This is a very overdue review so some of the details of our meal are a bit fuzzy, but everything we tried at Mawn was delicious and very flavorful! The restaurant itself is small/compact, but the service was exceptional and perfect for an intimate dining experience. The dishes are at a higher price point, but appropriate for a special occasion or if you're simply in the mood to try something unique. It can be hard to get reservations so planning ahead is recommended!
Recommend crab fried rice, scallops and thai tea!! The place and service are lovely too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Asha Advani
Loved it! Creative cuisine and perfectly made. Definitely going back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Fish
Nguyen Nhat Anh
The food is actually decent but I don't think it's worth the price it is at. If it is cheaper then I would definitely bring this up to 4 stars. I will come back to try the signature noodle later though, see if it's better than the beef noodle I had. I actually like the shrimp much more than the noodle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Soft Shell Shrimp
Christine Carleton
We loved this place. We knew the food would be delicious but we were not prepared for how amazing the staff would be also. Everyone was helpful and friendly and made for a great atmosphere. Don't skip the funnel cake for dessert! We can't wait to go back.
Worth the hype! The seafood fried rice is wildly good. Need to come back for the noodle soups.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melissa Klick
Pro tip if you can’t get a reservation: come for lunch! We arrived right at 11 on Saturday and were the first ones in. Our waitress was delightful, and we had the whole fish (OMG!), the fried soft shell shrimp, the chicken soup (maybe the least wow of all the dishes), a melon and Asian pear salad, funnel cake and rice pudding. I’ve now been on a mission to find “ginger buds” to use in my cooking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Soft Shell Shrimp, Whole Fish
Andy Simon
The food was fun! Unique and unpretentious. Spice levels were perfect sending an indication they’re really thoughtful about the details. Like what the whole movement for simple better food tried to be 10-15 years ago before we got 1,000 farm to table restaurants all marginally better or worse than each other basically competing for online clout instead of competing by being outright awesome. Top 10 restaurant in Philadelphia. We got 6 dishes and every single one made my wife and I smile. Great job!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jim Armstrong
Everything was cooked perfectly, the flavors were incredible, and the staff was famstastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Soft Shell Shrimp, Khao Soi, Whole Fish, Funnel Cake, Crispy Chicken Skin
Recommended dishes: Head on Soft Shell Shrimp, Rice Pudding, Mawn Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle Soup
Biping Huo
All dishes are good. Our families are like that.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Fish
Julianna K.
Definitely make a reservation!! Mawn was delicious and the service was excellent. We ordered the crispy shrimp, the crepe salad, the all star seafood fried rice, and the fish. It was a lot of food for the two of us but we wanted to try different things. Our favorite dish was the fried rice. They give a sauce for the rice but we preferred the rice without it -- the uni, scallops, roe, etc were so good! I've never had a dish like it before. Everything else was very good as well. The dishes are very flavorful: lots of sweet & salty. The first few bites are like flavor explosions. To be completely honest it can be almost too flavorful after a few bites but the dishes are all still delicious. The fish comes with a side of rice too!
Amirali
The atmosphere was great particularly for dates.The food was good, the noodle however itself was mediocre. The head to tail shrimp literally was head to tail and they said it was edible which was really strange.We loved the banh chow salad, the taste was really complex and I can say it was the best salad that I had in my life and just going here to try this salad is worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Alexander Whit
One of the best meals I’ve ever had. We split khao soy, beef noodle katiew and the all star seafood rice - we also had the saht koh appetizer. The portions were great, the flavors were complex, and the heat was just right. The Thai tea and the funnel cake also hit the spot! We made our reservation about two months prior, and it was definitely worth the wait.Service was excellent as all servers were helpful and pleasant. Oh, and I really enjoyed the ambiance. Small but welcoming spot.Note that it is BYOB.Do yourself a favor and check it out.
This is a very overdue review so some of the details of our meal are a bit fuzzy, but everything we tried at Mawn was delicious and very flavorful! The restaurant itself is small/compact, but the service was exceptional and perfect for an intimate dining experience. The dishes are at a higher price point, but appropriate for a special occasion or if you're simply in the mood to try something unique. It can be hard to get reservations so planning ahead is recommended!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Khao Soi, Thai Crab Fried Rice, Funnel Cake, Cambodian Papaya Salad, Night Market Noodles
Recommend crab fried rice, scallops and thai tea!! The place and service are lovely too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved it! Creative cuisine and perfectly made. Definitely going back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Fish
The food is actually decent but I don't think it's worth the price it is at. If it is cheaper then I would definitely bring this up to 4 stars. I will come back to try the signature noodle later though, see if it's better than the beef noodle I had. I actually like the shrimp much more than the noodle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Soft Shell Shrimp
We loved this place. We knew the food would be delicious but we were not prepared for how amazing the staff would be also. Everyone was helpful and friendly and made for a great atmosphere. Don't skip the funnel cake for dessert! We can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Funnel Cake, Cambodian Papaya Salad
Incredible. Like an 11 out of 10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Khao Soi, Prohok Dip
Worth the hype! The seafood fried rice is wildly good. Need to come back for the noodle soups.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pro tip if you can’t get a reservation: come for lunch! We arrived right at 11 on Saturday and were the first ones in. Our waitress was delightful, and we had the whole fish (OMG!), the fried soft shell shrimp, the chicken soup (maybe the least wow of all the dishes), a melon and Asian pear salad, funnel cake and rice pudding. I’ve now been on a mission to find “ginger buds” to use in my cooking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Soft Shell Shrimp, Whole Fish
The food was fun! Unique and unpretentious. Spice levels were perfect sending an indication they’re really thoughtful about the details. Like what the whole movement for simple better food tried to be 10-15 years ago before we got 1,000 farm to table restaurants all marginally better or worse than each other basically competing for online clout instead of competing by being outright awesome. Top 10 restaurant in Philadelphia. We got 6 dishes and every single one made my wife and I smile. Great job!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was cooked perfectly, the flavors were incredible, and the staff was famstastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Soft Shell Shrimp, Khao Soi, Whole Fish, Funnel Cake, Crispy Chicken Skin
Restaurantji Recommends
Great vibe, excellent service and wonderful food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Soft Shell Shrimp, Rice Pudding, Mawn Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle Soup
All dishes are good. Our families are like that.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Fish
Definitely make a reservation!! Mawn was delicious and the service was excellent. We ordered the crispy shrimp, the crepe salad, the all star seafood fried rice, and the fish. It was a lot of food for the two of us but we wanted to try different things. Our favorite dish was the fried rice. They give a sauce for the rice but we preferred the rice without it -- the uni, scallops, roe, etc were so good! I've never had a dish like it before. Everything else was very good as well. The dishes are very flavorful: lots of sweet & salty. The first few bites are like flavor explosions. To be completely honest it can be almost too flavorful after a few bites but the dishes are all still delicious. The fish comes with a side of rice too!
The atmosphere was great particularly for dates.The food was good, the noodle however itself was mediocre. The head to tail shrimp literally was head to tail and they said it was edible which was really strange.We loved the banh chow salad, the taste was really complex and I can say it was the best salad that I had in my life and just going here to try this salad is worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
One of the best meals I’ve ever had. We split khao soy, beef noodle katiew and the all star seafood rice - we also had the saht koh appetizer. The portions were great, the flavors were complex, and the heat was just right. The Thai tea and the funnel cake also hit the spot! We made our reservation about two months prior, and it was definitely worth the wait.Service was excellent as all servers were helpful and pleasant. Oh, and I really enjoyed the ambiance. Small but welcoming spot.Note that it is BYOB.Do yourself a favor and check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5