Marnee Thai

Pretty good overall — nice, clean, cozy place.
Can’t here after venturing around the city. I walked in and it was pretty packed. Perfect timing though since they were able to sit 6 of us within 5 minutes. I do think the place is pretty squishy. My group and I ordered a few things.
Appetizers — I recommend starting out with some fish cake and imperial rolls. Have to try more when I come back.
Pad Thai — tasty. I usually get a side of peanut butter sauce to add some flavor.
Pad Sew Ew –I recommend getting the chicken. More tasty than the beef. Maybe it was the way they cooked it but we compared and the beef had less flavor. The noodles were perfectly cooked as well.
Mango fried rice — It was okay compared to the others I’ve had. I like pineapple fried rice better.
Sticky mango rice — I was disappointed they ran of regular sticky rice so they substituted it with black rice — it was still pretty tasty just not as sticky.
Overall I had a great experience. Service was great and the food came out pretty fast. They have a nice set up as well. I would come back here to try their curry!

My favorite spot for tom yum goong and angel wings… BOMB!!! Oh and their meung kum. I think i spelled that wrong but whatevz. Owner comes out hella loud to speak to the customers and mingle and she is super nice. The place is small and cute but sometimes there is a wait. Other than that i love it!!!

Believe it or not, this is my favorite Thai restaurant regardless of the dreadful street parking in the Sunset. I lived in San Francisco for almost 20 years and I cannot believe I have not had a single Thai dish here!!!
My sister and her husband took me out to dinner here after an hour of cycling. I mean you can never go wrong with Thai food, worth wasting the calories burnt at the gym.
We ordered the Basa (Fish) Fillet with fresh garlic and pepper sauce, Shrimp Pad See Ew, and Satay Eggplant with Minced Chicken. Everything was delicious. Their Thai Iced Tea was refreshing. The décor was nice, simple and authentic. The lady who served us knew exactly what we wanted to order and had a few suggestions. You gotta love a woman who can suggest what’s good to eat!

This place is pretty nice, clean and cozy. I came here with my girlfriend and cousins for lunch. It wasn’t that busy at first, but quickly became packed later into lunch time. We started off with the chicken wings, papaya salad, coconut cakes, and tom yum soup. The salad was excellent, spicy if you eat the pepper seed, but perfect otherwise. The soup was good too — not too sour or spicy. The chicken wings were hella good, not crispy, but full of flavor and sauce. Never had the coconut cakes before, but these little guys were good too. They are filled with corn, taro, and coconut milk.
Now onto the entrees! The pineapple fried rice was really good, but typical. I was really looking forward to the pumpkin curry, but it was kind of disappointing. Have to say I’ve had better — the flavor and creaminess was just not there. The seafood curry on the other hand, was perfect. The dish was very flavorful and packed a lot of meat.
Overall, we enjoyed the place and service — would come back again!

If you’re a glutton for being rushed out of a restaurant, devoid of ambience, this place will be right up your alley. The food was good. But that means nothing when the staff as well as the demonic manager are making pests of themselves, hovering about, driving you nuts, and, as intended, out of Marnee Thai. I ordinarily love Thai food and my Thai girlfriend has no equal when it comes to its preparation.
Three of us at the table hadn’t seen each other in a long time and were happy to sit down and share a meal. But that atmosphere is ‘mass production’ and insipid. Trust me, go elsewhere.

