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    Talay Thai Restaurant

    3.9 (106 reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Open • 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM

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    Pad Lee Mao noodles
    Sara A.

    Having the Pad Kee Mao right now for lunch. It is piping hot and the flavour is bang on. Thin rice noodle with ground beef, onion, bell peppers and basil stirfry. I also tasted kaffir lime leaves, needs to verified with the restaurant but I love it. I have been eating here for more than 6 years now and honestly, no other Thai place in town hits the spot like this place. My other must haves here: Green curry with chicken Tom Kah with prawns Thai fish cake Prawn pad thai Eggplant with basil + pork Panang curry with pork or chicken Mango sticky rice dessert If you haven't already, you gotta check out this place

    Fried prawns
    Wendy H.

    We came here for dinner and it wasn't busy. We were able to get a table very quickly. Seats were spacious and roomy. We ordered the green papaya salad (mild), fried chicken wingettes, fried prawns, beef fried rice, and seafood pad Thai. The green papaya salad was really good -- savoury and not sour at all. The green papaya was crunchy. The fried chicken wings were crispy and so were the crispy prawns. The beef fried rice was very flavourful with basil and lemon grass flavour. The pad Thai had seafood that were cooked just right and not chewy at all. They used Tumeric sauce instead of ketchup sauce. **they don't have thai ice coffee anymore even though it's still on their menu.

    Kaeng Khiew Waan (Green Curry) #20L lunch special
    Ray P.

    This Thai place was on my to visit list for some time but I was never hungry each time I drove by! Therefore, I was glad when I had the opportunity to drop by for lunch when hunger set in. It's a very humble-looking place from the outside. You might not even notice it driving by. Inside though, it is decorated like a few small places I have seen in Bangkok. The service was friendly and prompt. It appeared that everyone working out front as well in the kitchen were Thai...a good sign when it comes to more authentically prepared dishes. I tried the green curry (kaeng khiew waan), spring rolls, and the green papaya salad. All were very good in terms of taste. One minor thing is that the serving sizes were not big. I was full mind you, just not stuffed. Overall, I would say that this is one of the better Thai restaurants in the area and on my recommended list.

    Pad Thai w/chicken
    Ron P.

    Skip the Dishes So was suppose to be in Thailand, and of course due to COVID 19 the trip was cancelled. Why not order Thai food since I cant be there. There aren't any options in Richmond so ventured to Vancouver and Talay Thai. I ate here a long time ago and remember it was good, but that was dining in. We decided on a Tom Yum with Seafood, Pad Thai with Chicken and Calamari. When the food was delivered it was still hot..Marpole to Richmond pretty impressive. (Kudos to the Skip driver). Unpacked the food and smelled so good. The portions seemed small, but was enough food for two. Calamari - this was nice and crunchy, seasoned well and came with a sweet Thai chili sauce, just wish had more of it. Pad Thai - I'm not a big fan of Pad Thai in general because of the sweetness, but this has good flavour and was sweet but not overly. The noodles was cooked well and decent amount of chicken. Tom Yum with Seafood - it had the spicy and sour and was a bit salty. There were two prawns, one mussel, 2 small scallops..not a lot of seafood. This was just ok. Onto the next Thai restaurant to make up for not being able to go...sigh.

    Green curry. Their best dish imo
    Jacqueline W.

    This review is more of a 3.5/5 rather than a 4/5... The décor inside is very traditional and authentic to what you would expect to see in Thailand. From the looks of it, all the servers are Thai as well! Came here for lunch and all their dishes are well priced at $11. Wish there were more options for appetizers, but for the price, it's a good deal!! Onto the review of the food... 1. Thai iced coffee: 1/5. Horrible. Watered down, overly sweet. Didn't even want to finish it. Not worth $1, let alone $5. 2. Spring Rolls: 2/5. Crispy, yet the crunch wasn't very light. Appear to be homemade. Decent. Nothing to write about really. 3. Paid Thai: 3/5: Lots of flavour! Got this with prawns but it only came with 3 prawns. Kind of skimpy....easily shared between two people but will be more than enough for one person. 4. Green Curry: 4.5/5: This was easily their best dish. Lots of different flavours that came together really well. You could taste the basil, the bayleaf, and the creaminess of the curry went well with the coconut rice! 5. Stir Fried Chicken w Spinach and Peanut Sauce: 4/5: Not bad. Not amazing either. The peanut sauce reminded me of something that you would get at Japanese restaurants (gomae). Would I come back? Probably just for the green curry if I happened to be in the area.

    Spring Roll
    PennyandRusty P.

    I'm always on the lookout for Thai restaurants that I've never tried before so Talay Thai has been on my radar in case I ever found myself in the South Granville area. We showed up for lunch one weekday in early November and tried some of their lunch specials. The Kaeng Khiew Waan ($11) or Green Curry Chicken is one of my go-to dishes when I visit a Thai restaurant. Both lunch specials come with a freshly fried up crispy springroll filled with tightly wrapped on vermicelli noodles. My impression of the Pad Thai Prawns ($11) was very much like the green curry chicken... a bit basic and the flavours appeared to cater more to the western palate. There was nothing wrong with the food and it was a fair price for the somewhat smaller lunch size. But there was nothing here that would make me go out of my way to try their food. Perhaps it was just their limited lunch menu. I would have liked to have tried some classic Thai appetizers to see how they compared.

    Lad Na crispy noodles with chicken.... very tasty
    D'Arcy L.

    Very flavourful Thai on S Granville which make it perfect for a quick meal on the way to YVR airport or on the way back to Vancouver. We ordered the panang salmon, crispy rad na (or lad na if you don't like pronouncing your R's lol), pad kee mao w beef plus crispy spring rolls as an appetizer. Portions are not huge but decent size. The inside of the restaurant is simple cheerful and clean with some thoughtful decor of Thailand. During our meal I heard the beep beep of what appeared to be some of the takeout delivery apps. This is a good sign that the lazy click and order crowd dines here also. My hope is that with Covid that places like this can weather the storm. Definitely worthy of a return back visit! Khob Kuhn ka thanks

    Front of restaurant~
    Edward L.

    So it turns out there's a Thai restaurant in this part of town. Only one way to find out if it's good. Parking is available on Granville outside of the afternoon rush hours, as well as on the side streets. The interior looks like it was once a Japanese restaurant, with the thin walled booths, and a counter that looks suspiciously like it was once a sushi bar. In any case, the interior is nice and cozy. Staff were friendly, though the waitress needed a bit of flagging down. Pad Thai - nice mix of sauce and flavourings. Sweet and spicy. Quite good. Red beef curry - they use lychees here. Again, nice sweet flavour. Goes well with rice. Battered prawns - this is where the review falls apart. The prawn batter was so thick they looked like cheesies. One can get a better quality product at a mall food court. Knock 1 star off. My other complaint with this place is that the portions are a bit on the small side for the price. left hungry. The place is a decent choice, but I would also consider other places in the area.

    Red curry YUM

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    Really yummy! Had the chicken pad see-ieu and it was delicious. Probably best I've ever had!

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    Great Thai food. Smaller servings but hey, we're all too fat anyway. Thanks for a great dinner.

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