Best thai food I've had in a while! Super flavorful, savory, fresh, and tasty dishes. We got takeout and ordered the basil fried rice, pad see yew, crab rangoon and the broccoli chicken stir fry. We were all super impressed and satisfied. Wish we were from the area so we could make it one of our go-to's! Definitely recommend everyone to check it out! read more

Awesome Thai food in the Newcastle/Damariscotta area! I have had take-out and dined in several times and have never had a bad experience. The staff is extremely nice and food is delicious. Drunken noodle is my favorite but honestly all the dishes I have had are great and tastes like authentic thai! read more

We are here as a family 6 different dishes ordered (best Thai noodle bowl, mango curry, red curry, special : basil pad Thai, crispy pad Thai, pad Thai) I tried 5 of them and they were all amazing!! Service was very prompt & helpful! My favorite was the special! I suggest adding extra veggies to whatever you get if you like veggies. Very fresh & very tasty!!! read more

Best Thai is a tasty treat! I love the Drunken Noodles! The restaurant is clean and service is good too!!

The food is delicious. The service is hot or miss. I had the Crispy Ginger Duck. It was wonderful. A duck breast sliced and in a delicious sauce with peppers and onions. Their brown rice has some sort of herb or flavoring in it, and it was wonderful. The service was a little spotty. I ordered an appetizer (summer rolls) that arrived about 2 minutes before the first entree. Trouble was, the first entree arrived a good five minutes before the rest. I asked the waitress for a beer, first they didn't have the beer I wanted, then even my second choice never got brought to the table. As we were asking for boxes to take leftovers, the bartender came over and asked if I still wanted the beer. Nice nice girls, but just not very good. read more

We're from NYC so we eat plenty of Thai food and I can safely say this is some of the best Thai we've had! Everything was packed with flavor and the portions were very generous. Staff was super friendly and efficient (we picked up due to covid19). Prices were also very reasonable. We will definitely be looking at Best Thai next time we're craving Thai food. read more

Tried Best Tai on all the good reviews and it did not disappoint! Located on the main st right in town, park in back of the place. They have 2 entrances to come in, very quaint and neat. Greeted by a very nice young man,got seated immediately. Our waitress came right over and was ready to answer any questions, extremely nice and helpful! Ordered the pan fried dumplings that came with a delicious dipping sauce. Dumplings were delicious! I ordered Shrimp Pad tai, large portion and very good. Husband ordered drunken noodles with pork, good size portion and he said it was very good. Steady stream of people picking up orders to go. Reasonable prices and highly recommend giving a try! read more

Kowa and Jib treat me like family! I had selected my order of Chicken Pad Thai. My dish arrived in minutes! It was great. The chicken was tender and tasty. The heat was just right with 5 stars. Very filling and satisfying! I can't say enough good about Best Thai!! So Addictive !!! read more

I admit that as a lifelong inhabitant of the D.C. metro, I am prone to food snottery. To say I was skeptical about a tiny Thai restaurant all the way up in Damriscotta, Maine would be an understatement. Boy was I wrong. Everything is so bright and fresh. The selection is outstanding, the vegetables taste like they were just picked a minute ago and the service is quick and polite. On a scale of 1-10, where a local Thai Chain that Shall Not be Named is a 1, this place is an 11. It would give the better Thai restaurants around here some serious competition, especially if they kept their prices as the very reasonable levels they charge. In short, if you ever find yourself up that way, be sure to check it out. Speaking of scales, they ask you how spicy you like your food on a scale of 1-4. I am not a spice/heat wimp, but a 3 was somewhat challenging. read more

I must have been to 15 Thai restaraunts at this point. I have been to them all. I usually go with a buddy and his wife who is from Thailand. With very few exceptions most of these restaraunts are not owned by Thai people or might have one Thai worker. I finally found some genuine Thai food at Best Thai. The salads and soups are really what stands out here. The Green Elephant on Congress seems to get all the recent buzz for Thai food, but Best Thai does salds much better and they are not vegetarian. I would give this place a try for the salads. They truly are unique. Fried ice cream is a must for me and I also like the stick rice pudding. In some ways I felt like I was back in Thailand. I met a few Thai people who had just arrived to work here for the Summer. They were eating here due to the reputation. I was eating here another night and some local Thai restaraunt owners came in for food. That in itself is a good sign. The greatest compliment was eating here with my buddy's Thai wife. We have been to every Thai restaraunt in Maine. We have finally found a place with real Thai food and real Thai people. read more

Absolutely delicious! We had a wonderful lunch there. The service was fantastic. Nicely removed from the busy street, great outdoor seating. Not a single complaint. The kids loved it too! read more

