Darunee Thai Cuisine

1001 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92078, United States

Darunee Thai Cuisine
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Diner Review №1

Best curry in north county. Period. I’m a curry fanatic
And some Thai places just can’t get the curry right but this place hands down is one of the best I’ve had in my
Life! The panang curry is amazing

Diner Review №2

Fresh spring rolls with tofu, mint & basil. A great lunch. Always excellent.

Diner Review №3

Best Thai food around ! Honestly … please try the Pad thai and the Penang curry 5 stars

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wanted to go to another thai place but accidentally went to this place instead, an absolute gem!! they're very nice here, and yellow curry was sweet and salty, sooo delicious i couldnt stop eating: 10/10. my brother says his green curry is 9/10!!

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Best Thai food in San Diego county. Nothing more than that. Small restaurant so you might want to order out for the lunch rush.

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We ordered delivery. I requested a 9/10 for my eggplant and tofu dish, but I’d say it was maybe a 3 or 4/10. Still tasty, though. The lemongrass chicken had many giant chunks of lemongrass in it, which were inedible. And they forgot to send our coffee, which was a bummer. My favorite item, however, was this tapioca dessert!! YUM! Overall, I’d go back. Maybe we’ll dine in next time.

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The people here are very friendly. The lunch specials are very reasonably priced. The food is consistently good. The service was very quick also. I can go here on my lunch break and still have time to go to the bank and get gas. I go here about three times a month. Five stars.

Diner Review №12

Excelente lugar para comer comida thai

Diner Review №13

Place had some pretty good entree salad with peanut sauce. The vegetable pot stickers are awesome. The curry I was kind of like 50/50 on it. Hole in the wall but I know what I like now and would go back again.

Diner Review №14

This place may be a hole in the wall but the food is excellent! Very authentic. I love their chicken pad Thai and the fried rice. Tom yum soup is also very good 👍

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Good

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Good Thai Food

Diner Review №20

My first time here, The food was Awesome. It was fresh and very tasty. The service and prices were great. I would recommend trying this place out.

Diner Review №21

So delicious, so authentic. My favorite Thai place!

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Ummmm.... Really? I ordered online, just clicked the "order online" button. There were no prpices for each dish until you clicked which protein you wanted to add. I ordered Hawaiian Rice which was $10.95, and the girl called me and.told me that was a lunch sized portion and they couldnt give me a lunch sized portion. I would have to pay extra. WHY DO YOU HAVE LUNCH SIZE PORTIONS ON YOUR DINNER MENU??? That is not my fault!! I guess they have never heard that the customer is always right.
So, I paid $55 for 3 entress and a soup. The soup was $9 and the smallest portion I have ever seen. On top of that, the food was terrible. The pad thai - chicken was totally dry and the.noodles were dry and stuck together. No peanut flavor whatsoever.

The fried.rice....probably the worst fried.rice I have ever had. Not "fried" at all. Chicken was dry and the rice was completely bland. I had to add sesame oil and soy sauce to be able to choke it down.

Avoid this place at all costs. Terrible food and terrible service and.not cheap. Yuck..
I hate to say it, but I feel like they may have sabotaged my food because I question tje up charge on the rice. Not cool at all.

Diner Review №23

Very tasty. If you like Thai foods, I recommend you to try it.

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Hidden gem with great Thai food. Try to make it in for the lunch special.. a lot of food for a great price!

Diner Review №26

Order here every couple weeks. Amazing food and they give lots of it even if you order out.

Diner Review №27

We eat here 5-7 times a month we love it have been coming for many years always good food and friendly good service

Diner Review №28

Not really a place I'd go to dine in, but the food was superb.

Diner Review №29

We had the lunch specials; red curry for her, yellow curry for me. The lunch included a cup of soup, a bowl of curry, a scoop of rice, a fried spring roll with plum sauce, and a small bowl of cole slaw. This was a good, substantial lunch and I really enjoyed it. The proprietor was very nice and attentive. There were a couple of minor things that cost them a star. The soup broth was warm and tasty, but the mushrooms and vegetables had been just added and were still raw. The cole slaw had a dollop of dressing on top but not mixed in so the bottom 2/3 of the bowl was dry. I would still go back again and try more of their menu.

Diner Review №30

Cool little place. Very friendly staff. Delicious food. Love grabbing the lunch special with a Thai iced coffee.

Diner Review №31

Amazing food! Wow.... nice hole in the wall place. You wont very disappointed

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Very tasty with friendly staff. Panang curry has a unique basil flavor, and the crunchy spring roll appetizer came out quickly and piping hot with a sweet dipping sauce. The building interior and entree plating was average, but I enjoyed the atmosphere and smells which felt very authentic.

Diner Review №34

Love this spot!! Everyone is very nice and food is delicious!

Diner Review №35

Love their food, specially vegetables with tofu.

Diner Review №36

Great little hole in the wall! Family owned!

