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New York · Royal Thai · Union Square · Tier I

Thai Villa

A gilded, candlelit dining room off Union Square where royal Thai recipes meet a room shipped piece by piece from Bangkok.

Thai Villa · hours vary by night

Per reservation Tier I · Tough
$150 per reservation
  • The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
  • Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
  • Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.
Why this room is hard

Why Thai Villa is hard to book

Thai Villa has built a loyal following since 2016 for cooking sophisticated dishes once reserved for Thai royalty inside one of the most transporting rooms in the neighborhood, every lamp, candle, and gold leaf brought over from Thailand. The dining room is intimate, prime weekend evening tables turn over slowly, and the kitchen seats only complete parties, so the desirable seven and eight o'clock slots vanish almost as soon as they open and rarely surface again on their own.

We watch the booking window open fourteen days ahead and move the moment your night becomes available, then keep watching for the cancellations that the room releases right up to service. When a table comes free for the date you want, we secure it in your name. Same venue, same date, never a substitute.

A whole tree's worth of gold leaf overhead, and a table that is anything but easy underneath it.
The three rules

How we work this room.

Three commitments that apply to every Thai Villa request, every night the kitchen is open. No fine print, no surcharges, no surprises at the door.
I

Pay when we get you in.

Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.

Authorize, do not capture
II

The host is expecting you.

You walk in to Thai Villa and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.

Confirmed for your party
III

One posted price.

$150 for non-members. $50 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.

No auctions. No surge.
What to expect

Five steps, start to seated.

01

You ask.

Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.

02

We confirm the request.

An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.

03

We work the room.

We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.

04

You are confirmed.

We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.

05

You eat.

Walk into Thai Villa, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.

Thai Villa · Now booking

Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.

We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.

No waitlist · No invite required · Members pay $50 per reservation