Thai
Beer/Wine
Asian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Family run restaurant on top of a hill in the jungle. Food is all made by owner who speaks English and is helpful pointing out which dishes are vegan and which can be made vegan. Restaurant is short walk or bike ride to Charlie Beach. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-10:00pm. Hours may not always be regular.


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9 Reviews

First Review by LizzieWest

KyranCressey

Points +126

Vegan
09 Apr 2024

It's Ok..

I really don't like giving negative reviews, but we were a bit disappointed coming here after reading all the reviews. Don't get me wrong portion sizes are big for what you pay for, but everything was just so oily, like more oily than you'd typically expect for Thai food. The spring rolls where nice, filled and huge, but also far too oily to handle. My partner got the fried rice, and the rice was mushy and overly garlic and oily.

Maybe we got a bad day? I imagine their non veg food could be pretty good as there was a table next to us who said they loved the food..but yea, sad experience.

Hope whoever goes next gets better!

Updated from previous review on 2024-04-09

tjasa_sal

Points +149

Vegan
17 Dec 2023

Best place on the island!

Open the whole year and the whole day: for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Biggest portions on the island, cheap and so tasty. We love the curries, springrolls, fried rice, yellow noodles, the coconut dessert. And the place is so cute with a great location (a couple minutes before Charlie's beach). And lastly, the owners - mother of 6 and her daughters are the sweetest. And their english is great!

Pros: Masamman curry, Yellow curry, Springrolls

Michellepaire

Points +653

Vegan
13 Dec 2023

Loved it

We loved the food! The portions are big, but you can take food to go. The people who work there are so kind and funny. The restaurant is on top of a hill and looks cozy. Recommend!

xSophieTM

Points +47

Vegetarian
20 Feb 2020

Good, big portions but very slow....

We tried to eat here the night before, but they were very busy and they were kind enough to warn us there would be a long wait. The second day, only a couple of other tables were in, so we gave it a go. I appreciate they probably make everything fresh to order but honestly I’ve had better green curries and it took 1.5hours!! I also asked for no mushrooms and it came chock full of huge mushrooms. The woman there also kept telling us off for bringing our own drinks... when we hadn’t? My meal cost 120THB.

Mayow Thai Kitchen down the road does a better and much quicker Thai curry and its 80THB. It’s smaller but still plenty.

Pros: Veggie menu , Big portions

Cons: Very long wait

Vincaljo

Points +46

Vegetarian
22 Nov 2019

Incredible good!

A lovely family own this restaurant and they cook traditional Thai food. They use a lot of different vegetables and serve big portions. Careful, don't order too much. You won't be able to eat everything, but you want too, because it's so good.
All meals can be ordered as a vegan or vegetarian variant. The woman who cooked for us speaks English fluently. Enjoy

KennethN

Points +24

Vegan
14 Jul 2019

The place is fantastic! 🌱

We are on Koh Mook and stay at Sivalai Beach Resort, but a quick taxi to Hilltop is worth the ride (100 B for taxi). Since we are here now during low season, they are relaxed. Both me and my girlfriend are vegan, so we gave it a try. Just have a look at the menu, but we told the super friendly woman running the place about our needs. "gin jae" translates to I eat vegan btw. The taste of the food is fantastic, and she is sharing how she is cooking your meal and they have many of the vegetables in the backyard. They did even bring us back to look and taste. When you go there, take the time for an experience. This is not fast or rushed food, this is created with heart and soul.

Pros: Many dishes of the menu based on the needs , Fantastic location and rustic garden , Much food for low price

Cons: I live in Norway, kind a long way back

mitchell71

Points +103

Vegan
03 May 2019

Glad to have found Hilltop

Delicious Thai food, friendly people, what more could one ask for? Just make sure to use your mosquito repellent at night.

lisabostock17

Points +161

Vegetarian
27 Jan 2019

Disappointed

I came here with my parents hoping to get a decent vegan meal. I ordered the cashew nut dish with tofu instead of meat. What came out was a plate of greasy vegetables and cold rice. It took over an hour to come out and even though the owner apologised to my mum for the mistake no refund or replacement was offered.

LizzieWest

Points +474

Vegan
11 Jan 2019

Lovely local place near Charlie Beach

Lovely restaurant - owner (Mrs Song who is quite a character!) speaks excellent English and knows what vegan is - we ordered the spring rolls, masaman curry and stir fried basil vegetables - the portions were huge! We were defeated! But incredible value for money for home cooked Thai food.




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