Thai cuisine: the best places to taste it in Geelong

Kanitar Thai Restaurant

81/100 (530 ratings)

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"Always enjoy the food here. They are obliging when I have special dietary..."

Cameron Whyte

"The best Thai food around service also..."

Tony Mcnamara

"Best Thai food I have ever eaten in Australia.. It's a must..."

Deana Green

"Dined in last night, wait staff were very friendly & very helpful, the food was fantastic, all up a brilliant night..."

Sheryl Sam

"Awesome food, authentic. Staff friendly and welcoming. Highly..."

Dana Talbot

"Kanitar Thai food is spectacular. Their staff are more than obliging and friendly. So good to go out an enjoy a meal with friends and have a great..."

BJ KT

"Best ever, we love going there and sharing the secret of the amazing flavours with all our friends, also recommending to visitors of The Waterfront..."

Jenni Aylmore

"BEST THAI IN TOWN.. if you want fresh good Thai food KANITAR is a..."

Lexxy Love

"Love..."

Rohan Islam

"Overall rating: 3.5Was craving some Asian food at my 5 day stay in Geelong and decided to go for this popular Thai restaurant. There was..."

Munching With Mel

"A great 👍🏾 restaurant and the food was really really good from entree to mains couldn’t fault it-a must if you want Thai in Geelong....good..."

Food 2 Run

"Had the panang curry to takeaway and the flavour was excellent. Service was prompt & friendly and the atmosphere was quiet and nice! Will be coming..."

Jayden Daldy

"Food: OKService: GoodPrice: OKEnvironment: Very GoodLocation: GoodI visited Geelong and found this place for dinner..."

Francis Law

"Came by for a late dinner when we were on a round the bay trip, driving down to the Peninsula, ferrying across and driving back to Melbourne..."

Tony

"Absolutely delicious! Thoroughly enjoyed chicken pad satay stir fry and duck panang red curry with coconut rice. Kanitar Thai Restaurant..."

Danielle Roberts

"We love Thai food and this restaurant is definitely up to scratch. The dishes were tasty and flavoursome. The staff were friendly also. A place we..."

FineDiners

"Big fan of Thai cusine. I had heard good reports about Kanitar so went there for my Birthday with Family. The meals were beautiful. One of..."

Shane

"Excellent Thai food that's close to authentic (for Australian standards anyway haha) and served with fresh ingredients. So many Thai restaurants in..."

Peaceloveandfoodiness

"Nice, big restaurant, gives the couple up to parties of many feeling of privacy! Wide selection of food on the menu. Food was very tasty and service..."

DWright

"In search of good Thai food and we found it. Service was friendly and efficient. Wine glasses arrived quickly for BYO wine, as did the appetisers..."

Helen

"Good Thai. Excellent Thai restaurant in Geelong. Service was a little slow but a manager came and apologised and was very friendly. The food was..."

Looking For Tasty

"Impressive first time. The new owners have moved in, with the same chef from Arani down the road. We were very impressed. Attentive staff, food was..."

Just Some Dude

"Lovely attentive service. The servings are very generous but you appreciate them because the food was beautiful! Highly..."

NatP

"Great vegan options :). As a vegan it is always incredibly difficult to find vegan-friendly options in 99% of restaurants yet alone in Geelong but..."

Marina Rzic

"Excellent food and service. Best thai in Geelong by far, lots of options and kids loved it and so did we. Quiet clean and very nice food, I will be..."

Diana Davis Mawson

"Absolutely loved this place! My parents don't really eat Thai, so I was hesitant on taking them to a place I've never been before. Glad I..."

Matt Rollo

"Best Thai in Geelong. Clean fresh and fast. Very friendly and polite service. Will definitely be..."

Sarah Bubsy

"Service was great food was quick and..."

Dale Eeles

"Great Thai green curries! Delicious! Friendly service and reasonable..."

Food Lover

"Really nice food and atmosphere. Gave us spring rolls for free because they were apparently slightly overcooked but we didn't even..."

BannoFoodie

"Amazing food, can't get enough. Love the restaurants new look, so fancy and tasteful just like the food!! Thumbs up from me..."

