It was lunchtime and we were hungry. We walked around looking at all the menus in the windows of restaurants..... not really impressed. I mean if your in Long Beach, WA. and you want fish N chips or a burger, you my friend have found paradise. We wanted neither, especially not at these prices. Earlier we noticed a Thai Food place but it didn't open till 2:00 and it was a little before 1:00pm. so we kept looking for something we both wanted and after saying No to all of it including the Mexican Food place with their high prices, we noticed it was almost 2:00pm. We figured by the time we walk back Malai Thai should be open and we were right. There is No Handicap Access and it's only a matter of time before that becomes an issue.....more of an issue. We saw an older person with a walker go inside and sit at 1 of 2 tables. They don't have table service, Only Take Out. That's right, TOGO Order's Only! That was fine for us because the sun was shining and we saw an empty picnic bench next to a fish pond with a fountain, perfect. We both ordered Pad Thai, she had chicken, I ordered mine with tofu. Bought some cold cans of soda and waited. Our food came out pretty fast. Then again, we were first in line that day. We grabbed our stuff and headed out to the picnic bench, perfect. We opened our boxes and everything looked and smelled delicious and it was. We didn't really talk while eating. Just the sound of a coastal town and us getting busy with our food.I judge all Thai Restaurants by how they make pad Thai. Malai Thai has it down good. The best was the prices. For one thing, costal restaurants charge tourists rates on everything. Like more than double in some cases. Do they think we don't have an Amazon account. Malai Thai was priced fairly. We were very happy with our meal and how much it cost. Definitely coming back and trying other menu items. read more

Foods: nowhere close to what the dishes were identified to be. We ordered Drunken Noodles and a sweet chicken dish. The Drunken Noodle was not tasty and lacking in effort to boost its spices and herbs. Beef was sliced thickly and not tender. Poorly executed. Ambiance: it's a takeout place ONLY Service: quite timely in their promised readiness. Conclusion: would I return? No, for a takeout ONLY place, your dishes are the main attraction and it's not there. read more

Ok, so this is some pretty decent Thai. I'm still working my way through their menu, but the Phad Thai is consistently pretty amazing. I'd also suggest you upgrade some of your meal to include shrimp, as they're local and quite amazing! Service is takeout only, so your ambiance is the waiting area......but service is ultra quick while you wait, and the food is piping hot. Is it exotic? Nope. Just danged solid Thai basics. But, their spice level is very adjustable. You're gonna get low spice unless you ask them to upgrade it. I confidently as for a five: Thai hot. It's honestly not that hot, but it adds a lot of flavor. They also have a really nice hot chili garlic sauce that I'd encourage you to try. For the Thai aficionados, Id drop it a star. But, it's not for them. If you just want good Thai and don't want to drive across the river, this is your option, and it's a darned good one! I'll update as I get into the curries...... read more

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Very good food- I love the little family that owns this. They are a small group and make everything from scratch in their little Kitchen- they are very accommodating- would eat here again. read more

We always make it a point to patronize this family-run restaurant that offers an alternative to American food ( not complaining), when we vacation here. Dish flavors are fine, not bland, unless you're expecting metro city restaurant style food. I believe its very inclusive for curious palates that like to try different cuisines. Quaint little restaurant, makes it ok to be take-out only. Placed our 4-dish order and went to bakery down the street. Ten minutes later, it was being bagged just as we walked in. read more

I was so excited to see several vegetarian items on the menu. I called to see what time they close. The woman told me 8:30, so we headed over. Unfortunately, it's take out only. I wish I had known that, but we were already there, so placed an order for fried tofu and red curry with fresh tofu. The curry came with Jasmine rice, but we ordered a side of sticky rice, as well. The fried tofu was phenomenal! It doesn't look like much in the picture, but it was really good. The red curry was sort of so-so. It definitely lacked flavor, although I think I got 3 stars spice level, and was quite runny. It probably wouldn't have taken much to make it pretty good! Either way, we ended up finishing it over the next day or so. I will definitely give it a try again. The woman who worked there was very friendly! read more

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#40 It was good but i think it's about $2-3 over priced on most items for "just good" portions are fairly average for Thai food. Food came fast. read more

Malai Thai Restaurant - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

The food was delicious and very fresh. They accomodated my gliten free request, too. Glad we found it!

