Thai Elephants

Visiting Watkins Glen for a few days and this spot had so many great ratings - we had to try it. It was amazing! Very authentic Thai flavours, the spot is cozy and welcoming and all the staff were incredibly kind. We started with the Thai dumplings, Tom yum soup and chicken satay with peanut sauce. All amazing, fresh flavours. We also got the drunken noodles and panang curry, so delicious.

A gem of a spot in town! Would love to visit again.

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alcoholic beverages, just a side note to keep in mind!

We stopped by for lunch after our hike at Watkins Glen. Beautiful ambience and friendly service. The food is amazing. We had tom yum soup, spring rolls, drunken noodles, spicy basil fried rice. Portion size is good. You can choose your spice levels as well. They close at 2 for lunch so try to go before 1:45 PM as they close their kitchen 15-20 minutes early. If you prefer purely vegan or vegetarian food then they have separate restaurant called green elephant nearby.

Thai elephant is a nice quaint small Thai restaurant with eclectic curry dishes, beautiful Thai rice, and all your favorites - just check out their menu.

In Watkins Glen, you can spend anywhere from $250 for dinner (for 2)right on Lake Seneca a block away or Spend 60 bucks and have the best Thai meal of your life while visiting the Seneca Lake region, and Watkins Glenn State Park, and all up and down Seneca and the other finger lakes, and this is probably the best meal we had staying in that area for five nights.

this is a BYOB place but they’re serving some terrific mango drinks including a mango lassie which was wonderful. If you’re going in the spring and summer, I would suggest reservations anywhere around Watkins Glen. There will be lines everywhere.

So I love Thai food and I love it hot. Their green curry was probably the most spicy I’ve had and it was just blow away good. I had it with duck it was a wonderful curry.

I hope you try this out. It’s a gem in Watkins Glen. You can go to the harbor Inn and the harbor Inn hotel and spend $200 plus for a couple, but you’re not gonna enjoy simpler dishes made by authentic people.

I’d rate any of the harbor eateries, although I think it is foolish for a family to spend that kind of money. Please check those reviews as well. Also could you thumbs up, hope I’ve helped.

Great vibe.
TV feature coral 🪸
Bring Own Booze.
Delicious.
Pad Thai with shrimp
Basil fried rice with chicken
Chicken satay
Thai tea is Sweet tea with half&half over ice.

Fairly empty around 6 on a Sunday- only one other couple. Quiet environment. Very yummy drunken noodles with chicken - the hot has a nice spicy kick with the flavor. I’d absolutely get it again!!

Amazing food! Ordered pickup online & food was ready and hot when I arrived. The staff was friendly and quick to help.

Drunk noodles were very flavorful and delicious! Nearly as good as my favorite Thai restaurant back in Cleveland, which is a compliment. I have had a real hard time finding other restaurants that can deliver the same flavor - but this place hits it.

We also tried the basil fried rice, which was also quite good - but compared to the drunk noodles, the rice had less of a flavor punch. Not upset, but the other meal definitely stole the show here.

Highly recommend giving this place a try. We will be back if we're ever in the area again!

Food was exceptionally good. Service was exceptionally slow (but very polite). If you aren't in a hurry, this is the place to eat.

I had the crispy Duck over drunken noodles and loved every bite.

This place is the best restaurant in Watkins Glen. On weekends and special event days, Thai Elephant is the hottest place in town. The food here is great, flavorful, and has various levels of spice for all patrons. My favorites are the drunken noodles and the basil fried rice. Very authentic flavors and friendly staff.

The food was delicious! We had the sampler appetizer and spring rolls, Red curry with pineapple w/shrimp and green curryw/ beef dishes, chicken fried rice Thai hot and the drunken 🍜 noodles.
Thai tea too-WOW😲
Highly recommend!
Excellent service too!
We were way to full to try desert.
Definitely will be back soon

Stopped in after hiking Watkins glen. Started with spring rolls and a mango juice. Then chicken coconut curry and tofu fried rice. Followed by lychees and coconut dessert. Everything was delicious! The curry had just enough kick when ordered mild and the ingredients were fresh. Great spot with reasonable prices. Highly recommend!

