Jewel Ike-Obioha
Really loved dining at Giggling squid. The location is in the bubbling part of the city yet it’s adequately situated to give you a serene dining experience. My friends and I had one of the platters with some side dishes and they paired really well together. The service was great and we loved the attention to details that the servers payed to us. Well done and I’d definitely recommend.
Daniel Farrow
5 star experience all around. Excellent food, excellent atmosphere, and the staff was great. I hadn't been before so I asked my friend what was good and he said "honestly, anything on the menu". He was correct. I have the squid appetizer and a curry for dinner, which were amazing. The spice was just right.
I travel to the area once a year so I will certainly be back on my next trip!
A+
Chloeemgreen
I’ve been wanting to try giggling squid for awhile now. I went at around 12:20 for lunch. I ordered the new fisherman’s feast, sticky chicken, yummy duck rolls and Roti. To drink I had a delicious strawberry cooler. The staff were all so kind and lovely. However it took around 40 minutes for the food to finally come out which I was a bit disappointed in. I liked the crispy crab bites and sriracha dipping sauce from the fisherman’s feast. The papaya salad was actually nice too. I personally wasn’t a big fan of the squid as I felt they were quite big pieces so more difficult to eat as the batter fell off easy. I loved the sticky chicken, tender meat and really nice sauce. Unfortunately I wasn’t a fan of the duck spring rolls or the roti. Overall I wish the food came out quicker, I don’t think the food is the best I’ve had but it has a lovely atmosphere and really friendly staff! Thank you!
Paul Mace
Really enjoyed our meal at the Giggling Squid. Friendly staff and the food came out really quickly. £75 for four of us including (soft) drinks. Would go again. Recommended.
TFT
My friends and I were visiting from Manchester, and liked the look of this place for tea.
I started with the Golden Money Bags: tightly-packed, little crispy parcels served with a sweet chilli sauce.
For my main, I enjoyed a hearty King Prawn Pad Thai.
If it weren’t for the distance, I’d go there again!
TheDellyrulez
Lovely place! Waiting staff were friendly, funny and engaging. Food all came out in great time and piping hot and was flavourful and great portion sizes.
BueBirdy
Went in for the lunch because we heard a lot about the lunch deal from a friend.We ordered Hawker and Royal Meal set and shared it between us.I feel like this was perfect because the Royal meal set had more of the starter meals so we had those first.The samui zingy prawn with the lettuce wrap was to die for, it had the perfect amount of seasoning.That was the star for the Royal Set.For the Hawker set everything exceptional but the chicken tom kha soup was chef kiss.Everything that we ordered was 10/10!!I will definitely be coming back because for the price that your paying the meal that you get is splendid.
Chewie
Nice food, whenever the door opens a slight gush of wind comes in, so if you don't like the cold try sit further away from the door. Curries are nice and starters are nice too. Nice place to come with family or on a date.
Kwang Sujinno
I recently visited Giggling Squid Thai restaurant, and I have to say their food was absolutely delicious, even though it may not be entirely authentic. I highly recommend trying the starter called “Chiang Mai”; it was incredibly tasty! The restaurant itself has a fancy atmosphere with great decorations, and the cocktails are excellent. The staff were very friendly.
Dan Faz
Ordered the Salt and Pepper Squid 🐙
Was Tasty, quite a lot of batter though.
Not long waiting at all, then arrived the Drunken Ribs, Very tasty but I will try something else next time. Partner ordered Sticky Chicken, which was quite spicy and probably better than the ribs but was cheaper. Overall was a nice evening and was fairly cheap too.
Yenlin Hu
Staff are nice, food is good. 4 stars because I ordered a mocktail saying very less ice but again they made sure I have extra ice. Had like 7 ice cubes once taken out my drink was so little!
John
Absolutely delicious restaurant. I went here with a friend, and tried their tapas dishes and a couple of cocktails. I found the staff to be very friendly, and the place has a lovely vibe. It’s relatively reasonably priced, and I didn’t feel like there was too much or too little food. My only criticism is that they add a service charge at the end, which is quite unusual outside of London. Apart from that it was great.
Alex Crisp
An amazing spot for a date night serving some incredible food. The Giggling Squid in Norwich is now one of my favourite restaurants in Norwich to go to. The food here is amazing and the staff are all so friendly and attentive. There is an excellent menu for mains and they do some great desserts too. I particularly love how the place is also decorated, adding to the atmosphere of the restaurant. I would highly recommend eating here if you’re in Norwich.
Colin Breckons
I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Giggling Squid. The menu offers a wide variety of delicious options, and the Red Thai Curry I ordered looked very impressive in its generously large bowl. However, I was a bit surprised by the portion size; the inner portion was smaller than expected, closer to a small cereal bowl which did make me a little sad.
