Senn Thai Comfort Food
“Instead, we were offered dishes like Kao Na Ped, roasted duck over rice, and Bamee Yok Ped, duck with dry spinach noodles.”
“I forgot what it was called, but it was a bowl of warm, sweet coconut milk broth with mini rice dumplings, coconut, and corn.”
“Whether takeout, delivery or sit down, this is a go-to thai stop in the UWS.”
Senn Thai Comfort Food
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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This is the best Thai place in UWS, hands down. Senn serves up authentic Thai food – so if you're looking for Americanized pad thai, pineapple fried rice or pad see ew, then don't come here.
They have an amazing lunch special – for $9 you get an appetizer and a main course. You might be thinking, 'So what? A bunch of other Thai places do this.' The difference is that Senn's food is better, fresher and more genuine than other places. My favorite appetizer is the coconut milk coup – it's balanced out by a nice tangy flavor.
My favorite dish is the ka prow. It's basically ground chicken with peppers served with a side of rice. Simple, well executed and delicious. This is one of my regular go-to neighborhood spots when I'm in the mood for Thai food.
Oh my gosh. Can I come here every day please? Hidden gem alert!!
Decor? Check. Good service? Check. Cleanliness? Check.
This is not your typical Thai restaurant with your usual pad thai and drunken noodle dishes soaked in MSG. As soon as you look at the menu, the diversity and eclectic-ness of the offerings will stand out to you. Not to mention the prices are very kind to your wallet!!
My friend and I both ordered the Duck dry noodle from the "Signatures" part of the menu. And we were so glad we did. The dish came with green noodles that weren't too dry (like the vermicelli that usually comes in salads), but also weren't overcooked- they were perfectly chewy!! Kind of reminded us of Japanese ramen noodle consistency.
The duck meat retained its unique flavor, was neither too fatty nor tough, and the honey seasoning made it just a tad (and perfectly) sweet. I loved the spinach, as well as the subtle cilantro bursts. This dish doesn't have lots of flavors going on- but its simplicity yet depth of flavors give it its tastyness. The ginger slices also allowed my pallet to refresh so I could better appreciate what flavors the dish did have. Perfect combination? I would say so:)
I really wanted to try the other dishes, so I will most definitely be returning.
3.5 stars.
Unassuming Thai spot that opened about 7 months ago. Sweet service, interesting menu and solid food. I like that they don't have Pad Thai, which makes me feel like I'm in a place that doesn't necessarily cater to American taste.
Papaya salad: very simple, but refreshing.
Dumplings with pork: yummy!
Pad Ma Keua with pork: very good; a generous amount of ground pork and shrimps in a delicious sauce.
Rad Nah Mee Grob with pork: rather simple, but the broth was very tasty.
A 3-star restaurant that deserves another 1/2 star for the unbeatable $15 price-fix for 1 appetizer, 1 entree and 1 drink (on week days from 5-7p)… something almost impossible in this neighborhood. Very smart move.
Recommended.
Small cozy restaurant with only 1 server when we got there. Luckily no wait and then people started coming in. Not a big fan of sharing a big long table with strangers so luckily we got a table away from that. Food was good. Recommend the ka prow and pad see ew. Oh they don't have pad Thai on the menu…I know right? What kind of Thai place …ok whatever. We ordered their lunch specials $9 which comes with 1 appetizer side. The chicken wing is literally 1 piece of wing lol. Don't expect a few pieces. Friendly staff. I'd probably won't be back anytime soon..
the staff is super nice…the food could use some improvements. the combination of ingredients just isn't balanced. it is either too spicy, too bland, too sweet.
I've been on the search for my favorite Thai restaurant here in Manhattan and was hoping Senn would be the winner. The place didn't blow me away, unfortunately, but I'd still give it a solid 4 star-rating. First of all, I absolutely love the décor here. It's a quaint spot with a rustic feel to it, which goes along well with the entire theme of "comfort food". The restaurant is tiny, with a large communal table in the front and a few tables scattered in the back. My friend and I sat at the communal table. It wasn't too busy, so we had plenty of space and privacy throughout our meal.
Items we ordered included:
(1) Kao Keab Pak Mor (Pork dumplings):
My friend liked this, but I didn't. I thought the peanut flavor was a bit too overwhelming. I'm not a fan of peanuts, in general, so I can see why other people would find this appetizer delicious.
(2) Bamee Yok Ped (Roasted duck dry spinach noodle):
YUM!! I've never tried anything like this at other Thai restaurants before and was pleasantly surprised by the dish. The spinach egg noodles resembled ramen noodles in that they were curly with the same chewy texture. The slices of roasted duck were tasty, although a bit fatty. Loved the caramel ginger soy dip and thought that it pulled everything together perfectly.
(3) Pad Graprao Gai Sub (Thai basil ground chicken over rice):
Tried my friend's dish and found it pretty good as well. The dish had a nice kick to it from the peppers and other spices. The chicken by itself is a bit salty, but complements well with the rice.
Service was great and the employees here were sweet and attentive. Portion sizes are a bit small and they don't serve items you'd expect at typical Thai restaurants (i.e. Pad Thai). I would say that Senn is good for dining in with a date or friends, but not so great for those nights when you just want to grab a large order of Thai food to-go and get home ASAP so that you can stuff yourself while watching Netflix.
My family and I visited Senn last night pretty randomly, having never heard of the restaurant before. But we all love Thai and we were able to be seated immediately on a Saturday evening.
Senn specializes in "Thai comfort food" and there's a sign inside that declares "no Pad Thai." Instead, we were offered dishes like Kao Na Ped, roasted duck over rice, and Bamee Yok Ped, duck with dry spinach noodles. Each dish had very fresh, flavorful ingredients that felt a lot more authentic than what you might find at a neighborhood Thai takeout place. Everyone at the table happily cleared their plates and left room for desert.
The service was excellent and our server seemed genuinely pleased to hear that we really enjoyed our meal. I found the entire experience delightful and will be back.
I ordered two things and they were both excellent. Be adventurous and get something other than the usual pad thai or curry! I thought the bamee yok ped (green spinach noodles, roasted duck, yu choy, pickled ginger, duck jus, caramel ginger soy dip) and the goong gratieam prik tai (stir fried shrimp with Asian veggies in a mildly spicy garlic-pepper sauce) were fantastic. Both were excellent. The entrees were $14 and $12.50, which is pretty standard for New York thai restaurants. I would definitely come back here again.