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Thai Zen

Restaurant

🫤 DON’T GO HERE! I wish i had seen the reviews before coming here. The food took more than an hour to come (probably longer if I hadn’t kept asking where it is) and when I asked why it took so long, I was gaslit and lied to. They tried to tell me other people got their food first because they came bef... People often mention service, Thai, good, amazing, delicious, spicy, restaurant,


Address

Katelijnestraat 44, 8000 Brugge, Belgium

Website

www.thaizen.be

Contact

+32 50 69 95 52

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (328 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: 6 to 9 pm
  • Monday: 6 to 9 pm
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 6 to 9 pm
  • Friday: 6 to 9 pm
  • Saturday: 6 to 9 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Cynthia P. 6 years ago on Google
    This place is amazing. The food is incredibly delicious and the service is fun, fast and very efficient. The waiter was so kind and we even got some sort of pumpkin appetizer for free and it was beyond delicious. I got the best vegetarian meal I could ever wish for in brugge and my friend had a delicious pork meal she couldn't even finish. We're stuffed and very satisfied. Would recommend this place to everyone!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ruby K. 9 months ago on Google
    DON’T GO HERE! I wish i had seen the reviews before coming here. The food took more than an hour to come (probably longer if I hadn’t kept asking where it is) and when I asked why it took so long, I was gaslit and lied to. They tried to tell me other people got their food first because they came before me, when I watched those people as they came in and sat down long after me. The truth is that they had so many online delivery orders that we could see the drivers picking up but they refuse to acknowledge this. Your dine-in customers should always come first. I had to miss my brewery tour and my train back, and not once did they apologize for the horrible service. And the food wasn’t worth it at all, absolutely no taste or spices. I had to ask for fresh chillies and she made a rude face. Completely ignored me when I walked out. A horrible end to my beautiful day in Brugge
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 John T. 1 year ago on Google
    Ate dinner here, service surprisingly slow as I was the only person in the resturant.Caused by food delivery pickups. The food was so bland that you would imagine they had run out of chillis. I asked for some fresh chilli to add to my food and they provided fresh and a homemade paste which saved the day! There was a distinct lack of Thai herbs, galangal or lemon grass in the dishes. Thai food cheaply made. The people of Bruges do not like spicy food at all so ask up front if they can make your food like you would eat in Thailand
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kris V. 6 years ago on Google
    I had the lunch here @ € 11.95: Thai beef with oystersauce and oystermushrooms. It was excellent.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vik S. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good Thai and asked to spice it up which they did. Also great choice for veg as we had a few in our group and they really enjoyed it
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fernanda T. 1 year ago on Google
    Vegan friendly, one of the few places open late in Bruges. We just had appetizers and drinks, and everything was delicious
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 X. C. 1 year ago on Google
    No hodgepot, just simplex, straightforward yet very nice dishes. They have good flavour and contain lots of veggies.

  • 2/5 1p_anime 8 months ago on Google
    "Strange medley" restaurant with Korean kimchi in a Thai restaurant, Japanese ramen, Chinese tea, expensive prices, and strange flavors. I've never had pho this sour before."

  • 5/5 David P. 5 months ago on Google
    Excellent Thai food,we had a realy enjoyable meal,veey good helpfull service.

  • 3/5 Mikhail R. 11 months ago on Google
    We got Tom Yum soup, spring rolls, and a main dish of spicy basil chicken. The Tom Yum soup broth was a bit too spicy and didn't taste very good, and the shrimps had the shells on them. The spring rolls were OK but nothing amazing. The chicken entrée was OK, the chicken was a bit overcooked and the broth was far too salty. Overall I can't say I would recommend this restaurant to anyone because the food was just meh.

  • 5/5 Tazmeen K. 11 months ago on Google
    The food was so amazing that it got me finishing of my plate, even though I was very full within 10mins eating. Portain was amazing and the fish of the day was so fresh, left me wanting more. The small family business is very busy and very well known to the community in bruges. Definitely worth the money and would definitely visit this place again. Thank you for the experience

  • 2/5 Jayantha P. 1 year ago on Google
    If you are a lover of real, flavourful Thai food, DON'T go here. The service was good and pleasant. When the food arrived, it looked good. But none of the dishes had any Thai flavours to them. There wasn't a hint of lemon grass or any other Thai tastes. In short, the food was quite bland and not spicy at all. The beef was quite tough too. It turned out to be a very disponible evening.

  • 4/5 Simon 1 year ago on Google
    Food and service is amazing but the list music being played is short and the genre is awful. I had to listen to "all of me" thrice 😐

  • 5/5 Pedro V. 1 year ago on Google
    Generous portion. Friendly and thoughtful staff. Amazing and romantic atmosphere! Recommended.

  • 3/5 Jochen B. 1 year ago on Google
    That’s a difficult one. We were five and did not have a reservation. The team was flexibel and found a solution. Shortly after ordering a friend showed up and again the team of Thai Zen was very flexibel. The food was overall very tasty not to hot. However, we got one! bowl of rice for 6 had to ask several times for more rice and really had to wait with the food on the plates for the rice befor we could continue. Not good! Plus, beef was a little tough. 🤷‍♂️ Sorry Thai Zen team, but I think you can do better.

  • 5/5 Derya D. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing vegan options! I definitely recommend 👍

  • 4/5 Conor B. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good phad Thai, couple of decent vegan options as well, the veg tasted really fresh. Maybe a little bit expensive but otherwise 5*. Very good service. Highly recommend the basil and mint drink.

  • 3/5 Noelia 1 year ago on Google
    The food and the service were great. The Schrimp Pad Thai was delicious! However, I was a bit concerned about the amount of mosquitos inside the restaurant. The ceiling was just full of them and it was quite annoying. I got like four mosquito stings while having dinner.

  • 3/5 Sakshi S. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was decent as was the service. Only had 2-3 vegetarian options

  • 4/5 Charles M. 1 year ago on Google
    Tasty but check take away order before you leave as ours was missing items

  • 4/5 Martin H. 1 year ago on Google
    I had spicy tofu and it was delicious. Good and very fast service. It came with rice (which I think the menu could have mentioned). One small point: most places are prepared to serve tap water as a nice courtesy.

  • 5/5 Rafa M. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious food, is cheap and good service. The place close early.

  • 3/5 Mapa M. 5 years ago on Google
    The service was absolutely horrible but the food was decent and reasonably priced! The (only) waiter really needs to work on his people skills and this restaurant could have the potential to be great! I would also note that it took quite a while to get my food, but it was worth the wait.

  • 2/5 Lina T. 5 years ago on Google
    Little cozy restaurant, but very slow service. We only had a Tom Kha Khai (thai spicy soup) and a Shrimp Pad thai, and it took 45 minutes. The pad thai was good with a good amount of food, but the soup... jeez, it was too salty, it was really hard to eat the whole bole, but since I didn't want to wait another 45 minutes, I didn't send it back. Next time I stop by Bruges, I'd rather eat some fries and waffles, it'll be better.

  • 5/5 Farusbdw 4 years ago on Google
    Totally love it. Restaurant is small but unique and nice. Food is tasty and pretty big! Stuff are friendly and speaking few languages.

  • 5/5 Dani Del carmen V. 2 years ago on Google
    Have to say, been a long time since we were in Thailand last time, and from the very first mouthful we felt we were back in that amazing country. For us, it was an amazing taste and dinner, thank you for having us!


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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