The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Whangarei, September 2022

Suk Jai Thai Restaurant

91/100 (6082 ratings)

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"Charn, his penguin and the rest of the team have created an awesome atmosphere with the best thai food in town. Absolutely brilliant customer service..."

Matthew Rufus-Ellis

"I am about to open up my own Thai restaurant in Wellington. I went to learn the ropes from the best in the business. Nong Charn and his family are..."

Daeng Neuang-keo

"Really nice place, great staff, and fantastic food. This is our first time at the restaurant, and we had chicken satay sticks for starters, Suk Jai..."

Ant Corke

"We celebrated our first wedding anniversary holiday by travelling first time north to Whangarei. Once we reached, we opted for Suk Jai Thai..."

Joseph Cheah Yen Loon

"The best Thai food in town, by miles. And great service, every time. Also has the best atmosphere compared to the others . Always full, which is..."

Alice Furrell

"One of the yummiest Thai places I have been to. Flavours and combinations are perfect. Good service and decent prices too. Well done. The penguin..."

Monique Haworth de Beurs

"This is by far the best Thai food we have ever had . That includes many trips to Thailand . The service was great and although time restaurant was..."

Lorraine Mike Selvey

"We really enjoyed the food. Very tasty & well presented. Even though it was a busy lunchtime the service was fast & efficient. The food was well..."

Dave Thomas

"Extremely happy with our experience here. Friendly welcome, water was served straight away. When we ordered, our food was at our table within 10..."

Susan Reynolds

"Always seems to be busy no matter what day of the week it is, that tells you how good it is, I recommend the dish 'Panang Suk..."

Christopher Mainland

"Excellent food...every person in our group of five was pleased with their order. Service was fast, Servers were friendly and anxious to please. We..."

Sherda Allard

"Yum yum yum yum yum! You can order anything off this menu and feel completely satisfied. ..."

Reriana Rewha-Gardner

"Excellent food.the best I ever tasted.Nice..."

Frank Veldman

"Our meals were outstanding again. We won't even bother to try any other Thai restaurants. Service was excellent. Thank you to everyone..."

Rosalie Ross

"Best Thai in town! Amazing service, great food, friendly people. I have never had a bad experience. Thanks..."

Kathy Pirrit

"Had dinner with my parents and sons there on Monday night. The service was top. The food cooked to perfection. The atmosphere was very relaxed and..."

Cara Joy Collins

"Fabulous staff, no rush, no pressure, Fabulous food. Thanks to Da and the lovely staff at Suk Jai..."

Derek Tozer

"Thank you for an excellent meal, despite being sooooo busy you managed to fit us..."

Jan Sherley

"Good thai restaurant in Whangarei , authentic dishes , friendly..."

Rex Chen

"We decided to try this place on our pit stop and were very impressed. The service was very efficient- we were especially content with how promptly..."

Tana Kapadia

"I am from Auckland but have been here several times. Better than most places in Auckland! I have tried their pad thai, cashew nut, oyster, basil, tom..."

Tina H

"Delicious. We ordered the pad thai, money gold, and the curry. All tasted great. Portion was a bit smaller than we hoped for, but we were quite happy..."

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"This is a must visit everytime I visit Whangarei - the food is always delicious, fresh and top quality! The service is top notch and this..."

Karen

"Great food and friendly staff. Great value...."

ClareNicole

"This place is superb in every way. The service is friendly, the food is scrumptious and totally reasonably priced. My husband and I just love this..."

Lynne Welsh

"Bit Pricey but excellent food. Lovely waiting staff.We had takeaway Panang curry - mouth is watering just thinking about it.Highly..."

Leon

"Our first time at Suk Jai celebrating our wedding anniversary, i was passing and decided to take a menu pamphlet. The food looked great so we decided..."

Glenys Epiha

"We eat regularly at Suk Jai. We have visited Thailand many times and just love the taste of Thai cuisine. Whangarei is so lucky to have a restaurant..."

Debra Craig

"Having eaten Thai food all over the world, I can honestly say that Suk Jai Thai is up there with the best. As a result of a business trip..."

Roger Smith

"My husband Don and I and various groups of friends go to this restaurant often - the staff are very welcoming, the food is exquisite and the service..."

Gill

"We visited this Thai restaurant when on business from Auckland at the end of last year and sorry I haven't written my review sooner. This is a..."

Lara Wills

"Back yet again today for another great lunch. The squid entree was as tender as and the pork ginger main was as good as ever. Really love this place..."

Warren Slater

"This is a fantastic restaurant and a wonderful place to socialise with friends and family. I have been dining at this restaurant for sometime now. I..."

Christopher Perry

"After realising our favourite restaurant in Christchurch had closed after the Feb 22nd earthquake we were gutted, however after organising a trip to..."

Courtney Winsloe

"This would be the cleanest, tidiest Thai restaurant I have eaten in. Food is amazing - they have one me over with their curries and my wife is..."

Greg McDonald

"Fantastic Thai restaurant right in Whangarei. We have eaten at them all - three in Whangarei and one in Russell and this is the best. The..."

Jude Whitney

"Four of us went to Suk Jai 22.2.12 and we all had different entrees/soups and mains. We all sampled each others and every single meal was superb...."

Sandra Chapman

"Ok, I'm no food critic but I love great food and flavours, as a mum of four I have created many different dishes to present to my family. Any way......"

Brenda Broughton

"Suk Jai is the best Thai food I have had in Whangarei or anywhere else for that matter! Lovely fresh tasting ingredients. Flavours refined. Very..."

Rachel Fuller

"I went here with my partner after getting a deal voucher. It was an awesome experience! This is definitely the best Thai in Whangarei in my opinion..."

Ash Palmer

"Saw this new restaurant had opened. Fully booked first night, so got takeaways a few nights later. They are a little disorganized, at takeaways..."

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