Bianca12

"Best Pad Thai in Melbourne. Me and my family keep coming back to Geelong just for it. Friendly, good customer..."

Nicole Bulseco

"Best thai food and service!. In the four years i have lived in geelong kanitar thai has always been my go to for thai food! i have occasionally been..."

T00ts

"Fantastic meal with friendly service. One of my favourite venues. Fantastic meals at a great price with friendly service what more could a girl..."

Sharon Dickson

"Friendly service and well priced delicious dishes in a modern and clean setting!..."

Rosie

"Really good thai!. A really good feed and at decent prices. All dishes are tasty and all the staff are friendly. Recently moved next door to a bigger..."

Review Man

"Huge takeaway containers. Excellent gang panang prawns with heaps of..."

Esptm🍫☕️

"Absolutely delicious! Will definitely be..."

Hannah Margaret O'Meara

"An excellent recommendation from a friend. My regular Thai haunt in Geelong, Panny Thai, has slipped considerably in their standards of late, and..."

FoodSnob101

"Best Thai in Geelong!. I went to the new location (next door) of kanitar restaurant for the first time, and was amazed at how good the food was! It..."

Gemma

"AMAZING. Amazingly, delicious food. Went there once and never go anywhere else. Wonderful atmosphere and super friendly staff! The food is cheap and..."

Maddy

"BEST THAI IN GEELONG!. Kanitar thai is the best in Geelong! We have tried so many others and always regret not going to Kanitar. Friendly staff and..."

Djlo

"Great food, service and price. Tonight myself and 6other found our selves very pleasantly surprised by the great food and service at Kanitar Thai. as..."

Amilia

"We always order the green curry with coconut rice. Also like their fried cuttlefish and fishcakes. Quiet place, nice to sit and chat. Unpretentious..."

Gee

"Excellent service and superb food 10/10. Well priced..."

Damo

"The food is so good here, definitely the best Thai in geelong! Good value, large portions and delicious. The pad Thai was to die for. My new..."

Jade Palmer

"Best Thai in Geelong. Authentic Thai flavours. Penang curry is our fave. The won tons are a must..."

Lynne Taechapinikit

"Best pad thai in town!. It's a nice little restaurant on a busy street, you can easily missed! we've been here many many times, and has never let us..."

Kynle

"Good food ! Tom yum chicken soup was FULL of chicken, ordered spicy - GOT SPICY ! Burnt my lips off.... LOL great dish Chicken larb, not a huge..."

Grunta

"Yummy for all!. We found this place thanks to urban spoon and we were delighted with the choice we made. It is a small family owned business with a..."

Ann-Marie

"A great little family-owned and run restaurant. Authentic Thai food at it's finest especially for the budget-minded. Very friendly service, and..."

Maria Jones

"So you're in Geelong. You're hungry. And you're hankering for some Southeast Asian goodness? I say, mosy on down to Kanitar on Malop St - the town's..."

Anthony P

"The best Thai restaurant we ever had in Australia 💓 Delightful food 👍🏼 Friendly staff 👍🏼 Reasonable prices..."

Miko Mai

"We had delicoius Tai food for dinner from this place. I was told that plain rice and few dishes would be better choice than the fridge rice options..."

Chandana Kithalagama

"Great food, quite an extensive menu. 5 stars would be given had all the food arrived at the same time, but it was busy and they did seem a little..."

Andrew Cowell

"Great food. Service is a bit up and down. I'd go..."

Kez Robbins

"Best tom yum in Geelong, bit salty and sour taste of phathai but overall very nice..."

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Arani Thai Restaurant

78/100 (1896 ratings)

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"Amazing! Have been a coming for years, both as Geelong resident, and now that we're move away we still make an effort to come when we can. Flavours..."

Casey Biddle

"Love arani thai.. 100% best thai in geelong.. definitely will be..."

Michelle Kunjka

"Not only best Thai but best and our fav restaurant we've ever been to... Food here is Delicous and Authentic genuine Thai... Can't praise this place..."

Tony Smith

"Thank you kitchen staff for working tirelessly in this heat to provide us with such quality food every time, and consistency is your key. Will..."

