Thonglor Thai Bistro

173 E 4th Ave, San Mateo
(650) 342-6451

Recent Reviews

Div Manickam

Enjoyed pad see ew

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pad See U

Conrad Shock

Food was delicious! The catfish was really standout. They informed us that the wrong soup had been made and asked if we would like to wait a bit longer for them to make the correct order, but we were happy to take the already made soup. Really appreciated the transparent communication!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Catfish

SEB ANG

Been to Thanglor bistro many times didn’t disappoint me and the quality foods taste the same.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sreeja Purkayastha

Worst Thai food I’ve ever eaten. Barely any flavour in any of the food. Stay away.

Zoey

The food is not bad. One thing that disappointed me was about service charges. When I asked them about service charges, they said it was because of 5 people. On that day, me and my friends only ordered one fried rice, one soup, 2 Sprites, and two salads. Their service is not even that good, and they charged 18% for service charges—absolutely nonsense. I won’t come back again ?.

Steve S.

This place is a find! We stumbled into it one lunchtime and been back twice for dinner with friends. Curries excellent, noodles perfectly cooked. we had a fried pompano with mango salsa, very crisp yet moist. duck was well presented. The prices here don't seem effected by inflation as some other small restaurants in the area. We've introduced friends here and they've all loved it.

Win Thiri Moe

The food is not bad. One thing that disappointed me was about service charges. When I asked them about service charges, they said it was because of 5 people. On that day, me and my friends only ordered one fried rice, one soup, 2 Sprites, and two salads. Their service is not even that good, and they charged 18% for service charges—absolutely nonsense. I won’t come back again ?.

Edith P.

Yummy Thai food and casual, comfortable vibe. Service is good and I don't feel rushed. Pad see ew is our favorite.

Amy B.

The restaurant is very traditional inside and the prices are very reasonable, so my son and I decided to give Thonglor a try. The service was a little slow, so our expectations of delicious food grew as we waited for our meal. We tried a yellow curry and a noodle dish. Both lacked flavor and depth. And my son even noted that the potatoes could have been cooked a little more tender in the yellow curry.

Esther K.

Oooof I hate giving out low ratings but my group of 4 left Thonglor feeling like we could've gotten better. First, we got cocktails that taste straight up like juice (was there even a shot in there? I'm not sure) Everything else that we ordered was also mediocre in terms of taste and portions. Get this, the price is pretty standard but everything that came in the dishes was very little. Our tofu pad Thai, had very little tofu and veggies and wasn't super flavorful. I honestly can't even remembered what else we ordered but I know we left feeling very dissapointed :(

Sylvia L.

My family and I went there today for lunch. The decor was minimal which is nice and simple. The service was great. The server was friendly and polite, took our order quickly. However the food took a long time to arrive. We don't mind going back but the kitchen needs to speed up a couple notch. The Pad Thai and Pad Kee Mao were delicious or were we simply too hungry to notice differently ?

George Hall

We have been going to this restaurant for many years, and when it changed hands just when Covid hit, we were concerned they could survive, and if the food would be as good as it always was. Well they did survive and the food is even better.

Atila Oliveira

Nice people and very good food, I recommend

Camille H.

Humble but nicely decorated interior that leaves the spotlight to the delicious food. Everything is extremely flavorful and well presented. This is definitely our new favorite

Savita Chefdehome

We ordered Fresh Rolls and Roti Curry. Ate half of it and discovered a live bug ? inside the fresh rolls. ?Instead of being sorry for unhygienic food, server said “its okay, it is fresh food. It must have got into veggies”.Well, we are not eating in their restaurant for bugs with veggies. It’s not okay because I’m not sure how many I ate without knowing. Roti curry was average. Curry was too thin and roti too oily.They didn’t not charge for food but that was not the point. We wanted good and safe to eat food. Place is not hygienic and a mess. ?

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