Love the crispy ladna. Consistently good. Fried fish in spicy sauce to good too. Basil fried rice and drunken noodles keep to the usual Thai orders...one of our regular spots for Thai. Btw...lemon grass crispy chicken appetiser is great...when they do it right...sometimes it's bland it no lemon grass zest..hence a star less! Spicy sauces n oils are to die for! read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - Drunken noodles with chicken - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

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The food is absolutely amazing and the ownership and service is incredible. Whomever states this place is not permanently closed is wrong. read more

Still going strong after all these years. Out for a dinner before a play down the street at home in Wall Theater. It is a small casual place but the food is exemplary. Servings are generous. . read more

I have been going here for years. The food and service are amazing. I would highly recommended the pad Thai. The chicken here is always amazing and never fatty. The shrimp egg rolls and chicken satay appetizers are also some of my favs. Highly recommended. Best in the area! read more

Via Doordash, very happy with the freshness of the ingredients. I got the house salad and added chicken, which came in a tan sauce. I liked the small fried rolls that came sliced in it. Definitely will order again! read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - House Salad - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

One our favorite places!! We love Thai food and we think this is the best!! Uma, the owner is amazing!! We have been coming here since it opened! We started with Fresh Roll, always a refreshing start, very fresh and Brit flavors with the mint and shrimp!! Also got a Freshly Squeezed Lime Thai Iced Tea and a Thai Green Tea with Boba. We've tried many dishes here and tonight I actually tried something new to me, (I usually get Pad Thai or Crispy Chicken and I love them both!!), but, I decided on GOLDEN SPICY CRISPY WHITING FISH with a sweet chili sauce, I liked it, although I didn't expect bones (easy fix, they come out easily) a little spicy with green and red bell peppers and cashew nuts. My husband got one of his favorites, Green Curry with Duck. A beautiful dish, eggplant, green beans, red bell pepper, basil, bamboo shoots. Delicious!! So we left room for dessert.... Lol... I tried one of Uma's creations a Vanilla Crepe cake with strawberries and drizzled with chocolate sauce. Omg!! It was amazing and the hubby had Coconut Ice Creamwith Sweet Sticky Rice. He really enjoyed it! If you haven't been here yet, what are you waiting for?! You will love it like we do!! read more

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My youngest son recommended this fine establishment, but he did warn me about the lack of parking spaces. Nevertheless, I ordered the large spicy red snapper. The snapper is fried whole and literally drenched in spicy sauce, which was a major drawback for this meal. Overall, my experience was enjoyable and the owner was very friendly. I plan on returning, and will have the snapper again minus the spicy sauce!!! read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - Fresh Roll... - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

Best food Best prices I will drive the 45 minutes for their Thai food. Always worth it. read more

Order takeout - generous portion ready quicker than estimated. The more fairly priced Thai restaurant of the two in town. Very friendly owner and staff! We ordered the rangoons, Pad Thai, and Drunken Noodles (see pics) read more

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I used to come here all the time a few years ago when I worked here for the summer and it's still the same great quality and service! I was craving some Laotian style papaya salad and opted to get that and some summer rolls. The summer rolls were so fresh and the dipping sauce was so delicious that I ate it afterwards by the spoonful. The Laotian style papaya salad is a lot fishier than Thai style and had tons of fermented crab and fish sauce. I ordered medium spicy and it was still spicy but I finished all of it! Will definitely try the drunken noodles next time. read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - Summer rolls perfectly packaged - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

Accidentally ordered from this place again. Pad thai was slightly better. Still lacking lime flavor and not enough fish sauce but otherwise decent. Crab rangoons were exactly the same. My fiancé got the basil fried rice this time and he said it was really spicy, and he can usually tolerate a decent amount of spice. He wishes they had put spicy on the menu because he could barely taste any flavors. read more