Melinda Everest

"Best Thai in Geelong, no question! Pad thai and stir fried vegetables with cashews & chicken are completely delicious. Huge serves and full of..."

Rachel Patterson

"Amazing experience!! Inviting, warm and friendly, food serving was very generous and super fresh! We are regulars and Arani will continue to be our..."

Narelle Blanco

"The best Thai in Geelong!! Never disappoints!! Always a pleaser dinning in or takeaway..."

Sherrie Jane

"fantastic night with fantastic friends and brilliant food. The curry puffs, pad satay, spring rolls, and that satay dipping sauce is..."

Lauren Parmenter

"Very delicious � I'm regularly there for lunch. Always fresh food and the restaurant is cosy..."

Tanyah Louise W

"Just amazing!! I can't recommend arani highly..."

Phil Collins

"First time eating here and it was fantastic. Great service, delicious food , large serving, very much a lovely evening enjoyed by a party of 4 . Will..."

Geoff Powe Jnr

"Omg the best Thai I've had since coming back from Thailand. Amazing delicious an reasonably priced food. My new..."

Bella Hume

"Amazing fresh thai food. They have a large amount of vegan and vegetarian options. I had the green curry with jasmine rice and was blown away by the..."

Emily Rose Natoli

"Yum love this place. Had really good green curry and the best coconut rice I’ve ever had. Good food and service and I will return next time I’m..."

Hungry Koala

"I tried this place out yesterday as I recently started working in the Geelong CBD. What I was presented with was a flavoursome and fragrant Thai..."

VinChan

"Tasty, friendly and fast service. We are regulars here for a reason! Best Thai in Geelong without a doubt!!!! And the deliver 👌🏼 The banquet is..."

DEVOUR

"Can't fault the $10 lunch special; very generous portions, plenty of options and consistently decent thai food. Service is quick, the small..."

Miranda

"Often dine here for a quick lunch, service is sometimes good but sometimes not so great. Food is yummy but flavours can be inconsistent depending on..."

Sylv

"This is my 'go to' Thai restaurant. The food is delicious and fresh. The Tom Yum soup appeals to my Indian tastebuds and all the food I've tried..."

Ribena

"Geelong has it's fair share of Thai restaurants so you have plenty of choice. For consistently good thai this is the place. Curries are..."

Angy

"One of the best thai in Geelong, especially for lunch special. Massaman curry with chicken is the all time favourite, order it medium if you can..."

Alex

"Small restaurant; but very busy! It was very tasty, meals came out in a reasonable time. I couldn't believe I hadn't been here before. Recommended!..."

Food Lover

"After searching around Geelong for a quick lunch, I was extremely happy we settled on eating here. The restaurant is quite small and during our visit..."

Adam Turner

"This restaurant is tiny and always packed of customer, their food are quite authentic, and when we order hot, it means hot, not western hot. The..."

MF

"Amazing food! The massaman curry was delicious and very filling, Will be back! If anyone wants the experience of authentic Thai food come here!..."

Megan Griffiths

"Every time I come here the food is always delicious. My favourite place to go for Thai in Geelong. Unfortunately the last couple of times I've been..."

Kate Pollard

"I can't believe I didn't review this the night I went, I was so blown away! Best Thai in Geelong. Fantastic value for money. What else can I..."

Abigail Williams

"Friendly staff and very quick service at Arani. A very popular restaurant for both takeaways and dine-in. All our meals were authentic Thai and very..."

GlutenFreeGirl

"Excellent. Fast turn around for a take away order. Had the tofu stir fry cashews which was delicious and not too oily like a lot of other Thai..."

Hailey

"Yumm! Love their food. Make sure you book a table before you dine in. Place gets packed pretty quick. All the food is authentic Thai. Using fresh..."

Maheeka Samayadasa

"We had the deep fried prawns chicken green curry with rice YUMMM. Can't wait to go back and try something else great job guys. I enjoyed every..."

Brett

"Delicious! A great place to go to eat superb and authentic Thai food. The service is nothing special but if you come here for the food, you won't be..."

Andrew McSporen

"What a fantastic dinner. The staff are lovely, friendly and helpful and the food is exceptional. Job well done. Thank..."

