I always enjoy a good Thai food spot. This is a great spot near the ocean with a cool breeze. My favorite dish here is their Green curry with fish which makes your taste buds dance for joy and satisfaction guaranteed. The flavors are delicious and the pops with each bite. Another great option is their Drunken noodles. You ask how do I wash these items down to keep that satisfaction? A nice smooth Thai iced tea. The service is on point as the staff is equally as good as the food. Parking is either at the San Clemente library, the lot right outside of it, or on the main street which is in downtown. read more

Mongkut Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Delicious meal. Good service, food out quick and hot. Nice dim lights, soft background music and beautiful Thai art on walls. read more

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Been going here for years and it doesn't disappoint. Chicken Satay is so good here! Green Curry is excellent as well. Tiny place so seating can be a challenge. Call first to make sure they are open. read more

Very good service, amazing food, great location highly recommended !! Thank you so much!!!! read more

Mongkut Thai Restaurant - Phad thai chicken & panang curry - Thai Near Me - San Clemente, California

Authentic Thai food for a reasonable price. We stumbled on this place when we were looking for a lunch spot at 2pm. Fortunately they were open and there weren't too many people. The food came out fast. The fried shrimp, calamari, crab fried rice, pad see ew - they were all huge portions and so very tasty. We snarfed it all down and we had so much food left over. Value for your money indeed. I love unpretentious restaurants whose only goal is to please the customer's palate. The objective was definitely met! We're coming back here tomorrow to try other things. read more

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My husband and I got food poisoning. Their chicken either wasn't cooked throughly or was contaminated. On Saturday May 16 we arrived at 8:15 and were seated right away . Food came quick . Maybe they rushed since they close at 9pm . I had ordered their Jade Garden (58a) and my husband ordered Blazing Zircon (56).Sunday morning at 5 AM we both got up with sever diarrhea and vomiting . Continued through Monday when we had to miss work and go to see a doctor . We were diagnosed with classic food poisoning. Today Tuesday the 19th still have residual stomach growling . Definitely a bacterial infection. I am reporting to health department for an inspection if their kitchen . read more

Went here for dinner a couple of days ago and honestly no complaints food was great and staff was so sweet. ALSO tons of vegetarian options!!! We got their to tofu wraps, diamond noodles, and a curry (not pictured). Everything was amazing and the perfect amount of food between 3 people. We also had to get some mango sticky rice to finish off the meal and 10/10 i loved it. Definetely coming back! read more

Mongkut Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - San Clemente, California

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I'm so sorry to leave this review but I've given this restaurant 3 times . Carry out.... Last night was the last time we will order. So we ordered soup. The Hot Pot. It was only 16 oz. 24.99$. Just too much$$Not flavorful. Pad Thai The best dish. Lots of good bean sprouts. Appetizer of egg roll just ... bad. Appetizer of dumpling... over cooked. Too crispy and bad flavor.. no flavor. 6$ for a side of rice. 5 oz.. Could not eat entire dumpling. Tried to munch goodness out of middle. I called restaurant. No help. So sad. Trying to eat locale. Soup much better at the Chinese place in old town SC. I've eaten at the restaurant also . Not b read more

What a delightful evening at Mongkut Thai. With most of the restaurant's business being takeout (post COVID) we were one of just a few full tables in the restaurant. However, not only did we get lots of attention, we also had the pleasure of sharing a lovely conversation with the owner, who was a gem. The food was excellent, we had Tom Kha Gai soup, Pad Thai, and chicken Curry, Yum. Yum. Yum! read more

This is a consistent go-to for Thai food in San Clemente. Service is fast and pleasant and ambiance is traditional, clean and bright. Food is yummy and what you want in a Thai restaurant. Love coming here; recommend! read more

I used DoorDash to order, and DoorDash didn't disappoint, but the food was absolutely poor. For $9, I got coconut soup. It had three shrimp in it. Flavor was okay, not great. I ordered pad thai, and I had to order extra peanut sauce because the last time I tried it, it was so dry. Yes, the peanut sauce helped, but it just isn't good pad thai, so I won't be ordering from here anymore. read more

The family wanted to try Thai in another area. We learned that if we live in an area with great Thai food, no need to venture out. Service was kind and as attentive as possible. We had high expectations because majority of the reviews are good and the restaurant was packed. It stayed busy the entire time we were there. We ordered the drunken noodles, seafood soup, the appetizer platter, and crab fried rice. The drunken noodles were ok. The appetizer platter was over cooked and the presentation was not appetizing at all. The food just didn't have good flavor and not properly cooked. I guess we're spoiled in our area and I'm assuming Thai food is limited in San Clemente which is why it stays busy. read more

