Siam House

Looks like a hole in the wall from the exterior, but they have consistently excellent food & service.

I love it here everything is tasty i came here for a late for diner after helping a friend move i’ve heard that this is the best thai restaurant in nj we orderd the most popular dishes pad thai i like it sevice was fantastic everyone was all smilles and they all worked together as a team i have no complaints i also highly recommed this restruant for everyone

I love this so much. Never disappointed by the kee Mao. I love spicy foods and I always buy the take out. Ready in under 10 min everytime.

Three words: poor customer service. The food’s decent but take into account the poor rude service and it ruins it. Ordered take out at 1130 am on a Saturday and when I came to pick it up was charged dinner prices. When I questioned it, I was told that lunch specials don’t apply to Saturday. I showed her the menu and where it specifically said «lunch specials Tues-​Sat» and she said that I didn’t specify when I called. Ridiculous. When I argued, she said that she can take it to the back and give me smaller portions. Any decent place would have corrected the price and accepted their mistake. 1 star because I can’t give zero.

This is the closest Thai place to my office so my co-​workers and I decided to go there for lunch. Upon arriving we entered a dingy looking room with stale air. I asked the server about one of the dishes and got a very annoyed answer. The server was a grump the whole time we were there. The food was sub par. I ordered the massaman curry and it had withered vegetables and potatoes that weren’t fully cooked. The Thai iced tea was OK. I’d say skip this place.

My dish, cashew chicken with some spice was 4 stars. The pad se ewh (sp?) with chicken was too sweet, as was the thai fried rice with chicken. The noodles and rice were also very greasy and somewhat odd tasting. Price is crazy steep for the mid level fare they are pushing out. Lady on the phone was also squirelly when I tried to order 2 cashew chickens, 1 mild, 1 regular. She tells me the dish is mild already. I’ve had thai numerous times and that dish can be hot, wifey hates hot. After some phone wrestling she «agreed» to make 1 milder. Bottom line 3 dinners and 1 fried rice dish was 63 bills. Probably a never again…

Was hoping this would become a go-​to spot for takeout but was sorely disappointed. I had even adjusted my expectations since this area has very few Asian restaurants and the quality will likely not match Thai food in NY but it was still pretty terrible.
Pros: food came out quickly. That’s the only thing.
Cons: curt service by the lady at the front desk and she could use some training on how to greet customers and be welcoming. Food is inauthentic and overpriced.
Ordered the squid rings appetizer (basically Asian calamari) and pad kee Mao with chicken. There were maybe 9 squid rings in the takeout box and it cost $ 9! The pad kee Mao which is an entrée cost $ 10. How does that pricing make sense? The squid tasted okay but not $ 9 worth for such a small portion and the pad kee Mao did not taste like what pad kee Mao is supposed to taste like — there was a tomato base and it was very saucy? It should be stir fried with basil and have a savory flavor (no tomato), and most times includes Chinese broccoli/​bean sprouts. Instead it was full of onions and sliced red peppers.
Don’t waste your time or money.

One of my all time favorite lunch places in the area, I hit this spot about twice a week. They have a great lunch menu and the food is wonderful. The owner and wait staff are always very welcoming and service is prompt. I’ve brought several coworkers here and they’ve all enjoyed it as well.

I’m torn because the food I’ve ordered here has been phenomenal, but the owner can be quite rude and the steep pricing is not cool. I don’t understand why they charge extra for white rice… it should come with the $ 12 chicken dish I just ordered which is SUPPOSED TO BE EATEN WITH RICE.
Ugh, conflicted.

My husband and I have been to every Thai resteraunt in Essex and union County. We love Thai food. Our take out from Siam house was prepared quickly, big portions and reasonably priced. We always get dumplings, curry and pad Thai (plus whatever else we are in the mood for). The three dishes were rich in flavor and with generous amounts of meat. We did not eat there, therefore my five stars are only based on the foods taste and quality.

Great food, service, cute restaurant and fantastic prices! Don’t order anything with beef though, the quality is terrible. Other than that, we absolutely love this place!

The food is good, but no better than any other generic Thai place. We USED to be semi-​regulars. The reason they get one star is RUDE service. For personal reasons we were not able to leave a tip that day. The owner CHASED us into the parking lot insisting we leave a tip — which was for her. There was no server.
When I called to complain, the same manager told me that it was my responsibility to leave at least 15% as a tip. She argued with me for 5 minutes before I informed her we’d never go there again. I have never met such a rude or greedy manager before.
Last time I checked, tipping is optional. I tend not to tip places where the owner is the server as they get the profit from the restaurant. For actual servers, I tip very well.

