Royal Thai Restaurant
Thai · San Rafael
About Royal Thai Restaurant
Royal Thai Restaurant has been serving traditional Thai cuisine in San Rafael for over three decades. We're proud to offer a warm and inviting dining experience in our converted old house. Enjoy our fast service with dine-in, takeout, and delivery options available. We offer lunch and dinner service...
Royal Thai Restaurant has been serving traditional Thai cuisine in San Rafael for over three decades. We're proud to offer a warm and inviting dining experience in our converted old house. Enjoy our fast service with dine-in, takeout, and delivery options available. We offer lunch and dinner service, with a great selection of teas to complement your meal. We are an Asian-owned restaurant committed to accessibility, featuring a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, and restroom. We are closed on Tuesdays. Check our website for specific hours; we are open late on Fridays and Saturdays. With a 4.6-star rating from 191 reviews, we look forward to welcoming you!
What Customers Say About Royal Thai Restaurant
Royal Thai Restaurant in San Rafael is highly praised for its authentic and flavorful Thai cuisine, cozy atmosphere, and friendly service. Many reviewers mention specific dishes like the drunken noodles, curries, and papaya salad. Parking can be tricky but is manageable.
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Tip: Parking is available in the 915 4th St. Parking Lot, with dedicated spots for the restaurant. The entrance is to the right of the large “Royal Thai” sign facing 3rd St.
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Royal Thai Restaurant San Rafael Reviews
I heard the Pad Kee Mao here was amazing (which it was), but almost skipped going here for parking worries. To my surprise, there’s plenty of free parking right next to the restaurant in the 915 4th St. Parking Lot. There are even five dedicated spots just for the Royal Thai restaurant.
October 2023: Stopped by for lunch and shared the Bangkok street noodles and the avocado salad. It's been probably 12 years since I ate here last. Back then, the restaurant was often very crowded. Today for lunch, there weren't many people. The street noodles were very tasty 😋. Had ground chicken and shrimp 🦐! The rice noodles were cooked perfectly in the sauce. The avocado 🥑 salad was delicious. Good dressing with lots of ingredients. Would definitely come back again. I thought the menu had a lot of great options.
Ordered the fried tilapia and I have now encountered my favorite dish!! Perfectly crispy and spicy with soft jasmine rice on the side to accompany each bite. Haven’t been here in years and I’m so glad it has been able to withstand the pandemic and still the BEST Thai restaurant in Marin!! Delicious, 5 stars.
Truly some of the tastiest Thai food I’ve ever had. Every dish is rich with flavor. We ordered the red curry with chicken, Thai basil with tofu, and pad Thai with shrimp. Would easily recommend any of them, but the red curry was definitely the stand out! Highly recommend as my top Thai place in Marin. The staff is also incredibly attentive and friendly
Very authentic Thai food and decor. Lovely staff. Lots to choose from on their menu. Entrance is a bit obscured. It’s to the right of the large “Royal Thai” sign facing 3rd St. Same entrance is also accessible by going through the courtyard through the iron arch “French Quarters” sign on Irwin St.
Excellent food.. LOVE the green curry chicken and the drunken noodles are my favorite.
Great selection of Thai food. Enjoyed the calamari.
Great atmosphere. Very authentic and reasonable price. Will definitely come back (:
I heard the Pad Kee Mao here was amazing (which it was), but almost skipped going here for parking worries. To my surprise, there’s plenty of free parking right next to the restaurant in the 915 4th St. Parking Lot. There are even five dedicated spots just for the Royal Thai restaurant.
October 2023: Stopped by for lunch and shared the Bangkok street noodles and the avocado salad. It's been probably 12 years since I ate here last. Back then, the restaurant was often very crowded. Today for lunch, there weren't many people. The street noodles were very tasty 😋. Had ground chicken and shrimp 🦐! The rice noodles were cooked perfectly in the sauce. The avocado 🥑 salad was delicious. Good dressing with lots of ingredients. Would definitely come back again. I thought the menu had a lot of great options.
Ordered the fried tilapia and I have now encountered my favorite dish!! Perfectly crispy and spicy with soft jasmine rice on the side to accompany each bite. Haven’t been here in years and I’m so glad it has been able to withstand the pandemic and still the BEST Thai restaurant in Marin!! Delicious, 5 stars.
Truly some of the tastiest Thai food I’ve ever had. Every dish is rich with flavor. We ordered the red curry with chicken, Thai basil with tofu, and pad Thai with shrimp. Would easily recommend any of them, but the red curry was definitely the stand out! Highly recommend as my top Thai place in Marin. The staff is also incredibly attentive and friendly
Very authentic Thai food and decor. Lovely staff. Lots to choose from on their menu. Entrance is a bit obscured. It’s to the right of the large “Royal Thai” sign facing 3rd St. Same entrance is also accessible by going through the courtyard through the iron arch “French Quarters” sign on Irwin St.
Excellent food.. LOVE the green curry chicken and the drunken noodles are my favorite.
Great selection of Thai food. Enjoyed the calamari.
Great atmosphere. Very authentic and reasonable price. Will definitely come back (:
Great food and friendly service in a cozy atmosphere. I would definitely come back again!
