This is our favorite Thai restaurant! We have not ordered something we did not like. Pad seeew , papaya salad, stir fried green beans, pumpkin curry are mmh favorite dishes! Good service and reasonable price read more

This is my go to lunch spot during the 3 years when i was working in San Mateo! Their lunch specials are amazing! Why? - Great selection of dishes - Great portion - Great flavor - Great value!! * I love the Tom Yum Soup with wide noodles * Shrimp salad * Basil eggplant with ground pork * Sweet & Sour Chicken * Mix seafood with silver noodles * Coconut rice is amazing...!!! The service can be mixed - Most of the staff are super friendly except for the woman who wears the black frame glasses ( i don't think she likes her job very much...) read more

We visited for lunch on Saturday. It was not so busy. No waiting. We ordered three item. Fried shrimp, yellow curry and pad Thai. We love their taste! For me curry was little bit sweet because she does not like spicy. But we were very satisfied. Service was good. Casual Thai food restaurant for family and friends. read more

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Came here for lunch with colleagues a while ago and loved the food! I would come back in a heartbeat. Everything was flavorful and the service was pretty good. My only issue was we were a little cramped at our table but not a big deal. Will definitely be back! read more

I am sorry to do this to you Charm Eatery but you really disappointed me. I got crab fried rice, yellow curry with chicken and pad se ew with beef. The crab fried rice had a funky fishy taste and I found a few tiny shells. It's like finding shells in your scrambled eggs. That crunch in between your teeth when you least expect it is not fun. I liked the yellow curry. The curry sauce was really good. There were a crazy amount of onions in there. Completely unnecessary unless Ofcourse you're trying to give us less chicken. I mean how much does a chicken breast cost for them to skimp out on that. Not even a whole breast it's like quarter of a breast pounded and cut into thin slices to make it look like we got something in there haha. But the worst thing was the noodles. The beef quality was absolutely disgusting. Do not get any beef dish from here. So here's the thing. I get the businesses try to get more bang for the buck. But see we as your customers also want good quality food. Why. Because we also work hard. You could trick us maybe the first time but why would we come back? Care about your customers. read more

Used to be a good spot, but the quality really went downhill. Samosas super dry. Chicken old and dry. Do better.

I took a Thai friend and was nervous bringing her here. I have driven them to Marnee Thai in SF, Krung Thai in Mtn View- all approved but we need something closer to us. Having driven past this place a dozen times every month, I didn't know what to expect. Surprised us all how good it was. The Roti green curry appetizer was solid, Pad Thai was equally tasty and the pumpkin curry well I only had a tablespoon of it since everyone devoured it before I could have a 2nd scoop. Overall it was solid for this area. My favorite is still king of Thai on Clement st SF but now my Thai friends and I don't have to drive 30 mi to get a Thai fix. Cons: wait staff can be inattentive even when you are a Thai speaking patron. read more

Discovered it as it is close to my work. I'm a vegetarian and go here once a month. I enjoy their fried spring rolls, fresh spring rolls for starters. I usually order their "cashew curry" or something with Tofu (you can have it with meat also I think). But is a very small restaurant so go there either at 12 or after 1:30. read more

Great as expected Thai food! The Pad See Ew is awesome and the restaurant itself has a cute little ambiance. There's plenty of street parking nearby as well, which makes it convenient to get to. read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California

One of my favorite Thai restaurants in the Bay Area. Plenty of vegetarian options! Veggie crispy spring rolls, roti with green curry, Tom kha soup, pad thai, and pad kee mao are delicious! Staff is friendly and there is plenty of free street parking. Highly recommend if you are looking for fresh authentic thai food! read more

I really like this Thai food But I'm frustrated by the fact that they never re-open their doors for eating inside leaving them to provide only to go food in thousands of plastic containers. They are not environmentally friendly to say the least. Many other restaurants during the pandemic Made a point of using to go containers compostable or recyclable which charm ties black containers are not. I'll miss eating their food but in good conscience can't continue to order their food to go now that they've said they have no idea if they'll reopen or not. They said they do not have enough weight staff to reopen which means I'll continue to do just a to go business with the same black plastic containers filling up landfill. Come on charmed chai be a good world Citizen and take a few pennies away from your profit to make the world a better place if you're not gonna re-open your doors. clearly they're making a profit by running a completely to go business while still paying high rent on El Camino Blvd. it be great if you could put a couple of those dollars towards more recyclable containers, which the black ones are not here in San Mateo County - or better yet just re- open the restaurant and get some recyclable containers for your to go business. read more

