1/5 Rishal Ramdaw S. 5 years ago on Google
Yesterday
evening
(01/03/2019)
my
wife
and
I
decided
to
try
out
Royal
Siam
Thai
here
in
Knysna,
based
on
reviews
we
had
seen,
for
our
last
dinner
as
our
holiday
comes
to
an
end.
Having
looked
at
Royal
Siam
Thai's
online
menu,
we
were
quite
pleased
to
note
vegetarian
options.
Being
vegan
and
lovers
of
Thai
food
we
are
quite
knowledgeable
about
ingredients
used
in
Thai
dishes
which
can
be
omitted
from
vegetarian
dishes
to
make
them
vegan
friendly;
having
eaten
vegan
at
many
Thai
restaurants
in
South
Africa
and
in
Phuket,
Thailand,
both
small
and
large
establishments,
as
a
couple
we
found
Thai
dishes
very
amenable
to
our
dietary
lifestyle.
Hoping
for
a
nice
vegan
Thai
dish
for
dinner,
my
wife
and
I
unfortunately
had
a
surprising
yet
numbing
experience
at
Royal
Siam
Thai.
We
had
placed
our
orders
for
the
vegetarian
Vietnamese
spring
rolls,
Tom
Kha
and
Tom
yum
soups
and
two
vegetarian
stir
fries
and
asked
the
waitress
to
please
leave
out
any
fish
sauce,
oyster
sauce,
shrimp
paste
and
egg
to
which
the
waitress
said
she
will
indicate
to
the
chef.
Much
to
our
surprise
while
waiting
for
our
Jasmine
Tea
to
arrive,
we
heard
what
looked
like
arguments
between
individuals
coming
from
the
kitchen.
Of
the
three
occupied
tables
in
the
restaurant
we
were
the
only
table
that
had
not
been
served.
We
heard
someone
complaining
about
our
request
to
omit
any
non-vegan
products
from
our
chosen
vegetarian
order.
We
clearly
heard
the
phrase:
"Indian..
You
must
go".
A
few
seconds
later
we
see
a
man
of
Thai
ethnicity
emerge
from
the
kitchen
telling
us
that
he
is
canceling
our
order
and
that
we
should
leave
and
go
eat
somewhere
else
as
he
can't
accommodate
our
request
because
Thai
food
can't
be
made
as
per
our
request
to
omit
the
non-vegan
items.
It
is
safe
to
say
that
my
wife
and
I
were
dumbstruck,
shocked,
embarrassed
and
certainly
displeased
having
been
asked
to
leave
and
go
eat
somewhere
else.
The
utter
lack
of
respect,
hospitality
and
concern
for
persons
who
took
interest
in
their
restaurant
spoke
volumes
of
their
service
mentality
and
integrity
as
food
service
providers
to
their
customers.
You
can
be
assured
that
as
a
Vegan,
Plant-based
or
Strict
Vegetarian,
you
are
not
welcomed
at
Royal
Siam
Thai.
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