Very good food. A good quiet place in a hidden location. Good service. It was a little too quiet, and the music didn't really go with the theme. read more

Coconut Cafe - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

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The gal at the front desk was paying bills when we arrived she seemed frazzled by the interruption of having to seat us. The table was clean but the condiment jars were dirty so it was not a great start. Once seated we waited another 7 minutes for drinks. The pigs in a blanket are delicious I know them as goonhumpa from another restaurant. We ordered chicken larb but would have rather had it with no tripe as it overpowers the entire flavor of the meat. Bbq beef was exactly what I expected the menu says it comes with a side of white rice and cucumber salad. There was no cucumber salad it was a house salad. When I asked about it the waitress just said it was different now which would have been nice to know when I ordered the meal. Menu should be updated. The food itself wasn't bad just not a great experience. Enjoy read more

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Great service and good food. The staff are very helpful if you haven't tried something on the menu before. Nice place to dine in as well.

Well made Thai and Laotian dishes, fresh ingredients, service is good. Busy take out business.

Check this restaurant out for some good Thai and Lao eats! Great place for lunch if you are driving between Yosemite and San Francisco. The waiters did a fantastic job of accommodating our large party of 8 people. As for the food, everything was cooked to perfection and the quantities were just right. Be sure to order any of their flat noodle dishes. We also recommend the Panang curry; it was the the star of the meal! read more

We stopped here on our way to Yosemite for lunch. We had the drunken noodles and the orange chicken orange chicken. Both were very very good! Definitely worthwhile! read more

Overall the food was good. I ordered the beef and meatball pho. The broth was yummy. Not enough noddles. I was excited for the pork belly which I also got and it was ok. Wouldn't really order it again. I also saw a picture of the hot wings and thought wow those look yummy and spicy. They're not spicy at all. The sauce is more of a sweet chili sauce which was yummy but I prefer it more spicy. I don't like that they don't have a kids size pho or even a small. They only have one size. The service was good. Nothing over the top but nice. read more

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Very good to Excellent is how our group rated CC! Its slightly different from the other Thai places in a really good way. The location is tucked away on Buena Vista and Hwy 59 but we'll worth seeking it out. The Pineapple fried rice, Spring rolls and Pad khee Mao were devoured instantly everything else was great too. I look forward to trying the yellow curry and fried pork belly next time. read more

I can never get through their phone lines to order take out. sometimes they are short staff and can't seat us or ask us to come back another day. The food is good but staffing... if they can only get it together with their staffing they would be great. I'm giving them 3 stars cuz the food is good. read more

Love this place. We recently moved to merced and haven't had luck with the local Asian restaurants but this place is a gem! It says Thai...but it's more like a fusion restaurant. Items I've tried and order of taste: Orange Chicken: B- Great flavor but the breading is different, not bad just different then what I'm used to but still good. Chicken Chow mein: B Tastes close to Vietnamese chow mein and if it was made with the thin yellow noodles it'd be better but again good flavor. Chicken Yellow Curry:B+ very good, but too spicy for me to eat without a heart burn pill. Spring Rolls: A- Great, but make sure to ask for the peanut sauce. Yellow noodle/combo Pho: Almost perfect but needs to be a bit hotter (temp wise). Chicken Pad Se Ew: A++ perfect I highly recommend checking this place out. read more

Great spot for a sit-down meal in Merced! Came here for lunch and wasn't disappointed. They're located kind of at the back side of a partially empty commercial/industrial-y plaza, so I was a little skeptical going in and finding the spot, but everything was great! Lots of parking, good Covid protocol, and there are seats in covered areas out in the parking lot if you want to dine outdoors. The decor inside and the music they have playing on their Bluetooth speaker is a little eclectic, but interior is spacious, booths are comfortable, and servers are incredibly friendly and attentive. +Beef Larb ($11.95) - 2.5/5, wouldn't order again. Personally, I prefer more mince and much less tripe (or none at all), and I wasn't aware that theirs was so tripe-heavy. Additionally, the tripe wasn't chopped finely enough, so we ended up with some chunks a couple inches large that had absorbed all the flavor in the dish. Bit of hot sauce saved the dish, but not my favorite. +Chicken Satay ($8.95) - 4.5/5, seasoned very well and chicken was tender and super hot off the grill. I do personally prefer chunks of dark meat for my skewers, while theirs was flat skewered white meat, but the chicken was delicious nonetheless, and great with the peanut sauce and little salad that came with it. The peanut butter is reminiscent of peanut butter I water down with boiling water to dip apple slices, but hey, it works! +Chicken Curry Fried Rice ($11.95) - 5/5, some of the best fried rice I've ever had. The spices are delicious, and everything was stir-fried to perfection! Would come back to this place for this rice alone. SO good. Overall: 4/5 atmosphere, 5/5 for service, 4.5/5 for food. I highly recommend the fried rice but would love to try more of their menu, as everything sounds quite good! read more

