Glin Thai Bistro

I made a reservation about 30 minutes before dropping in. They were able to accommodate and find a great table for me. Everyone from the wait staff to the chefs was friendly and warm. The retaurant itself utilized every square inch of space, creating a cozy and intimate environment. Perfect for a small group dinner, or a date with that special someone. I ordered the Chive pancake and the Thai chicken wings for starters. The Chive pancake was crispy, hot, and almost creamy on the inside. In a word: excellent, especially dipped in its sauce. The wings were crispy and hot, packed with umami and added texture from the flakes on top. The glaze it was tossed in was finger licking good.For the entrees, I ordered shrimp Pad Thai and duck Curry. The shrimp Pad Thai was delicious. They managed to load the glass noodles with flavor, which complimented the large, juicy, perfectly cooked shrimp. The duck Curry is the best Thai dish I've ever had. The BEST I'VE EVER HAD. I asked for it to be served spicier than normal, and I'm glad I did. The spice complimented the flavor bomb that was the curry. The pineapples, fresh okra, and lychees in the curry were top tier. The duck was PERFECTLY crisped and flavorful. Every bite of the half bird was satisfying and crispy. My feet were tapping the whole time. I'll be back to try more items.

This place is REALLY good, the food is really a tier above other Thai in Brooklyn. It is a strong 4 stars. We were there for the happy hour and got 2 margaritas each. They were very good but predominantly ice lol. And then we got the chive pancakes as an app, these were particularly fantastic. I got a vegan mushroom dish that when I ordered it was like "ahh am I gonna regret getting mushrooms for dinner." But NO! It was sooo good. It has a red white type sauce that really sews all the flavors together. My boyfriend got a red curry that he absolutely adored - perfectly spicy and creamy and flavorful. Overall, giving this 4 stars because even though the food was delightful, the experience felt incredibly rushed. It was a Saturday night so perhaps they needed to turn the table over, but we had 2 rounds of drinks, an appetizer, and entrees and were in and out of the restaurant in 45 minutes. The tables are also quite close together which I am of course used to in Brooklyn BUT these felt particularly close. All of this is to say, I would recommend it here and try it again.

Walked in around 3:30pm on a Friday, not realizing they close at 4pm & reopens at 5pm. Super cute set up. Although we walked in late, we were still able to sit down & order a quick drink & appetizer. I enjoyed my Bellini & the curry puff pastry appetizer. I would love to be able to come back when I have more time to actually sit down & try other menu items. The menu seems like it has great options.

Few flavors of delicious Thai cuisine have hit me as much as these did as soon as I took my first bite. The mangosteen salad was a rich, juicy, sweet and spicy way to start off the meal. Then we moved on to the kee mao short rib, which blended together the tender meat of the beef with the crunchy basil leaves. The duck curry was a great main, but we kept coming back to the short rib; I kept wanting to alternate so that it would be my last bite. The service here is excellent and the interior is great for a nice, intimate dinner. I am definitely coming back and recommending this place to all my friends.

Omg, did not expect this. 5/5 no doubt. The food was amazing, fairly priced, and generous. The wings are ridiculous, Short rib with noodles excellent and the beef shank was the best thing, its curry sauce is additctive. The service was friendly and attentive. The vibe was chill and laid back, people chatting having fun, place is busy and the pop playlist is excellent. To top it all, we got free lemon drop shots at the end! Just found my new favorite thai spot. Will be going back very soon!

Excellent Thai food. Pricey but quality with good portion size. Food descriptions and ratings below: Frozen Thai Iced tea is slushy and sweet, perfect for hot summer days. I prefer the regular version though because it's more drinkable. 7/10.Aperol Spritz is orange flavored with mild alcohol and some sweetness. 7/10Thai Iced coffee is milky and sweet. 7/10Curry Puffs are so good with a thin flaky crust and it's packed with lots of sweet filling on the inside. 9/10The Tum Mang Kud (Mangosteen Salad) is very refreshing and light with great flavor. Mangosteen is hard to find at a good price so this is great. 9/10Ghang Phed Ped Yang (Duck Curry) has a super crispy skin and a moist meat with sweet curry sauce including pineapple and long an fruit to give it an extra fruity sweetness. 8/10Khao Pad Mun Goong (Prawn Fried Rice) is very savory and comes with sauces to spice things up. The prawns are more cooked than I prefer but very tasty nonetheless. The rice is enhanced because it absorbs a lot of flavor. 8/10Kee Mao Short Rib was gigantic. The outer skin has a crispy char and the inner meat was soft, falling off the bone. It's not seasoned like the other dishes though, this is more for people who prefer the natural meat flavor. The ramen topping was fun to eat. 7/10.Mango Sticky Rice had sweet fresh mango topping and soft sweet rice on the bottom. 7/10Lod Chong I-Tim is a block of pandan coconut ice cream surrounded with some cereal and cream. It's like shaved ice but you gotta do the shaving with your spoon. 7/10.Staff was excellent. Service was fast. Cherry helped us pick which items to order and we were happy with the selections. The staff was very nice and they helped us celebrate a birthday as well! Credit card accepted, they come to your table with a hand held credit card machine you just have to pick a tip. Easy payment. The restaurant is clean and seating is comfy. They have some padded seats along the wall in the front.

I was able to walk in for an early dinner on a Saturday night for a table of 2. The restaurant was empty at the start, but filled up quickly as the night went on. We got a papaya salad to start, which was not spicy at all. I've never had one with the fried shrimp or fresh green beans, and I wasn't that big of a fan of the papaya salad. That being said, the tom yum hot pot and the pad see ew were very good. The hot pot had a lot of seafood that was cooked very well. Service was also very quick and attentive and the interior is very aesthetic.

