Khom Loi in Sebastopol is easily the freshest and most authentic Thai food I’ve had in the Bay Area. Every dish was bursting with flavor and tasted incredibly fresh. The portions were generous, making it a great value, and the service was top notch from start to finish. You can tell the ingredients and preparation are handled with real care. The flavors were out of this world, with the perfect balance of spice, herbs, and texture. I’m so glad I found this place and will definitely be coming back soon. An easy five stars and worth the drive, I’ll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Green Curry, Green Papaya Salad
Steve Pearson
Some of the food items didn't have much flavor. The lamb was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Natalie MacKay
Great service and food, fair price!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sugar Shayna
Brought our friend (originally from Bangkok) to Khom Loi. She was blown away by the food, and wanted to meet Chef Luis and praise his fine cookery! She plans to visit every time she's driving up from the East Bay and will be recommending Khom Loi to other friends isiting Sonoma County from all over the globe!
The steelhead trout dish was impeccable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eli Rodriguez
What can I say, thai food is delicious, I was happy with most things on the menu, loved the fried chicken with the fried kefir leaves, pad thai really good but not a fan of the chives dumplings. Come in the happy hour, great deals and the food offering is great as well, had a fun time with my girlfriend. Will definitely come back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ron Ray
My partner’s main dish (which was an appetizer) came out in about 10 minutes. She ordered it as her main dish and finished it 40 minutes before the other two of us received our dinners. My dish was okay, but my mother-in-laws dish was semi-hot. Good, yeah, but not so good that I’ll want to return. They did ask if we had any food allergies, which was appropriate…kinda upset as I was told how unique and great the experience was supposed to be
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Kimberly Manaro
so so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Youngsuk Sim
The restaurant's layout is incredibly bizarre, and I'm surprised it's not discussed more. Our family was seated directly beneath a narrow walkway used by staff returning from the restroom. This walkway is riddled with small holes, meaning we were eating directly underfoot. The fact that employees are walking above diners in this manner raises serious concerns about the owner's respect for customer hygiene. I even witnessed a customer walking their dog over the same area where people were eating. This setup is deeply unhygienic; it's impossible to know what might fall from shoes into customers' food. When I asked the waitstaff if the holes were covered with a protective layer, they confirmed they were not. This is unacceptable. In addition, the restaurant had a significant fruit fly problem, with flies constantly landing in our drinks and food. The service was also erratic and slow, likely due to kitchen issues. While the food itself was good, the overall experience was disappointing, and I won't be returning. Especially after receiving Michelin recognition, these issues should be addressed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 3
Reyna Giles
Good food, great atmosphere!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Salad
Deborah Keller
Got pad thai. A peanut inspired sauce. Lots of ground peanuts. Next time I would request extra tofu. Vegans state no egg, no fish sauce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Garlic Chive Dumplings
Beautiful place! We loved Garlic Chive Dumplings here. The other food was good too. Fried chicken was different from what you get at other places. It was super crispy but a little on the dryer side. The atmosphere was good. Tables are a bit closer to each other so it was noisier than expected but that's okay.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Sunny Wessman
Fantastic food, fast service, but when they hand you your bill… make sure to check the math. When we looked at the tip options, they were pre-set percentages for options. And all of the math for the percentages was off. We did let our waitress know since she was really great. Either they are under paying the staff with their tips or they just have their math very very wrong. Either way, make sure to check the math yourself when tipping.
Melanie Ryan
We were sat at a very small table, which was very sticky. I asked if we could have a bigger table and we were told no, they were busy tonight. Service was very slow. The two tables on either side of us were served before we were. I had looked at the menu online and it picked out two or three items that I was interested in, but none of them were on the actual menu. They said that the menu is not kept up-to-date online. I expected a Michelin rated restaurant to be much better quality as far as presentation and taste, but it was not! Very disappointed and will not be returning!!! Oh, and a piece of chicken skin was in my food. I asked for no tofu and a little bit more chicken instead. I could hardly even find chicken in the dinner. As I was eating the leftovers later, I tasted a very fishy flavor in the noodles, which is hard to believe since there was only three shrimp on the side.
Parking: The parking lot was full for the restaurant and then behind the parking lot are spots for an apartment building and it says you’ll be towed if you park there so we had to park across the street at a store parking lot 🤞🏻
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Kae Yen W
Beware your clothes and hair will stink if you sit near the bar and kitchen area. Terrible ventilation, smoke and steam is billowing into the dining room. Eyes are watering. People are coughing.
Also when we sat down at 715pm on Sunday night we were told more than half the main dishes were not available. Disappointing. The dishes we could order were good, especially the chive dumplings and noodles.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 2
Napa Native
I liked my food, but the experience was so poor that it ruined the meal. At our table of 4, the first entree was served, the next two 20 minutes after that, and then the last one 10 minutes after that. Getting the last entree at least 30 minutes after the last one just really made things awkward and unenjoyable. Lots of other weird things like that.
