Talay Thai Restaurant Menu – Washington, DC

Type : Thai restaurant

Location : Washington, DC

Straightforward Thai dishes with adjustable spice levels presented in a plain wood-paneled setting. Based on 251 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Talay Thai Restaurant 20003

Address:
406 First St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Phone: (202) 546-5100

Website:

Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
Closed

Holiday hours
Tuesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:30 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:30 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:30 PM
Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9:30 PM
Saturday 12–9:30 PM
Sunday Closed

Menu

APPETIZERS
Chicken Satay
BBQ chicken on skewer served with cucumber and peanut sauce.
$8.95
Crabmeat Sausages
Stuffed bean curd with crabmeat and chicken served with sweet and sour sauce.
$8.95
Crispy Spring Roll
Deep-fried vegetable rolls served with sweet and sour sauce.
$6.95
Curry Puffs
Stuffed ground chicken, potato, carrot, curry powder, and wheat flour.
$8.95
Fried Calamari
Deep-fried calamari with crunchy light batter served with a mild and tender chili sauce.
$8.95
Fried Tofu
Fried bean curd served with sweet and sour sauce and crushed peanuts.
$7.95
Shrimp Rolls (5)
Jumbo shrimp stuffed with ground chicken and served with house sauce.
$8.95
Shrimp Tempura
Delicately marinated shrimp in a simple batter deep-fried and served with special sweet and sour sauce.
$8.95
Steamed Dumplings (5)
Crabmeat and minced chicken dumpling served with Thai soy sauce.
$7.95
The Sampler
Chicken satay, chicken wing, crispy spring roll, shrimp roll, and steamed dumpling.
$17.95
Tod Mun
Deep-fried fish cake served with cucumber and peanut sauce.
$7.95
SOUPS
Chicken Herbs Soup (Tom Ka Gai)
Chicken with herbs, spices, galanga root, lime juice, and coconut milk.
$5.95
Lemongrass Soup (Tom Yum)
The famous Thai soup with mushrooms, lemongrass, lime juice, and chili paste.
$5.95
Mushroom Soup
Minced chicken with shiitake mushroom and scallions.
$5.95
Tofu Soup
MInced chicken in clear light consomme with tofu and scallions.
$5.95
Wonton Soup
Minced chicken and shrimp with vegetables in clear broth.
$5.95
ENTREES
Cashew Nut
Your choice of protein sautéed with red & green peppers, onion, scallion, hot chili peppers, and cashew nuts in savory light brown sauce.
$13.95
Garlic Sauce
Stir-fried pepper, mushrooms, scallions in a light garlic sauce and steamed broccoli as garnish.
$13.95
Kaprow (Basil)
Your choice of protein sautéed with snow peas, fresh chili pepper, garlic, and basil leaves in special Thai hot brown sauce.
$13.95
Mixed Vegetables
A combination of fresh vegetables stir-fried in light garlic sauce.
$13.95
Pad Broccoli
Stir-fried broccoli in special Thai oyster sauce.
$13.95
Pad Peanut Sauce
Your choice of protein stir-fried with peanut sauce and served with steamed broccoli.
$13.95
Pad Ped
Stir-fried bamboo shoots, green beans, and spicy house sauce.
$13.95
Pad Prink Khing
Stir-fried green beans with Thai curry sauce and lime leaves.
$13.95
Pad Woon Sen
Your choice of protein with bean thread noodles, stir-fried with egg, mushrooms, onion, bell pepper, and vegetables.
$13.95
Sweet & Sour
Stir-fried pineapple, red & green bell peppers, scallions, tomatoes, and onions in special Thai sweet sour sauce.
$13.95
CURRY
Green Curry
Traditional Thai green curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, green beans, and basil.
$13.95
Mussaman Curry
Your choice of protein simmered in a traditional yellow coconut sauce with roasted peanuts, onions, and potatoes.
$13.95
Panang Curry
Thai curry with chili paste and coconut milk.
$13.95
Red Curry Delight
Thai red curry with Thai spices, chili, pineapple, tomato, and coconut milk.
$13.95
NOODLES & FRIED RICE
Basil Fried Rice
Fried rice with fresh chili, garlic, and sweet basil.
$13.95
Drunken Noodles
Stir-fried rice noodles with chicken, chili peppers, tomato, scallions, onion, and basil leaves.
$13.95
Drunken Spaghetti
Stir-fried spaghetti noodles, hot chili pepper, tomatoes, scallions, onions, basil leaves in special Thai sweet soy sauce.
$13.95
Dry Sukiyaki
Stir-fried bean thread noodles with choice of meat and egg, onion, scallion, cabbage, celery, and mild house sauce.
$13.95
Noodle Soup
Rice noodles in special soup with scallion, cilantro, and bean sprouts.
$13.95
Pad See-Ew
Stir-fried rice noodles with broccoli and sweet soy sauce.
$13.95
Pad Thai
Famous Thai-style rice noodles stir-fried with scallions, bean sprouts, egg, and crushed peanuts.
$13.95
Pineapple Fried Rice
Fried rice with pineapple, onion, scallions, tomato, egg, and cashew nuts.
$13.95
Rad Na
Stir-fried fresh wide rice noodles with broccoli in light gravy bean sauce.
$13.95
Siam Fried Rice
Fried rice with onions, scallions, tomato, and egg.
$13.95
HOUSE SPECIALTIES
Crispy Chicken Kaprow
Stir-fried crispy chicken with fresh chili, garlic, and basil.
$13.95
Stir Fried Rice Noodles with Chicken
Stir-fried chicken with fresh wide rice noodles, egg, scallion, and green lettuce.
$13.95
Tilapia in Creamy Curry Sauce
Deep-fried tilapia topped with creamy red curry sauce.
$19.95
DESSERTS
Coconut Custard
Homemade coconut custard.
$6.95
SIDES & ADDITIONS
Beef $4.00
Brown Rice $2.00
Chicken $4.00
Peanut Sauce $2.00
Pork $4.00
Shrimp $5.00
Steamed Rice $2.00
Steamed Vegetables $2.00
Tofu $2.00
SOFT DRINKS
Diet Coke $2.00
Ginger Ale $2.00
Ice Tea $3.00

