Spice Thai & Sushi

Wow! In Lakeland of all places, a jewell of a Thai restaurant. Service and food were outstanding. This is the real deal. I’ve spent time in Thailand. Spoiled me. I’m always looking superb and original Thai delights. This a keeper and worthy of regular feasting. The staff is Thai, gracious and swift in there service. The atmosphere is very Zen. I will be going back to try their sushi, and I’ll make further updates.

Great food, clean and good quick service. The price is great and the amount of food is perfect.

Such delicious sushi, jasmine tea ans the entrees !! The people here are so polite!!!

Hubby ordered the shrimp in garlic sauce which was «ok». I ordered the vegetarian mixed vegetable dish which was very bland. The vegetarian/​vegan sushi was good. I would stick with that selection.
The staff was friendly and the seating area was clean. They had various boxes on the sushi area which was a bit of a concern though.

Summer rolls were not fresh. I took one bite and spit it out. The ginger stir fry was so oily. Everything was so horrible I didn’t even finish it. Don’t waste your money

i guess i can say i’ve finally been to every incarnation of business that’s been held in this building since family fun center left it for where it’s at now.
and i wasnt particularly as impressed with it as i was with it’s last property holder.
i miss you peso’s. every. day.

This is a very good place to stop for lunch. The Red Curry was excellent and the price was very reasonable. The service was quick and courteous. I’ll come back here the next time I am in Lakeland.

Overpriced. Small portions. Food is very average. Good, but not great. Table was dirty. Instead of cleaning it, our waitress smeared the sticky mess with a napkin. Dinner for two adults and five SMALL children, ages 7 – 10, was $ 100. And everyone left hungry. We should have gone to Burger 21, but trusted the prices would be about the same based on $$ for each. Not.

Not sure why my review disappeared? I’m a long-​time fan of Spice Thai. Especially love their red curry and panang options with tofu. The «bite» is just right. Like the young ginger dish and Thai basil dish. Love the edible flowers! ha. Have always had good service. I don’t like that they close from 2 to 5 p.m. (My favorite hours to eat.) Love love love their Saturday specials that include spring roll and dessert. Am not a sushi eater so can’t review this though I have friends who ONLY come here for sushi. I place Spice in my TOP FIVE favorite restaurants in Lakeland!

So much to my dismay I report this was my first and last visit to Spice. Ordered 2 rolls, they were just ok. I had the Garlic Beef, vegetables were good, beef had no taste at all and was lukewarm. The entire dish was lacking flavor. My wife has the Beef Pad Thai. Again the Beef was devoid of any flavor and cold. The noodles were just ok. I would say overall this place is mediocre at best. If I could give 1.5 stars I would. The Singha Thai Beer was the best thing here because they had nothing to do with it. I would not recommend this place. I would save my money and drive to Orlando or Tampa for Thai food from now on. Really disappointing considering the positive reviews. Maybe just a lack of taste in Polk county.

Went back for the Penang Duck again, the food and customer service was amazing like always. I’ll will have to try the fried banana next time.

I had the pad se ew. Not bad but not blow me away. I must say that the beef was tender but the noodles and veg were meh. Very nice people. Would go again.

It’s hard for me to walk in to Spice and not picture in my head where my favorite video games once stood when the space was the old Family Fun Center in the ‘80s or the now-​gone mini golf course outside that was originally a leftover from when it was Diggity’s.
Spice is a favorite — pad Thai, curry or sushi — I have yet to be disappointed.

I love this place for the Thai dishes. The sushi… I prefer Sumo Sushi just south of here.
The atmosphere and décor is great, along with the staff. My favorite dish is Basil with chicken :) But have not found a dish here that I didn’t like.

After my last few visits I have noticed a steady decline in the quality of the food and service. For this reason I am updating my review. On my most recent visit I ordered the red curry. Typically this dish is solid but recently the flavor of the veggies have been off and the quality of the chicken subpar. The cabbage in my curry tasted spoiled. I also noticed that even the tap water has an odd flavor. The staff turnover rate appears high as well. I have a new server everytime I go here. Often the server is inexperienced and it takes a long time to order and pay for my meal. Based on my last two visits I cannot return to this resturant. I hope they work things out.

This is our go to Thai place in Lakeland. We have been eating here for years and enjoy it every time. My wife tells me the Sushi is excellent but I am not really a sushi person. I do love their curries though. The service is generally first rate, although we have had a few instances where they were really slammed and it was a bit slow. Most of the time they handle that perfectly well. I would highly recommend them to anyone.

I have been able to dine in on 2 separate occasions and decided to rate it with 3 stars. The customer service is great and the staff is always friendly. The restaurant is always clean and has unique lighting with a bar strip that lights up on the side.
I have ordered sushi in the past and was absolutely disgusted with the result. I ordered 2 rolls and could only eat 3 pieces before tapping out. I had to force myself to eat more than 1. The spicy tuna tasted like it was left out for hours and then frozen and then left out again. I have never been so disappointed with sushi before.
This time around I ordered the yellow chicken curry and oh boy was it amazing. It had potato, vegetables, plenty of chicken, and a nice helping of rice as well. I did ask for it to be spicy hot, but it had almost no spice at all. I asked for additional spice to put in and she brought me this arrangement of chili pepper, jalapeños, chili sauce, and another pepper. I used the chili sauce and it picked it up a little. Wish it had more of a kick, but it was good none the less. Perfect portion size. Wife had the Chicken fried rice and she loved it as well. Total was about $ 21 without tip, so it was worth the price of the meal. Just wish their sushi was better :(.

This place still, by far, has the greatest curry in Lakeland. I always order the Yellow Curry with no potato substituted for pineapple. I visit my family here in Lakeland few times a year and each time I do, I always gotta come to Spice for this. Oh and the complimentary soup and eggroll is so delicious!

My boyfriend and i go here all the time. The staff is so friendly and the service is fast. The food, not to mention is always delicious! We will continue to come here for sure.

I love Spice. I have loved this place for many years at this point. There’s really not a single dish on the menu that I couldn’t order and be quite contented with. The Pra Ram and Penang are really two of my most favorite items. Their selection of curries is also quite nice. For the amount you’re paying, it’s also quite reasonable.
My ideal meal includes ordering a sushi roll to go along with the curry. My personal recommendation would be to order: Thai Tea, Spider Roll, and Penang with chicken.
Their lunch special is quite reasonable too, the soup is very light but flavorful and perfect for garlic lovers and their spring rolls are divine, perfectly crisp and hearty.