In Thai, “sanuk” encompasses the joy of great food, great friends, and a great atmosphere -- that’s the essence of every detail at Bangkok West Thai.
One of my favorite foods is From Thailand, this was an experience unlike any other I do recommend some other Thai restaurants but this has taken over . The soup was so flavorful the service as if I walked in a four seasons, hotel restaurant the food look like artwork and was plentiful. You could see the love from the kitchen in the food. I highly recommend this place for an unbelievable experience in Thai food. Lychee iced tea was one of our But the food was superb. I can’t say enough about it ❤️
I lived in Sanmo for 10 years and this place was one of my go to places so I was so happy to see they survived the pandemic and I was able to order my favorite raw veggie rolls. I ordered pho and my hubby got the red curry and I really appreciated how they packaged the pho takeout separately. Still the same quality and consistency after so many years 😀.
Thai spot in Santa Monica with familiar plates. Came here on a Monday evening for dinner with a friend around 6:30pm and there were a surprising amount of people there, but we got a table immediately. Indoor dining only (no outdoor seating). Takeout available. Credit cards accepted.
For our appetizer, we an order of the small Thai egg rolls. These were vegetarian and came in six for the small order. They were nice and crunchy but I would order a different appetizer. For the entrees, we ordered a side of sticky rice, pad Thai, and green curry. The pad Thai was tasty and there was a generous amount. There was a small amount of beef in the green curry but I did enjoy the sauce. There’s plenty of vegetarian options and they do have some vegan options as well. Overall a great casual neighborhood spot.
Very cute for dates! Service was amazing. Not only did they make us feel welcome but made sure we have everything we needed! Food was amazing as well! The Thai tea wasn't too sweet it was very good! My favorite dish definitely is the pad thai noodles and the dumplings! Definitely would go back.
We were looking for Thai and this popped up with 4.2 star reviews. Small , light wood dining room. We had to wait as MANY to go orders flew out ahead of us.( a great sign😉) A gorgeous huge fried catfish walked by with several heaping platters of deliciousness and we couldnt wait to order. We normally never order pad thai cause its boring, but was advised by waiter to try..amazing! We also tried garlic noodles , dumplings and duck and sausage which was cooked in clay pot. All were super fresh and flavorful. We will be coming back. Servers were super helpful, friendly and quick!!
Food came super quick and was really good! Staff was very friendly also. Menu had loads of options and was affordable, especially being in central Santa Monica! Will definitely go again!
Pamper yourself with gourmet Thai cuisine here!
We had dinner her a few days back and I can't believe I did not know this place. It is in Santa Monica and I love Thai food. This place is just great.
The place is beautiful and comfortable. Wherever you sit, you will be very comfortable. It is also so clean and I love their restrooms. It is really nice with a lovely entry and the decor is great.
The service here is so good. They come to you as soon as you are seated and are happy to help with the menu. The food is served hot and pretty fast. We were checked on a few times and that is important to me as I tend to add more food or drink.
All of their food is great. Their appetizers really stand out and I often order a bunch for the table and turn that into my dinner. That is what I did here. We loved the Bangkok Roll which is a vegetable roll with mixed greens, fresh basil leaves, cucumber, carrot, angel hair and tofu wrapped in a fine rice paper and served on a bed of homemade sweet & sour and mustard sauce. The Shrimp Roll is my favorite. It is just like the Bangkok roll except you have shrimp instead of tofu. YUM. The emperor duck rolls are a must try with rice paper wrap stuffed with mixed greens, basil leaves, cucumbers, angel hair and roasted duck meat. It is wonderful
All of their food is great so go there.
Food came super quick and was really good! Staff was very friendly also. Menu had loads of options and was affordable, especially being in central Santa Monica! Will definitely go again!
Best Thai food, everything is so good
They are very rude workers and very slowly
I lived in Sanmo for 10 years and this place was one of my go to places so I was so happy to see they survived the pandemic and I was able to order my favorite raw veggie rolls. I ordered pho and my hubby got the red curry and I really appreciated how they packaged the pho takeout separately. Still the same quality and consistency after so many years 😀.