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Delicious food, cooked and served fast. We ordered the spice level 6 and it was adequately spicy.

Diner Review №39

Family owned, I ordered from Darunee for an office i was providing lunch for. I figured Thai food was Thai food. I was wrong. Darunee was significantly better than anything I'd tasted to date. I highly recommend, and I will be going back soon.

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honestly so good!! so much food for a good price and all of it was delicious!!! [ignore the eaten salad in the picture]

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Love this small Thai restaurant! Everything is so tasty and delicious.

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Yummy Pad Thai and Calimari. The Thai tea was outstanding.

Diner Review №46

Love the great lunch menu! My friends and I eat here several times a month. They have the very best Thai food I've been able to find in North County! Prices are great, service is great, food is awesome!!!!

Diner Review №47

All right so
chicken pad Thai- 6/10 very little chicken, A little wet, good overall flavor but not very satisfying because of the lack of chicken and wetness.
Chicken fried rice- 5/10 I love chicken fried rice normally, this is a little bland, The rice is stuck together and there’s almost no flavor.
Chicken on a stick with peanut sauce- 8/10 very good very simple, one thing that could improve it is your peanut sauce taste a little bit artificial.
atmosphere- 1/10 it looks very on organized in there, it needs a new paint job, The door pushes in instead of out in a tiny building like that it’s a fire hazard.

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Great food at good prices.

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One of the best places to eat Thai food. It was recommended by one of my colleagues who is from Thailand. I come here for lunch on weekdays and have there lunch special.

Pad Thai, curry fried rice, spicy noodle and spicy fried rice are my favorites. The food is delicious and price is reasonable. The staff is very helpful.

There is limited seating, so sometimes you have to wait.

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Best Place in Carlsbad to get yummy Thai Food.

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They don't understand how to make authentic or "very" spicy Thai food! And look for utensils if you get takeout.

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My favorite Thai restaurant in North County!

Diner Review №60

Nice little shop. Panang curry was delicious, will definitely be back!

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To slow

Diner Review №65

Love this little gem! Great food, reasonably priced. Usually get their lunch specials, but everything I've tried there is yummy. The khao soi took me back to Chiang Mai😍, haven't found it anywhere else in N County. If it was a little cheaper that's all i would ever eat!

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It’s a homey little place, its dishes are delicious! I’d definitely recommend this place! I’m coming back for sure.

Diner Review №68

FANTASTIC Food!

Diner Review №69

Had the pumpkin lunch special & it was delicious. Great small locally owned spot.

Diner Review №70

Good food and family ran business...

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Diner Review №74

Clean food good taste. Best service mind.

Diner Review №75

Friendly staff, great food 🥘

Diner Review №76

Super tasty. A little warm dining in on summer days; but well worth it!

Diner Review №77

Good food, reasonable prices. Small room, could be more comfortable.

Diner Review №78

Great food good price

Diner Review №79

Place has good food but small portions. I can get more food down the road for same price & it still taste just as good if not better. Plus I get a salad for dinner! It’s not spicy here either.

Diner Review №80

Very nice and cozy place. Very good Thai food.

Diner Review №81

Great food and service, but spicy! Order spicy 4 if you don’t take too kindly to spice! Lesson learned.

Diner Review №82

Good food. Nice, clean resturant.

Diner Review №83

Great food and nice service didn't take too long for food to come

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Tremendous Thai Food.Most of their business is take out, for good reason.

Diner Review №86

Great thai restaurant. The curry was delicious, I would recommend ordering the curry over stir-fry and salads.

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Good food and customer service.
Reasonable price.

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Awesome curry, good prices, attentive staff

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Ok thai food

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My husband is Thai, so I've had a LOT of Thai food... my son and I agreed this place had the best pad Thai we've ever had. The pad ka prow was amazing too, and the papaya salad was also probably the best we've had. Great little mom and pop type place - will definitely go again if we're ever back in the area.

Diner Review №96

This place was fantastic!!! Very very impressed. I came for lunch and plan to return for dinner!!!!

Diner Review №97

Great place for lunch. They have great lunch special deal that come with soup, salad, and mini egg rolls. The flavors are good whether you choose to go with curries, entree, or rice/noodle. Only caveat is that you want to arrive before noon. Lunch rush can add another 15+ minute wait for seats. Strongly recommended for anyone like Thai and spicy food.

Diner Review №98

Best hidden Gem in San Marcos!

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Went there for lunch: the soup was watery, tasteless and cold. The portions are very small an the waitress is very rude.

Diner Review №101

First pad thai I've had in North county that tasted right. Chicken was a bit dry, though. Kitchen did look somewhat dirty as other reviews have said. Will probably continue to only do take-out there, and only when I want pad thai. Will continue with my other favorite Thai restaurant for everything else.

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Good thai. Priced right. Service was good. Only thing is dine in is small. Will repeat.

