My Thai Lounge

About My Thai Lounge

My Thai Lounge has been part of the Queenstown waterfront since 2009, serving a modern take on classic Thai food from its spot on Beach Street overlooking Queenstown Bay. The kitchen's founding mission still guides the menu: take great New Zealand ingredients and cook them with traditional Thai techniques, so well-loved dishes arrive with a slight twist.

The menu ranges from Bangkok-style street food to big, shareable curries. Golden Prawn Donuts, Sticky Pork Money Bags and Southern Thai Fried Chicken lead the starters, alongside soups like Tom Yum Goong and Tom Kha Gai. Larger plates include Duck Curry with pineapple and grapes, slow-cooked Goat Panang Curry, a twice-cooked Lamb Shank, Soft Shell Crab in the signature scrambled curry, and a Vegan Jungle Curry made without coconut milk. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are marked throughout, with spice levels flagged from mild to hot.

You can dine in with the water as your backdrop, order takeaway by phone, or get food delivered through UberEats and Food on Q. The lounge opens seven days, with lunch from 12pm to 2:30pm and dinner from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, and tables can be booked online or over the phone.

My Thai Lounge: Modern Thai Dining Overlooking Queenstown Bay

On Beach Street, right on the edge of Queenstown Bay, My Thai Lounge has been serving a modern take on classic Thai food since 2009. The kitchen's founding idea still shapes every plate: take great New Zealand ingredients and cook them with traditional Thai techniques, so familiar dishes arrive with a slight twist. The dining room looks straight out over the water, making it as much a place to linger as to eat.

The team set out to solve dinner dilemmas — a long table of friends by the window, a quick takeaway on the way home, or delivery to your door. Lunch runs from 12pm to 2:30pm and dinner from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, seven days a week. Tables can be booked online or by phone, and the dine-in message is deliberately easygoing: sit down, relax, and let fresh food come to you overlooking the bay — friends welcome.

Street Classics and Big Curries

The menu reads like a tour of Thailand. It starts with the street-food side of the kitchen: golden Prawn Donuts with plum sauce, Sticky Pork Money Bags of shredded pork in crunchy pastry, Southern Thai Fried Chicken on the bone, and Street Grills — skewers in a variety of flavours, just like those sold on the streets of Bangkok. Chef Pen recommends adding sticky rice and green papaya salad to the grills for a light meal.

Soups are taken seriously. Tom Yum Goong comes clear or cloudy Bangkok-style, with prawns and oyster mushrooms, while Tom Kha Gai pairs chicken with coconut, cabbage, tomato and galangal — both with vegan versions.

The larger plates are where the kitchen shows its range. Duck Curry brings roasted duck together with pineapple, cherry tomatoes, grapes and fresh basil. Goat Panang Curry slow-cooks goat until tender, served with tempura broccoli and pickled red onions. There's a twice-cooked Lamb Shank in the special curry with chickpeas and broccoli, Soft Shell Crab stir-fried in the signature scrambled curry, and a Vegan Jungle Curry from Thailand's forested regions, made without coconut milk. Classic red, yellow and green curries, Chilli & Basil Prawns in a crispy rice bowl, wok-fried pork belly and Chicken & Prawn Phad Thai round out the map. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices are marked throughout, and heat levels are flagged from mild to hot.

Allergens are handled openly too: peanut content is called out where it appears, dairy is flagged on dishes like the Bangkok-style tom yum and the soft shell crab, and egg shows up in the monkfish batter — so mixed groups can order together knowing exactly what's what.

Lunch Specials and Easy Evenings

Between 12 and 2:30pm, a dedicated lunch specials list covers the quick, single-plate side of Thai eating: Thai-style BBQ pork with crispy pork belly on rice, Khao Soi — Chiangmai's egg noodles in yellow curry — chilli and basil fried rice, braised-beef boat noodles, and Boran noodles with minced pork and fish balls in a spicy, sour broth.

If you'd rather eat at home, the same kitchen cooks for takeaway — order by phone — and delivers through UberEats and Food on Q. It's the thinking behind the whole place: cooking delicious Thai at home isn't easy, so the team does the hard work, whether you're sitting by the window with a curry, picking at money bags and skewers with friends, or opening a container at your own kitchen table.

However you order, the aim is the one set back in 2009 — delectable Thai food with a twist, done properly for you.

