Bea R.
Yelp
I'm used to eating Thai food at small mom and pop shops, so dining in at Mitr Thai was a different, but enjoyable experience. It's an upscale restaurant located in Midtown Manhattan serving cuisine from four different regions of Thailand.
First, I highly recommend making reservations. There was a line of people waiting outside before they even opened for dinner. The entire place was steadily getting packed the entire time we were eating.
There are two floors for dining, with a full bar on the first floor. The restaurant is beautifully designed with colorful decorations, wall art, and low lighting. Keep in mind that they have a seating limit. The tables are very close together, so if you wanted a quiet and intimate experience, this might not be the right place.
The service alone gets 5 stars. Our server was the sweetest! She was knowledgeable about the menu and made great recommendations. She was attentive with clearing out our plates, cleaning our table, refilling drinks, and checking in on us.
The menu offers dishes from four regions: North, South, Central, Northeast. I usually order pad thai as a staple dish for my first impression...because how can you mess up a national dish? HOWEVERRRRR, I decided it would be a waste not to try something new because I've never seen so many diverse options before. We picked a few things from each region:
*Roti Massaman ($16) - This was my favorite appetizer. The pan fried roti absorbed the flavors of the chicken massaman curry dipping sauce so well. It was so good that I could have eaten the curry by itself, haaaa.
*Gai Gor Lae ($15) - The grilled marinated chicken skewers were tender and topped with a red curry paste. I prefer to eat skewers with spicy peanut sauce. The curry was too overwhelming for me.
*Khao Pad Nam Prik Kak Moo ($28) - A dish from the central region consisting of crispy pork belly fried rice, chili, garlic, red onion, tamarind sauce, sweet pork belly, boiled egg, pork rind, and fresh vegetables. The flavor profile was sweet, savory, and spicy. I really enjoyed the pork belly, but this isn't something I would order again.
*Nam Tok ($34) - A Northeastern dish consisting of grilled cube sirloin with roasted chili rice powder, herbs, mint, red onion, cilantro, thai chili lime dressing, and sticky rice. The sirloin was DELICIOUS and seasoned perfectly- tarty and spicy. I would order this again!
*Purple Rice & Coconut Ice Cream - The warmth from the sticky rice + the cold from the ice cream? It hit the spot!
They have cocktails and mocktails, but we stuck to the traditional Thai drinks... Thai Iced Tea ($8) and Thai Iced Coffee ($8). Both drinks were perfectly made and tasted exactly how they should- creamy, milky, not overly sweet.
I would come back to try other dishes if I'm in the area again. Yes, the price tag is hefty, but you can't be surprised considering it's in midtown.