Sukhothai

Name: Sukhothai
Address: Le Meridien Dubai Hotel - D89, Al Garhoud, Dubai, AE
Telephone: +97147022455

Al Garhoud

Thai restaurant Closed 04 702 2455

Sukhothai is a Thai restaurant in Al Garhoud, known for traditional flavours in an elegant, distinctly Thai setting. Reviewers return for dishes such as Pad Thai and green curry, while the carved wood décor, outdoor seating and attentive service make it suited to a relaxed dinner or a Dubai airport layover.

Reputation Score

4.5

★★★★★

442 ratings

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The Good Stuff

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Thai setting

Hand-carved wood, orchids and quiet Thai music create an atmospheric dining room that reviewers say feels like Thailand.

Authentic flavours

Reviewers consistently describe the food as close to what they ate in Thailand, with balanced curries, soups and stir-fries.

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What to Eat at Sukhothai

Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Sukhothai, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.

Food 10

Beef mince Net +1

“Some of their dishes were very good like the beef mince.”
Chicken cashewnut Net +1

“On Sunday, I ordered the deep-fried hammour, fried seafood rice, chicken cashewnut, and chocolate ice cream. When I came back on Wednesday, I had the fried hammour, fried seafood, chicken cashewnut, deep-fried vegetable spring rolls, deep-fried lobster, and two servings of chocolate ice cream. That should tell you everything you need to know.”
Chicken in pandan leaves Net +1

“The menu is quite good and has some really good options, for starters we tried the corn cakes, chicken in pandan leaves and deep fried prawns, all three were delicious.”
Chicken tossed with crunchy, freshly toasted cashew nuts and vegetables Net +1

“For mains, we tried the chicken tossed with crunchy, freshly toasted cashew nuts and vegetables, pad Thai noodles that oozed with vibrant Thai flavours, green curry with juicy king prawns and steamed sea bass that was packed with flavours but too lemony for our taste.”
Chicken with cashewnuts Net +1

“For the main course we tried the whole fish in tamarind sauce , chicken with cashewnuts and a red curry penang. The rice was with garlic and vegetable and a huge portion ,everything was delicious, well presented and finger licking good.”
Chocolate ice cream Net +1

“On Sunday, I ordered the deep-fried hammour, fried seafood rice, chicken cashewnut, and chocolate ice cream. When I came back on Wednesday, I had the fried hammour, fried seafood, chicken cashewnut, deep-fried vegetable spring rolls, deep-fried lobster, and two servings of chocolate ice cream. That should tell you everything you need to know.”
Corn cakes Net +1

“The menu is quite good and has some really good options, for starters we tried the corn cakes, chicken in pandan leaves and deep fried prawns, all three were delicious.”
Crab meat fried rice Net +1

“While the duck roasted salad was a miss, everything else — pad Thai, goong sa roong, crab meat fried rice, and pandan brûlée — was amazing.”
Deep fried prawns Net +1

“The menu is quite good and has some really good options, for starters we tried the corn cakes, chicken in pandan leaves and deep fried prawns, all three were delicious.”
Deep-fried hammour Net +1

“On Sunday, I ordered the deep-fried hammour, fried seafood rice, chicken cashewnut, and chocolate ice cream. When I came back on Wednesday, I had the fried hammour, fried seafood, chicken cashewnut, deep-fried vegetable spring rolls, deep-fried lobster, and two servings of chocolate ice cream. That should tell you everything you need to know.”

Honorable mentions (39)

Deep-fried lobster Net +1

“When I came back on Wednesday, I had the fried hammour, fried seafood, chicken cashewnut, deep-fried vegetable spring rolls, deep-fried lobster, and two servings of chocolate ice cream. That should tell you everything you need to know.”
Deep-fried prawns wrapped in glass noodles Net +1

“We started our meal with a delicious papaya salad, flavourful prawn satay, crispy deep-fried prawns wrapped in glass noodles and a sweet dimsum stuffed with minced meat and peanuts.”
Deep-fried vegetable spring rolls Net +1

“When I came back on Wednesday, I had the fried hammour, fried seafood, chicken cashewnut, deep-fried vegetable spring rolls, deep-fried lobster, and two servings of chocolate ice cream. That should tell you everything you need to know.”
Dessert of coconut milk with jackfruit, apricot n chestnut Net +1

“The dessert of coconut milk with jackfruit, apricot n chestnut was very very refreshing.”
Dimsum stuffed with minced meat and peanuts Net +1

