Laughing Monk Cafe

90 Central St, Wellesley
(617) 232-8000

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Joe Hardie

Average experience. Food looks appetizing, but lacks attention to detail (missing avocado in some of the sushi). Noodle portions were inadequate for the price. Most of the container was empty. $8 soup was slightly spilled due to inadequate packaging. Also, my daughter found a hair in her rice. Room for improvement.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Robert Ang

They took my money for an omakase reservation for 2. They called the day prior and denied the reservation due to lack of staff, which is understandable. I asked them to instead give me a reservation for their a la carte serving, but they refused. They said I had to wait in line like everyone else?!

In addition, they did not refund my $50 per person reservation fee, despite their promises to do so. Unbelievable. I had to make a credit card claim to get a refund. Craziness. Never going to go here, ever. Totally mismanaged.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Полопарт Polopart

You constantly have to wait for my order, can't they increase the staff a little, the food is so-so!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Sakit Selim

They just say wait wait.

Service: 1

Xin Cheng

Food came out quick, delicious, and beautiful.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christopher Kelly

Poor service chicken was stringy and tough. Couldn’t eat it. Not a nice atmosphere

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ben Dunder

The food was absolutely amazing and the atmosphere was great as well. HOWEVER, the server was beyond rude.
My friend and I split a basil fried rice and a shrimp appetizer. We sat at the bar, right in front of the sushi station. The server took our orders, gave us our food, refilled our water once, and asked how the food was one time. Service was nothing special at all. The total for each of us was $14.15, and I rounded up the total to $15 and paid. I didn’t tip much because we sat at the bar, service was literally nothing special, and tips are never required. Once the server saw my tip amount, she began interrogating me about the tip amount, ending off by saying to not dine in with them again if I can’t tip. Both my friend and I, who are first year college students, were extremely uncomfortable and a little scared. I was insanely taken aback because it’s never okay to do this as a server, especially when you factor in the fact that it’s EXTREMELY unprofessional.
I was just telling my friend how much I loved the food and was literally thinking how this place might become my usual spot given how much I love Thai food and how close by it is. However, after this terrible experience, I will NEVER be coming back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Tien H

Everything was very fresh. I really enjoyed the toro and uni. Fresh wasabi was very nice. Lovely cocktail.

I also ordered the spider roll and the waitress didn’t tell me they didn’t have soft shell crab. She didn’t write anything down and I thought maybe she just forgot. She never came back with it so I was just waiting there. Until I asked another waitress. By then I was kind of done and didn’t want to look for anything else.

Overall, I thought the food was very good. I will probably try the omakase box next time or sit in for omakase if I have the time.

Steven Lee

The Thai noodle and fried rice menus are great. The lunch special sushi was awesome. the AC setting was too cold for me.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles, Sushi

Pepita Soto

We were 4 friends celebrating a birthday (the one who knew the most about Thai cuisine). We ordered a couple of appetizers to share and 4 main dishes - one quite spicy hot (but all are marked for level of “heat”) . One of us ordered a fish dish which isn’t at all common. She was thrilled that it was on the menu and that it was PERFECT! The service was exceptional. Although there is a warning that no outside food is allowed, we brought a birthday cake. The servers were so gracious! When our meal was over, they brought out the cake WITH A CANDLE - which we had forgotten to bring. It was an amazing meal and an unforgettable celebration. THANK YOU, Laughing Monk!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anbo Wang

Love the Curry

Alan Kalish

I ordered take out at 4:45, for 5:15 pick up. When I got there at 5:15 I was told it would be a few minutes. I looked at two take out ordered at the desk that where ordered after mine. I said ok! It came out at 5:38 after two other take outs! The worse part: two ladies at the front desk didn’t have a word to say, just a blank stare, no apology! A young man that I know, came out from the back to see what was wrong, why I was waiting so long and tried to find out what was wrong.. he couldn’t.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Rani Kotha

I am visiting and was really excited about this restaurant…very cool decor and food is quite good. The person who took my order was Paul (whom I later discovered was a manager?), and he was training a new staff member. After taking my order, he never came back to my table again. Several times, I had to flag a busy waitress (Foam) who was lovely and helpful. ALL other staff members were hanging around near the sushi bar (or behind the sushi bar) and talking or joking or walking by and oblivious to simple things, refreshing a drink, refill of water, providing chopsticks, asking if everything was ok etc. I was there at 5:30 and the place was NOT busy….so it didn’t make sense. Overall, food was great, service (and training) could improve.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Idolina Mathew

Kid-friendliness: They have a large monitor with sea life videos. It keeps the kids entertained until the food arrives.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sushi

Andrew Delicata

Very good. Standard Thai with sushi menu.

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