This is the worst "Thai" food we have ever had. A home chef with a google recipe could do better. This spot is nestled into the tourist area, looks super cute, and seems to have everything going for it, but it's not worth it. We ordered two coconut cocktails and they tasted and felt like they had no alcohol, just loads of sugar. Then we had dinner and both dishes we had were not good. The grouper was at least acceptable but the pad kee mao was baaad. Service was inattentive and overall this was the worst food we've had on our trip so far. It's also expensive, about $40 USD, which is more than we have spent on other places we enjoyed. Would not recommend. Go somewhere else!! And also we probably should have known better to try Thai in PDC..sticking with Mexican cuisine for the rest of our trip. read more

Ambience & service was nice. Tofu pad thai was just sauce and noodles plus disappointingly small. Broccoli stir fry was perfectly cooked but the chicken added was meh. They refused glasses of water so we had order single use plastic bottle. All places allow glasses of water now in Playa. Cost 450 pesos. We left hungry. Won't go back again, unfortunately. read more

Gluay Maai Thai - Thai Near Me - Playa del Carmen, ROO

This is a gourmet, Thai restaurant! My favorite place to eat in Playa! I winter here every years and this place is a must! My favorites are the grilled tofu, of course the Pad Tai, but I love a Salad that is topped with grilled fish and green mango! I love the selection of appetizers and they make great to share plates! You have to try the Thai Tea, delicious! Another plus is the manager, staff and the cook have been together fir years! The cook a,ways makes an effort to acknowledge us when we dine! read more

Incredible Thai food away from the 5th Ave sanitized crush but still a very lively area. I think this may be the best Pad Thai I've ever had (great heat) and both the green and the red curry were also lovely. I can't not come here at least once when in PDC. There are a few other Thai restaurants (surprisingly) but this one was the real standout. Enjoy! read more

My pregnant wife and I got food poisoning. She was throwing up all night and during the better part of the next day. I only had a bite of her food, so I guess I was spared a bit, but I had a fever, chills, body aches, and that other part most of the next day. I hate leaving bad reviews because I will not go to a restaurant with a Yelp score below 4 stars, but this is a health issue so people should be alerted. If you're wondering about the taste of the food, I give it 3 stars. The people there were very nice, so I would give the service 5 stars. I can't say I will be back. read more

Great Thai food at reasonable prices in a tropical garden setting. The food has always been consistently delicious and the staff always friendly. Being located just off Fifth Avenue on a quiet street is always a plus for us along with the good lighting. The restaurant was packed during our visit and the staff was a bit overwhelmed but we still had a great memorable time. The only drawback while eating is the smoking policy in Playa which can be annoying if you're not a smoker. read more

Gluay Maai Thai - Starting off with a Delicious Appetizer and a Nice Presentation - Thai Near Me - Playa del Carmen, ROO

When in Playa, we don't often eat near 5th. The tourist-targeted restaurants are all the same: pasta, pizza, seafood, burgers, faux-Mexican or some terrible combination of them all. My native Mexican husband (with his discerning palette) and I prefer venturing out in to the real city and getting some cheap and delicious tacos, tortas or pescado frita de dia (fried fish of the day). However, Thai food is my favorite, and Gluay Maai is the ONE exception we make to our Playa dinner routine. We eat here every time we visit, and will continue this tradition. High quality Asian flavors in a charming atmosphere is such a welcome departure from the usual fare in Playa. It's a great stop after a day full of exertion, like scuba diving, because you're certain to get full. For drinks, our favorite drink at Gluay Maai (and in all of Playa) is the passion fruit mojito. It's refreshing and a little tart, and served with a beautiful slice of starfruit. We start with the appetizer sampler and devour it. It is a combination of chicken satay, eggrolls, wontons, fried shrimp and dumplings. All 5 of these samples are so good that they get eating in a matter of minutes. Service is excellent and fast, so after those short but delicious minutes, your entrees will promptly arrive. I always get chicken pad thai, and they do it right here -- good amount of spice, toasted peanuts, just enough fresh citrus, fresh scallions and crisp bean sprouts. My husband gets the drunken noodles and ask that they make it extra spicy and bring extra chili paste on the side. The noodles are fresh and well cooked, never sticking together or mushy. I think it's safe to say this is our favorite non-Mexican restaurant in Playa del Carmen. read more

The food was great and for the most part friendly staff and service. I had a hard time enjoying my meal because there were a few people chain smoking close by that made it difficult to breathe. I would recommend this place if you're looking for something besides Mexican and seafood to change it up. read more

