Have had many a fabulous meal at Samruai. Good food and great service, staff always friendly and attentive. Well worth a visit.

I only go to one Thai when I'm home and this is it. If I eat in or take out the food is always perfect. So tasty and full of flavour. Very lovely people work here and the decor is really nice. I wish they were busier because it really is a gem. We go here with friends often and... More

This Thai restaurant defies its appearance - the food is delicious from a menu of authentic Thai dishes. The Head Chef is the owner so there's no compromise yet she is quite happy to modify the dishes to taste i.e. more chilli etc. The best thing (apart from the food) is that the restaurant is almost opposite the Palace Theatre... More

I've visited Thailand many times and love Thai food, and this restaurant is the most authentic i've found in the Essex area. The interior is very Thai, the staff are Thai, which guarantees you a big smile, and the food is delicous, It might not be in the best part of Southend, but parking is easy, and the prices are... More

We really like the food on offer at this restaurant, the biggest disappointment is that they don’t deliver their take away. However the fact that we still drive to get it shows how much we like the food here.

This restaurant is actually called Samruai, which is a Thai surname, and have nothing to do with japanese samurais *duh*! Anyway, the food is absolutely brilliant, I have been to Thailand many times and the food in this restaurant feels perfectly authentic. Sometimes maybe not as hot as in Thailand, so they have adjusted a little bit, otherwise, flavours are... More