Camile Thai Maynooth — Restaurant in The Municipal District of Clane — Maynooth

(edit: lots clearly fake reviews from bot accounts)

Only nice thing I can say is the portion size was good

I was starving, smelled the food from outside, smelled amazing, went in

Reasons for 1*

I can handle a bit of spice, not a HUGE amount but I like a bit of spice. They use chilis on the menu to grade the spiciness of the dish, I got one with only 1chili rating thinking this would be fine. Immediately my mouth was burning and I could only eat half the dish because I could feel my lips and my stomach sizzling... Easily rated 2chilis anywhere else maybe even 3chilis and these guys rated it as 1... I left no longer hungry but still far from full... Very disappointing. There was a guy at the table next to us really looking misserable trying to handle the spice from his meal too

Got "crispy sweet chicken and rice" for my child (off the child's menu), NO chili rating, No mention of spice on the menu, her dish was covered in chili flakes, it was too hot for her OR my partner to eat (I thought it was delicious) so my kid just ate the plain rice... Dunno what genius thought they can cover a child's meal in chili with mention of it on the menu, if it was branded "sweet chili chicken", fair enough, but there was zero mention of spice on any of the kids meals

There was only 1 toilet for ALL customers to use, didn't notice if there was a baby changing station (or highchairs in the seating area either)

They also leave all knives forks spoons and napkins out in a container on the table so God knows if someone went rummaging for a utencil before washing their hands or coughed or sneezed on them, did notice there was splashed of curry on some of the napkins from a prior customers meal, so that's just gross...

The two (presumable) managers were sharing the customer seating area speaking very loudly which just really killed the vibe Was very close to asking for a refund but was in a bad mood by the end it would've likely just devolved into an argument so I just left taking it as a negative experience

Extremely disapppointing, waste of €40 , won't be going back, sorry

TLDR, Too spicy Dishonest...

Would give zero stars if possible. My GOD, now where do I even begin?

It all started on that cold, miserable June morning, patethic fallacy at its finest, might I say? ‘Leaving Cert weather’, a myth. Camile Thai Maynooth? OVER! On my daily jog, I passed the location twice before I came to a single, positive thought about Camile Thai; they have a goddamn good scent going for them. I’ll admit it, I was lured in. Iridescence, an odour that encapsulates curiosity, a feast for the nose (not the mouth). Alright, you got me there, I stepped inside. Jog over, steps accounted for, I ran 10Km with a smile on my face, but hunger looming in my stomach. And that’s where the problem was.

Inside, I was taken aback by the lack of customers. I sealed my faith as those doors shut behind me. Maybe I should’ve taken the minimal amount of humans around me as a sign of what was to come, hey? Anyways, my eyes darted to the menu handed to me by a keen yet clearly dishevelled worker who clearly had a life’s story to tell behind those big, brown eyes. “Can I interest you in the specials?” “I’m fine, just curious.”

The worker then did something I can only describe as inhuman. He began shovelling handfuls of prawn crackers down my throat, yelling about a ‘rebellion against Camile Thai and mankind alike’. I was shocked, devastated, CONFUSED… why were handfuls of prawn crackers being forced down my throat? And that wasn’t even the worst part. The worst part was that the prawn crackers tasted utterly despicable. Dare I say, ‘SHITE!’.

What an inhuman experience. Luckily, the worker snapped out of his woke/liberal/gen-z/down-with-the-patriarchy trance and seemingly apologised, saying something along the lines of “I haven’t taken my morning Prozac, sorry madam.” I ran for safety. Screaming, crying, I ran as fast as my petite, ladylike legs could take me.

I escaped Camile Thai, but can you say the same? Save yourselves, save your money, and SHUT DOWN CAMEL THAI! Sorry, I meant Camile Thai (couldn’t help...

Visited for dinner yesterday. Asked for a table for 2. Sat waiting for our order to be taken for 10 minutes before a member of staff informed us we had to order at the till. We ordered at the till, but made sure to say again that we wanted to dine in. 10 minutes later our food was dropped down in a take away bag.

We took that on the chin and took it home. I ordered a fried rice dish containing beef. It smelled funny as soon as I plated it up, but as it was my first time ordering the dish I decided to try a small taste. The beef was completely gone off.

I called the reastraunt to raise the issue. They kept saying that I had a bad line and they couldn't hear me. I decided to pack the food back up and bring it back to the restaurant.

I arrived and asked for the manager. He opened my dish and was adamant that the beef was good and that he was serving it all day to all of his customers. I told him that if he will make somebody very sick if he keeps serving that beef, at which stage he said that the problem was with me and not the beef. He was extremely rude and unprofessional. The only redeeming factor was that he was forthcoming with a refund.

I have been a big fan of Camile Thai for many years, so I found this whole interaction very disappointing. I will certainly not visit the maynooth franchise again, and I would not advise anybody else does either; well maybe an inspector from the food...