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Star Anise

3.9
3.9
100 Reviews
$30 and under
Thai
2470 First St, #108, Livermore, CA 94550

About this restaurant

Star Anise is a take-out and delivery restaurant in the San Francisco Livermore neighborhood. It specializes in fast and casual Thai cuisine that guests can order and take home or have the tasty cuisine delivered right to their door. Star Anise has all the standbys that people come to expect from a great Thai restaurant, but there are also some options that are unique to the menu. Enjoy a spicy prawn dish with Asian eggplants sauteéd with carrot, onion, chili and basil in a wine sauce. Another favorite is the pumpkin salmon curry with baby bokchoy, carrots, peanut curry sauce and basil oil.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Thai
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm and 5:00pm - 9:30pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Sofi Sorroche
  • Neighborhood
    Livermore
  • Cross street
    Railroad Ave
  • Parking details
    There is parking on the street directly in front of the restaurant. If none available there is a public parking lot free of charge on the opposite side of the complex.
  • Additional
    Beer, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 100 people are saying

Star Anise reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9
3.9 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 3.5Service
  • 3.7Ambience
  • 0.6Value

NoiseModerate

100 Reviews
  1. Seadoorider68

    San Francisco11 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 6, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Every time we come here it is the same slow service but good food. If you are in a rush, forget about it. Its right next to the movie theater so it is tempting to go there before a show, don't do it! The pumpkin Coconut curry soup is awesome, I get it with chicken, but you can get it with shrimp or tofu. The chicken satay skewers are always great and cooked to perfection. The tables are REALLY close to each other, so if you don't want to share your conversation go somewhere else.

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  2. HMB4LIFE

    San Francisco2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 15, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Went to Star Anise for Valentine's Day after reading reviews on how good the food was. I had also read that service was slow at times. We figured on Valentine's Day that service would be pretty speedy. We waited over 30 minutes before our order was taken. Waited another 30 minutes before any dish was served. It's a shame because the food was amazing. Once our dishes arrived we were a happy couple. Everything was to our liking. After we were finished we couldn't wait to head out and enjoy the rest of our evening. To our dismay it took over 30 minutes for someone to bring us our check, and we had to ask for it. I'd like to say it was not the wait staff's fault for the delays, however the lack of staff that was the problem. There was literally one waitress and a helper to serve the entire restaurant. I would return only but only during off peak hours.

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  3. pleased

    San Francisco6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 14, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was excellent- mango salmon salad and sea bass with avocado. The food came out straight away and Cindy the server was very attentive. I'll definitely go back.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco1 review

    4.0

    Dined on January 31, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    This restaurant is quite small and intimate. The food is excellent and very interesting choices on the menu. Service can be a little slow due to just two servers. I highly recommend for lunch or dinner.

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  5. SusanneR

    Central Coast21 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 23, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Busy night and with reservations still had to wait. We made late reservations to avoid that.. Oh well!! Food was great as usual!!

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  6. JLWils VIP

    San Francisco3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 23, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    While the food was delicious, the service was extremely slow. It was crowded, as are most restaurants in downtown Livermore are, but the problem was they had two servers trying to accommodate all the guests in the restaurant. We had to ask to order drinks, ask to order food, and finally ask for our check. I the think this could be a wonderful place to eat, if they could provide more service.

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  7. Termite

    San Francisco5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 7, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Go here for my regular Thai food fix. The food is very good and the staff very friendly. They seemed a server short tonight and the service was below average on this visit. I also couldn't understand why they would choose country western music for background music. I enjoy country western music, but I'd much preferred Thai music or at least something on the softer, romantic side.

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  8. bboopgirl7

    San Francisco10 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 1, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was great! The service was slow. It could have been slow because it was New Years Eve. This is one of my favorite Thai food restaurants. I highly recommend this place.

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  9. RuMi

    San Francisco5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 1, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We got there for a 6:00 seating with a reservation. We were left standing until I approached the hostess. There were several empty tables and they were not very busy. We ordered and were not served until about 7:15 after I told the hostess that we 8:00 theater tickets. The guy who was helping.-- no way he could be called a waiter especially wearing a baseball cap - dumped our bottle of wine. They did replace the lost wine and the food was very good. My group ate there last New Year's Eve and had a very good experience. We thought this would be a tradition ... but maybe not. We sure did not feel very valued as patrons.

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  10. PTK1

    Palm Springs4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on December 7, 2015

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    the worst Thai food I have ever had. We did not know the town of Livermore, so we made reservations based on previous reviews. 4.5 Stars?! Seriously over-rated by 4 stars.

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FAQs

Star Anise offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (925) 454-9888.

Star Anise is rated 3.9 stars by 100 OpenTable diners.

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2470 First St, #108, Livermore, CA 94550

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Railroad Ave
  • Neighborhood
    Livermore
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm and 5:00pm - 9:30pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Thai
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    There is parking on the street directly in front of the restaurant. If none available there is a public parking lot free of charge on the opposite side of the complex.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Sofi Sorroche
  • Additional
    Beer, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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