Golden Elephant
Posted on October 29, 2025
Thai treats in a select setting
It’s the new kid on the block on Lamai’s beach road: a spacious setting under a giant canvas roof with quality food and drink at prices that won’t break the bank: Golden Elephant focuses on a menu that closely focuses on Thai food and presents it in a tasteful ambience.
You’ll recognize the restaurant thanks to its decorations outside: statues of elephants and monks draw the eye to the interior, which is contemporary Thai but with many grace notes that hark back to the country’s past. You’ll find an old gramophone, and old-style telephones as well as wooden wall carvings. Old and new sit happily together here, while the décor, never cluttered, lets the sheer spaciousness of the restaurant come to the fore. With tables that are well-separated, dining here means you have plenty of elbow room and can’t be overheard. If you’d like a variation to the comfy wooden tables and chairs there are old-style salas where you can relax and chill out.
There are two tasting menus with excellent value. The first has six different dishes and the other, eight. Golden Elephant also does a Thai-style hot pot moukata or fondue where you place food on a sizzling hot surface punched with holes allowing it to be steam-cooked. Share with family and friends; this is one of Thailand’s most convivial ways of eating. There’s also a children’s menu (western food only). Popular dishes are displayed on the board outside. You can choose the degree of spiciness that you wish your food to have; just have a word with the waiting staff when they come to take your order.
There are plenty of cocktails, shakes, and long drinks with which to start the evening off, not to mention a goodly selection of wines from both the new and old world. Choose from an array of salads, popular curries, rice, noodles with plenty of seafood and meats. You’ll also find popular sets and naturally, there’s a selection of delicious Thai desserts to finish. Golden Elephant is a good choice whether you come with your family, friends or just to have dinner with your partner.
Open daily from 14.30 to 23.00
Reservation call: 077 601 602, 090 402 9760
