MaLi Thai Kitchen - Lake Highlands

9191 Forest Ln #3, Dallas, TX 75243, United States

MaLi Thai Kitchen - Lake Highlands
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Authentic Thai flavors with aromatic dishes at Mali Thai Kitchen. Explore tantalizing Bubble Tea and homestyle cuisine made with fresh, high-quality ingredients. A culinary journey awaits.

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Delicious food always good

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The food is consistently delicious, as is the service. The music adds a nice touch to the already cozy atmosphere. Highly recommend. One of Dallas’ best kept secrets. Stop in today.

Diner Review №4

Very over priced for the quality

Diner Review №5

Just a good spot for Thai or a Chinese food

Diner Review №6

If you are in the area you should try. Very quiet place and the food is best in the area.

Diner Review №7

Just left
Excellent service. Food was very tasty
Would recommend

Diner Review №8

Love this place, food is always great. ❤️

Diner Review №9

Great food great service

Diner Review №10

Great food, open till 9pm, good prices.

Diner Review №11

Food was great but the service was better!

Diner Review №12

Amazing place. I loved

Diner Review №13

Really delicious

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Good taste and great place

Diner Review №15

Food is delicious! I order Pad See Ew chicken and beef will be going back soon. Love the customer service.

Diner Review №16

Best Thai place in DFW, don’t believe me come try it. Ordered classic pad thai, pad kee mow, Tom yum noodle soup and pot stickers as an appetizer. To drink , brown sugar boba and taro boba drink.

Other than the food being amazing, the small things that stick out: timing: order to the table, perfect. 10-15 min. Bringing water with boba drinks, awesome. The care the waiter/owner has on everything being a great experience. Overall great great great.

Bonus: let us try a new appetizer.

Diner Review №17

The food is always very good and the customer service is wonderful. Never had a bad experience here. It's one my favorite restaurants to visit!!

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Very friendly staff, relatively quick food after order, well-seasoned/flavored

Diner Review №20

El ambiente es muy relajante y la comida muy rica totalmente recomendable venir a probar la comida. También el servicio es excelente

Diner Review №21

Food is always fresh and tasty every time and always very very good customer service! 10 stars ⭐️

Diner Review №22

Good here is really good. Excellent service and quickly if you’re running for your lunch break! 💜

Diner Review №23

DELICIOUS food, great service (very kind), and very quiet atmosphere which is so nice. This is my second time here and it’s my new favorite Thai place!!!

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Our favorite local Thai place for takeout. Great food and friendly staff.

Diner Review №25

Small hole in wall with amazing Thai food. Honestly me and my wife will start coming here every week!

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Phenomenal food all in all. I come here often and the Tom Kha noodle Soup is fragrant and refreshing. The service is also phenomenal. She makes sure to take very good care of anyone that comes in, and it's a family business.

Diner Review №27

Best Pad Kee Mao in town

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Great place.

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Me encanta la comida es muy buena

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Great Thai food and some other Asian classics! Quick and friendly service and great quality!

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Food was delicious and fresh!! The Service was excellent. I would visit this restaurant again.

Diner Review №32

We came here the evening of the big storm in May 2024. They were so incredibly helpful and accommodating in extraordinary circumstances. On top of that the food was delicious! We came here basically at random but it’s now our go to Thai spot!

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Amazing food and service! definitely would recommend!

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I am absolutely astounded that this place didn't have more customers here. The food was wonderful. The staff was friendly, and the service was great. I guess having a bar next door didn't help with parking, but even still worth trying to get here. I went back a second time just to make sure it wasn't a fluke. Ordered Thai Ginger Chicken with extra ginger the second round. First was a Pad Thia.

Diner Review №36

Recommend this thai restaurant. The food are good and cook fresh

Diner Review №37

Splendid!
We have never been here before and were up for a new little culinary adventure. Serendipity.
We started with potstickers that were cooked perfectly. Soft, slightly crisped outside and delicious inside.
I had the Pineapple Curry with pork, heat 2. I wish i had gone to 3, but thats on me. That Thai hot scale doesn’t always hold true. Lots of great sauce, I left some behind, and perfect white rice. Amazingly delicious.
My wife had the Ginger Chicken heat level 1, perfect for her as she doesn’t take heat well (story for another time), on point. She says it was a beautiful mix of carrots, zucchini, green peppers and chicken. The sauce was perfect blend with the ginger hitting the spot!
We skipped dessert as we ate too much. Will definitely be back to try though.
Highly recommend for a fun dinner out.

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Hours say saturday 12-9 . Well I got there around 6 and they were closed. So at least update the hours.

Diner Review №40

I was visiting Dallas and this was my first time at this place. I definitively would come back. Quiet atmosphere. You could see how invested in providing good service was the lady that took our order. She made sure the order was accurate, kept asking if we needed something else and if the taste was to our liking. The prices were totally fair for the size of the dish. Give it a try!

