Smooth operation through & through. Good quality food, wonderful environment! Bar staff is friendly and innovative, what delicious cocktails! Family owned and operated, you can catch father & son working most nights. I love stopping in for a quick bite in a high quality restaurant. read more

Have gone to Thai Pepper for years. This visit and one about a month ago were disappointing. Food was good, not great. Wait staff seemed stuffy, acted like they were doing us a favor to serve us, especially upon entering. Service was extremely slow. May need to order an appetizer to make it until the food arrives. Our friends ordered a drink and were told several times they did not have the ingredients or they only used "that tonic" in a specific drink. So sad to lose the iconic Thai Pepper of Ashland! read more

I can't understand why you can add a little fish sauce and peanut to a dish, and somehow think it's thai food.

Was surprised to check this place's Yelp reputation only to find very mixed reviews of the food. I can't speak about anything on the menu other than the fries, but I just have to mention them because I'm sure that they're the last thing visitors would be likely to order at a Thai place. Seriously, best fries I've ever had in my life. Thick cut with a subtle taste of truffle, served with house made aioli and chili paste. This was two weeks ago and I'm still thinking about 'em. read more

Used to be one of the best restaurants in Ashland 4 years ago but he quality keeps falling every year. Thai pepper used to be our go to and now we won't go even if it's the only place open. The food has no finesse and you are definitely not getting what you pay for. Prices keep going up and the portions keep getting smaller. Also they use imitation crab in a lot of their appetizers which for the price is quite bizarre. You can pass on this place read more

Went there last night and got the drunken noodles. The server was so nice I said I didn't want chicken and he offered me tofu instead. His name was Zack!! Will be back for another serving of noodles read more

The maitre d' seated us at a table and then told us we had to move because they "forgot it was reserved for someone else." The service was slow and the food was entirely unremarkable, bordering on not good. Cold crispy spring rolls, garlic shrimp that had no hint of garlic, weird tasting chicken pad thai. Such a shame, because the outdoor setting is lovely. read more

Was sorely disappointed by our meal at Thai Pepper, as I had really enjoyed the restaurant last year. This time our food was not really very tasty---lemonade that tasted like it came from a mix, mushy fruit, and chicken satay that was not very inspired. It was noisy in the restaurant, and service was slow. We won't be back. :( read more

OK Thai food in a fantastic setting by the creek. Compared to some of the authentic cuisine I get in the Bay Area it's slightly white-washed, but as far as presentation, atmosphere and local competition, very solid Southeast Asian fare. read more

Much respect is deserved of Thai Pepper for recognizing in full their function and location. We were greeted respectfully and immediately directed downstairs where the hostess inquired if we had a reservation and if we would be off to see a play. We had no reservation and were informed they could serve us one course as we were in a bit of a hurry. I have great respect for the recognition of or needs and the way it was handled. The food was good. We had green curry and pad thai. The green curry was sweeter then my husband likes and not very spicy. I felt the spice was quite good and I like sweet. The Pad Thai was tasty though atypically tangy. I've bookmarked the place for our next visit. read more

Amazing sweet and spicy fish!!! Would go there just for that! But they also have great tasting appetizers and their curry is good as well. Would also recommend their phad thai, another one of my favs! Great service and atmosphere! read more

Gummy rice, expensive special of seafood curry served a la carte. This place has location but is really not all that. I will give them kudos for working to find something for my friend's picky son to eat. read more

Picture it: you, sitting with someone you love, (or alone is fine) in a shaded spot under the trees, next to a creek that is gently flowing by, eating great Thai food. The lunch on the deck is our favorite place in town in the summer. It is not always known when they will be open for lunch on the deck so call and ask. The food itself is very good and worth the trip. But lunch on the deck, can't beat it. read more

Delicious food, great happy hour and excellent service! The satays are delicious, great spring and tiger rolls. The pad noodles on HH menu was not my favorite. Can't wait to go back. It's a little spendy but excellent quality. read more

Everything is delicious and happy hour is the best deal in town. Really nice bartenders too!