The food here was wonderful. I got take out, red curry and spring rolls with peanut sauce, and it was phenomenal. The Curry is very spicy even with mild though! So be careful how you choose your spice level. :)

A short trip to Watkins Glen while craving decent Thai food went great. Went here for dinner and it was packed but not too crowded yet the staff was super helpful. We ordered Pad Thai with Beef, Spicy Basil Fried Rice with Chicken, and Crab Rangoon (surprisingly a super yummy starter!!). The price and portion were fair and also I haven't finished my fried rice while probably my expression looked full – the staff was super attentive and offered me a to-go box. Will go back here for the Rangoon and pad Thai also maybe the iced Thai tea? 😋

This is the BEST Thai restaurant I’ve ever been to. I’m actually depressed now because I’ve tried 30 (and counting) Thai places in NYC and thought I’d found the best, but this place blows it entirely out of the water. Now I don’t know what to do with myself as Watkins Glen is a 5 hour drive away and Seamless doesn’t reach that far (maybe Uber Eats?? Haha)

But seriously it’s so, SO good. The Basil Fried Rice is to die for. And I think I actually teared up when I tasted the Drunken Noodles and their Crab Rangoon. The Fried Ice Cream and the Thai Donuts were just mouthwateringly incredible. I was told the Pineapple Fried Rice and the Mango Ice Cream dessert were great (though I didn’t try them). I don’t have photos for half of these because once they were tasted we lost all rational thought. Honestly the chefs are national treasures and must be protected at all costs lol.

If it wasn’t a slightly crazy and more-than-slightly expensive idea, I would drive 5 hours back just to eat here again. It’s that serious.

Had dinner here on a Friday night in October. It was very busy, with a line of folks waiting. We were sat quickly. We ordered Drunken noodles, Tom Kha soup, and Thai dumplings. All the food we had was delicious! Would definitely recommend this if visiting Watkins Glen/Seneca Lake!

We have driven past this place countless times but made it a point to stop today. While we both have had Thai before, neither of us had been to an authentic Thai restaurant. The menu was easy to understand and the hostess was always available to make suggestions of answer questions. I had the drunken noodles which were excellent. The location is spotless, and we will add it to our rotation when are in town next time. Great food!

Came in and got seated right away. I was a bit skeptical about all the other positive reviews. Being from NJ we have a broad selection of Thai restaurants to choose from. This one met them and actually exceeded most of them. Service was prompt, and polite. Food came out quick and had a fresh and authentic taste. I had the Tom Yum soup, the Thai salad (one of the best peanut dressings I have ever had) and crispy duct in a Thai sauce. Everything was excellent and I would highly recommend.

I came to stay at Watkins Glen for the weekend and ate here twice bc the first time was so good. I got the drunken noodles medium spicy with chicken and it was phenomenal. I got that again when we came back bc I kept thinking about it after the first time. Very efficient with seating and I like that it’s first come first serve. Our order did get confused the second time but it was really busy and nothing that was a big deal. If you stay in Watkins Glen you should definitely try this place out. Get the crab rangoons.. they were amazing!

Excellent Food - I was driving through Watkins Glen on my way to a winery and I though “gee, I’m getting hungry” and just as that thought entered my mind I saw this Thai restaurant with outdoor seating that was in the shade. I travel with my dog so I most always choose my restaurants with her in mind.

There was a couple sitting outside eating and I asked them what they thought and they said it was delicious. So, I sat down and enjoyed really good service and a great bowl of Massaman Curry Tofu.

I was so much happier at the winery having had such a great lunch. I think it made the wine taste that much better.

Service was prompt. Seated immediately. Food tasty. I prefer a little more flavor and spice in my Pad Thai, but still good. Beef salad is tangy and spicy😋. @justlightthefire
Beef Salad
Thai Basil (mild)
Pad Thai chicken

Food was really good and the service was top notch! Great place to sit down and enjoy the food after visiting the park.
We were a group of 8 so we ordered a bunch of items. Lobster pad thai was good and Thai basil was amazing! Loved the sauce in the cashew curry.
The pad thai was maybe a touch sweet but that's per individual preference. Definitely would recommend this place.
Ps: i didn't use the washroom but my friends said it was very nice and clean