If I could give a negative star, I would. We enjoyed our meal but when we got back to our hotel, we realized that our 15% tip was turned into a 25% tip from our credit card charge alert. I didn’t ask for the receipt but we remember what the total should have been. Now it would be our word against theirs. Please be aware!!!!!
老中人好评,服务态度很好,推荐那个馋死老虎的牛肉。crying tiger tenderloin。潮汕人推荐牛肉的程度。服务员叫Paulla,有那种奶奶给孙子喂吃的,生怕你吃不饱的感觉。
非常好,值得好评
A nice place to have some spicy meal😂
One of my favorite foods is From Thailand, this was an experience unlike any other I do recommend some other Thai restaurants but this has taken over . The soup was so flavorful the service as if I walked in a four seasons, hotel restaurant the food look like artwork and was plentiful. You could see the love from the kitchen in the food. I highly recommend this place for an unbelievable experience in Thai food. Lychee iced tea was one of our But the food was superb. I can’t say enough about it ❤️
I am so sad that the food was so bad the Pas Se-eau had no flavour and if that is not bad bad enough, the pineapple fried rice was even worse. I just think they don’t know what good Thai food is and don’t have enough sauce or seasoning on anything. Go find a better spot for authentic thai food because this place does not deliver based off their reviews.
Sehr gutes Essen und guter Service. Für die USS schönes Ambiente.
How exciting that my new favorite Thai restaurant is now also the closest one to my house! ❤️
We had the Pad Thai with Chicken & Shrimp, and the Panang Curry. Both were absolutely delicious! We also had the Lychee Iced Tea which is made in house and that, too, was absolutely delicious and refreshing.
We were so excited to eat the food that we forgot to take photos. Thankfully other patrons posted their photos here 😋
Nicely decorated
Friendly service
Food was mouth watering, best Thai food I ever ate!!
I loved the amount of greens in the Bangkok rolls, and thought they were good with the mustard sauce.
Getting Pad Thai with tofu felt like a bit of a rip-off, given the price had chicken/shrimp built in. I wish they’d discount a bit for such an inexpensive protein. The portion itself was large.
My favorite restaurant. Delicious food & very hospitable service!
Pho and Hot Red Curry are delicious!! Friendly staff.
I’ve never been here but ordered through COCO a few times. Last night, I ordered PHO and it came well packaged and in a nice large bowl, it was delicious! I can eat PHO everyday
Loved it
Slow.
Waitress was fantastic. Gave a great recommendation— the pa bang was yummy
quiet peaceful place The workers are also very friendly and take their work seriously.
The food is good. Decor is very good.
Great customer service and scrumptious food
Terrible takeout service. I am still waiting here 30 minutes later for a takeout meal that was ordered ahead of time.
Pad Thai was outstanding! As well as Tom Kha. The service was friendly and attentive.
Very nice and clean restaurant, the best pad thai and spicy fried rice. We went the next day again. I would highly recommend this place.
Delicious Thai food with so many options. Great for takeout or in person dining and food always comes hot and fast when doing take out. Staff is so friendly and always smiling. I don’t go anywhere else for Thai :)
Good thai
Yellow curry wasn't that good; chicken is too tough. Also too high chicken to broth ratio. Cream cheese wontons were pretty good. Generally overpriced.
Thai spot in Santa Monica with familiar plates. Came here on a Monday evening for dinner with a friend around 6:30pm and there were a surprising amount of people there, but we got a table immediately. Indoor dining only (no outdoor seating). Takeout available. Credit cards accepted.
For our appetizer, we an order of the small Thai egg rolls. These were vegetarian and came in six for the small order. They were nice and crunchy but I would order a different appetizer. For the entrees, we ordered a side of sticky rice, pad Thai, and green curry. The pad Thai was tasty and there was a generous amount. There was a small amount of beef in the green curry but I did enjoy the sauce. There’s plenty of vegetarian options and they do have some vegan options as well. Overall a great casual neighborhood spot.