Have been looking for a good Thai place in the area… Tried this place for take out two times and we are not impressed.
First off… our biggest complaint… if we are ordering four main dishes, how come we do not get rice to go with??? Really? They wanted to charge us for rice to go with the mains?
The dishes we have tried:
— Thai spring rolls– really dinky… two inches and not much flavor
— curry puffs– too sweet
— Tom Yum soup– frozen ingredients and not enough lime, lemongrass flavor and broth was not clean tasting
— Thai house chicken– very dry
— Duck curry– my favorite out of all the dishes but made with canned pineapple
— Massamun curry– too sweet and too watery and not enough peanut flavor
— Prig Khing– way too sweet
— Sea Ew– really oily and again, way too sweet… what is with their sugary content?!
— Pad Thai– again, too sweet
— Siam fried rice– would have been better if it wasn’t so salty and if the onion chunks weren’t so huge
We will continue to seek out good Thai in the area…

I have to say I was caving thai food and «hoping» for atleast something decent. well I got the sea ew noodles, one with veggies and one with shrimp. well never again. portions small and the taste was like someone tried to make it at home and didn’t have a recipe. oh and they poot way too much oil in and the flavor was on the burnt soy sauce side the only reason I gave it one start was atleast it was food

I’ve only had the pad Thai for take out. It’s a little pricer than I would like ~$ 11 but tasty enough to satisfy my craving. I only came here because I happened to be traveling on Rt 22 and was too lazy to go to Thai Cranford (loooove Thai cranford but YES sometimes I really am that lazy).

This is some of the best Thai food that I have ever had. It’s a little restaurant in Olympia Plaza Opposite bow craft on rt 22 east. They are BYOB and there is a LIQUOR STORE just a few doors down. The owner is the head chef and his wife runs the front and at times, they are short staffed. After all, it’s a small business. But the quality of the food is amazing!!! And VERY affordable. The décor comes across as vintage and the music they play can be quite soothing. I frequent this restaurant with my friends and girlfriend and the treat me like royalty. They are awesome people, and the food is AMAZING with great entrées starting from $ 9.95, and they do take out too. It’s worth far more than the cost. And the liquor store has a byob rack for wine pairing. So forget the water! They’re worth a shot. Try the Pad Sea Ew spicy, Kee Mao, Kanom Jeeb Dumplings, Basil Fried Rice, Siam Fried Rice. And they have some GREAT fried Ice Cream for Dessert.

I agree with Steve G, I would not go back for dinner. I would only consider lunch take out. The waiters were partially incoherent. The one waiters pants were falling off throughout the evening. They have heaters in the ceiling which were constantly on and blasted you with heat. A tank top and swim trunks would have been more appropriate It must have been at least 80 degrees. I kept thinking I was in a Will Ferrell movie.
The glass of water they served us had a taste of soap or chlorine.
The décor is from 1970. My wife’s napkin had food in it and when we asked to bring home leftovers they took one plate and placed it on top of the other plate off food.
I still can’t find a good Thai restaurant within ten miles of Summit. I would gladly take the drive to Somerville and eat at Thai Kitchen. The extra gas is well worth it.

I don’t go to Thai places and eat the most typical dish out there. Just because it’s popular doesn’t make it the best. Try their Kee Mao and keep in mind it’s spicy. Give the Duck Salad a shot and you won’t be disappointed. As for service, the food comes out quick, they don’t come by every 5 minutes asking how it is. If you had a problem, you’d tell them. I go at least once a month and if you go at lunch you get a salad to compliment the meal.

I needed a new Thai place to go to after we moved, and it was going to be tough to beat our old favorite, Thai Basil in Piscataway. However, after trying two other places in the area that weren’t great, we found Siam House and I’m very happy with it.
The vegetable spring rolls are lighter and flakier than at the old place, which means I like them better. The curry dishes seem to be exactly the same as at Thai Basil, which means they’re outstanding. I haven’t tried the Pad Thai yet but I’ll try to remember to update this review when I do. Based on the two curry dishes we did eat, I feel confident that the Pad Thai will be excellent.
I did pick-​up, which was ready and waiting for me when I arrived 15 minutes after my phone call, so big bonus points for that. I would gladly dine-​in here — nice atmosphere, small, intimate setting.
Don’t let the fact that you drive into a mini-​strip-​mall to get here turn you off. The food is great. The prices are a bit higher than I’m used to for Thai but still reasonable.

Love this place. The staff are always friendly and quick to take your order.
Sadly, they don’t deliver so it’s either make a visit to eat in or pick up and take out.
Can get a little pricey but I will always be willing to pay for great food.
My favorite ??? Shrimp in green curry sauce. Outstanding. But honestly, I’ve tried quite a few things from Siam House and have always been fully satisfied and happy with my choice.