This place never disappoints. Food and service are always excellent and the choices are great. They make everything in house and they make it right. I like that each location has its own vibe and design layout. But the food quality is still 5 star at each. read more

We live at the Kelton. Love it just as much as the Dallas location! Wonderful drinks. Always friendly. Happy hour is fantastic. I usually get the lemongrass chicken or banh mi. Both are great. Some of the other dishes are hit or miss but I think it varies on who is in the kitchen. Get the meatballs appetizer! read more

Really great atmosphere! The servers are knowledge and very accommodating. Wait is usually 30-40 minutes on a Friday night for a larger group. Food is really fresh and delicious. They make their own Tabasco sauce and serve rice wrapped in bamboo leaves on the house. read more

Malai Kitchen - Sweet sour soup - Thai Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

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I got incredibly sick from their soup the other night- it was served a little cold- but the chicken seemed hot. It was food poisoning, come to find out other people have been very sick from Malai too. Don't do it! read more

I have a long history with Malai Kitchen. I have been coming here since they opened at Clearfork. I have to say, they were so good in the beginning. Food was so delicious. I would only order two things on the menu and alternated over the years. Shrimp pad Thai or Lemongrass Chicken. I have never had any problems with the Lemongrass chicken dish, so kudos to them for that. However I cannot say the same for the Shrimp pad Thai. Over the last year this dish has become very inconsistent. Sometimes they have way too much tofu in it, sometimes it is very dry and sometimes it's perfect. I can't figure out why they are so inconsistent with it. Today was the last straw for me though. I ordered the shrimp pad Thai to go. When I went to pick up, the host up front read my order to me and it was wrong. I told him it was wrong, no big deal but it is wrong. I told him what I had ordered and he seemed so confused that it was wrong. He started to tell me what I had ordered, which was not what I ordered. He started to debate with me and said again, this is what you ordered, this is what was told to me. Again, I told the host, no this is not correct. The manager then came over to help. The host became annoyed with me because he or they got the order wrong. In my eyes, he was borderline unprofessional and did not try to help fix the problem but just wanted to debate with me. He could not come up with a solution to fix it. Then the manager tried to explain to me why they got the order wrong but at that point, i didn't care why it was wrong, just fix it. I asked him, could you please fix it? The manager agreed. The host just stood there. The manager was very quick to get my food replaced. I did not have to wait long which I appreciated and he gave me the other order as well, which was very nice. I got home to eat my food. The dish was not great. There were so many green onions and garlic in it, I could only eat a little. It was so strong. I wiped the shrimp off so I could eat. It was almost as if they were punishing me for asking them to fix my order. Also, there was just a shrimp tail in the dish. It usually comes with 5 shrimp. I was shorted and got just a tail. Garbage and embarrassing they serve a shrimp tail. Not interested in spending $14 a plate anymore with restaurant so inconsistent. You never know what you are going to get any more. Goodbye Malai. read more

Delicious! Very much recommend the Pad Thai!! Beautiful presentation and literally every ingredient added the perfect flavor to this dish! Thanks! read more

Malai is probably the best place I could have gone. I would definitely come back again. The service, food, atmosphere, and presentation was very inviting! I got the Stir-fry glass noodles, and man that was delicious. It was flavorful, fresh and tasty! The restaurant and restrooms were clean. The workers were really nice and kind! You should try it out! read more

I have always enjoyed malai kitchen and the service is top notch. However, the Bloody Mary was a bit disappointing and I hope you will reconsider the recipe. read more

Food was great- drunken noodles, spring rolls and shrimp pad Thai. It's hard to find pad Thai that isn't too sweet and this is probably the best I've found in Fort Worth. Our server was very attentive and friendly. Great outdoor seating and their iced tea is really good, which seems weird to mention but this is Texas, tea quality is important. read more