Signature items

• Prawn Donuts
• Sticky Pork Money Bags
• Duck Curry
• Goat Panang Curry
• Khao Soi - Chiangmai Noodles
• Soft Shell Crab

Menu

Larger Plates

• Lamb Shank — Twice-cooked in a special curry with chickpeas and broccoli; gluten free and mild
• Vegan Jungle Curry — Thai forest curry originating from the wooded areas of Thailand, with no coconut milk; hot
• Classic Red / Yellow / Green Curry — Chicken thigh, courgette and bamboo shoots, just like in Thailand; vegan option
• Soft Shell Crab — Stir-fried in the signature scrambled curry with onion, capsicum, celery and garlic; contains dairy
• Pork Belly — Wok-fried with seasonal greens in your choice of soya bean or chilli jam sauce
• Market Greens — Seasonal greens wok-fried with garlic and oyster sauce; vegan option
• Sweet & Sour Monkfish — Monkfish nuggets with capsicum, carrot, cherry tomato, cucumber and lychee; batter contains egg; vegan option
• Yum Woon Sen — Warm glass noodle salad with prawns, squid and minced chicken in a spicy lime dressing
• Duck Curry — Roasted duck in red curry with pineapple, cherry tomatoes, grapes and fresh basil; mild
• Goat Panang Curry — Tender slow-cooked goat with tempura broccoli and pickled red onions; mild
• Chilli & Basil Prawns — Served in a crispy rice bowl; vegan option available
• Chicken & Prawn Phad Thai — The quintessential Thai noodle dish with egg, tofu, bean sprouts, spring onion and peanuts

Lunch Specials

• Thai Style BBQ Pork — BBQ pork and crispy pork belly on rice with Thai BBQ gravy, cucumber and boiled egg; contains peanut
• Khao Soi - Chiangmai Noodles — Egg noodles in yellow curry with your choice of chicken, beef or tofu
• Khao Pad Kra Prao — Chilli and basil fried rice with your choice of pork, beef, chicken or tofu; fried egg optional
• Kuay Teaw Nuer - Beef Boat Noodles — Braised beef and bean sprouts with rice noodles in an easy broth
• Boran Noodle — Thin rice noodles with minced pork and fish balls, crushed peanut and crispy wonton in a spicy, sour broth
• Coconut Crumbed Chicken — Served with Thai yellow curry sauce and rice

Starters & Soups

• Street Grills — Grilled skewers in a variety of flavours, just like the streets of Bangkok; vegetarian and vegan options
• Prawn Donuts — Golden crispy prawn meat in donut shape, served with plum sauce
• Som Tum — Green papaya salad with carrots, green beans, dried shrimps, peanut, garlic, tamarind, chilli and lime
• Coconut Tempeh — Crunchy tempeh nuggets with cashews, fried shallots, coconut, tamarind and palm sugar; vegetarian
• Sticky Pork Money Bags — Sticky shredded pork wrapped in crunchy pastry
• Southern Thai Fried Chicken — Crispy marinated chicken on the bone with dipping sauces
• Prawn Crackers — Served with chilli jam
• Tom Yum Goong — Clear or cloudy Bangkok-style soup with prawns and oyster mushrooms; vegan option
• Tom Kha Gai — Chicken in a hot and sour coconut soup with cabbage, tomato and galangal; vegan option
• Vegan Dumplings — Courgette, tofu, carrot and wood ear mushroom with Thai-style sweet soy sauce
• Fried Cauliflower — Served with Nam Prik Noom; vegetarian
• Mini Spring Rolls — Cabbage, carrot, green peas, onion, mushroom and vermicelli with sweet chilli sauce; vegetarian
• Pork & Prawn Dumplings — Served with a Thai-style sweet soy sauce
• Spicy Herb Larb — Minced chicken or pork with red onion, spring onion, mint and roasted rice powder in chilli, lime and fish sauce

Frequently asked questions

Where is My Thai Lounge?

69 Beach Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand — right on Queenstown Bay.

What are the opening hours?

Open 7 days: lunch from 12pm to 2:30pm and dinner from 5:30pm to 9:30pm.

Do I need a booking?

You can book a table online or by calling the restaurant — a good idea for dinner seats overlooking the bay.

Do you offer takeaway or delivery?

Yes. Takeaway can be ordered by phone, and delivery is available through UberEats and Food on Q.

Are there vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free options?

Yes — these are marked across the menu. Vegan versions are offered for curries, tom yum and phad thai, and dishes like the Lamb Shank and Vegan Jungle Curry are gluten free.

Is there a lunch special?

Lunch specials run from 12:00 to 2:30pm and include Khao Soi, chilli and basil fried rice, beef boat noodles, Thai-style BBQ pork and Boran noodles.

What should I know about allergens?

The menu flags peanut, dairy and egg where they appear in specific dishes — ask the team if you have any concerns.

Tips

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