Recommend: red curry with duck, Tom yum soup, and papaya salad
Great Thai food with a clean finish. Left feeling satisfied and not overstuffed. The inside is beautifully decorated to make you feel like you’re in a hut. Perfect to order family style

Came here during the end of 2015 nye dinner. My brother, cousin, and i during the rush hour dinner. I would have gave this place a 4 stars if the waiter didn’t leave us hanging. When we walked into this restaurant, the waiter just asked us how many people and then went straight to the back/​kitchen area without coming back for a while. Especially that we notice there was a an empty tables that can be seated for 3 tables. It was until an older lady came out (possibly the owner) and told us that someone already made reservation for the bigger tables. And the give us a ready tidy table for 3 people.
Anyways, we were looking at the menu to see what we want to eat for dinner. Took a while until someone came to us to get our order since it was busy. The owner came to our table get our order. She was pretty loud but funny. She was the only person getting the orders for each other while other workers just bring out food.
These are the foods that i tried:
Homemade hotcake (this dish came out really quick since the owner was yelling to the worker or just shouting out for this dish). Only had to wait couple minutes while the other dishes we had to wait a while. This dish was really good and yummy. It has that sweetness flavor. It came out really hot since it was in a hot pan looking thing. It was bite size (almost like bagel pizza but a little smaller)
Hot & sour soup: thought it was good. It had that tangy taste flavor.
Pad thai with chicken (this was my main course while my bro and cousin had their own dish). Pad thai is always good no matter where you go. It has good amount of flavor. But compare to other restaurant, the plate and portion at this restaurant are kinda small
The prices here for dishes that we got are alright.
Anyways the foods made it worth it despite the wait.

I’ve passed Marnee Thai so many times growing up in the Sunset and I finally got to try one of their locations.
Here’s what we had:
Tom Yum Soup– We got it with chicken and it was barely enough for three people. It worked out in the end because we were full from the other dishes. Good flavor. More sour than hot.
Angel Wings– The sauce on the wings were great! The wings themselves were a little dry.
Red Curry– Roasted duck was a good choice. There was a good amount of duck for the three of us to be satisfied. M didn’t care for the fatty pieces of skin but I didn’t mind.
Chan Pad Poo– The noodles were slightly dry. In other pictures it looked more saucy. Good flavor and bite to the noodles. I didn’t get enough crab flavor.
Overall, it was good but not as great as I had hoped. I would probably come back if there wasn’t a wait. Service was slow since there was a large group next to us.
We ordered everything spicy but it came out more mild. Next time I’ll order extra spicy.

WORST DINING EXPERIENCE! Well, I don’t usually write reviews, but this time I have to!
Came here on Saturday with my friend, we waited a bit. Well its Saturday, what do you expect?
And then after we waited for like 5 minutes, a lady (probably the owner of this restaurant) told us there’s a table for us but we had to share with two people that we don’t know! OK FINE, but guess what, the table was super small! Are you sure that is a table for four people?!
Ok so we sat down, but these two people sitting next to us ordered hella dishes, and their dishes occupied the ¾ of the table, that was pretty awkward.
So I asked one of the waitress about moving to other table, sadly she said we can’t, and I was like WTF?!
The food was fine, but me and my friend stayed there for less than 30 minutes and we decided to leave.
Probably this is the worst thai restaurant I’ve ever been to.

Tom kha gai — on the sour side. Not the best probably not worth it won’t be ordering again.
Angel wings — reminiscent of San Tung up the street. One of their employees must’ve snuck their and stole the formuoli in the night. Honey garlic glaze with some spice. WORTH.
YUM woon sen — dope; after the noodles are gone you gotcha self a nice little salad.
«BBQ chicken» Shaq voice — pretty solid but also a pretty staple dish in any restaurant. Not super impressed but I still ate it
Green curry — kind of watery, not packed with flavor, eggplant didn’t live up to the hype
Thai tea — dope as always
They have two ply in the bathroom !!!

