• Big Bad Thai

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Thai restaurant on the beach. Vegan options include vegetarian spring rolls, red/green/yellow/massaman curry with tofu and vegetables. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-12:00am.


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15 Reviews

First Review by GayaMap

lydiab96

Points +1170

Vegan
14 Apr 2024

Delicious massaman

Really liked this place. I had to tofu massaman and it was delicious.

Friendly staff and great views out over the ocean.

Alex17

Points +101

Vegetarian
22 Feb 2024

Veggie Pad Thai - yummy

I really liked the veggie pad Thai here. Maybe not as good as in Bangkok, but the best I had in the Philippines so far 🫶🏻

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-22

Pros: Amazing view

microfauna

Points +1886

Vegan
26 Jul 2023

Delicious curry with ocean views

Big Bad Thai is on the first and second floor of a beachside building. It’s a great place to eat and drink with a buddy, date, or group of friends.

Beyond the romantic views of the limestone jungle islands and boats, the food itself is very good.

dester214

Points +538

Vegan
13 Jun 2023

Decent thai food

We had the yellow, green, and massaman curries. They all had tofu options, which was also always cheaper than the ones with meat, which is always nice. The tofu tasted a bit of, but the curries were very good and the views are really good!

Pros: Cheap, Vegan adaptable

Cons: Little filling in the masaman curry

SamEnsor

Points +92

Vegan
05 Jun 2023

Good Thai food

Nice, well made food with a few different vegan options. Good view of the beach from the top floor.

thesavagefoodie

Points +708

Herbivore
14 Apr 2023

Average Thai Food

Was a nice little restaurant with rooftop views over the beach/port of El Nido. Food didn’t blow us away but was a nice change to have Thai flavours. We tried the red curry and the massaman curry. A shame that the massaman curry literally only had cubes of tofu and about 3-4 pieces of potato. Definitely had better massmans outside of Thailand.

GabiBlue

Points +761

Vegan
02 Mar 2023

nice thai food

good thai food with a good amount of options and a nice place. did get busy but upstairs wasn’t open due to rain. tasty food but the tofu did taste a little bit off unfortunately.

YasminBrowne

Points +310

Vegan
05 Feb 2023

Maybe better than all of the curries I ate in Thailand

Went back here twice the food is so good and reasonably priced. I have the red curry and the yellow curry. Both very good, packed with veggies and tofu

JochenR.

Points +150

Vegan
01 Feb 2023

Vegan Masaman Curry

I ate the Masaman curry and asked, if they cook it vegan. No cow milk to stretch the coconut milk, no fishsauce, no chicken powder.
Was ok, but in my opinion nothing soecial.

WeronikaFj

Points +194

Vegan
30 Jan 2023

Amazing curry

Ate green curry, pad thai with tofu and sticky rice. Realy enjoyed being there and the food!

andreawe

Points +641

Vegan
30 Nov 2022

Good massaman curry

A popular and busy thai place on two floors serving vegan spring rolls and curries with tofu (yellow/red/green/massaman). Had the massaman curry (not spicy) which was nice and nutty, also liked the tofu. The staff confirmed twice that there is no fish sauce in the curry.
The place is in the middle of the busy center of El Nido and you can't reserve ahead unless you're a bigger group of people (I think min. 5). But waiting time isn't too long.
Lovely staff!

Pros: Good curry, Popular place, Good price

Cons: No reservations for small groups

JochenR.

29 Jan 2023

Ask also for cow's milk to stretch the sauce. In the other thai restaurant, thuk thuk thai, they put chicken powder in the curry. Never heard that before.... Always be critical and ask once more.

LorenKatzGershon

Points +220

Vegan
08 Nov 2022

Enjoy this place

I ate fried rice with vegetables but it doesn't say on the menu that it come with eggs, so i got it and need to tell them to take it back and give me without eggs. They didn't make a deal about it. The food was delicious 😋 also has shakes and mango sticky rice

Pros: A few options, with curry and tofu, Food delicious

Cons: You need to tell them no eggs or cheese because , They might put you even if it doesn't say, On the menu.

WilliamPoole

Points +139

Vegan
28 Oct 2022

Tofu was rotten

Informed them politely that the tofu was rotten, told them everything else was good. They told me ‘it’s fine’. And made no gesture of good will.
As somebody who’s been vegan for almost a decade - I’ve eaten my fair share of tofu… this tofu was rotten.

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-28

Cons: Food is rotten., Customer is always wrong.

Mar___

Points +966

Vegan
28 Oct 2022

Thai food and vegan options

Good food, and a really nice place with a view to the beach. They had an ok amount of vegan options and also tofu. One of the better restaurants in El Nino.

GayaMap

Points +151

Vegan
06 Oct 2022

Good Thai food

I ordered the veggie spring rolls and the green curry with vegetables and I requested to add tofu in it, which they were happy to add at a small additional price. Good service, big portions, nice location. I would recommend it




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