Lanna Thai Cuisine

(858) 274-8424

4501 Mission Bay Dr
San Diego, CA 92109 32.8029 -117.2164

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Neighborhoods: Pacific Beach, Northern, Northern San Diego

Last updated 12.05.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Business Dining, Romantic Dining, Date Spot

Cuisine:

Thai

What People Are Saying About Lanna Thai Cuisine

Featured Review

Maren Dougherty

Contributor

In Short – Just off the I-5 in a small shopping center, find a simple yet refined Thai eatery. Light jazz music filters through the dining room and intricate wood carvings from Thailand dress the walls. The warm waitstaff take eat-in and to-go orders of entrees like pad kee-mao, panang curry with rice, and crispy tropical duck with mango. Finish with a dish of green tea ice cream or a specialty cocktail made with Han vodka. –

Editor's Tips

What to Drink:
Try the Lannatini, a mix of Han vodka and lychee juice.
What to Drink:
Try the Lannatini, a mix of Han vodka and lychee juice.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Prices are reasonable and ambiance full of life.
  2. Great atmosphere, good thai food
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. We had planned to share but the food was so good we were both too selfish to spare more than a bite to taste.
  2. Their Bangkok Steak is the best steak I've had.
  3. We loved the rice so much that we took some to go home with us.
  4. The food was amazingly fresh, well prepared, and served by a friendly staff.
  5. Great atmosphere, good thai food
service
100.0% positive
  1. The service is friendly and seating is quick.
  2. The food was amazingly fresh, well prepared, and served by a friendly staff.
value
0.0% positive
  1. This place is a bit more pricey than most Thai places, but you get what you pay for.
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. The service is friendly and seating is quick.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/23/08

Great little Thai Restaurant

by coastiecupid at Citysearch

Whenever a friend comes to town, going on a date or a normal night this restaurant delivers. The service is friendly and seating is quick. Can rely on quality food, tasting a new dish everytime, with no disappointment. Prices are reasonable and ambiance full of life. Parking available in the rear of the building as well.

  • Pros: friendly staff, fast service, great food
  • Cons: not enough room to try dessert
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/19/07

Best of the Best for Thai Food

by magicmangojuice at Citysearch

While scouring local restaurants on this website, I came across Lanna Thai and decided to give it a try. The food was amazingly fresh, well prepared, and served by a friendly staff. I'd like to consider myself a Thai food expert because I eat it so often and I must say... Lanna Thai was as good as any Thai restaurant that I have ever been to. It has the added value of being relatively cheap and very close to where I live (Pacific Beach/Bay Park). You must try the Tom Yum Soup which was superb. I eat there yesterday and I just might go there again today (kind of ridiculous but it was that good).

  • Pros: FOOD, FOOD, FOOD, Service, Price, Ambience
  • Cons: Might have to park on side streets, Neighboring businesses (7-11, Planned Parenthood)
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/24/07

Thai hospitality

by ameroz1 at Citysearch

Our New Year resolution is to try a new restaurant (for us) every other week. The first pick was mine and after some searching came up with Lanna Thai Cuisine. What a great choice. We were welcomed and seated promptly (arrived around 6:45 - no reservation) but could see that beyond 7pm would require a reservation. Clean, nicely decorated, and the service was quietly efficient and attentive. Our waitress was pleased to agree with our menu choices but was not comfortable recommending as she stated each person is different and has different tastes. I chose the Tropical Duck and my friend went with Island Treasures. Neither of us was dissapointed. The presentation was beautiful and drew an exclamation. The "Island Treasures" was served in a young coconut shell. Spices were perfectly balanced. We had planned to share but the food was so good we were both too selfish to spare more than a bite to taste. Next time I will take friends and more appetite for a desert of fried bananas with ice-cream.

The Details on Lanna Thai Cuisine

Place Categories:

  • ambiance prices
  • good thai food
  • favorite thai restaurant
  • good lanna thai
  • friendly staff
  • beautiful dec
  • really enjoyed small restaurant
  • friendly service
  • great atmosphere
  • loved rice
  • best steak
  • more pricey place
  • superb tom yum soup
  • great experiance
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