Great fresh food at a good price! Friendly owner and staff. I ordered Nime Chow for an appetizer and it came with 2 different extraordinary homemade peanut sauces. The Pad Kee Mao came with stir fried rice noodles, snow pea, tomato, sweet red bell pepper, fresh basil, onion and a mild chili paste. I ordered it extra spicy with crushed peanuts on the side. 🌶️🥜

The ambiance was cool too, jazz played in the background. It all came to under $25 and I will be back for more! 🎶👍

We have been coming to Royal Orchid for over 20 years, starting back when it was Thai Ruby. It holds a special place in our hearts, as it was where my husband and I had our very first date. Over the years, through changes in ownership, the one thing that has remained consistent is the exceptional service, welcoming atmosphere, and absolutely amazing food.

A special thank you to Josie for always providing such warm hospitality and ensuring our experience is wonderful every time. The food is consistently delicious, and we always leave happy and satisfied. Thankfully, they also offer Uber Eats, which is a lifesaver—I order from them often, and the quality is just as amazing at home as it is in the restaurant.

Royal Orchid continues to be a favorite of ours, and we look forward to enjoying many more meals here.
Tina & Steve.❤️

Started with the thai tea. See photo great value tea,?? Ginger shrimp $17 no flavor of Ginger 6 small shrimp. Curry chicken sauce was good but very little thin sliced chicken verydry. vegtables were obviously from a bag of frozen vegetables. First and last visit.

From the parking lot, restaurant was hard to spot. But once inside, I felt the ambience of an authentic Thai restaurant. Owner and team were indeed Thai 😁.
Friendly hospitality serving some tasty dishes. The Rad-na noodle was delicious and well prepared.

I never write a review but I ordered a side of sticky rice and this is what was given to me. This is ridiculous. $5 is already steep for a side of rice, but for it to literally sit smaller than the palm of my hand is insane. This is such a rip off.

I am not one to write Google Reviews, but this place was the best Thai restaurant I've ever been to. I could literally eat their food everyday of my life and never get tired of it. The food was so fresh and delicate! I ordered the Red Curry with tofu, and I was in awe! My husband got the Massaman Curry and he could not believe how delicious it was! We have tried other Thai places in Ocala, and I'm sorry but no other place touches Royal Orchid! The ambiance was so special. It was like walking into Thailand! Their dinnerware was beautiful! The restaurant was quiet and made for a very sentimental evening. I will definitely be coming back as MUCH as I can! The coconut ice cream was to die for as well! What a great place, I've never felt so passionate about a restaurant! Go visit them!

Highly recommend .Crab rangoons were amazing. Pad Thai was perfect, pineapple rice was spot on. Really nice staff. All food textures and flavors were amazing. Highly recommend.

The atmosphere was nice that was about it period. When the food came out, it had frozen vegetables in it.Peas and carrots right out of the bag from walmart. The hot tea we ordered came out next with a tea bag sticking out of the pot.Great value straight from Walmart. The chicken dish we ordered had dried up chjcken in it. Never again to this restaurant

Food is always good
Great staff

Highly recommend .Crab rangoons were amazing. Pad Thai was perfect, pineapple rice was spot on. Really nice staff. All food textures and flavors were amazing. Highly recommend.

Great tom yum and pad-se-eww.

Started with the thai tea. See photo great value tea,?? Ginger shrimp $17 no flavor of Ginger 6 small shrimp. Curry chicken sauce was good but very little thin sliced chicken verydry. vegtables were obviously from a bag of frozen vegetables. First and last visit.

The atmosphere was nice that was about it period. When the food came out, it had frozen vegetables in it.Peas and carrots right out of the bag from walmart. The hot tea we ordered came out next with a tea bag sticking out of the pot.Great value straight from Walmart. The chicken dish we ordered had dried up chjcken in it. Never again to this restaurant

We have been coming to Royal Orchid for over 20 years, starting back when it was Thai Ruby. It holds a special place in our hearts, as it was where my husband and I had our very first date. Over the years, through changes in ownership, the one thing that has remained consistent is the exceptional service, welcoming atmosphere, and absolutely amazing food.

A special thank you to Josie for always providing such warm hospitality and ensuring our experience is wonderful every time. The food is consistently delicious, and we always leave happy and satisfied. Thankfully, they also offer Uber Eats, which is a lifesaver—I order from them often, and the quality is just as amazing at home as it is in the restaurant.

