Chinatown Scala Restaurant

The food at Scala is good old school Thai Chinese, but frankly overpriced for what you get. What completely ruined the experience was the manager’s behaviour at the end of the meal. Before we even paid, she demanded a tip, repeating “must, must, must” in a rude and confrontational manner. There were no niceties, no explanation. Just pressure. This is absolutely not the norm in Bangkok, regardless of restaurant type or price point, and it left a very sour ending to what had otherwise been a pleasant evening. Ironically, we are extremely generous tippers—typically 25–30%, and up to 50% when service is great. We were genuinely having a great time and would have tipped well. Unfortunately, the manager’s attitude killed the mood entirely. We left 10% and this review. Service culture matters just as much as food, especially at these prices.

2 months ago

It was two of us only trying out the shark fun soup. As other google reviewer had mentioned it was bland. You had to add soy sauce and vinegar so it would taste better. The crab fried rice was also bland but it pair well with our morning glory because the vegetables was stir fry in bean curd. My husband felt rush to leave by the women. They were not busy at all during a Friday night and the place was not busy at all. The waitress was not friendly at all. However they packed my left over rice to go very well plus my sauce. Overall it an average restaurant nothing exceptional. The total for our meal was 1150 baht.

5 months ago