Mini Thai Cafe
“favorites are the lunch special green curry, pad Thai with vegetarian duck and my all time favorite, the coconut vegetable soup.”
“This is a no frills type of thai restaurant in the heart of alphabet city.”
“Stumbled upon this place walking down Avenue A with my boyfriend.”
Mini Thai Cafe
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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We came here last minute, and we were pleasantly surprised. They were able to seat 6 of us last minute. We all enjoyed our food. I got the sesame chicken with white rice and it was really tasty. I loved that it was all pieces of white meat. Prices were really cheap.
Decor is all over the place. There's a disco ball, a skate board, and random Thai artifacts. The food was not good. Ordered the steamed Thai dumplings and those were pretty much inedible. I had never tried Thai dumplings before and thanks to this place, I never will again. The yellow curry came out orange and was very watery. It was also too spicy for yellow curry, which is supposed to be mild. I gave two stars for the quick service and the presentation of food (made my rice into a heart). But no stars for food!
Great food that never disappoints! I love the pad see ew and the pineapple fried rice. The portion size is relatively big as well, so I'm never pining for more. And the food is decently priced as well.
I also highly recommend the curry puffs. I don't know how they make them so light and crispy, but if I could, I'd steal the recipe in a heartbeat.
Additionally, they always have 2 for $5 on the Thai beer. It's a nice light beer and for the price, you can't beat it!
Great place, with a great atmosphere. And the waiters are always so kind. I don't think I've ever had a bad experience. One thing I will say is that the restaurant is kinda tiny, but it's great for intimate gatherings!
Solid Thai food restaurant that's very reasonable to dine-in or for delivery. Their Tom Kha is flavorful and the traditional tamarind pad Thai comes served in a boat! Cute and unassuming spot for a casual dinner when you don't feel like cooking for yourself.
Why are there gnats crawling along the walls behind me and little bugs flying in front of my face disturbing me when I am eating INSIDE a restaurant in the dead of winter? Ok, it's the first day of spring but it's snowing outside. It makes me question the cleanliness of the establishment.
I came here w/ my bf and he got some shrimp dish (I didn't eat) that was doused in oil … I mean, SO MUCH OIL it just looked gross! The place is very dark and while the host was accommodating and friendly I just didn't feel comfortable here in terms of the quality of the food and the decor didn't help either.
The woman next to me was eating with her shoes kicked off and people were speaking very loudly, I assume in Thai. I don't know how much my bf paid but I guess it was a cheap meal. He was starving and wasn't being particularly picky, but as for me… I just could not stomach eating here
This is a no frills type of thai restaurant in the heart of alphabet city. I have not been here for a couple of years but the food is pretty good for late night dinning in between bar hopping around Avenues A-D.
Most of the food is the standard NYC thai flair. The best bed are the various pad thais and red curry … With brown rice, of course. Also, the thai iced tea is very delicious.
The service is pretty fast, friendly and the food comes out quickly. Also, the portions are huge and I rarely finish my plates. Plus, the prices are VERY reasonable.
I wish that I still lived in this area so I can eat here more often.
I love Thai food, but this place needs to step it up. I never expected such basic Thai food in New York, but that's exactly what I got from this place. I had the red curry with tofu and brown rice and it was pretty forgetful. Especially since this place is not that cheap, I was expecting to be blown away. I would recommend this place if you are extremely desperate and cold, and need something really spicy and hot that will warm your bones. If you're trying to go for an actual good meal, wouldn't recommend it. I could've made that dish myself in 10 minutes. The food is 2 stars, but I gave an extra star because I thought it had a cute and cozy atmosphere and it's a nice place to catch up with a friend.
Stopped here before a concert. Got the lychee martini, which was really delicious.
For an appetizer, I got the vegetable coconut milk soup, which was awesome.
Then for my main course, I got the pad thai with vegetarian duck (mock meat yay!) – which was HUGE. It came in a boat. It was pretty good. Not the best pad thai I had but still decent.
My boyfriend got the pineapple curry with real duck. The duck was a bit too fatty and didn't seem to have a lot of meat. The curry itself was absolutely delicious and amazing.
I was completely full though after eating only half and only forced more down in fear I'd be hungry during the concert show.
The service was prompt and friendly.
I would definitely return if I'm in the area.