Ploy Thai

I feel really bad giving this place a meh review, but I came here specifically because I only saw good reviews and I wanted to add some other perspectives. Coming from NYC where there is a Thai restaurant almost every 10 meters or less I was optimistic when I saw so many Thai restaurants in Zurich. The restaurant is beautifully decorated with great art on the walls, fresh flower arrangements on every table (not just a dinky little sad carnation in a cheap vase), lots of plants outside the restaurant, nice table mats, etc. Maybe I should’ve stuck to a less Westernized dish but I was craving noodles and got the pad thai and found it just lacking in a lot of ways. The noodles were overcooked and although I got plenty of crushed peanuts, lime and fresh sprouts which are all key, there was too much fish sauce and not enough other flavor. I ended up eating all the fresh Thai basil off my fiancé’s plate to get some flavor dimension to my meal. There wasn’t a lot of chicken in my CHF 25 dish either. And to be honest, I did not think the portion was comparable to what Zurich portions usually are. My fiancé’s duck red curry was the perfect amount of spicy (plenty of fresh chillies which was much appreciated) but I find curries to be very hard to mess up. There were grapes and canned pineapples in the curry which was interesting and added a little sweetness and tartness to the spicy dish.
The service was excellent and they brought pretzels and crackers out when you order. They didn’t have larb which was majorly disappointing but they did have beautiful menus! For beers, there are only Singha and one non-​alcoholic beer available but there was a much longer red and white wine list. The place is super clean and would be a great date spot (if you’re ok with being in a mostly empty restaurant which seems par for the course for a lot of Zurich restaurants), there’s outdoor seating (but not much of a view), and they’re open for lunch which is CHF ~17.

Ausgezeichnetes Thai-​Essen, fast wie in Thailand. Auch die Atmosphäre passt. Einziger Makel: die Mittagsportionen sind etwas knapp bemessen, ohne Vorspeise kommt man da fast nicht durch den Nachmittag.

As an American visiting Europe I was looking for some great authentic Thai food. I am glad I found Ploy Thai! The food was great, the atmosphere is welcoming, and the staff was helpful. I definitely recommend Poly Thai for anyone looking for authentic Thai food in Zurich.

Wundervolles thailändisches Essen und eine so herzliche Gastgeberin. Die Schärfe des Essens kann von 1 — 4 gewählt werden. Alles auch Take away erhältlich. Heute noch vorbei gehen und von Thailand träumen!