This is a takeout only place. Hours are 2-7 except Wed when they are closed. I've lived in Thai restaurant Meccas before and I can't for the life of me understand how this place gets a 4+ average rating. I waited until a second try before posting this review. This is sub-par Thai food. I know we're in Long Beach, Washington, and they have no competition here, but you can drive just 15 miles and get good Thai fare across the river in Astoria. They do "just okay" with stir fry items, but a lot of the ingredients looked canned and they are missing the fresh Thai taste that good restaurants serve up. I won't go back even though we live here now and this is the only game in town. read more

The food was good, fresh and hot . However they only have to go only !! The fresh roll was decent size, except only two shrimp ( usually get 3 or 4 at other places) . Very small place, they have two small tables inside,but it says to go only !! We went across the street to a tiny park that had some shade and picnic bench . read more

super accommodating to vegan customers! called in a takeout order and they were super helpful and told us there were many options available. the pad thai with tofu was really good. highly recommend read more

Ordered Take-Out since no dine-in service was available. Arrived at around 12:00 PM to pick up some food on the way to Long Beach since we were in town. Decided to get some Spring Rolls, Chicken Fried Rice, Seafood Lover and Drunken Noodles. We were the only customers when we arrived. But after a few minutes, one customer after another decided to show up. Guess it was a popular joint as well as the time was during lunch rush. We got our food in about 20 minutes as we sat and waited for them. Once we got the food, we drove to the beach and ate there. Liked the taste of the Peanut Sauce, Noodles were tasty, the Fried Rice was good and Seafood dish was pretty good as well. The chicken in the rolls were kind of dry, though. I would recommend this Thai restaurant to anyone that visits this area. Overall, the taste of the food were flavorful and seasoned well. Enjoyed the entrees that we ordered. Price was reasonable as well. Inside looks old, but you could tell it was family owned and had a authentic feel to it, at least in my honest opinion... Try this out! A good one. read more

No no no. This is not it. I couldn't recognize the food when I got my order. It also tasted really bland and not edible. I know it's hard to get any Asian food here so I already had my expectations low, but this was still horrible. I don't think I'd be desperate enough to come back ever again. Would not recommend. read more

I especially like their spring rolls. Everything is yummy. My husband likes the potstickers and they do have good pad Thai. read more

Doing take out only at the moment. Went with the lunch specials. Got a shrimp fried rice and drunken noodles with chicken. Asked for spicy...she wrote down a number three. Which was good but could have went with a four if it had been offered. Lunch portions not bad at $8/$9. Food was okay... Tried the fried rice as one reviewer had said it was the best she had ever had...it was good, but I wouldn't say the best. Drunken noodles has a good mix of veggies. The noodles were kind of all clumped together at the bottom of the container. I would eat here again and try more of the menu. 3.5 stars at this point. read more

Been going here since they opened and I've never been disappointed. The family that owns it are super nice

Losing a star for lax COVID-19 protocols. Staff not wearing masks. Food still good, hopefully.

I was confused about my order. Or were they? My chicken satay came as shredded chicken in curry liquid . So gross looking. read more

Malai Thai Restaurant - This is supposed to be chicken satay. I thought someone vomited . - Thai Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

It was very, very decent. Not the best Thai food I've ever had, not by a long shot, but for the region/area, it was quite good. Nice flavor, definitely some better spice than previous ones. It's pretty aligned to some others' experiences here. It is take-out only so that was a bit of a surprise, but that was alright we drove back the 15-20 minutes up the peninsula. The food kept okay. Got fresh rolls and chicken satay. Every single other Thai restaurant I've ordered Chicken Satay from has it on a skewer, but this was more of a curried chicken with the familiar flavors. Was still tasty, just different. I think I prefer the skewered versions. Peanut sauce was really good and not as sweet and candied as others. Can definitely recommend for sure, just plan to take it out and wait a few. read more

I have ate here a handle full of times always good there calamari pretty good the sauce they put on it is even better the number 42 is amazing worth trying for sure read more

