Being new to an area, I don't always have someone to enjoy a dinner with, but that doesn't stop me. Also, when I walk into a restaurant by myself and wearing my weekend lounge pants, especially if the restaurant is somewhat nice and decorated, I don't expect phenomenal service and the servers are usually in a rush to get me fed and out the door. I'm okay with that. So, the service here was pretty much on par to what I would expect. The decor was nice as well. Overall, I would enjoy bringing my girlfriend here and having a nice dinner. However, I don't judge a restaurant by it's decor, atmosphere, or service as much as I do its food. Okay, I'm not the know-all expert of Thai food and I've only been to two Thai restaurants: one in Pittsburgh and a different one also in The Woodlands. Is it a coincidence that both of these restaurants have pineapple curry chicken? Possibly, but not likely. That's exactly what I have been craving and they didn't have it. So, I got red curry chicken. When I ordered the red curry chicken, I asked the server if he could bump up the spice. No? Okay, whatever. Still, at the end of the meal, I was sweating like crazy. That's a good sign. When they brought out the food, there was this tiny little heart-shaped rice and a huge bowl of curry. Don't worry, I'll just quaff all of this curry like it's soup. That won't make me sick or anything (I did, by the way, and it did make me sick). The curry was tasty and I ate every drop (see the previous sentence). Unfortunately, there wasn't much else to it: not much chicken, a ton of bamboo shoots, and an overwhelming amount of bell peppers. Wait, did you say bell peppers? In Asian food? Yep, the fine sweet bell pepper, native to the Americas. Authentic indeed. Sorry, Ploy Thai Cuisine. You disappointed me. read more

Best Thai in the Woodlands. The service is very friendly and the restaurant is quite well maintained. The lunches in particular are a really good value with the appetizer buffet bar. Been here quite a few times and the food has been consistent and tasty. A solid 3.5 stars; not 4 stars in my book, because I've had much better quality Thai in other cities. read more

This is a family favorite. We eat here very consistently. We normally get appetizers and three entrees to split between the four of us and have plenty for leftovers. For appetizers, we usually have the fresh soft spring rolls. I am not always a fan of spring rolls, but these are delicious. The outside isn't tough and the veggies are fresh. Plus, I am a fan of that sweet peanut sauce. My sister's favorite is the pad see ewe with chicken with no spiciness. It is sweet and delicious. My parents have the pad kee mao with chicken, medium spicy. I get the same thing with tofu. The interesting thing about this place is that it's different each time. Sometimes there are a lot of tomatoes in the dish, sometimes there aren't any but there are more mushrooms. I think it's a good sign because it means they aren't just pulling it out of a freezer or something. Sometimes even the medium spicy makes my dad's head sweat. The waiters are always there though to pour more water. We have never tried to get very spicy, but I imagine that most people who like spicy food would be pretty content. The steamed rice is in the shape of a heart and helps cool you down if the food gets too spicy. I have also tried the yellow curry which is also delicious. I haven't been to the lunch buffet in years, but the last time I went the set up was weird and it seemed a little over priced. But my family has been a loyal customer for over six years and we highly recommend the place. read more

Ordered the Yum Nur salad for lunch takeout. I ordered it spicy and they made it spicy! Love it!!! So many Thai restaurants I order spicy and I think they've forgotten what peppers are! Ploy Thai nailed it. Wonderful flavor and heat. Oh and takeout there is super easy! read more

I really like this place. The staff are very sweet, prices good for the portion size, and the food consistent each time I go there. Their iced Thai coffee is delicious. The flavors could be a bit more pronounced but there not completely lacking. Just be careful when adding spice to it, they really lay it on. But I like spicy food:) read more

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This was my first experience at this location ..I had place a Togo order and when I arrived she ask me to wait didn't thought standing there will take about 3-5 min until I get help!! Once she came she gave me my food and gave me my check and just walk off ..ok there was no Thank you or anything or see you soon !! The pad Thai was not What I was looking towards to..it was not good at all !! As you can see I didn't eat much read more

Ploy Thai Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Shenandoah, Texas

Lunch is best deal in town! Food is great anytime. LOVE pineapple fried rice with chicken read more

Worst Thai food I've ever had in my life. My husband and I ordered the Pad See Ewe, and both noodle dishes were practically mush. It was like eating hot and salty raw cookie dough. We also ordered spring rolls and cheese rolls. The spring rolls were okay, but the cheese rolls were very dry and tasteless. My son ordered the Pad Woon Sen and he actually liked his, so I guess our $60 wasn't a complete waste. read more