“We started our meal with a delicious papaya salad, flavourful prawn satay, crispy deep-fried prawns wrapped in glass noodles and a sweet dimsum stuffed with minced meat and peanuts.”
Fish cakes Net +1

“We tried fish cakes, grilled chicken bites and noodle wrapped tiger prawns - all were great.”
Fried hammour Net +1

“On Sunday, I ordered the deep-fried hammour, fried seafood rice, chicken cashewnut, and chocolate ice cream. When I came back on Wednesday, I had the fried hammour, fried seafood, chicken cashewnut, deep-fried vegetable spring rolls, deep-fried lobster, and two servings of chocolate ice cream. That should tell you everything you need to know.”
Fried seafood rice Net +1

“On Sunday, I ordered the deep-fried hammour, fried seafood rice, chicken cashewnut, and chocolate ice cream. When I came back on Wednesday, I had the fried hammour, fried seafood, chicken cashewnut, deep-fried vegetable spring rolls, deep-fried lobster, and two servings of chocolate ice cream. That should tell you everything you need to know.”
Goong sa roong Net +1

“While the duck roasted salad was a miss, everything else — pad Thai, goong sa roong, crab meat fried rice, and pandan brûlée — was amazing.”
Green curry Net +1

“The green curry was just plain brilliance - perfect blend of spices and flavours.”
Green curry with juicy king prawns Net +1

“For mains, we tried the chicken tossed with crunchy, freshly toasted cashew nuts and vegetables, pad Thai noodles that oozed with vibrant Thai flavours, green curry with juicy king prawns and steamed sea bass that was packed with flavours but too lemony for our taste.”
Green thai curry with rice Net +1

“Being Vegans, we ordered a dish of Green Thai Curry with Rice 🍚 which was delicious.”
Grilled chicken bites Net +1

“We tried fish cakes, grilled chicken bites and noodle wrapped tiger prawns - all were great.”
Larb guy Net +1

“We ordered larb guy, fried rice with crab, green curry, tom yum, soft shell crab and guy yan. We asked original Thailand spicy level for all of them. Super hot spicy especially larb guy. Quality of food is sure 5 star.”
Mango sticky rice pudding Net +1

“The dessert, Mango sticky rice pudding was soo delicious that I wanted to order it again.”
Noodle wrapped prawns Net +1

“We tried their Noodle wrapped prawns and Tom yum soup, followed by Wok stir fry chicken rice and Thai green curry (veg),and all the dishes were flavourful.”
Noodle wrapped tiger prawns Net +1

“We tried fish cakes, grilled chicken bites and noodle wrapped tiger prawns - all were great.”
Pa neng Net +1

“Pa Neng is the dish that you all need to ask for. I am Thai and this is delicious.”
Pad thai noodles Net +1

“For mains, we tried the chicken tossed with crunchy, freshly toasted cashew nuts and vegetables, pad Thai noodles that oozed with vibrant Thai flavours, green curry with juicy king prawns and steamed sea bass that was packed with flavours but too lemony for our taste.”
Papaya salad Net +1

“We started our meal with a delicious papaya salad, flavourful prawn satay, crispy deep-fried prawns wrapped in glass noodles and a sweet dimsum stuffed with minced meat and peanuts.”
Prawn satay Net +1

“We started our meal with a delicious papaya salad, flavourful prawn satay, crispy deep-fried prawns wrapped in glass noodles and a sweet dimsum stuffed with minced meat and peanuts.”
Red curry penang Net +1

“For the main course we tried the whole fish in tamarind sauce , chicken with cashewnuts and a red curry penang. The rice was with garlic and vegetable and a huge portion ,everything was delicious, well presented and finger licking good.”
Seafood fried rice Net +1

“We tried Tom Yom and seafood fried rice was good.. Spring roll and Shrimp cake was delicious..”
Seafood platter Net +1

“The seafood platter was good. Only recommended if the prawns can just be fried n served instead of the thick coating of the vermicelli.”
Shrimp cake Net +1

“We tried Tom Yom and seafood fried rice was good.. Spring roll and Shrimp cake was delicious..”
Som tam salad Net +1

“Som Tam Salad had its tangy and spicy taste, really flavorful, perhaps a little tad too sweet.”
Spicy gaeng phed - traditional chicken thai red curry Net +1

“I followed this with spicy Gaeng Phed - Traditional chicken Thai red curry with eggplant, galangal, bamboo shoot, coconut milk and sweet basil.”
Spring roll Net +1

“We tried Tom Yom and seafood fried rice was good.. Spring roll and Shrimp cake was delicious..”
Steamed sea bass Net +1

