Bangkok Thai Express

Food is good and so is the service! Pad Thai is very flavorful. Make sure you check in to get a free Thai tea. Always reccommend.

It pains me to see people giving this restaurant 5 stars. The food tastes like it was frozen and reheated, including the rice. Brown rice came with ¹⁄₃ of it white rice. Sauces are watered down to a thin liquid barely distinguished. The service, while pleasant, does not listen well, does not itemize the bill, and rounds the bill up to even dollars. Pass.

This was my Go to place when I lived in San Rafael… I still go here when I drive down from Lake County, to visit Family and Friends… I also sometimes had delivery, when I lived in San Rafael…

My friend and I were looking for a place to eat on Christmas Eve, after seeing a movie at the Rafael Film Center, and happened across this restaurant. The service was friendly and attentive, the food (including Tom Kha soup, Railroad Track Noodles, and Red Curry Queen Salmon) was good, and the prices were quite reasonable.

As many others have said, its tough to find good Thai delivery in Marin. I am happy to say that Bangkok Thai Express did not disappoint. Crispy rolls were on point, veggies were very fresh, curry was nice and spicy. We forgot to add rice and they made sure to throw some in the bag, such a cool thing to do! We will be calling again soon.

Beautifully decorated for Christmas. Excellent service, delicious food. The ginger honey tea was a treat, and the spring rolls were exceptionally crisp. This was our first visit, and we will be back.

I challenge anyone to find better crispy vegi rolls anywhere. We have been coming here for many years and have never been disappointed. The owner Molly is a gem and the food is wonderful. I whole heartedly recommend Bangkok Thai Express you wont go wrong.

Ordered food for delivery. They called 30 minutes later to say they were too busy to deliver. Complete customer fail. Will never order from them again.

All I wanted right now was some fried tofu with peanut sauce. The last time I went to Bay Thai, they said, «Oh no, we can’t do that.»
Bangkok Thai was awesome. Incredibly nice, talked to me right away (okay, okay, I was the only person there — awkward time for eating unless you like pre-​dinner snacks, like me).
Came out quickly and crispy, just how I like it. And only $ 9 for my tofu and a Thai iced tea! Only issue was that, as I have found with most places, I ask for no cream in my tea, I have some form of acknowledgment, but I am given my tea with cream. I stopped asking for a new one wherever and whenever this happens, but still.
For me, a solid 4.5. Not new, amazing, innovative food. But solid food, tofu was what I wanted (hey, the more fried, the better), and good customer service.

So so so bad. I hate that I actually ate some of this before throwing it away. What a disappointment. Everything was bone dry and tasteless. The curry had a thin layer of liquid on the bottom of the box– seriously, really. Ugh. Yuck. Sad. Hungry.

***PLEASE STOP AND READ BEFORE ORDERING*** I don’t particularly like giving bad reviews for the sake of it, or because I didn’t like the service or whatever random reason to be upset about. However this review is for the food we ordered and yes I’m leaving room for margin that they just had an «off night». But seriously, this was hands down the WORST Thai food I’ve ever had and we are comparing food from take out, fancy spots and actually food from Thailand. This actually might be the worst takeout ever. How can you mess up every dish? How can everything be so dry? How can it be so flavored. wrong? How can I have been deceived into thinking this place was good? Oh, I know it was the 100+ reviews giving it a rating it doesn’t deserve. Do yourself a favor, order anywhere but here, we threw away our food and that never happens. Yuck!

I have been enjoying this restaurant for many years. My favorite dish is the Panang curry.
I think their pad thai is great, as well as their other dishes. They have great food, great service and their prices are very good.
The people are very nice and I always look forward to my next visit.
Look for them and give them a try at the stand they sometimes have at the farmer’s market, you’ll be glad you did.

Great service. Great food. I am so glad this place exists. The red curry and the garlic ginger stir fry is where it is as. Also love that they put strawberries in their water. Thanks for the great food and amazing service!

Friendly service. Least authentic Thai food I have ever had. You know when they change a traditional dish to «railroad track noodles» you’re not going to get the traditional flavor OR Ingredients you would get at a real Thai restaurant.

Wow! Authentic, fresh, properly spiced Thai food exists in Marin!!! Don’t let the mall food court name fool you: this is a family shop using fresh herbs and spices to make some amazing Thai food. Classic Thai dishes like Som Tam (papaya salad), Larb Gai (shredded chicken with herbs and rice powder), and Pad Krapraow (holy basil stir fry) are superb. My new fav San Rafael place!

Would rate this place 3.5.
Family owned, super friendly.
Their pad Thai and chicken w rice dishes are pretty yummy as well as their desserts coconut rice and mango.
Papaya salad is a little too spicy.
Only problem is they give such small portions for $$$.

