The food was amazing. So glad we split the honey soft serve at the end even though we were full!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrick Oleskey
Grab a window seat and work your way through the creative and flavor packed menu at The Honey Paw. The apparent simplicity of the Wok Charred Veg and Dry Aged Beef Skewers is belied by exquisite execution and flavor. A good reminder that you don't need tons of ingredients if a dish is well designed and executed. Highly recommend the Khao Soi. The Smoked Lamb really allows the hot sweet and sour flavors dance around your palette. Staff was friendly and responsive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brett Camplin
It's was pretty good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Kee Mao
Rashelle Paggeot
If you have the chance to go here, do it. This was easily one of the best restaurants I’ve been to. The vibe is super cool, but the food completely steals the show. I’ll be dreaming about the wings forever. We also ordered one of the specials and the mee goreng, and both were absolutely incredible. We’re only in town for a few days and usually never repeat restaurants when we travel, but we’ll definitely be back to try more of the menu. Only got a picture of our starter - because the others were too delicious to stop and take a picture of it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tasmia Khandaker
Salty tapas and drinks. Not a place to get actual food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Jennifer Bella
The food was even better than I remember from multiple visits. Some of the best fried chicken of my life. I nearly fainted over my honey ice cream and toffee bits. A perfect meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeighk
I got the sakura flurry cocktail and it was pretty mid tier. I need to go back and get the fried wings.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Mitchell Stein
Very unique menu some dishes were incredible (the fried eggplant special) but some were prettier than they were tasty. The lobster toast wasn't bad but while the presentation was exceptional, there was not much lobster taste.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Julie Seidel
We are Portland locals and this is our go-to spot for a quick and tasty meal! Service is always warm, inviting and friendly. The drinks are spot on. The Khao Soi is our fave dish in town AND I swear it can alleviate any ailment imaginable. Broken heart? Sore throat? Car note overdue? All is fine after a meal here!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael M
Stopped in for lunch recently, and had an incredibly nice experience. The two people working there were both Great to deal with. No rush, but attentive. Food came out at a really nice pace as we had ordered a bunch of different items and told them we were gonna be splitting. Each dish came out perfectly done, no delay from kitchen to table, plated on hot plates. We had three really nice plates from an appetizer to a salad to a noodle dish. Each was wonderfully prepared. Flavors spices and ingredients were balanced really well. In a city that has so many options, I don’t think you will do anywhere that will more easy-going and delicious as this. On a sidenote,. The restroom was incredibly well appointed. It was well attended/clean and even had a touch of fresh flowers in the corner. I worked in the restaurant business for years. If the restroom has that much attention, give it to it then the kitchen/back of the house will be the same or better.
I went there a couple of years ago for our anniversary. The food was delicious! and the portion was not small as small as I expected. We ordered 2 apps, each meal for us, and honey soft-serve ice cream to share. I love their selection of the drinks both alcohol and non-alcohol. The server we had she was very informative when I asked for some advice for our drinks to pair with our menus—I got a bowl of ramen! The food is Asian-American styles which I love, if your taste buds' anything like mine, you won't be disappointed!
However the restaurant itself is quite small but perfect for a downtown stroll with 1-2 people. If you have bigger party 3-5, I suggest you call ahead of time. Street park or gararge. If you're lucky, you might find a spot next to the restaurant.
Best soups ever! Perfect for a cold Maine evening. Highly recommend! Reservation recommended because small restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meg Nagesha
Honey Paw Restaurant was really, really good. It feels like a modern take on Thai cuisine, with bold flavors and a creative twist. Even though there was only one vegetarian option on the menu, they were incredibly accommodating and happily customized two additional vegetarian dishes for us, which I truly appreciated.
I ordered the crispy salad and it was so good that I came back the very next day and ordered the exact same thing again - that alone says everything. The cocktails are an absolute must-try: the menu is enormous, creative, and every drink we had was outstanding.
And then there’s the fried bread. Oh. My. God. The fried bread was so, so, so unbelievably good that I would go back just for that. Honestly, I would move to Portland just to eat that fried bread again.
They also have two modern ice cream options that are definitely worth saving room for. Overall, an incredible experience and easily one of the most memorable meals I’ve had. A must-visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pranjal Dwivedi
We had the fried pork balls, lobster toast, mi goreng, khaosuey, and a honeycomb icecream and they were all top of the line and fantastic. Easy to see why the NYT would write well about them
Morgan Lowry
Delicious food with unique flavors. Definitely try the honey ice cream! Was delicious even on a cold night.
