Thonglor Thai Bistro — Restaurant in San Mateo

Wanted to try something new and we were in the area, the restaurant was not busy and we sat outside, the outside sitting is very nice with a roof and blinds that can be rolled up, I did not want to sit more inside the patio becasue it was warm so the woman that helped us raised the side blinds to let some fresh air in. We ordered the fresh spring rolls which were rolled really tightly which is very good becasue when I took a bite, they stayed rolled, their peanut sauce had some kick to it and it was delicious. I ordered cucumber salad which had vinegar kick to it and it was refreshing but I thought it was tiny for $3.50. I also ordered the spicy eggplant w tofu and it was cooked perfectly, the eggplant was soft but did not fall apart and the sauce was a beautiful addition to the dish. Both the spring rolls and the spicy eggplant had fried tofu and I wished that it was fresh tofu instead. The woman that was our server was super sweet and attentive, we chatted for little bit about my hydro flask as well and I showed her pictures of different designs.

We had a very plesant...

We wanted to try a new Thai place and this popped u.p. didn't disappoint, we were especially happy they had mango salad! I remember one Sacramento thai restaurant didn't have it but I asked the owner and she was so kind to make it and it tsated so good. So Finding a place that actually has mango salad instead of papaya really was a highlight. It was tasty and flavorful, we also ordered Tom kha which was flavourful, the chicken was however too over cooked. We had green curry a little too watery for a curry but very flavourful. The naan doesn't come with any dipping sauce so order it with your curry. Coconut rice was coconuty which was great and the seafood pad see ew was very flavorful. We definitely ended with mango sticky rice which I love how they make the sticky rice blueish purple here so pretty, overall I would definitely come bback and also try the cocktails next time. Recommend 👍🏻 lost a star cause the seats were pretty close to each other , would be very tight if the restaurant was full, it's also hard to find parking and only one restroom...

Yesterday we tried this beautiful Thai restaurant in Downtown San Mateo and I am so happy we did. The food and drinks were absolutely as delicious and wonderful as they were beautiful and well presented. The service was fantastic as well and prices were reasonable for the area. None of this food upset my very sensitive stomach and I felt full for hours afterwards even though I didn't even finish all of my curry. I finished the rest of it today and it regulated my blood sugar very well and returned me to baseline which tells me how excellently fresh, high quality, and real this food is (as opposed to low quality and full of preservatives and fillers). Absolutely excellent and I will be most happy to return and try more things.

Things we ordered: Thai Tea, Pineapple Mockarita, Vegetarian Egg Rolls, Green Curry with Beef, Spicy Seafood plate, Side of Fried Egg, Sweet Sticky Rice with Butterfly Pea Flower and Sweet Mango.

100/10 stars. Go give them a try if you are...