(212) 262-2236

788 Ninth Ave (nr. 53rd St)
New York, NY 10019 40.765 -73.9878

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Neighborhoods: Clinton, Midtown

Hours:

Mon-Thu 11:30am-11pm

Fri-Sun 11:30am-12am

Price:

$

Last updated 11.30.11

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Catering Services:

Restaurant Management

Restaurant Special Features:

Food Delivery

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Thai

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Q2 Thai

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Traditional cuisine meets modern decor at this large Thai diner, serving regional favorites, beer and wine.

Editor's Tips

When to Go:
Lunch specials are served Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm. They come with salad and jasmine rice.
ambiance
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. “Their decor was nice it had a nice feel to it.”
  2. “What first caught my eye was the unique and beautiful decor, especially the lighting.”
  3. “Amazing food, great service and decor!”
  4. “We happened to find a parking space on W.53rd St. near 9th Ave. We started to walk on 9th Ave. All of the sudden we saw this nice looking Thai place.”
  5. “just want to recommend why dont they balance the atmosphere with the food and the service to make this a perfect restaurant.”
  6. “love love love Q2's atmosphere.”
  7. “The atmosphere was charming and interesting and the service superb.”
  8. “Food was good, service was superb but atmosphere was unexpected.”
  9. “Once my friends and I sat down, we were helped at once by the friendly staff, as well as the owner, who was very nice and made us feel comfortable and welcome.”
  10. “It's not the most beautiful atmosphere but I'll def.”
  11. “The atmosphere is unique compare to other restaurants that I been to.”
  12. “The atmosphere was nice and our water glasses never got before half-full before they were refilled - very good service.”
  13. “Decent Thai in a nice atmosphere”
  14. “the service overall was great and as a bonus, the beautiful atmophere added to the fun that I was already having.”
  15. “Overall, i like the decor of the restaurant but they need to improve the taste of the food.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “Everything from the soup (Tom Yom) to the dessert (pumpkin custard) was great.”
food quality
97.6200008392334% positive
  1. “Our food was good.”
  2. “Everything we had was absolutely delicious - the seafood special was a knockout and so was the noodle dish (pad see wue).”
  3. “tasty food, quick service”
  4. “The basic menu's authentic Thai food to the capital T, but the summer menu is fusion.”
  5. “The food was good.”
  6. “Above all, I enjoy their food.”
  7. “Best Thai food in Manhattan”
  8. “Amazing food, great service and decor!”
  9. “The plating of the dishes is beautiful, the pricing and portions make you wonder why they don't charge more, and the service is excellent.”
  10. “rates are alright - just a warm place with great food at ok prices - thats all i ask for.”
  11. “loved the food.”
  12. “you should try their "chicken pad see-you" again, cuz you're the best thai dishes in nyc!”
  13. “The food was tasty and service was wonderful.”
  14. “will recommend to anybody who loves thai or spicy food and I can promise them they wont be sorry for trying it.”
  15. “the food was excellent and cheap.”
  16. “started with few appetizers, fish and chip and mushroom medley, i waited for two appetizer for almost 25 minutes and when they came out fish and chip was good but the sauce for mushroom was very salty.”
  17. “had a delicious mai tai (of course it was as expensive as each of our meals).”
  18. “Ordered an appetizer which was great but the meal itself was jus.”
  19. “Standouts are the fish and plantain chips, fresh tuna salad (everyone's overall favorite), seaweed salad, duck rolls, seafood special, pad thai, pad-see-ew, pad-gra-prow, drunken noodles and pretty much everything I've tried.”
  20. “it's like a sushi place not being able to make a decent spicy tuna roll, or halal stand that makes bad shish kabab.”
  21. “Overall, i like the decor of the restaurant but they need to improve the taste of the food.”
  22. “Everything from the soup (Tom Yom) to the dessert (pumpkin custard) was great.”
  23. “great food - fast, polite and professional service.”
  24. “just want to recommend why dont they balance the atmosphere with the food and the service to make this a perfect restaurant.”
  25. “Simply put it is the best Thai food I ever had.”
  26. “The food's good and the price is really affordable.”
  27. “Also, if you like properly spiced thai food, you won't be disappointed!”
  28. “they actually do authentic thai food very well.”
  29. “the food was very tasty and very fast service!”
  30. “We went to have Thai food at Q2 We were so happy about service , the food was fast and great !”
