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Papaya Restaurant

Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand
4.5 of 5 stars 101 Reviews
Cuisines: Thai
Good for: Local cuisine, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Dinner, Takeout, After-hours
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Good for: Local cuisine, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Dinner, Takeout, After-hours
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Montreal
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

The service here is amazing! The people are nice and friendly and the food is great! I would say this is my favorite thai restaurant in Ko Phi Phi for sure. The green curry was amazing and the lemon shake was extremely refreshing. Not many options on the menu, but everything they have is great! Sweet and Sour chicken is... More

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UK
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

Yes it is a little hard to find, there is no sea view and you're eating at a plastic table with plastic chairs... but great food, cheap prices and big portions! Staff are friendly as well, nice to get offered the choice of how spicy you want your food.

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Singapore, Singapore
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

Reasonably Price + excellent food + Friendly service staffs. The restaurant has expanded hence they can house in more diners now! To suit each individual taste bud, you can even choose your dishes to be prepared in mild spicy, spicy or very spicy. [Very friendly to the non spicy eater who gets to taste Thailand food too]. As this restaurant... More

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Bahrain
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

"best food on the island" is the line the owner opens up with. A hell of a statement but they sure back it up well. A small restaurnat at the end of a very small alley, no fancy atmosphere, no see view, a very simple menu, plastic chairs, but the food is EXCEPTIONAL. (and cheap) Not to be missed !!... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012 via mobile

In just a few words - poor service, horrible hygiene (at least 10 cats from what I saw, in the fridges and kitchen etc). Food was average, just bad western style Thai food mostly and over priced. We ate at the restaurant two door up and it was the best food we'v had in all of Thailand, unfortunately papaya probably... More

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Brisbane
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

Don't be fooled by the plastic chairs in the lane way... It's a rare occasion to get food, service and price right and this place does it all incredibly well. In fact, we rated this the top restaurant of our Thai experience and we tried and tested a lot! The Pad Thai was sensational and the Thai curry exceptional. The... More

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

I am yet to have any food at this restaurant. Every dish is absolutely amazing, and the portion sizes are more than generous. Make sure that you get to papaya early as it is very busy in the peak seasons, but is well worth the wait if there is one. This place is a must! Try the Beef with onions... More

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baroda , India
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

if you are looking for fine dinning. this is not the place. it is like a road site eatery but very cheap. food is ok. i am allergic to shell fish. so i stayed away from papaya salad. but other people were enjoyiing so i think it is good

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Bloemfontein, South Africa
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

Food was great. Live music next door. We were refered to the restaurant by an Australian chap who managed an . . . wait for it . . Australian Pub. We were told to ask for his favourite dish and so we did. We had Thai green chicken curry, sweet and sour pork and loads of Singha! Awesome.

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KL, Malaysia
Top Contributor
90 reviews 90 reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
61 helpful votes 61 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

The Tom Yum Kha and Green Curry Chicken alone make the trip to Phi Phi Don worthwhile. I've had a lot of tomyum and green curry, but NOTHING like this! Extremely friendly owners. And, of course, the photo-of-cat-in-fridge is a must. Do pet the cats, they're so fluffy!! ps. The Pad Thai is pretty awesome too!

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