After spending months in Bangkok it was so nice to stop by this place and chat about the city with the staff here. I definitely suggest stopping by if you get a chance, this place is so lovely. The food, the atmosphere, and of course the wonderful staff.
Simply one of the best Thai food restaurants in the city
Great quality and fresh food. The servers are sweet and attentive as well. Would definitely recommend!
Love their Tom yum noodle soup.
So good place and amazing waiters
Fantastic Thai food. Great service. Family owned business
Elegant decor, warm ambiance, attentive and cheerful service. Deliciously fresh and perfectly prepared dishes. Highly recommend this place!
It was a total surprise! Tasty, quick service and totally worth the price
Best ones of LA
Ordered the chicken Thai Green Curry and steamed rice as a takeaway.
Sat inside while waiting for order.
One of the nicest I have had in a long time.
Beautiful and clean restaurant and service amazing.
Will most definitely be back.
We were looking for Thai and this popped up with 4.2 star reviews. Small , light wood dining room. We had to wait as MANY to go orders flew out ahead of us.( a great sign😉) A gorgeous huge fried catfish walked by with several heaping platters of deliciousness and we couldnt wait to order. We normally never order pad thai cause its boring, but was advised by waiter to try..amazing! We also tried garlic noodles , dumplings and duck and sausage which was cooked in clay pot. All were super fresh and flavorful. We will be coming back. Servers were super helpful, friendly and quick!!
CRISP ROASTED DUCK W/SPINACH
HALF DUCK $32
Brown crisp duck over spinach served with Chinese egg noodle in a plum red wine sauce.
This dish was espectacular! Crispy Duck Skin browned to perfection, and very tender… mouthwatering!
Can be shared with another person, so you can enjoy the homemade Exotic Thai Egg Rolls. Don’t miss it!
I will definitely need to come back, they were very professional and friendly. Well balanced in service, attention and ratio between portion and quality.
A place to ABSOLUTELY avoid.
I walked in with my partner, all the tables are empty (except one table with two customers).
The staff showed us two tables (for 2) that are on the corners of the restaurant. We kindly asked if we can be seated on a bigger table because we were planning to order a lot of food. The waiter told us that he can’t give us a bigger table because they are for bigger groups. We told him that entire restaurant is empty and it shouldn’t be a big deal. He gave us an attitude and told us that he can’t do that. So we left.
I would understand if the restaurant was busy or if there was a line.
This is a story of “how to loose a business by acting like you are doing a favor to customers by getting paid to serve them food.”
Best food, best staff
Try the Panang curry and the fresh coconut water
Everything on the menu is wonderful.
My friend said I've been here before many times but I have no memory of it. I was boring and had the Bankok fried rice — I wish I'd sampled the cauliflower. Looking forward to trying more stuff.
Perfect. Loved the curry and fried rice. Some of the best Thai food we have had!
The food was awesome. the service was great, and everything was fresh and presentation good .will be returning
My friend and I had such a great time here. The food was great, and the waitstaff was super friendly as well. It was our go-to place for dinner during our trip, and as such we came back 2 more times, always to excellent food and great service! And we will definitively be coming back here again on our next trip in LA ! Thank you to Paulla and all the other wonderful staff and cooks! :)
Me and my friend were on a 6 day vacation in LA. On our 2nd day, we stumbled upon this restaurant. I am so glad that we found this place because it was amazing ! The food was great and the service amazing. So great, that during our 6 day stay we came back… 3 times ! A special thank you to our waitress Paulla that was super friendly and always greeted us with a big smile. Also a big thank you to her colleague that remembered us on our last night and helped me out with my phone charger.
Thank you and see you again the next time we stop by in LA ! 😁🙏
I suggest to make a reservation as the place is on a high demand. The food is delicious!
Food wasn’t great. Delivery was late
Terrible service. Waited 15 minutes to be seated. One seated, no one came by or acknowledged us. After 25 minutes of being seated without anyone coming to greet us, we left. I would never waste my time and try coming back here.
