Ayothaya Thai Cafe

We were at Payson on our way to strawberry and had to wait for a while as our Tesla had to be charged. We got in the mood for some Thai food and noticed that there was a Thai restaurant in the same complex right by Basha’s. Found this restaurant and couldn’t be happier. Really good good and decent portion size for lunch specials. The cashew nut curry with tofu and veggies I ordered tasted really good which came in with fresh salad. They ran out of the wontons so offered us spring rolls instead. Definitely returning whenever I’m in the area and craving for some good Thai food. There is ample parking around and tends to be crowded around lunch and dinner time.

Food/Taste/Flavor: 4/5 - the food was great! Do note that this is not the "usual" Thai flavor as it seems like they had more Northern Thai influence which is more similar to Burmese food. Basil Fried Rice with pork at spicy level 2. This dish was super generous with the bell peppers which gave a nice refreshing bite. The rice is a bit more oily and salty but was very reminiscent of my SO's childhood food especially with the basil chili oil mixed with the rice. Gaeng Deang (Red Curry) with pork at spicy level 2. Heavy coconut cream flavor but was quite spicy at level 2! The pork was a bit dry but the curry/soup was wonderful and we could just drink the whole thing if it wasn't so heavy Ambience: 4/5 - decoration seems thrown together with different Asian items that didn't seem cohesive. Store seems very clean but did smell of cleaning products and herb/citrus combination Service: 5/5 - came around 7:30 PM on a Sunday night so the store was fairly empty. The waitress was super friendly and smiley! Even though her English wasn't the best, she was very attentive and checked up on us a few times to make sure we enjoyed the food and had everything we needed. Value for price: 5/5 - delicious food and friendly service!

Pretty decent place, one of the few thai food in the area and if you are looking for some Thai food then definitely pick this place. Taste was good but some ingredients were not portioned well like basil thai fried rice was lacking rice and basil however it was bombarded with bellpeppers for some reason. Food Seemed a bit overpriced especially the appetizer we ordered (Curry puffs) was not made authentically and was less in portion. I loved that they have the hot sauce on the table. Overall, I would say if you like thai food just go for it.

Loved this so much that we joked it would be worth the drive to come here from Mesa just to eat here! We were seated immediately at 5PM and were happily surprised to see many customers already enjoying food--a good sign for a restaurant! The curry puffs were delicious (loved by my 1 year old, too), and I loved the chicken satay skewers as well. Our waitress was AMAZING and explained the various menu options to us and was very attentive, but not overly so. They had live music the night we were there.

We were at Payson on our way to strawberry and had to wait for a while as our Tesla had to be charged. We got in the mood for some Thai food and noticed that there was a Thai restaurant in the same complex right by Basha’s. Found this restaurant and couldn’t be happier. Really good good and decent portion size for lunch specials. The cashew nut curry with tofu and veggies I ordered tasted really good which came in with fresh salad. They ran out of the wontons so offered us spring rolls instead. Definitely returning whenever I’m in the area and craving for some good Thai food. There is ample parking around and tends to be crowded around lunch and dinner time.

Food/Taste/Flavor: 4/5 - the food was great! Do note that this is not the "usual" Thai flavor as it seems like they had more Northern Thai influence which is more similar to Burmese food. Basil Fried Rice with pork at spicy level 2. This dish was super generous with the bell peppers which gave a nice refreshing bite. The rice is a bit more oily and salty but was very reminiscent of my SO's childhood food especially with the basil chili oil mixed with the rice. Gaeng Deang (Red Curry) with pork at spicy level 2. Heavy coconut cream flavor but was quite spicy at level 2! The pork was a bit dry but the curry/soup was wonderful and we could just drink the whole thing if it wasn't so heavy Ambience: 4/5 - decoration seems thrown together with different Asian items that didn't seem cohesive. Store seems very clean but did smell of cleaning products and herb/citrus combination Service: 5/5 - came around 7:30 PM on a Sunday night so the store was fairly empty. The waitress was super friendly and smiley! Even though her English wasn't the best, she was very attentive and checked up on us a few times to make sure we enjoyed the food and had everything we needed. Value for price: 5/5 - delicious food and friendly service!