Marnee Thai Restaurant

Didn’t answer the phone the first time. The second time they answered to tell me they were closed, despite me calling at 1pm which is during their business hours.
I’ll spend my money else where.

Little disapointed this time, food seem a bit rushed, less flavor and service was slow.
My husband and I love Thai and it’s usually pretty good here, so perhaps it was what we ordered.
We started with the stuffed chicken wings, inside was pork, they are fried and served with a sweat chili sauce. They were good.
Our yellow curry was just okay, potatoes were a bit small, and mushy, I didn’t enjoy it as much, the phad prik khing with pork was good but it was just kinda blah with flavors. Maybe my taste buds were blah today, will cont to go back, but with so many Thai it’ll be a while.

We came here on a Monday evening and ordered
1. Chicken pad thai 8.99
2. Chicken green curry 8.99
3. white rice
for $ 22
— Chinese and Thai restaurant. Had to try it.
— Nice little stage for performances.
— Friendly service. We were the only patrons at the time. They were eating dinner and from time to time, would help serve us. While eating, we were watching their family slide shows on TV.
— Food came to us in less than 10 mins. We were hungry, and that was great!
— Pad thai had a bit too much flavoring, almost too much orange coloring. First time I had a waitress ask us, ‘how hot would you like it’.
— Medium is pretty spicy.
— Rather than chicken, Beef and shrimp cost more money.
— Green curry could use a bit more coconut, and more chicken. Good amount of bamboo.
— Spice rack was old and not fresh. Peppers were soft and almost empty.
— We got our rice for free!
— Kinda slow at picking up check.
— For the price, I think it was pretty good. Usually when we get this combination of food we end up spending around $ 25 – 30.

Just meh. Ordered chicken satay and yellow curry chicken to go. the place was empty and my order was made quickly. but the flavors were just meh.

There’s nothing like a little Thai Coffee before a long drive back to Phoenix. This is one of The Better Half’s favorite places for Thai Coffee. The Thai Coffee is only $ 2.75. We get it to go and then head out on the road back to Phoenix.
Return Factor — 80%

This place was pretty good, my mother took me here when I was in Vegas with a big group of friends. They have some good entrée’s. The service I couldn’t really say much since it was early in the morning and we were the only table there.

Called in a take out order from Marnee several weeks ago and tried my standard Thai order of Spicy Basil Chicken Lunch Special. First item of note was no brown rice. I don’t really dock restaurants for this but it’s still worth mentioning. When I arrived 10 – 15 minutes later I walked into a nearly empty restaurant. I then was nicely asked to have a seat and waited 4 – 5 minutes for my meal. It doesn’t really bother me if I walk into a busy restaurant and have to wait a few extra minutes, but I didn’t really understand where the holdup could have been in this instance.
When I got back to the office I thought the meal looked pretty standard, which is not a bad thing since it’s one of my favorite dishes. The egg roll seemed soggier than I’m used to, probably because they had it in the same takeout container with the rest of the food. It also seemed a little overcooked which with combined with the sogginess did not leave me satisfied. The chicken basil was fine, but unspectacular, and the chicken itself was as I’ve described several times in other reviews that not quite finely ground and not quite nicely sliced, but instead it seemed like clumsily cut up pieces of chicken.
I did notice a lot of positive reviews mentioned late night dining which I could see being a big bonus. Unfortunately I’m scared of the dark and have to be tucked in by 10pm. If a Thai place was open near me at 2am I’d probably sleepwalk there though.
I think a year or two ago I would have probably still found this a 3 star meal because the flavors weren’t awful, but with the amount of Thai restaurants I’ve tried since then, I’ve got to rank it against the others and thereby it only gets a 2 from me.

Ordered something from the midnight special menu. I can’t read Thai.
Definitely an interesting spot to eat at especially on karaōke night. It can get pretty loud so be prepared to turn the dial on your hearing aid down a few notches.