Royal Orchid continues to be a favorite of ours, and we look forward to enjoying many more meals here.
Tina & Steve.❤️

Great fresh food at a good price! Friendly owner and staff. I ordered Nime Chow for an appetizer and it came with 2 different extraordinary homemade peanut sauces. The Pad Kee Mao came with stir fried rice noodles, snow pea, tomato, sweet red bell pepper, fresh basil, onion and a mild chili paste. I ordered it extra spicy with crushed peanuts on the side. 🌶️🥜

The ambiance was cool too, jazz played in the background. It all came to under $25 and I will be back for more! 🎶👍

Great people and food.

From the parking lot, restaurant was hard to spot. But once inside, I felt the ambience of an authentic Thai restaurant. Owner and team were indeed Thai 😁.
Friendly hospitality serving some tasty dishes. The Rad-na noodle was delicious and well prepared.

Chicken Pad Thai was delicious

This is a must eat thai location. Authentic, flavorful, just delicious.

I never write a review but I ordered a side of sticky rice and this is what was given to me. This is ridiculous. $5 is already steep for a side of rice, but for it to literally sit smaller than the palm of my hand is insane. This is such a rip off.

Great local Thai place! Hidden gem. Food was yummy and the service was exceptional.

Coconut soup with chicken was excellent as was the pad Thai.

This Thai Restaurant is Amazing!! Some of the Best I’ve had, which was unexpected as I was in town for one night and the restaurant is in a strip mall.
Very flavorful dinners, all authentic and Suoer. I almost went back to get more to put in the cooler for when I got home, 4 hrs south of Ocala
Try this place is’s on my Top 3 Thai Restauramts

I can't believe the good reviews? The crab Rangoon had orange color filling, no seafood flavor and was over-deep fried. $60.00 order and no semblance of Thai taste. No fresh basil, lemon grass, or hot peppers. Told I'd get refund after complaint to management. Then told I'd get a credit for food.Why would I want to eat there again?

Vegans beware! I’m here from out of town, and was looking for cheap vegan food. Found a Thai place with vegetable soups and tofu. Ordered the vegetable tom yum and the vegetable soup in person. Initially walked in and a lady walked up to me asked me if I was with Uber eats, I said no and was ordering to go, then she was quite dismissive. The guy who took my order was nice but I’m not sure if he really understood what I was saying because I said I don’t eat meat and then he asked me if I wanted shrimp. I said no and ordered the 2 soups with vegetables. I asked about the broth, the guy said they did have vegetable broth. Told him I wanted vegetable broth with both soups. Get back to the place I’m staying and the Tom yum vegetable soup wreaks of seafood, I’m disgusted. The vegetable broth tastes pretty good. I eat half. The next day I’m eating the other half of the soup and I find what I HOPE is a shrimp. I don’t eat seafood anymore but this thing looks like a worm and I’m truly disgusted. I hope this a very tiny shrimp but either way. People should run not walk in the other direction! If I could get a refund and a MIND WIPE that would be appreciated. My best hope is to help someone else avoid this nightmare!

Always amazing fresh food with impeccable service & fair prices.

We love this place but they really need to hire a few people. They are far too busy for three employees. I’m hoping it was an off night because the kitchen could not get orders out. When they did come, they came wrong. Half the people waiting left before they got any food because it took over 2 hours. We even had to leave because my mother cannot drive in the dark and we couldn’t wait any longer. I really hope the sweet, lovely ladies who work there get some help. The food IS amazing!! They were just overwhelmed. Best wishes to Royal Orchid.

New guy at counter forgot to put in half my order because he was to busy on his cell phone was told a 20min wait a hour and a half later I got my food

I had been to this restaurant many times back in the mid 2000s when it was under previous ownership. The food and service were fantastic. Cut to 2024, a friend invited me to lunch at this restaurant today and it is obviously under new ownership. There was no lunch menu so I ordered from the standard dinner menu. For $14 I got a curry dish with five cubes of fried tofu, three slices of zucchini, four slices of bell pepper and a little bit of rice on the side. I don't get the five-star reviews from just 3 weeks ago. Regardless, I'm not returning.

Authentic Thai food! Great service!