This restaurant lacks in so many departments. I want to start off by saying I was a sitting by myself and received little attention by the staff. I was given the bartender as my sever who only focused on other tables. When I finally got my appetizer it was bland, I got the fried spring rolls. I waited to have my meal order taken but she never came back to my table, I waited 20 min. Eventually i believe the manager came and took my order which seemed to annoy him greatly. And the when I finally received my basil fried rice it was nothing but disappointing. Don't waist your money her just go to a mom and pop shop the quality of food and service should be significantly better. read more

Food is good, but not anything amazing. You can find better tasting pad thai at the many Thai restaurants around town. Where Malai does shine is the location, ambience, and specialties. They have a lot of seafood based dishes. I had the pad thai with scallops and it was pretty good. The pad thai noodles themselves kind of tasted bland, the flavor really only came from the scallops. If you get it extra spicy, it will actually be decently spicy compared to some other Thai places around town that won't make it spicy even when you ask for it. read more

We have been to all three Malai locations but this one the most. They all display top of the line service and run their business very efficiently. Definitely one of our few regular places to dine! read more

OMG! Go here! It's not often you can rave about both service and quality of food these days, but this place is the exception! We were 1st time customers and they walked us through the menu, made sure everything was tasty and the manager checked on us. The peach Bellini and tropic Thai are fabulous (my favorite was the tropic Thai). The sampler app was a great way to taste everything. The shining star was the North Atlantic Arctic Char. Skip the rice and go with double wok veggies. You won't be disappointed! I even ordered the same thing the next night and had it delivered! I'm hooked!!!!!! read more

Our server was the most excellent. She took great care of us and even filled our leftover container for us. Great food, didn't even have to wait. The was food on our table from the moment our drinks arrived to the moment we left. read more

The Sea Bass is amazing! The wings have an amazing flavor and the meatballs ate juicy and flavorful. The service is outstanding! The North Atlantic Car is beautifully plated and tastes even better. If you enjoy Vietnamese or Thai you will love this place. If you don't you will still enjoy it! read more

The food was amazing. Beautiful ambiance and great service. I highly recommend this place.

Malai is super fresh and doesn't skimp on flavors. I ordered one of the curry dishes, and it might be the best curry I've had. The colors and flavors were fantastic and all natural! Also, the employees were great. We had some great conversations with our waiter. He really paid attention to what we said and engaged with us, which is hard to come by. The menu offered a wide selection of items, so it is sure to satisfy most everyone's cravings. The interior is also really cool. Great restaurant! read more

Malai has come to Funky Town. Yay. I am a fan of the location in Southlake, so this was a welcome addition to the neighborhood. We came during the soft opening and despite it being soft it was great food & service. I come to a soft opening being prepared for a longer wait or unsure service, but we didn't experience that at all. We popped in and had drinks and crispy spring rolls at the bar, then liked it so much we came back for dinner instead of going to another restaurant. We shared a few apps. The papaya salad and mussels are both must orders. I had the pad Thai noodles with seared scallops. The sear on the scallops was perfect and I loved the spice on the dish. I ordered medium heat but ended up getting more spice to sprinkle on. Hubby had the glass noddles with shrimp which he inhaled. Our friend ordered the Chilean sea bass which was the best thing we ate. The broth it's sitting in is SO DAMN GOOD. I just want a bowl of that broth. Tasty. We were so stuffed we didn't get to share a mango coconut sticky rice which is criminal. Put that dessert in your face! I will be back! read more

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Wow I have never had service like it is at Malai! Your drink is never empty and there are never dirty plates on the table, every one is so attentive! The food is amazingly good! Will be frequenting this place often!! read more

Had 2 plates here they both were trash. Manager didn't even come over to ask what he could do. Drunken noodles look like they scrape char from the grill on the noodles. Should of been call the blacken noodles. read more

Meal was good again, quicker than expected delivery. Slight snag ordered extra meatball but wasn't included in meal. Disappointed but still enjoyed the food we had. read more

Amazing food, amazing atmosphere, and beyond wonderful service. My mom has had celiac disease for over six years, and suffers from many other food allergies. Her and my dad only really eat out at three places. But, we went to Malai for her birthday and everyone was so sweet and worked with my mom to give her everything she needed. It's so wonderful for them to have a new place to eat. read more