By far the best Thai food in the area! Very authentic flavors. Quality ingredients are used. The bamboo in the Par Kee Mow is a nice touch. Beef salad is super good! Green papaya salad was freshly made and ingredients were all fresh. Spicy basil rice is super good, with good quality beef cuts. And lastly the sticky rice mango dessert is to die for. I can’t wait to go back again and try more dishes.
Been coming here for years this place has not yet slipped!!!!! Very consistent!!!!! The wonderful and beautiful lady serving me is Danie !!!! Unbelievably professional and polite and nice!!!!!
Super cute little place in San Rafael CA. Vege eggrolls and the drunken noodle with the thin noddles is favor town and all their currys are bomb! Great service both in house & takeout. Wish parking was better. Still my favorite Thai in Marin.
Wonderful yellow curry with pumpkin and prawns. Perfect basil eggplant with tender chicken…Yes! No leftovers to take home. Great dine-in experience❤️
All that comes to mind is DELICIOUS!!! We got the papaya salad, chicken satay, chicken wings, pad thai with shrimp, yellow curry chicken, and bbq beef plate. Not one thing disappointed us. It was all full of flavor and like I said absolutely delicious. Food was fast and fresh and the service was great. Very friendly. I highly recommend this place to everyone and anyone. They will make it any level spicy or not spicy at all if you prefer.
The best around town!! I love Thai food and have been in Thailand made me very picky. It took me years to finally find a Thai restaurant that I like. Highly recommended.
Great food, kind people, the vibe is great inside, the parking situation is a bit odd but nothing too complicated. One of my favorite Thai places
Great food, kind people, the vibe is great inside, the parking situation is a bit odd but nothing too complicated. One of my favorite Thai places
All that comes to mind is DELICIOUS!!! We got the papaya salad, chicken satay, chicken wings, pad thai with shrimp, yellow curry chicken, and bbq beef plate. Not one thing disappointed us. It was all full of flavor and like I said absolutely delicious. Food was fast and fresh and the service was great. Very friendly. I highly recommend this place to everyone and anyone. They will make it any level spicy or not spicy at all if you prefer.
Great food and friendly service in a cozy atmosphere. I would definitely come back again!
The best Thai food EVER! Been going here for 27 years
Super cute little place in San Rafael CA. Vege eggrolls and the drunken noodle with the thin noddles is favor town and all their currys are bomb! Great service both in house & takeout. Wish parking was better. Still my favorite Thai in Marin.
Wonderful yellow curry with pumpkin and prawns. Perfect basil eggplant with tender chicken…Yes! No leftovers to take home. Great dine-in experience❤️
By far the best Thai food in the area! Very authentic flavors. Quality ingredients are used. The bamboo in the Par Kee Mow is a nice touch. Beef salad is super good! Green papaya salad was freshly made and ingredients were all fresh. Spicy basil rice is super good, with good quality beef cuts. And lastly the sticky rice mango dessert is to die for. I can’t wait to go back again and try more dishes.
We went to Royal Thai on New Year’s Eve. We ordered Chicken Satay, Vietnamese Inspired Savory Crepe (not many Thai restaurants have this but it’s my favorite Thai dish), Tofu Fried Rice and Thai Spicy Sea Food Salad (Yum-Talay). Everything tasted great and authentic. I’m Thai so I know what Thai food is supposed to taste like and Royal Thai food satisfied me. The staff was friendly and attentive. The restaurant vibe was nice. We’ll be back again! 08/17/22 We went there again because they’ve been opened for lunch now. We ate crab fried rice and rice with stir fried chicken with basil. There were very good! The staff was always nice, too.
Very cosy looking restaurant, good food and service
Very cosy looking restaurant, good food and service
Borderline 3 star, but the food is nice enough with good service and pleasant atmosphere. No real wow factor to the dishes, but most were tasty and enjoyable. The price is a bit steep for what it is, and disappointed by the chicken dish as the chicken itself didn't seem to be of high quality. Flavors were good, but the chicken meat was not great. To some extent the same for the Mongolian beef. Tasty but the beef was a bit tough, but better than the chicken.
Great food and fast take out. They even gave me a side of Thai peppers in fish sauce! Parking is bizarre (enter via fourth street under the freeway and wind you way there or enter the exit on third at your own risk), but after over twenty years of eating there nothing has changed. Wonderful place to take a date as cozy and they won't rush you if you want to stay and talk. It is usually nice and quiet as well even when busy.
Borderline 3 star, but the food is nice enough with good service and pleasant atmosphere. No real wow factor to the dishes, but most were tasty and enjoyable. The price is a bit steep for what it is, and disappointed by the chicken dish as the chicken itself didn't seem to be of high quality. Flavors were good, but the chicken meat was not great. To some extent the same for the Mongolian beef. Tasty but the beef was a bit tough, but better than the chicken.
Great food and fast take out. They even gave me a side of Thai peppers in fish sauce! Parking is bizarre (enter via fourth street under the freeway and wind you way there or enter the exit on third at your own risk), but after over twenty years of eating there nothing has changed. Wonderful place to take a date as cozy and they won't rush you if you want to stay and talk. It is usually nice and quiet as well even when busy.
The pad Thai was bad. Too much tomato, and it’s missing something. I dont know what. Quite flavorless. I am so sad. The food was so expensive, I expected it to be good.
The pad Thai was bad. Too much tomato, and it’s missing something. I dont know what. Quite flavorless. I am so sad. The food was so expensive, I expected it to be good.
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