Pretty good/​standard Thai restaurant!
(+)
— avocado shrimp salad; sounds so basic, but very flavorful, creamy (from the avo) and has a lot of texture throughout from the cashew and mango. This is usually a must-​order when I’m here!
— pad kee mao; moist and flavorful wide flat noodles with a mild kick!
— red curry; bamboo shoots, thai basil and your choice of protein. Love this over rice.
— mango sticky rice; probably my favorite Thai dessert!
— angel wings; sweet, sticky, crispy and flavorful!
— pad thai
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— pad see yew is one of my go-​to thai dish, but I don’t think this place makes a good one. Dry and bland! (go for the pad kee mao!)
— tables are pretty close together

I don’t know why this place has high ratings but it ranks one of the worst Thai places on my list.
Pad Thai and pad see ew: dry, bland and barely any veggies. Either there were no sauce or they put a teaspoon worth, but it was so bland that hot sauce couldn’t even help. Only had 3 broccoli pieces in pad see ew and chicken pieces were tough aka dry as well. Pad Thai needed a lottt of lemon to make it somewhat flavorful, but still didn’t help.
Overall, I only had a couple of bites and couldn’t even finish ¼ of it because of how terrible and bland it was. The ratings here are deceiving and I would never come back.

I love anything stir fry from here! Love love love! And of course, their chicken wings are really good too, I mean — just go look at how many pictures of the wings there are on their Unilocal page.
I usually the pad pring pao (choice of chicken or pork sautéed with baby corn, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, bell peppers and onions in homemade roasted chili paste) or the pad mor mai (ground pork or sliced chicken sautéed with chili, garlic, bamboo shoots, egg, and thai basil). If it’s not spicy enough for me, I’d add more of their house hot sauce. Everything is always really well seasoned. I’m usually not a big fan of rice, but every time i order their stir fries I can eat a heaping bowl of rice because the sauce is just that good.

I went here last week with a few friends and we showed up about 30 minutes before closing. They squeezed us in and we had the manager come over and personally take our order. She was so enthusiastic and nice that you could tell that she takes pride in her restaurant and service.
The food was amazing. And well-​priced for what you get. If you’re looking for a great thai place or want to introduce someone to thai/​siamese food, go here!

This place is the cutest little Thai restaurant I’ve ever laid eyes on! It’s in the middle of a strip of random Chinese stores and groceries (reminds me of Chinatown, but less crowded). The outside looks like a little shack, but when you walk in, it’s completely different! The place looks like a little hut inside, and the décor and ambiance is awesome.
The menu is pretty large with a lot of variety. The first page lists the awards that the restaurant has received for their foods, which was very impressive! I followed the recommendations of my fellow Unilocalers and ordered the Chan Pad Poo. It has the same type of noodles as Pad Thai, but this one is mixed with crab and egg and plenty of spice (note the stars next to menu items mean SPICE not favorites) The plate was about $ 12, but it was a huge serving and I ended up taking a good portion home, so definitely worth it! The plate is big enough where you can also go to this restaurant and treat it as family style. They lay out plates for you in case you wanted to do that.
I’d go back here in a heartbeat and make it one of my regular spots if I lived closer!

The best Thai food I’ve ever had in the Bay Area!
The angel wings:
very flavorful and tasty! Very crispy outside and moist inside. It has just the right amount of sweetness and spicy taste. I also love the hint of basil.
Mango salad with shrimp/​soft-​shell crab:
It’s a very decent salad. Very refreshing and flavorful.

My mom suggested coming here for lunch the other day and my girlfriend has been mentioning it lately. Even though my family has consistently dined on Irving for the past 20 years for some reason we have never came here before. From the outside it is easy to walk by and pay no attention to, but from within is a whole other realm to transport you to a south eastern asian feel (kinda? lol).
Right when you enter you are greeted by a bunch of achievements by the restaurant and the chef. And the food is a product of those achievements. We ordered:
–The chicken yellow curry (#23, $ 10.95), it had a nice aroma that the rice perfectly soaked in.
–The pad thai (#46, $ 10.95), to describe how good it was I’ll just quote Drake, «best I ever had.»
–And the eggplant with ground pork (#33, $ 10.95). I’m not usually a fan of eggplant, but it was so tasty from being sautéed with soy bean sauce and the thai basil provided an exceptional taste. If you think you can go with an additional dish, I definitely recommend this!
Everything tasted so fresh and cooked to order in small batches specially for your order. The dishes might look small, but it is so filling.

