30points · on 4 of 4 lists: Tripadvisor, e-table, Phuket 101 and The Thaiger
Sam's has cooked steaks inside the Holiday Inn Resort in Patong since 1990, and the kitchen dry-ages its beef in house, up to an A5 full-blood Wagyu ribeye. Oysters are imported from France, and dinner is silver service, with an amuse-bouche to open and a sorbet between courses. Dessert can be a rum baba flambé, and the room cannot be seen from the street, so walk into the hotel to find it.
“We have been many times over the years!!”
a Google reviewer
“A must do if you want to treat yourself to a great night out.”
a Google reviewer
23points · on 3 of 4 lists: e-table, Phuket 101 and The Thaiger
A meal at Best Thai Beef starts at the glass fridge by the door, where the chef talks you through the dry-aged cuts, each with its marbling score. The beef is mostly Thai Wagyu from the northeast, a cross of Japanese and Australian wagyu, aged for weeks and cooked on an open charcoal grill. The same beef goes into the burger, and the menu also has a spaghetti with local crab.
“Finally found a great place for steaks.”
a Google reviewer
“If you're craving the best beef steak on the island, come here!”
a Google reviewer
16points · on 2 of 4 lists: e-table and The Thaiger
La Cantina in Rawai sears its steaks over an open flame, with the grill in view of the tables so you can watch the cook at work. A wood-fired oven turns out the pizzas. The carbonara is made the Italian way, with egg and no cream.
“Steak was excellent!”
a Google reviewer
“It’s always a treat to be fed at La Cantina.”
a Google reviewer
Google ratings from Google on 3 October 2026. Quotes are from the published lists and reviews named beside each one.
Honorable mentions
Fourth, with 15 points from 2 lists.
“The adults enjoyed A5 striploin wagyu and it was absolute melt in your mouth perfection.”
a Google reviewer
Named on only one list we found, so it cannot be ranked under the two-list rule.
“I ordered the steak tartare which is one of their classics and they do it live besides your table!”
a Google reviewer
Named on only one list we found, so it cannot be ranked under the two-list rule.
“Real smoked and slow-cooked meat.”
a Google reviewer
The lists we counted
- Tripadvisor · 2026
- e-table · November 2021
- Phuket 101 · September 2026
- The Thaiger · April 2024
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