Reviews for Sabai Sabai in Middlebury, VT
My family loves this place. It is the place we go for most of my children's birthdays. I have been to many Asian restaurants... around the world in my lifetime and I have to say that the food served here is near the top of my favorites for Asian cuisine. Ionly made it to Indonesia, not quite Thailand. The owner/chef makes the dishes look more like a piece of art arranging food withtiny dishes and these beautiful little carrot flowers carved for the dishes served. Once he came to our table apron and all toshow the children how he did the flowers. I do wish it cost less, but if it were less I probably wouldn't like it as much so itremains a special occasion place for my family. The use of space, for being in the small downtown area convenient for peoplewalking by, is warm and inviting. There are special large round tables near the large plate glass windows that my children loveto sit. There is also a large oval bar in the middle that separates one dining area from the other. The bar has Thai informationand trinkets that draw the attention and curiosity of my children. The lighting and ambiance is nice for a quite dinner for 2 ora large group. The waitstaff wear black and are usually college students I believe. I have never felt anything but welcomed.Our table is usually met by the owner or his wife when we go. They have a reservation close to my heart for their hard work andcongenial mannerism. Since the last time I visited I heard they had a hard time keeping their Sushi chef but I hope that itreturns. COVID has hit many restaurants hard. I may just have to visit this weekend to help support Middlebury's outstandingThai restaurant. This restaurant deserves nothing less than 5 stars in my opinion. ???? Read more
Nice restaurant. Food is high quality. However the reason I can?t give 5 stars is when we went the waitress was completely... overwhelmed. She was serving the entire place by herself. I ordered one of the poke bowls, only for it never to show up 1hr+later, even as the other people in party all ate after short wait. I think this may have been a one off circumstance, and willtry again in future. Read more
Always delicious authentic Thai food. Such a popular place that the wait for food can be long even with a reservation - BUT it?s... always worth it! Very gluten-free and dairy-free friendly and accommodating. I have Celiac and have always eaten there safely.Excellent seafood. Lots of menu choices! My family LOVES this place. Read more
Niche little Thai restaurant in an adorable downtown near Middlebury college. We were in vacation in the area and wanted... something other than American or pizza and this came up. We are so glad we tried it for takeout. The poke bowl was very freshand the ingredients blended nicely. The green curry with seafood was nice too. Miso soup was just okay. One star off because wehad to call about 5 times to get anyone to pick up. We almost gave up. Staff was pleasant to deal with. Read more
Dependable; good for a date night in Middlebury. It's not the best Thai food-- and $20 per person is pretty expensive for red... pepper flake seasoning. There's always a kid playing fortnite on his laptop. The service is really nice, though not incrediblyexperienced. Still, the atmosphere is very relaxing and we are always glad to have gone. One of the best vegetarian dinners inAddison County. Scores a 6/8 in our book... would recommend but there's room for improvement. Read more
Good amount of options yet not an overwhelming number of choices. I ordered the cashew nut stir fry with chicken. Yummy. Fresh... vegetables, thin slices of all white meat chicken (no chunks of fat or questionable meat) served with jasmine rice. Superfriendly waitstaff. Read more
Authentic preparation, high quality veggies and average quality seafood. Fast kitchen, good service. Great flavor. Red Curry... stir fry with Shrimp, mussels, scallops, little lite on the seafood, but simple fast healrhy lunch Nice family run restaurant. Read more
Food is good, but when I was there there was only 1 server for the entire restaurant, completely overwhelmed. It took 30 min to... get my drink and 1 hour of waiting to get a freaking soup served. Even the menu has a warning that they are suffering from laborshortage, which is BS as servers depend on tips and not a salary, and prices were not cheap. If it was not for the eternalwaiting, 1 hour for a soup, still can't believe it, it would deserve more stars. Read more