Food is amazing and outstanding customer service

I spent a year in Thailand and this is the best and most authentic Thai food ever. Service is great, the atmosphere is quiet, and I feel like I am still in Thailand. Try the shrimp fried rice; the shrimp are perfectly cooked and huge. The prices are also very reasonable.

This is my favorite Thai restaurant in the Ocala in Gainesville area. At the beginning it may not look like much but give it a chance because the food is amazing, and once the servers get to know you and you become a regular you will look forward to interacting with them and the type of service they provide.

I am not one to write Google Reviews, but this place was the best Thai restaurant I've ever been to. I could literally eat their food everyday of my life and never get tired of it. The food was so fresh and delicate! I ordered the Red Curry with tofu, and I was in awe! My husband got the Massaman Curry and he could not believe how delicious it was! We have tried other Thai places in Ocala, and I'm sorry but no other place touches Royal Orchid! The ambiance was so special. It was like walking into Thailand! Their dinnerware was beautiful! The restaurant was quiet and made for a very sentimental evening. I will definitely be coming back as MUCH as I can! The coconut ice cream was to die for as well! What a great place, I've never felt so passionate about a restaurant! Go visit them!

I really enjoyed this quiet place to eat delicious food, The waiter helped me with my selections, He was very knowledgeable. I recommend this establishment, they only can seat 90

Love the relaxed environment. Food was great. Portions perfect and the service was balanced to enjoy the food without someone hovering. Highly recommend

Best Thai food in Ocala. Not that there's many options but you know what I mean.

Food was mediocre. My husband ordered basil fried rice and it was decent. If you ask for spicy they don’t accommodate instead they give you some ground cayenne on the side that you can add in to make spicy not even real thai chili’s. I ordered satay chicken and that had good flavor. The papaya salad was just ok. Again not spicy and lacking fish sauce, lime and thai chilis. They don’t have sticky rice either. Also ordered a side of Tom Yum chicken soup and that took was lacking flavor. The staff was nice just not accommodating and not willing to make my food spicy even though I said I eat very spicy food! If you’re looking for authentic Thai cuisine. Keep looking this place is not it!

The food was excellent and the service was outstanding! Loved it.

Always incredible

I’m very picky when it comes to Thia food and this place is amazing. My go to is Pad Thai and I have them add duck, which is a up charge but worth it. The duck is nice and crispy and the noodles have a lot of flavor. The portions are very generous I share with my wife. Highly recommend this place for Thia style food.

Best thai food in town! Food and service have been excellent everytime we have dined here.

Very authentic....great staff, delicious 😋

Awesome food.

This place was great. The food was delicious and the portions were perfect. The atmosphere was very comfortable and relaxing. Service was attentive but not intrusive. We will definitely be back.

My wife and I absolutely LOVE coming here. We have been doing so for many, many years. The food is always so flavorful, hot, fresh, and delicious!! Definatey our favorite place to go! Shout out to all the staff for every meal and thier service being on point!

Absolutely delicious Thai food and wonderful experiences! This is that hidden gem that you find and cherish!

The family that runs this is always so sweet and respectful! After being introduced to this restaurant, it is now in our routine!

Don’t get the iced coffee

Only good things to report a favorite place to go 2-3 time a month . always completely satisfied in every way very clean in appearance.fast friendly service with a smile fun too at time

We’ve been looking for a good type place, and I think we found it. We had the yellow curry and the pad Thai with chicken. We tried the steam dumplings and the spring rolls.

We thought the food was very good. The Thai iced tea was also good. It is a quiet atmosphere, and the service was great!

Great service great food

When we crave Thai we make a beeline for Royal Orchid and have never met with disappointment. The ladies who currently run Royal Orchid are always welcoming and pleasant, always helpful if you need a suggestion or more info re the menu items. The food is freshly prepared, generous in size, lovely to look at. The restaurant itself is small, offering booths and tables. It is very attractive. Parking is ample.

Wonderful authentic Thai food served by great staff. Like taking a step back in time and to another country. Much love for this place.

Everyone is amazing. Food is divine.

Seemed a little discombobulated when ordering, and who's doing what! Wonton soup was delicious and desert as well.....(fried bananas and ice cream). Really no wow factor on a couple of dishes we ordered. Perhaps it's what we ordered.....(Garlic & Black Pepper and a Ginger dish).....pretty bland! Sorry!

