Bangkok Cafe New Paltz — Restaurant in Town of New Paltz

Had been here for dinner. Ordered tom yum chicken soup and fish cakes as appetizer. We asked the soup to be made Thai hot as we can handle spice. The reaction of the waitress was rude and uncalled for. She basically gave a very rude expression and asked us if we were sure. In spite of saying yes several times, she still continued with her expression. Finally she wrote it down as Thai hot. The same thing repeated for the main course. We got the pad Thai noodles, basil chicken fried rice and panang curry. While we would have liked all dishes to be Thai hot, she just refused to write it down. We just got Thai hot for the noodles while the other two were made hot( not enough for us). The noodles, soup and fish cakes were good. Panang curry was extremely watery and basil rice was just okay. For dessert we got their fried ice cream which was good and fried banana which was actually a plantain was just okay. I am taking a star off for the waitress and her continued efforts of dissuading us from having Thai hot. She was acting as if we didn't know how Thai hot tastes. I hope they improve on...

Never been to a Thai restaurant where the food turns out awful. I’ve attempted giving Bangkok Cafe a try multiple times, across a handful of dishes, to see if I’m just ordering the wrong things. The ingredients are cheap, the flavors are subpar, and you get grossly ripped off. The tom yum kha is a joke - it looks like flat, white colored water; why are there huge chunks of BELL PEPPERS in there? $1 to “upgrade” your protein to shrimp and you get TWO pieces of small, rubbery shrimp total? You’ve got to be kidding me. There’s also the obvious and sadly overwhelming taste of pre-minced garlic in nearly all the pad/noodle dishes. The beef in the pad see ewe is so dang tough. To request anything extra, eg. vegetables, is to pay $3-5 more for ESSENTIALLY not getting anything extra. The Thai tea is way too sweet. I really wanted to support a local spot but this restaurant misses the mark on...

This airy eatery offers some of the most authentic Thai cuisine in the region.

Opening shop next door to a competing and established Thai restaurant was a bold move, and speaks volumes about the confidence they have in their food.

My first visit here was very pleasant. The staff were attentive and accommodating.

There are a lot of vegetarian options here, which I greatly appreciated. I ordered the green curry with tofu and vegetables.

The dish was delicious, fresh, and very satisfying. I prefer my dishes to be very hot and spicy, and was not disappointed with the Thai-hot option.

I also have a very high opinion of Lemongrass, the other Thai restaurant next door, and we'll have a hard time choosing between the two in the future.

But in the end, I think Bangkok Cafe most often win my business because of the open and airy setting, as well as the variety of...