Siam Marina Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Marina

Although located in an unassuming little yellow cottage off the main road, Siam Marina Thai Cuisine tries its best to make its presence known. Its magenta trim and string lights guide you in. As you enter, the cozy building is cleaved in twain, leaving a tiny yet comfortable and inviting dining room on one side and a cloistered kitchen on the other. You find yourself blanketed within bright pink walls and cheerfully colorful decor. The kitchen is close enough to where you can hear the bubbling of fryer oil and vigorous conversations in Thai -- I can imagine it's quite fun when the place is full (I came for lunch and it was completely empty). I wanted to try something really spicy as I like to test my limits (and the restaurant's), but the mango curry caught my eye, so instead I decided to see how a fruit would fit in to the meal. The fried fish cakes I ordered as well were quite good, but I was mostly impressed with everything around them. The sauce they came with was delightful and filled with fresh vegetables, and they were topped with freshly fried basil that was maybe just a tad undercrisped. The fish cakes had a bit of a leathery exterior, but were juicy and not soaked in oil as I had feared might be the case. As I first began trying the curry, I was a little disappointed. The mango, I thought, felt out of place in both taste and texture, and the curry itself did not have an identifiable mango flavor beyond that. But it quickly grew on me, and again I found that everything tasted very fresh: the vegetables were just crunchy enough and the curry sauce was bold yet sweet. I ended up eating every last bit of mango. Thai cuisine is not one that I am well acquainted with but it is one I'd like to try more often, and Siam Marina was a decided boost of confidence. I commend their practice and...

This place is a hidden gem.

Family owned business with a very “simple” taste. But don’t get me wrong, what’s unique to this place is its simplicity in taste.

Came here after a long hike and was super hungry. I loved all the items we ordered.

Tom Kha Soup had a rich coconut flavor to it. It’s a little sweet, but we got some chili oil to spice it up.

Green Curry was very good too! Like I said before, it was so simple and there was nothing fancy to it. Most of the other Thai places in the US add a rich creamy flavor. And it’s a little sad that the authenticity of the food is lost in the process. This family owned business really got it unique and right!

Pad Thai was super tasty too!

We went close to the closing time and felt hungry after ordering a few items. If we’d been to a fancy place, I bet it’d have been like other places where they would simply refuse because the kitchen is closed (or some other reason). I could visually see that they were closing the restaurant and the kitchen. And I politely requested them for an additional item. The waitress was very understanding and offered us more after the restaurant closing time (kitchen closes 8:15, restaurant closes 8:30, i had requested for more food at 8:40 :) I felt very touched and valued as a...

Lunch plates are good values. I tried the combo with spring rolls. The spring rolls were a disappointment. Of you're set on the combo, maybe the pan fried potstickers will be better. I had the green curry with chicken as the main. I forgot to specify the spice level so was prepared to get it mild. Fortunately there was enough of a tingle to satisfy me. I will be returning to try their pad kra pao next.

15Feb2025 Update: I returned to try their chicken pad kra pao. This time I remembered to specify the spice level (level 4 out of 5+). The server also left a condiment jar with sliced Thai peppers in fish sauce. I used it to adjust the spice level to my taste. That condiment was a game changer. The dish went from a 10 out of 10 to +10. Plus the main ingredient was an abundance of chicken, which is how it should be. During these economic times, many eateries might stretch the dish by using more veggies than meat. Such wasn't the case here. I've bumped my original rating from...