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Decent Thai restaurant but some dishes are a hit or miss. The shrimp in a blanket and spicy mango salmon are delicious. An order of shrimp in a blanket comes with 5 shrimps and a big container of sweet and sour dip. The spicy mango salmon was very flavorful and the salmon was fried to a nice crisp on the outside. The spice level is relatively mild. Delicious dish enough for two if you get extra rice. My veggie pad kee mao (or drunken noodles) was a bit bland and dry. A bit of a disappointment. The crepe cake was a larger disappointment since it tasted old. The crepe layers were a bit on the thick side and not delicate like others I had. The cream seemed old and dry. Stick to the curries if you want to play it safe. read more

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I saw a comment today that said "Simple is Smart". So, simple is what I went for with my Monday movements. I ordered a simple: Thai Rice Chicken Soup and an order of Crisp Crab Rangoon. The soup was exactly how it sounds. About a 1/3 cup of white Jasmine rice in a ToGo bowl of clear broth, very few pieces of white meat chicken, scallions floating on top and 6 small Rangoon bites with sweet sauce on the side. Nothing complicated. A simply satisfying warm, low mess meal for a 38 degree day. The staff were very complimentary, the corner spot that the restaurant occupies deserves more visitors & more sunshine. PROS: Quickly & Friendly Serve CON: Very limited metered parking read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - Crab Rangoon with sweet sauce - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

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I have nothing but amazing things to say about this establishment. The decor is inviting and fun. The servers and the owner both work the floor and are friendly and efficient. What really sets this restaurant apart is the food. I got the calamari appetizer, and it was cooked perfectly and very tasty. I also got the rice noodle soup (pho). The broth was rich and flavorful. The meat was succulent and the noodles were perfectly tender. An array of sauces and spices are available to jazz up the dish as you'd like. 10/10 on the pho. Lastly, the dishes were very fairly priced for their portion sizes and quality. I am not from this area, but next time I am here, this will be my go to dinner spot! read more

Mae Kong is my kind of place: casual, affordable and not more than a 15 minute drive from our residence. On entering you will likely, as we were, be greeted by owner Oumaphone Siboriboun who opened the restaurant 8 years ago. The restaurant is family friendly with 1 table this Thursday evening occupied by her 2 children, another by a couple with a 16 month old toddler and a 3rd by a couple hosting their tween. A pair of frugal seniors possessing an expiring Groupon occupied table #4. We, the frugal seniors, took advantage of the BYOB policy by having a pair of New Belgium Fat Tire beers accompany us. This being our fourth visit, we decided to order something new as well as something previously enjoyed. We started off sharing the Golden Veggie appetizer, lightly (very lightly) battered and deep fried onion, green beans, mushroom, carrot, broccoli and eggplant that proved to be a flavor delight. Entree #1 was pad kee mao (a.k.a. drunken noodles) with shrimp, wok-tossed flat rice noodles with Thai hot chili, eggs, onions, bell peppers, broccoli and sweet basil leaves. The 2nd entree was Pad Prik Khing - stir-fried fresh string beans, bell peppers and kaffir lime leaves in spicy red curry paste. The vegetables in each dish were impeccably fresh, but we felt the noodles in the pad kee mao were a bit too thick while the quantity of protein in each dish to be on the light side. Overall it was an enjoyable dining experience so stay tuned for visit #5. read more

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This is a great little spot in new Britain. Easy street parking right outside and it is cozy inside. We have been there a few times now and we've always been seating quickly and also forgotten that it is BYOB! The portion sizes are quite large and we've had their pad Thai, pad see-we, pad woon sen, and pad kee mao- all extremely large portion sizes. You will certainly take home leftovers. Everything is made fresh and delicious. read more

