Mae Asian Eatery

781 Main St, Cambridge
(617) 354-3388

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Eduard Lebediuk

Quality and service have gone downhill.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Anastasia Dyubaylo

Terrible service and disappointing experience!

I had an extremely disappointing experience at this restaurant. The service was absolutely awful—staff were indifferent, unprofessional, and made us feel like an inconvenience rather than valued customers. They prioritized their acquaintances, serving them quickly while making us wait an unreasonably long time for our food.

When the food finally arrived, it was mediocre at best—bland, poorly prepared, and not worth the wait. The entire experience felt frustrating and unfair. If you value good service and decent food, I strongly recommend avoiding this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Khandoker Nuzhat Rafa Islam

Not variety of options for vegetarian people, but my non veg friends loved their foods! The fried rice is just average.

Editing after been here tens of times, this is my favorite Thai place around. Their thai tea- oh wow, super. Khao soi and drunken noodles are my favorite. Fried rice is my go-to option for Thai cuisine, and theirs isn't just as good as their other items mentioned above.

They make you wait until the full group has arrived, so prep if you don't want to wait in the cold.

Alden Marchand

Decent food. Requested my drunken noodles to be spicy, but was instead given a non-spicy dish with a side of chili flakes and sambal - not really what I expect. Also, I found the rule card they provide at each table, along with the rules themselves, to be amusing and unnecessary.

If I ever go back, I will deliver them my own rule card. “Diner expects dishes to be seasoned to their specifications.”

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Fengyuan Zhu

We recently had dinner at this restaurant, and it was a very disappointing experience. My wife had just had surgery and didn’t have much of an appetite, so we decided to share a dish (Drunken Noodles, ~$20) to avoid wasting food. The server, however, told us that everyone has to order their own dish. This rule wasn’t mentioned anywhere and felt very abnormal. We even tried to explain my wife’s situation and offered to leave a larger tip, but the server refused and insisted on the policy without any flexibility.

In an effort to avoid further conflict, my wife reluctantly ordered a soup. Then, before we even finished eating, the server came over and took our plates, rushing us out. Their rude attitude made the whole experience even worse.

What made it more frustrating was that several nearby tables were only sharing a small snack, which left us feeling singled out.

We reserve the right to pursue legal action, as this situation felt like outright fraud. We’ve retained the necessary evidence, including recordings, photos, and the receipt. We won’t be returning and would advise others to be cautious when dining here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Jennifer Li

Used to be good, but the food has gone downhill in past months

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Axel Zhu

We recently had dinner at this restaurant, and it was a very disappointing experience. My wife had just had surgery and didn’t have much of an appetite, so we decided to share a dish (Drunken Noodles, ~$20) to avoid wasting food. The server, however, told us that everyone has to order their own dish. This rule wasn’t mentioned anywhere and felt very abnormal. We even tried to explain my wife’s situation and offered to leave a larger tip, but the server refused and insisted on the policy without any flexibility.

In an effort to avoid further conflict, my wife reluctantly ordered a soup. Then, before we even finished eating, the server came over and took our plates, rushing us out. Their rude attitude made the whole experience even worse.

What made it more frustrating was that several nearby tables were only sharing a small snack, which left us feeling singled out.

We reserve the right to pursue legal action, as this situation felt like outright fraud. We’ve retained the necessary evidence, including recordings, photos, and the receipt. We won’t be returning and would advise others to be cautious when dining here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

C J

Food was okay, but the water tasted like soap, and I did not feel good afterwards

Eutaw Street

Pricey

Luc Dao

food is below average and overpriced

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Justin Zimmermann

The management wouldn’t allow me and a colleague to get separate checks for a company meal reimbursement. To be helpful I suggested to do a to go order separately. I was then told I couldn’t eat onsite so we wouldn’t be able to have lunch together. This isn’t a reasonable policy and horrible customer service. Don’t done with them!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Blake Gowen

Recommend at the highest level. Very friendly employees, consistently fantastic food, decent prices…. give them a try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crispy Pad Thai, Crab Rangoon, Drunken Noodle

Alex Stuber

One of my favorite restaurants in all of Boston/Cambridge. The short rib khao soi MIGHT be the best dish in the entire state, it is absolutely perfect. Great beer selection with affordable prices. The staff is always friendly, and the owners are so incredibly sweet. Cannot recommend this place highly enough.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Short Ribs Khao Soi

X C

The desk and seats weren’t clean and there were curry on them. Pad Thai was too sweet also. Service was ok but not very good, but they require a mandatory 20% tip.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

B

Wonderful casual Asian fusion, service was excellent and good was tasty and fresh

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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