One of the best Thai restaurants in town. I love Bangkok Rolls dish, 😋the best sauce I ever taste in my life, creamy and tasty; it's a perfect combination. Then it's Rote with a yellow curry dipping sauce with spicy and sweet coconut cream. I am already full after this appetizer. Now spaghetti khee maw (spicy), a smells of hot basil, chilies pepper, I can't stop eating after the first bite. They are so good. Highly recommended 👍👍👍
Absolutely delicious, I tried the flat noodles and they were my fav!
The food here is fresh, inventive, lots of vegetarian friendly options, and great variety. I especially love their soups. The service is great, everyone is so kind and attentive. My favorite Thai on the west side!
Very cute for dates! Service was amazing. Not only did they make us feel welcome but made sure we have everything we needed! Food was amazing as well! The Thai tea wasn't too sweet it was very good! My favorite dish definitely is the pad thai noodles and the dumplings! Definitely would go back.
Online carry out pick up orders not always ready when notified online they are ready, so best to call before pickup
Place seemed short staffed, it was very busy so service took a while but every staff member was nice. Food was mediocre at best. Asked for spiciest level for both my dishes but they were not spicy at all (I’m assuming it’s to cater to the majority of guests who can’t handle real spice!) the prices were also very high—much higher than normal for Thai dishes.
The food was next-level amazing! Our little family was accommodated in such a hospitable way after a full day of touring the city.
Stumbled upon this cute restaurant and grabbed dinner here. I found them to be one of the most vegetarian friendly restaurants I’ve ever seen in the US. They have indicated many of the meat dishes on their menu as “can be made vegetarian” which is very helpful. Our server recommended lychee iced tea and I’m so glad I ordered it. It was fantastic! We got Panang curry and Thai red curry with jasmine rice. Both were delicious. Curry portion size is extremely generous. Service was super quick, very friendly and overall we loved our visit here. Restroom is super clean as well.
Totally awesome experience food is great staff is excellent restrooms and dining areas it's very clean
Over rated...expensive! Dont order chicken satay (chicken sticks). 4 skinny chicken strips on stick for $11. Not worth it at all. Have been to many Thai place, this sucks!!
Tasty, large portions. Pretty decor but noisy. Good service.
Everything we ordered was delicious!
I’ve had a few nice experiences at this restaurant during my stay in Santa Monica. In this restaurant you will find great Thai food and nice, caring and kind staff, including the manager.
Thanks for being so lovely people. I will go again in case I visit LA again. Best wishes from Spain!
Nice cozy comfortable place with great service and amazing food. The portions were good for one and the balance of flavors and hot spice was perfect. After a long while we were finally able to finish all that we ordered instead of doggie-bagging the leftovers. Staff was great and explained everything well.
Great Thai food here ...the service is also fabulous..come check them out when in the mood for great Thai food
I was there on vacation with the family and went to several pricey restaurants, but Bangkok West was the real surprise, for half the price of the other restaurants we got a meal that was twice better. Easily the best meal we had on that vacation, their fried rice is probably the best I've ever head -- and as New Yorker, I had many -- the restaurant is also very pleasant and the staff is beyond friendly, I also had a great soup, and a great yellow curry, as well as an amazing desert which is thai version of a crepe but that even being on a strict diet, I could not resist. Truly a great restaurant and I would go there again when I am back in LA.
Fantastic Wonton Soup, Beef Pho, Thai Fresh Rolls and Pad Thai. Very authentic, great presentation, and wonderful flavor. So glad we wandered in!