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I was sick and felt like curry. I order the seafood green curry with sticky rice, fried pot stickers and a Thai tea. I must say it was soooooo good. The curry was loaded with scallops, calamari and shrimp it was a flavor bomb. I can wait to go back! read more

Coconut Cafe - Seafood green curry and sticky rice - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

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I would leave zero stars if I could. The few times I've actually managed to eat here when they're open, the food is good. But that's just it. Coming here is a crap shoot: the last half dozen times we've come during advertised business hours, the place is "not open yet" or the wait time is inexplicably, absurdly long. "Inexplicable" because there was no line or the restaurant wasn't even full. One time, they even offered to let us wait an hour for a takeout order ... We went elsewhere. Clearly they need another chef or more servers, ANYONE who can make this restaurant serviceable. read more

Super yummy! Love their pad thai, always comes out great. Sometimes they suck at answering their phone so you have to call a couple of time, but overall I always have a great experience. All the food I have tried from here has been delicious. read more

Pineapple rice is so awesome, spring rolls always great! Everything I have tried is tasty.

I usually love to go to this place for food. The food usually taste great, but today I am tremendously disappointed. I order myself a Pad Thai and Papaya Salad to dine in, which both turns out delicious. I order a Korean BBQ short ribs to go since I plan to pack it for work. The moment I took it to work and finish heating it up, I realize the meat has red sections. I took a bite and they were sour, not the usual taste. I continue eating just to see if there would be any difference, but no. All the pieces were sour. This place has serve me meat that has probably been pass the due date. Was it because I order out instead of dining in? read more

Coconut Cafe - Korean BBQ - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

Wow wow wow, I'm super impressed with the food! Service was spectacular, super fast. The restaurant had a welcoming feeling. I had the tea and it was amazing. I was super impressed with the egg rolls, we ordered some spring rolls but I didn't get a taste of those. The chow mein chicken was amazing, my kids gobbled it up. The pad Thai we took about half of it home as they serve big portions and wow.... Even cold it tasted amazing. I also ordered chicken pho, I was a little lost on the shredded chicken part but wow, it didn't need any of the sides to make it taste good. Definitely will be going back! Can't wait to have egg rolls again! Or the pad Thai! read more

So friendly and the food is great. The waiters Rosie, Dylan, and Kat are friendly, which is a great thing. La the owner comes out and greets you with a friendly face. All that and the food is great. read more

One of my fav restaurants to eat at and some of the best thai food I've had!! There's something on the menu for everyone and the appetizers are great (spring rolls, egg rolls, shrimp are bomb). You really can't go wrong with anything on the menu. I eat here pretty often. Staff and atmosphere are great. I highly recommended the pad Thai. You will not be disappointed eating here! read more

Coconut Cafe - Chicken pad Thai - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

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I visited this location after seeing it on Instagram and all I gotta say is... one and done... There's one thing that is making your food look great in photo, but the real test is making it taste as good as it looks. I went ahead and order the Korean BBQ ribs from there. KBBQ ribs 1/10 The presentation was great when served but when it came to actually eating it it was a nightmare. The meat spent more time in my mouth trying to be broken down then actually digesting. I legit had to spit the food in a napkin because the meat was go chewy. When it came to the seasoning all I can say is I legit believe the cook grilled the short ribs but did not marinate them. I had to use the Sriracha sauce and soy sauce to add some kind of flavor. The rice was okay.. nothing spectacular, but then again, what can you expect from rice. The little side salad included had a peanut sauce that quite frankly was unnecessary and did not add any good flavoring to it at all. The only reason I give it a 1 is solely due to presentation and nothing else. Location : 8/10 The location was very quiet. I don't mind a quiet location but quite frankly no music playing at all made the place awkward. The servers: 10/10 Great customer service, very attentive. Overall, all I can say is I'm sorry Coconut Cafe but either you hire a new cook or else don't expect your business to succeed serving food as I experience. If you still want to go give this place a shot I do not recommend the the Korean KBBQ nor the grilled chicken. read more

THE FOOD HERE IS LIKE NO OTHER. I got the Korean bbq. The meat was really satisfying and there was a lot of meat for an unusually low price. The sauce was nice and sweet and had a little kick like sweet and spicy. The cucumber salad is refreshing and sweet. The meat was also really tender and fatty. I also got a milk tea drink that was super cool. It had a coconut flavor and tasted really authentic. The service and ambiance are both really nice as the employees are kinda and the restaurant is spacious. Overall definitely recommend to others and would go again. read more

Great tasting food. We went for Mother's Day and the wait wasn't as bad as we thought. They sat us within minutes and advised that the food would be about an hour wait which we understood and accepted but the food came out way quicker than an hour. Customer service was kind as well. read more

greatest food to ever exist. the service was exquisite and they had my food out in less than 20 minutes. if you want sweet they have it, spicy? consider it done, and if you think it isnt savory your taste buds need to be evaluated. 100000000/10 read more

unfortunately, we were not able to taste the food. We showed up at 7:30 pm., mind you understood that they close at 8 pm. When we walked in we were greeted with, Can you be finished by 7:50 we close at 8. We then asked if we could order spring rolls to go? The reply was, "No, we have other orders before yours." We walked out and will never return. What has happened to customer service. read more

