Tapori

Worst “Michelin Guide” Experience in Bangkok – Extremely Disappointing I visited Tapori expecting a quality dining experience worthy of its Michelin Guide reputation — especially since it was my Valentine’s date. Unfortunately, it turned out to be one of the worst restaurant experiences I’ve ever had. To be fair, the prawn ghee roast was delicious, and the complimentary rasam was amazing — easily the best part of the meal. But everything after that went downhill fast. The service was shockingly bad. The waiters didn’t even know what was on the menu and kept giving us wrong information. One incident completely summed up the chaos — we ordered neer dosa, and the waiter brought papadum, insisting “this is how we serve dosa here.” We were stunned and had to call the manager. The manager apologized and told us both waiters had only started two days ago, which honestly explains a lot — but for a Michelin Guide restaurant, this is unacceptable. The food that came later was not up to Michelin standards at all — bland, poorly presented, and nowhere near the quality you’d expect for the price. To make things worse, I still ended up paying over 2,500 baht for an experience that ruined what was supposed to be a special evening. Good prawn dish and rasam aside, everything else — service, knowledge, overall quality — was a complete letdown. For the price and the Michelin name, I expected excellence. What I got was confusion, poor service, and disappointment. Would not recommend.

a month ago

The table we sat at was in a dark corner with no lamp, so we could not really see the food we were eating. The taste of the food was okay, but not mind-blowing. We expected something amazing, given the high price. The portions were fairly small. The dish we liked best was the signature appetizer lentil. But what impressed us least was the service. We had asked for a table lamp, but the waiter forgot to bring it. We also asked for a refill of extra sauce and pickled onion, but we waited at least 20 minutes to receive it, after asking twice. Maybe it was because there were a lot of customers that night. Also, when the bill came, it was miscalculated, as it contained an extra cocktail that we did not order. The service staff were all very nice people who did their best, but the management needs improvement.

5 months ago