Brett R.
Yelp
My wife and I were in town for a few days of skiing and made reservations for dinner at Siam.
Let me start by saying that the restaurant was simply not to our taste, but it was very crowded otherwise. People seemed to be having a good time, so maybe it was just us.
We arrived 5 minutes early for our reservation, but were not seated until 35 minutes after our reservation time. The hostess was busy trying to bus tables as well as seat guests and was a bit frazzled. She had that practiced way of walking right past you without acknowledging you were there.
Once seated, we noticed that the table had barely been wiped down. There was food still on the table and one of our chairs.
Our waiter was very friendly and professional and did a great job. However, you could tell he was scrambling around trying to keep up with everything.
For dinner, we had soup starters, seaweed salad, pad Thai and grilled shrimp in Volcano sauce. Everything was served in a timely manner, but everything was just warm. With the exception of the shrimp in volcano sauce, everything tasted good. The shrimp was huge and well prepared, but were buried under the overpowering sauce.
I don't remember the exact total of the bill, but it seemed in line with prices for a ski town.
We chalked the experience up to the fact that it was just not our kind of place. For example, we expect to be seated at or near our reservation time and to have our table and chairs clean when we sit down. And, as with many tourist areas, I assume Telluride struggles with getting enough service staff due to the high cost of living in the area.
Having said that, the place was packed and people seemed to really be enjoying themselves.