Kapi Sator

Fabulous food at this restaurant … we way over ordered but it was so worth it. The menu is expansive and it can be hard to make selections. Highly recommend getting one of the fresh fish of the day, it was so well done and super tasty. The morning glory was sautéed to perfection. And the curry was pleasantly unctuous (now you have to go look that word up!). If you wanna try Southern Thai food, this is the place to go. Woot woot!

Absolutely loved my meal here. Authentic Southern Thai flavours with bold spices, rich curries and super fresh ingredients. Everything tasted deeply local and well-balanced. The vibe is great and the staff are lovely. Definitely a great spot if you want real Southern Thai food done right 🌶️✨

The famous Southern Thai restaurant of the town. My local driver agreed. We enjoyed bold flavors from various dishes. My favorite (and I guess my mom as well) is the crab curry with noodles. It has generous amount of crab meat and the flavor is quite balanced compared to other dishes. The sour curry is a bit too salty to our taste but other dishes taste right to us, even the fried pork with salted fish is not that salty. Oh the fried catfish stir fried with curry taste is quite outstanding too. We finished the meal with the banana roti and local coconut ice cream. Get it by all means to end the meal with a sweet note (and alleviate the heat from savory dishes lol).

Loved my meal. I got the roasted coconut curry with crab meat. It came with all these fresh veggies on the side along with the noodles. It was sooooo good! I even ordered one for takeaway. The butterfly pea with lime soda was refreshing. I got the mango sticky rice and a scoop of Thai ice cream for dessert. I asked before ordering if the mango sticky rice was sweet or salty and the waitress said sweet. That was a lie. The mango was the only sweet thing and the rice and coconut cream you pour on top were salty to my disappointment. The Thai tea ice cream saved the day. I ordered it just in case the mango sticky rice was salty. All in all this is a great restaurant. Love the outdoor seating. It’s very nice sitting outside to have your meal.

This one is long overdue. Somehow I thought that from the distance of time and geography, it would get easier. Actually, it’s harder. Kapi Sator (กะปิ สะตอ) was the last restaurant I enjoyed in Koh Samui with my Thai family. And I need to say something before “the food was amazing.” This time, this review is not strictly about that. Never have I imagined I would be eager to study Thai. Never have I imagined discovering a non-biological family in Koh Samui. Nobody told me that home is there, on that island — the place I call home, even from afar. And this restaurant is a symbol of it for me. Traditional, respecting the past, yet evolving and facing the future. I will not go on at length about how tasty the food is. It’s above that. The point is not “delicious.” The point is what it represents. It can be surprising. Exotic. The taste can be harsh sometimes — hidden flavors suddenly revealing themselves. Too spicy at times. Quite puzzling. The differences are apparent. And yet it’s always lush, flavorsome, accepting, inviting, delicious, mouth-watering, smiling at you. There’s a Thai word that jumps into my head over and over while writing this review: คิดถึง (kitung). Literal meaning: my heart reaches you. Colloquial meaning: I miss you. That’s what this restaurant does. It reaches you even now, from far away. And I miss it in a way that is physical, not poetic — like a place in the body that tightens when you realize you’re not there. Koh Samui in a shell. Kitung

We visited the restaurant with high expectations due to its Michelin Guide recognition. The food was average overall and priced on the higher side. The chicken with cashew nuts was quite oily, and the fried crab was greasy. The giant tiger prawn was fresh but the flavor was ordinary. The fried rice was below our expectations. However, this feedback is based only on the dishes we ordered — other menu items may be better, as reflected in the restaurant’s high ratings.

Very disappointing experience, especially as it was our last evening in Thailand and we wanted to treat ourselves to a restaurant listed in the Michelin Guide. The first impression of the place was nice, but throughout the entire evening there was only one other table occupied. What was even more frustrating was that there were four staff members present who were clearly not busy and constantly on their phones, which felt very unprofessional and disrespectful for a restaurant with a Michelin listing. The food unfortunately did not live up to expectations at all. The spring rolls were cold, and the pork ribs were practically inedible. For the main course we ordered glass noodles with shrimp, but the noodles were completely unseasoned and the shrimp were overcooked and tough. The only highlights of the evening were the Massaman curry and the mango smoothies, which were actually very good. Overall it was honestly quite shocking that this restaurant is listed in the Michelin Guide. For the price we paid, the quality and service were far below expectations. A very disappointing end to our trip. Unfortunately, I cannot rate this place higher than 2/5 stars.

Great service, with implecable food on the menu. Fabulous is all I can say. Why I say that it was great service our server came and asked us if the food was ok, husband said his sourer fish and pineapple curry was too spicy, he took it away and brought back a less spicy curry. Thats great service! Thank you