They make the BEST pineapple fried rice in town! I love to get the chicken pho, always fresh, well proportioned and priced. Restaurant is a nice atmosphere, clean and easy parking. My only complaint is that they are sometimes not open when I need them to be! Haha. read more

Good food, quick service. Not noisy. Need at least 85 characters to post a review now. read more

Location was a bit confusing but it is by Mattress Land. All staff was friendly and welcoming. Food was really delicious. I got the pad Thai level 7 spicy and it was on point. The ingredientes were fresh. The curry is also really good. I recommend it! Glad places like this exist in Merced. read more

Coconut Cafe - Egg rolls, pad Thai - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

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Probably the best Thai in Merced. The only reason for four stars instead of five is that they take the phone off the hook for takeout orders if they are busy, which is most evenings. read more

I got the calamari salad and it was incredible. The ingredients were fresh and the flavors were complex and surprisingly delicious. I will come here every time I visit Merced! I'm not dinging a star for this, because everything was so good. However, I ordered it medium spicy, and this baby was HOT! For reference, I don't generally love my food super spicy. read more

Overall very flavorful. We hosted some friends for lunch so we ordered takeout from Coconut Cafe. We got to taste the chicken pad see ew, chicken pad Thai, green and yellow curry, broccoli beef and steamed veggies. I will say their spice level was pretty extreme, we got most dishes mild (3 out of 10) and they tasted more moderate than mild. Still very tasty. The portions are also pretty small compared to other Thai restaurants in the area. Besides that we had a pleasant experience! read more

Delicious. Good size portions. A little light on the staffing, but what restaurant isn't these days? Would definitely come here again. Excellent! read more

Great food but Poor service. It was a semi busy day. I ordered pad Thai with tofu and hot tea as I arrived. I got my hot tea. Seven minutes later, 3 people came in after me and they had given their order to the waitress. And about minutes later there were 4 people came in. I got my hot tea. The 4 people group ordered their order. 15 min later, the group of 3 got their order of appetizers and their meal came out of the kitchen one by one. I still didn't get my pad Thai. (No one came and reassure me that it is coming) Then the group of 4 orders started coming in. They had their appetizer and they had gotten a Pad Thai with chicken. Mine was also pad thai but it had tofu. How come mine didn't come first? And I only had two orders and it was just me. After seeing that pad thai and given to someone else because it is their order. I had left the restaurant. I would have ask one of the servers. But I've had it. It wasn't worth asking. So I was there for more than an hour waiting for my order. I called them on the phone after 15 minutes later and I had asked how long does the pad Thai gets to be made and they had said only 10 minutes.... Wow I can't believe this. I was there for an hour, didn't get my pad Thai order and they were able to answer the phone and tell the next customer that they can only do it for 10 minutes. I am so confuse. read more

Great food and good service. Nice people. Takeout available. Love the location. Try it out sometime. read more

Hidden gem. So fake this place exists and it's right next to my parents house. Whenever I am in town I can't help but order from here because everything is so good! Definitely reccomend the Pad Thai and the Yellow curry! read more

Coconut Cafe - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

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This was very good. I ordered the green curry. It was fantastic. It is a good and you shouldn't hesitate to eat here

Great food and service. Servers were nice and friendly. Would definitely go back and refer others.

I'm a frequenter here. Food is delicious as always. Nothing but good things to say. Food is very authentic with taste and flavor, not watered down. Eat everything with 7 spice level, it makes it so much better read more

Yes!!! Recommend it!!! The only thing is the siting/booth's are a bit uncomfortable otherwise it's all good Definitely be back read more

Awesome food! Actually dined in today and the food was amazing. We got the Yellow Curry with seafood, flavor was good! Also got the Som Tum, Lao Style, and flavor is great. The staff is very nice! Definitely coming again! Thai Tea is amazing! read more

Great food huge portions service nice and friendly atmosphere was nice all the items on the menu looked so good hard to decide what to order

