Thai Rin Restaurant & Bar

Exactly what you would expect from a Thai Restaurant. Standard dishes and menu, service was fine.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Spring Rolls, Yellow Curry

The worst Thai food I have ever encountered. We ordered take-away gluten free options of Massaman Curry with Chicken and the Drunken Noodles with Beef.
Both had barely any flavour at all - so bland and we had to add some spices at our condo to make them remotely palatable.
I make my own Massaman Curry at home (gf) and it is full of flavour from lemongrass, ginger, fish sauce, onions, cinnamon sticks, star anise, as well as other ingredients that are all gluten free.
I don't understand how they could get it so wrong.
There were leftovers which we mixed with our delicious leftover indian curry to make it edible.

Food: 1

Service: 3

Worst service and Thai food encountered. Familiar with Thai food as we lived in Las Vegas ( Lotus of Siam, Weera Thai, Archi's and others). We tried the Pad Thai and was so bland and the Pad See We had too much soy sauce and taste was awful. Special PuPu platter was a disaster and overpriced for $39.99. To top it all, the lady server was so unfriendly.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

The food was amazing and so was the service. My family and I ordered the recommended drunken noodles, yellow curry, summer rolls and spring rolls and everything was nothing less than authentic and delicious. For quality Thai cuisine on the big island, come to Thai Rin!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely amazing thai food, the pad thai had an fantastic blend of spices. The pad see ew was brilliantly flavored and my tofu was nice and firm as I like it. Amazing oceanfront view and only a few minute walk to the main downtown shopping center. 9/10 I loved it here and will make a point to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pad Thai with Shrimp and Rice

Pad Thai was bland. Maybe not enough fish sauce?

Food: 2

Service: 2

Like the food there a lot! The best Thai restaurant in Kona. And the sunset view was excellent!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

The food completely lacked flavor
I’ve never had Thai food this dull. On top of that, the server’s social skills were woefully inadequate for a customer-facing role. Overall: meh food, meh vibe.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

The food was so flavorful and the portions were large. After a long day, we enjoyed dining here because we were so full and the food was so good.

Too bad. Used to be good many years ago. Came back to Hawaii to visit and it was the first restaurant i wanted to go to. It has changed ownership and obviously chef and recipe. I had the Panang curry. The veggies were overcooked and mushy. The curry didn't taste anything like the peanutty sauce of Panang and it was way too salty. My husband had the Massaman curry, which he didn't like either.

I gave it 2 stars because of the green papaya salad and the outdoor seating, ocean side, sunset.

Great food. Delicious Mai Tai. Nice people. Had a great experience and the parking is validated.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food
Generous portions
Great price

Highly recommended

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great meal & nice view

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food server was more concerned with getting water for customers that didn't ask for it rather than getting my napkins I asked for. They do not have coasters or napkins under the drinks to absorb the condensation. The food was salty with NO flavor! No, onions, garlic or ginger! They gave me Tom Kah soup with shrimp when I specifically asked for tofu. My main meal had tofu. They were rushing and rude! They didn't give me a chance to have my receipt emailed to me. This place is NOT for a local !!!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1