Star Anise in Livermore

Great food, pleasent service, good location too

Slow service ... though AWESOME food!

Best Thai place 👌 excellent menu items - found it quite diverse!

Really delicious 😋 food with an awesome atmosphere. Would have taken a better picture but I ate it all.

Really great Thai food in a cozy nook of downtown Livermore. Something for everyone to enjoy, always fresh and delicious.

Food is good. But service can be a little better and faster.

Service is sad I was left alone food was great

If they lost the tv it would be almost percent. Food is outstanding. Service, the one waiter has been there since it opened and sometimes he is over worked. Highly recommended!

Spicy Prawns with Eggplant is so good!

Best Thai in Livermore! Hands down

Great food, great service.

Visiting friends and we always go. Great atmosphere and food.

Great food. Not many tables so reserve if you can or get there early for lunch.

My wife and I love this place! Food is good. We takeout sometimes too. Love the Thai iced tea.

I feel like they're trying a little too hard with some of their stuff. However, to their credit, it's still very delicious. It's a good spot to try out but hasn't quite made it to a regular spot for us.

Great food !! Very delicious and tasty. My friends tried their chicken rice and panang curry which they absolutely loved. I tried the lamb and veggies. Wonderfully cooked piece of lamb served with perfectly cooked fresh, crisp and juicy vegetables that leaving you wanting to not finish your food. The lamb was cooked to perfection and i was slicing through it like a block of butter. We were the only group in the restaurant and were helped by one server. Service was top notch. Decent place, Great food !

Excellent Authentic Thai foods , with super excellent service.

Awesome Thai food. The service could improve though.

Slow service and very small portions when compared to other Thai restaurants like Lana. Food was good though

First time here and I have to say that I am never ever stepping into this restaurant again. First of all the person serving us did not bring all the items we ordered. And he got the entrees first and the appetizers after we asked for them and late. The food tastes ok. But the attitude of the people working there is just the worst. They were very rude and we had because of the way they served I reduced the tip I usually give. When we were about to leave the person attending our table asked us for an explanation for the low tip. He made very rude remarks and was very mean. As a customer its my choice whether I like the service or not. And I gave the tip I think the service deserved. I did explain him my reason for the low tip. He has to be fired. If you are expecting better tips and do learn about how to serve your customers better.

Food was okay, I think Lana Thai across town is better and better priced. Local wines we $10/glass for the cheapest options. Service was friendly but very slow.

The food is absolutely delicious. Service is great.

The restaurant has a good ambience, but I wish they had more space. There were two waiters and they were very friendly. Neat restroom too.We ordered Thai fish cake for appetizer, Duck roast (from the grill) and Mango paradise (fried rice). The appetizer was good and cooked well, but it is not the conventional fish cake that you might think. Infact I would say it was fish-flavored cake. Duck roast was well cooked and had a good flavor. My most favorite part was the fried rice with pieces of mango in it, that really blended well with egg and chicken in the fried rice. All the dishes were beautifully decorated and I would give 5 stars for its presentation.Had no space for dessert. The quantity was pretty good.

Favorite Thai place in town. Red Duck Curry and Pad Thai are two of our favorite dishes here. I also like going for the Thai fried rice when I feel like splurging. We get takeout often, too, and the quality is consistently delicious.

Hot sour soup was excellent. Potstickers are really good really enjoyed the sauce. I don't know if the curry for Thai is supposed to be sweet but this curry sauce was really sweet I didn't enjoy that too much but all in all was a good experience.

Hard wood seats - pillows I'd put on my couch are what you sit on doesn't make it any more comfortable. Food was tasty. Service was good.

Love the atmosphere and the food was great and served in minutes after ordering.

This is by far my favorite restaurant!!! Not only is the food amazing, consistent, & well-priced; the service is exceptional, the workers are so nice and the restaurant is clean, upscale and quiet. Perfect for a date night, girls' night out of family! It's always a special evening.

My wife and I split the Curry Beef and it was a great choice. You can cut the beef with a fork it was so soft. The spice were well done and over all a wonderful environment for a date or in our case, lunch before we hit our favorite wineries. Highly recommend it here.

Picked up dinner last night and it was delicious. Chicken Satay was delicious. The chicken was well seasoned and the peanut sauce was light and thin. The chicken was in thin, uniform slices, perfect for kids (and adults). The papaya salad was wonderful and well-balanced. It was very fresh and flavorful. The crispy chicken was tasty and spicy, with chunks of sweet potato and fresh green beans. The crab fried rice was our favorite. They use chunks of real crab and a salty, slight curry seasoning. I’m not a big curry fan and I loved the rice. The tofu pad Thai was perfect. It had just the right balance of sweet and heat and wasn’t too greasy. The Thai iced tea was sweet and strong. We’ll be back.

This is the first time that I am writing a review for a restaurant and I have to say that the people work who work at this place forced me to write one. It was very bad experience with a) the waiters forgot to bring the food items we ordered b) We also didnt like the way one of the food item was served ( spicy powder was literally thrown on top of the food). As we were not happy with our experience and the service, we did not tip them well. The waiters started arguing with us, used some bad words and asked us to "Get out". My worst experiences so far...

Consistently excellent seafood

The food here was underwhelming at best. Lemongrass, down the street is much better.

Writing this during the Pandemic. They are still open for takeout. The best "minimal contact" food handoff I have seen so far.Food was excellent like always! I had the Pumpkin Salmon Curry and it is good enough to almost bring me to tears.

Love this place. It's been great every visit

Decent food with a good selection, but a little on the Bland Side, based on my other Thai restaurant experiences.

Love the food and the presentation. Ann is awesome and takes care of all the patrons.

Had the coconut curry salmon vegetable dish with rice. Presentation was beautiful and just delicious. Thai ice tea was perfect too.

The Best Thai food this side of the Pacific.

OkayThe drinks are expensive, the portions are small, and the foods is really spicy. If you like that combo then it's perfect for you. I can only give it three stars because the spiciness is overwhelming. I've gone to better Thai places.

Star Anise in Livermore is, by far, the best Thai place we have ever been. We love Thai food, and are always trying out new Thai restaurants. Out of all the places we've been to in both the United States and Thailand, Star Anise continues to be the gold standard for delicious Thai food! Every time we eat there, the quality and taste never dwindle.

Started coming to Star Anise back in 2015 and have never had a bad meal. Such a friendly place and the food is amazing! It can be a little slow when it’s busy but it’s definitely worth the wait.