So impressed with the food here! Some good Thai food and sushi selection!! Also tried the lunch buffet and loved it! Great price! Love the ambience in there and the service is polite. Best Thai restaurant in the woodlands area!! Gotta try it! PS: when they say Thai Hot, they mean Thai Hot!! read more

Excellent Thai Cuisine. Came here at lunch time for our 5th year anniversary. My wife enjoyed the cashew chicken while I had the pad thai. Be careful level 3 is pretty spicey read more

I walked in and ordered cashew chicken to go. At around 2:15pm on a Tuesday. I was handed a box to put appetizers in while I waited for my entree. While this was a good idea, the appetizers looked like they had been sitting there for awhile. I would recommend that they pick that stuff up after the lunch crowd and only leave out the fresh veggies that won't go bad. As far as my entree, it wasn't very good. Cashews weren't crunchy, which was a let down. read more

This place is decent - average food, but good for groups and little to no wait for a table. There is a buffet option available for certain lunch options, but it is not anything outstanding or worth getting a buffet-combo lunch for. Pretty good service, plenty of parking available, easy to access. read more

First time stopping by and the food was delicious. Good customer service even though the place was packed. I'll definitely stop by again with the rest of the family. read more

I love this place we come here every week to eat at least once. The Yum Nua and Tiger Cry!! The Triple Flavor Snapper is great too!!

Terrible! Signs were posted everywhere that you cannot take the appetizer buffet food to go (which comes with your meal but I could care less about). I get it but we ordered 2 entrees and 2 kids meals. We were told we had access to the appetizer bar with that. Fine. Appetizer bar was pretty bad...everything had been sitting there for hours. Our meals come and my pad Thai was red, like it was saturated in chili/red type of sauce. I haven't had "red saucy" pad Thai before. Our kids enjoyed their meals but didn't finish and when we asked for a to go box, we were told we could take the kids meals home but not my pad Thai. What!?!? I completely understand not allowing the appetizer bar items to go but my main entree I purchased??? Really?!?! That was the dumbest thing I've ever heard. We will NOT be going back. Ridiculous. read more

Ploy has since gotten better over the years. I've come back and both the service and food improved.

This place is good for take out if you are craving Thai food. If you like spicy ask for it as my medium was definitely not spicy enough.

I tried this place a few times hoping my experience with the staff would be different. I enjoy their food but will no longer be eating there due to the management and waitstaffs perfume. It is so strong it's nauseating and gives me a headache. They don't seem to care it's offensive either. I don't know if that's a Thai cultural thing, but I prefer to smell and TASTE the food, not the staffs overwhelming perfume/Cologne. If your sense of smell is non-existent, then this place is for you. read more

As someone who has actually traveled to Thailand and once dated a girl born And raised in Thailand until age 19. I can say that the food here is pretty well authentic. No it does not have exotic dishes or street food specialities and perhaps seasoning is skewed down to American tastes but for the outer suburbs you are not to find anything better anywhere in the USA suburbs! Best dishes are the five different curries; yellow, red, green, Penang and massamun. All Thai (not just USA) authentic. For lunch go with curry of the day or pad prick king red curry dish. Thai soups Tom Kha Gai, Tom Yum Goong and Poh Taek also very Thai authentic. Agreed that lunch buffet steam pot could and should be higher temperature. Note dinner temperature fine. Also be aware that if you arrive much after 1:00 pm soup may be gone or drained of meat and veg. Salads Laarb, yum Nur Num Tom and Lemongrass Seafood also authentic. Not available for lunch. A real shame!!! Wish they would add. Basil fried rice and pineapple fried rice best two rice dishes. I am NOT a fan of ANY of the noodle dishes. Have to agree with other reviewers that Pad Thai is a big disappointment. Thai food features noodle dishes and the fact that this restaurant does them so poorly is puzzling. As far as entrees go stick with either garlic chicken or garlic shrimp. Whole fish triple flavor can be good if fish fresh (dinner only). Lunches are best price value and always packed. Don't understand all of the complaints about to go boxes. IT'S A BUFFET PEOPLE THE RESTAURANT NEEDS TO MAKE A PROFIT ALL YOU GREEDY B*ST**DS! For desert not a fan of rice desserts (but that's me and rice desserts not a critique of the preparation of the actual dishes) but fried banana excellent and coconut ice cream ok if you must have dessert snd don't like bananas. I stopped specifying Chile heat level and go with whatever is standard. Don't expect them to customize to your particular tastes read more