Good service, big clean restaurant in an area of town that feels safe. Recommend for vegetarians to ask for vegetarian version of drunken noodle. Really tasty. Yellow curry (not vegetarian) is also excellent. Also, good service. read more

I got the pad Thai and it tasted like it was microwaved the noodles were sticky and when I asked for a discount or refund because I did not eat my meal they denied me both. read more

Hidden gem in Merced! Open during covid with indoor and outdoor dining! Staff was very friendly. Food took a little while to get to us but it was well worth the wait! Flavors were very good, I will most definitely be coming back. read more

Coconut Cafe - Pork Pad Thai - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

Very good, authentic Pan-Asian cuisine--good for families and groups, but they could use some exotic drink options to match the food--plus some Japanese/import beers and wine/sake. read more

Sticky rice with mango , BOMB. Beef chowmein , Bomb. I can only imagine the rest of the food .. I'm forsure going back !! read more

I love Thai food so it's not hard for me to decide what Thai food is good or not and their food is delicious.

Best Thai food in Merced! I highly recommend their wings and spicy chicken chow mein noodles. The service and food never disappoints and I always am craving it. read more

Coconut Cafe - Chicken wings and egg rolls - Laotian Near Me - Merced, California

My family and I came for lunch and i accidentally left over $200 cash on the seat after paying my bill. Several hours later I noticed all my money was gone. I called the restaurant to ask if by chance they found my money. My waitress was one of the most humble honest ladies I had ever met. Her name is Vicky. She put the money up until I was able to return for it. The food was amazing as well but it is rare to find someone so honest these days. God bless you Vicky. read more

Great Food. Great people. Great place. Enjoy your thai food here. You will love it on your way from Yosemite. read more

This should be no stars. For a restaurant that was not busy. My mom had to wait for her food while I got mine first and the waitress saying to us "oh the cook just cooking your food now. " After 20 minutes now your just going to cook my moms food now?? Unacceptable and to tell us ohhh that's not my job to check on your food I just serve the food that's given to me wow!!!!! Never coming back here!!! read more

Off tops this place is a gem! I was in the mood for some pho and my friend Kwane had recommended we go and try this place out. Coconut cafe is the real deal! Don't let the name fool you. They serve authentic Thai food with Lao influence. And its extremely flavorful Coconut Cafe did not have indoor seating due to COVID, so me and my friend Kwane sat outside. Our servers name was Dillon. He was an outstanding server, strongly appreciate his hospitality. He was very informational on the menu and just a super cool dude with nice dialogue. I only wanted pho that day and trying something new is always fun for me so I bravely ordered the Duck Pho. My friend ordered the combination. I took pictures of the plate if your interested in the visuals. I can't speak to much about my friend and how he felt about his food but it was obvious he loved it. He even said, "he just couldn't stop eating." I assume it was because his combination pho was that good lol. Now this was my first time having duck. It was dank. Dillon the server assured me it was farm raised. So the farm raised duck was surprisingly fatty but the dark duck meat itself is tender. I do recommend people to try it, I know I will try it again. With pho, Coconut cafe does give people the option to have either rice noodles or egg noodles. My duck pho had egg noodles which was also new for me. Overall I have no complaints, this place is freaking awesome. I'm already plotting and scheming on how to make make a return so I can try more of there cuisine. Big shoutout to my server Dillon read more

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This would be 5 stars if not for their phone policy. The other day, I ordered inside the restaurant and waited for my food. I called several times to order for pick up but no one answered. While waiting for my food, the phone rang and rang and no one seemed to care. After a few minutes, another gentleman came into the restaurant to order. He waited for about 5 minutes for someone to help him and when someone finally helped him, he motioned he had tried to call several times (sound familiar?) with no answer. The waitress then told him that it's their policy to not answer the phones when the restaurant is busy... seriously? Apparently they don't like money. On the other hand, the food is great! Just wish they kept up with their business better. read more

The food is delicious & the chef does a tremendous job in food preparation & presentation. My party greatly enjoyed the flavors & will be back to try more of the menu. read more

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Each time we've dined here, it's been excellent. The staff are friendly & attentive to refills (which is a plus for my husband). We usually order pho w/ sticky rice. The broth is packed w/ flavor & steamy hot (I love that). Occasionally I'll want Phad Thai & the sticky chicken wings which are so good If you haven't tried those items, you're missing out. read more

We ordered for pick up & were ready as soon as we arrived. Food was so good & fresh! Thank you:) Pricey but worth it read more

So this place has the best food worth it for prices but this is the second time me and my fiancé have gone here to eat the first time food and service was the most amazing compared to most places. Although this time the server we had was so horrible she was not checking in with us. She was rude ignored me when I asked for something practically threw the food down on the table. I would say it's a hit or miss with service but food passes. read more