Anita S.
Yelp
I wish I could give this restaurant two reviews. Five stars for the awesome food and hip atmosphere, and two stars for the service.
I am a big fan of Asian and spicy cuisine, and Noi definitely nails it on that level. We were a party of six, and all of us utterly loved our meals. I had a duck with a perfect crispy yet juicy finish in a nice hearty sauce of green curry with coconut milk and veggies. No complaints there - it was delicious, and especially with the pot of noodles, the total portion was huge.
The only thing to perhaps be careful about is the spiciness of the meals - there are different codes in the menu for semi-hot and very hot meals. My meal was marked as hot, but as somebody used to spicy cuisine, I didn't consider it extreme at all (it certainly doesn't follow the Asian my-mouth-is-on-fire hotness standards). However, the rest of the people at my table found the meals marked as hot as perhaps a tad too spicy for Czech standards, so my advice is, if you are not used to spicy cuisine, ask for the milder version.
The restaurant has a refreshing atmosphere. The decor is stylish and modern, and during dinner time the lights are kept rather low so you get more of a hip bar feel. If you sit in the small salon adjacent to the main room, you can also watch the cooks prepare your food live through a transparent glass wall.
The only disappointing thing about this place was the service. The restaurant wasn't busting full and we had a reservation, yet it generally took the waitress a long time to notice us, the food took over half an hour to come (I can understand that for a larger party, but they might have at least given us a warning shoutout), and after the first order of drinks, we always had to catch our waitress to order more - she never came to inquire whether we need something more. My friends who are regulars mentioned that this is quite common. I am usually not such a nitpicker, but I am mentioning this as Noi is famous for being the best Thai restaurant in Prague, and after eating there, I genuinely see why. So it's a shame that such a top notch restaurant wouldn't train their staff to give people top notch treatment.
Anyhow, just be warned that things might go slower at Noi, but I still really recommend it - I would definitely return for the food again anytime.