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Excellent food!! Smells heavily of Dogs/pets though when you first enter. . Give it a few minutes and the odors dissipate! Happy Dining!! Yummy!! read more

Best Thai - Several pieces of polished driftwood in the entrance room!! Awesome!! - Thai Near Me - Damariscotta, Maine

Great food and an adequate wine selection. Appetizers were great -- steamed pork dumplings and chicken satay. Both had delicious sauces. I had the Ginger Crispy Duck which was well cooked with a slightly spicy sauce (I order "medium"). The vegetables accompanying it were good if unexceptional. My compatriots had the Crispy Pad Thai (good but a log of crispy noodles) and sesame beef (also got good to delicious) reviews. The service was great. Pepsi, no coke. read more

Best Thai food and service. The staff are amazing and the food incredible!! We try to visit once a week. read more

Best Thai - Best Thai Salad with Chicken Satay - Thai Near Me - Damariscotta, Maine

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Went to Best Thai in July 2019. DELICIOUS FOOD! They apologized because they were short on wait help, but we had wonderful service. Friendly and Fast! Everyone was so nice and went out of their way to make sure we were happy with our meal. I'm not a big fan of Thai food,but this meal won me over. Unusual dishes,prepared to order,beautiful presentation read more

Delicious!! Panang Curry chicken as well as the tofu. Pad thai also excellent, and the summer rolls were very good. Gluten free!! (We have celiac family members. ) Nice friendly ambiance, could be a little cleaner, maybe, and restroom needs some attention. Good service, though, highly recommend this restaurant!! read more

Excellent Thai food! My husband and I always get the seafood pad Thai here. Likely due to our mid-coast locale the seafood is super fresh tasting. I love the fact that they also offer bubble tea now. This place is a must stop for Thai in the mid-coast region. read more

My wife and I stopped here on our way along the coast, and we're now looking for excuses to go back. The Pad Thai was the best I have had in several years. The #2 spice, the basil taste, it was all just so good and the portion was ample. My wife had Crispy Pad Thai, which had a distinctly different, peanutty-taste. We bought another order of it to take home with us for the next day. The service was very prompt and personal. This restaurant isn't going through the motions; they work hard to earn your appreciation, and they've got mine. Don't miss it. read more

This really is the best Thai! My boyfriend and I came for dinner after a boat trip, and were glad we did. Amazing noodle dishes, soup, and dumplings. Highly recommend! Best Thai food I've had in awhile - I go to NYC often and it beats the best food I've had there. read more

Excellent fresh food with knowledgeable staff. Had lunch and will make this a regular stop. Looking forward to dinner. One caution is the heat. Unless you like your Thai spicy stay with the single pepper when selecting how spicy you want your meal. Try the sweet Thai tea. read more

Very good place to get lunch or dinner. They also do a nice job of preparing stuff for take out. It's a great option here in town. I have never been disappointed in the quality, or affordability. read more

I was in the area on a bike tour and was so pleased to have found this place! After biking all day, a nice hot meal of pineapple fried rice is exactly what I needed! The location is really nice. It has a beautiful outdoor walkway leading up to the door and the inside decor is nice. I was so so so excited when I saw our meal coming to the table. It was delicious. I'm a huge pineapple fried rice fan so I have had it at restaurants all across the country. I can honestly say that theirs has made it into my top 5. Seating is a bit limited so I would suggest an earlier meal time. read more

Being from NY, and newly relocated to Maine, It's hard to be satisfied by the Asian fare available in Midcoast. Best Thai gave me what I was missing from home -- real, honest, flavorful Thai food. This place has it all, the food is amazing, and the staff are super friendly and accommodating. I've ordered huge amounts of food from there on the busiest of nights, and somehow my food always only takes 20 mins! Can't beat that! read more

This is our go-to place in town. Good food and a very kind owner. Friday and Saturday nights they are packed, for good reason. We're bummed the hours have recently changed and that they now close for almost 2 months in the winter. read more

The food at Best Thai was terrific...well prepared, well seasoned and well packaged...truly delicious -- and I am a picky NYC visitor -- and it was just terrific. read more

So good. Excellent service. Excellent food. It's tucked behind the Main Street path, but well worth exploring.