My son wanted to try Pho, and I love Thai food, so we chose to check this place out. We shared some Crispy Tofu, which was covered in a delicious sauce. For our entrées, he had the Duck Pho, which he loved, and I enjoyed the Pad Thai. He had the iced mango boba, which was amazing! I'll definitely order one for myself when we come back. The restaurant was busy (dinner rush) but so quiet, and our waitress was very kind and attentive. I'm looking forward to returning, and trying some of the curry dishes. read more

The food here is authentic and amazing! Good portions for the price, and the restaurant was cute inside. We got a takeout order of the shrimp pad Thai, chicken chow mein, and a Taro boba slush. So good! read more

Coconut Cafe - Shrimp Pad Thai (spicy level 7) - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

The service was horrible, we waited and waited to get refills and extra napkins, then I got the runs later on that night. Never eating there again read more

WHAT RESTAURANT TURNS AWAY CUSTOMERS 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO CLOSING!!! I'm not upset anymore, but I was really frustrated that I drove from Ceres in heavy traffic to have dinner here, IT'S DELICIOUS! I along with my bae, showed up at 7:12 pm, plenty of time right? WRONG! The young host came back to tell us that they couldn't seat us. It was just two of us, adults, we make no noise!!! we just wanted some good pad thai ! this was customer service at it's lowest and I have never experienced this before. I just wonder if the owners knows customers are being turned away. I'm not sure if I will return, I did not like the feeling of people staring at us walking away. It was a little embarrassing ! read more

The main plus of this restaurant is their quality of ingredients. The vegetables actually taste good and have proper texture, unlike in most other comparable restaurants. Their main dishes also don't over compensate by drowning it in sugar and salt and it has a much better balance than other restaurants. Overall, the care that goes into their ingredient quality and preparation elevates the flavors of simple dishes and makes them stand out. read more

I will always recommend the pho from this place. It's so so so good. That's literally all I get plus the spring rolls, crispy pork, and sticky rice. I love the spicy dip the pork comes with. I just wish the pork didn't have so many fatty pieces. Don't get me wrong I love meat with a bit of fat but there are some bites that are just straight fat. I really do love the spicy dip that comes with the pork though. read more

Ordered their crispy tofu and it was AMAZING! Still crispy even as leftovers, sauce is remarkable:10/10. Sticky rice made perfectly, Thai tea boba - non dairy!!! - really good and they offer lychee as a topping, way better than Teriyaki ding DONg cause their tofu is bleh , and I feel better giving my money to a smaller business vs Quickly dickly - but this is my new favorite spot read more

Coconut Cafe - Crispy Tofu & Sticky Rice - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

Food is great and so is the service. I love the papaya salad and fried pork belly together. Its a good combination.

If you ever want to eat some good Laotian food, this is the place. The food is made with love and not just thrown into a pan. I highly recommend this restaurant and the staff are great. It's affordable and you know it's good if all county workers try to go weekly. The fried Tofu Pat Thai is the best for me, but everything is good. The Thai tea so good". I'm joy, you won't regret it. read more

We got green curry with sticky rice. Plus the pho had good taste Service was the best

Loved the yellow curry and mango sticky rice! And husband lived the Drunken Noodle. Great stop for lunch in Merced!

Everything was great but the pho. Came home to realize they didn't give me any beef or meatballs just soup only smh read more

Coconut Cafe - Beef and meatball pho without the beef and meatball - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

We went on a Sunday afternoon and it was busy! We had a large table in the front entrance and we got seated right away! Service was not the greatest but given that it was busy, we understand. There was 10 of us and it took a while to get our food. It all came out of the kitchen separately. So the pork belly and springs rolls (appetizer) came out almost the same time as our pho. My pho was good and the broth was delicious and hot but my husband pho was warm and the noodles were so over cooked that it wasn't really noodles anymore! Pork belly was good. Also my sisters curry didn't even come out until we were all done eating. She just had to take it together. Also there were confused about some of the rice dishes and the cook had to come out multiple times to ask questions about how we wanted it. We didn't see the server very much and multiple people came by our table to bring our food so we weren't really sure which one was the actual server. This place is a little pricer then a lot of pho places but the broth was good. Maybe I'll try it again when it's not so busy and not with a large group. read more