Since moving to Vegas one thing I’ve heard of is that we have 24 Hour or at least late night Thai places. Well after walking all over First Friday at the Arts District and then Fremont Street I was hungry, and it’s late. And there’s nothing at home to really eat. What to do? It’s the Unilocal app to the rescue! A quick search has me running to my car at the El Cortez and then heading off to Spring Mountain Road as finally I’m going to try a late night Thai place.
I ended up picking Marnee Thai based on reviews by Ric H, Nelson, Arvin, and Misti Y. When you have those heavy hitters recommending a place you can’t go wrong, and they lead me to a late night Thai happy place. I walked in to of all things Thai Karaōke with a squealing microphone and an amplifier set to 11. Once they fixed the mic the volume didn’t drop but the singing was actually pretty good. Including myself there were two other non-​Thai people there but I didn’t feel uncomfortable, in fact the service here was spot on and very good. (Yep service with a smile wins me over again).
Ok, enough of the lead up, it’s a dang review, what about the food? It’s late, I’m in an area I’m not familiar with, why not push my comfort zone a bit further? Panang Curry, with chicken of course and brown rice was outside my comfort zone as I haven’t tried Thai curry yet. I order and my anxiety level goes up. Will I like it? I worried for nothing. Oh man, did I place the right order! While I wish it had a bit more chicken in it, the curry I had was very flavorful, and I loved it. LOVED IT.
I gotta go back and try a few more things but I already know they’re on my late night list of places I can go. And since they have some «Chinese» type dishes like orange chicken I can bring others who are not quite as adventurous or wanting to push their food experiences.
4 Rock Solid Stars. Damn, why did I wait so long to try curries? (I’m kicking myself in the rear for my fear of the unknown problem that I’m working hard to overcome!)
Oh and one last thing. They asked me about spice… how hot do I want it, and they got it right. Only Penn’s Thai House has done that for me, usually places don’t bring the heat even when you ask.

** Huge Thai Food Critic & I say it doesn’t get more authentic than this place **
Food: ⁵⁄₅ Was delicious, like I said doesn’t get more authentic than this place. I’m Thai and a lot of the dishes at Marnee Thai resembled my moms home cooking. I ordered pad woon sen, pad see ew, lad na. I’m a huge Thai critic because I’m always comparing Thai restaurants to my own mother and this place takes the cake. Every dish I ordered wasn’t your Americanize Thai favorites like Pad Thai I ordered the Authentic stuff and WOW they amazed me.
Service: ⁵⁄₅ The service here is amazing, we had a women waitress and she reminded me a lot of my own mother. Even though it was super loud from the Karaōke and the cheering she was still really attentive. Kept asking if we were doing okay, refilling our drinks etc.
Karaōke: ³⁄₅ Depending who’s singing, you can either have someone really bad singing or someone really good singing. But there’s live karaōke and everyone has to listen while they’re eating. Not my cup of tea, I can handle loud restaurants but being forced to listen to someone who absolutely should not be karaōke singing is super annoying. But most of the time people are usually cheering, clapping or dancing just having a good time.
Parking: ⁴⁄₅ The place shares a small parking lot with a couple of other businesses which makes parking spaces limited, usually if you don’t go during peak dinner hours you should be able to find parking.

It was probably the 2 week incessant Christmas music playing at the casinos where my husband and I work that caused us to become disgusted with the whole notion of Christmas.
With that being said, we hoped into our car and decided to have Christmas eve dinner in China Town. We were in the mood for Thai food and stumbled across Marnee Thai. Upon entering, I felt as if we were starring in our own Wild West movie, because everyone literally stopped what they were doing to turn around and look at us.
Acting natural, we ordered some appetizers off the menu, the «beef jerky» was a little dry but after a few bites grew to like it. It was like Thai carnitas! Seafood Salad was a little too spicy for me and found the imitation crab, off-​putting. Finally the «Stuffed Chicken Wings» were okay but had a weird coating.
Over all the service and the food were all kind of Meh. Go for an entrée and skip the apps.
Oh, and don’t sit under the karaōke television monitor, which when we were there was on the wall over our table. As I was eating I felt like people were watching me, and they kind of were because they were watching the monitor which was about a foot above my head. I still consider this personal space.

