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Koala Bar & Restaurant

Restaurant

👍👍 Never expected to find such a GREAT and interesting pizza here in the beach. My deep respect to the way how the dishes are cooked, for taste and serving, for sense of humor and for atmosphere (ambiance). Koala place is exactly how you would love to see a place in a beach but much more interesting an... People often mention good, beach, staff, restaurant, service, great, Great, nice, drink, friendly,


Address

J2HM+537, 4245, Sala Dan, Ko Lanta District, Krabi 81150, Thailand

Website

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Contact

+66 85 475 5533

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (323 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: 11 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (20) beach (18) staff (13) restaurant (13) service (13) great (11) Great (11) nice (9) drink (8) friendly (7)
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  • 5/5 Lori Z. 5 years ago on Google
    Ecxellent food and cocktaiks. Staff is so friendly and helpfull. Super good thaifood! Super nice place here on the beach to come in and have a drink and some food for dinner.The bar is also ecxellent - try the strawberry margarita!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 tracy te a. 4 years ago on Google
    Hands down my favourite bar on the Island. Always a welcoming, friendly atmosphere. Staff are great, both the Thai and Western Food are fantastic, make the best strawberry margaritas, the beers are icy cold, the owner Todd is an absolute legend and has great recommendations and contacts from diving, through to transport arrangements. Definitely one of best spots on the Island to watch t sun sets too. And they played all t rugby world cup games.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 De N. 1 year ago on Google
    Never expected to find such a GREAT and interesting pizza here in the beach. My deep respect to the way how the dishes are cooked, for taste and serving, for sense of humor and for atmosphere (ambiance). Koala place is exactly how you would love to see a place in a beach but much more interesting and tasty in everything they offer. And of course it`s very cozy, smart and professional. A trinity that you would never forget)))
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kevin H. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic meal! Huge portions, ice cold beers and wonderful staff. This is a MUST visit restaurant.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kasia T. 4 years ago on Google
    Friendly service, very good Thai food and great drinks
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Janne G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Try the yellow curry as well (Original) Prova yellow curry så gott
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 D H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious spare ribs and a nice service. Great location with sea views (Original) Leckere Spareribs und eine nette Bedienung. Super Lage mit Meerblick
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sinopl 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent bar restaurant! I trust the comment to choose and I'm downright disappointed! We eat very very well, for not too expensive, less than 8 € the escalope of chicken Milanese, accompanied with raw vegetables and fries! The products are very good, the fries are fresh, we noticed that a lot of people go to restaurants for the next one having a more attractive light atmosphere and yet, if you prefer to enjoy a good service, calm and privacy this one and perfect (Original) Excellent bar restaurant ! J'ai fait confiance au commentaire poir choisir et je suis carrément pas déçu ! On y mange très très bien, pour pas trop chère, moins de 8€ l'escalope de poulet milanaise, accompagné de crudités et de frites ! Les produits sont très bon, les frites sont fraîche, nous avons remarqué que beaucoup de gens passe se restaurant pour celui à côté ayant une ambiance lumineuse plus attractive et pourtant, si vous préféré profiter d'un bon service, de calme et d'intimité celui ci et parfait
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lee J. 1 year ago on Google
    Great to this place open again after 2 years of struggling due to covid19 tourism. Excellently situated for sun downers Food specials 3 days a week. Cold beers and tasty food 😋👌😍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 IRENE 1 year ago on Google
    One of my favourite places on Lanta! Both the food and the ambience are so superior that returning to Thailand this year it was the first place I visited. The food is fantastic, the portions are enough and the people who work there are the loveliest. They will make you feel welcome and special but will leave you alone when you need it. As for the food, try the ribs or the pad thai, mango salad or "drunken" chicken, all is up to a high standard indeed. And just have a look at the drinks! They taste awesome too. I also love it that they have a choice of places to sit, you can have a romantic or birthday dinner with tablecloths or lie down on the cushions with a seaview, relax by the beach with your toes in the sand or drink with style at the bar, all is possible here 😀
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kim 1 year ago on Google
    What’s terrific restaurant. Best service you will find on the island. The vegetarian Pad Thai is amazing - and the portions are huge. Well done Koala Bar!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Alex S. 4 months ago on Google
    Nicely located on the beach, at the not so busy end. Service staff were very attentive, and granted the food looked good (although we weren't there to eat, so didn't taste it) HOWEVER, 1) happy drinks were really watered down, 2) there is no atmosphere - if you're going to run a bar/restaurant, at least play some background music to liven up the place and give some vibe, and most importantly, 3) don't keep a dog around that is known to be unfriendly especially with kids! This last point was the most disappointing - they have a dog lying in the middle of the bar, which you can't help but step around, and the 'manager' (a Farang/foreigner) told us off for getting too close, warning it can be aggressive and has a particular dislike of small humans. Dude, piece of advise - you run a hospitality joint, find another home for the dog! My recommendation, give this place a skip and go the Majestic bar a bit further down the beach instead.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tereza B. 6 months ago on Google
    the best restaurant we visited in Thailand, beautiful environment, pleasant atmosphere and perfect service! we are excited.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ronnie O. 5 months ago on Google
    Absolutly amazing Great food Great staff Great prices
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cadence 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious food and very generous portions. Everyone was super happy with their order. The staff was very friendly as well. Great vibe with live music at night.

