The vegetarian red curry was hands-down the best I've had. I would go back just for that. Since moving from CA, I've had a hard time finding Thai food in the DC area that is not overly sweet or rich, so I was glad to find this place. The drunken noodle was okay, but I've definitely had better. The service was okay, but not spectacular. read more

We had a high school senior party of 16 and reservations were easy to get. Even when it was a four days before the dinner! The waiter was extremely patient and nice! The food was delicious, I'm a vegetarian and all of their options looked delicious! The pricing was good for the food and the location so me and my friends were extremely satisfied! My friends said their dishes were delicious as well! Big portions for a good price! I had ka pow jae, it was full of flavor and texture! The food wasn't that spicy even though it may seem like it is. Parking is difficult though. But it is georgetown read more

The food is extremely delicious and delivery was very quick! The people are very nice, too! They also have an entire section on their menu just for vegetarians! read more

The best Drunken Noodles for delivery!!! They are a bit slow but the food never disappoints for takeout. I love their happy hour as well. Mai Thai is my fave thai place in DC. read more

Super fast service - almost too fast to be honest. It made me wonder how much of my dish was sitting around premade before I ordered it... The portions are good, the food is tasty - nothing to write home about- just generic Thai food (and randomly sushi as well). The outdoor seating is actually quite nice because it faces a street in Georgetown that isn't too busy. read more

It's really comfortable to sit near the street and enjoy the summer breeze and thai food. Food is good, but due to its popularity the waitressess seem to be tired & busy all the time. However, it's still the best dinner i have in Washington. read more

Stumbled on this place looking for something new and different for dinner and it was definitely a winner!! I got the shrimp tempura roll (SO yum!) and a volcano roll (not on the menu - recommended by another Yelp reviewer) and a seaweed salad. My sister-in-law got avocado and cucumber rolls and the pad thai. Service was super fast and the food - presentation - taste - everything was on point! I also had a mango martini which was so-so. Size was good! read more

The pad Thai was amazing and I'd definitely recommend it. However, I would only recommend getting it to go. The atmosphere of the restaurant was fine, but the service was very slow and we had to ask multiple times to get a box and to even have someone pick up our check to pay. The bathrooms are also falling apart and not as well kept as the rest of the restaurant is. read more

My favorite Thai food in the area! They deliver to the library which is always great for a student. Large portions that leave some for leftovers for the next day. read more

I love Thai food, so it's hard to make me unhappy with a Thai restaurant. But the food was so much below what we had expected from checking the rating before going in, that I feel compelled to post a review. Between four people we ordered three different soups, four different entrees, and an appetizer. Appetizer was pretty good, but it was all downhill from there. Two of the soups were inedible (for different reasons), the third one was good. Two of the entrees were OK (nothing special, but no complains here), one was, again, inedible, and one would be good, except it was a lot spicier than specified on the menu. The service was decent, and the place was clean, but overall it was not a good dinner experience. read more

One of my favorite lunch spots in DC. You can get a full meal which comes with a small soup for under $10. They service is friendly and quick and there are plenty of tables both large and small groups. I continue to order the Drunken Noodles and always walk away pleased. They are currently expanding the place to include a sushi bar so we will see how this changes the atmosphere and/or price. Great place to do during the week. They also deliver anywhere in Georgetown! read more

UPDATE: This place is now "Mai Thai" and the food has gone downhill. I'd no longer recommend it. This is my favorite Thai food in NW. The tofu tod is hands down the best tofu tod I've ever had - perfectly fried and crisp on the outside and soft and tender on the inside, with wonderful dipping sauce (note: tofu tod does not take-out well). The tom ka gai is not the best I've had, but is consistently good. Nice flavor to the broth, but is a tiny bit more acidic than I prefer. The papaya salad with shrimp is excellent. The grilled shimp are always perfect... and plentiful! In terms of main dishes, I usually get the pad thai with tofu (note: different from the vegetarian pad thai), ginger stir fry, or green curry, all of which are solidly good. All meals are preceded by a (tiny) complimentary dinner salad with tasty peanut-lime dressing. Yum. The service is consistently good. We've never been let down by Bangkok Bistro. read more

Sushi was clean and fresh. Everything else was standard at best. Sake was cold, service was slow. Sit at sushi bar and bang it out.