In town for my best friend's baby shower and needed a place to meet for dinner. Since Thai is a go to for me and we are both indecisive when it comes to food, we decided to go to Mongkut. We got there a bit early so we waited outside until they opened. Once they opened, we were seated immediately and served water. We ordered the Tom Yum soup with chicken and though the soup base was delicious, the chicken was overcooked. This seemed to be a trend with the chicken. We had also gotten noodles with beef and the beef was good. I would probably avoid the chicken the next time. Only street parking available. Clean restroom and a good amount of indoor tables. read more

I wish this could be a better review. But honestly it just was not good. We ordered the Pad Thai and the seafood stir fry. First off, the portions were very small. The seafood stir fry had only 3 shrimps and 2 scallops and some calamari. All that for $24.00, and did not come with rice, so that was another $2.00. The pad Thai was really just gross. It came out like warm and was very dry. There was barely any chicken and the tofu was on the verge of spoiled. I should had sent it back, but was thankful that they were open on Christmas Day. Service was meh. Those 2 dishes set us back $55.00, and unfortunately unsatisfied. Like I said. I wish I had better things to say. read more

Came here for take out 2 weeks ago. We asked for their best chicken, beef and vegetarian dish. All 3 were just ok. 3.5 for an honest review read more

I Ordered Pad thai with beef and thai Tea via doordash for dinner and like one of the review stated that they didn't put in utensils even though I requested them, which is fine since I was eating at home anyways but I can see it's a bit of an inconvenience if someone was doing take out to eat at the beach or if they just move in a new place. The thai tea was okay, had better one, I wish I added a note to make the beef pad thai, thai level spicy because spicy wasn't doing it for me. Lots of beef in the pad thai, no skipping on the protein there. Again, this is also on Del Mar, near the pier and the beach. So if anyone planning to get thai food to eat the beach, be sure to have utensils in your car or be sure to let them know. Call your doordash driver too. read more

Still the best after all these years! Quick friendly service, great selection, my favorite restaurant in California. I highly recommend the curries. read more

Mongkut Thai Restaurant - yellow curry with chicken, medium spicy - Thai Near Me - San Clemente, California

Was excited to try this place that I found as recommend by Yelp. Thai is my favorite food and I couldn't wait to discover a new gem. I was with my wife and kids ready to go in on some great food. From the moment we walked in was let down place was not very packed but someone had a stroller blocking door was hard for us to find a seat seating is cramped up. Took very long to get our order even to get some water doesn't seem to be much order. We were very hungry we ordered a lot of food. Food took long to get we ordered the seafood soup which didn't have much seafood and tasted sweet for some reason. The drunken noodles were pretty dry not much flavor the crab fried rice was not that great we ordered the sampler appetizer platter to get a taste of all the appetizer and it was cold lacking presentation. Wife ordered a chicken curry and it lacked flavor over all was disappointed with food. The lady taking orders was nice and one of the servers who helped us tried his best to help we just made the best of it. read more

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We were looking for a new inexpensive place to have lunch in downtown San Clemente. We discovered this little Thai restaurant and decided to give it a try. It has a simple clean interior, a bit on the dark side. We were greeted by the server as we entered and we picked a table. We were served water and regular menus along with a lunch menu was provided. The lunch menu is amazing. Everything is $12.99 and it includes a salad, spring roll and an entree. One side of the lunch menu lists all of the vegetarian entrees and the other side are the meat entrees. I chose Emerald Curry, a vegetarian entree that was delicious. It was a tad bit spicy but not too spicy. Two mounds of rice was served along with a bowl full of green curry and fresh vegetables. I would definitely go back! read more

Some of the most satisfying and delicious food you will ever find. Large portions, quality ingredients. I look forward to coming here every I am in San Clemente. Absolutely excellent. read more

Unfortunately this place has really gone downhill. The food was flavorless and it's just tired on the inside. Hopefully they can rediscover their passion and turn it around read more

Food (5/5 stars): We had a Thai feast with Yellow Curry, Drunken Noodles, Shrimp Hot Tray, Egg Fried Rice, and Crying Tiger! Everything we ordered was great, but my favorite dish was the Drunken Noodles because it was so flavorful and perfectly spiced. Experience (5/5 stars): * Price: reasonable * Wait Time: minimal on a Saturday for lunch * Service: very good and friendly * Parking: there's a free parking lot down the street from the restaurant * Ambiance: it's a nice, simple restaurant. A tad dim inside read more

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Love this spot, definitely the best original Thai restaurant in town. They have the best chicken spring rolls imo

Food was very poor quality, the meat was spoiled and sour making the entrees not edible.

