Thai Chef - Lahaina

I may be spoiled by the vegan Thai restaurants near my home, but I was happy to find one here with clearly labeled vegan options. Unfortunately, the food was very oily and did not match the menu description. I ordered the Thai basil tofu, expecting broccoli, carrots, and onions with basil as stated on the menu. Instead, I received an abundance of onions, only 2 slices of carrots, a couple of green beans, and a small green herb that I think was supposed to be Thai basil. The summer rolls were decent, but seemed to be missing the mint mentioned in the description. It might be better to dine in so you can have them correct any mistakes.

This hidden gem of a restaurant offers delicious Thai cuisine just off of Front Street. The dishes are full of flavor and they even have a separate menu for vegetarians. Located behind Front Street, across from Bank of Hawaii and the post office, it can be a bit tricky to find but well worth the search.

The restaurant offers a decent selection of vegan options. The waiter was friendly and the atmosphere was relaxed. However, the food was just okay. The curry was decent, but not the best vegan Thai food available on the island.

I can no longer recommend Thai Chef. We ordered the veggie papaya salad that is on the vegetable lovers section of the menu (which was all vegan with the old owners, now I am not sure it is. It was made with fish sauce. Our tofu curry (again from the vegetable lovers section had a piece of chicken in it. I am horrified and absolutely disgusted.

Visited February 2018. My husband and I only had 3 nights in Maui but loved this restaurant so much that we had dinner there two nights in a row. Between the two nights we tried 5 dishes, plus dessert, and enjoyed them all. There is a full page of 20+ vegan dishes to choose from, and the owners are super friendly. The dishes that we ordered as medium came out on the higher end of our spice tolerance, but the mild was a bit too mild for us if you’re like us and fall in between, just ask for a little dish of spice to add on as you please. Hopefully we’ll be back to Maui soon so we can visit again.