When I come to the bay I stay in San Mateo. It's in between San Jose and Sf so while here I found this yummy spot to dine in. Charm is a small family own restaurant located on a busy street. Best way to spot it is look for the nasty restaurant with the golden arch next to it haha once inside Charm the restaurant feels inviting, calm and relaxing. The waiters do a good job welcoming you and seating you right away. During this visit my girl and I tried the beef soup and pad Thai both taste fresh and delicious. The soup wasn't too hot and the beef was pretty tender. The pad Thai hit the spot no complaints here! I took off a point because there is no parking and no alcohol to down the delicious food. I did try their bottle ginger beer. Pretty good! Beside no parking and alcohol this place is bomb.com read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Chef's Favorite - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California

Had food here for the first time WOW it was AMAZING definitely will be the spot for me and the family to go THANK YOU

This is my favorite Thai place and I recommend the pumpkin curry and the fried fish with sweet chili sauce. Always good! The only thing of course like restaurants would do is pricing. The pricing is okay but with what's going on with the world I'm not surprised the prices change read more

I have been craving Thai food since I traveled back from Bangkok last year. This place has served amazing Thai food and probably most authentic flavor I could find in the peninsula area. Highly recommend Pad Thai and Tom Kha Gai soup! read more

Four out of five... Sounds about right! Tip: don't go on Monday. The staff isn't as good. Different cook. Different service. That staff is 2/5 at best. Pad Thai- we love it. It's soft. It's rice noodles. It's light fish sauce. Lots more peanuts than most others and typically two shrimp and tons of chicken. Beats out the competition Yellow chicken curry: typical- carrots, potato, onion. Good heat, lots of coconut coming thru. Hubby loves this. Green curry: my fav. Lots of coconut, tons of heat. Bamboo shoots perfectly braised. Not so keen of the overdone eggplant or the kefir like leaves. They could def steep and remove... Wish they would! Red curry: my husband typically hates red curry but he likes it here. It's heavy coconut milk base makes it not so much Indian or Pakistani in flavor. It's heavy from fat, light in flavor. Love the bamboo again and love the green beans and bell peppa! Roti: we get this as a side ($3.95) without the green curry dip bc we order curry anyhow. It's soft. Delicious. Order one per person tho. It goes quick! Satay: perfect for the kid who hates anything but the basic. Entry level food. Perfectly seared chicken breast. Bbq pork: missed the mark. Hubby says "worst he ever had". It's not that bad if you are a beginner. Truly. It's just that, well... Have you ever over marinated something and it comes out chewy? Salty? A little jerkyish? Yeah... They over marinate it. I would wage to say, they use soy based sauce and it should be limited to 30 mins not overnight. All this being said: they are the best option in San Mateo Belmont area. Hands down. read more

It is easy to miss Charm Thai when driving by so proceed slowly. It's a small restaurant, clean inside with beautifully matching Thai decor setting a smooth atmosphere. The menu offers a variety of Thai dishes, with a really distinct 'Chef's Favorites' section that stands out in comparison to other Thai eateries. Strongly persuaded by the description of pork marinated in Thai herbs with sweet and sour sauce, I quickly settled on the Grilled Marinated Pork from the Chef's specials. When my meal arrived I felt a sense of accomplishment, like I prepared it meal myself. The pork was gracefully seasoned and came with a side of sweet and sour sauce. It didn't look like your typical reddish sauce but, more like a dark vinaigrette. I asked the server about it and he said it was a combination of fish sauce, tamarind and other spices. This concoction resulted in a zesty yet tangy euphoric taste, the food sang to me. While I'd like to end the review here and recommend that you drop what you're doing and head to Charm Thai, unfortunately, I am conflicted! There was a terrible note to my food symphony. The type that makes you really uneasy. About half way through my tasty meal I found a long strand of hair under my rice, yuck! I summoned my server and, without hesitation, he apologized and asked if I would like the meal replaced. I was faced with a real conundrum! While conventional wisdom would suggest to just take the refund, I could not descend from my food high. I opted for a fresh order of the same dish, hair free! Like a food critic, I thoroughly inspected the new platter before uneasily diving in! Had it not been for that incident, I would have given this place 5 stars. Menu 5/5 Service 4/5 Taste 5/5 Location 5/5 read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Grilled Marinated Pork! - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California

