five stars based on 5 ratings
by auste_rayome *****
07/06/2007
“The best West Coast Thai Food: This is the best Thai food I've had on the west coast. Yes, I have been to Thailand, twice. This place is tops.”
by Christi D *****
06/06/2007
“I love it, love it....IloveitIloveitIloveit: (The title is from a SNL skit with Molly Shannon playing Helen Madden) Anyway, I love this restaurant. Thai food is my favorite food and every time I go, I get the Yellow Curry with Chicken slightly spicy. It is is good, and a really good price for this area of the state.”
by Thomas *****
07/12/2005
“Love it!: Yum! Place has great prices and everything else good.”
“family run,very personable friendly fast service; delicious food; as good as our fav local thai place in boston. big spacious formica tables with lots of personal touches.
all 4 dishes we ordered were highlights:
pumpkin curry with chicken. really made with (the superior ) kabocha squash, pedppers, onions, coconut milk, red thai curry paste. rich and unctuous.
eggplant soybean w pork and thai basil. the most neutral of the sauces. great to have asian eggplant in a thai dish.
brown rice is really extraordinary here- made with both black 'forbidden rice' from thailand and w local brown rice. what a difference from plain brown rice in other thai restaurants. i'm going to start cooking these 2 types together at home. so chewy/meaty. a real rice epiphany!!
kai koar- noodle dish w/chicken and sprouts and peanuts. chow foon noodles i believe- my fav; chewy yum. great neutral foil for the various sauced dishes accompanying it.”
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“There is also a GREAT Thai place in Seaside in the University Plaza called Bhan Thai - as good as any I've had in NYC or SF.
jbyoga Jun 25, 2007 08:38AM”
“Can you tell us more about the Thai place in Seaside,in terms of what you like on the menu and places you would compare it to in SF?
susancinsf Jun 25, 2007 10:33PM”
“Man - where to start - I dated a Thai gal a while back and she loved the place! I like the spicy wide noodles - the great green papaya salad and really, I've never had anything other than great food and service from this family run, unassuming place.
Try it and report please! P.S If you want SPICY food they'll accomodate!
jbyoga Jun 26, 2007 07:49PM”
five stars based on 3 ratings
Su Kyeong K. *****
Reviews
Written: 100
—“Used to live in Monterey, and this is still the best Thai place I've ever been to. Also known as Barn Thai, due to a typo in the original sign, Bahn Thai has a new sign but still serves up some of the freshest, best-tasting Thai food in the Monterey Bay. Heaping helpings and always-delicious flavors are accented by Bahn Thai's fiery homegrown chiles. Their Massamun curry is the ultimate and I haven't found a place in SF that comes close.
WARNING!!! When you think you can handle spicy, this place will challenge you.”
Soh Jai R. *****
Reviews
Written: 67
—“I have to agree with the others that left comments about Baan Thai. The food was delicious, the portions are probably the most generous of the Thai restaurants I have been to in this area. They even give you a large bowl of rice instead of the tiny cup most places give.
Ask for it spicy and they warm it up for you. The servers were very friendly, a characteristic I am not used to lol.
I started off with the spring rolls, and for the main course, the Panang curry. Both were delicious. I even got a Thai Iced coffee, and the price was still around 15 dollars. Thats pretty good. It also looked like they had some interesting desserts there as well, I was so stuffed I was unable to try it.
Its kind of tough to spot, but its in the same area as the 711 and the beauty school.”
Amy A. *****
Reviews
Written: 2
—“I absolutely LOVE this place. The food is always fresh and delicious and the owner ALWAYS recognizes me when I come in. The best Thai in all of Monterey.”
“First the food. Baan Thai has an excellent selection of rice and noodle dishes to chose from. We had the Kow Mok Kai, a chicken dish prepared with curry and served with rice on the side and accompanied with a cucumber relish. For soup, we chose the Tom Kah Kai. Thai food does wonders with coconut milk and this soup is no exception. With chicken, mushrooms, tomato and cilantro, you can't go wrong with this soup.”
