Good food but the takeout service needs to be addressed. Had an incredibly long wait way above quoted time a couple weeks ago but decided to give it another shot tonight. Same experience. Dining room full of customers waiting for takeout along with a lot of drivers from third-party delivery services. It would be helpful to turn off third-party delivery or throttle back online ordering if you don’t think you are going to be able to keep up with the orders. Incredibly frustrating and a waste of time to be this off on quoted times on a consistent basis. Sorry. Gave it another shot but probably not again. The solutions are fairly simple. Good luck.
Service: 1
chandler dixon
The Curry is Perfect. The rice is fresh and the vegetables are rich. Cozy Atmosphere. Excellent customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maxwell Poe
Food is pretty good but if you order pickup, rarely ready earlier than 20 minutes after they tell
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai
Ivana Skibola
Absolutely amazing. The flavors are all there. I got the drunken noodles; one of the best I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dena Lebeda
One of the best Thai places in Maine. The food is delicious and always fresh. The staff is very friendly. I usually get takeout.. I should mention very good prices as well compared to many other Thai restaurants.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sis San
The food was good. The service was slow, considering we were the first customers. We ate inside. It's a small place in town that's in an old building, so i didn't expect more than what i experienced. I would definitely go back. It's good for what it is.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai
Will D
Best pad Thai I’ve ever had. Incredibly good green curry. Highly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Curry, Chicken Pad Thai
Lynda Berry
Food is always hot and fresh. Staff are very friendly. Great atmosphere as well. A mustard when in Portland if you like fresh authentic Thai food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai
Ian McHale
The drunken noodles were absolutely delicious! Yummy in my tummy!!! Would definitely come back!!
Food: 5
Donald MacMillan
Best Thai food in Portland and anywhere else for that matter. The owners are super friendly and their ingredients are fresh. Best crab rangoons anywhere!
Oftentimes, we order a bunch of dishes from a Thai restaurant only to find that none of them are good. Exact opposite happened here - we ordered just a couple appetizers and entrees and regretted not getting more. Chicken satay was good but peanut sauce was fantastic, so overall it was fantastic. Crispy tofu was okay, with sweet chili dip better, so that was tasty. Panang curry with tofu was out of this world good - good enough to just go back for that. Pad See Ew with tofu had the right flavor but needed more sauce, more noodles and less vegetables - I’m ordering it for those lovely chewy noodles and I’d be happy with it being completely noodles. People at restaurant were very friendly, takeout was packed immaculately, and if parking wasn’t such a headache (one side street closed with construction) we’d have eaten there many more times. Will definitely go back and recommend it highly.
Nathan Katsiaficas
Ordered via their website, which advised 15-30 minutes, showed up 25 minutes later and waited another 40 for our food…what use is online ordering if you aren’t going to update the wait times? There were a ton of other folks waiting past their quoted times inside as well. The food is great but it’s not worth the hassle, go elsewhere until they can work out their delays or order by phone to avoid sitting in your car in the cold..
Food: 4
Service: 1
Kris Jarrett (Kris Jarrett Photo)
This was world- altering Thai cuisine for me. I am not at all an expert, and I've always had a hit or miss relationship with Thai food, but this was by far the best Thai I have ever had. I'd even say it was one of the best casual meals I have had in this country. Do not miss this place. I had the Chicken Sate and Special Basil Pad Thai with duck.The chicken was a wonderfully sweet coconut curry. I am generally one to stay away from peanut sauces but this one was so well balanced that I would put it on just about anything I can think of, including pancakes.The duck was perfect, and in surprising quantity. The sauce was nicely spicy without hurting, I asked for the upper low end of spice, I believe. I'd go up one or two notches next time but it's always good to start carefully. The best part of this dish were the bites with a basil leaf. Aromatic with a little bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ben Robinson
Saeng Thai is my favorite Thai place. I have not found another Thai food restaurant that can compare. My go-to meal is always the Duck Fried Rice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christine Liu
Fantastic food and super friendly staff, while it might be too long for a take out order on a regular Friday night (1 hr). I am still enjoying this Thai restaurant.
