arani thai restaurant

nice and freshthaifood!! .... nice and freshthaifood!!
we've been here many times and it's been one of our favourite dining spot in geelong. the food is always fresh and tasty. the staff were very polite, friendly and attentive. throughly recommend and will return soon.

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 polite. i would recommend this restaurant to anyone that likesthaifood.

i've eaten at a lot of differentthairestaurants in geelong and in melbourne, this one seems to have much better quality ingredients, really nice variety of flavours. probably the bestthaifood in geelong. well worth a visit, highly recommended.

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 imagine why anyone would have anything bad to say about the restaurant! food is exceptional and waitresses couldn't be nicer and more accommodating! they have great prices for such delicious tastythaidishes. favourite place to go in geelong hands down!!!

failed, nice try.. these people might look thai, soundsthaibut their food sure as hell don't taste thai. my "pad thai" had more bean shoots than noodles... enough said.
i felt lonely in the restaurant as me and my friend were the only people there, yet we still waited 45min for appetisers. poor form.

i have been to a ranithaia number of times and after reading the last review wanted to leave a couple of comments in response. i understand the restaurant is quite small and if it was a friday and saturday night i notice they do get quite busy. i am surprised they allowed a large booking on a busy night and to split the bill as on the menu it states no splitting bills, but i have found the waitresses quite accommodating if asked kindly. although, i can understand why restaurants don't like to do this because it can be easy to loose track of things like corkage and drinks, and the last to leave is left with the remainder of the bill. the last thing i wanted to comment on was the small bowls. i've had the curries and tom yum in these bowls before and i don't believe you are meant to add rice to these but to add the contents of the bowl to your plate of rice. i'm sorry if i sound one sided but as i mentioned i have been to a ranithaia number of times and everytime i have been more then satisfied. the staff are friendly and helpful, if i needed anything they are very happy to listen and help. the food had been delicious and always fresh and i would recommend them to anyone looking for great tastingthaito give them a try... a+

ripped off. we had two tables with about 18 people. everyone paid individually and left at their will. at the end of the night after everyone paid their share, we were told that we were $60 under. i find this very hard to believe as everyone would have paid slightly over rather than under. when i asked what meals were remaining to be paid, the waitress said she only recorded the amounts paid and had not crossed off what they had paid for (even though each person told her what they paid to total the amount they had to pay for).

i think they stuffed up the bill and over charged us. the customer service was slow, they didn't communicate which rice was which, and other people started eating the rice i ordered. i had to ask twice for an ice bucket and the place is very small and crowded.

i also don't like the fact that it is dificult to add rice to the small bowl you are served (otherthaiplaces have a large plate with plenty of room to add rice to the main meal).

disappointed and will not return to this place.

bestthaifood i have ever had!!
great food good service. my friend recommended it and talked it up quiet a bit. i go there all the time and never disappointed. thank you a rani thai.


-----01 jan, 2013-----

it's so fresh...

decent taste and good value for money for lunch. only $10 for lunch. the padthaiis tasty, and the pineapple curry is rich. tom yum soup is nice, not too sweet.

went for dinner at a ranithaifor the first time(tuesday night) its so busy. the food were just incredibly good. the service was very kind. the dessert selrction was very well presented. highly recommended!!!

bestthairestaurant in geelong, previously swore by lormethaibut unfortunately will not be back there after experiencing a rani! food has that extra depth and staff are always friendly. my family have all been converted to after one experience, it is that good! 9/10

best authenticthaiin geelong!!!. i have been to manythairestaurants in geelong but a ranithaiis the best i've been to by far. the food was very fresh and was absolutely delicious and i know it was authentic because all the chefs were actually thai, speaking it while they prepared the meal. unlike a lot of otherthairestaurants in geelong i have been to, this made me feel like i was getting the real taste of thailand.
the restaurant itself is quite small but it creates a more personal feel and warm atmosphere. saying this, i would recommend booking on the weekends as when i went it was very busy.
overall a great night out, the staff were friendly, food was fantastic (try the tom yum and grapow)... a great night out.

average food, rude staff. we went in for a table of 4 at about 8.30pm, the first waitress was nice and politely told us the other table was for 11 people so if we order after them the food might take a while... so we looked at the menu and another lady (seemed like she might be the manager?) quickly came and asked if we could start ordering? we told her we need a few more minutes to decide so we started with the drink orders.
on the drinks menu there were 'thai ice tea' and 'thai ice coffee' so i asked if it's made from some special 'thai tea' (like vietnamese coffee, malaysian 'white coffee' etc) she said 'i don't know, it's just a tea, could be 'american iced tea!!'. what an answer!
we then decided to order a salad, a couple of dishes, padthaiand a some coconut rice to share. she suggested that the rice may not be enough but when we asked how much rice should we order for 2 people then, she said 'i don't know, depending on how much rice you eat.' i was shocked.. she was rude and not helpful! maybe she was stressing out with that 11-people-table but she was just terrible.
the food was just ok. kanitarthaion malop street served pretty goodthaifood if not better (esp pad thai) and the staff there are always friendly! we won't be back!

absolutely awesome!. i lovethaifood and a rani is fabulous. the food is always delicious and fresh, the staff are really friendly and the servings are generous. love it.

love!!!. love love love! what more can i say, this is my favourite place forthaifood and the people are really nice. definitely recommend to anyone.