Laimai Courtyard Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Patong

YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!

We were on our way to another restaurant but we met the lovely “Kanisorn” we chatted for a bit and decided to try this place instead; I’m glad we decided to try this instead of the other place we were going to…NO REGRETS

The vibes are amazing, they have a courtyard with beautiful lighting, the music wasn’t very loud, it was the perfect volume to enjoy a conversation and still be entertained with the music. The staff were very friendly and it made me wish we had another day to come back again, but maybe next visit to Phuket.

The food, probably no joke it was one of the best dishes we had here in Patong.

We ordered:

1. Pad Thai with shrimps: the shrimps were definitely fresh and the frozen ones, I enjoyed this dish. The pad thai was wrapped with eggs on top, which was the cherry on top.

The balance between the flavors made this dish a succulent, all flavors blended well with the lemongrass and peanuts, which was didn’t see in other restaurants

2. Chicken Satay: i believe this is my favorite Thai food appetizers, I can never get enough of it and this place has perfected it.

3. Thai Curry - Chu Chee Pla Kra Pong (Curry with seabass):

I always opt out for fish in my stew or curries, but in Phuket I learned to love this dish. For a change we ordered the non spicy version and it was a bit of spicy for those who can’t handle their spices, The coconut in the curry is the dominant flavor, which makes it great. The seabass was perfectly cooked, the best part is that it didn’t have a single small bone in it, which is a huge plus for those who don’t like to pick their food.

Last but not least we received complimentary ice cream and the coconut ice cream was amazing, I would personally go for two scoops of coconut in the future because of how good it was 🤤

Thank you so much Kanisorn for chatting with us, if it wasn’t for you we wouldn’t have tried the place 💜

Till we meet again…

Food ratings 10/5 Drinks 5/5 Ambiance 10/5 Staff...

Nice atmosphere, good live music, great service, but the Thai food served there was fake—all of it. I was very upset with the food. I ordered Phad Thai, Panaeng, Char-grilled river prawn, fried chicken with cashew nuts, Tom Yum Seafood, and mango & sticky rice. Every single Thai dish was fake! They might look quite similar to the real deal, but their taste was a world apart from the authentic versions. For example, the sticky rice that was served with the mango & sticky rice was supposed to be the sweet sticky rice that soaks in the seasoned coconut milk, but no, they served us plain savory sticky rice, the kind we eat with Som Tum. This clearly showed the way they run their business, "dishonestly." This gave Thai food such a bad name. So I made a complaint and the Indian manager politely told me that the chefs were not Thai, and he was sorry about that. I didn't mind that the place was owned and operated by Indians. But I do mind that they lack responsibility. RESPECT our recipe; otherwise, change the names of those dishes to Indian. Don't call it Thai food. And lastly, the price was ridiculously high compared to its quality.

I have read the reviews by others and found that most of the reviewers were foreigners who were not familiar with Thai food. Some of them were Thais, but they were having steak and pasta there, not Thai food. That's why they gave this place such a...

Right off the bat, this place is more expensive than average. Almost double the usual. But if you wish to be entertained while you eat, you are at the right place. The place is nicely decorated with lanterns,.. feast for the eyes; situated by the main thorough fare where you you can watch the world go by and if you are here for dinner, entertained by live band.

If you are here for the food, quality will not disappoint, but you will wonder if the price is justified. After all if like me you order phad thai and Tom yum goong, how different can it get.

That said the Tom yum was different. They serve the kind I like, red and with milk. The bowl was chock full of mushrooms and prawns and tomatoes and onion.... Phad Thai was OK though a tad bit salty, but we all have been there... splashed in more fish sauce than the norm. Quickly remedied when mixed with the bunch of sprouts.

Service was friendly but at the last minute the server tried to take away my glass of orange juice which had half inch left... Tsk tsk. At their price I'd want to down every...