Diner Review №41

My daughter wanted Thai food for dinner. We stopped here because it t was close and had good reviews. I’m so glad we did!!! It’s a hidden gem! Our food was fresh and so delicious!!! I got Pad Kee Mow and she got Pad Thai. We loved both! We will definitely come back to try more dishes! 😋

Diner Review №42

Mali Thai Kitchen is a small hidden gem!...Courteous service, great food, eat in dining or to go, parking in front and quiet enough for a conversation across the table!...They honor credit cards or cash and are easy to find 9191 Forest Ln, Ste 3, Dallas,75243... With an extensive menu to choose from, you cant go wrong!...So if you are looking for a place to try, Mali Thai Kitchen is a good bet!

Diner Review №43

The yellow curry and pad Thai were delicious 😋

Diner Review №44

Good quality and portion size for the price

Diner Review №45

Very good! Everything was fresh and tasty! Will be back.

Diner Review №46

The restaurant is amazing! Very clean and the customer service is excellent. The food is also very delicious!

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Great service great food!! This place is a must dine in or take out. Just sucks it's 4 hours away where I stay at.

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Great food, friendly service & very flavorful! We ordered 4 dishes & liked all of them! The chicken was SOOO tender & veggies were crunchy! Spice just what we asked for! Large portions ! You should try it!

Diner Review №50

Great food. Select your own spicy

Diner Review №51

I call to place a to go order. Lady keep telling me to come in to place order. She said if the order was wrong she wouldn’t make it over. I asked her why was she being so mean. I was looking at menu on my phone. She said no need to order. I hung up. Just rude

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Changed name to Mali now.

Best Thai food for the money ... limited dine in now allowed but on a takeout box. They also updated their menu.

Diner Review №54

Great taste, fairly priced.

Diner Review №55

I have been to a lot of very average Asian food places in Dallas and this is NOT one of them. This place is GREAT. All of our food was amazing and the service was fast!

I see people complaining about prices but COME ON everything is expensive nowadays (inflation, etc.). You will pay the same or barely less at other restaurants for worse food. We should support our local small businesses when they provide an exceptional product/service.

This is a must-try.

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Name change to Mali

Diner Review №57

Food was just average.

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Dishes are too expensive and portions are small. I have to pay for extra protein just to get the dish to reflect a normal size entree you can get anywhere else. And no drinks included! Crazy.

Diner Review №60

It's good, but just really expensive. I paid almost $18 for curry chicken dish and an egg roll. No drink included. Portion was average. It's in the hood and the interior isn't anything special. The prices do not match the overall quality and experience.

Diner Review №61

Little bit on the pricey side but worth every single penny. Food was great. The staff are super friendly. I'll definitely be going back

Diner Review №62

My order cost $12.94 for a tiny bowl of Pad See Ew with beef. It is over price for a tiny bowl. The taste is good does not justify the price

Diner Review №63

This place is ridiculously expensive for what you get. 40 dollars for noodles. My protein was supposed to have been chicken but there was really no chicken. I said once before I would never go back. It’s a promise now. NEVER.

Diner Review №64

This place is always good.

Diner Review №65

Smaller portions now within the last week and everything is too sweet I don’t know what’s going on

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Amazing food and quick service.

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Food is good, but hate that they are too scared of Covid to take a walk in order. All orders must be phone or online, and no cash, only credit card.

Diner Review №70

The food is good, but don’t bother calling them directly to place order. The woman answering the phone is terribly rude and treats callers as though we are making a doctor’s appointment. The place is very small and in a bad neighborhood. The 2 stars are for the food. No star for the customer service nor anything else about the restaurant.

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Always good. My favorites are Yellow Noodle and Pad Woon Sen.

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Their Thai Style Fried Rice with either beef or shrimp is my favorite and makes deciding what to have for lunch very easy.

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Food may be good but bad customer service. Try to place order over the phone and you will be met with rude attitude. Plenty of Thai places around Dallas. I rather go to where I am treated better.

Diner Review №77

I didntike the prices or the dish

Diner Review №78

This has been my favorite Thai fusion for years. After 60 visits, I have never been disappointed. It is fusion, so don't expect to be whisked away to Thailand, however, it does fusion right! I'm a sucker for pad kee mow, and this is why I come back. Each dish has layered flavors, and each of them sing to you. Also, if you're hosting a party or event - think about ordering from here. Their portions are very generous given that two people can eat from one dish and still have leftovers. You can't beat the flavor, quality, or value. Chef's Kiss.

Diner Review №79

Love it!

Diner Review №80

The food is fresh and great tasting. You will be happy you tried them

Diner Review №81

thank u for sustaining the climbers. we <3 u. great pad thai.

