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May Tip Restaurant, nestled in Bukit Mertajam, is a delightful haven for lovers of authentic Thai cuisine. Patrons frequently praise its extensive menu and superb service, with many dishes arriving in mere minutes. Kim Guan particularly recommends the Tom Yum soup and ikan tiga rasa, both of which showcase bold and vibrant flavors characteristic of traditional Thai food.
While diners like Kee Kelven appreciate the Thai Steamed Fish and its appetizing sour and spicy profile, they note minor issues like wobbly tables. However, the overall ambiance is air-conditioned and perfect for casual dining. Enthusiasts of milder flavors will enjoy the seafood otak otak and green curry, which manage to retain authenticity without overwhelming heat.
Despite mixed feelings about the use of seasoning like fish sauce, most reviews indicate that May Tip is a reliable choice for satisfying Thai fare in a pleasant setting. Don’t forget to indulge in the delightful ruammit dessert, a sweet ending to a hearty meal.
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Based on 545 reviewsMay Tip Restaurant is widely recognized for delivering authentic Thai cuisine in a comfortable, air-conditioned setting in Bukit Mertajam. Customers frequently praise the fast and attentive service, with dishes typically served within minutes. Signature items such as Tom Yam soup, steamed fish, and seafood otak otak receive consistent acclaim for their robust and balanced flavors. While the food authenticity is appreciated, some diners note occasional issues with the intensity of seasoning, particularly the use of fish sauce or MSG, which can lead to thirstiness. The restaurant offers a pleasant dining environment with easy parking, though minor complaints about table stability have been mentioned. Overall, May Tip is regarded as a reliable destination for genuine Thai flavors with friendly service.
Thai restaurant at BM area. Came here many times for dinner. Always very good food. Recommended for authentic thai food. This time came for dinner during CNY. Prices were doubles (but expected). Service in this restaurant is always superbly fast. Food can be ready within 5-10 mins. Plenty of servers walking around attentively. Parking easily available outside the restaurant. Tom yam soup is must have. The ikan tiga rasa is also good. Fried omellete vegetable is also a must.
A nice place for authentic Thai cuisine with air conditioning environment. Dishes were served really quite but I was really annoyed by their tables, shaking and not stable. Thai Steamed Fish was really good, the soup was sour and spicy with strong umami flavour. The strong sourness was really appetising. Pork Knuckle was fried until crispy but the meat was slightly too dry for me. Better come here before 7pm or else there will be a long queue for tables.
Amazing Thai restaurant in BM area. I highly recommend their melinjo leaves & TomYum soup. Service was fast and friendly.
If you crave Thai food and don't want too spicy, May Tip is a good choice in BM town All dishes won't be too spicy and they did provided two types of sambal. Highly recommended their seafood otak otak, green curry and pandan chicken. Dessert, they got ruammit. RM8 each. Very nice. Got nangka, jelly, red ruby, yam and etc, all mix in coconut milk. YYDS.
Food can be vary based over person's tastes. For me, the food is tasty but I felt thirsty after every meal.... might be the fish sauce or the msg used during the food preparation. It is quite an authentic Thai food but all in all, the msg or fish sauce must be cut ... place is presentable and good enough to host dinner or lunch. I prefer all their nasi goreng..... just any!
Overall the food was good. The lady who took our order was bilingual which we appreciated that because we have been getting many eateries with servers who insisted to speak in Mandarin even though we started to ordering in English. The restaurant was packed even on a Monday evening which showed that it must a favorite amongst locals.
Popular restaurant serving Thai fusion dishes. Service was fast and friendly. It was slightly pricey for the portions served.
everything was above average, good kick of sour and spice, will always come back whenever i’m in town. Best dish for me was the fried egg/omelette and stir fry coconut shoot! The otak otak was full of seafood, really generous portion. The bangkok steam fish was also good, but not for the faint hearted as it is very spicy. Do finish off with a good Ruammit dessert Will come back again to try the pork knuckles and definitely more of the fried egg/ omelette
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- Monday (Today) 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Tuesday 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Wednesday 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Thursday 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Friday 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Saturday 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Sunday 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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