SukkhoThai Restaurant

My dad and I were passing through Nanaimo as we were touring the island. We decided to walk around downtown and stumbled upon Sukkhothai. Immediately upon entering we were pleasantly surprised by the decor. We were delighted to be served by Taya, who we got to know quite well. She was a blast to dine with, engaging us with her sharp sense of humour and ensuring we were fully satisfied. I asked her to select a vegan dish for me, which did not disappoint. When she brought it out, she had told me that not many people order it but it is one of her favorites. I could not have been more pleased. The dish could only be described as sapid. One of the best Thai meals I had the entire time I was on the island. Taya was an excellent server and we even learned that she is an aspiring writer. If her works are half as good as the food was, she will certainly be a best selling author.

I worked in Thailand for 25 years so have all kinds of Thai food. This restaurant is the closest to real Thai food that I have found in Nanaimo. Staff were very friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Tasty Thai food good size portion soup salad spring roll and stir fry as a lunch combo. The soup was not great but the rest was very good. I will be back also the staff is very friendly.

Honestly, huge let down. The service was not good and I got food poisoning so I won’t be back. We went for dinner, we were the only one there’s. We were told to sit wherever we like (super, thank you) but then the young guy never came to give us menus after waiting for awhile so I went to get them for us. I read a discrepancy on the menu… was really craving Tom Yum Soup with rice. Menu says WITH chicken or prawns, I don’t eat chicken so I would have selected prawns except it says “with prawns $3.75”! This combo would have cost me well over $20. I explained how it says WITH chicken or prawns so I should be able to pick one of those options for no additional cost. The fellow was flustered with my query and finally suggested vegetables, to which thank you yes that is helpful but definitely could have been shared previous to the attitude. The rice was good, the soup was a disappointment. And I got food poisoning from the soup somehow! My stomach has been off since eating there last night so I’m not sure what was in the soup but it did smell fishy and taste a little off. The server didn’t offer us dessert, only just gave us the bill which had a get the eff out vibe to it. He felt young and inexperienced… I get that serving can be challenging with peoples dietary restrictions and such but it’s important to be able to offer substitutes and to be kind about it. There are plenty of great spots to eat, I just wouldn’t recommend dining in here or getting the rip off Tom yum soup! It is not an expensive dish to make and was very over priced for what it is… shame.

First time trying, highly rated so expected authentic Thai deliciousness ~ Lovely decor & service, was busy at lunch time. Ordered from lunchtime menu as required & found both our dishes (including spring rolls & sauce) mediocre. Adding their hot sauce helped. Soup that came with lunch was unique & excellent, salad was simple & tasty dressing.

This place is very nice. We sat near the outside, definitely good ventilation. Very good Thai food. We had the Tom Yum soup, it was delicious. The appy sampler has a good variety. The coconut rice was my favourite! My daughter loved the pad Thai. Not spicy, good choice for children. Definitely will visit again when we go to the island next time.

Was craving Thai and picked this place based on reviews and wasn’t disappointed. Delicious food! Good portions. Good service. The decor could use some updating and brightening up. But the food definitely makes up for it.

My favorite Thai restaurant for pad thai! Great restaurant to dine or order on skip. But if you order on their website you get a free spring roll. During a sunny day the restaurant windows are opened to the street which I love for a lunch special.