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Tried this place on a whim today and was so pleasantly surprised that I found good Thai takeaway in the neighborhood. Grabbed the basil fried rice medium spicy, eager to try other options next time.

Diner Review №83

Best Thai food in Dallas!

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Wasted my time and gas coming out to them. The sign states they close the kitchen 10 minutes before closing. I arrived way before 9:50PM around 9:33PM to a closed door and a lady just staring at me.

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Delicious Thai food. My go to “to go” spot whenever I’m craving Thai!

Diner Review №88

The food was bad. Sorry.
Update:
And I woke up sick this morning.
Won't eat there again.

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I'm sad to write this review because I was a frequent customer for this restaurant. I ordered food that never showed up. After calling the restaurant several times, the guys pretty much said he didn't care. Needless to say, i cancelled and I don't think I will be back here.

Diner Review №92

Delicious

Diner Review №93

Yoooo... I gotta chill in there more often, good atmosphere. Great selections and excellent stir fry's.

Diner Review №94

Not bad place you should try it good dishes

Diner Review №95

The Asian lady who answer the phone is so rude. She interrupts you as you're trying to speak or relate to her your order.

I place an order over phone for delivery. I called back maybe after 10 mins to make sure that she put fried rice since she didn't ask me over there phone. So basically I called back just to make sure. Well during the conversation she told me that I had to ask for fried rice that she don't know what I want. I them informed her that I want fried rice. She then said oh well your order already has been delivered. When the time suppose to be 35-45mins.

Everytime I tried to speak she just kept on interrupting me over talking me. To where she then said I'm cancelling your order. This is not right or professional.

Never again

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Food is not the same been going there for almost 7 years and today the food was terrible called to complain the woman was offensive and rude I no my food especially when I'm spending my money food taste different very bland off taste now! I ordered green curry and chinese fried rice.

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Terrible food!!

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First time I went I loved it. Second time was just alright - maybe they have different cooks from lunch to dinner. Pretty decent and authentic Thai food. A bit of a hole in the wall but very clean inside and nice service.

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I ordered 2 of the same dishes (Spicy Basil Noodles ) and they gave me one portion divided in 2 boxes. My coworker was also quiet surprised by the small size. Basically, we paid for 2 lunches while got 1 portion divided into 2 boxes. ☹️

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Love this place. Cheap and tasty

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Unbelievable Thai. Great food Cozy atmosphere. Large variety of food to choose from. Like the fact a diverse crowd eats here. Check it out.

Diner Review №112

Terrible food dont waste your time or money

Diner Review №113

Pineapple chicken fried rice is the best

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Excellent Thai food , very impressed with the taste and how big a portion is vs price which was reasonable. Will be going more in the future!

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Awesome service

Over cooked noodles & no flavor what so ever.... the meat tasted as if it was boiled to a cook .

Tum yum soup hit the spot .

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Pad Ki Mau

Diner Review №123

Love the cashew pineapple fried rice it is the bomb

Diner Review №124

Honest review: the food is surprisingly really good. I ordered through grub hub. I got 6 piece wing & spicy 🌶 basil chicken noodles. I had complications with my order being late (grubhub drivers) fault but my food was fresh and hot . And the people that work here was polite

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I did not like the fry rice the meat was not cooked ....

Diner Review №127

Yummy, a must try.

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Good, fast food! My faves are the chicken pad thai and sesame chicken.

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Fantastic curry!

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Wanted a quick to go order and the Chinese food places around here are disappointing so decided to try this place...
Got the Thai fried rice (though it was not fried rice, just stir fry veg and chicken and a side of white rice... But that ended up being prefect for the person who ordered it) and the spicy Thai noodles. The Thai noodles were really yummy! I wish I would have gotten just a little bit more in my container, but they cooked them exactly how I ordered (extra spicy). Also got the pot stickers (fried only) and they were OK, the dipping sauce that came with them was a Lil different, more BBQ flavor, but still good. Delivery was fairly quick too.

So big FYI, the egg rolls come in sets of three... The online ordering firm doesn't mention that... It just shows the price and indicates 1...but that just means one order (which contains 3 egg rolls). Not a big issue, I mean who couldn't use more egg rolls in their life! Crispy, not soggy, decent flavor.

I will order from here again... I'll try the Chinese side of things next time...

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Great food, good prices. Delivery is almost always quick and cheap or free. Highly recommended.

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Not good

Diner Review №144

The food is delicious. The staff is great. We usually get delivery from here but were already out and it was a great dine in experience.

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Muy rico

Diner Review №146

Seriously my go-to place for hot yummy lunches. The pad thai sauce is the best. I cannot have about this place enough!

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Love this place.

