Aroy Thai Garden - Middletown, Connecticut

Rachel H.

The food is amazing!! The owner is so sweet and only wants you to love her food and you taste that love in every bite. She has perfected the flavors of all the dishes! It’s a beautiful place to dine in. The servers are so kind and check frequently to be sure you have what you need. I wish I lived closer because I’d be there way more.

Yuri B.

Went 12/01 for take out. Ordered Tom Yum soup and was offered a choice of protein. I chose shrimp. The wait for the soup was over 30 minutes and when I got home I discovered what an absolute terrible mess it was. They didn't even put shrimp in it! Instead I got some disgusting fishcake knockoff in a broth that tasted nothing like Tom Yum. The vegetables also seem to be a total chaotic mess of whatever they had around the kitchen. I've included pictures since the entire $22.00 mess went down the drain then into the trash. This is not Thai food. Go to Typhoon or Pho 170 if you want real Tom Yum, this place does not have it.

Food O. C.

Update 10/23/24: We visited Aroy Thai for a second time, and I think I’m even more impressed! This time we made sure to try some of the appetizers, and I found some of my new favorite menu items! The fried wontons were incredible, and I absolutely loved the beautiful purple color of the fresh dumplings. The crispy pork belly might be even better than real pork belly, and the yum Kai sabb was so flavorful. This night was quieter than our first visit and we found the service to be great.

Original: This was our first time going to a completely vegan Thai restaurant, and we were very impressed! It’s nice that Thai cuisine is already so veggie-heavy and uses coconut milk in a lot of its curries and sauces, so it was easy to adapt. I couldn’t believe the variety of plant-based proteins that were offered - it’s not every day you see vegan shrimp, duck, and crispy pork offered on a menu! Everything was so tasty, with our favorites being the Khao Soi and Tom yum noodles without soup. Even on a busy Tuesday night, the service was great. This is a fantastic spot to know about in downtown Middletown!

Hi I. A. F. P.

I came here back in July with my friend. I won’t lie, I was a little skeptical because the menu is all vegan. But, I was not disappointed at all! To start, I had a Thai Iced Tea and my friend had Thai Coffee. It was my first time having something like that and it was so good!! For our appetizer, we had fried dumplings and OH MY GOD. They were amazing, I could not believe they were vegan. For my entree I had tom yum noodles and she had pad thai. Both were so good! It was so flavorful. I enjoyed this place more than the other thai places I’ve tried. Our server (i think he was the owner actually) was so nice! We had a good time and I would definitely come here again.

Dustin M.

This restaurant deserves to succeed. The food is full of flavor and the portions on entrees are awesome!

Update: The staff have gotten more familiar with the menu and offerings and service is phenomenal. Everyone is knowledgeable about ingredients, allergens, and the speed of service has greatly improved over the past year.

The menu is huge. It's been refined and updated frequently. There's always someone new to try!

The dining atmosphere feels dated, but not offensive or dirty so it was perfectly fine for my family. It is quite a large restaurant. Half of it is blocked off with chairs during the slower times. Not the best appearance but I get why they do it.

This sounds like a rant but I'm nitpicking. The food and people are super nice and genuinely want you to have a great meal. The food lived up to the hype, and my family had a great time. We will certainly be back again in the future and wish the new owners the best of luck! We're so happy to see another fully vegan restaurant in CT!

Jessica ?. L. L.

We went in and were surprised the place was all vegan! With that being said everything was still delicious! We got the fresh spring rolls with “shrimp” it tasted like real shrimp! My husband got their Pad Thai and that was really good too. But what was the BEST was the Khao Soi! Hands down the best one I had so far in the States. Their Thai Ice was also good! They make it with homemade soy milk! Keeping it vegan!

Riddhi J.

I was surprised to see a fully vegan Thai place and this was on my list for a while. We were not disappointed - everything is completely vegan, and they have lots of options. I really loved the tofu pockets and the gluten free dumplings! They noodles were great but I do wish they had more veggies! I would definitely go back.

Jennifer D.

I would firstly, like to start off by saying that I first heard about this restaurant through a Facebook vegan group. I am so happy that I found this restaurant and I got to experience the food. The food was absolutely phenomenal. Our table had no issues or concerns. Everything was very delicious very tasteful and very satisfying. The atmosphere was very calm and relaxing.

The appetizers were amazing and they all had their own respective sauces which were all delicious!

I will say this was a 10/10 experience. If you enjoy vegan food I’d say absolutely go for it but also enjoyable if you are not vegan!

Edit : I will say that at this point I’ve been to this restaurant about 6x and always order the fried ice cream - one thing that I will say is that the presentation is never the same. It’s very inconsistent as sometimes the fried ice cream ball is smaller or bigger. And so is the presentation of the fruits on the plate. Would love to see more consistency in regards to this as it’s my favorite in any restaurant