Every once in a while Groupon has these sales where they offer an additional 20-25% off the already awesome discount price. So Tiffany and I will buy up as many as we're allowed (typically 3 to 4 purchases), hold on to them, then scramble to use them once they get close to expiring. Lol. Well guess what time it is? Close to expiration time and the lucky winner today was Mae Kong Thai Restaurant! Lol. So here we are a mere 30 minutes before they close right as a powerful rain storm is blowing through. Atmosphere/Appearance: Located right on the corner of the Glen and Main Street in New Britain is this brick building, with a very plain exterior, large sign out front and big glass windows for made just for people watching! Once up a small flight of stairs and inside you're greeted by a very cute, quaint and cozy interior. Maybe 7-8 small metal tables with glass tops and a few Oriental decorations are spread throughout. We were one of the only 2 couples in there eating at the time so it was fairly quiet with decent music playing overhead. Service: Excellent. One young lady was running the whole show and was doing a grand job at it. Granted there were 4 total people in the entire place to serve, still... she made us all feel important, welcome and took care of all of our needs. We appreciate you. I'm sorry I don't remember her name. Food: For our appetizer we went with edamame of course! Steamed very nicely, salted, healthy and delicious! For my entree I went with the traditional Pad Thai! I mean, how can you go wrong with that?! It's such a staple in the Thai world. Stir-fried Rice noodles with eggs, scallions, bean sprouts, sweet radish, ground peanuts in a pad Thai sauce. I also added grilled chicken. There are also 5 levels of spice you can add. I went with level 3, because I thought it would be hotter, but it wasn't THAT spicy. I'll surely go with a 4 or 5 next time. I loved my entree and would absolutely get it again. Value: Of course any place you go with a Groupon is going to have awesome value! If we were paying normal prices the edamame would've been $4.95. Pretty good for the amount that we got! Easily shared between 2 people. My entree was $12.95 and was a great price for the sheer amount food that was given to me. The Groupon was worth $50.00 and we paid about $19.50 for it. Even without a Groupon I'd still come here to eat. In conclusion this place was pretty good! Make sure you get yourself a Groupon before coming! The only reason this place lost a star is because the Pad Thai could've been better. More peanut taste, more spice, something. Still good though! read more

Got the drunken noodles. Ordered at the counter. Food was ready quickly. Noodles were flavorful and cooked well. Seems to be a popular lunch spot based on how many people were eating. read more

Delicious!! Came here because we had a Groupon, DEFINITELY coming back. My husband got crispy chicken which was spicier than he expected but the texture was awesome (like a tempura). I got drunken noodles also delish. Worth mentioning the portions are huge for entrees. The apps are normal sized. Also we wish we knew it was BYOB! They have glasses for wine ;) read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

This is my all time favorite Thai restaurant! Have been going here for more than a year, and every experience has always been amazing! The food is delicious and always fresh. Pad thai is always a must, but the drunken noodles are really good as well! The panang curry is the best I have ever had! All the appetizers are so good too, you cannot go wrong with any of them They also just started making crepe cakes, for a really good price! $5 a slice, or you can even order a whole cake! I tried the green tea and it was so yummy I couldn't wait to eat it The owner and staff are so friendly and welcoming, excellent service! read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - Matcha crepe cake - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

Decided on Thai for a valentines dinner and Mae Kong delivered a fantastic meal. The fresh rolls were very tasty and the dipping sauce was great. We ordered green curry duck and yellow curry duck. I asked for medium spice and it was just right. The curry itself was bursting with flavor and I just about ate my whole portion which is quite large. Great little spot for Thai I will definitely explore the menu some more. read more

