La Miette La Mai Thai Bistro — Restaurant in Northborough

I usually never write reviews, but Yoong Tong Thai Restaurant in Northborough has definitely rocked my most favorite restaurant list in the area! Easily most best Thai food in all of the Boroughs and Worcester area!

We came in for dinner for a table of three, it was an off day at around 5pm-ish. I was greeted by a very clean and well presented dining room. Not a speck on the floors and tables well very clean! It was a bonus that they had hand sanitizers at the entrances and main area as well! We were seated in the Sunroom which is my favorite part of the restaurant! We had a beautiful view of the sunset right from our table! The low key, Asian lofi music was very cool as well and added nicely to the atmosphere!

One of the best parts, was that we were looking for some truly authentic Thai food as my husband and I have been to Thailand many times before. After talking to our server he had mentioned that if you wanted to request for "Thai Style”, it would enhance the dish to be just like if you were to get it at the street market in Thailand! He then said the reason is truly the general population doesn't usually eat in this flavor profile, which makes sense and is good to know they can cater to all tastebuds!

For apps we got the Thai-Style Som Tum Papaya Salad and Tom Yum Soup with Shrimp! The Som Tum was very refreshing and paired very well with the sticky rice and was garnished with a very beautiful carrot rosette! The Tom Yum was spicy and sour just the way we remembered in Thailand! Our daughter wanted sushi as well and ordered a maki roll.

For our entrees, this is where it get's very interesting and unexpected! We had a chance to talk to Chef New, who is part of the owning family! First off we were very impressed by his enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for food! He had some time to go to culinary school and work for some really nice restaurants/hotels in the city. So he was explaining to us about his visions of what is to come at Yoong Tong Thai Restaurant such as farm to table, fusion flavors, and much more! One of his creations is the Pan-Seared Grass-Fed Ribeye served with an amazingly delicious authentic Thai Panang Curry, and we also got the Mango Fried Rice served in a pineapple shell! We wanted authentic Thai food but the pairing of the fusion was something we never looked to find, and most definitely creating a craving we never knew we wanted!

The steak was cook perfectly to medium rare, juicy, tender, and flavorful but paired amazingly to the authentic Thai Panang curry with crispy basil leaves on top. Chef New was explaining how he sourced the steak from a farm near by and that the vegetables are being sourced from local farms as well! The mango fried rice was out of this world, the front flavor of ginger from the rice, then biting into the tender mangos and crunchy accents from the cashew nuts. Devine!

Part of Chef New's latest fusion and collaboration is with his friend who is a professional pastry chef! They have created a fusion between classical French & European desserts with Thai flavors! There were about five desserts on the menu but the Thai Tea Creme Brulee was jumping out at us! Let me tell you, were we glad we made that choice! The Thai Tea custard was almost smooth and creamy as silk, contrasted by the perfect crust and the homemade shortbread cookies that dipped perfectly into the custard. It paired perfectly with the hot Thai Tea!

Overall we were so impressed and introduced to a new cuisine fusioned by authentic Thai and classical French, something we never thought we would love to try! I highly recommend this restaurant to all friends and family and will certainly be back to try more of the creative and unique dishes (The Thai Coffee Tiramisu is next)! To the Yoong Tong Family, we wish you best of luck and are excited for all the new changes to come! We are very excited for the future to come back time over time to see the all of the new changes to the restaurant and...

I don't think I've ever written a restaurant review online, but this was such a bizarre experience that I have to comment. The food was actually pretty good, but there's more to a dining experience than food. I'm in the area on business, no customer dinners tonight, so I googled restaurants, and this one caught my eye since Thai food is a favorite and the ratings were reasonably good. I arrived around 8PM on a weekday evening. Very few cars in the parking lot, which seemed a little strange given the good reviews, but thought maybe it's just a slow night.

I was seated immediately and the waitress was extremely attentive. Ordered a beer and appetizer. Looked over the menu a couple minutes, then ordered dinner (remember: extremely attentive, she was right there). Everything arrived quickly. When delivering the meal, the waitress asked "do you want anything else?". "No thank you, I'm OK for now." Less than five minutes later she was back. "Would you like anything else, sir?". "No thank you.", still feeling somewhat pleased with the level of attention. But then...

At most, another 4-5 minutes passed. "If you want anything else, we close at 9:00". Nodded yes (eating). "9:00". Good to know that, "OK, thank you." A few (very few) minutes later: "Anything else?". "No thanks, I think I'm all set with this." And then it started. I had eaten about half the plate and paused to read something on my phone. "Are you done?" "No, I'm still eating, thank you." 2 minutes. She drops the check on the table. "No rush". Yeah, right. Maybe three minutes later: "Finished?" No. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat again. At least she switched up "Are you done?" with "Finished?" a couple of times just for variety. At one point I even tried to keep count of the "done?" requests, but lost track after a dozen or so times. The waitress and hostess/manager took turns at this. It was mildly entertaining at first, and then became just plain irritating. Good thing my wife wasn't with me, she would have gone ballistic.

After I was nearing the end of the meal, maybe 40 minutes after entering the restaurant, I dropped my credit card in the check holder and they snatched it before it hit the table. I still took my time, only to continue being visited frequently, including a kid from the kitchen who seemed most anxious to clear the plates. I guess it's irritating to have customers in the place when you want to go home early. But, if that's the case, maybe they should advertise an earlier closing time. It wasn't just me, a young couple at another table (the only others in the restaurant) got similar treatment and left just before me.

The strange behavior was really unfortunate, since, as I mentioned at first, the food was reasonably good. Not the best Thai ever, but not bad. Maybe it's good for take-out, if you dare. The menu showed some exotic ice cream flavors (none offered), and I probably could have used another beer if they weren't in such a hurry to close. Absolutely bizarre restaurant experience.

f you're in the area, try Romaines a couple miles west of this place. Went there the night before and it was the complete opposite, great food coupled with fantastic service and a...

We have been eating at this restaurant for years. Recently, amid the pandemic, this has become our regular takeout restaurant. The food has been consistently delicious and authentic, helping me to ease my craving of south east asian food. Today, as usual, we ordered our favourite calamari, panang curry and padthai for takeout. When i return home and open the calamari i found out that the portion has shrunk significantly than compared to before. I wasn't very happy as it was very pricey ($15) for a starter. I called up the restaurant and was put through to Chef New. I wasn't expecting a refund but merely to express my disappointment especially since this is our most favorite restaurant in the area. Chef New was so pleasant and immediately admitted the smaller than usual portion and tried to explain that the costs of calamari have increased threefold recently due to price inflation. They maintained the same price but had to cut down the portion. I told him about my dismay and he was so apologetic and said that he will refund this order. A few hours later and out of blue I received a text, apologizing about the whole incident again and this time, he even voided the entire order as a kind gesture. I did not expect a free dinner so the best way for me to repay is to give a shout out to Chef New, the family owner. This is what excellent customer service should be...attentive to customers' feedback and try above and beyond to please your most loyal customer. We will come...