious food. We had the crispy pork with garlic and chicken with cashew nuts and can highly recommend both.

C.

All I can say is Love Lotus Thai Taupo, lunch, takeaways.

P. L.

The food and service was good, however quite pricey. Also a bit disappointed with the size of the servings, in particular the soup. We ordered a large to share and was charged around $22 and it came out in a small and shallow bowl, barely enough for one person.

S. H.

Super delicious food and very pleas staff!

D. P.

Always our favourite restaurant when in taupo. The last evening we went they were obviously very short staffed but the 2 girls working were wonderful. Extremely over worked but continued to smile and be courteous to customers

S.

A little expensive but worth your money. Try sharing. We bought 5 meals and shared great and BYO yeeha

D. B.

We enjoyed a delicious dinner this evening at this busy vibrant restaurant. The food was delicious and the staff were smiling and efficient in every way! We will be back next time we visit Taupo.

A. M.

Authentic family run Thai restaurant. I had the pleasure of dining here on a busy Saturday night. They were run off their feet but managed to deliver. Would recommend to all.

T. D.

The service was great. The food was great, but maybe a little expensive. It's a popular restaurant so I found it particularly noisy, but worth the 6 stars.

E. S.

THE place in taupo for Thai food. Always good food and even better service

A. R.

Fantastic. The food was impeccable and the service was top drawer. Sorry, no photos - they're on my wife's phone

J. C.

Fantastic food, i got takeaways for lunch for the girls at work, great portion, great price

s.

Yummy food , really nice friendly service, highly recommend

M.

Price is cheap! Decent serving size even though it looks small. Cute star shaped rice and very friendly people with great service.

L. G.

If you plan to have a friday or sat dinner make sure you have a reservation, other days may not be as packed as the weekends, not so impressed with their deep fried tofu as it was not crunchy as we thought being deep "fried tofu" and i think it was cooked in advance so when we ate it its already cold.

E. W.

Beautiful food and fast friendly service despite being packed to capacity on Valentine's day. A rose for every diner was a nice touch too 😊 Recommend.

M.

A good place for a thai dinner.

G. R.

We had roti bread and satay chicken skewers as entree and then chicken and cashews and chicken and basil as mains. The whole meal was delicious. We'll definitely be going back there.

I.

the best thai meal ive had in nz. delicious duck red curry and seafood stirfry. the taste is divine. the staff recommended these two dishes.

A. Y.

Staff very efficient but found food did not have much flavour and prices were tourist town prices compared to what we pay in our hometown. Portion size was on the smaller size as well.

J. S.

Absolutely loved it. Very good food, great service, very authentic. Big selection on the menu and good value for money.

K. J.

Consistently great food. Been dining here for 16 years

J.

Very friendly staff and great service Recommend

M. D.

Had some takeaway here, friendly staffs, short waiting on a public holiday night and tasty food. Big thumb up for the Tom Kha Gai!

G. P.

Amazing food great service didn’t have to wait too long. Really recommend

L. J.

Amazing food and the staff were fantastic. We will definitely be back again. Thank you.

A. R. C.

Great food and the people working there is extremely nice!!! I'll absolutely return and recommend it.

D. S.

It was ok. Hate the PAD THAI. I had to return it liked the rest of the food

A. F.

Beautiful food. Best Thai we have had and wonderful staff. Will return!!!!

B.

Amazing food that will make you want to lick the plate afterwards, took a punt with only 8 reviews but was not disappointed - would come back again

J.

Best Thai food I've tasted in NZ

I. b. M.

Thanks for the delicious lunch today. Me and my friend ordered a Pad Thai and It was the best i ve eaten.

M.

Awesome authentic Thai food, great service and perfect size portions. We keep going back to this place when in Taupo.

T. N.

Every dish we ordered was amazing and also our kids loved their food too!

P. O.

Lovely Thai dinner , got just about all the entrees to try everything 😋, good prices

W.

Grateful that they still let dine-in after 9.30pm, as we arrived late into Taupo city. Delicious and satisfying meal.

J.

Food was delicious! The service was excellent definitely recommend!

T. G.

Absolutely delicious. Portions were perfect. Will be back again

M. M.

So lovely to have a delicious Vegan option on the menu. A very popular place.

T. W.

The food was fresh and extremely tasty. Staff were very friendly and helpful

P.

Great food, lovely service as always

J.