I just love this place. The customer service is amazing and the food is very exceptional. There is a reason this place has been open for as long as it has. The only reason there is a star left out is because I feel the drinks are a little overpriced. read more

I do like the Thai Pepper and have eaten there when in Ashland for several years. The Tiger Rolls are really delicious, cream cheese and crab flavors, wrapped in a crispy fried wonton exterior. I'm also partial to their sweet chili sauce and the Sweet & Spicy Crispy Fish is another favorite of mine. They use a lightly breaded mild cod with a colorful squash garnish, atop jasmine white rice. Yum! We recently tried their Coconut Ice Cream, which is vegan (!), and it is amazingly creamy and wonderful. Four stars as prices are a little high for portion size, but otherwise lovely food. read more

The best for happy hour 5 to 6 pm. After 10pm and all day Mondays. The menu is wonderful and generous. My favorites include the Coconut soup, the chicken skewers with peanut sauce, and the crab rolls. So yummy. The establishment has a full bar and a classic yet casual atmosphere the view can't be beat. Sit in the window if you can and bring a friend. read more

Though the food was good and the service was friendly I do not give a good rating! We ordered family style and so far 6 out of the 8 in our group are sick! read more

Do not go to this restaurant thinking that you will be dining on Thai food, or get timely service. Service: My wife and I were in town for a few days and decided to eat here before seeing a play. The service was so slow that if we didn't have our order taken by the lady that recited the nights specials to us, (she did this after I asked about the timing AND the wait), we might have still been waiting! As it was it took an entire HOUR (!!) to get even a mention of our meal, which was brought shortly thereafter. Forget the tripe about waiting patiently for a gourmet repast, this place is not nearly that good. Food: We both ordered a curried chicken dish, hers yellow curry and mine red, supposedly the spiciest (not equating that with tastiest at all). We have the good fortune of having eaten some very good Thai food, at small (and equally busy) Thai restaurants, and this was NOT Thai food, nor did either dish even remotely RESEMBLE a curry dish. In mine there was chicken galore, onions, a bit of spiciness from what was most likely paprika, and a few peanuts thrown in to give it the appearance of Thai food. The flavor was utterly bland, which is just what you get when you cook chicken without seasoning. The red sauce was... I don't know, but clearly NOT curry. My wifes "yellow curry" actually had a hint of curry in the sauce, again with the paprika (hint: that is NOT where Thai food gets spiciness). Also plenty of chicken, but the "yellow curry" was chalky and poorly flavored. The one plus was that there was plenty of food. Sorry, but that doesn't do it. We eat Thai food regularly, and cook it as well. We have curries from 3 countries, and you can vary only one recipe to make a delicious assortment of dishes. Friendly place, poor (WAY too long) service, and no Thai food. Stay home and make an omelette, or go to one of the pubs. read more

A few years ago I visited Thai Pepper year after year during the Shakespeare Festival. This was one of my first Thai experiences and I loved the food. Recently, I passed through Ashland and took my wife there for a nice dinner on the patio. We were relocating and seriously looking forward to a great Thai meal. The punchline? We were shockingly disappointed. We had dinner reservations on the patio which was a nice locale. If not for great service, it would get 1 star. The food had little to no flavor and a dish ordered vegetarian arrived with some unflavored tofu slices on top of overcooked noodles. The only plus of the meal were some very good spring rolls. The entrees were overpriced and lack flavor. We had to rectify the disappointment with beers at Caldera next door and a GREAT lunch at Sweet Basil in Eugene as we continued north through Oregon. read more

Nice outdoor patio next to the creek. The service was good. The food was all pretty darn good and much better than your average Thai place. I would defiantly go back the next time through Ashland. read more

Fantastic. Period. I'm guessing the locals aren't used to reviewing their own restaurants, b/c the rating seems really skewed....