After a week of Maine seafood we wanted to diversify our grazing - headed into town to try Best Thai and are so glad that we did. The service was exceptionally good - friendly, helpful and efficient/fast, and every dish we sampled was delicious - the chicken satay appetizer was cooked to perfection and the peanut sauce was yummy. We had pork, chicken and seafood - everything was fresh and well prepared. Prices are reasonable and there was no wait at lunch. Thanks for a great dining experience! read more

My favorite place for Thai food! Drunken Noodles and Basil Fried Rice are my favorite. Oh yes, the Crispy Pad Thai is a treat. I highly recommend this place for lunch and dinner read more

When you're in Maine it's super easy to speed eat lobster, chowder, and all things fried. I love dining in Maine as much as my Crestor. However, there are times when you couldn't look another Oyster Stew/Lobster Roll in the face. When this happens please check out Best Thai. I have had great Thai in many cities but this little joint off the alley in Damariscotta is one of the freshest and tastiest. We had summer rolls, satay, Tom Yum, and the Pad Se Ew. The summer rolls were crunchy, fresh, and perfectly balanced. The satay was fabulous and not rubbery like typical strip mall Thai. The place was packed at 2:30 on a Thursday afternoon. The only issue was everyone in the restaurant was wanting a separate check, and paid with change and or a check (seriously? a check?) In spite of the high maintenance clientele the Best Thai team smiled and kept up without sweating it. Love this place. Will return- and pay for the entire table. read more

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Best Thai just opened in Damariscotta a few weeks ago and while the name sounds a little cheesy they actually are serving some very fresh and well prepared food. To my knowledge, this area has never had quality Thai food, or any Thai food for that matter. Best Thai is a welcome addition!! On our first visit the service was a little slow and awkward but that can be forgiven for any restaurant during their first few weeks. The food was delicious and well executed. We will definitely go back. read more

The food was excellent (green curry with steamed noodles and fresh rolls) and spiced to perfection. My only complaint was that the water tasted bad, like it was somehow filled with too many minerals or something. I drank some of it because my food was quite spicy, but it just wasn't right. I would go there again but if I ever do, I'll be drinking a Thai iced tea instead. I can't expect everyone to have perfectly filtered, clean-tasting water. read more

This restaurant is amazing and it's even more amazing that it's in Damariscotta Maine. Who would have thought since we have had our share of below average Asian restaurants in the past. Consistency is the key and all the Curry dishes, especially the Mango Curry which is to die for are consistently great. We alway start with a bowl of Tom Kha with shrimp and the coconut broth is silky smooth and slightly sweet. My wife's mainstay is the Pad Thai which is very good but sometimes a little dry. Its flavor is very good and only second to the Best Pad Thai in Portland. We live about 9 miles past Damariscotta so we tend to get take out more often then eat there but the service is always fantastic. Trust me and give it a shot. read more

After eating lobster for almost two weeks straight, my daughter wanted to try this restaurant. Sure glad we did as everything was delicious. Service was great too ! Soup, pad Thai and ginger crispy fish were demolished in short order. We know Thai food isn't why we come to Maine, but it sure was delicious! read more

Food was great. Really impressed. Also service was great. Glad we found this place in Damariscotta, ME

Maybe call it "OK Thai"? We had take out, so I will admit that might have affected food quality a bit. We ordered Kee Mao, Pad See Eww and Rama Garden. The Kee Mao was the best...spicy, sweet, that little fish sauce tang. Pad See Eww was, well....odd. Had a bizarre sweet thing going on, and despite being ordered VERY, VERY mild (for my 5 year old), it was as spicy as the Kee Mao. My wife's Rama Garden was a mess....watery sauce. Decent flavor, but more of a broth than a sauce. Next time, we would try eating there....maybe that was the problem? read more

I went to Best Thai and ordered take out. Seafood Tom Yum, Massaman curry chicken, drunken noodle, and even some crispy duck. All very tasty and fresh. I do enjoy the bright clean flavors of Thai cuisine. I must admit portions are not up to par with what one would normally expect, but it was delicious. I will be a customer again. read more

Appropriately named. I've been going to this place for years, and wanted to give them a well deserved shout out. Best Thai is delicious and perfect for when you are just a little too lazy to cook dinner. Love the pineapple fried rice and all the noodle dishes I've tried there. Soups and mango sticky rice are also wonderful. Incredibly kind and quick service. Highly recommend to others! read more

The food is hit or miss! First time I went my food had no flavor! My tom yum soup was supposed to be 2 stars, it had zero stars. My companions order was delicious! Second time again food was very bland soup again no stars! Third time there food was excellent! Soup was perfect and my meal was delicious! Fourth and last time my soup tasted like lemon flavored water. So disappointed that I don't think I will be returning. Too bad , because when the food is good it's REALLY GOOD! read more

When I travel, I don't like repeating restaurants. The food was so good here, I made an exception. Loved the green curry dishes......loved them read more

Good service, food, atmosphere, location. Can't beat it. We eat there at least once a month and enjoy ourselves every time.