Diner Review №104

I've been coming back for 5 years when visiting family. It's the best around....

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Super solid. We'll be back

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I don’t like eating here because the food is so good it reminds me I have to go way out of my way for good Thai food in north county! But seriously! Amazing yellow curry!

Diner Review №109

Awesome !
Best Thai food in San Marcos

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Great flavor.

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Food is normally good but today I found a hair in my rice. I'm not one for complaining about my food so I didn't say a word to the staff. Lets just say I won't be eating there again.

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A small "mom-and-pop" sort of place. I enjoyed the food, especially their lunch deal they offer. Not a whole lot of seating because it's sort of small, but everytime I go it's never super busy to where I need to wait a long time to be seated.

Diner Review №120

Food was good and reasonable.

Diner Review №121

Try the angel wings. They have a nice fish tank that kids like.

Diner Review №122

Very nice place

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Diner Review №126

Pretty decent Thai food for San Marcos, CA. The spicy level 10 was more like a 6, which is always disappointing. Good flavors, dirty kitchen and semi-decent service.

Diner Review №127

Yummy food

Diner Review №128

If you like Thai foods, you should not miss this place. My son loves sea food Lad Na (gravy noodle). They made the best. I also like roasted duck spice (cinnamon,clove etc) egg noodle soup. I could not find any other place. Definitely recommended!!

Diner Review №129

Loved the food. Its delicious and portions are good

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Nice Moms and dads place

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My wife and I went to Thailand and lubed their food there. Since cumming back we have had a hard time finding a place that comes closer to the real Thai food. This place does the job very well. The Tom yum had the right spice in it. The pad Thai was done correctly. The spicy River was great. Come to this place is you want to get the real Thai flavor

Diner Review №135

Yellow chicken curry is great. Awesome customer service

Diner Review №136

The good was delicious, but the location is kind of an odd one. Not sure if go back because of the slow service.

Diner Review №137

Great food selection. Good taste and quality ingredients. Good, timely service.

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I would hate to know how much I have spent here.

Diner Review №140

Very delicious Thai food for a great price. It's a very cozy place

Diner Review №141

A quick and simple place to have lunch. The food is delicious and service is very friendly. Prices are very affordable.

Diner Review №142

nice food, fast serving

Diner Review №143

A lot of hot food. Very very hot and spicy. I like soup and Curry.

Diner Review №144

My favorite thai restaurant in the area. Delicious, cozy, friendly.

Diner Review №145

Wonderful ,this place is so cozy and food is great at a price you cant complaint.

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Great food, good prices

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My wife and I come here when we crave some great Thai cuisine, and we are never disappointed; the owner is always happy to be there and always greets us with a smile!

Diner Review №150

I love this place. Awesome food and low prices. Only downside is the building is quite small, but service is fast even if you have to wait for a table.

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Good Thai at a good price. We had their lunch panang curry. It was delicious. Get 3 for spiciness.

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Diner Review №155

It was a little awkward walking into the restaurant. No greeting really. Just "For here or to go?".
I got my go-to Thai meal: Chicken Pad Thai. Noodles were a bit chewy (maybe a little under-cooked). Flavor was great. 5 out of 10 spiciness was just enough to get my nose running which is perfect for me.
I'd come back if I were close, but it won't be my default Thai place.

Diner Review №156

I don't know who is eating here but this place has to be the worst thai food I have ever had. It wasn't good at all and I must have interrupted the cashiers lunch because she wasn't friendly either. I will not be coming back here there are so many thai food places to go now that are way better than this one.

Diner Review №157

Best and quick lunch special! Easy to grab during a break from work

Diner Review №158

Small resto but real authentic Thai food!

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  • 10 photos
  • 159 reviews
  • 4.5 Health Rating
  • Contact: +1 760-752-0091
  • Website: https://daruneethai.com/
  • Location: 1001 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92078, United States
  • Map: 33.1338527, -117.18804709999999
Menu Highlights
  • Thai restaurant
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–8:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–8:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–8:30 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–8:30 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–8:30 PM
  • Saturday: 4–8:30 PM
  • Sunday: 4–8:30 PM
Service options
  • Outdoor seating: Available
  • Delivery: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Highlights
  • Fast service: Available
  • Great tea selection: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
Offerings
  • Alcohol: Available
  • Beer: Available
  • Coffee: Available
  • Comfort food: Available
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Quick bite: Available
  • Small plates: Available
  • Vegan options: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
  • Wine: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Dessert: Available
  • Seating: Available
Amenities
  • Toilet: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: Available
  • Cosy: Available
Crowd
  • Groups: Available
Planning
  • Accepts reservations: Available
Payments
  • Credit cards: Available
  • Debit cards: Available
  • NFC mobile payments: Available
  • Credit cards: Available
Children
  • Good for kids: Available
Parking
  • Free of charge street parking: Available
  • Free parking lot: Available
  • Parking: Available