Funky Elephant - Berkeley

I grew up in Southeast Asia and the food here is very authentic at the core. For example, the KMG chicken rice tastes like my favorite versions in Malaysia. Do you want to offer Thai or Malaysian desserts?

This place was quirky and everything, but wasn't all that great. The food was decent, the drinks were medium (specific, the Matcha-Latte not beaten) and I made the feeling it was just a touch too expensive. But the service is great and it is clearly loved by the community.

We had Angusbeef, KMG #2 and wings. Beef ever costed with the best yellow curry I?ve. Bit sharp, very authentic. Wings were sweet chili flavored, could be too sharp for some ppl, but the sweetness was good. Thai tea was pleasant. Server we had was very cool and funky. Also liked the decorations. Rest room was cool lmao

I loved this place so much. You have tasteful Thai street food that you can rarely find in other places. The owner and the staff were all very friendly and brought us a wonderful experience. However, today the staff just ruined all my good memories of this place. It is rude, unprofessional and RACIST. She didn't bring us water when we sat, and first I thought it was okay. But the attitude she gave us really makes me wonder what's going on? She closed the plates while we still ate (we have 3 times you are finished with it). She brought us the check into the middle of our dinner without asking you to be asked with the check after a few minutes by interrupting us, and took the signed check immediately when we are still sitting. What makes me really insulted feel she was super nice to the table next to us, she spent tons of time introducing food to this table and she seemed fine to leave the tilted review on the table while they still chat. This really surprised me when she actually knows how to serve. The service ruined the food, the good outdoor vibe and everything. My sincere suggestion to the owner: FIRE these employees to save this hidden gem. (wshe literally said I'm just an employee when we complain about the service. I feel so sad to see our dinner going to place no longer has a friendly mood. My two stars go to the cook, to the food and all previous nice staff

[disclaimer! Five star for the food and most of the staff here, zero star for the one waitress who is a rude racist. I used to love this place. The owner of this place is very nice and beyond accommodating. And I love the food here. However there is one waitress who is super rude and racist. She treated the white customers right next to us with a lots of attention but slighted us from the start. She didn?t check on us, didn?t bring us water when we seated, and kept taking plates from us when we were still eating. She had a super bad attitude from the get go and kind of ruined the night for us. You can see from other comments that I am not the only person who experienced racism from this waitress. My recommendation to the owner is to fire this waitress and save your restaurant from more negative customer experience.