Our server was so much fun. She made the experience delightful with her upbeat personality. We love Thai food and seek out restaurants when visiting new cities.
Royal Orchid Thai is worth a try. Their soups are good and the Sweet and Sour Chicken was good especially since it was not a breaded chicken in the dish.

Solid meal. Entertaining server.

Service was great and food was delicious!

The food here is great, been coming for a long time and we always enjoy it.

Quiet,romantic and delicious food.

First time here and kind of disappointed. I came here for spicy beef noodle soup and the broth comes out super sweet. Even if you add a ton of hot peppers and chili oil, the sweetness is still there. I’ve been to a ton of Thai restaurants and I am part Thai so I know a lot about authentic Thai food. If you’re coming here for Thai noodle soup, it isn’t the best and you can definitely find better elsewhere. Plus the prices are high here. However their Thai tea was amazing! & I do love that they give you soup and spring roll and a dessert at the end though!

UPDATE: 10 months later I come back to get Larb. I’m Thai and have had so much Larb in my life from different states, so so many. This was absolutely horrible! First, they don’t give ANY lettuce whatsoever! Larb is a salad and they gave a couple pieces of lettuce. Secondly, there was no spice, cilantro, nothing. Just plain meat. And third, I ordered double meat. As seen in photos this is not double, barely even one portion. This is the last time. If you’re looking for Thai food in Ocala, go to Ayuttaya Thai. You won’t regret it. This place doesn’t taste authentic at all. And the service is super slow. I won’t be back!

UPDATE ABOUT 2 YEARS LATER: Today I went back to give them another chance. I did give them 3 stars, from 1 star. The food just isn’t that spicy. I got it to go so I was able to come home to add my own spices, but they don’t give you any cilantro or basil for the Thai soup and no cilantro or mint for the Larb. But this time the Larb was so much better and I added my own greens at home. I wouldn’t eat there, but I would order again to go.

M6 favorite place to eat. I moved to Miami and still crave royal orchid. I make it a point to grab some when I'm in town and chow down 😋

The best panang curry, pot stickers, crab Rangoon, and so many more dishes. Our go to for Thai!

Friendly, polite staff. Chatty ambience in the dining room, half full on a Sunday evening. Decor reminiscent of a Chiang Mai restaurant. Authentic menu. The "Amazing Broccoli" (with chicken) is served with a wonderful peanut sauce. Very yummy!

I was on a recent weekend trip in this area and I fell in love with the food at Royal Orchid. I feel as a vegan, I had plenty of yummy options and it seems like there was separation in meal prep to avoid cross-contamination because my digestion was happy!

Our group came back more than once during our weekend stay and I would go back in a heartbeat.

Your service staff is rude, you don’t acknowledge people when they walk in the door, your pad Thai has way to much fish sauce. Your ordering online doesn’t work or go thru and your FOH service staff can’t handle 2/3 volume inside ALONGSIDE online ordering. For the price // quality + staff you’re failing in comparison to other options nearby.

The food was great! And for very reasonable prices.

Great place for Thai food!!

Very good food flavors! I how to return and try another meal!!

Stopped by while I was on a work trip. It was literally 5 mins from my hotel. So I just went in an ordered to go. I got the Tom Yum Soup vegetable, and honestly it’s the best Tom Yum I think I’ve ever had!! Definitely recommend. On a side note the restaurant is small, intimate, and beautiful decorated. Almost feels like you’re in Thailand. It’s a beautiful place for a cute date night ;)

Had the red curry and the pad Thai. Absolutely delicious.

have dined in and picked up from here for years, the staff is so friendly and warm. tonight was the first time we had items missing from our order (noticed when we got home, so it’s on us for not checking before we left) but they were so kind and gave us a refund for the items. the pad thai here is absolutely incredible. i’ve seen a review or two saying it isn’t “authentic” but damn if it isn’t my favorite noodle dish i’ve had from ANY establishment . if you haven’t tried their chicken & rice soup you’re really missing out, it’s so comforting like a hug.