  • 5/5 Pawel Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food. Price are ok, ut size of dishes not to BIG. Recpmmended.

  • 5/5 Matt C. 3 months ago on Google New
    Popular restaurant right on the beach, busy atmosphere catering to large groups and families. We arrived and ordered before several other groups came in but unfortunately our order was forgotten and we had to ask 3 times until they realised the order hadn’t been placed in the kitchen. Management were apologetic but our starters and mains came out lukewarm (would of been tasty if hot). Will try the other restaurants for the rest of our stay.

  • 5/5 Hannes K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Eat great (Original) Top essen

  • 5/5 Aleksandra P. 3 months ago on Google New
    If you want to try original Thai soup, this is the best place. Wery tasty food. Great recommendations. 🇷🇸❤️🇹🇭

  • 4/5 Martina S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Super good pizzas and nice location down the beach (Original) Supergoda pizzor och fint läge nere på stranden

  • 5/5 Queen B. 4 months ago on Google
    The best in town, Nice ocean view, The food are absolutely gorgeous, Big shots to Swedish meat ball, Thank you to Robert ( The chef) you making my evening become special because of your delicious food , Highly recommended

  • 4/5 Alain D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent.! (Original) Excellent.!

  • 5/5 Caroline B. 4 years ago on Google
    Best meal we had in Lanta ! Their thaï dishes are great and at a very good price - last but not least the staff is lovely :)

  • 5/5 Joe P. 2 years ago on Google
    With very unusual conditions for restaurants and bars these days I was simply blown away with the food and drink at koala. A fantastic professional and pleasant staff and owners, wonderful selection of great wines at good prices and OMG Ribs creamy cole slaw mashed potatoes and fresh corn on a stick so delicious I couldn’t finish. Thanks guys and ladies

  • 5/5 Daniel E. 5 months ago on Google
    Perfect location on the beach, super accessible. Ordered the special of the day (fish) - the chef came out to make some accompanying recommendations which I appreciated. Went with his suggestions and did not disappoint! So yummy, cooked perfectly! Looking forward to returning!

  • 5/5 Craig M. 1 year ago on Google
    Best kebab I've had in Thailand. And I dont normally post. But this was special. Over 15 years here and wow!!!

  • 5/5 Arnau Port F. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a really nice time. The breakfast was incredible, and we also had a couple meals there and a drink. You should definitely go have a look! (We got the breakfast because we were staying in Ocean View Resort, maybe you can go and pay separately to get it? That will be up to you to find out, but it was truly amazing.)