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Reviews

Matthew Guo
Really great food! It’s pretty close to the Capitol and to the metro stop too. The food is really delicious, portion size is decent, and the price is really good for DC. Probably one of the more affordable options for Thai food in DC city proper. Thai ice tea was good too.

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Garrett Ford
No one was at the host stand when we came in, and it took a good 3 minutes before someone saw us, looked irritated that we were there, and then seated us. The place was slammed, and it seemed like they only had two waiters. I know that means they are stretched thin but I was still shocked when the waiter greeted us by saying “Hurry up and tell me what you want” white motioning with his head to pick up the pace. When the food did come, they got my girlfriends order wrong. We didn’t bother saying anything as we had comments soon and wanted to make good time. The padthai was decent but not worth waiting for so long and dealing with bad service.

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Christine Wei
Reasonably priced. The Panang curry I got was delicious!! I think this place seemed very authentic. The decor was quaint, and the food came out relatively fast. We happened upon it after getting off the metro, and I enjoyed our experience altogether.

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Lauren H
A true hidden gem – cheap food and drinks in downtown DC! All the food I’ve had here is great. Duck Red Curry is my favorite Longggg happy hour!

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Wilson Fujinaga
THE place for inexpensive authentic as-can-be Thai food popular within the GenZ government interns who frequent this long-standing joint that survived the pandemic with good old fashioned delicious food.

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Lucien
Loved the food ! The waiter basically forced me to add a 25% tip by showing me at least five times the 25% button. We left with a bittersweet feeling because the food was fantastic. To end on a positive note, the other waitress was adorable !!!

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Rémi-X Duquet
Food was good but we were not pleased by the fact that our main course were served before the appetizer and not at the same time. Had to ask to wait twice and they force the tip amount in the end.

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Solid Rock Productions LLC
Great food and great service. Maybe can use some help with servers. Everything tasted great except the calamari.

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H F
Decent Thai food. Flavors are partially there. Home run on Pad Thai. Coconut milk dishes could use additional lemon grass flavoring

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Ron Withers
Close to the Capitol building. My wife and I shared a plate of drunken noodles and some crispy spring rolls. The food was very good; very satisfying.

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