I love Malai. Great friendly staff. Delicious food and drinks. The sea scallops I ordered on my last visit were DELICIOUS. Cooked to perfection. My go-to place when I'm craving thai. And they make everything exxxxtra spicy for me, zero complaints. read more

Have no earthly idea how this place can have 5 Stars? There wasn't a single flavor to anything we ate. Mussels, cha GAO, tacos, Massoman lamb shank all amazingly meh that I didn't dare get another course. Service very nice with a nice bar selection but really the most tasteless Asian food ever. read more

Truly the best food ever!! everything was super flavorful and yummy. I have a lot of allergies but everything was easily accommodated. the service was excellent, the food was fast, and the music was fun. robbie served us and he was so enjoyable and helpful. I can't recommend malai enough! read more

Came here for a friends birthday dec 30th. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Appetizers were excellent, but then came the main course. I ordered the drunken noodles mild. My noodles arrive with tomatoes in it, not on the description in the menu, no big deal I pick them out. I take my first bite and I notice that the steak has a LOT of fat. Then comes the fire in my mouth. I enjoy spicy food, but this was ridiculous. The person next to me ordered the drunken noodles hot. We sample each other's noodles and they were the same level of spicy. I manage to barely eat half of my meal. Waitress asks me if it's too hot, I reply yes and it's way too fatty. She offers to have another one made but at this point my stomach is churning so I say no thank you. Apparently the management doesn't care about customer satisfaction, no apology or reparations from manager. Very disappointing read more

They were nine of us and we all raved about how AMAZING the food was!!! Definitely recommend this place. Teddy was an awesome server. Pad Thai 5 star Green and yellow curry 5 star read more

For a night out with friends/other couples. Unique and flavorful selections. Great mixed drinks (Singapore Sling for two!) Sticky rice appetizer delivered in warm leaf wrapping. Incredible ribs and Massaman curry lamb shank. Parking in free garage next door. Spent $178 for four adults with drinks and dessert. read more

What a strange restaurant. Not really Thai, not really Vietnamese, not really great, but not bad either. It was fresh, as advertised. It was fine. Server was attentive, but not knowledgeable about the menu. Hot tea options include flavored tea and flavored tea only. Shared plate of Fried Imperial Rolls was very tasty, complemented by the house-made Sriracha. Sticky rice with sauce was strange - the sauce had very little flavor. I'm not sure what was in it. Green curry was ok, but lacking in the variety of flavor I'd like in a green curry. And it was a weird avocado green and very thick - tons of chicken and not much veggies, which were overcooked. I ordered medium (they offer hot/med/spicy) and it was disappointingly lacking in spice - it was about a 1.5 spicy equivalent at a Thai restaurant. I tried a bite of Spicy Basil Chicken as well - not bad, but still, just ok. I get why it's popular, but it's definitely not for those that like Thai food. read more

This is my favorite Thai in Fort Worth. Not the best authentic Thai but the best when considering everything else including selection of drinks, appetizers and service. Love the cleanliness. read more

When you're seated, you are served sticky rice with eggplant purée dipping sauce. To our surprise, it was really delicious. We ordered cucumber salads and edamame for an appetizer. The edamame was great and the salads were good but not a favorite. For our main course, our table had Thai Tacos with Pork, Lemongrass Beef, and medium spicy Pineapple Fried Rice with Chicken. The Lemongrass Beef was out of this world delicious! I thought the flavors of Lemongrass Chicken would have been better and was surprised at how delicious the Lemongrass Beef was! The Thai Tacos with Pork were small and not great. I was served something other than what I ordered. I ordered Pineapple Fried Rice with Chicken. I ate a few bites of what I was served and was disappointed that it wasn't the flavors I was expecting as I order this at every Thai restaurant, just to realize I wasn't served what I ordered. I did ask about it and they quickly made a new entree to-go for me but it wasn't medium spicy as I originally ordered and by then I was full and the table was ready to leave. Our waitress rarely checked on us and we kept having to flag down another waiter. Overall, the atmospherei was up scale, our waitress needed some training, the staff was friendly, and some of their dishes are amazing. I would have given this place at least 4 stars if the percentage of good dishes versus average was higher. Definitely get Lemongrass dishes! read more