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Oh my goodnessssss. Every bite was delicious. I was on a roadtrip, and I was craving thai food so I stopped by for a bite with my roadtrip buddies. It was SOOO GOOD I was on my way back to my roadtrip and I wanted to go back immediately to order more food for the road but I had a party to be at. Honestly, I would have dipped the party to get me some noodles but my friends would have been upset. Anyways, the wait was long but damn worth it. Can't rush perfection. Ugh I wish you guys were located in L.A not one spot here compares shout out to the cooks!!!! read more

We have takeout once a week! The service is great, the food is always so good,orange chicken , potstickers and Pho love it! So grateful for Coconut Cafe! read more

I don't even know how to put it into words... this place was DELICIOUS!! My family and I dined here and we could not stop saying how great everything was. We have dined at several Thai, Vietnamese, and Laos places and THIS place has topped them all. They had the best pho, best yellow curry, best pad thai, best mango sticky rice. It hard to find a place where EVERY SINGLE PLATE is the best you've ever had but Coconut Cafe is THAT place. Highly recommend to anyone and everyone. read more

Phenomenal. Food was delicious, servers were nice not only on the phone but when I went to pick up the food. The sweet mango rice dessert is TOO good to be true. They just gained a loyal customer read more

the food was so good it really was some of the best! i got the crispy pork belly and the pad see ew. honestly service wasn't that good but the food was amazing so i'm still giving them 5 stars. i'm most definitely coming back! read more

Coconut Cafe - pad see ew - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

Wow. What a find. I love when I walk into an Asian restaurant and there are all Asians there. Had to wait for a table and they were rocking busy. All good signs. Finally sit down after about 10 minutes. Service was fast and they have BeerLao Dark my very favorite Asia beer. BONUS! So happy right away. Good menu. Not mind boggling just perfect. Had the Pad woon sen chicken spice level 5 and egg rolls. It was perfect! Good egg rolls with great sweet chili dipping sauce. Pad woon sen was delicious. Great spice, good amount of veges and chicken with perfect spice and cooked to perfection. Couldn't be happier. It will be the new "go to place". read more

We've been here a few times and every time is the same. I'll start off with the food is consistently amazing. The service is what's lacking. The restaurant itself is not run well. The servers are inexperienced therefore do not know which meals to bring and become confused with which order goes where. Appetizers are usually the last meal that's brought to our table. I'll keep coming back because of the food, the people running the restaurant just need training and better communication with each other. read more

Been here a few times now. We just moved here, and this by far has to be some of the best Thai food I have had. Everything has been fresh and flavorful. Well worth the price of the dish. Will continue to visit for sure read more

This place is a gem! My bf and I showed up at about 6pm Sunday night and the place is already full with customers. The servers are nice, there is a little wait to get our food but it is definitely worth the wait. I ordered the chicken pad woon sen and it was delicious!! My bf ordered the salmon panang and he loved it! The mango boba and shrimp in the blanket were bomb as well. Everything we ordered was amazing, highly recommend!! 10/10 read more

Very good excellent food that me and my family enjoyed this evening. The orange chicken, chicken pho, chicken pad thai, and sweet rice mango were so good! read more

Coconut Cafe - Sweet Mango Rice dessert - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

Just got our to go order and this is the second time getting take out. Let me just say this is the best Thai food in town. We got the Pad Thai, Spring rolls and Chicken Panang curry. The curry was thick and not watered down like other places in town, I've only had curry this good out of town and in city areas. Very balanced flavors with the proper aromatics and they will customize the heat level for you. Everything was delicious and I'm so happy merced has this hidden gem. Please give this place a try! Staff is friendly and accommodating as well. read more