Smiling Thai

Smiling Thai is a hidden gem! Their budget-friendly dishes are not only delicious but also authentic. The flavors are spot on, and the portions are generous. *Highlights:* - *Affordable prices*: Great value for money - *Authentic Thai cuisine*: Traditional flavors and dishes - *Friendly service*: Welcoming and attentive staff *Recommended dishes:* - *Pad Thai*: Classic dish cooked to perfection - *Tom Yum soup*: Spicy and sour flavors, just right - *Green curry*: Creamy and aromatic, served with steamed rice *Overall:* Smiling Thai is a must-visit for anyone craving authentic Thai food without breaking the bank. We'll definitely be back!

This restaurant is amazing food is soooo yummy and the owners are very kind! Our favorite is the prawn fried rice!! Prawn quality is soo good!! Very big and always fresh Today we booked for 7 and we have a special table for us. The meat soup was delicious! And the papaya salad AMAZING!! Spring rolls also very good all the people enjoyed the crispy pork I would like to eat this food every day. Never is enough so we also take away fried rice for night time Thanks

Smiling Thai in Toowoomba, situated in the Tower Shopping Village precinct, has been serving customers since 2020, opening amidst the early days of COVID-19 in Australia. The restaurant is easy to spot from the parking area, with ample free parking available. The vibrant, colorful signage featuring smiling cartoon characters certainly draws attention and invites you in. Inside, there is plenty of seating, with additional outdoor options facing the carpark. It seems the majority of their customers are walk-ins and phone orders for takeaway. The premises is very clean, and their takeaway menu offers a wonderful glimpse into the owners’ story and the history behind Smiling Thai. Staff are quick to greet new customers, friendly, and helpful. Ordering is straightforward, and while takeaway orders appear to be prioritised, the wait time for dine-in food is not excessive. The dishes are visually appealing, though they tend to lack the level of spice typically associated with authentic Thai cuisine. Notably, the dishes across the board were quite salty during my visit, especially the soup and green curry. The standout for me was the pad see ew - the noodle dish was fantastic, however, the pad thai lacked depth in flavour, the coconut rice lacked the aroma and flavour, and both didn't quite meet expectations. The fish cakes seemed to be store-bought rather than house-made, which was a bit disappointing. Overall, Smiling Thai offers excellent service at reasonable prices. If you're in the area, I recommend giving their noodle dish a try!

Placed a phone order to pick up, staff were wonderful, made great recommendations. Picked up, food was hot and ready. Everything I ordered was really delicious and good takeout sizes. Would highly recommend!

The best thai food in town. Pad thai is very authentic. (add some dried chilli and peanut if you like) So gooood. Thai basil with whatever meat, It's so good. If you can eat hot and spicy ask for that Yummmmy

This place is an absolute must if you like Thai food. I lived in Thailand for 9 years and the food they serve is 100 % autentic and better then in many restaurants in Thailand The portions they serve are very generous and the food is simply delicious. We shard a Thai beaf salad which was superbe and had each a main dish plus a big bowl of jasmin rice. Will have to go back a second time tonight before leaving Toowoomba. The place is simpel but many people order take away. I highly recommend this place

Amazing food and friendly service! It seems to be a family run business so it could take a little bit of time to wait, but it’s totally worth it! We ordered 1 entree, 3 mains and 2 drinks, it costs us $64 in total which is very reasonable price. And the portion size is large as well. Highly recommend braised beef noodle soup - very flavourful and tender big chunks of beef, texture of noodles is perfect, love how the fried garlic and spring onion add more fragrance to the tasty soup. One of the best I have in a while!