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Great vibe, food, and drinks! We've been for brunch and dinner and enjoyed anything we've tried. They usually have great LTO options if you don't find what you're looking for on the menu. read more

Just a heads up...their to go system is a mess. Order was for 715pm, got it at 725pm due to their delay. I get it, it's Friday and it's busy. Ok cool. And no lie, as soon I get into my car (I was in the passenger seat) the very hot curry started leaking heavily through the bag. All down the middle of my jeans and into the interior of my car. Paul, the manager was prompt to fix the issue and did compensate the matter. However, they gotta monitor the way they bag their items. If y'all get take out, check the bag, and maybe ask for a plastic bag around it if possible. No one wants a car smelling like curry until it's able to get detailed. read more

Super happy with this place. When they say they only use fresh ingredients and make everything from scratch, I believe them. Their menu even mentions they don't have a freezer. We shared the tom kha gai, meatballs, the Jungle Curry with Shrimp and the green curry. We were happy with everything! The soup was wonderful and had plenty of veggies and chicken. The meatballs were more like tod mun cakes than meatball shape but they were yummy! Our curries were awesome. The green curry has a unique flavor and look from all the fresh herbs and tastes delicious. Our favorite was the jungle curry - such a unique and sweet and sour type flavor. Got it spicy and it was perfect. The noodles, shrimp and veggies were cooked perfectly! My husband tried a beer and liked it and our drinks were happy hour priced on Sunday night so that was a nice surprise. Service was excellent and the staff all works together to make sure you're satisfied. Will definitely be back!! read more

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Pad See Ew is soooooooo good. But in their menus it's called chicken and broccoli noodles. The complimentary sticky rice is good. Great place. Can't wait to try their Thai next. read more

The Malai Kitchen has excellent food, staff, and atmosphere. The Thai and Vietnamese food is a great combination of flavors that explodes with each bite. It sends you taste buds to flavors seldom discovered. The coconut soup is the best of the best. The Iron Pot Green Curry Chicken is an exceptional dish. The Lemongrass chicken and Drunken Noodles are great dishes also. read more

One of our favorite places to go for Thai food. Good atmosphere, delicious food and great service.

If it's fresh and spicy cuisine you crave, then Malai is your spot. A different offering of Thai/Vietnamese fusion is what you'll find here. I have eaten here many times, and here are a few of the favs: the Vietnamese meatballs which come with a handful of herbs to throw on top; the papaya salad is the freshest salad you'll eat, I love the crunchy texture; the pineapple fried rice; their curries; and the pork tacos for simple palettes like my husband. They have creative cocktails, unique microbrews on tap and a decent selection of wines. Parking garage just behind the restaurant. read more

This place is AWESOME! Everything from the curry paste to coconut milk is made in-house. I've eaten here several times, my favorites are: curried crab dip, chicken iron pot green curry, cod red curry, pad Thai, pad kee mao, and the Vietnamese pork ribs!! It's definitely the freshest Thai food in Fort Worth. read more

Don't go!! Birthday party at the Fort Worth Clearfork location tonight for a 90 year old man. Mind you, he can't eat huge portions so he ordered something off of the kids menu (like he does at every restaurant we go to) that sounded good to him. He has eaten here several times and has ordered the same thing every time. Tonight, they REFUSED his meal!! HE IS 90! Said they would only make this certain meal for "kids only." They chose to pass up a $300 check than let a 90 year old man (also a veteran) order an $8 meal and be happy eating it. Ridiculous and the manager there is horrible! Who would let an entire party walk out over a 90 year old man ordering a smaller kids meal. read more