Rhong-Tiam Thai Cuisine Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is excellent, one of the best Thai restaurants in the area."
• "Best thai food in the area. Great thai ice tea. Generous portions for both appetizers and entrees."
• "Rhong-Tiam has delicious food, serving them in various types of platters."
• "We had the Tom Yum soup, sea bass with lemon, and a mango chicken. All were very good."
• "The pad Kee mao was the most flavorful my wife and I have ever had in our 50+ years."
• "The food here is really delicious and not the 'fast food, Americanized thai' or boring thai curry that you might expect from many Thai restaurants in this area."
• "Both dishes were delicious. I would give their Drunken Noodles a 10/10."

Cons:

• "Underwhelming food that is absurdly expensive considering the lack of flavor."
• "I was highly disappointed by the food. The Tom Kha soup was watery with little coconut milk, the quantity of all items was less, and the food was over priced and bland."
• "Low quality food - chicken like soft wood."
• "Their curries were WAY too oily."
• "Food is just ok, i ordered red curry and the taste was dominated by coconut milk ..(no other spices were felt).."
• "The duck red curry is very watery and filled with peppers and a couple of slices of grey aubergine."
• "Food was uneventful and bland."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff was right on time and their friendly service was very nice for a change."
• "But the service is fine now, there plenty of servers and lots of people at tables when I was there."Food Quality

  Pros:

  • "The food is excellent, one of the best Thai restaurants in the area."
  • "Best thai food in the area. Great thai ice tea. Generous portions for both appetizers and entrees."
  • "Rhong-Tiam has delicious food, serving them in various types of platters."
  • "We had the Tom Yum soup, sea bass with lemon, and a mango chicken. All were very good."
  • "The pad Kee mao was the most flavorful my wife and I have ever had in our 50+ years."
  • "The food here is really delicious and not the 'fast food, Americanized thai' or boring thai curry that you might expect from many Thai restaurants in this area."
  • "Food was awesome !! Very authentic."

  Cons:

  • "Underwhelming food that is absurdly expensive considering the lack of flavor."
  • "I was highly disappointed by the food. The Tom Kha soup was watery with little coconut milk, the quantity of all items was less, and the food was over priced and bland."
  • "Low quality food - chicken like soft wood."
  • "Their curries were WAY too oily."
  • "Food is just ok, i ordered red curry and the taste was dominated by coconut milk ..(no other spices were felt).."
  • "Overall bad experience. Average tasting food, far too less quantity food for the price."
  • "The duck red curry is very watery and filled with peppers and a couple of slices of grey aubergine."

  Service

  Pros:

  • "The staff was right on time and their friendly service was very nice for a change."
  • "But the service is fine now, there plenty of servers and lots of people at tables when I was there."
  • "They have good flavors, reasonable prices, and friendly service."
  • "The service friendly and efficient."
  • "The staff are friendly and very co-operative to help you in case you have any doubts or preferences."
  • "The staff was very attentive and extremely pleasant."
  • "The service is also very good..courteous but not intruding."

  Cons:

  • "A terrible experience that included the waitress and manager refusing to take my order."
  • "I have visited this place over 2 dozen times in the last year, but will never go back again! The service is horrendous."
  • "When I called to complain all I got was silence or was just plain ignored."
  • "The service 'seemed' fine except that they do not seem so fluent with English so forget about customizing your order."
  • "We encountered a very extreme rude and unprofessional behavior by staff."
  • "Service can be slow and cranky depending on the staff, but weirdly part of the authenticity of the place."
  • "Service is slow and not always attentive (empty water glasses will stay that way unless you hail down someone)"

  Ambiance and Decor

  Pros:

  • "The decor was colorful and gave me a little feel of Asia."
  • "The restaurant was clean and had a nicely kept restroom."
  • "Interior decor is very pleasant and tasteful."
  • "Nice and inviting interior with many pleasing wood accents."
  • "The dining area is quite spacious."
  • "Decor is nice."
  • "The interiors of the place are well done but the staff tries to rush you to finish and move so they can accommodate more people.. they are constantly checking if you finished so that they can get your check and get you out... not recommended for leisure dinner.... staff is very cold..."

  Cons:

  • "The interior decor too is rather dank and depressing, not cheery or airy."
  • "The ambiance was ok, but not very authentic (e.g., the music was western). The decoration was more minimalist than I prefer."
  • "The restaurant was surprisingly comfortable."
  • "The pop music on the radio brings that down a bit."
  • "Decor is middle of the road."

  Value

  Pros:

  • "The price was very fair as we were eating in the Princeton Commons."
  • "Especially great for lunch time specials. Good quality food, large quantity."
  • "Excellent Thai. Their lunch specials are off the charts great value."
  • "Nice pricing. All ducks are offered for $20.99."
  • "Their lunch portions are reasonably priced and very filling."

  Cons:

  • "Only knock on this place is that it's a little pricy for the quantity of food you get."
  • "You don't get much considering how much you pay."
  • "The cost of the meal was overpriced and the portions served were too lean and unsatisfactory."
  • "Everything is priced anywhere from one and half to two times market price."
  • "On the other hand, it is a bit expensive."
  • "Way too expensive. Edamame $6 !!!"
  • "Horrible Experience. First of all restaurant is very very overpriced."