Not your typical Thai food but still good nonetheless. There's happy hour from 4-7 so we got margaritas and they were good. Our waitress was very nice. It's a pretty place. The curry puffs were my favorite. The Thai chili wings definitely had a kick to them. The crab fried rice was also pretty good. This place is good for a night out with your girls or even a date night with the lights and atmosphere. I would come back.

I went to this well regarded Thai restaurant a long while ago with one of my groups where we shared a bunch of dishes. It seems a lot of the poorer reviews are either for delivery which I honestly don't really count as it's not their fault or it's for generic American style Thai good such as Pad Thai so for people who are actually ordering good Thai food, it's even more stellar than the average which is already high. The staff here was friendly and attentive even when the restaurant got more crowded. They have a particularly good cocktail menu for a Thai spot being both reasonably priced and well flavored with the prices becoming even more reasonable during happy hour as they're all $10 for the signature cocktails instead of the usual $14 to $15. I had the Topaz with mezcal, yuzu, mango, lime, and orange bitter which was excellent with a bit of smokiness, some sweetness, and a hint of bitterness. Other people enjoyed the Prik Khing which is a spicy cocktail with chili infused Tito's vodka, the Tub Tim which has Thai moonshine (presumably ya dong), and someone thought the Mekong; their take on an Old Fashioned; was alright. We shared and a lot of food but unfortunately a lot of my photos did not come well.The Som Tum Thai/Papaya Salad for $15 with papaya, string beans, tomato, peanut, lime, and chili was pretty good here and well portioned. It could have been a bit spicier but I'm very used to the Isan style which is almost too chili focused. Otherwise, it wasn't overly sweet and just well balanced. The largest plate was the Pla Neung Manow for $36 with a steamed whole de-boned branzino fish with chili, lime, cilantro, and culantro (i.e. sawtooth coriander) in chili lime broth and it was decent. The fish was nice and tender and the broth had a good herbal flavor but it could have used a bit more heat.The Crying Tiger for $32 with grilled strip loin, toasted rice powder, and fried garlic served with sticky rice, fresh dill, and Thai spicy sauce was my favorite. Nicely cooked tender steak with a good version of Nam Jim Jaew; the chili sauce served on the side. It's a bit worse than a few spots in Queens but that's comparing Fort Greene to larger Thai areas which is almost a bit mean. The other best dish was the Ghang Phed Ped Yang for $26 or Duck Curry with crispy half duck, lychee, pineapple, tomato, bell pepper, basil, curry paste, and coconut milk. Again, the meat was well cooked and the curry which I'm presuming was a Penang/Phanaeng curry; a specific type of red curry; had a good mix of sweetness and spiciness. It was also nice to not just have pineapple but lychee as well with the only other spot I know doing it this way being one of my favorite Thai spots period, Sa Ran Rom (oops mentioning Elmhurst again.)The Crab Fried Rice for $26 with crab meat, rice, egg, scallion, cilantro, and cucumber served with chili lime sauce and chili fish sauce was a particularly tasty version. I'm usually not the biggest fan of Thai style fried rice but the one here had good texture and flavor from the wok and plenty of lump crab meat with the fish sauce and chili sauce adding some good extra heat and sourness when needed. Also with crab was the Ghang Pu Crab Curry for $25 or Crab meat with Thai southern curry. The version here wasn't too sweet and had a mild kick (could have been a bit spicier.) It wasn't as good as Pranakhon but the prices were more reasonable and again there was a good amount of crab meat for the price.We were going to get the Khua Kling/spicy minced flank beef but they didn't appear to have it on the menu anymore so we got the Khao Soi for $26 instead with egg noodles, red onion, cilantro, and pickled mustard greens with chicken leg quarters in a red curry coconut broth. I've had this in plenty of Thai spots and the version here was solid. Again the meat was well cooked and the sauce wasn't too sweet and it was a pretty solid version of this dish. Also with chicken was probably the weakest dish; the Pad See Ew for $17 with chicken, flat noodles, egg, and Chinese broccoli. There wasn't anything particularly wrong with the dish but the price was a bit high for being only marginally better than takeout and some of the pieces of chicken unlike everything else were a bit gummy. As mentioned above, the weakest dishes here described by others are the generic Thai dishes and this kind of fits that bill perfectly as well.We had two desserts which were around $15, the Mango Sticky Rice and the Pumpkin Custard. My preference of the two was the pumpkin custard as expected as this is one of my favorite Thai desserts but the mango was surprisingly sweet for that time of year/January. They were both good with decent portions. The food here is a bit pricier than many of the other Thai spots but the flavors are solid. There is another Thai spot I prefer pretty heavily in Brooklyn called Boran as well as the recently opened location of Zabb PuTawn near me as well but solid. Out of review space. Low 4

4.5 stars - really yummy Thai food that tastes pretty authentic with unique twists! I feel like this place is so underrated, restaurant wasn't that busy on a Tuesday evening. The chive pancake had an amazing crispy exterior and chewy interior. The pomelo salad was unique and I loved the crispy bite. The Kee mao short rib was a little dry but the ramen on top was so delicious it made up for it. The prawn curry was flavorful, but could be spicier. The fried fish had a good portion size and tasted fresh. We also got the frozen Thai tea that was a fun drink. Prices are a little more expensive but I would come again!