The food was amazing. So glad we split the honey soft serve at the end even though we were full!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grab a window seat and work your way through the creative and flavor packed menu at The Honey Paw. The apparent simplicity of the Wok Charred Veg and Dry Aged Beef Skewers is belied by exquisite execution and flavor. A good reminder that you don't need tons of ingredients if a dish is well designed and executed. Highly recommend the Khao Soi. The Smoked Lamb really allows the hot sweet and sour flavors dance around your palette. Staff was friendly and responsive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's was pretty good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Kee Mao
If you have the chance to go here, do it. This was easily one of the best restaurants I’ve been to. The vibe is super cool, but the food completely steals the show. I’ll be dreaming about the wings forever. We also ordered one of the specials and the mee goreng, and both were absolutely incredible. We’re only in town for a few days and usually never repeat restaurants when we travel, but we’ll definitely be back to try more of the menu. Only got a picture of our starter - because the others were too delicious to stop and take a picture of it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Salty tapas and drinks. Not a place to get actual food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
The food was even better than I remember from multiple visits. Some of the best fried chicken of my life. I nearly fainted over my honey ice cream and toffee bits. A perfect meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I got the sakura flurry cocktail and it was pretty mid tier. I need to go back and get the fried wings.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Very unique menu some dishes were incredible (the fried eggplant special) but some were prettier than they were tasty. The lobster toast wasn't bad but while the presentation was exceptional, there was not much lobster taste.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We are Portland locals and this is our go-to spot for a quick and tasty meal! Service is always warm, inviting and friendly. The drinks are spot on. The Khao Soi is our fave dish in town AND I swear it can alleviate any ailment imaginable. Broken heart? Sore throat? Car note overdue? All is fine after a meal here!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped in for lunch recently, and had an incredibly nice experience.
The two people working there were both Great to deal with. No rush, but attentive. Food came out at a really nice pace as we had ordered a bunch of different items and told them we were gonna be splitting.
Each dish came out perfectly done, no delay from kitchen to table, plated on hot plates.
We had three really nice plates from an appetizer to a salad to a noodle dish. Each was wonderfully prepared. Flavors spices and ingredients were balanced really well.
In a city that has so many options, I don’t think you will do anywhere that will more easy-going and delicious as this.
On a sidenote,. The restroom was incredibly well appointed. It was well attended/clean and even had a touch of fresh flowers in the corner.
I worked in the restaurant business for years.
If the restroom has that much attention, give it to it then the kitchen/back of the house will be the same or better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I went there a couple of years ago for our anniversary. The food was delicious! and the portion was not small as small as I expected. We ordered 2 apps, each meal for us, and honey soft-serve ice cream to share. I love their selection of the drinks both alcohol and non-alcohol. The server we had she was very informative when I asked for some advice for our drinks to pair with our menus—I got a bowl of ramen! The food is Asian-American styles which I love, if your taste buds' anything like mine, you won't be disappointed!
However the restaurant itself is quite small but perfect for a downtown stroll with 1-2 people. If you have bigger party 3-5, I suggest you call ahead of time. Street park or gararge. If you're lucky, you might find a spot next to the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Honey Soft Serve Ice Cream, Paitan Ramen
Best soups ever! Perfect for a cold Maine evening. Highly recommend! Reservation recommended because small restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Honey Paw Restaurant was really, really good. It feels like a modern take on Thai cuisine, with bold flavors and a creative twist. Even though there was only one vegetarian option on the menu, they were incredibly accommodating and happily customized two additional vegetarian dishes for us, which I truly appreciated.
I ordered the crispy salad and it was so good that I came back the very next day and ordered the exact same thing again - that alone says everything. The cocktails are an absolute must-try: the menu is enormous, creative, and every drink we had was outstanding.
And then there’s the fried bread. Oh. My. God. The fried bread was so, so, so unbelievably good that I would go back just for that. Honestly, I would move to Portland just to eat that fried bread again.
They also have two modern ice cream options that are definitely worth saving room for. Overall, an incredible experience and easily one of the most memorable meals I’ve had. A must-visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had the fried pork balls, lobster toast, mi goreng, khaosuey, and a honeycomb icecream and they were all top of the line and fantastic. Easy to see why the NYT would write well about them
Delicious food with unique flavors. Definitely try the honey ice cream! Was delicious even on a cold night.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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