Diner Review №149

Yuuuuummy!

Diner Review №150

Good quick sevice.

Diner Review №151

The best Thai food in town hands down. Staff is wonderful and always friendly. Live north oak cliff and drive here just to get food.

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Got the red curry for $10. The food is okay but there wasn't much curry sauce. Everything was cooked well and there was no glaring issues. The curry just wasn't that spicy or flavorful.

It's a fast easy lunch. I will likely go back but because I think other places will be too busy to fit my schedule.

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Widely varied kitchen performance from 2.5 to 5. I have really enjoyed the tai basil plate. Last time I asked for no MSG, and instead of noodles I got more veggies substituted. Well done. Not quite as flavorful but so much was in the msg laden noodles apparently. Overall they did very well by me.

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I’ve been here 2 times and did to go. I called ahead of time and they had my dish ready. They didn’t miss anything on my bag or my order. I suggest calling ahead. This food is tasty, has great texture, and really made to your liking. The staff is friendly, concise, and quick. My wife and I have made this our go to place for to go Thai food.

Diner Review №159

Lots of good choices here. Quick service, good portions

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Accommodating

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Food was good, service very good

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This restaurant is not fancy, but the food is flavorful and not oily. It is also a good value.

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Good, cheap, large portions. And it's quick. Perfect place for lunch.

Diner Review №171

The fact is I never had Thai it was my first time .I walked in there thinking it was regular Chinese food telling them I want something hot only to find out they had levels like stairs to hotness . I order extra hot, and it was by far greater than my taste buds imagined. This place makes mouth watering dishes

Diner Review №172

Great food 🍲

Diner Review №173

Okay, so I don’t know what they add into their rice and noodles but they taste good! However, here’s the catch, my stomach has been acting up since I’ve had it. Also, after finishing not even half, it made me feel so heavy and unhealthy. It was also really, and I mean REALLY oily (so oily, that the US will sure invade if they hear of it). It still tasted good tho. You just have accept the discomfort that comes with it.
I think I would allow myself to order from them only once a year maximum. You are what you eat! I don’t want to put my body through that discomfort again any time soon. I’ll probably forget about them by the time I’m ready to have
Asian junk food again. I am soooo done.

Diner Review №174

Excellent Thai food. Too bad it's a thugs life at the nearby discount beer store.

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I love, love their food. So delish!

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Delicious Thai food for a reasonable price.

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Great little place for Thai food

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Amazing Thai food! Best we have found in Dallas

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Good food. Low price, large portions, fast service. Clean lobby.

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Ordered pad Thai and the noodles were super dry. Had no green onions and 4 pieces of chicken. No peanuts or Lime wedge in plate.

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Love this place. Always quick service and always consistent.

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Pretty solid. Complimentary tea is a plus

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The stir fries are great! Didn't enjoy the pad Thai that much, great portions good price.

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I've frequented this place over the past several years. Green curry with beef and tofu is an excellent choice. The Thai tea is on point. I also recommend the tom yum soup, pot stickers and spicy basil noodle with beef.

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Really good food in a weird place.

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Excellent food; pricing inconsistency. For example the delivery menu says free delivery but there is fee. The manager doesnt care and states the owner is in Thailand. Frustrating.

Diner Review №194

I order from here all the time when I don't feel like going out or cooking, and everything I've had has been wonderful. The wings in particular are perfect. I've never actually been in person so I can't comment on the dining experience, but I can't find anything to complain about when it comes to the food.

Diner Review №195

I had the combination friend rice and was very satisfied with the food and ambience of the restaurant.

I would recommend it to anyone who like asian cousine.

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Love this place! It's a great hole on the wall diamond in the rough kind of find. Also they are super fast at preparing your food.

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Food here is mid-priced and good quality. I have eaten here fro years off and on and highly recommend it. There is a small area with about 6 tables int he back and a few tables int he front. A significant portion of their business is take-away.. Either way, it is a good restaurant with good food. The menu is a bit limited on variety, but this is not unusual for a Thai restaurant.

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Details
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  • 200 reviews
  • 4.2 Health Rating
  • Contact: +1 972-792-7930
  • Website: https://mali-thai-kitchen.square.site/
  • Location: 9191 Forest Ln #3, Dallas, TX 75243, United States
  • Map: 32.9095224, -96.74370859999999
Menu Highlights
  • Thai restaurant
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11 AM–2:30 PM–4:30–9 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–2:30 PM–4:30–9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–2:30 PM–4:30–9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–2:30 PM–4:30–9 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–2:30 PM–4:30–9 PM
  • Saturday: 12–9 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
Service options
  • No-contact delivery: Available
  • Delivery: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
Offerings
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Quick bite: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Catering: Available
  • Counter service: Available
  • Dessert: Available
  • Seating: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: 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