Visited in July of 2015:The food was very good - it was a little less flavorful than ideal, but not problematically so, and that's really not a problem for a $10 lunch. Presentation was beautiful (See photo of rice pyramid), and I received exactly the right amount of food.The service was fast and nice - we walked in with 11 people without calling ahead and nothing got messed up at all. We were out within the hour. The waitstaff was patient and friendly, and it was nice to see that there was no gratuity added on to our bill (of course we tipped appropriately).The restaurant was clean and decently lit, and had a somewhat crisp atmosphere.Although I don't often sit down for meals in Needham, I would definitely return to this place if I find myself able to spend the time again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wesley Dikkes
Came to pick up uber eats order but restaraunt closed by health dept for multiple violations. Avoid at all costs
Liz Marson
WTF?! THEY CANCELLED MY UBER EATS ORDER AFTER AN HOUR. I DROVE HERE TO PICKUP THE FOOD AND THE PLACE IS LOCKED UP TIGHT. NEVER AGAIN.
Liz Marson
WTF?! THEY CANCELLED MY UBER EATS ORDER AFTER AN HOUR. I DROVE HERE TO PICKUP THE FOOD AND THE PLACE IS LOCKED UP TIGHT. NEVER AGAIN.
Yehuda Inbar
This place has gone down rapidly. I called the rice barn to put an order. The person who answered yelled loud “Go fast, I’m busy” and hung-up… I was shocked to hear that so called again just to make sure I didn’t call the wrong place… and heard it again “Go fast, I’m Busy” in the rudest way… as I started to order he hung-up again. This is totally unacceptable, and it looks like the owner wants to lose his business. He lost me as a customer for sure!
JohnR963
Tried this restaurant based on a coupon from the entertainment book. The food was poor. Our crab rangoons and Thai spring rolls were way over done, even scorched looking. Two entrees ordered were just ok, have had much better at other Thai restaurants. The main issue was when presented with the check we expected to use a 25% off coupon from the entertainment book. We have used coupons from this source for years without any problem. The server mumbled something to the effect that they didn’t take them. When pressed an owner/manager came pretty close to embarrassing us. He accused us of getting coupon from someone else. I went to the car and got the whole coupon book where the discount coupon had come from. He claimed he didn’t know anything about being in this coupon book. But the Rice Barn is clearly in this Boston metro area edition and in the table of contents and the summary at the back of the book. I would not recommend this restaurant not only for the rude treatment but also because of the quality of the food
Ian Gong
Really disappointed. Lunch boxes here are a joke. It's clear that this is a Chinese restaurant pretending to do fusion to set premium prices. I ordered a couple of different lunch boxes and they all tasted the same: too salty and ridiculously small when they are charging $17/box. I would post a pic of my vomit if I could ?. Rich Barn, you need to fire your chef ❌
Ian
Really disappointed. Lunch boxes here are a joke. It's clear that this is a Chinese restaurant pretending to do fusion to set premium prices. I ordered a couple of different lunch boxes and they all tasted the same: too salty and ridiculously small when they are charging $17/box. I would post a pic of my vomit if I could 🤢. Rich Barn, you need to fire your chef ❌
Dai JK
Service is really bad. Waitress is very rude. I was very disappointed!
Pauline Murphy
Had a great meal, lovely music, kind and knowledgeable waitress.We will be returning.
Very very rude staff. Stopped in to place a to-go order and the man was not friendly at all, didn’t want to help me, and then got a phone call and the second his phone started ringing he cursed and screamed and angrily threw what he was holding. He then proceeded to answer the phone while I was talking to him. Needless to say, I left and didn’t place an order here and will never be back again.
Nicole
I’m very disappointed. This place used to be great but all the food is not flavorful, the duck sauce is watered down, the spring rolls are stale.... they need to freshen up and buy better quality food or change the chef or else they won’t last last....
Abu Khan
It was my first time , I took food at home to eat, unfortunately I had to sleep without food and it was late to order food from other restaurant at night, this restaurant do one time business,they does not think about my hard working money, God will punish them, amen.