The food is subpar, the as well as the service. Probably the only pleasurable aspect of of this place is the atmosphere of the outdoor seating.. The male waiters seem to be the only friendly ones while the females display a rather hostile and unwelcoming 'vibe' they also don't make eye contact at all. Our particular waitress had the AUDACITY to act like me and my main were some "scumbag tourist who probably weren't gonna tip anyway" the moment she sat us. She really got excited when she had the opportunity to come up to us and show us her teeth over something really minor. Never eating here again. read more

I keep visiting Ashland - Mt Shasta region from SF bay area every now and then and almost always go have dinner in Thai Pepper. I like the atmosphere a lot, especially on warm evenings seated by the creek. The food might not be authentic thai, but, more importantly, it is delicious. On my most recent visit we had the spicy soup (like tom-yum) as an appetizer and it was great. The spicy taste did not overwhelm the taste of other ingredients, but after finishing you could definitely feel it in your taste buds. They had taken the Black Tiger Black Pearl dish off the menu, but still made it on request. This is one of my favorite dishes of all time, anywhere. The sauce is so good that I'd want to lick it off the plate. I really hope they put it back on the menu. Sometimes when it gets busy, the service is a little slow, but that was not the case during my last visit. You should make a reservation if you want to be seated by the creek. read more

If you like Thai food, don't bother. If you just like good food, well-prepared... Yeah, still don't bother. Ordered a beef curry. The waitress went through the normal American-Thai ritual of asking how spicy I wanted it ("I tip more if it hurts me, please"), which I expect the chefs to ignore - that's why God invented the spice tray. But I was unprepared for the tasteless, grey slop that was delivered. And there wasn't a single flake of pepper in the dish. When I asked the waitress to please provide a spice tray, she brought out this cutsie little dish with a dainty little crescent of pepper flakes on it - you couldn't fill half a thimble with the amount of pepper she delivered. "Heh. Yeah, that's not going to work. Can I have some peppers please?" But please don't think for a second that the only thing wrong with the Thai Pepper is the lack of Thai-ness or peppers. It's just bad food. I cringed when I saw Rachel Ray give a pitch for this place on an excursion to Ashland while admitting that she hadn't actually eaten anything there! Rachel, taste SOMETHING before you film in front of a restaurant! read more

This is my first time in Oregon and I've been here for three days and have already eaten here twice. The food is amazing and the atmosphere, especially the outside seating near the creek, is great. read more

Where should I start first off the service was atrocious and very rude when I got my dinner finally it wasn't what I ordered but I decided since I already waited 45 minutes I just eat it anyways later I got food poisoning and was sick for the entire next day I wouldn't recommend to anyone ever read more

After many years of walking past, we decided to give Thai Pepper a try. Wished we had come in before! Actually 4.5 Stars--prices were a tad high, and the very first impression was with the hostess who appeared annoyed that we didn't have reservations for the half-full dining room. And this was at 8 p.m., when most people are already at their plays for the evening. Everything from then on was great. My husband ordered the special, which was a Red Curry Seafood dish,and I had the Lemongrass Vegetable Stir-fry with tofu. The Stir-fry was topped with what appeared to be house-made carrot chips that had been cut into long, twisty strips. Both exceeded our expectations. The service was friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was comfortable with good music playing but not too loud. The food was really excellent, and we'll be dining there again! read more

We walked out due to an incredibly inept kitchen; we were served appetizers that were amazingly small and difficult to share between three of us. After an hour of waiting for our entrees, we said we had theatre plans and had to leave. Then the manager was so kind to not charge us for the food that we didn't eat, but didn't offer any solution. We paid $40 for a few small appetizers and drink ( only one was alcohol) What a joke! read more

One of the worst dinning experiences I have ever had. 1, Confrontational and condescending staff who seemed to enjoy talking down to me and my family because my mask came down my nose. 2, daughter and dinner table being literally being pooped on by a bird and the staff not only -not- offering to help my daughter or make sure table was clean, but they did joke over and over again about why it's a good thing that a bird pooped on her and the table! We ordered what we normally order at tai restaurants. 5 orders of pad tai and the wait staff tells me why the order might not be a good idea because it's probably not the "kinda of food I'm used to"? Top it off w a mandatory charge on top of my bill for seating my family. (We were not a "large party") That said the charge was for a large group/family! Ummmmm I have never been charged $30-40 additional for bringing my family to a restaurant. We were not a large gathering at all, just a standard family size of 2 adults and a couple kids. How is there a problem w me bringing my family to eat vs 2 couples? If you make good money, want to share a nice meal w your family And without being treated like trash maybe you should go elsewhere. If you're a family man or woman planning on spending a couple hundred on an evening meal w your family, I recommend that you find a place that is going appreciate your visit, that is worth the $200 bill! read more