I generally read reviews before trying a new restaurant or service, always keeping in mind the subjective nature of each person's experience. As a result, I generally find that my own experience lies somewhere in the middle of the reviews about 75% of the time. Thankfully, I've rarely experienced anywhere close to the 1 or 2 stars given by some. In the case of Royal Orchid I am happy to say this little restaurant exceeded every expectation I had about my favorite cuisine. The service was excellent, the ambiance pleasant, the staff friendly and personable, and the food, really excellent, authentic Thai. The chicken satay did not suffer the usual dryness that I experience at most Thai restaurants. It was plump and juicy and perfectly cooked. The accompanying peanut sauce was both subtle and complex. The duck and seafood salads were excellent with exactly the amount of heat we asked for and again, perfectly cooked. Both plates were heaped high with duck and seafood. No skimping here.
There is a saying that eating Thai food is like being kissed on one cheek and slapped on the other. This definitely applies to our experience at Royal Orchid. We are only in Ocala for several more days, however we plan to squeeze in another visit to Royal Orchid before our departure. Highly recommend you give this jewel a try.

Very good curry. Super cute place.

Great food and excellent service!

Avoid. Not worth the $$

We came around 6pm and the place was packed! They were severely short staffed with only one older waitress who spoke limited English for the entire restaurant. One other woman was helping in the kitchen, checking people out, answering the phone and handling take out orders. We could see that some people were frustrated but most people were kind, patient and understanding. The food was outstanding as always and those ladies literally running the front of the house killed it! This is not typical of this restaurant to be so short staffed. And it’s absolutely worth the wait for not only their food but their kindness and hospitality.

We waited about two hours to get our food. The restaurant wasn't even busy, there was 5-6 people. The food was amazing, but the wait made it not worth it.

2nd time eaten Thai food, lots of flavors great food will be back

The food was not good. Red curry was too sweet and veggie pieces were to big. Curry was too thin. Pad Thai had too much fish sauce and no peanuts. Basil fried rice had one basil leaf and was flavorless. Chicken satay was too dry and unappetizing.
Overall atmosphere was too gloomy and dusty. This place used to have good food. What happened?

Wonderful little restaurant with a cool atmosphere and great flavors! Tom Yung was delicious and probably the best Drunken Noodle I've ever had.

Great food

The Siam Chicken is excellent !!!

Very much enjoyed the food, service and ambience....we plan to return!

Food was not at all good service was decent. The bill came out to $100 when we added the bill it came out to $69. Back and forth with the woman handling the bill she said oh sorry I don’t know how I messed up. Needless to say we will not be back or recommend to anyone unfortunately.

Every time I’m in Ocala, I love to stop here! Great Thai food, lovely owners! I’ve been coming here for over 15 years !!

About 1/3 of the main dishes were really good. The other two were middle of the road. The crab Rangoon were very small for the price which seemed to carry throughout the other dishes - small portions for the price.

1st time there. The food was awesome

I'm loving it, the best Thai food in my entire life

I’ve been coming here for years but it’s always slipped my mind to leave a review. As usual, the food today was superb. We got ginger duck, chicken fried rice, dumplings, and spring rolls and all were authentic and amazing! Highly recommended.

Have been there twice and never disappointed. Have had the Pad Thai and the Chicken Panang curry. The outside appears dark in the small strip mall but the inside, from hospitality to service is very welcoming. And the food delish!

The food was awesome

Royal Orchid is excellent! Very attentive and super friendly. We love that they have fresh rolls. Crab Rangoon made there with great flavor. My husband's Pad Kee Mow was very tasty and my dish, "Amazing," was tasty peanut sauce w/ a little coconut milk over chicken and broccoli. Really yummy.

Josey told us the restaurant has been there for 30 years. The interior is beautiful and the Thai food is among the best we've ever had. For sure we're going there the next time we're near Ocala. They have our highest recommendation.

Fantastic service, food and atmosphere. I would 10/10 come again!

Pineapple fried rice some what desent however vegetarian sauteed broccoli is small portion for amount is overpriced

The server was not attentive during the entire experience. We got more attention from the bus lady. Took way too long to get our meal as we were the only couple in the place for at 30 minutes. They seemed to be doing mainly to go business.
My husband ordered pad Thai, the server did not ask the spice level so we assumed mild. It wasn't and came quite spicy, very hot almost Thai hot. I ordered the Fancy Duck chef special, a splurge, a $25 dish. The duck came out so tough it was like leather and not chewable. I could only manage to be able to eat a few bites. The skin had been crisped nicely but had obviously sitting under the sauted veggies foe awhile as it was soggy where it wasn't burned.
They served my husband first and then almost 10 minutes later my food came. The server wasn't going to give me my salad with my meal I asked for it. The duck had no flavor besides sweet.
I left a small tip but not my usual. Highly disappointed and we will not return. It seemed from the few people that did come in and the to go orders we heard that fried rice dishes and soup are there mainstays.