I went to this place last night and was a half hour late for my reservation but they still sat me and my party of 4 down immediately. The drinks were AMAZING. Particularly one of the pineapple ones. Dumplings and chicken pad Thai were also tasty. The only reason I'm not giving it a 5 star is the waitresses were just a wee bit pushy. Definitely suggest it! read more

The Happy Hour cannot be beat -- it's only until 6pm Mon-Fri though. You can get a pitcher of mojitos (and other choices, but the mojito pitcher is by far the best) for $14! With a group, that can't be beat. The food menu during Happy Hour is also pretty great. I've been here for dinner as well, and really like the food. On your birthday, you can get a free meal (up to ~$18). Overall though, if I'm feeling Thai, I would go to one of the three Thai places on Wisconsin, just because you get more bang for your buck. read more

okay so here is the thing the food is 5 stars but the customer service when delivering can be poor but not always. The other day when ordering "the mixed vegetable jae" I had a very very pleasant experience with a young man. Also during "snowzilla" we ordered "the mixed vegetable jae" and the young women who delivered our food was a little late and she was extremely apologetic and kind [she even refused to let us give tip her]. BUT THERE IS ONE OR TWO PEOPLE WHO I HAVE GOTTEN VERY FRUSTRATED WITH AND EVEN HUNG UP ON!!! read more

Good sized menu. Thai and sushi. I had the red curry. Not bad. Sushi rolls a bit small.

The food is nice. The service is pretty awful. They're confused, disorganized, and slow. The AC sucks in here too.

Pad thai, ginger stir-fry chicken, spring rolls, and chicken satay. Everything was delicious. Nice flavors, good portions. Good service. The old Bangkok Bistro is back! read more

I've been coming here for years. The place has a unique, trendy yet cosy feel. Its a great place to try a variety of thai food and for those less experimental they have the traditional pineapple fried rice and pad thai. My favorite dish is the Royal Vegetable which is a combo of chicken, beef, shrimp and every type of vegetable imaginable in a light garlic soy sauce which is slightly sweet. The veggies are always crisp and fresh and the portion is huge. The sushi rolls are perfect for a light refreshing lunch. The octopus and seaweed salads are amazing! If you have room for dessert, I recommend the banana flambe which is made table side with great flair and is perfect for sharing. read more

I used to order from Bangkok Bistro quite often. I live in Georgetown and I thought the food was pretty good and they were usually pretty quick to deliver. I say USED to order, because I WILL NEVER EAT THERE AGAIN!!!! Ugh, this is so gross, but I must warn people. The last time I got delivery from them, I took the bag to my kitchen counter and started to open the boxes. In the first one, I found a very large ROACH alive, and crawling around. AGH!!!!!!! I totally freaked out and double bagged the whole order and took it straight to the trash. I did call them and complained, they apologized and offered to deliver some more food to me, but I declined. Now, this happened a year ago, so they may of changed things. But just the idea of eating there makes me feel ill. read more

I've definitely had better thai food elsewhere, but not in DC. That being said, this restaurant gives you the whole package. It's on Prospect Street, which is pretty quiet, the decor is nice (well-kept and trendier), and service was very attentive. So far I've been to the restaurant for lunch and dinner, and I was definitely not disappointed either time. The pad thai is good, the thai iced tea is fabulous, and they have a whole selection of sushi. It's a good place if you want to be able to hear each other in a conversation. I'm a fan, and will come back for sure! read more

"meh" pretty much sums it up. I got the chicken pad thai. It was okay but completely forgettable. Will not repeat. The prices werent bad and the service was good. read more