  31. “We especially loved the calamari, the spring roll, and the shrimp roll.”
  32. “They will tone down the spice if you request it, but if you like it hot, you'll love this food!”
  33. “As far as the food is concerned, this is easily the best thai food i've ever had, and I've tried many thai restaurants in New York!”
  34. “We started with few appetizers and we also tried special salmon recommended by our server.”
  35. “am a big fan of thai and asian fusion food and at any oppertunity drop by any of this new thai joints mushrooming all over the city - with friends, but mostly with my family.”
menu variety
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “First we spoke to others who told us there was nothing bad on the menu.”
  2. “The basic menu's authentic Thai food to the capital T, but the summer menu is fusion.”
  3. “We will probably go back there to try some more things on the menu, overall it was a very nice dinner.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “We happened to find a parking space on W.53rd St. near 9th Ave. We started to walk on 9th Ave. All of the sudden we saw this nice looking Thai place.”
  2. “nice place and honest waitress”
  3. “was actually on citysearch trying to find a good Thai place to go to, and figured might as well give Q2 Thai a try.”
  4. “just had my third dinner visit to this restaurant and I have to write a review and share my feelings about this great place!”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “We will probably go back there to try some more things on the menu, overall it was a very nice dinner.”
  2. “plan to return again and again to this wonderful place!”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “The plating of the dishes is beautiful, the pricing and portions make you wonder why they don't charge more, and the service is excellent.”
  2. “The service was really good and really quick.”
  3. “the food was very tasty and very fast service!”
  4. “We started with few appetizers and we also tried special salmon recommended by our server.”
  5. “Once my friends and I sat down, we were helped at once by the friendly staff, as well as the owner, who was very nice and made us feel comfortable and welcome.”
  6. “the service overall was great and as a bonus, the beautiful atmophere added to the fun that I was already having.”
  7. “typically go for lunch because the service is fast and the price is right.”
  8. “tasty food, quick service”
  9. “The service isn't bad; the waiters are friendly, and sometimes when you're lucky, they serenade you with the latest pop tunes.”
  10. “just want to recommend why dont they balance the atmosphere with the food and the service to make this a perfect restaurant.”
  11. “Their waiters were friendly and professional.”
  12. “Amazing food, great service and decor!”
  13. “The food was tasty and service was wonderful.”
  14. “Terrific and friendly place”
  15. “Food was good, service was superb but atmosphere was unexpected.”
  16. “great food - fast, polite and professional service.”
  17. “The atmosphere was charming and interesting and the service superb.”
  18. “The service was good and the owner was very friendly and hands on.”
  19. “We went to have Thai food at Q2 We were so happy about service , the food was fast and great !”
  20. “The atmosphere was nice and our water glasses never got before half-full before they were refilled - very good service.”
  21. “nice place and honest waitress”
  22. “Honestly,we really picky about place to have dinner, we like your waitress &waiter[ tall guy & small girl they are so nice] we'll go to Q2 again and again”
  23. “Service was good, my waitress checked on me often.”
  24. “The service also was just as good and they could not stop thanking us for coming in.”
value
94.44000244140625% positive
  1. “rates are alright - just a warm place with great food at ok prices - thats all i ask for.”
  2. “The plating of the dishes is beautiful, the pricing and portions make you wonder why they don't charge more, and the service is excellent.”
  3. “Their prices are reasonable as well (according to my brother)”
  4. “Definitely good cheap eats.”
  5. “the food was excellent and cheap.”
  6. “typically go for lunch because the service is fast and the price is right.”
  7. “Overall their prices are affordable and light on the wallet.”
  8. “had a delicious mai tai (of course it was as expensive as each of our meals).”
  9. “The food's good and the price is really affordable.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “tasty food, quick service”
  2. “started with few appetizers, fish and chip and mushroom medley, i waited for two appetizer for almost 25 minutes and when they came out fish and chip was good but the sauce for mushroom was very salty.”
  3. “The was pretty good and quick.”
  4. “The service was really good and really quick.”
3 Star Rating: Average