I love Ploy! I like coming at lunch time for the appetizer buffet that comes with an entree. Service is generally quick, though it can be busy at lunch hours during the week at times. read more

Yummy food, excellent service (thanks Mike), reasonable price. We had the lunch buffet with the appetizer bar. The bar had all the favorites and not overdone. They keep it simple. The same is true of the menu; it held just a few items but all of your Thai favorites that you look forward to having again. read more

Stopped in with a friend and ordered full meals from menu. I'm on Oxygen and couldn't finish mine and was told no take out of food from restaurant because some people fill up on the salad/appetizer bar, thus wasted a good portion of a $14 entrée. Food was OK but pricey for what you get. I won't be back and I don't recommend anyone who wastes food that was paid for! read more

Tried both lunch special and regular dinner here. I liked the seasoning, taste fairly authentic however, the quality of the ingredients are so low. I get the idea, this place is for your value of money but I do expect a reasonably fresh ingredients be used for your dishes. Won't be back. read more

Delicious! It is about 30 mins away from my house and we will make the drive just for their food.

I love this place! The food is excellent and the service is quite fast. I've eaten here twice now and will definitely come back. I've tried a noodle dish and a curry dish and enjoyed them both. The curry is a bit spicy but I like it with a kick. The dumpling appetizer is absolutely delicious. There is never much a crowd at dinner. read more

Ploy Thai Cuisine - Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Shenandoah, Texas

I tried Ploy when it first opened. The food was excellent. I tried it again yesterday - NOT so excellent. At least it was that way for lunch. Perhaps dinner is better? I did NOT like the appetizer bar. Yuck. I'd say the Thai Iced Coffee was the best thing on the menu, and I've had better elsewhere. The staff however, WAS all smiles and very friendly, which always wins big points for me... and the background music was pretty good. I really dig the piano version of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", mostly ANYWHERE! read more

I came for lunch. I wait for fourty minutes and no server came or even gave water. I finished the appetizers and left. They still charged me 10$, which is the similar price with a normal lunch order. The service here is really needed to improve. I'm getting very disappointed. This is my first time to comment on yelp. read more

My family and I eat there at least 2-3 a month and we love it! Staff is super friendly. The appetizer bar is an added bonus.

I adore this place! I love the lunch specials and buffet with salad and sushi. Their daily curry dishes are my favorite but we also enjoy anything else we've ordered. We've never ordered anything we didn't like. Children under 3 are free if you don't order from the children's menu and the owner is a super sweet lady with a friendly, caring staff. Their lunch rules make sense considering how some people abuse buffet rules but you can order to go if you like and get your salad/sushi when you pick up. When my husband had to bring me lunch it was packaged perfectly with generous portions. For the person who said the food was so bad he wanted to take it home to feed his dogs . . How offensive! I have to laugh at some of the bad reviews because they are so opposite the experiences I have there. read more

Delicious! The service was wonderful. They knew we had never eaten Thai before so our server was very informative. I was very happy with her patience and advice on what to order. I wouldn't be able to tell you if the food is authentic or not, but boy was it good. I left full (not stuffed and disgusted), and happy. read more

I'm already looking forward to my return visit! The dinner menu is large. Soft egg rolls with shrimp and peanut sauce were exceptional. I got the yellow curry with shrimp, with number two heat. It was perfect. We had lots of leftovers to enjoy later. read more

Ploy is the best Thai restaurant in the Houston/Woodlands area. After visiting Thailand and eating authentic Thai food, this place comes in pretty close. I My girlfriends and I love to go here for lunch. They are quite picky eater and absolutely love it!! The food is always so fresh and tasty, service is great. The only con about this place is that you can't even take your drink away with you at lunch. Their lunch procedure is a bit strange but I can understand where they are coming from. would definitely recommend to anyone seeking great Thai food. Of all the the Thai restaurants I've tried in Houston, this is by far my favorite. read more

Open on Sunday and had a great ambiance and food presentation! Also great service. Wasn't a big fan of the dumplings though