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I thought I was going to have an amazing meal, but this may be the first time I willingly didn't finish my main entree at a Thai restaurant. I was seated quickly, but that was the fastest thing they did my entire stay. I easily sat there with my menu ready to order for a solid 20 minutes. Nobody checked on us or even looked at my table, almost like I was invisible. Finally the owner who was very nice took our order. She was really nice and I would have loved to give her restaurant a great review but my experience was full of issues. For appetizers my party got Shrimp Summer Rolls, Laab Moo Tod (deep fried pork ball cooked in lime dressing, onion, cilantro, scallion and ground toasted rice), and Shrimp in a Blanket. The appetizers were the best part of my meal EASILY. They were great. The Laab Moo Tod was tasty, looked dry but no it was actually nice and juicy, and was something like I've never had before. It was great and Summer Rolls and Shrimp in a Blanket never disappoint so those were good as well. Another long while later, my entree finally arrived. I decided to try the Beef Mae Kong Noodle which is stir fried flat rice noodles with lettuce, scallion, cilantro and crispy noodles in an in-house sauce. It costs a dollar more than Pad See Eew so I was hoping it was special. But I realize this "in-house sauce" is bland and salty. In other words, I think their special sauce is just soy sauce and they add even more salt. Just an assumption as it was really salty and the crispy noodles didn't make the situation any better. It was just really salty and somewhat tasteless as I felt like I was eating straight salt and carbs. I tried eating a lot of the lettuce to save the meal but in my opinion the fresh lettuce is just so out of place. I tried someone else's Pad See Eew and it wasn't anywhere near as good as anywhere I've ever got it from. You can trust me on that one as every single Thai place I've been to for the first time I always order either Pad See Eew or Drunken Noodles for my first impression. I also learned how to cook Pad See Eew at home and I would have to say it was a little better than this one. The one here was just a little bland! I don't know, maybe since it was kinda 45 min. before closing the chef was giving up or something, over salted and under seasoned, everything entree wise was just off. If I was blind folded and ate Pad See Eew I should be able to tell it's Pad See Eew by the flavor of the sauce and because it's my favorite meal of all time but if I used this place's Pad See Eew then I'd honestly know it's flat rice noodles but I wouldn't be sure what exact meal it is. Yes it was really that bland. I hate to be harsh but when a place screws up your favorite meal and takes FOREVER I can't do anything but give them 2-Stars. The owner was so nice though, I wanna come back because I know they're good but I feel like they had an off night. One more note, everyone else at my table ordered things they normally like but 2 out of 6 people finished and liked their meals. But 6 out of 6 burned the roof of their mouths. The food was deadly hot when it arrived, obviously the solution is to just wait but Jesus if it's that hot at least say something. Well I didn't have the best experience at Mae Kong last night but I remember coming here years back and having an amazing one. Not done, just disappointed. read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - Summer Rolls - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

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Ordered door dash one day for WFH lunch. Had the drunken noodle tofu as it was Ash Wednesday. And crab rangoons. Between how nicely it was cooked there and the speed of the dasher delivery it was still steaming at my house. Absolutely delicious. Will order again. read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - 26. Crab Rangoon - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

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Crispy chicken is the consistency of wet warm gelatinous boogers. Not good at all. Never again read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - a meal in a black container - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

This will not disappoint. I came here and I ordered the Pad Se Ew and it came in about ten minutes. My waiter was amazing. I recommend coming here. read more

Not impressed by their food. It used to be better year ago. Maybe they got a new cook when Covid hit. We both agreed we would NEVER come here again. read more

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Best Thai I've had since I moved to Connecticut! Friendly, helpful, and delicious. The full package for a dining experience. We will be back. read more

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My Favorite Thai place, Have been going there for a long time and ever dish is perfectly prepared. Home made sauces and fresh choices. Owner and staff are very helpful! read more

I have been spoils with having homemade Laos and Thai food from my ex in laws . This restaurant is the only one I found that equals the quality of traditional Laos and Thai food . I travel from Coventry to new Britain at least once a month to get my fix . It's worth the 45 minute ride. I highly recommend it read more

Very, very good food! This is my first time here but not my last. The waitress that served us is very beautiful as well. read more

What a nice lunch I had with nine friends at Mae Kong. All the food came out at the same time and was fresh and hot. I've been here many times with several different people and every one of them loved the food. The service was wonderful too. Thanks for taking such good care of my friends. read more

This place has the best Thai curries, hands down! Parking and picking up takeout kind of a pain, but the food is worth the trouble. Staff very friendly as well. read more

So happy this place exists! Thai food is probably my favorite cuisine and I was thrilled to find that the curries can easily be made vegan. I've had the massaman curry multiple times. When I had it at the restaurant it was amazing but the times I've gotten it as takeout it was hit or miss. Next time I go I want to try the pad Thai :) read more