Khom Loi in Sebastopol is easily the freshest and most authentic Thai food I’ve had in the Bay Area. Every dish was bursting with flavor and tasted incredibly fresh. The portions were generous, making it a great value, and the service was top notch from start to finish. You can tell the ingredients and preparation are handled with real care. The flavors were out of this world, with the perfect balance of spice, herbs, and texture. I’m so glad I found this place and will definitely be coming back soon. An easy five stars and worth the drive, I’ll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Green Curry, Green Papaya Salad
Some of the food items didn't have much flavor. The lamb was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great service and food, fair price!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brought our friend (originally from Bangkok) to Khom Loi. She was blown away by the food, and wanted to meet Chef Luis and praise his fine cookery!
She plans to visit every time she's driving up from the East Bay and will be recommending Khom Loi to other friends isiting Sonoma County from all over the globe!
The steelhead trout dish was impeccable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What can I say, thai food is delicious, I was happy with most things on the menu, loved the fried chicken with the fried kefir leaves, pad thai really good but not a fan of the chives dumplings. Come in the happy hour, great deals and the food offering is great as well, had a fun time with my girlfriend. Will definitely come back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
My partner’s main dish (which was an appetizer) came out in about 10 minutes. She ordered it as her main dish and finished it 40 minutes before the other two of us received our dinners. My dish was okay, but my mother-in-laws dish was semi-hot. Good, yeah, but not so good that I’ll want to return. They did ask if we had any food allergies, which was appropriate…kinda upset as I was told how unique and great the experience was supposed to be
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
so
so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The restaurant's layout is incredibly bizarre, and I'm surprised it's not discussed more. Our family was seated directly beneath a narrow walkway used by staff returning from the restroom. This walkway is riddled with small holes, meaning we were eating directly underfoot. The fact that employees are walking above diners in this manner raises serious concerns about the owner's respect for customer hygiene. I even witnessed a customer walking their dog over the same area where people were eating. This setup is deeply unhygienic; it's impossible to know what might fall from shoes into customers' food. When I asked the waitstaff if the holes were covered with a protective layer, they confirmed they were not. This is unacceptable. In addition, the restaurant had a significant fruit fly problem, with flies constantly landing in our drinks and food. The service was also erratic and slow, likely due to kitchen issues. While the food itself was good, the overall experience was disappointing, and I won't be returning. Especially after receiving Michelin recognition, these issues should be addressed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 3
Good food, great atmosphere!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Salad
Got pad thai. A peanut inspired sauce. Lots of ground peanuts. Next time I would request extra tofu. Vegans state no egg, no fish sauce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Garlic Chive Dumplings
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Beautiful place!
We loved Garlic Chive Dumplings here.
The other food was good too. Fried chicken was different from what you get at other places. It was super crispy but a little on the dryer side.
The atmosphere was good. Tables are a bit closer to each other so it was noisier than expected but that's okay.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Fantastic food, fast service, but when they hand you your bill… make sure to check the math. When we looked at the tip options, they were pre-set percentages for options. And all of the math for the percentages was off. We did let our waitress know since she was really great. Either they are under paying the staff with their tips or they just have their math very very wrong. Either way, make sure to check the math yourself when tipping.
We were sat at a very small table, which was very sticky. I asked if we could have a bigger table and we were told no, they were busy tonight. Service was very slow. The two tables on either side of us were served before we were. I had looked at the menu online and it picked out two or three items that I was interested in, but none of them were on the actual menu. They said that the menu is not kept up-to-date online. I expected a Michelin rated restaurant to be much better quality as far as presentation and taste, but it was not! Very disappointed and will not be returning!!! Oh, and a piece of chicken skin was in my food. I asked for no tofu and a little bit more chicken instead. I could hardly even find chicken in the dinner. As I was eating the leftovers later, I tasted a very fishy flavor in the noodles, which is hard to believe since there was only three shrimp on the side.
Parking: The parking lot was full for the restaurant and then behind the parking lot are spots for an apartment building and it says you’ll be towed if you park there so we had to park across the street at a store parking lot 🤞🏻
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Beware your clothes and hair will stink if you sit near the bar and kitchen area. Terrible ventilation, smoke and steam is billowing into the dining room. Eyes are watering. People are coughing.
Also when we sat down at 715pm on Sunday night we were told more than half the main dishes were not available. Disappointing. The dishes we could order were good, especially the chive dumplings and noodles.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 2
I liked my food, but the experience was so poor that it ruined the meal. At our table of 4, the first entree was served, the next two 20 minutes after that, and then the last one 10 minutes after that. Getting the last entree at least 30 minutes after the last one just really made things awkward and unenjoyable. Lots of other weird things like that.
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Drunken Noodles
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