Charm is indeed a 4-star Thai place just as Yelp says it is. The restaurant is small with limited street parking, but the service is good and the food is solid. The Fresh Rolls were flavorful and had a nice punch of mint. Along with the creamy peanut sauce, they were a good starter. The Pad See Ewe, which is always my bellwether for how good a Thai place is, was solid dish and I finished every bit of it. The Red Curry was also very tasty, though slightly runny to eat with rice. On a plus note, if you're a vegetarian, they can make most of the dishes vegetarian and without fish sauce. read more

Pad Woon Sen was delicious! (Nicely cut veggies ) We normally order pad see yu or pad Thai for our noodle dish.. I stayed home and set the table but it was a quick in and out.. we used eat there before covid and like it . This was the first time getting Thai food take out in a year. The others items we ordered were good. Flavors good tofu was nice ...price was good for the portions... . glad we went there..hit the spot. Bring your own pen... they make you sign the recipe even though you paid online. .. read more

Really solid Thai food every time. One of the best on the peninsula hands down for Pad Thai (its surprising how hard it is to find a good version) and Pad See Ew. Their curries are great- my go to is the green curry but I have tried them all and liked them all. Their service for takeout is efficient, courteous and always correct. They have great safety measures in place including a fresh cleaned pen when you sign for your order on site read more

Calling all thai food lovers! I came here with mild expectations and was so blown away with the food. Among other Thai joints, the dishes we ordered were NOT OILY whatsoever. Shocking, I know. We ordered the PAD THAI and the chef's special FRIED CHICKEN OVER RICE. The battered chicken left an ever lasting impression and was the star of the show no doubt! PROS - GREAT portions! -decent pricing -cute decor...if that even matters heh CONS -parking is slim jim but itll be worth it! read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Highly recommend! ig: @munchieswith_m - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California

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I usually DoorDash lunches from Charm Thai because I work near by. Sometimes I see hair in my pat Thai noodle but I ignored it. This time I see a piece of metal in my pad se ew. I stop eating the food the moment I discovered that piece of metal in my noodle. It is so gross and I will never order food from that place again. I could of get sick eating that metal. Be careful when you eat their food. Make-sure to check what in it. read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California

I had the worst crab fried rice I ever had in my life today!!! It was like all soaked in oil. It was wet and extremely oily. I'm not a person who likes to waste food, so I didn't eat it during lunch and brought it back home after work, hoping I could "fix it." First, the whole bottom of the togo box was full of a pool of oil. When I tried to pan-fried it again, it was literally like I'm deep frying the rice because every single rice was covered with oil. OMG... I used to go here often.. what happened to the cook??? I'm not ordering from them again.. so disappointing. read more

SO GOOODDDD!! One of my favorite Thai places around the bay. The pad Thai and Tom yum soup is a classic and so yummy here. 10/10 Highly recommend read more

After having tried Imm in Berkeley, I've found it difficult to enjoy any other Thai restaurants. However, Charm is definitely a great place for Thai food on this side of the Bay. Their Tom Kha is one of my favorites because the flavor is entirely there and it doesn't seem to be watered down. I didn't really like their pad see ew because there really wasn't much flavor in it. Not much noodles in this dish, more broccoli than anything. I don't mind coming back, I'll just be getting their other rice dishes or soups instead. read more

Had the shrimp for the first time. Pretty good. The service is very good and friendly. Cozy environment with the wood tables. This has quickly become the best Thai place on peninsula. #goodfood read more

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Great food and consistent. Unfortunately, people know about them so you have to wait for your pickup often, bit they have never disappointed

My husband and I are on a constant search for a go-to Thai spot wherever we go. We moved to the bay almost a year ago and after a long workweek, I was craving mango sticky rice! We walked in--it's got the cutest, coziest vibe. We only waited a few minutes, before we were quickly seated. Between the woman who seated us, the man who brought us our waters, and another woman who took our order, their team was easy and entirely lovely to interact with. I LOVE spice. So I requested my dish be 10/5 on the spice level. They delivered! I got the pad kee mao, my husband got the pad thai, we shared a bowl of tom yum soup, and we each got a Thai iced tea. We were so full and engrossed in our meal that we forgot to get mango sticky rice! Listen: Everything. Was. Delicious. We're happy. We love the people. We love the food (we kept eating, though we were full). We're going to be getting frequent takeout through the workweeks ahead. We've found our go-to! Thanks and see you soon Charm Thai Eatery. read more

Solid flavors, great yellow curry, Thai tea was just the right amount of sweet/tea flavored.