OH. MY. GOD. I'm so grateful to have a thai food place so close to home. A DELICIOUS one at that! Their food is great. I've ordered several of their dishes. They'll customize the dish for you as well. For example, I'm not a huge fan of bean sprouts and when i was ordering some pad thai. i mentioned if they can remove them for me. I was glad to hear the hostess/waitress say that everything was cooked fresh so she'll make sure they don't add any. PERFECT! Their fried rice is great too! I especially like their pineapple fried rice. It has a bit of a spicy kick to it. Nothing too strong though. I promise! To finish off your meal, their mango and sticky rice is to die for! If you're craving some ice cream, their deep fried ice cream is great too! Last but not least, you can place your order over the phone and pick it up so you can eat it at home meanwhile watching some netflix. They pack everything up so nicely as well. Great spot! read more

The food is slightly pricey but DELICIOUS. Every time I've gone to this restaurant that staff has been super friendly and welcoming. I always get the chicken pad thai but my friends have ordered different things they have all been happy with their meals. read more

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Authentic Thai use to be better back in the day but definitely will hit the spot. Papaya salad is fire Drunken noodles just ok I enjoy the pad thai but its been bland lately hit or miss read more

Food was tasty..however the portions was insultingly small. The amount barely cover three tablespoons of rice. Sad.. won't return.. By the way lunch special 11.99! read more

Super cute thai place. Food was great and service was friendly. Can't wait to get back and try a few more dishes, especially some dessert since I was stuffed from my entree. read more

Mae Kong Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

Food and service are great. Owners are very hands-on in the front and back of house. Amazing spring rolls. They've been in business for at least a decade, if not longer. read more

It's never easy to give a bad review but here we go. We bought a groupon for the great deal of $10 for $25 after seeing great reviews. We love Thai food and were we excited to discover this place. Came here on a Thursday after lunch time, almost 3 pm for an early dinner since Groupon was for dinner dine-in. FYI parking is metered street parking, $1.75 per hr. Nobody was inside which is usually not a good sign but we suppose it's a Thursday and the awkward time of day. Pro: got to choose our seats. Waitress brought us the menu. Items just had one price, didn't specify lunch or dinner menu or different pricing. We ordered iced tea ($3), 30 spicy and sour Tom yum Khoong (6.95), 51 pad thai with beef (8.95), 69 pad prik khing stir fry (8.95). Around $28. Ice tea was good. Little did we know that's the only thing that's appealing. Spicy and sour soup is all sour, could not finish even half and we like sour. Pad Thai with beef, happy with the portion, very sweet. Pad prik khing stir fry was uh... let's just say salty salty salty. Each bite had to be gulped with rice, iced tea, or maybe that sour soup. All the flavors were very skewed lol pad thai so sweet, soup so sour, stir fry so sour. Iced tea is good, no complaints. Things really hit the fan when I found a piece of blondish white hair in my pad thai. Oh no. I dislike confrontation but felt like I should let them know at least. Stared at it and definitely convinced that it's hair despite hoping that it's not so I can make the best out of the not so great meal. The lady, who I think is the owner said we people have black hair, no white hair, it's not hair. It's a part of a bean sprout. Are you sure? It looks like hair. It could be part of banana leaf. She won't accept it as hair, took the hair, and threw it away. After eating, we got the bill, with tax around $30. When presenting groupon, she said we can't use it because we didn't show it when we arrived and it's only for dinner, and menu we got was lunch prices. She said we need to pay regularly for this time because it was lunch, and then come back again next time with Groupon for dinner. Uhhhhh. Speechless. We asked if she can increase the prices to dinner prices in order for us to use Groupon. She said just for this one time. Speechless again when she gave us the new bill. Instead of the $30, the bill is about $38 and then she added a mandatory 18% tip, so even with Groupon of $25, we had to pay another $20 ish. Realizing that if we didn't Groupon, we could have paid $30 for lunch or $45 for dinner for that meal? Didn't even bother asking, why did she add a mandatory 18% tip on our bill? Is this standard for Groupon customers? I understand if it's a large party but it was just two of us. Is that even legal? Lol I just wanted to be out of the place. Peace out and won't be back. Guess we still have yet to find a favorite Thai place locally in CT. read more