Iyara Thai Restaurant

Our first 5 star review was 5 years ago! We need to update it! We had a wonderful anniversary dinner there last night and the experience is still 5 star. I am now a coeliac and know that most of the menu is GF. I had the best, most tasty food, confident that the meal was safe for me. When people come to visit us, it is the first place they want to go to. This restaurant is the best Thai on the coast, and we recommend it to locals and visitors alike.

I am not one to normally post a negative review but this experience was disappointing. The location is great for holiday makers… food was quick for a public holiday. To some, that can raise a potential red flag, others might think this is great.. however we just paid $62 for only rice noodles and two soft drinks. I ordered chicken pad Thai and vegetable pad Thai, and it was only noodles!!! No vegetables and hardly any chicken and the fact that no one came over to serve us properly or check on us when the food had arrived was even more disappointing. The next problem was.. we had no forks to eat with and no one to be seen to ask for assistance so my partner ended up having to get up and go take forks from another empty table. The place was completely dead with only 3 families in there and the waitresses were just standing around at the front counter talking. We ended up just eating it, and dealt with it because we were too tired. But after spending the night not feeling well.. I now wish I had been ‘that person’ and said something. Please note: If you’re looking for the meal to be Gluten Free because you have an intolerant or have Coeliac disease - DON’T EAT HERE. I specifically asked them if they could make sure it’s gluten free and they said yes, but it definitely wasn’t. :(