Awful taste paid $80.00 for 4 dishes to go. When I got home portions were for kids. Not going back to this place.

I enjoyed all the food there! Workers are super nice.

Enjoyed a lovely lunch with a long-time friend. Ocala is fortunate to have an authentic Thai restaurant such as this

Really enjoyed the green curry and pad Thai! The staff are very friendly and welcoming. I love eating here!

I and my husband went there on June 19,2022 - it was a Sunday !
* Glad to see there was no wait time . We got seated - but the place is extremely small . If someone walks behind , they were hitting me all the time as there are many tables and less walkway !

We ordered soup , red curry and pad thai .
* they have only one waitress for the whole restaurant and she just runs around . She doesn’t even have time to talk - she would run , take order and run ! No time to ask her anything about the menu .
* The bowl in which soup was served was broken in the edges . I felt like eating it in a free food campaign out of a broken vessel . It was not pleasant to be served in a broken bowl for sure , although the soup was good , was not appetizing .
* No extra napkins on the table .

* The smell of cooking oil fills the atmosphere too , which we found it difficult to tolerate .
* pad Thai was a disaster - it had a very strong stingy smell . My husband couldn’t even eat a spoon as the smell was so disgusting . We tried to talk to the waitress , but she was so busy running around .
* red curry was ok - we both ate that one and wasted Pad Thai .
* The waitress would move around to collect vessels and she just snatched the plates and went - couldn’t even tell her anything .

Total experience was a disaster - I don’t think we will ever return to this place again !

This place is delicious! I’ve passed by this place many times before. Super glad I made it in to give it a try. The green curry was excellent and the perfect amount of spice and the Pad Thai was really good.

Incredible food and great service. It’s consistent and delicious every time, and their Thai Tea can’t be beat. The prices are unbelievable-can’t recommend this place enough!

What an awesome experience!! Very busy for a Sunday night but so worth the wait!!!

Not as advertised on TripAdvisor or google. No bottled water . Thee wait was long. and the service was lousy.

I’ve been coming here for over 21 years! The food is always delicious! The service is amazing! Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in Ocala!

Best Thai in town. Best pad Thai and beef noodle soup i have ever had! All Ocala and surrounding Thai places can’t touch this place !

Food was really good, service was not bad, kinda abrupt. Maybe she was having a bad day.

Very nice, clean dining area. Service was good. Food was very well-prepared and tasty.

I've been going here for years. The food is delicious ❤️. I even love their Thai donuts, the peanut sauce is amazing.

Tiny, hidden gem in central Ocala. The BEST Thai food for miles and miles and miles. Stop in and check it out!

Passing through on biz… I’ve tried the one across the street. I prefer it over this one. If your a regular they are very friendly. If not… well… just prepare to wait on the service… food wasn’t the worst.

The food was delicious. Just the right amount of spice.

Ambiance was great. The food that I order was either too salty and too sweet.

This is the 2nd time I've eaten here and BOTH times I ordered gluten free and both times I was served gluten and was sick before I ever made it home. Never again!!! 😡

Having been a regular customer for almost 10 years needless to write that even though we now drive 25 miles to get here Royal Orchid remains excellent and exceptional cuisine!

Their spicy duck salad was very nice and they had the best fried rice we’ve ever had!

Friendly staff and delicious food. Loved the pad see ew.

First I'd like to say that if I could rate this any lower I totally would.
The absolute worst thai experience I ever had.
First the service was completely off, staff didn't care and got wrong order also forgot about few items. Food isn't fresh whatsoever it seams that it is ready made a night before or something.
Don't get fooled by your hunger and go there, you'd rather wait or eat something else.
Total waste of money and time and appetite.

I won't go back. As soon you walk in stink and smell like old rust. The AC was off, so it was hot. Staff was not friendly. And food was not good. At least I tried it.