Excellent food. Definitely recommend. I had Pad Thai and my partner had the whole cod. We both ate it all despite very large portions. Fresh spring rolls also super tasty, good twist on the usual. We ate in and staff were friendly but appeared to be SUPER busy with take out orders and a never ending line of grumpy delivery service drivers. 😬
Hate to give just 1 star - but there was nothing good about my experience. Food was bland, over cooked and soggy. I had the Ginger Soup....no taste of Ginger and the Jasmine rice was overcooked and mushy. Had Pad Se-eau as well - no flavor at all...no broccoli either. Also had the gyoza, again flavorless and soggy. I had to wait for at least an hour for my order, and expected it to be hot! Fresh and flavorful. It was none of those. I understand shot staff, but if this is how the food taste...then it gets the 1 star. :(
Excellent Thai food. I was held up sick in a Santa Monica hotel, so needed to order via Uber Eats. The packaging, delivery and quality of the food was perfect.
Fantastic! New favorite Thai restaurant. We ordered curry, tom kah, pan see ew and pineapple fried rice and all items were fantastic.
Visited Bangkok West Thai late at night just before closing (arrived at 8 PM when closing at was 9 PM), and selected the Pho Noodle under Famous World Soup category since that was what I was craving. I wasn't really too impressed because the flavors were a bit bland, but maybe that's on me for selecting a Pho dish at a Thai restaurant. There's a wide variety of items on their menu and I feel like there were probably other options I could've picked that would've landed better, since everything else around looked really good. Would definitely visit to try something else.
Great food and service! The restaurant is also really pretty inside.
Dismissive staff. Excessive wait time
Absolutely amazing food! The roast duck pot rice was even better than I remembered and definitely reminded me of home
The pad Thai and pangnang curry are must try dishes as well
Will definitely be back for more
Amazing restaurant, great food, spice is just right if you ask for a 10/10 spice level, very friendly and sociable waiters. Will come back again very often.
Special chicken dry. Jasmine rice not hot, poorly steamed. First time. Really disappointed, will give them another chance
Very flavorful food, nice service.
The Food was sooo good and the plating was so nice.The food came quickly and nice and hot. Waiters were awesome and friendly.
Papaya salad and pad Thai were delicious
Very delicious green Thai. “very spicy” is indeed very spicy
Saturday night was our first time here. I can't believe I lived in Santa Monica for so long and didn't know about it. That's what happens when you drive most of the time. We were walking by and on our way somewhere else for dinner when we stopped in. We love Thai food and the place was beautiful and inviting . We stayed for dinner and had Panang curry with pork and pad Thai and it was delicious!! Their hot sake is one of the best I've tasted (we just wish it was a larger size:)
Our server, Sydney was wonderful! She was friendly and helpful and made our first visit to Bangkok West Thai a great experience.
Thank you!
Underrated great Thai restaurant. Fun dishes and a deep menu. Good for the classic and for something new. A must-have for locals.
The worst pad thai I've ever had!
Good
Best food. Great customer service. Highly recommend.
Went 6 years ago, my first meal in the US. Was very impressed! Thought all Thai restaurants there served kao soi, but turns out this was just a good Thai restaurant :) good food, nice ambience
TERRIBLE service during covid for pick ups. I arrived on time at 6:30 and the food wasn’t ready until after 7:15. The food itself was fine, but I won’t be back until they fix their back up in their ordering system.
Delicious!!! Thank you!
Fast and delicious 😋
Not happy with my order. Flavor was okay, pad Thai came with literally 2 shrimp....
Mango sticky rice that didn’t come with any mango
Wouldn’t waste your time
I love this place. Extremely good Thai food. I have brought several different friends and they all feel the same.
I have a rather difficult order and they always accommodate my substitutions and are so nice about it. I genuinely appreciate this restaurant and staff.
Placed an order an hour before their closing time through Postmates, and after 53 minutes they cancelled our order. When I called to inquire, I was told that it was too close to closing time, they didn't get to our order, and that next time we should just call in the order. I do feel if they'd prefer customers not use Postmates then they should take themselves off Postmates. By the time they cancelled our order, we were not able to place orders most other places as it was five minutes until 9.
tasty food as always. they super helpful when I asked for Curbside
This place marks up their prices on Seamless and they’re already unreasonably expensive for regular dine-in/take-out. Unbelievable..