Good food but the takeout service needs to be addressed. Had an incredibly long wait way above quoted time a couple weeks ago but decided to give it another shot tonight. Same experience. Dining room full of customers waiting for takeout along with a lot of drivers from third-party delivery services. It would be helpful to turn off third-party delivery or throttle back online ordering if you don’t think you are going to be able to keep up with the orders. Incredibly frustrating and a waste of time to be this off on quoted times on a consistent basis. Sorry. Gave it another shot but probably not again. The solutions are fairly simple. Good luck.
Service: 1
The Curry is Perfect. The rice is fresh and the vegetables are rich. Cozy Atmosphere. Excellent customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is pretty good but if you order pickup, rarely ready earlier than 20 minutes after they tell
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai
Absolutely amazing. The flavors are all there. I got the drunken noodles; one of the best I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best Thai places in Maine. The food is delicious and always fresh. The staff is very friendly. I usually get takeout.. I should mention very good prices as well compared to many other Thai restaurants.
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was good. The service was slow, considering we were the first customers. We ate inside. It's a small place in town that's in an old building, so i didn't expect more than what i experienced. I would definitely go back. It's good for what it is.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai
Best pad Thai I’ve ever had. Incredibly good green curry. Highly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Curry, Chicken Pad Thai
Food is always hot and fresh. Staff are very friendly. Great atmosphere as well. A mustard when in Portland if you like fresh authentic Thai food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai
The drunken noodles were absolutely delicious! Yummy in my tummy!!! Would definitely come back!!
Food: 5
Best Thai food in Portland and anywhere else for that matter. The owners are super friendly and their ingredients are fresh. Best crab rangoons anywhere!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Oftentimes, we order a bunch of dishes from a Thai restaurant only to find that none of them are good. Exact opposite happened here - we ordered just a couple appetizers and entrees and regretted not getting more. Chicken satay was good but peanut sauce was fantastic, so overall it was fantastic. Crispy tofu was okay, with sweet chili dip better, so that was tasty. Panang curry with tofu was out of this world good - good enough to just go back for that. Pad See Ew with tofu had the right flavor but needed more sauce, more noodles and less vegetables - I’m ordering it for those lovely chewy noodles and I’d be happy with it being completely noodles. People at restaurant were very friendly, takeout was packed immaculately, and if parking wasn’t such a headache (one side street closed with construction) we’d have eaten there many more times. Will definitely go back and recommend it highly.
Ordered via their website, which advised 15-30 minutes, showed up 25 minutes later and waited another 40 for our food…what use is online ordering if you aren’t going to update the wait times? There were a ton of other folks waiting past their quoted times inside as well. The food is great but it’s not worth the hassle, go elsewhere until they can work out their delays or order by phone to avoid sitting in your car in the cold..
Food: 4
Service: 1
This was world- altering Thai cuisine for me. I am not at all an expert, and I've always had a hit or miss relationship with Thai food, but this was by far the best Thai I have ever had. I'd even say it was one of the best casual meals I have had in this country. Do not miss this place. I had the Chicken Sate and Special Basil Pad Thai with duck.The chicken was a wonderfully sweet coconut curry. I am generally one to stay away from peanut sauces but this one was so well balanced that I would put it on just about anything I can think of, including pancakes.The duck was perfect, and in surprising quantity. The sauce was nicely spicy without hurting, I asked for the upper low end of spice, I believe. I'd go up one or two notches next time but it's always good to start carefully. The best part of this dish were the bites with a basil leaf. Aromatic with a little bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Saeng Thai is my favorite Thai place. I have not found another Thai food restaurant that can compare. My go-to meal is always the Duck Fried Rice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic food and super friendly staff, while it might be too long for a take out order on a regular Friday night (1 hr). I am still enjoying this Thai restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5