MaeThum Padthai

Jazz and pad thai is a fab combination served at this wonderful, cute, delightful eatery in the Giant Swing district. While we don’t go out to eat pad thai often, incoming rain and the charm of the place, led us to Maethum and what a great decision that was. Besides five different types of pad thai they also serve hoi tod (oyster omelet) which made ordering easy and simple. There is a lot to be said for focusing on a few dishes and cooking them extremely well and Maethum is knocking it out of the ballpark in this regard. Their world famous crispy pad thai should be declared a national treasure - crispy noodles topped by a beautifully balanced tamarind sauce, radish, and plump prawns; accompanied by chives, bean sprouts and crushed peanuts was a sensational plate. Balance is the key word - everything worked well together - often the sauce is too sweet but that’s not the case here. The crispy pad thai is their signature dish and it is a “die, die, must try” order. The more traditional prawn pad thai was notable for its silky noodles, wok hei flavor, and juicy prawns. Simply put, come for the food, cool urban garden inspired interiors, and excellent prices. And last, but not least, the warm, friendly hospitality of the family (I think) who run Maethum - their loveliness and kindness is the secret ingredient that makes Maethum one of our fave dining experiences of the year so far.

An absolutely fantastic place! Cozy, with local vibe, 6 pad Thai on the menu which means they know their ropes. The owner comes and talks to you. He said this place is more than 100 years old and the pad Thai recipe belongs to his mother. Super clean and relaxing place. Great for lunch in between temples hopping ☺️ so far the best pad Thai in Bangkok 🥰

Have been to BKK at least 50 times. First time in part of the city near Democracy monument. I read the reviews about this place so I wanted to try their shrimp🍤 Pad Thai. This was arguably by far the WORST Pad Thai I ever ate. Three cold miniature shrimps ( smaller than this🍤) sitting on top of some greasy noodles. Not even reasonably priced at 120 THB.One can eat much better shirmp Pad Thai just about anywhere for 60-90THB. Very disappointing experience eating at this place. It wasn't worth taking a picture of this terrible food. Total waste of time and money. Dear Sir, This is a response to your response. I NEVER said you serve the worst Pad Thai. I said it was the worst Pad Thai I HAVE EVER eaten. I reserve for myself the right to judge the food I eat. I don't care what other people think about your Pad Thai. I will now attach the photo of a Pad Thai I eat somewhere else. They put 4 nicely sized fresh Shrimps 🍤on top ( not 3 cold miniature ones like I got in your place) I paid EXACTLY 70 THB for this Pad Thai which I consider a 👍 good Pad Thai. The second photo is a Pad Thai I eat at another place and paid 90THB for it. Pad Thai I eat at your place was the worst Pad Thai I HAVE ever eaten . It is possible that some other places in BKK serve Pad Thai worse than you do I just don't know that. And I also don't care what your other customers think about your Pad Thai. Please check the photo I will attach and compare it to what you serve. In my response to you I only focused on the quality of food you serve. I did not want to lower myself to your level as it is obvious to me that your level of education can't be very high. You obviously have no self respect that you allow yourself judging other people or questioning about their family upbringing. From your response to me ( judging the quality of food you put in front of me )it is obvious that your parents forgot to teach you some basic manners. I was never an executive chef anywhere buy I can assure you that I can cook food ( not Thai) better than you. I as a customer who paid for the food you served to me have a right to write how I felt about this . I don't see any disrespect in what I wrote neither to the people who were writing their reviews nor to you . Disrespectful is how you judged me as you know NOTHING about me or my family. Your reaction was similar to a reaction of an average Taxi or tuk tuk driver when a foreighn visitor declines their service. I understand you ego was hurt after you read my comment but that doesn't give you the right to judge me or question anything about me. You should learn to respect other people's opinion ...it would serve you better. Thank you.