Let me start off by saying that the food is good, everything else sucks. I went there with 4 friends and we got there an hour before closing so we thought hey plenty of time to eat. Needless to say it took a while to get our food and there were only two other customers there, imagine if it was full. When we went to pay they had charged us extra for my friends daughter which didn't order a meal but just sat there and played the whole time. I guess they have a policy that if there are 5 or more they charge you more. The manager was yelling at us saying that we came in late and that the baby is considered a 5th person, and basically kicked us out. FYI don't complain if you go there. Ok so the morale of the story is call and order to go. read more

I have had take out from here over the last three years. I guess I visit consistently enough for the staff to know my name lol (imagine the scene from Cheers). The food is delicious and healthy! I usually get one of the curries or fried rice with tofu. Friendly and great staff! The best thai food in The Woodlands. read more

Sometimes, when you first visit a restaurant, you can have a bad experience, but since it is is the first time it is hard to tell if it is the restaurant or just bad luck. On this one I'll leave it to you to decide, since I will most likely not be back. I stopped by Ploy for a quick lunch before I had to be back at work for a meeting. When I arrived I was seated by the hostess at the bar and informed I could order from the lunch menu which also came with the appetizer bar. I let her know that I would have a sprite and she disappeared. So off I went to the appetizer bar, filling my plate with tempura, sushi and misc other items. When I arrived back at my seat and started munching on the appetizers I realized that not one item was hot. Mind you the sushi was fine for an Asian buffet and was not expected to be hot but everything else I grabbed, including the tempura and spring rolls, were a far cry from fresh or even warm. I feel like I should add that it was around 12:00pm when I arrived so I did not squeeze in at the end of the lunch hour when most foods have stooped being replenished. After this, it took a significant amount of time to be waited on and the hostess finally flagged down a waitress to help me. I ordered the yellow curry and again waited for a significant amount of time before it arrived. When I started eating, I could tell that the chicken was unmistakably pre-frozen and had developed frostbite which gave it that funky flavor. Not wanting to be rude and honestly pretty hungry I tried to eat as much as I could but by this time my appetite was pretty much ruined. I asked the hostess if I could get a to-go box for the curry, to which I was informed, that it was against their policy for to-go orders since the privilege was abused before. I can understand taking to-go boxes from the bar home but not on food that you purchased separately. I conceded to agree without any fuss since the food was not enjoyable anyways and waited again for about 10 min to get the check and close out. Now, since this was such an unpleasant experience up to this point I was caught pleasantly off guard at how sweet my waitress and hostess turned out to be. Without any complaints from me they comped me the entire lunch. I thought it was so nice of them I ended up leaving her the money I would of paid for the meal as a tip. So, it leaves me to wonder if they understood what was going on and that it was just an all around bad day or if the restaurant is facing problems like this regularly it was still very nice of them to try to rectify the issue without me mentioning the issues. In essence, I won't be going back because of the hassle and the poor quality of food but who's to say if it is always like that. read more

This is one of our favorite restaurants. We moved away and definitely miss it. You get the salad/sushi bar with your entree but be aware that you can not get any of your food to go, this includes your entree. I assume this is to stop people from ordering, filling up on the sushi bar and taking their entire entree to go. I saw a woman scream at the staff and then storm out over this once even though i think it is clearly posted. The salad bar has ..salad, a spicy thai slaw, spring rolls, soup, dessert, and a variety of sushi rolls. We usually get chicken pad thai and pork pad see ewe. If you have never had thai, those are both pretty safe bets. I want to be more adventurous and try new things but I really like those so tend to order the same thing every time. If you like hot you can get any dish spicy..just ask. read more

Food was pretty good. Definitely not the best but I'd say average Thai food. Someone mentioned in their comment that it was like having Thai food from Thailand - I disagree! (We just recently got back from Thailand) Serving sizes are pretty descent. Service was below average. Our waitress had an attitude with everything she said or asked. It was like she hated the fact that we came in and that she had to serve us. Don't think she smiled once. Also, smelled like Lysol in the restaurant which was misleading considering 3 tables we walked by still had food smears on them. I enjoy walking into a clean Thai restaurant that actually smells like Thai food - not cleaning supplies. read more

The best Thai food in the Woodlands area hands down! We've eaten here at least 20 times and it's always consistent.

I really like this place, I don't know why it has such a poor rating. The ppl are nice and the food is awesome. My favorite thing to get is either the pad kee mao or the basil fried rice. Tue best part of the meal is the free buffet right at the beginning. Yum! read more