Headed back from the coast after a long weekend and decided we wanted some thai food. Based on other Yelp reviews, Malai thai seemed like our best bet in the area (Long Beach Peninsula). A sign on the door says they are only doing take out right now (because of COVID) so we ordered, and then waited for our food. This restaurant is definitely staffed by Thai people (could hear them speaking in Thai while we were waiting). That's always a good sign. However, it's a double-edged sword because the woman who took our order had a hard time understanding anything other than orders for food. We asked for extra napkins and she didn't understand what we were saying. We also said "how's business going?" and she looked at us with a blank stare. Oh well. So much for chit chat. :) More importantly, we got our food in a reasonable amount of time and when she handed it to us I knew right away that we had over-ordered (we ordered one Tofu Pad Thai and one Chicken Pad Kee Mao - drunken noodles, and one order of spring rolls). When she handed me the bag, it literally felt like approximately 8-10 lbs of food. Yowza. We took the food back to our car and proceeded to dig in. Yep, the portions are GINORMOUS. We had enough food for 4-5 people, EASY. The Spring Rolls were good (crisp and flakey outside) but nothing out of the ordinary. The noodle dishes were decent and had generous portions of noodles although we both would have preferred a bit higher vegetables/noodles ratio. Taste-wise, while it was completely acceptable, the food was a little bit under-spiced for our tastes, so next time we go (and yes, it was good enough that we would go again) we will try to request that they make the food a little more spicy. Hopefully the lady in front will understand. :) read more

Definitely the best Thai around! We love the curry- all of them are yummy Must try if you are in the mood for Thai. They only offer take-out & the business hours posted on Yelp are incorrect. They are only closed on Wednesdays!!!! Sooooo make sure you call and make sure they're open and don't listen to online hours. read more

Stopped here on a whim. SO glad we did. Pad Thai & Yellow Curry was ordered & sufficiently gobbled up. Heat level was a 4 (out of 5) and hubs' nose was running. (lol). For a small coastal town, this little Thai restaurant was YUMMY! read more

The yellow curry was very good. I asked if there was vegetables in the curry. She made it half veggie and half meat without me asking. Will try other dishes read more

Delicious food! I ordered cashew nut with tofu and tom yum with chicken. The food is fresh and flavors are well balanced. The people who work there were very sweet and made sure my order was correct and that I had napkins and utensils as it's to go only. I asked for a special Thai condiment called prik nam pla. They didn't have any but they were so nice to make it specially for me! I highly recommend this place. Yum!!! read more

To go only, food is always good, price is up start from 7-1-2023, noodles are always my favorites read more

Malai Thai Restaurant - New hours and prices - Thai Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

Previous reviews of this restaurant made me excited to try it. And was not disappointed! Such flavorful food. A LOT of food! We normally order three dishes and an extra order of rice, leaving the two of us with "some" leftovers. We have leftovers for a couple meals for both of us. Highly recommend. When we visit Long Beach next, we will be back. read more

Malai Thai Restaurant - Top: Pad broccoli with beef, bottom: fried rice with pork, left: cashew nuts with shrimp, Right: Malai Noodles - Thai Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

Large portions, enough for two, great taste and fast service. Our go to place when in town'

Valentine's Day Lunch This was our first time to Malai and it won't be our last. Everything was thoughtfully prepared and yummy. They boast excellent service too. We enjoyed Jasmine Tea, a Fried Calamari Appetizer, followed by Coconut Soup with Shrimp and Cashew Chicken. The Coconut Soup was our favorite. Just one bowl of that is enough for two hungry diners. The Calamari was our second favorite. They serve it with a crispy batter, drizzled with a Mae Ploy and sour cream sauce. There was nothing wrong with the Cashew Chicken even though it was our least favorite dish. It came with HUGE and abundant cashews. I was craving a green vegetable, so it was our fault we didn't order correctly. We'll be back soon. Thanks for a LOVE-ly lunch! read more

Malai Thai Restaurant - Coconut Soup with Shrimp - Thai Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

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Could not recognize food that we received (dry and hard) service was slow and questionable. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone would recommend a return visit. The food that we received was also expensive. read more

First visited this place in 2016 and have been coming here every time we are in the area. Never had bad food yet even though we have come here at their busiest season. The food here is always good and the chef/owners are always very friendly. read more

Great food! Love the pad Thai . Service is quick and friendly tho only take out available.