  • 5/5 Krzysztof B. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best in this beach area. Tasty food in reasonable price. We enjoyed daily special menu, like pizzas or BBQ. Also very nice staff (sometimes even too much ;))

  • 2/5 lawrence k. 3 months ago on Google New
    Extremely busy. A large restaurant with plenty of tables, must've been over 100 customers. Lots of families, lots of tourists. Thai food was pretty good but very expensive. Vast majority of people were eating pizza, ribs and burgers. The lemon shake was pretty average too. Overpriced.

  • 5/5 Lisa O. 5 months ago on Google
    Amazing service. Very attentive and delicious food. I am gluten free and they went above and beyond to create a special plate just for me with gluten free spaghetti 👌🏻.

  • 5/5 Adrienne S. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice bar, great menu, beautiful seating on the beach.. The owners are friendly and welcoming, ensuring everyone is happy. The service is great. I recommend this place.

  • 5/5 Lara A. 5 months ago on Google
    Wow! Such good food! We enjoyed the flaming fajitas and pomelo salad. Yum! Staff are very friendly and it was wondeful to sit on the beach until it started raining.

  • 5/5 Mael 1 year ago on Google
    Great food, nice chill music, and amazing view, but I could put 5 stars just for the staff. They were lovely, especially the waitress who gave us perfect advice to choose our food. She basically chose for me, and it was delicious.

  • 5/5 Martin S. 4 years ago on Google
    Best Thai food in lantah to me

  • 5/5 maciej t. 4 years ago on Google
    Them strawberry margueritas... Mix of thai and western cuisine may be confusing at first, but pad thai and curries do not disappoint. Staff very helpful and all speak good English - you'll learn to appreciate it in Thailand. And the view...

  • 5/5 Noëmi R. 4 years ago on Google
    Best Thaifood ever with a fantastisc Atmosphere at the Beach!

  • 5/5 Matthias K. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food and drinks for reasonable prices directly at the beach! For a great dinner with a delicious fruit shake I paid 230 thb which was definitely worth it. Staff and the British owners are super friendly. I’ll come back for sure.

  • 5/5 Jenni S. 4 years ago on Google
    Pizza was excellent! Also desset! Views are amazing and staff is polite. Five stars

  • 5/5 Jenna G. 5 years ago on Google
    Friendly staff, great view & incredible food!! Highly recommend this restaurant!

  • 5/5 Jonty B. 4 years ago on Google
    Best food so far (8th day in Thailand). Mango salad for lunch was fantastic. Came back for dinner - very good papaya salad and best red curry ever.

  • 4/5 macornet1963 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good food and drink friendly staff (Original) Lekker gegeten en gedronken vriendelijk personeel

  • 5/5 Klaudia K. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice bar with reasonable prices, delicious food and drinks. It's right on the beach do the view is outstanding!

  • 4/5 Ville U. 4 years ago on Google
    verry good food i ate there almost everyday the yellow curry was the best. i never left hungry.

  • 3/5 steve 4 years ago on Google
    Nice spot on the beach to watch sunset Seafood green curry= 2 prawns and 3 pieces of squid ........ expected a bit more !!! Flavour was ok Large Chang beer 150 B just a bit pricey Pizza ..... could be a lot better Bring out the mozzies coils earlier please Would have Preferred Dogs didn’t hang around the tables