The lamb shank and curry had a more watery consistency than I'd prefer, but the taste was still delightful. Overall, a good dining experience with room for improvement in portion size and consistency considering the cost of the main dishes are not far from £20
Staff did check we were enjoying our meal a little to frequently, just once is fine it’s the tiniest bit annoying as you always seem to have a mouth full of food when asked if everything’s alright four times through one course. 🤷♂️😊
Overall I’d definitely come back, there is still plenty on the menu I haven’t eaten yet and I’m sure my review will certainly evolve.
Abeeda Khatun
Came here for 1pm lunch with my friend, was a lovely experience. We liked that it wasn't too loud or busy. The interior design was very stylish and we adored the branding design on the menu brochures! My friend tried the Pad Thai and seemed very satisfied. I tried Pad Kee Mao and my tongue was on fire 🔥 but it really hit the spot for me.
Lucy Auckland (Lucytakesphotos)
Really welcoming and attentive staff, the place looks really cool and the dishes we had were very tasty. My main course was a bit cold but had no problems sending it back and was made a hot replacement with no issues. It was very busy but they still gave good service. Would go back and try everything! They should add a sticky rice pudding to the dessert menu, I think it would be a hit.
Lee Kettlewell
This place was lovely. Took my eldest for a dad and daughter date, and it was lovely. Great Thai food and I thought not a bad price. The set meals was really good. We managed to get in on a weekend lunch without booking. Really worth a look.
grant unstead
Went here for Saturday lunch, the food was delicious, the staff were very quick and friendly. The lunch menu looked really good but as we were not eating that evening opted for the full menu. We will be coming back again.
Rhianne Brister
Food is great, service is very poor. My group experienced rude service from 2 different managers/supervisors which I believe was because they perceived us to be younger than we were (it was an office leaving meal where all of us happen to be around age 22/23) and that we were not purchasing alcohol. The service charge added to all bills is undeserved as the service is not up to scratch at all. On arrival we asked if we could sit outside and have a drink while we waited for the rest of our party to arrive as we were quite early - we were told point blank no. It didn't get better from here. The service is enough to put me off going here for the great food - I would rather get a take away. Their staff need training in hospitality and how to treat customers.
Anthony Jenkins
Really well presented food and thought has gone it the menu. Im not a massive Thai food fan but the food is good and has a bit of the wow factor. Was nice to be seated outside. All round a special meal for a reasonable price.
Jane Woods
Lovely to be able to sit outside in the sunshine - food was mostly ok - had lamb which was a bit chewy - sauce delicious though and one chicken satay was slightly pink along the skewer edge and the response from staff was disappointing as usually staff are excellent! I do wish they'd remove the ' discretionary ' ten per cent service charge too as it's so annoying!! Won't stop me visiting again though ..
Gillian Marr
Didn't book but there was only one couple in the restaurant. The mangers made a very big thing about trying to fit us in and repeated a couple of times that they would need the table in 90 mins. The service was good food very good we had a sharing platter for starters, I had the lamb shank which was absolutely gorgeous with rice my husband had a sizzling platter with noodles we had 2 small beers each it cost £85.00 really over priced I thought. When we left there the restaurant was still more than half empty.
Liz Camp
Had a gorgeous lunch . Six tasty , well priced, beautifully cooked meals. Staff really nice and helpful. Would so recommend this place. Beautiful building too!
Lynette Mcmanus
Disappointed first visit and our last. It was my birthday and a special meal out is always part of the celebration. The waitress was sweet but the food description was miss leading. My dish was described as a milder taste. It was so overly spiced with chilly I really struggled to eat it. This spoilt a romantic evening out.
Alun Buffry
I enjoyed every mouthful of the Sea Food Street Food starter and the Confit Duck (although a little ore tamarind sauce would have been better) My friends also enjoyed their meals and the wine was fine. Generous portions, good service, we will be there again soon to try some more from the interesting menu.
Nicole Suen
Thank you to manager Christian and all the staff for looking after us last night. It was an amazing meal, lovely atmosphere and great service! Thank you. Nicole Suen
Diana Zagorenko
Great food and one of the best in Norwich I have ever tasted. Excellent service.
Thank You!
It was a lovely Sunday lunch.
Julia Holland
Excellent food and friendly staff. We were a table of four on a Saturday night for double birthday celebrations. They even treated our two birthday guests to complimentary drinks �
Verity Hawes
Food was incredible, spiced to my requirements as don't do spicy food. Staff were so friendly couldn't fault them, they couldn't do enough for us checking we were ok and food was ok for us. Asked a few times if anything more they could get us and how was it. Loved everything we ordered. Place very nice and everything that came out looked stunning! Would definitely go again �
Ryan Sadler
Awesome food ! Would definitely go again and recommend �
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