Tia

"A new favourite. We have had take away dinner a couple of times now and it is beautiful. Very fresh and full of yummy crisp vegetables, no over..."

Cdubya

"A small treasure. My wife and I had a day out in Geelong the other week and after an underwhelming coffee on the sea front, went in search of..."

Stu

"Good find. In Geelong and needed a place for a quick biz lunch. Glad I found Arani - good flavours at reasonable prices, well worth a..."

Jameskilgour

"Amazing! My friends and I come to Arani Thai most weekends! This is by far the best Thai in Geelong! The service is great, meals are delicious and..."

Bree

"Love it - great service and taste. We went here for dinner last night and the meals were absolutely delicious. Very authentic and great service. We..."

Suzi76

"Exceptional customer service, fresh and appetizing food at cheap prices....The best in Geelong! Don't look anywhere else if you want to experience..."

Heater

"Fantastic cheap food. Lunch special bargain generous portions.dining area could be bigger very sqaushy otherwise great food value for..."

Ashley

"I visit A Rani at last once a month since I moved to the Geelong area. I found it by accident and did not think it looked that impressive from the..."

Sandie

"Past and Present. Hi we have been going to Rani"s for the past 5yrs and thoroughly enjoyed the cuisine from the past owners and now we get to enjoy..."

Anthony Brown

"Family Favourite. My family stumbled across A Rani Thai and it's now our new favoruite place to eat. The staff were friendly, food was great and..."

Jack

"Great take away option!. We've ordered take away dinners from here a couple of times, and both have been delicious! I recommend the green curry if..."

Food Lover

"Nice and Fresh Thai food!! .... Nice and Fresh Thai food!!We've been here many times and it's been one of our favourite dining spot in Geelong...."

Kate

"Fabulous food, fresh and tasty. Really generous sized meals. The service was very friendly and attentive(even though they were very busy) I heard..."

Joe

"Fantastic food, Good quality, Can't wait to go back!. Everything that we ordered we loved, good quality and fresh!! The staff were very friendly and..."

Chrisie

"I've eaten at a lot of different Thai restaurants in Geelong and in Melbourne, this one seems to have much better quality ingredients, really nice..."

Wendy

"I am seriously thrown back by these last few reviews! I am there at least once a fortnight because of how amazing the food is and the staff! I can't..."

Narelle

"I have been to A Rani Thai a number of times and after reading the last review wanted to leave a couple of comments in response. I understand the..."

L_wilson

"Decent taste and good value for money for lunch. Only $10 for lunch. The pad Thai is tasty, and the pineapple curry is rich. Tom yum soup is nice,..."

Iggy

"Went for dinner at A rani thai for the first time(Tuesday night) its so busy. The food were just incredibly good. The service was very kind. The..."

Joe

"Best Thai restaurant in Geelong, previously swore by Lorme Thai but unfortunately will not be back there after experiencing A Rani! Food has that..."

2292

"Food was amazing! Great offering of vegetarian dishes and also catered well to my needs with food allergys. No nuts or fish in either of my meals...."

Ebony Polwarth

"Great for cheap eats. Small restaurant, may require booking on weekends for dinner. Each time we have been there it's been packed.The food is..."

Aido

"Best AUTHENTIC Thai In Geelong!!!. I have been to many Thai restaurants in Geelong but A Rani Thai is the best I've been to by far. The food was very..."

Cindy

"Absolutely awesome!. I love thai food and A Rani is fabulous. The food is always delicious and fresh, the staff are really friendly and the servings..."

Harriet Archer

"LOVE!!!. Love love love! What more can I say, this is my favourite place for Thai food and the people are really nice. Definitely recommend to..."

MelN

"Despite an unassuming exterior, the room is nested in a rouge glow which perfectly matches the delightfully spiced red curry I ate at Arani Thai last..."

JIMMY!

"As a Vegan I find it hard to go somewhere with more than 1 option, Arani has a whole vegan menu when asked with plenty of options. The food was..."

Ryan Amarant

"I called up this arvo expecting we probably wouldn’t get a table but they managed to squeeze in my partner and I on a busy night for a quick meal,..."

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