Last week was my third visit to this restaurant. My daughter goes to Georgetown University, & we took her out for a quick dinner nearby because she had to get back quickly for a test. We were seated promptly enough. However, the surroundings lack any fabrics, and the noise was deafening from conversations all around, and the sound of crockery & cutlery. I had to literally sit with one ear covered to able to converse with the two people at my table. The server took the longest time to greet us, bring us water, take our order, give meal suggestions (I am vegetarian) bring us food, fulfill any simple requests like additional water, forgot half the items asked for, dropped things, spilled water, brought 2 spoons for 3 people, and was annoyingly gone for long periods of time. The vegetarian Pad Thai that the chef graciously prepared without fish sauce was tasteless, & she informed me rudely that there will be an extra charge for peanut sauce (which to my mind should have been part of the recipe for Pad Thai). Finally when we gave her the credit card, she was gone for a whole 15 mintues & I had to ask 3 people to ask her to bring back our invoice, since we had to leave because of my daughter's exam. She chose to run the split checks for a party of 6 along with ours, so took all the time splitting their check without bringing back our invoice. It was one of the most annoyying dinner experience I have had in a long time. The ladies' toilet has an issue too - not cleaned, and the throne rocks! Water from the wash basin shoots off a stream on to your clothes. Surely guys, with so much business and competition, you can do better, and the customers deserve better than this! Maybe good for take-out, but nothing in the world will get me back in there for another meal ever again. read more

First and foremost, we were THRILLED to find a restaurant that would deliver to our hotel. It was raining and we didn't want to go out, but finding someone to deliver was insane. We ordered a sushi roll, fried rice, and spring rolls. All were delicious! The spring rolls and fried rice were both hot and fresh tasting. My husband ordered the crab and avocado roll and the only mistake was we didn't order any sauce to go with it. We got only two packets of soy sauce, so that was a bit challenging. That would really be our only complaint. read more

Horrible, Don't be fooled by the looks. The pad thai was nothing like the one I had in THAILAND. And they don't tell you how much the water costs so when you say water they bring their $12 bottles. read more

The food here is amazing! I've gone the restaurant a few times but I usually order take out. I usually get their chicken pad see yew, which is one of the best I've ever had. I also really like their sushi, but it tastes better when I get it at the restaurant. Their fried rice is delicious as well. Their prices are a bit high, but the portions are huge. I would recommend sharing when ordering. Overall great Thai food! read more

Quality of food is fantastic, I always get the pad Thai and they are very accommodating to my needs. However I only have gotten delivery and it's kind of a mess. It always takes a long time, last night I waited for an hour and 15 minutes and the time before that they gave me the wrong order, my roommate ate some unknowingly which created a huge debacle. The delivery guy was rude about us "taking" their more expensive order... I didn't take it! He messed it up and I gave it back and waited for my own order to come! The time before that I ordered Tom ka soup with tofu and got no tofu. Also the time before that, I got a salad with shrimp and three shrimp were $5. 3 tiny shrimp! I couldn't believe it. Little things but I expected to have some sort of compensation in at least one of these scenarios but that never happens with Mai Thai. They always say they'll "make a note in my order profile" to not do it again or something. That being said their pad Thai is really great and I will probably order from them again, I'll just order really early in advance so it comes when I need it. read more

Hand down, my go-to place for Thai in DC. Though they don't advertise it enough in my opinion, many of the ingredients are organic, and the sauces are made from scratch with authentic Thai ingredients, which makes an incredible difference. Staff is among the most attentive and friendly in DC. The Kapow, Drunken Noodles, and Basil Fried Rice are outstanding. And if your fortunate enough to have the owner in the kitchen when you stop by, ask if the Lad Na is available - phenomenal dish. read more

I feel like I went to a different restaurant than previous reviewers who gave this restaurant 4 and 5 stars. Either that or it was an off night at Mai Thai when I was there. Very mediocre food. The spring rolls were just your usual fried thing without a lot of taste. The fried rice with chicken was bland and the chicken was chewy and strange. Also, it came out steaming hot and stayed that way, which seems to only be possible when something is microwaved. Service was not good. Servers disappeared for a long time and ignored our section of the restaurant. There were a couple large parties and the noise level was pretty loud. The host was lovely and helpful and made us feel welcome but that didn't make up for the fact that we had a meal that was pedestrian at best. read more