03/28/10

Good and Consistent Food

by es11sn0w at Citysearch

We have ordered and dined in and both times the food is consistent and quite delicious. They cater to vegetarian food and is not as greasy as their regular meat dishes.

  • Pros: Quick Delivery, Authentic Thai, Vegetarian Options
3 Star Rating: Average

03/31/09

It was OK

by mariela at Citysearch

I expected more after reading the reviews and seeing their website. From the Gallery of pictures, I got the impression that the place was more upscale. So I chose this place for a business lunch, but it turns out to be more of a place for a quick and casual bite to eat (at least for lunch). I swear, we were in and out in 35 minutes. Not much time to chat and when we hang around after to try to fit in the discussion time we lacked during lunch, the eyes on us were obvious. Meanwhile, they weren't even busy. Plenty of other tables open still. Furthermore, I found the lunch menu to be a bit limited and definitely lacking a dessert option. You get your appetizer (you better wolf it down because the entree is quickly following) and once you put the last bite of food in your mouth from the entree dish, your check is delivered. - Maybe dinner is different.

  • Pros: Cheap and Fast
  • Cons: Maybe too fast
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/21/09

nice place and honest waitress

by mena09 at Citysearch

We went to have Thai food at Q2 We were so happy about service , the food was fast and great ! Love it! Honestly,we really picky about place to have dinner, we like your waitress &waiter[ tall guy & small girl they are so nice] we'll go to Q2 again and again

4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/22/08

awesome deal, good eats!

by vegmonky at Citysearch

I have my fav. thai place in mid town but this place was a sporadic choice and what an awesome decision! The food's good and the price is really affordable. Dinner for 2 cost us $28, where can you get that on a sat night. It's not the most beautiful atmosphere but I'll def. be back and take a stroll around the area. There's tons of restaurants within a 3 block radius.

  • Pros: reasonable prices
  • Cons: dim atmosphere w/ scaffolding outside
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/25/08

A Thai place that can't even do Pad thai

by mungmungdog at Citysearch

i got a chicken pad thai recently at this place and the food was burnt. it had that bad burnt taste throughout, and i probably won't have pad thai again for a very long time, until that taste goes away from my mouth. i would have returned it, but it was take out and was a long way to return it.

if a thai place can't do basic pad thai, there's a problem. it's like a sushi place not being able to make a decent spicy tuna roll, or halal stand that makes bad shish kabab.

their decor is tacky, and their attempt at looking trendy is so poorly executed. with the pick lights and mirrors, the place looks like a fricking strip joint.

go next door to the less fancy looking wondee siam. they actually do authentic thai food very well. you should try their "chicken pad see-you" again, cuz you're the best thai dishes in nyc!

The Details on Q2 Thai

Place Categories:

  • good spiced thai food
  • great quick service
  • recommend thai place
  • nice atmosphere
  • like decor
  • affordable prices
  • friendly waiters
  • bad experience
  • never so clean bathroom
  • absolutely delicious everything
  • like honest waitress
  • quick the
  • expensive course
  • good fish
  • friendly staff
  • delicious mai tai
  • bad shish kabab
  • especially loved shrimp roll
  • best thai dishes
  • fresh overall favorite
  • bad nothing
  • great chic look
  • happy q2
  • very nice owner
  • best duck