Excellent food, good service.

it is the best thai food i have ever eaten in my life😋

Food and service always great here. Inside atmosphere is peaceful with dark paneling and a good mix of tables and booths. The Coconut Soup, Panang Chicken, and Red Curry Chicken are repeatedly favorites of ours

Excellent menu. Great food.

Been here several times (probably about 5) and it's always a great experience. Food is always delicious, and everyone I bring agrees. Never had a weird smell any time I have been so idk what those reviews are about. Servers are always super attentive and nice. Beautiful decor.

Wow! Hidden gem in strip mall.
Had the shrimp and snapper…great flavor.
Pad Thai was perfect with medium spice.

This restaurant smell.. Not sure what it is. Anyways I ordered the stir fry veggies with chicken..But the chicken tasted so bad that I just discarded it AND JUST LEAVE ON THE PLATE. LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING. I EVEN POINTED TO THE WAITRESS BUT SHES IGNORING ME. MY FIRST AND LAST.

We brought our Thai foreign exchange student to check it out, and she was DELIGHTED at how authentic everything was, from the food to the decor, and the staff were all Thai, as well. On top of that, the food and service were EXCELLENT!

If you want authentic Thai food, The Royal Orchid is the place to go.

Wow, 1 Star to many they don’t deserve any.
I will start with the smell when you get in to the restaurant. That was my red flag but my wife and I sat down, table was clean server was not fluent so I tried hard to understand and communicate. We ordered a fresh spring roll, chicken pad Thai, Crispy Duck with vegetable.
We have eaten across the country in Thai restaurant. This was not real Thai by any means. Chicken Pad Thai was not good but able to eat. The Crispy duck was old and rotten . Would not feed to the dogs!!! It was served under the vegetable Sure hiding it. The lady that served us looked like she needed to work.
Do Yourself a favor Don’t go in here . This is a place from the past. Food Pic are deceiving.
County needs to shut it down.

best pad thai ever made best atmosphere

My husband and I ordered take out from here but when we went inside, we told them we wanted to eat inside as the restaurant looked beautiful and there was no one else inside. The kindly obliged and brought us our food. The bowls we were served food in were beautiful, in a pretty fish shape. We really enjoyed the parang curry and the spring rolls. The Thai tea is something I highly recommend. The chicken satay was alright.

The Pineapple Fried Rice was Awesome
It is so so good
Thai food is very good
We will be back

My wife and I enjoy it. The pineapple fried rice with chicken is good. The basil fried rice with chicken is good. They are quick with service. My glass was never empty.

My second favorite Thai place in town. Not that it isn’t amazing. I just like the other one slightly better. It’s a personal choice and I expect you to respect that. This is all I will say about the matter. Thank you.

Excellent food. Everything we ate had great flavor profiles. Thai food is layers of flavor and you get it here. Low key location. If you like Thai food definitely put this place on your list to try in Ocala.

It was great as usual, I can honestly say I've never been there and had a bad experience. Did try there chicken wings for the first time and they are out of this world good. Never had anything like it before, I'll never look at wings the same way again.

Not too pricey for the lunch menu. Try the shrimp in red curry! Amazing servers!

this is a very special restaurant with delicious fresh food. I there two times this week because it was that good.

Food served fresh and hot! Always a great experience every time we're here.

Food was amazing

Best phad Thai ever had. Super friendly service. Thai tea great and free donuts

Decor was good, nice selection of classic Thai dishes but there service was incredibly slow (1hr for food to arrive after ordering). Meanwhile to go orders were coming in and flying out the door.

The food was just ok, every dish my party head, the flavors were there but they also all seemed like a watered down version of the dish.

Food was delicious as always

We have been going here for a very long time unfortunately after the covid shut down they had to reduce their menu, they also chose a new menu format that can be confusing to some, other than that still the same old good fresh food you are used to

My first time trying Thai so I can't really say how authentic it is but I liked my chicken Pad Thai alright and my friends liked what they got too. The Thai donuts are really good too and plenty to share.

Great did, great service, good prices.

We came here specifically for the dumplings, we called our order ahead and it was ready within minutes! Absolutely the best dumplings we have ever had. They may have ruined any dumplings for us going forward in life.

I enjoy the Chai tea, salad with Peanut Dressing and Chicken Pad Thai. The lunch menu also includes a Spring Roll and mini doughnuts! The coconut soup is also amazing! There are optional meats/shrimp that can be added to your soup.