I usually go to their Alexandria one. But since i was close by GTown , i stopped by this location. When i walked inside the resturant, the host was facing other way and you don't even know who will call you in to have you seated. Then waitress came down to our table to give water but didn't great us at all. After we ordered and eating our food, not for a moment anybody checked on us. So at the end of the dinner when i see the bill i didn't feel the service that i should've received to tip anybody. So i didn't tip, paid for our food and left the restaurant. but the waitress ran out of the restaurant and said, " you didn't tip" . I was so shocked . how come you are asking for customer to tip you when you didn't do anything. You didn't even say have a great night. You were cleaning your damn floor and expect for money if you don't work for it . I was so disgusted and shocked. I tipped him and left. This location requires high parking pay as well. So this just redicoulous to even dine in that place where they don't know how to keep their customers satisfied again . Would i ever come back here ? NO WAY #iamdisgusted#ridiculous This is how you loose your customer over pure nonsense !! read more

The worst service I ever had when dine in a restaurant . No smiles , no checking back with customers what they need !? No welcoming greeting or recommend the Specials. They are order takers and not servers. Not saying thank you when presenting check or when we left. The only consolation is the foods is okay! read more

Average Thai with nice outdoor seating. Curries better than the pad Thai. Service was very good.

Cashews chicken is horrible. Couldn't eat and sadly I got it to go so I couldn't return it. Chicken tasted old. Not a good flavor either

I hated the Pad Thai. I normally love Pad Thai and all the times I have eaten pad thai, the food was good, but this restaurant's pad thai was horrible. The menu claims that there are bean sprouts in it, but there were none and there was lemon on the side of the pad thai instead of a lime. pad thai is supposed to have a lime!! also, I guess to cover up the taste, there was a ton a peanuts. there should not be so many peanuts. Lastly, there was nothing green in my pad thai... no green onions or cilantro. =[ wow... this was the worst pad thai I have ever eaten. Never getting carry-out from there again. read more

I went with some friends and we were immediately seated. Unfortunately, the server didn't show any more courtesy than to write down our orders and leave. The food came surprisingly quickly, which is probably the only good thing about my experience today. I ordered their chicken peanut sauce which tasted ok, but was not anything special. Food came with a PITIFUL amount of white rice (my friends agreed about what little rice we got). As I quickly ran out of rice, I asked for more to go with the chicken. Right away they gave me another tiny portion of white rice, which of course, they charged me extra. Finally, an 18% tip is included (read: mandatory) in your bill if you are a group of 5+. This was not classy and seems greedy on Mai Thai's part... and took away the idea of a tip to me. This would not have been a big deal had I been happy with the service or food portion. VERY disappointing visit with POOR customer service. This was my first visit and do not plan to come back. read more

I loved it when this was Bangkok Bistro. It's not a bad place now, I brought my mom on her Birthday (They still offer the free birthday meal) I had the drunken noodles which was tasty. I say the Mai Thai in DuPont Circle is much better! read more

The Thai calamari was disgusting. Imitation frozen food quality. Nasty batter and over cooked. It's nothing like your traditional Mediterranean style calamari. Nice place though. My noodle dish was reliable and tasty. But disappointed in the calamari. read more

Mai Thai - Thai Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This place was a decent place to eat. After my experience a week ago, I totally have change my opinion. BEWARE who ever dines at this restaurant make sure to keep your receipt. I had a $38.00 meal However; I was charged $98.00. Called the manager they were supposed to credit my account. Its Tuesday 8/09 and I still haven't gotten credit for the over charge. On top of that the service was horrible, the food was late and the waiter was Rude. read more

Do not come to this location.. if I could rate this 0 stars I would. I've never felt so disrespected at a restaurant in my life. This was the last strike at this Mai Thai location. I am a women of color. The first few visits, I was always seated in the very back, in the dark at the same table, separated from the other guests when plenty of tables were available towards the front of the restaurant. This last visit, I was hoping they would not seat me in the same location, which I was surprised they did not. Unfortunately they were not able to accommodate my basic needs, as a frequent customer. Along with not accommodating my needs, my guest & I were being laughed at by the employees, along with veryyyy slow service. It took almost 15 minutes for us just to get our Thai Iced Teas. Anyways, enough is enough. They have lost a customer read more