Baan Landai Fine Thai Cuisine

Of the 10-12 Thai places we ate at during our 1 week trip, many Bib Gourmand, this had the best Thai food. Service was excellent too. Pink milk with coconut - 4 stars Sweet and milky - what we needed to temper the spicy dishes. Tom yum mocktail - 4.5 stars Bit strong but delicious idea with the lime leaves and chili powder. Crab curry with noodles - 5 stars Thai spicy indeed but so delicious I couldn't help eating more. Tom yum soup with snapper fish - 5 stars Perfect balance of savoury, sour, spicy and sweet. The fish was tender and tasted fresh. Pork ribs in red wine - 4.75 stars Fell off the bone. Good flavour. Mango sticky rice - 4.5 stars Of the 4-5 mango sticky rice dishes we had in the course of our trip this sticky rice was outstanding. The mango was on the slightly sour side and the sherbet too sweet for me.

I don't even know how to begin this review. We had one of our best meals in Chiang Mai right here. Such reasonable price points for high quality food. Mango sticky rice was okay - we had better mangoes at the street stalls cus the mangoes were way sweeter! But the glutinous rice was great :) Loved the red wine pork ribs and the grilled prawns. The fish was also fried so crispy. I dream of having this meal again!!

Baan Landai, a Michelin-recognised spot, made for a fitting grand finale to our Chiang Mai trip. The food was competently executed across the board — clean flavours, thoughtful plating, and a menu that reflects the restaurant’s dedication to refined Thai cooking. The crab meat omelette is the star, generously packed with fresh and chunky meat of the crustacean. But the real showstoppers arrived at the end. The desserts, especially the Met Khanoon, stole the evening. This traditional Ayutthaya treat of mung bean paste, coconut, and sugar, delicately coated in egg yolk and served in fragrant coconut cream, was beautifully made and memorable — the kind of dessert that lingers in your mind long after the meal. If there was one misstep, it was the service. Compared to the warm, earnest hospitality we’ve experienced throughout Chiang Mai, the indifference here stood out. Not rude, just disengaged, and the reason it cost them a star. Still, for the food — and that heavenly Met Khanoon — Baan Landai remains worth a stop.