Pon Proem Thai Restaurant

This is our go-to comfort food spot for chicken satay, massamun curry, and a coconut milk Thai iced tea. We’ve been coming here for 30 years after karate and driver’s ed and half days and for celebrations and on rainy days and lunches with my grandmother. I hope Pon Proem is here forever! It’s always a special treat in our family, even now that my own daughter is grown. ❤️

Vegetarian options: Many vegetarian options- tofu option with most dishes and many vegetable dishes

Dietary restrictions: Easy to accommodate most dietary restrictions here, gluten free is very easy for me! :)

Parking: Large free parking lot

Kid-friendliness: Family friendly restaurant and kind staff

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Tofu, Tom Kha Soup, Pad Siew, Massamun

Well neither of us liked our meal and we needed to wait a long time to pay even after they said they would get a check. So 2 stars is generous

Food: 2

Service: 2

Great service and great food. Clean and nice restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food and fast service. Recommend to anyone on the island!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Really amazing meal, the chef came out and thanked us for coming in. The panang curry, pad kee mao, hot and sour soup, and pineapple fried rice were all amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our favorite Thai food place! Good food, good service!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Tofu, Steamed Mixed Vegetables

Wow, surpassing disappointing

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Wow, surpassing

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The service was good but the food was not our favorite. Specifically the wide rice noodles were hard and chewy.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Absolutely authentic, delicious, fresh and exciting. We randomly stopped in, as we don't live on Mercer Island, however, we will drive out here just for this delightful food.This place is all about the food. It's a small, intimate atmosphere which made me reminiscent of the many places I ate while traveling Asia. I felt right at home.We should have gotten the phad thai, it's the chefs signature dish. What we got was seriously tasty though. We had Larb Gai chicken salad which was fresh, bursting with herbs and tangy lime dressing. Chili fried rice and a phad prik sod with chicken. All meat was quality and cut very well with the freshest crunchy vegetables.Biggest bonus to this experience was the chef stopping by the table to ensure everything was good, thanking us for coming in and inviting us back. There aren't enough places like this.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Rice

This is excellent authentic Thai food and it's clear the chef loves his creations. Over the last few years I've had most of the menu selections and have never been disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ Beef, Pha Ram Pak, Squid Salad Yum Pla Mug, Pad Nua Nam Mon Hoy

Waited over 45 minutes for take out and only two tables were seated in the restaurant. Food had no flavor and beef was over cooked. The staff doesn’t smile or welcome you.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

My family loves the green curry!

Food: 5

Hi! Welcome to Pon Proem Thai Restaurant. I'm Executive Chef in here. Now I'm planning to make for good quality of Food and service here. Please come to visit me in restaurant. I'm so proud of everyone for taste of real Thai food. Because I'm a Chef from Thailand. Thank you for all your feedback.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I would be careful about this place! I ordered a vegetarian dish. After taking the leftover home I saw a slice of pork in there!! I can eat meat but now I can't stop imagining what goes on in the kitchen ?I ignored the bad reviews which was a bad idea. The curry was majorly watered down. There was no heat in the restaurant so I had to wear a jacket the entire time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2