The Sarova Stanley's food offerings have come a long way since May Bent served vegetables and butter from her husband's farm.

Thai Chi, opened in 2007, serves authentic 13th-century Thai cuisine.
Chef Phansandha Phommee, known as "Chef Pu", is the winner of multiple awards, including the "Best Hotel Restaurant and Chef Nairobi" from the Chefs Delight Awards in 2013.
 The restaurant is known as one of Nairobi's "most elegant dining establishments", and has been called the "most authentic Thai restaurant in East Africa".
The restaurant is decorated with fine Thai art and sculptures.
The restaurant has a smart casual dress code and does not allow children under 12.

The legendary Thorn Tree Café is an open air café in the hotel.
The café serves continental and nouvelle dishes, including pizza from a wood-fired oven.
The café is headed by Chef Don Githua.

The café is named after a Naivasha thorn tree (Acacia xanthophloea) in its centre.
Travellers used to pin notes to others onto the thorns of the tree.
The current tree is the third of the same variety.
The first was taken down in 1961, and a new one was planted in its place.
This new tree began to droop, and in 1997 was replaced with the current tree.
During the planting ceremony, a time capsule was buried beneath it, to be opened in 2038.
The first post office in Nairobi was based here, and tourists still leave messages and advertisements.
The forum of the largest travel guide book publisher, Lonely Planet, is named the "Thorn Tree travel forum" after this tree.

The Pool Deck Restaurant is located adjacent to the hotel's rooftop pool on the fifth floor.
It is al fresco style with buffet options.

The Exchange Bar is named for the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
It is the successor to the renowned Long Bar, opened in 1932.
The Sarova Stanley's food offerings have come a long way since May Bent served vegetables and butter from her husband's farm.
Thai Chi, opened in 2007, serves authentic 13th-century Thai cuisine. Chef Phansandha Phommee, known as "Chef Pu", is the winner of multiple awards, including the "Best Hotel Restaurant and Chef Nairobi" from the Chefs Delight Awards in 2013.  The restaurant is known as one of Nairobi's "most elegant dining establishments", and has been called the "most authentic Thai restaurant in East Africa". The restaurant is decorated with fine Thai art and sculptures. The restaurant has a smart casual dress code and does not allow children under 12.
The legendary Thorn Tree Café is an open air café in the hotel. The café serves continental and nouvelle dishes, including pizza from a wood-fired oven. The café is headed by Chef Don Githua.
The café is named after a Naivasha thorn tree (Acacia xanthophloea) in its centre. Travellers used to pin notes to others onto the thorns of the tree. The current tree is the third of the same variety. The first was taken down in 1961, and a new one was planted in its place. This new tree began to droop, and in 1997 was replaced with the current tree. During the planting ceremony, a time capsule was buried beneath it, to be opened in 2038. The first post office in Nairobi was based here, and tourists still leave messages and advertisements. The forum of the largest travel guide book publisher, Lonely Planet, is named the "Thorn Tree travel forum" after this tree.
The Pool Deck Restaurant is located adjacent to the hotel's rooftop pool on the fifth floor. It is al fresco style with buffet options.
The Exchange Bar is named for the Nairobi Securities Exchange. It is the successor to the renowned Long Bar, opened in 1932.
Stanley Hotel, Nairobi