Why I ate Thai food in Vegas is beyond me. Blame my family.
In the land of 5 star buffets and the Earl of Sandwiches for crying out loud… my parents wanted Thai food.
This place was really authentic and flavorful. As a Thai person I can tell you it’s legit.
So if you’re looking for a good dinner spot at a decent hour. head over!

DUCK FRIED RICE!!! Finally! This is my ultimate comfort food. This is what I crave after too many cocktails. Although the fried rice is not as buttery as I’ve had in San Francisco, the duck pieces here are lean and tasty. It’s not on the menu, but when you order it, they will bring it without hesitation. Unlike Lotus of Siam where there’s a big hassle about it, and then they want to charge me $ 45 to make something custom.
I would give this place 5 stars except for the fact that it’s not a very happening. I’ve gone here several times for a date night, and we were always the only ones here. That could be a plus if you want an intimate date, but it’s big minus if it’s your first date.

The first time I came to Marnee Thai Restaurant was 2 – 3 years ago, with a bunch of friends and classmates that were all fellow culinary students. We came and tried a lot of different food and enjoyed live band performance. I remembered the food was good, but never went back.
That changed last night, when a group of us decided to drop by for a late night dinner after the Unilocal event at the Barrack Museum (UNLV). One of my favorite dish to order is the Yum Woon Sen (Yum Glass Noodle Salad), which is cellophane noodles mixed with pork, shrimp and dressed in spicy lime dressing. I ordered just a 3 on their spiciness scale, and it was already very hot! So unless you enjoy really spicy food, don’t get anything more than a 3, and probably better to go with a 2 or lower. Otherwise, it was quite good.
The food here is definitely authentic. It may not be as famous as some other Thai restaurants in Las Vegas, but it is definitely good and worth a try.
Décor: Pretty simple decorations, but there is a stage for live band or karaōke.
Food: Pretty good Thai food.
Service: Very pleasant and efficient.
Parking: Usually not an issue.

A bunch of us decided to get a late night bite at Marnee Thai after the Unilocal Elite Event. It’s been a long while since we’ve dined here. With a new chef and new management, the food was pretty good and the service was excellent.
We ordered some Pad Thai and Chicken Green Curry (Heat level 1) and I still had the sniffles from each bite of curry. Pad Thai was excellent. One of the waitresses said they didn’t have sticky rice and mango, so no dessert for us, but the funniest thing was when we were outside the restaurant, Tien busted out his smuggled plate of Baklava from Stephanos… ALOHA!!!

Went for the Skinny Jeans, stayed for the phatty phood. What does that mean? Well, we thought there was going to see a Thai boy-​band named Skinny Jeans performing. That’s what the LV Weekly had told us, and we were up for a kitchy evening! When we arrived, however, there appeared to just be karaōke. I turned to my husband and asked, «Can we handle this?»
We decided we could.
Little did we know that this was not some average karoake. Everyone in the restaurant was Thai, and they were all mesmerized by the female singer. We were told she was a famous singer from Thailand vacationing in Vegas. We were a little dubious until we saw someone hand her what appeared to be a roll of hundred dollar bills. That’s famous money.
They definitely have the Thai vibe under control. On this evening, we could have been in Thailand. There was lots of cheering and dancing to accompany the singing.
I had always been hesitant to try Marnee because the reviews were average to bad. However, I think there may be a new chef in town. When we went to pay, we were actually greeted by the «new» chef who told us she was «training.» She is Thai, but has traditionally worked in Chinese kitchens.
If she is only in «training,» then I am excited. We had panang curry and pad kea mow. Both were well-​executed, not the least bit greasy and filled with quality, fresh ingredients. The pad kea mow was probably the best flavored noodle dish I have had in town– intense, aka delicious, wok char and topped with a pile of fresh, green cilantro. We unfortunately ordered them a tad too spicy (a 6 out of 10), so I wasn’t able to enjoy them as much as I potentially could have.
Sadly, no brown rice, but the service was impeccable. They were friendly (apologizing for the singing, which was unnecessary) and attentive. Our water glasses were never less than half full. I do wish there was a bit more light, but I guess when you’re hosting the famous, they like to have a little privacy.

