SukkhoThai

First impression? Walked in, and not another person here. I think the waitress/​hostess was surprised they had a guest.
I ordered the chicken maradum curry, with a medium spice, because I like some heat in my food but don’t want to burn my face off.
It came, decent portion size. First bite it was abundantly clear that they used absolutely zero spice, and not a pinch of salt had been used.
The potatoes had been boiled and tossed into the sauce at the end, which then became a boiled potato with a bit of sauce on the outside.
The chicken was cooked on its own without any salt or spices. Bland.
The carrots were cut nicely, but barely cooked.
The peanuts tossed on at the end had a waxy consistency.
The one thing I can say with a positive is that the rice is cooked properly.
Would never eat here again.

I was in Nanaimo for a business trip and decided to get takeout for my ferry home. I ordered Pad Thai with chicken and found it really fresh, authentic and flavourful. They used tamarind instead of ketchup. I definitely will be back. Sure beats the same old stuff served on BC Ferry. LOL

Great place in the «Bistro» part of Nanaimo .
The façade looks kind of bland from the outside but very bright in front part of restaurant due to old garage doors converted as large windows.
In the back is a darker more intimate room split from the front by two steps and a line of artificial plants.
The food is good and the portions are hearty.
Average main entry is around 10.50, foreign beer,(they serve Tiger and tsing Tao) is 6.00.
Server was alert and well versed on the menu including explaining the spicy ness of some of the dishes.
All in all a good lunch.

Fantastic! We ordered the pineapple rice, pad Thai and a chicken curry and it was amazing! Service was fast and friendly and the food is to die for. The only downside is that it was really warm in there! I hope they have air conditioning or air circulation for the summer! The food is totally worth it though!!!

Great Pad Thai! Clean place and friendly staff. Food comes out fast which makes it great for lunch meetings.

I would come back here. Our food was really good and the restaurant itself was inviting. I loved when they had their windows open on a nice day. You can sit right by the window see everything going on outside. Giving 4 starts instead of 5 because to do not serve liquor or beer!

The lunch menu is more limited than the dinner menu, but the food is excellent and the staff are great. A lovely young couple own this restaurant so the hours of operation reflect their need for days off.

If you want to eat at Sukkothai, get here Monday –Saturday and well before the posted closing times.
We tried to eat here twice. On our way to Tofino, we stopped by on a Sunday and they were closed. On our way back home from Tofino, we stopped in at 1:55 and were told that the kitchen was closed. (The sign says lunch hours are 11 – 2 — and there were still 4 or 5 tables of people eating.) I tried to appeal to the hostess’ sense of compassion, telling her of my efforts to eat at this restaurant, but she was unmoved (and unapologetic).
Though I was disappointed, we took our business down the street to The Modern Café and had a nice lunch. I’m sure they were happy to add our $ 40 to the till.

This is an excellent restaurant that features delicious meals. I look at the menu and wish to have a large enough appetite to order several of them, but must always narrow it down to one! Soups are good, mains are awesome. Go and treat yourself!

Excellent food and service but the hours are not very friendly. I can understand being closed on sundays but twice now we’ve gone there on a Tuesday evening about 6:30−7pm, and they’ve been closed. Don’t know if we want to go all that way again.