“For mains, we tried the chicken tossed with crunchy, freshly toasted cashew nuts and vegetables, pad Thai noodles that oozed with vibrant Thai flavours, green curry with juicy king prawns and steamed sea bass that was packed with flavours but too lemony for our taste.”
Tab tim krob Net +1

“Also recommend their desert ‘Tab Tim Krob’ and the Mango sticky rice.”
Thai green curry (veg) Net +1

“We tried their Noodle wrapped prawns and Tom yum soup, followed by Wok stir fry chicken rice and Thai green curry (veg),and all the dishes were flavourful.”
Tom kha Net +1

“Their Pad Thai and Tom Kha was good but I especially enjoyed their desert featuring jackfruit and coconut milk.”
Tom kha soup Net +1

“Tom Kha Soup was a nice refreshing appetizer for the palate.”
Tom yam traditional thai soup Net +1

“I decided to go for the Tom Yam Traditional Thai soup with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal mushroom, chili paste and lime juice. This was nice and spicy, just the way I like it.”
Tom yung soup Net +1

“Food and service are excellent. Especially Tom Yung soup, it was hot, spicy, sour and tasty.”
Tub tim krob Net +1

“We tried the pandan creme brûlée - a silky smooth custard with a rich flavour and a caramelised sugar topping and the famous Thai dessert - Tub Tim Krob which was utterly delicious.”
Whole fish in tamarind sauce Net +1

“For the main course we tried the whole fish in tamarind sauce , chicken with cashewnuts and a red curry penang. The rice was with garlic and vegetable and a huge portion ,everything was delicious, well presented and finger licking good.”
Wok stir fry chicken rice Net +1

“We tried their Noodle wrapped prawns and Tom yum soup, followed by Wok stir fry chicken rice and Thai green curry (veg),and all the dishes were flavourful.”
Lobster red curry Net 0

Only neutral feedback

“The lobster red curry was tasty, but the lobster was very hard n chewy.”

Drinks 2

Mango fresh juice Net +1

“Wonderful mango fresh juice.”
Mocktail mule Net +1

“Their mocktail Mule was very refreshing too”

What to Avoid (3)

Food 3

Duck roasted salad Net −1

“While the duck roasted salad was a miss, everything else — pad Thai, goong sa roong, crab meat fried rice, and pandan brûlée — was amazing.”
Mango sticky rice Net −1

“Also recommend their desert ‘Tab Tim Krob’ and the Mango sticky rice. Mango wasn’t ripe and very sweet but we were warned by the waitress.”
Mixed seafood tum kha soup Net −1

“Extremely expensive, my mixed seafood Tum Kha soup came with 1 pc of shrimp and rubbery calamari.. They are charging 75AED for a small bawl. The soup was horrible and it took a very long time to be prepared.”

Tips for a Better Visit

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Request spice. Ask for genuine Thai heat if you want it; the default spice level is often kept mild.

Book ahead. Reserve before arriving, especially if you are planning a family or group meal.

Plan the visit

Practical details

Le Meridien Dubai Hotel - D89

Al Garhoud, Dubai

04 702 2455

Mon	Closed
Tue	1:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Wed	1:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Thu	1:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Fri	1:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sat	1:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sun	1:00 PM – 11:00 PM

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Common Concerns

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Value concern

Some diners feel portions are too small for the premium pricing, particularly when ordering alone.

Soup complaint

One mixed-seafood Tum Kha arrived with one shrimp and rubbery calamari, and took a long time to prepare.

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The Bottom Line

Sukhothai is a long-running Thai restaurant in Al Garhoud, set within Le Méridien and close to Dubai airport. It suits diners looking for classic Thai food in a formal, atmospheric setting rather than a quick casual meal. Reviews point to Pad Thai, green curry, Tom Yum and chicken with cashew nuts as dependable places to start, with desserts such as mango sticky rice pudding and pandan crème brûlée getting their own share of attention.

The setting is a major part of the appeal. Carved wooden décor, orchids, dim lighting and quiet Thai music give the dining room a distinctly traditional feel, while outdoor tables are popular when the weather is comfortable. Service is usually courteous and professional; several diners appreciated staff explaining dishes, adjusting food to suit their needs and checking on the table.

There are vegan choices, and guests with gluten allergies have reported good results after contacting the restaurant ahead of time. Spice levels can be increased on request, since the usual preparation may be mild. Value is less consistent: some diners consider portions small for the premium pricing, and one reported a 75 AED Tum Kha soup with only one shrimp and rubbery calamari.

Book ahead, and allow time if you are dining late or using the hotel entrance.