I ordered the red curry with duck and steamed rice, and thought it was pretty good! The curry was very savory, but maybe a bit under spiced for a «medium» spice curry.
The pieces of duck meat was also really good: tender but not too fatty. I wish there was a bit more duck in my curry; I really felt like the restaurant skimped out.
The employees were very friendly and I would visit again to try the rest of the menu.

Great flavors across all dishes.
Fast and friendly service.
Visually delightful presentation.
Get the mango sticky rice dessert, yummy!

The Scene: A run-​of-​the-​mill Thai restaurant
The Cast: The Usual Suspects… Papaya Salad, Satay, Pad Thai, Pad Kee Mao, Tom Yum, multi-​colored curries etc
The Verdict: Unexciting and boring after years of repeated indulgence!
The foregoing is of course an awful and unfair judgment as I do recognize their popularity with the masses. While I love Thai cuisine, the ubiquitous presence of these usual suspects in most Thai restaurants is beginning to bore me. I picked Marnee Thai for a reason. It is not just another Thai restaurant. It does have all the usual suspects and then some.
Thai salad dressings are pretty generic. They are mostly an appetizing blend of refreshing, zesty flavors. My taste buds tell me that whisking lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and ginger was the secret to most delectable Thai dressings. Instead of the hugely popular papaya salad, I opted for the cooked Calamari Salad ($ 8.95). The salad was fantastic with finely sliced red onions, lettuce and fresh herbs like mint leaves and cilantro. The star was of course the calamari, which believe it or not was tender instead of being chewy or rubbery. Imo, portion was skimpy and had there been more pieces of calamari to include tentacles, this would have been a perfect salad! (³⁄₅)
Tom Yum is common whereas Po Tak ($ 11.95) is less so. This is a magnificent Thai seafood soup with sweet and sour overtones. In Marnee’s rendition, the fragrant broth was the best part and the taste stemmed from the judicious use of ginger and lemon grass. The broth could be made mild or fiery depending upon your heat preference and stuffed with a good variety of fish and shellfish. I remembered imbibing this soup sold by a street vendor in Bangkok, with the heat factor being a double whammy… the heat from the soup (spiciness) and the heat from the scorching weather. But it was nevertheless gratifying, bordering on a self-​inflicted masochistic perversion and a very sweaty forehead! (⁴⁄₅)
Being a seafood lover, a fish dish seemed like a good idea. Well, not just any fish like salmon or catfish but maybe a fish native to Thailand. Basa Fillet ($ 13.95) popped right out in the Chef’s Suggestion. Basa is indigenous to Indochina, which included Thailand. It is a white fish, mild in taste with a soft and flakey texture. Although classified as a catfish, it does not have any muddy taste, not at all. There were 3 different prep methods and the basa fillet topped with the spicy mushroom in curry sauce and coconut milk was our unanimous choice. We ordered it mild so everyone can savor how the pan seared basa could be such a culinary delight. (⁵⁄₅)
There isn’t much to talk about on the ambiance. Let me just describe it as a glorified hole-​in-​the-​wall with a minimalist aesthetic approach. The bamboo panel on the left wall added some Thai flavor to the décor and the rest of the wall was adorned with some kitschy Thai artifacts. Tables and chairs were packed in like sardines although the white linen and table top orchids did lend a small touch of class. Service was pretty ho hum throughout our entire meal and we felt neglected especially since we were the only other table at 4pm.

Durch eine Empfehlung, die wir im Internet gefunden haben, sind wir auf diesen Laden gestoßen. Das Essen war sehr gut und authentisch. Die Bedienung war super freundlich und immer wieder da um uns Wasser oder neuen Reis zu bringen. Der Laden ansich ist ganz süß eingerichtet. Immer wieder gern! :)