Went to this location after some time away from the area. Upon going back, food quality and service has not changed. Still great service, good and environment. I highly recommend it, if you're trying to get Thai and are in the area.

Awesome food.

Customer service was great but the food, not so much.

Great food!

The Red Curry is excellent and the decor is charming. We keep coming back every time we are in the area!

Fantastic service and even better food. Best Thai I've ever had. Big portions for what you pay. Truly one of the best restaurants in Ocala. You won't be disappointed.

First time here. Food was delicious, service was prompt and friendly. Dining area clean. Pleasant music. Great atmosphere.

Unfortunately Had A Bad Experience Gave Me 1 Shrimp And 1 Scallop All Lettuce And A Tomato Lady Up Front Was Very Rude And Even Messed Up My Order Gave Me A lot Of Attitude Place Was A Good Place But Things Changed Ps Robbed Me 13 Dollars On This And Put Egg On My Strictly Veggie Food

Last Saturday, September 20 20 my husband and I went there to have lunch. I have been going there for years and always love the place. But they have gone downhill quite a bit. The food has gotten very cheap. We have always ordered the fresh rolls normally they used to use Napa cabbage, 3 shrimps, Julie end pieces of carrots, red peppers, green onions, Rice noodles, And been sprouts. Now the fresh roll is comprised of iceberg lettuce which taste terrible in a fresh roll, one shrimp no onions or red peppers no carrots.And the price has doubled. They have completely went way cheaper on their food and doubled the price. Then our main dish was pad Thai seafood which we always used to love. There was always enough for two people to share. Not this time! The pad Thai seafood was always loaded with seafood. Not now. There was only two shrimp, one scallops and four pieces of calamari. In a main dish, I can’t believe it. End it was much smaller than it used to be. I ordered some The coconut chicken soup, they used to make it with straw mushrooms, they look like little lampshades. Now they use just slices of button mushrooms. They used to put more in it. It still has a good flavor. But it doesn’t have much in it. They used to put a lot more in it.
We asked the waitress to have the cooks put a little bit extra green onions in it. She said no no no no. They will have to charge us four dollars. I said for a couple extra green onion? You Gotta be kidding me. I can go to Walmart and buy a whole bunch for $.50. I said we like a little extra green onion, She said no no we have to take something out of the dish if we put that in. I completely was floored. Don’t ever ask for anything done a certain way there. Don’t ask for anything to be added extra in your dish. It must be unheard of there. Then I had asked for the spice rack they bring to your table which used to be 4different things now it’s only two. OK then we had it for about five minutes and the waitress came back to our table and said are you done with this and grabbed it and walked away and gave it to another table without cleaning it first. She took it from us and took it to another table I don’t think you should do that with Covid going on. Royal orchid used to be my favorite restaurant and I raved about it to everybody. I don’t suggest it anymore.

Very special place, delicious food!

OK curry, bad shrimp. No fork

WORST THAI FOOD EVER!
Ordered sweet tea got regular. The server put a bowl of chicken broth and spring roll with fat laying on the bottom nothing else. She put it in front of my girlfriend who ate the spring roll and pushed the chicken water away. Then brought her a bowl of coconut soup. I asked her where my chicken water and spring roll was and her response was “She ate it”
Our food came and it was very small portions and weird old taste with no flavor. I told the sever her food was inedible and she laughed and walked away. I asked for my bill and expected to pay for our drinks but NO she handed me a bill for $30.40 and paid.
I asked her if she even cared what was wrong with the food, and her response was “ITS YOUR FAULT YOU DON’T READ MENU”! FOOD GOOD! I wish I could post all the pics.

The food was good and the service was decent

We went here last night after seeing the amazing reviews but sadly, we did not have this same experience. From the beginning, our server told us they were closing soon, so we tried to order quick. When we checked the time, the restaurant was still open for 45 minutes. Even then, we felt extremely rushed, we didn’t feel like we could ask questions about the menu, and our server was pretty unfriendly. Our food did come quick, but the servings were smaller than we anticipated and we didn’t have silverware. Again, our server was annoyed when we asked. We didn’t even bother to get desert. The meal was ridiculously expensive (and doesn’t add up based on menu prices.) The food was okay, but not worth the amount we paid, sadly. I am very sad to give this review but I honestly think it doesn’t deserve more than this.