Great Thai Ice Tea and very good dishes
Very bad service... food take more than 40 mins still not arrived (only have 3 table need to serve when I arrived) no next time for sure! Unless you wanna waste your time in here...
I am very fond of Thai food and spicy dishes but the dishes here were very salty and difficult to eat even when mixed with the plain rice and salads. The beef and the chicken dishes ordered were of poor quality.
Love this cheerful little cafe with its upscale Thai food.
the crispy duck was more like rubber duck. couldn't enjoy it. and the pad thai was just ok. dissapointed. but the lychees sake was good
Went to this place on a bit of a whim and holy cow it was well worth it!! The prices were pretty fair and the food was really flavorful and well balanced, the staff were very attentive and friendly, and the overall atmosphere of the dining room was very relaxed and softly lit. Definitely coming back and recommending this restaurant to friends and family
Great food, friendly staff when you can get their attention & incredibly slow service
This place makes my favorite cashew nut chicken, so I don't even know what else is good here.
I swear I ordered Spicy Ramen with Beef. The waitress (Aoki) then asked how spicy and I told her medium. I get a Pad Ke-May Beef. Not sure what the hell this was. I looked at her confused and she just walked away. I was told by a different waitress that is what she had written down that I had ordered. If you want a surprise for lunch this is the place to go, but if you want what you ordered you should try somewhere where they listen to the customers.
Delicious Thai food! The red curry in particular was amazing.
Awesome restaurant. Great food
Very good food, but be ready to meet unprofessional staff and careless service. I wouldn’t go here again!
Delicious. Great ambiance. Very clean restaurant.
amazin restaurant
Tasty dishes, innovative items on their menu, great service and lively decor!
Great Thai food
Had the red curry chicken and the pad kee mau, both were amazing. The noodles were to die for.
Noodles were amaaaaazing...
Spectacular food!!! Slow service.
Best Thai on west side
It is very delicious to eat Thai Fried Rice at Bangkok West Thai restaurant. Check it out !
Sehr lecker, freubdlicher Service und gute Preise, nur das Ambiente war nicht sehr gemütlich / schön. Das Inventar könnte mal erneuert werden.
Just had soup
Excellent, one of the best pad thaï i've ever eat.
The restaurant is beautiful and the employees are very friendly.
10/10
Great food
Best Thai I have found in Santa Monica, though it seems their spicey is not all that spicey.
Excellent Thai food.
Clean and tasty.
Ordered takeout there on my visit to LA. Definitely top of the line Thai food but it is a bit expensive (I guess that’s normal for LA). The Tom Yum soup has real ginger in it which really hit the spot. I decided to be a bit basic and get the Chicken Pad Thai which was also really good. I was pleasantly surprised by all the food. I’ll definitely come back here if I’m in the area again.
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- 200 reviews
- 4.3 Health Rating
- Contact: +1 310-395-9658
- Website: http://www.bangkokwestthai.com/
- Location: 606 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States
- Map: 34.0180046, -118.4929159
- Thai restaurant
- Asian restaurant
- Southeast Asian restaurant
- Monday: 4–9 PM
- Tuesday: 4–9 PM
- Wednesday: 4–9 PM
- Thursday: 4–9 PM
- Friday: 4–9 PM
- Saturday: 4–9 PM
- Sunday: 4–9 PM
- Kerbside pickup: Available
- Delivery: Available
- Takeaway: Available
- Dine-in: Available
- Fast service: Available
- Great tea selection: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Solo dining: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
- Alcohol: Available
- Beer: Available
- Coffee: Available
- Comfort food: Available
- Healthy options: Available
- Vegetarian options: Available
- Wine: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Catering: Available
- Dessert: Available
- Seating: Available
- Toilet: Available
- Casual: Available
- Cosy: Available
- Trendy: Available
- Groups: Available
- Tourists: Available
- Dinner reservations recommended: Available
- Accepts reservations: Available
- Credit cards: Available
- Debit cards: Available
- NFC mobile payments: Available
- Credit cards: Available
- Good for kids: Available
- Paid street parking: Available