  • 2/5 Bernhard P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The first visit was so good that we wanted to graduate there. Unfortunately waited more than 1 hour for the meal. Upon request after 1h30 minutes, 3 people got their main course and were ready to eat when the other 3 came. Everything was lukewarm. Our drinks would all be empty before the main courses came. Nobody asked if we wanted to have a drink. Just a terse excuse "there would be too many guests". Sorry, this is underground. The Höflichleit would have offered at least to buy a drink on the house. (Original) Der erste Besuch war so gut, dass wir dort unseren Abschluss machen wollten. Leider mehr als 1 h auf das Essen gewartet. Auf Nachfrage nach 1h30 Minuten bekamen 3 Personen ihre Hauptspeise und waren fertig mit essen als für die anderen 3 das Essen kam. Alles war lauwarm. Unsere Getränke wsren alle leer bevor die Hauptspeisen kamen. Keiner fragte ob wir noch was trinken wollen. Nur eine lapidare Entschuldigung "es wären halt zu viele Gäste da". Sorry, das ist unterirdisch. Die Höflichleit hätte es geboten zumindest einen Drink aufs Haus zu spendieren.

  • 1/5 David P. 4 years ago on Google
    Been here two times during our stay in Thailand. First visit was flawless ! However: ! Second time dining here the service was the most atrocious I have ever experienced in my life so far. We ordered 6 main dishes and a starter. After over an hour we received 3 main dishes *together* with the starter (a salad). The food wasn't hot either. During the whole time there was noone to be seen. We couldn't even ask what's wrong or order another drink. Finally, I could ask someone. He was going to look into in. After around 1.5 hours and after I even got up to ask at the counter as well, we got the remaining dishes. Warm at best. We told multiple waiters a few times that it wasn't okay. Most of the Thai waiters didn't even understand the complaint. A measly "We're sorry." from two waiters was the only reaction we got until we left. It would be the absolute bare minimum to show backbone and apologize properly. Mutiple other tables were experiencing the same issues. Same treatment. We are not coming back here.

  • 5/5 Daniel B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good food. Pleasant moment (Original) Très bonne cuisine. Agréable moment

  • 4/5 Charlotte K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good place to eat. Good service. Try Monday Mad Mexican night, Fridays Ribs night. (Original) Godt sted at spise. God service. Prøv mandag Mad Mexican night, fredage Ribs night.

  • 4/5 Calvin S. 4 years ago on Google
    Really enjoyed eating here. Nice Staff and good food. Prices are fine

  • 5/5 Nadia S. 4 years ago on Google
    Fantastic food

  • 1/5 Lucas W. 4 years ago on Google
    Got food poisoned at this restaurant

  • 5/5 Stian I. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent service

  • 5/5 Claus P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great food, great value for you, a place to visit (Original) Super mad, her for du meget for pengene, et sted man bare skal besøge

  • 5/5 Patrick Thomas Mc M. 4 years ago on Google
    Very tasty food 😋

  • 5/5 Michael K. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place directly on the beach. The ribs looked amazing

  • 3/5 Chris 4 years ago on Google
    Nice people and efficient service but the food quality is lacking. Would be happy to pay a little more to increase the quality of the ingredients.

  • 5/5 Filomena Dell' A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) All very good and nice big portions. (Original) Tutto molto buono e porzioni belle grandi.

  • 5/5 G. G. D. 4 years ago on Google
    Friendly, a lot good food

  • 5/5 Mia 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful restaurant, right on the beach. Delicious meal. We had: garlic bread, hamburger, red curry, pizza. Everything was very tasty. (Original) Wunderschönes Restaurant, direkt am Strand. Feines Essen. Wir hatten: Garlic Bread, Hamburger, Red Curry, Pizza. War alles sehr lecker.

  • 5/5 Adam H. 4 years ago on Google
    Loved it, British (-ish?) staff and good food and coctails by the sea. Perfect

  • 5/5 Theresa M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Super nice restaurant right on the beach with a varied offer. The staff is very nice and attentive 🙂 (Original) Super schönes Restaurant direkt am Strand mit einem vielfältigen Angebot. Das Personal ist sehr nett und aufmerksam 🙂

  • 5/5 Bruno D. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent experience. Drunken chicken is amazing. Eating while having the sunset. Perfect!!!

  • 5/5 Laurent L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Warm welcome in front of the sea. Very good address (Original) Accueil chaleureux en face de la mer. Très bonne adresse


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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