Red Elephant Thai Cuisine

3196 Waialae Ave, Honolulu - 96816
115 reviews
Thai Seafood
(808) 732-5461

Smokey eggplant with pork & shrimps salad is the bomb. Beef laab / larb good, too. It wasn’t unexpected, slight sweetness to some of the foods, but thankfully it wasn’t overpowering, and the mix of savoury, spicy, and bright acidity was delightful. BYOB.We love the outdoor seating area, and the entire restaurant’s décor is warm and cosily thematic.

Best Thai place ever! There’s fun trees running through the place and really fun seating and awesome servers. Woo! Go! BYOB

We came in right as they opened. It’s a cute place with a very nice decor. Parking is in the back and it’s a beautiful set of scenery. However, the food came out one dish at a time, with other customers being served their food before us even though we were one of the first people there. We didn’t leave after two hours because the dishes took a long time.On the other hand, the food was delicious. It tasted very home made and the portions were generous.We ordered for delivery again the next day. We ordered right as they opened. The first driver bailed on our order because it was taking far too long to complete the order. The second driver stole our food and we found this out through the third driver. The restaurant refused to remake our food, as they said it was a waste of money on their part.The phone call was extremely unhelpful and hostile. Our family works in a restaurant and we understand how the process works, so we were taken aback by how the result ended up.They seemed understaffed. I hope they get the help they need in order to push out orders. The food was delicious and the staff remaining seemed stress and frazzled. Give this place a try, but be prepared it might be a longer or more frustrating endeavor than you bargained for.

I don't know why Every time I pick up food, it's very slow. I can pick it up on time when I arrive at the store. I have to wait 5-10 minutes when I'm lucky and half an hour when I'm unlucky. And there is no guest in the store. It's strange. If you're not ready, can you stop calling the driver so early.

Table service is excellent and the servers are incredibly kind. The reason for the 3 star is that the food isn't half as good as it used to be and is twice as expensive as it was. Maybe it was an off day and the chef was out of town? Expected more. Still keeping my hopes high.

Ordered take-out delivered and it was a huge letdown. Apparently curry dishes on the menu don't actually come with rice. My stir fry entree didn't come with noodles and was tiny. Had I known I needed to order that extra I would have, but it ruined my dinner.

Food was great. 5 starts. The reason for 2 stars is delivery. Ordered via uber eats at 7pm. Order said restaurant will deliver. Called restaurant at 8pm and they said it will take another 30mins. Called at 8:45 and they said they don't do delivery. Had to go and pickup the order. Had to wait another 10 mins at restaurant to pickup order finally at 9:30. Very bad experience

Good food, nice atmosphere.

Our order took over 3 hours to be delivered after they said it would be 40 minutes. The worst part- this restaurant told the Postmates delivery guy that the food was ready so he sat there for almost an hour losing out on other deliveries. Totally horrible service.

Great food. Quick service. Intimate setting.