Got a lot of recommendations for Charm Thai on Nextdoor from neighbors so ordered dinner from here. The Pad Thai was small portion and pretty bland. The noodles were sparse and the plate was fluffed with sprouted moong beans. It doesn't come up with any sauces. read more

Great reliable Thai restaurant with warm waiters and pretty good Thai food! Tried the pad thai and the pad see ew - would come back for the crab pad Thai but the pad see ew was lacking a depth in flavors and they didn't use the larger squared flat noodles that I love (they used the typical chow fun noodles which weren't as good at absorbing flavors in my opinion). My husband and I always try these two dishes to see how legit the store is and the pad Thai passed - the crab pad Thai was delish and you get good chunks of crab meat in the dish. They do have hot enough woks to fry the noodles as the noodles were slightly charred which was a nice flavor to have. Will still come back to give the other dishes a try, just maybe not the pad see ew :) read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California

AMAZING Thai food... This is probably my favorite place in the Peninsula :) I always get their lunch special, Green curry with white rice and sweet mint lemonade... SO GOOD! The salad dressing is yummy and the curry just melts in your mouth and tastes delicious! Iam always able to get immediate seating and the servers are really nice and make it a great experience. Cute and clean place :) read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Veggie Green Curry with steamed white rice & sweet mint lemonade - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California

Excellent food. Cozy place. Definitely worth the wait if they're busy. Tasty and not too salty or oily. The food's flavors speak for themselves. Fresh and well-cooked veggies (al dente) and yummy noodles! read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Empty bowl because it was delicious! - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California

This restaurant is absolutely worth it for 5 plus stars! Nice and cozy environment and their services are phenomenal! I ordered everything in vegetarian style and Twas very delicious. I enjoyed the green papaya salad, fried tofu eggplants, yellow curry and pad se ew etc. this place is highly recommended for whoever wants to eat authentic Thai food. Restaurant is small but its equality is fantastic. Come and see the blessings and delicious food you can get here. Peace out. read more

We used to love this restaurant a few months ago. However, recently, we've DoorDashed and the food either comes super spicy (when we ask for 0 spice) or comes burned, like Friday order the pad se-we was burned and tasted terrible. We needed to trash it. Definitely not ordering from there anymore. read more

The flavors were really good we got the pumpkin curry and the FFL stands for fried chicken lover or something like that I was really happy with the flavor in the meal except that the chicken the fried chicken that is was kind of too dry and most of the pieces it was almost like chicken jerky I would have given it five stars because the ambience really nice however the next day I had the runs so I am kind of scared of going back there since I didn't have anything else to eat my friend was fine who had the pumpkin curry and rice so I definitely recommend you stay away from the fried chicken plate other than that I would probably go back and try something else give it a go if you're in the area read more

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The food here is delicious! I don't think it's all the difficult to get decent Thai food in the Bay Area but this place definitely has more than just decent food. I've had various noodles and rice dishes here, all off their lunch menu, and they're all great. Portions are not huge but I'm okay with that. Who wants to get super full and have to go back to work anyway? I usually get a lunch special and a Thai coffee for less than $15. I would say that's not bad. Street parking is okay too. Come on, walking a block or two is not a big deal. I've only ordered take out here. As far as I can tell, they seem nice. One of the servers with short hair look very serious. But I've been here a few times and got her to crack a smile. All good! read more

Just discovered Charm Thai this past week and have already ordered delivery twice! Fresh & flavorful food with generous portions. The pad thai is just perfect and we also loved the curries, dumplings, tom ka, gra pow, & spicy eggplant. Lots of fresh vegetables in every dish. Spice Level 4 was the right level of spiciness for us. We will definitely be ordering from Charm Thai. again! read more

Friendly, warm service... always delicious, fresh food at a terrific price! During Covid restrictions, their takeaway is really hopping!

Popped in here for a quick dinner around 6 on a Friday. The decor was nice and modern but immediately I was struck by the inferno-like temperature in the place. Wow it was warm. I think by the time the chicken satay appetizer came my cheeks were rosy. So, the food was decent, probably 3 star. The satay tasted funny and was oily but somehow stringy. I ordered the pineapple fried rice which was pretty tasty but left my stomach a little queasy. Perhaps it was because I subbed beef for the shrimp due to allergy and they messed up. Either way I likely will try the other numerous thai places around me in San Mateo before I return to Charm Thai. read more

Charm Thai Eatery - Pineapple fried rice 10.00$ - Thai Near Me - San Mateo, California