Star Of Siam Thai Cuisine Soquel Village

We were looking for a nice warm atmosphere, small restaurant to eat something nice and authentic. But this was a wrong choice. Unusual form of service, our waitress performing was unprofessional. Food was served in a wrong order, salad and appetizers came the last. She left us unattended, without chopsticks, without any ability to ask her for anything... She brings the plate and immediately turns around and leaves. It was very uncomfortable, we had to wait for her next appearance to ask her anything. Table-serving look at the picture.. not appetizing, only one plate with the fork laying on the wrinkled napkin. Hot tea is unknown origin, no tea bags, it was sweet colored hot water with ginger taste. The food is nuh.. Whole eating experience felt suspiciously of food that was served. Barely touched. A place to never return to.

98% of the time my reviews are positive. But I felt I needed to share our experience. My wife and I decided to try Star for the first time, but when we went in and were told to sit anywhere we then waited for over 10 minutes for anyone to come ask us if we'd like water/drink. We then had as our server a woman who was a little older and possibly an owner. She was pleasant enough at first while we ordered. We told her we couldn't have spicy food, but we'd like the tilapia but with the penang curry sauce. It usually comes with salmon. She said it was no problem to make it with the tilapia instead and make it not spicy. We also got the chicken satay, pad thai and pineapple fried rice. Out of 5 stars I rate the dishes: Chicken Satay- Chicken is pounded too thin and long and ends up dry. Pad Thai- The worst I've ever tasted. Very heavy handed on the tamarind. The dish looked more like pasta with marinara sauce it was so red!! It lacked flavor and we ordered it with shrimp and only got 2 shrimp!! Pineapple Fried Rice- Rice was ok, but was lacking flavor as well. TILAPIA- 0 out of 5 stars Our server brought us the wrong order. She brought salmon and it was so spicy it almost made me sick. When we told her it wasn't what we ordered she insisted we made the mistake not her. We assured her we ordered it correctly, but her entire demeanor changed and she rolled her eyes and started ignoring us. Then she came to the table and demanded that we ordered another item. So we ordered the fresh spring rolls which were very good. She was mad we ordered those cause they weren't as expensive as the fish. After that she proceeded to walk by our table to check on the customers behind us but ignored us. We had to ask for our bill. We did give her the usual tip. If you're in Monterey and want excellent thai food try Siamese Bay. The owner is very sweet and he's been there for over 45 years. And if you ask for a no spice sauce his chef gets it right

The food, the ambience, the experience is amazing! I never had Thai food better than they served me here. Every penny and worth more.

I have been here regularly since 2014 and can easily say that this is the best Thai food in the city. The food has ALWAYS delicious. The staff is very friendly and attentive. The fresh spring rolls are incredible, panang and yellow curry are also two of my favorites. I celebrated birthdays, brought friends and family here, everyone I know loves his food.

AMAZING SERVICE. The sweetest servers I love this restaurant, I will be back in the future, my friend, whom we come from the city and we are in the mood for some really good The Thai food is the first place to appear on Google, I am so happy that I found this restaurant. Very professional very sweet . and quite on earth IF you want someone to treat you like you come home in this restaurant. They won't regret it. I'll be back when I'm near Santa Cruz thank you so much for your hard work and all your servers and I hope God bless this facility.