We dined on the patio on a summery evening, and I must say it was a delight, from the gingery Bangkok drop cocktail to the tender calamari appetizer to the savory shrimp pad kra goong entree. There are many selections for vegetarian and vegan diners, as well as typical meat, fish, and seafood options. The food and wait staff were great, and the stream-side setting was simply gorgeous. A greeter on the main floor, or a sign directing customers to the lower level, would be a good idea. read more

Been coming here for years and always had good experiences until last night. Ordered a pan fried noodle dish that was fried as hard as a rock. Could not even cut into it with a knife and fork. We were told there was a new cook that night and the waitress apologized and comped us a shared appetizer. We will not be coming back. read more

Food is very good, a bit over priced though! Waiters/ waitresses are not nice!

I did a check in but after reading the comments I had to post. We have eaten at a lot of Thai places. This is definitely not the worst. The worst is in Penticton for sure. And this wasn't traditional pad Thai with rice noodles but stood on its own as being very tasty. Cant comment on the curry but the duck was flavorful. But wtf are the comments about service? We are coming home from Palm Springs driving to Vancouver and in two weeks this is by far and away the best service we have had. In fact we were thinking that sub par service was just how Americans are taught, but this place has shown us that there is hope. If we are ever back this way we will definitely be back. read more

We ate there on December 28, 2014. We were seated downstairs. When we descended the stairs into a cloud of kitchen smoke, I commented on how smoky it was and the young lady who seated us said "well, we have a kitchen down here." Eventually, they turned on the AC or a fan or something and it got better. Thankfully, I asked about the Pad-Thai before I ordered it, because of the odd description in the menu. When I explained what I was used to with the Pad Thai, the waiter recommended that I not order the pad thai. So, I ordered something else. I ordered the friend noodles with prawns. The prawns were a bit overcooked and the entire dish was rather salty. My friend was unable to finish his garlic prawn dish because it was so salty, and the sauce was sparingly applied. The waiter said that the restaurant was really more Thai-Fusion. Not sure what that meant, but the results were disappointing. The food seemed a little slow to arrive. The only one of us that ordered something from the bar received it very late, and the waiter comped it because he was embarrassed at how long it had taken. If it wasn't for the great waiter we had, I would have given this place 1 star. I feel bad for the servers having to deal with a bad kitchen. I have to say that the tiger rolls were a very good appetizer, although they were a little pricey for the portion. My two friends and I decided that we were not coming back to Thai Pepper again. It's a shame, since we get to Ashland a couple times a year and were hoping we had found a good new restaurant. read more

Fantastic service (we sat downstairs) waiter was helpful and knowledgeable we had the tiger roll for an appetizer and yellow and green curry chicken dishes we shared... Thai iced tea creme brûlée was fantastic! We enjoyed this place for our 5th anniversary and will definitely be back! Thank you! read more

Absolutely LOVE Thai Pepper. If you are a fan of lamb, always ask your server what the special is because every time we have gone there we looked forward to their lamb specials which are absolutely phenomenal. The drinks and appetizers are great too! read more

This is a review of the downstairs portion or Thai Pepper. We went to Thai Pepper after a multi-year absence (no particular reason, just hadn't gone in). We were interested to see how things were after several years, and also they have the best creekside dining location in town. Bottom line - we ordered appetizers and two entrees. All of the food was very bland, very salty and way over priced ($75 after tip; only one glass of wine was ordered). We were disappointed (kind of a common theme in Ashland these days). We will stick the upstairs portion for our late night excursions - the food is much much better up there. read more

The good: there is a creek and you can sit next to it. Servers are ok. The bad: The food is really boring here. Odd portions and way to expensive for what it is. I would not recommend this place. I almost never send a dish back but sent one back out of two but wanted to just leave. Lame food. Hope our experience was odd. Hope they are awesome normally. Maybe they are? read more