arani thai restaurant

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 the same quality of food with the new owners. very friendly staff and still great variety offreshfoods with all the old favourites still available. just lovely great consistency highly recommend..

amazingfreshthai 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 quality. so fresh, fragrant and the perfect amount of spice. definitely a must if you're looking for deliciousfreshcurry in geelong.

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. usingfreshingredients. i was impressed! their pad thai noodles is a must, the barramundi fish and their red curry.. would recommend anyone :)

a new favourite. we have had take away dinner a couple of times now and it is beautiful. veryfreshand full of yummy crisp vegetables, no over cooking of their dishes. this is our new favourite thai restaurant!

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 somewhere to eat.

having walked past this place we returned and were glad we did.

this was a wednesday lunch time and when we left there wasn't a spare table, which should tell you something.

to start with we had curry puffs which had the lightest flakiest pastry which married delightfully with the rich pungent satay dip. for mains we indulged in a noodle dish and a hot massaman curry. my wife was effusive about the lightfreshfragrant flavours washing through her mouth whilst my curry was spiced perfectly so that my lips felt the heat but no more. this wasn't good food, this was great food.

it gets better though; the food was quickly out and the service impeccable and with a smile. this food would have been a bargain at $20 a dish, so to pay a mere $10 for each main was outstanding.

one small negative. it's in geelong and not ballarat, and oh how i wish it were in ballarat. still, it gives us a really great excuse to head back down that way again soon.

exceptional customer service,freshand appetizing food at cheap prices....the best in geelong! don't look anywhere else if you want to experience the best thai in geelong!

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

fabulous food,freshand tasty. really generous sized meals. the service was very friendly and attentive(even though they were very busy) i heard many good comment coming from other diners. will be back for sure!

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 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 rani thai a 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 alwaysfreshand i would recommend them to anyone looking for great tasting thai to give them a try... a+

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 quite simple for your normal aussie-thai restaurant with not too much to separate it from the pack. when the food does come out, it is always very good though, and for the prices they are charging you are getting a pretty good quality of food here. it appears to befreshand vibrant, and not a lot, if any, msg used.
the service can be a little innocent, as they seem to have a lot of young kids working here, probably being paid peanuts, but there's nothing of note to complain about. definitely recommend this place if you are in g-town and have a hankering for thai.

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 veryfreshand 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 other thai restaurants 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.