Bangkok Bay Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Solana Beach

Terrible food and service!

1. We went to dine out on a Sunday evening and it took them 25 mins to seat us
2. Finally the seat we were given was right by the kitchen and it was the waiting area for folks coming in for pick-up. How can you eat when you have 4/5 people standing right next to you?
3. When we asked that we should be moved to another table, they told us that there are many guys waiting outside. Finally, we had to tell them that we are feeling uncomfortable sitting at this small table right next to each other with so many people standing next to us overlooking us while we eat. So, either we should be moved to another table or we shall cancel our order
4. Finally, after 25 mins of wait, we got our Tom Yum soup which was decent and after another 10 mins, we were moved to another table
5. We order Grilled Salmon and Jungle Curry and I have to say that Salmon was far from being grilled. It was way overcooked and felt like it was boiled/steamed. The texture was pretty bad as the fish would disintegrate while I tried to cut it and was without any flavor. The only flavor was the curry that was poured on top of it. It's a pretty sad dish specially when it was for $17
6. Jungle curry was served 12 mins after Salmon and I had to start eating first with my wife waiting for food so the fish doesn't go cold. Finally, when the curry arrived, it was sour to say the least with curry missing from the dish and lacked any flavor
7. We were so hungry that we just stuffed ourselves with rice and minimal curry that we could get out of our dishes

I am not sure how the place has got good reviews but we had a terrible experience and would definitely not...

Arrived right about 5:15 for dinner service (2 of us), with no reservations. We sat immediately. There were maybe two open tables, and about six tables already had apps on table. As people arrived after us, they were being told there was a wait. People arriving with resv were sat. We actually only came in for a Tom Kha soup, and chicken satay. So, we we're in & out pretty quick. (We were out just cruising around on bikes, stopped by at 4:15 & they were closed. So we returned for dinner service hours; to get that Tom Kha. Once you get ot on your mind...!!!) So you know, if their hours say closed at 8, they are closed at 8. They stop seating around 7:35, 7:40. If they close at 9, same scenario. We've been on the unfortunate side of arriving mere minutes after their cutoff time. And, we have witnessed it happen to others numerous times. The Tom Kha is a favorite, and always ordered. What we have decided though, the veggie version is best. The chicken is just too cooked through when it's in the soup. Eg. Cardboard chicken. And, not to be cheap, but my wife and I both decided that it wasn't worth the extra few bucks, because neither one of us ever enjoyed the chicken. (Put the extra dollars in the tip. The staff is always super friendly & attentive.) But, we do love the chicken satay. I mean, come on, anything with peanut butter. Don't make the mistake of going straight, and only to the peanut butter sauce, their other vinaigrette dipping sauce that comes with it is so friggin' delicious. Ask for a straw! And, the chicken (rib meat) skewers are moist and tender. (They're how you wish they would be in...

This restaurant is list as a dog friendly by dog beach in Del Mar. It SHOULD NOT, because they only allow service dog in there and no Patio seating. My dog is a service dog and he flew with me on the plane to San Diego. I told to the server I don’t have his vest on today because we went to the dog beach . The server didn’t seem to welcome us inside because I have a dog. When we sat on the table , she move us to the different table so it’s far away from other customers. And she said my dog have to be under the table at all time is he is a real service dog !! Well we have to move to different table and I have a golden retriever. Under that table Is so small for him . Of course he stays under the table at all time while we are eating dinner . I feel bad for my dog that he has to be in the small space under the table . I almost left the restaurant when she asked us to do that but we were so hungry after the dog beach all day . Then the new server come to us and she is so nice and understand us and she said she will take care of our table . Her name is AOM. She has a wonderful smile and so welcoming. She brought my dog some treats and very good at customer service . Thank you AOM for making my night tonight . The food is good but little expensive for what it is. I have 5 stars because of AOM. The best...