This place really provides some of the most authentic Thai cuisine I have had. Many reviews on here I notice complain about how «bland» the food tastes, but to be quite honest Thai food is not meant to be heavily strong in salt and all these other random flavors. If you want that go down the street to Panda Express.
I had the King Salmon and it was very well cooked to start with. The salmon was quite fresh and well seasoned, and I could not be more satisfied with my order. I will be coming back soon, as the prices are fair and reasonable compared to most other restaurants.

So disappointed!
And I’m quite upset at myself for being such a lazy ass that I chose to order food from here instead of Bay Thai (my go-​to for Thai in SR) simply because I didn’t want to leave the house!
Food was only 1 star, but the fact that they deliver (& quite quickly) is the ONLY reason why I am deciding to give this review 2 stars.
I ordered Yellow Curry with chicken and the Railroad Track Noodles with shrimp. It was the worst, most bland curry I have ever had. The noodles were also considerably under seasoned! Just so, so disappointed. Worst $ 35 spent on a Saturday night. I honestly feel like I would’ve been better off making myself a Cup Noodles. The prices on the Unilocal online menu are not current — the curry was $ 9.95 ($ 1 more) and the noodles were $ 10.95 ($ 2 more). Rice for 2 was $ 2 and $ 5 delivery fee, and gave $ 4.50 for tip.
Unless you’re without means of transportation, starving, AND absolutely need to get your Thai food fix, I’d say you could skip Bangkok Thai Express.
I highly recommend Bay Thai instead!

This is such a great place! The walls are painted with images from Thailand and the atmosphere of the restaurant is so clean and open. (I’m from Memphis and I was worried about the open windows, but there are NO BUGS HERE! I’m amazed.)
Once we arrived, we were immediately greeted and seated. The food arrived so quickly! I watched as other people were seated and their food came quickly, too. We came about 1:45 pm on a Monday and there weren’t too many people around, but it was a steady trickle of folks before they closed at 3:00.
The food was amazing! The little Golden Bags were so good! I didn’t know potatoes could taste so great. The Shrimp Pad Thai was spicy and had the perfect crunchy veggies. The shrimp were cooked perfectly.
The Yum Seafood Salad was unbelievable! It was seasoned to perfection. I will have to come back for more. (But not today, I’m so full!)
I really wanted to try the Angel Wings and the Mango with Sweet Coconut Purple Rice but there’s no way I can eat anything else until sometime late tomorrow.
You’ve gotta drop by and taste for yourself!

I grew up in Southern California where the best Thai food is in North Hollywood. Ever since I move up to the Bay, I haven’t been able to find anything that rivals the food back home.
My boyfriend had been to Bangkok Thai Express years ago, and we decided to give it a try again. We ordered the Som Tum, Angel Wings, Pad Thai with prawns and the Thai fried rice with chicken. The food came out pretty quickly, and I was pleasantly surprised at the nice portions. Everything looked great, but unfortunately, I’m very picky with my Thai food. The Som Tum needed more lime juice and had too much sugar. The Pad Thai and the fried rice were both a little too soft. The flavors were decent, but the texture was a little on the mushier side. The Angel Wings were actually good, we had no complaints there.
It looked like the restaurant was owned by a Thai family, and the staff was very friendly. There are other items on the menu that looked good, so I’ll give it another shot one day.

4.5 stars — A charming, cruise-​like experience! They even have a ramp that enters into the dining area as you are surrounded by SEA décor.
Majority of the food was under $ 10, so I don’t agree with the $$ listing. We ordered Lunch special chicken curry ($ 7), railroad track noodles w/​beef ($ 10), thai iced tea ($ 2.50), and sweetheart wings ($ 7). The curry was good, though a bit less creamy than I would like, and the noodles were okay. I hate it when thai restaurants dilute their thai iced teas, but thankfully this place did not do that! However, there was a lot of ice so it was diluted in the end. Those sweetheart wings were AMAZINGly crispy and saucy! Lastly for dessert, we ordered home-​made coconut ice cream on a crispy fried banana (wasn’t very crispy, however) which was a bit difficult to eat off a plate honestly, but I have a lot of trouble with that at any restaurant.
Most special of all was the service, even when I walked right into the door. The waitress was very patient and considerate. She made sure we were comfortable and gave us extra plates for sharing, and offered us a larger table when we realized we had ordered a lot of food. She gave us a small dish with water so that we can clean our sticky fingers after eating the Sweetheart wings (but I licked my fingers clean!) In the end, she even left us a Valentine’s Day card with our bill and wasn’t impatient with our long stay. I’m so glad that I brought my mom here on her day off so that she can be treated like a princess!
In the end, we were given peppermint chocolate patties and the bill placed on a fancy, silver platter. I’m a sucker for details, so I had to give this place a good rating! The food was also a good experience. I can’t wait to come back for their angel wings!
Support this restaurant — they are family-​owned and do not dilute their thai teas :)