love the setting with the night time lighting and garden feel really a surprising and enjoyable short walk to be seated. was a bit confused at first haha. food was pretty good too
Wonderful ambience. It's a perfect thai themed restaurant. Food is delicious. Portions are good for the price. Great place for a small family party.
Very cute, and quite photogenic. The owner told us they sold the restaurant so will be closing down at end of the year. But I would def like to go back again before they do.
Made me feel like I was back in south east Asia.
The service is a bit slow, and heaps of mozzie if you go in summer, but very great atmosphere.
What a great dining experience. The setting/ambiance is completely unique . The food was absolutely delicious as well. Satay prawn was so tasty. Will definitely go again
Yummy, authentic Thai cuisine. Great customer service. Well priced with decent size portions. This place has become a favourite of mine. I highly recommend to all!
I’ve always enjoyed my time dining here! Great food, service and ambiance. Never had a bad experience here. So sad that it will be closing down soon!
I have been here several times and love the decor and ambience. It's a beautiful restaurant and very special to eat in. The service when we came last night was a bit slow. I have always thought the food here was a great quality. Last night for an entree , I had the Thai fish cakes. They had an amazing flavour, the perfect amount of chilli and I loved the texture, I could eat these every day! For main I had the pad Thai. It was disappointing. It had an unusual tomato sauce flavour to it and was not what I was used to. However,it's the only dish that has ever let me down here, and my husband loved his Tom yum goong soup and his larb
Loooove this place, it’s definitely south Auckland hidden gem which is why it’s probably called SECRET Thai Garden? Love the spring rolls and curry puffs. They come with a delicious homemade peanut or sweet chilli sauce.
In love with this place. You step into this magic place, it's so busy but very well organized. Can't wait to go back and try more of the menu
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Came here today with my family and 2 close friends with their toddler.
Great ambience. Decent staff. Slow service. Small portions. Average taste. A tad expensive.
My son had his eyes full on the attractive set up and decors of the place. He particularly liked the tuktuk and the mini koi pond.
Most staff were friendly and attentive, except for one who obviously appeared she had enough for the day.
I heard other diners complaining about how slow they were getting the meals. True enough, ours took a good 45 minutes to be served.
I was underwhelmed by the portions. For dishes in the 20 to 25 dollar range, I expected bigger sizes.
For starters we had:
Fish cake - taste was okay. I thought some Thai takeaways offer the same for half the price.
Spring rolls - truly delectable, but it got a bit too greasy for me when I had my third piece.
Mains
Thai chicken fried rice - nothing spectacular. We devoured it in no time coz of our hunger though.
Beef in oyster sauce - our default dish; son loved the sauce and the tender meat slices.
Seafood tom yum - soup was too sweet for my liking.
Seafood pad thai - overcooked noodles, my friend thought it was too wet.
Chicken mussaman curry - definitely the star of the night. Mildly spiced and perfectly seasoned, all of us liked it.
We paid 146 dollars for everything (nil drinks). What do you guys think? For me it was pricey.
Beautiful setting with friendly staff. Super authentic food with a great range, and very reasonably priced. We booked to make sure we got a table. Catered for all food types as far as I could tell . Parking outside is limited, but across the road there was plenty. A totally enjoyable experience. Definitely will be going back if I am ever in the area!! 😍
Fantastic Thai restaurant...
Quick and polite service for food and drinks ( In early before it got busy ). My Green curry had a great level of kick to it.
Can't wait to go back...
Good vegan options! Although the pepper garlic tofu was very bland. The vege pad Thai was very good. $7 corkage for BYO which is very reasonable. The food was a good portion size. The service was a little slow but th food came out very quickly after we ordered. The place is beautiful and decorations are awesome. Night time dinner I would suggest bringing a jacket as it was quite cold even with heaters.
Amazing food a little pricey considering portions are small..but over all food was delicious & wuick service
Been coming here for years. My family really enjoy this place and we have had multiple birthdays here. It's such a beautiful place and definitely one of the most prettiest places to eat in South Auckland. It feels like your in another country. We usually get the set menu because it's so much easier when you have a big group. Food is great and the portions are perfect too. I love how they have ice cream now, they used to only give fruit but now have a few ice cream dishes to pick from, which is perfect for the kiddies. Will continue coming for more celebrations.
Loved the food and the range of food available. Really loved the atmosphere and decor. Great having it broken up into smaller, spaces rather than a huge open plan room. Lots of character. This is a restaurant I would recommend and return to.
Great place!!!! Loved the atmosphere , just a little chilly lol, food good and arrived quickly. Really liked it
Great, tasty food with excellent service - we didn't have to wait too long for our food/drinks to be served. The portion sizes are pretty decent so the value for money is good. We first dined at Secret Thai Garden about 3 years ago and went again for dinner last night. The only thing I would say, is that the ground is uneven/different heights throughout the restaurant so not the best for elderly, or if you have a pram. Other than that, it's such a neat spot to eat - totally hidden away from the public view and nicely decorated.
Just the atmosphere and the decorations itself is worth the visit.
Food is good, but the portion is small given the asking price for each dish.
Will return again for the Thai vibe.
As a final farewell dinner before Secret Thai Garden closes at the end of the year, we dined in before our theatre show and enjoyed the beautiful exotic interiors of this other worldly restaurant. We once again, enjoyed the warm hospitable service and were able to get our dishes brought out at once. We thoroughly savoured our Chef’s Selection entrees with Garlic Pepper Prawns and Thai Beef Salad. The food was excellent and the entire dining experience was wonderful! Highly recommended!
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