Nice and authentic but can’t say there’s anything special about the taste.

D. M.

Great service and the food was excellent will be back

A. B.

Great food good service. It was busy. 4 time back. I recommend.

B.

Yum thai. Very authentic. Clearly popular as the place was packed. Glad we booked

K. H.

One of the best Thai places I have been to. Excellent service and great food. Highly recommended!

A. H.

Good food, they were busy so not so great on the service

A. S.

Had a wonder full dinner! Awesome service and food. Thanks a lot.will keep coming.

S.

Delicious food, great service.Would highly recommend.

G. B.

Lovely food, good service - couldn't ask for more. Make sure to book.

C.

Visiting from out of town. Delicious and great service. Thank you

b.

Very nice food and prompt friendly service.

T.

Beautiful ladies served us and beautiful food! Was a very nice night out thank you.

M. O.

Food was yum. Menu easy to understand.

H.

Beautiful food, superb service, highly recommend

p.

A bit disappointing, food used to be amazing here .Was a bit average, sad to say.

S.

Top Notch service and good food. Very polite and hospitable 👍

V.

Very good food

N. C. (.

Great, attentive service and very delicious food with a nice ambience! We will for sure be back.

J. A.

Great service, tasty food and generous servings. Healthy and fresh.

M.

Excellent food, lovely atmosphere, reasonable price.

M.

Nice setting good service delicious food

M. W.

Best Thai food, and great value for money

N. K.

Great food, Cozy atmosphere. Delicious panang!

J.

Nice quiet atmosphere. Food was delicious

C.

Excellent service, very nice food.

E.

Poor service during busy hour, food was good though.

t.

Great service and a very satisfying meal

L. L. J.

Great service. Yummy food

T.

Always beautiful food

S. A.

Great service amazing food good hospitality

T.

Made love to my mouth for a good hour with my kids present. No complaints, do it!

J.

Beautiful food, friendly service.

K. R.

Excellent food and service. Soooo delicious

S. M.

Great service delicious dishes Gold cutlery

C.

Best Pad Thai I have had in a long time!

V.

Good food. Portion sizes are small though.

S.

Delicious food. Great service.

R. W.

Amazing food and great service!

M. D. B.

Good food. Excellent service!

D.

Dinner was absolutely yummy.

J.

Great meal great service!!!

M.

Fantastic food, service & value for money

j.

Great thai food...friendly service

r.

Very nice food and staff!

p.

Amazing meals love this place

J.

Great food

C.

Yummy food !

L.

Very good. Staff very attentive

R.

Great meal friendly helpful staff

L.

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm and lovely friendly service as always. Thankyou 😊😊

C. S.

Friendly staff. Lovely meal

C. N.

Delicious food. Would recommend.

S.

Great food and service.

A.

All round decent Thai place.

N.

Best thai I have ever had

C. B.

Lovely food and atmosphere

N.

Very good Food :)

K.

Best massaman curry everrrrrrrr!!!!!!

J.

Very good food and service.

A.

Great food and service👌

B.

Great food and service.

R.

Nice food

S.

Great food and service.

C.

Food amazing. Top quality

S.

Very nice food

S.

Good service...good food

C.

Wonderful meal with friends!!

G.

Always really nice.

S. B.

tasty. excellent service

J.

Fab

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Good

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Delicious

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(Translated) Cozy place, best Thai in Taupo. Leaving the restaurant there was a beautiful sunset!! (Original) Lugar aconchegante, melhor Tailandês de Taupo. Saindo do restaurante estava rolando um lindo por do sol!!

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(Translated) The atmosphere is good. Delicious dishes come out quickly. Staff are all friendly. Reasonable price. Taupo is the best Thai restaurant. (Original) 분위기가 좋습니다. 맛있는 요리가 빨리 나옵니다. 직원 모두 친절합니다. 합리적인 가격입니다. 타우포 최고 Thai restaurant 입니다.

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(Translated) love red prown curry. A shop I used to go to 17 years ago. Since I went on a trip, I was nostalgic and when I entered, it was still delicious and I was moved. (Original) love red prown curry. 17年前によく通ったお店。旅行に行ったので懐かしくて入ってみたら今も変わらずおいしかったので感動した。

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(Translated) Everything here is delicious. (Original) อาหารที่นี่อร่อยทุกอย่างคะ

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(Translated) Nice Thai food at Taupo. (Original) Nice Thai food at Taupo.

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