In search of Thai food we uncovered this private little place. The name has changed now it is simply called Maai Thai. We liked the quiet space which is sometimes needed when you are in such a lively area. My husband and I ordered the Chicken Pad Thai and Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice. To drink I had a glass of Sauvignon Blanc and a passion fruit juice. The food was good, I am not the biggest fan of Thai food but we enjoyed what we had, mostly the rice with Pineapple. Our server was really nice and even brought over complimentary vegetable rolls which felt so good to eat!!! The first vegetable I've had in days! My glass of wine was underwhelming, Trader Joe's two buck chuck is better than what they have here. Their selection is limited. Overall we really appreciated this place for being what we needed, quiet, calm, and yummy. read more

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Yah, I've got to honest about this one, it has everything going for it as far as atmosphere and location, it's really nice to sit outside here with all the lights and everything. I just think the food and drinks need a lot of work. We both ordered mojitos, but they were weak and much too sour, I had to put 3 packs of sugar in mine just to be able to drink it. We also ordered the spring rolls and the dumplings, both were of the frozen variety and not good. I ate the rolls, but no different than Sams club frozen, but those dumplings were horrendous! Dry sponges with no flavor whatsoever, they came out of the kitchen so fast and they weren't even hot, it's like they had say out for hours. It tried to eat one and just spit it out. We were going to order dinner but just opted for the check. So many good options in the area, this one is a pass. I did like the server though, he was super nice, I didn't have the heart to complain to him read more

Amazing authentic THAI food as good as anywhere you will find in Asia....Ignore the other bad reviews from Americans that have unlikely ever travelled to Thailand read more

Gluay Maai Thai - Thai Near Me - Playa del Carmen, ROO

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Good Thai food. Great service. Very attentive waiters. On 5th avenue great spot. Would go here again.

This place was ok. It was within walking distance of hotel. We ordered the yellow curry with chicken(good flavor) and the chicken pad thai(pretty bland). The drinks, were fine. The Passion Jack was tart and the Mai Thai was sweeter. Both had adequate alcohol. I would give those a 4.5 out of 5 stars The service was fast but it was because we were one of the only guests in the restaurant (about 6:15pm local time). Ambiance was ok, but the umbrella that we sat under was tattered as were a few others. (Felt cheap). We were hoping for a better experience but were disappointed. The appetizer sampler was the best tasting thing on the menu in our experience. The server was attentive and quick to our needs but overall we would rate the restaurant/experience a 3.5 and would recommend Thai aficionados to keep looking if they want a great Thai restaurant in PDC. read more

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This place is good. I wouldn't say great. The ambience gets top marks. Loved sitting outside. The poh pia were good with good sauces. The some tam was interesting. Had coconut in it. Wouldn't get it again. The cashew nut wok entree had bare heat and sauce. But was okay. The masaman was wayyyy too sweet. Service was great and we left full. read more

The decor, the ambience, the servers, and the food were all top notch. In fact, this restaurant is years ahead in those areas compared to a lot of other restaurants in PDR. I had some of the best green curry I've ever had before. The texture was perfect and glided smoothly over the glutinous rice. The flavors were authentic and perfectly in sync. They even asked me how I wanted my tofu in my curry. I also like that my takeout container was not Styrofoam because of the environmental impact it has. read more

Awesome authentic Thai food, just what we were craving. Green curry and pineapple fried rice were spot on. Complimentary veggie rice paper rolls were delicious. Friendly service and good drinks. Will definitely return! read more

Amazing!! Green curry was awesome!! Chef is from Chang Mai and Israel our server was fantastic. Dinner for $30 including Singhas and wine.

The atmosphere of this place at night is nice. The service is OK not great or bad. I had the Pad Thai with fried tofu which was pretty good especially the tofu but a little on the sweet side. This place is located on a pretty little street full of other options, wouldn't go back read more

The Thai food here is incredible as well as the drinks. I recommend the sangria. We ordered tom kai soup, green curry and pad siiu. They were each fresh and flavorful. The outdoor, under the trees, sparkling lights set up was romantic and fitting for the setting. read more

Place is good, food is mediocre and service is just OK. We had the chicken wok and wonton soup. Both of them were descent, nothing special. Having other options nearby, i wouldnt come back. read more

Delicious food!!! Every single dish is worth trying it. We have had noodles, wok, saté. Give it a try. You will not regret it. Plus, the service is excellent. Chairs are very comfortable. Location is great. read more

Thai food is the best and this place did not disappoint! The staff is very low key but gave some great recommendations; especially their specialty shrimp plate which was incredible. Lots of flavors and spices all cooked just right. The only reason the 5th star is missing is because they didn't have mango & sticky rice for dessert :-( read more

Great restaurant. Spring rolls were fresh and crisp and came wth 4 different dipping sauces. We had the Keaw Wan, green curry, which was amazing!!! Nice balance of flavor and heat with coconut and spice. Nice ambiance on axe street off 5th. read more