Visited in July of 2015:The food was very good - it was a little less flavorful than ideal, but not problematically so, and that's really not a problem for a $10 lunch. Presentation was beautiful (See photo of rice pyramid), and I received exactly the right amount of food.The service was fast and nice - we walked in with 11 people without calling ahead and nothing got messed up at all. We were out within the hour. The waitstaff was patient and friendly, and it was nice to see that there was no gratuity added on to our bill (of course we tipped appropriately).The restaurant was clean and decently lit, and had a somewhat crisp atmosphere.Although I don't often sit down for meals in Needham, I would definitely return to this place if I find myself able to spend the time again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Came to pick up uber eats order but restaraunt closed by health dept for multiple violations. Avoid at all costs
WTF?! THEY CANCELLED MY UBER EATS ORDER AFTER AN HOUR. I DROVE HERE TO PICKUP THE FOOD AND THE PLACE IS LOCKED UP TIGHT. NEVER AGAIN.
WTF?! THEY CANCELLED MY UBER EATS ORDER AFTER AN HOUR. I DROVE HERE TO PICKUP THE FOOD AND THE PLACE IS LOCKED UP TIGHT. NEVER AGAIN.
This place has gone down rapidly. I called the rice barn to put an order. The person who answered yelled loud “Go fast, I’m busy” and hung-up… I was shocked to hear that so called again just to make sure I didn’t call the wrong place… and heard it again “Go fast, I’m Busy” in the rudest way… as I started to order he hung-up again. This is totally unacceptable, and it looks like the owner wants to lose his business. He lost me as a customer for sure!
Tried this restaurant based on a coupon from the entertainment book. The food was poor. Our crab rangoons and Thai spring rolls were way over done, even scorched looking. Two entrees ordered were just ok, have had much better at other Thai restaurants. The main issue was when presented with the check we expected to use a 25% off coupon from the entertainment book. We have used coupons from this source for years without any problem. The server mumbled something to the effect that they didn’t take them. When pressed an owner/manager came pretty close to embarrassing us. He accused us of getting coupon from someone else. I went to the car and got the whole coupon book where the discount coupon had come from. He claimed he didn’t know anything about being in this coupon book. But the Rice Barn is clearly in this Boston metro area edition and in the table of contents and the summary at the back of the book. I would not recommend this restaurant not only for the rude treatment but also because of the quality of the food
Really disappointed. Lunch boxes here are a joke. It's clear that this is a Chinese restaurant pretending to do fusion to set premium prices. I ordered a couple of different lunch boxes and they all tasted the same: too salty and ridiculously small when they are charging $17/box. I would post a pic of my vomit if I could ?. Rich Barn, you need to fire your chef ❌
Really disappointed. Lunch boxes here are a joke. It's clear that this is a Chinese restaurant pretending to do fusion to set premium prices. I ordered a couple of different lunch boxes and they all tasted the same: too salty and ridiculously small when they are charging $17/box. I would post a pic of my vomit if I could 🤢. Rich Barn, you need to fire your chef ❌
Service is really bad. Waitress is very rude. I was very disappointed!
Had a great meal, lovely music, kind and knowledgeable waitress.We will be returning.
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Very very rude staff. Stopped in to place a to-go order and the man was not friendly at all, didn’t want to help me, and then got a phone call and the second his phone started ringing he cursed and screamed and angrily threw what he was holding. He then proceeded to answer the phone while I was talking to him. Needless to say, I left and didn’t place an order here and will never be back again.
I’m very disappointed. This place used to be great but all the food is not flavorful, the duck sauce is watered down, the spring rolls are stale.... they need to freshen up and buy better quality food or change the chef or else they won’t last last....
It was my first time , I took food at home to eat, unfortunately I had to sleep without food and it was late to order food from other restaurant at night, this restaurant do one time business,they does not think about my hard working money, God will punish them, amen.
Authentic!!!!!!
Consistently great food and super friendly staff.
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