We ordered takeout this evening and everything was delicious. We had pad Thai, green curry and drunken noodles, all with crispy tofu. The green curry had a nice little spice at the end. Both noodle dishes were divine and I ate more than I should because they are so good!! read more

Malai Thai Restaurant - Crispy tofu pad Thai, green curry and drunken noodles. - Thai Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

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Having spent a few days at Cape Disappointment State Park just 15 minutes up the road, this was one of the few modern, semi-upscale (not a dive) restaurants on the peninsula as far as I could tell and the highest rated of two on Yelp. We arrived at the front door on Wednesday night, but, oddly enough, they were "Closed", so we had to find somewhere else to eat in a town with few dining options, even fewer in early spring before the summer throngs arrive. The Chicken Pot Stickers with Ginger Soy Sauce ($7) were pretty good, coming with seven at exactly a buck a piece. The accompanying sauce was one of two "disappointments" of the evening, a small cup half filled with soy sauce and a little ginger which I could not taste. The other disappointment and a pet peeve was when our entrees both arrived before we were even half-way finished with our appetizer. No excuse. I ordered my Thai go-to, Massaman Curry, with beef, potatoes, onion and peanuts ($11). It was good, not the best I have had by far, coming with a fair amount of thinly sliced beef in a Massaman sauce that was also "thinner" than most. The flavor was still pretty good. My wife had Malai Noodles Special (D1 - $9.95), coming with stir fried yakisoba noodles with cabbage, carrot, onion, celery and beansprouts topped with crispy chicken strips and a sweet and sour sauce. The veggies were fresh and the chicken crispy and abundant, a good value at less than $10. Again, not the best Thai I have had and I love Thai food, but a relative bargain in a tourist town with few decent dining options and even fewer TravelValues. CombatCritic Gives Malai Thai 6 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Bombs Are Better! read more

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My spouse and I are vegetarians and we got the green curry with tofu. It was nice and spicy, (albeit a bit too sweet for us) the tofu was cooked perfectly. The best green curry we have had! It was addicting! The owner was so kind and friendly as well. We will definitely be returning for future visits. read more

Amazing Thai food!! I'm from Portland, eat lots of great Thai food and this place is easily top three Thai places I've been to in the Northwest. Who would of thought in Long Beach?? Went there for lunch and then when some plans fell through, went for dinner too! Had red curry, salad rolls, seafood stir fry, all delicious! Huge portions, quality ingredients, best restaurant in Long Beach in my opinion. Owned by real Thai people from Bangkok as well so your getting authentic recipes, not some American ran Thai place. Very nice people, great service and you can tell they care about the quality of food. Presentation, service, food all spot on. Their hours aren't listed on here at time of this review but they close at 8pm. Check this place out, you will not regret it!! read more

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One of my favorite, if not on top of my list of all Thai restaurants I've ever been to. Delicious appetizers partnered with yummy entrees. I ordered the rice soup with chicken breast, it was phenomenal. The spring rolls are fried to perfection, not greasy or too crunchy but just right, the fresh rolls follow suit neatly rolled with shrimp and chicken inside, what a bonus! My party also ordered the cashew chicken dish, and the Thai broccoli, we will be back and tell all our friends about this place. One more thing the staff which I believe to be the owners were beyond friendly and polite, so fast with the cooking and it all came out beautifully plated. It's a small place, but don't let the dated decor bother you, the food speaks volumes. read more

Malai Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Long Beach, Washington

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They serve excellent and authentic Thai food. The Long Beach Peninsula is lucky to have this jewel of a take-out serving our community.

Great Thai on the Peninsual. Love the green curry and fresh rolls. Although you can't really go wrong with any dish. Worth a stop!

They do take out only during Covid which is fine but the old ladies working the counter are woefully unprepared. It took 5 minutes for the one helping me to figure out how to use the credit card machine. And of course, the food was started until after that fiasco. J ok The food was average--it's comparable to any Thai cart at twice the price and three times the aggravation. read more