Best green chicken curry and pad Thai in SC. Must try the mango sticky rice too Great service

They use Charmin Ultra Soft. Not skimpy on paper. 10/10. Server was also very friendly and attentive. read more

Mongkut Thai Restaurant - Restroom - Thai Near Me - San Clemente, California

I always order the Masamum (sp?) Curry and it is consistently delicious. Servers are very friendly and helpful. It has always been a very good experience eating there. My family also enjoys the food ordered. Never had a complaint. read more

We went here on Christmas day and granted it was packed although the food was not good and we were served after people who showed up after us. I can excuse the service since they were busy, but the food needs to be good. With the rising costs of going out to eat, I would avoid this place. Would give half a star if I could... read more

My BF and I had a really bad experience and disappointed at this place. Other than being invited to sit at the table and take our order, we didn't receive any other attention. Customers around us were constantly asked about their food, it was like "everything is okay? " & proactively refill water for those people. We received nothing - even though there weren't many customers sitting there. The lady just glanced at our table and continued to ignore us until we finished our food and left. The food is ok, but the quality is not worth the price. We would never comeback again!!! read more

Worst service ever. Pad Thai is average and everything else is subpar. TBD service is absolutely terrible.

Friendly service and decent flavor but they almost certainly cook in vegetable oil. My stomach was wrecked.

Best service! Best curry chicken, we love it here!! The thi tea is so good! We come here at least once a month. OK read more

Hair in soup very nasty only could get refund via uber eats they said nothing they can do

The selection of tissues is enormous. The food is always wonderful and tasty. I've gone there many many times and I've always loved our meal. read more

We ordered the combination appetizer and everything tasted like fried with oil that has been reused over and over. We also ordered the three colors of the rainbow fried rice. There were only 2 pieces of shrimps, 2 thinly sliced chicken, 3 super thinly sliced Chinese sausage. The Thai tea was way too sweet. Very disappointed as we were looking forward to some great Thai food based on the Yelp reviews. read more

Not a fan of this place. I really wanted to like it because it smelled so good! The yellow curry was very liquidy, the bbq chicken was super salty, the Tom yum soup lacked flavor and the pad se iu was super greasy. Friendly service and cute place but the food is definitely lacking. Waited way longer than quoted. read more

I love Thai food. Is its got fish sauce, garlic and lime juice, I am in the right place! You absolutely must try their Ribs. Sweet, cooked over coals, tender... YUMMY! I would also recommend getting the spicy beef salad, crying tiger, BBQ chicken and take home some of their dressing. I took some home and put it in a squirt bottle to put on top of literally everything. Its a nice balance of fish sauce and lime. So good on everything. We went as they were opening so service was fast and friendly. Cost was reasonable. Looking forward to going back in the near future. read more

I ordered Ocean Garden Feast with Door Dash. It was supposed to contain shrimp, scallops, calamari and crab legs. What I got with 4 shrimp, 2 scallops, and nothing more. Not exactly a feast. In addition it was supposed to be in a garlic sauce. If it was , it was close to tasteless. Overall extremely disappointing since although we have not eaten there for several years, it used to be our favorite Thai restaurant. Now we usually pick up from a Thai restaurant closer to where we live. This was going to be a special treat along with several other entrees we ordered from the restaurant for Mother's Day. The other entrees were critiqued on the Door Dash follow up review. read more

If you're looking for solid Thai food in San Clemente, Mongkut Thai is the spot. The red curry is great--rich, not too spicy, just comforting. The pad Thai and drunken noodles also stand out for their depth of flavor. And don't skip the Tom Kha Kai; it's the kind of soup that warms you up from the inside out. The people here are nice and the location is cozy. Everything on the menu seems to hit the mark. It's the kind of place you leave already planning what to order next time. read more

The food is delicious! We have gone to Mongkut Thai for years and had many, many different dishes. Most are GF and can be as hot or not as you like them. read more