Came in at 12:40 am on Saturday, after trying to go to dragon house which was closed (not apparently 24 hours). I was the only person in there besides the family who runs the joint, kinda weird because it is in a bland strip mall, dark, at this hour. They try to make it more festive with Madonna videos on the tv, but it only made it more awkward.
I saw duck curry, and was really disappointed to find out they didn’t have any. Last time I had Thai duck, it was in Santa Cruz, only because everybody got quiet when I asked where the nearest fried chicken joint is (probably only place in the world where you have to ask for the non-​vegan menu). In any case, I had the pad thai chicken; now, I have friends that are Thai food snobs, but I’m not one of them, so I thought my plate was pretty decent. I felt like the noodles were drenched in a sweet/​spicy sauce, but again, from what I understand this is a standard practice in Thai. I also had the egg rolls which were nice and crisp, but I would have preferred some meat in it.
At the end of the meal, things got really Asian when a regular came in and busted out the Thai karaōke. No stars off the restaurant for the performance.
This is a nice place to stop in if you’re in the area and really feeling Thai. The family was nice and polite, but the whole abandoned strip mall thing with the dim lighting was definitely uncomfortable when you’re by yourself.

I’ve been wondering about this place for a while. It looks tiny (like a hole in the wall) from the view of this restaurant located in a little low key strip mall. Recently, I got a certificate (for dinner only, 18% gratuity automatically added) on
. We were pleasantly surprised (and we are always looking for a good thai restaurant).
Inside it’s much bigger, with a bar on one side, and a stage with a modest dancefloor on the other. Seating is tables and chairs only. There is a little alter as you come to expect– most thai restaurants have an alter of some sort. The décor is framed prints of what appears to be of a group from either the 1960’s or 1970’s– kinda weird. When you walk in the door, there are filled magazine racks and citylife magazines. There was a flat screen on with the tru tv channel playing.
There was one other party of two ladies who appeared to be family or friends, because our server was sitting with them, visiting, in between assisting us. It was not busy. When we were getting our dinner, a large party came; they had a couple tables put together.
We got an order of rangoons (creamy), won ton soup (more like wor won ton soup– it’s excellent plus it’s huge– as you may already know, many asian restaurants also serve chinese food– pretty standard), chicken fried rice (thai style, with tomatoes and sliced cucumbers– good size, but missing the fried egg that I love), yellow curry chicken with a bowl of white rice, and two drinks– the bill was $ 35.93 before the gratuity was added (many of the dishes are reasonably priced). Everything was really good– we order it mild and I add red pepper flakes to mine; I think my husband has found a new favorite for yellow curry (*smiling*).
The service was really good. Our server was attentive (drink refills) and was pleasant. He seemed a little rushed as he tended to the large party but we were nearly done with our dinner, so that was alright. We had leftovers of almost everything BTW.
Besides the modest pricing, there are lunch specials and family dinner specials, so there are even more reasons to eat here. It won’t be our last visit. This is why I love finding new places. Oh yeah, the operating hours are pretty long 10 am to 6 am– kinda weird huh?

Haven’t gone back in a long time, but the BF and I were in the mood for late night Thai after work.
Ordered thai ice tea and it was good.
Got fried catfish w/​thai basil and ordered «mild» which definitely doesn’t register as mild but was spicy. This as good though, very flavorful and the fish wasn’t muddy tasting
The BF wanted pad se ew and was mostly the reason he wanted to go eat Thai. Theirs was disappointing though. The chicken had this dirty poultry flavor… you know when it taste like how a chicken coop would smell like. Okay, so maybe we can eat just the noodles then, but I dunno we just weren’t feeling it. It wasn’t balanced in flavors, it was very wet so we didn’t eat much of it but didn’t have the heart to send it back.
I thought this place was just A-​OK of a place even when the food was good but the bad chicken pad se ew just put a damper in keeping it as a late night option.

Cheap lunch specials under $ 7. Two hungry people had to have 3 dishes here. All came with minestrone soup, a cheese wonton, and an egg roll.
The mongolian beef was only average, skip it.
The red chicken curry was very good, a must get dish.
The basil chicken was very good as well, i recommend it.
Total bill for 3 servings $ 20.
Will come here again for lunch.