The Rice Barn
1037 Great Plain Ave, Needham
(781) 449-8300
Lunch Appetizers
Shumai
Chinese style steamed dumplings stuffed with ground chicken and shrimp.
Satay
Grilled beef, chicken, or shrimps on skewers, served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad.
Crispy Thai Spring Roll
All vegetables in crispy rice paper with a sweet and tangy sauce.
Crispy Wings
Crispy on the outside battered chicken wings with sweet sauce.
Pot Stickers
Steamed Chinese pork dumpling with in house ginger soy sauce.
Gyoza
Japanese ravioli served with a soy dipping sauce.
Crab Rangoon
Crispy egg-noodle wraps filled with cream cheese and scallion.
Crispy Triangle
Crispy tofu served with sweet and sour sauce and crushed peanuts.
Fried Calamari
With pickled cucumber and pickled pepper topped with Parmesan cheese and served with Thai sweet chili sauce.
Chive Pancakes
Chinese rice cakes filled with garlic chives.
Lunch Soups
Tom Yum Soup
The most popular Thai spicy and sour soup in lemongrass broth with mushrooms chicken or tofu.
Tom Kha Soup
Coconut soup in aromatic galangal broth with mushrooms chicken or tofu.
Glass Noodle Soup
Chicken, mushrooms, and cilantro in clear broth.
Chicken Rice Soup
Minced chicken and jasmine rice in a clear broth with celery, scallion, and garlic oil.
Soft Tofu Soup
Wonton Soup
Tom Yum Wonton Soup
Lunch Salads
Rice Barn Salad
Assorted greens, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, boiled egg, and fried tofu with peanut dressing.
Steamed Mixed Vegetables Salad
With peanut dressing.
Sesame Chicken Salad
Mixed greens, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, and grilled chicken with ginger dressing.
Lemongrass Beef Salad
Marinated rib eye steak grilled to perfection with lettuce, onions, Thai sweet basil, bell peppers, ground peanuts, and sweet lime dressing.
Lunch Curry
Green Curry
Eggplants, bell peppers, Thai sweet basil, coconut milk, and chili paste.
Yellow Curry
Pineapple chunks, tomatoes, and your choice of selections.
Red Curry
Bamboo shoots, bell pepper, Thai sweet basil, coconut milk, and chili paste.
Massaman Curry
Potatoes and onions in aromatic spiced gravy.
Lunch Fried Rice
House Fried Rice
Onions, green peas carrots, tomatoes, scallions, and egg.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Pineapple chunks, raisins, cashew nuts, and egg.
Spicy Basil Fried Rice
Bell peppers, onion, Thai sweet basil, and garlic-chili paste.
Lunch Noodles
Pad Thai Noodles
Rice noodles stir-fried with egg, bean sprouts, scallions, and crushed peanuts.
Pad C U Noodles
Flat noodle wok stir-fried with broccoli and carrots in sweet soy sauce peanuts.
Spicy Basil Noodle
Flat noodle wok stir-fried with bell peppers, onion, Thai sweet basil, and chili-garlic paste peanuts.
Big Bowl Noodle Soup Noodles
Egg noodles in spicy chicken broth with bean sprouts, scallions, and crushed peanuts.
Chinatown Street Noodle
Flat rice noodle wok stir-fried with bean sprouts and egg in light soy sauce peanuts.
Indo-china Noodles
Flat noodles wok stir-fried with snow peas, bell peppers, egg, and a pinch of yellow curry powder peanuts.
Saigon Noodle with Grilled Chicken Noodles
Grilled chicken, crispy spring roll, lettuces, carrots, bean sprouts, and crushed peanuts over thin rice noodles. Served with sweet lime dressing.
Duck Noodle Soup Noodles (Large)
A bowl of egg noodle soup with roasted duck in five-spiced broth.
Lunch Boxes
Malaysian Lunch Box
Stir-fried rice noodles with chicken, egg, tofu, and bean sprouts in a sweet and tangy sauce. Served with jasmine rice, salad, and crispy spring roll.
Thai Lunch Box
Stir-fried pork and green beans in red curry paste. Served with jasmine rice, salad, and crispy spring roll.
Korean Lunch Box
Stir-fried Korean-style starch noodles with chicken, onions, bell peppers, and scallions in the soy-sesame sauce. Served with jasmine rice, salad, and gyoza.
Japanese Lunch Box
Panko-crusted chicken cutlet, egg, onions, and scallions. Served with jasmine rice, salad, and gyoza.
Vegetarian Lunch Box
Stir-fried eggplants in Thai sweet basil-chili sauce. Served with jasmine rice, salad, and crispy spring roll.
Lunch Plates
Ground Chicken with fried egg
Bell peppers, onions, Thai basil, and chili garlic paste.
Ginger Plate
Mushrooms, onions, and scallions in thin soy sauce.
Garlic Lovers Plate
Minced garlic sauteed with light brown sauce and your choice of selection.
Sweet and Sour Plate
Mixed vegetables and pineapple chunks in tomato induced sauce.
Mixed Veggies Plate
Assorted vegetables sauteed in light brown sauce.
Singapore Plate
Pineapples, onions, snows peas, light brown sauce, and a pinch of yellow curry powder.
Broccoli Mushroom Plate
Minced garlic and light brown sauce spicy green beans together with bell peppers and carrots sauteed in red curry chili paste.
Snow Peas and Shitake Mushroom Plate
Sauteed in light soy sauce (if tofu is your choice, only steamed tofu will be served).
Chicken Cashew Nuts Plate
Stir-fried white meat chicken with onions, pineapple chunks, and cashew nuts in sweet and tangy chili paste sauce.
Beef Macadamia Plate
Sliced beef sauteed with sweet and spicy chili paste and macadamia nuts.
Mongolian Beef Plate
Sliced beef with onions, bell peppers, and scallion sauteed with in-house special sauce.
Lunch Kids Menu and Sweet Desserts
Classic
Chicken fingers and French fries.
Super Thai Rice
Chicken or tofu fried rice with peas and carrots.
Thai Egg Style
Fried rice with vegetables served with a delicious egg on the side.
Yummy Noodles
Pad C U with chicken or tofu served with broccoli and carrots.
Chocolate Ice Cream Bowl
Served with whip cream and choco syrup.
Fruit Cup
Mixed fruits.
Yummy Green Tea Ice Cream
Dinner Appetizers
Crispy Thai Spring Rolls
Purely vegetarian with crystal noodle and shredded taro.
Fried Scallop
Deep-fried native u10 sea scallops with spicy mayonnaise.
Shumai
Chinese style steamed dumplings stuffed with ground shrimp and chicken.
Pot Stickers
Steamed pork dumpling with in-house ginger soy sauce.
Satay
Choice of grilled beef or chicken on skewers with peanut sauce and cucumber sauce.
Crispy Wings
Battered, then deep fried until crispy brown. Served with sweet sauce.
Fried Calamari
Lightly battered calamari rings, pickled pepper, and pickled cucumber sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese and served with sweet and tangy sauce.
Gyoza
Pan-seared mini Japanese ravioli stuffed with pork and served with ginger soy sauce.
Roti Canai
Malaysian crepes served with chicken curry.
Crab Rangoon
Crispy egg-noodle wrapper filled with cream cheese and crab meat imitation.
Tofu Triangle
Deep-fried tofu with sweet sauce and crushed peanuts.
Peking Duck Wrap
Aromatic slices of roasted duck, julienned cucumbers, and scallions rolled up in Malaysian crepe wrapper.
Chive Pancakes
Rice flour cakes filled with garlic chives.
Dinner Soups
Tom Yum Soup
The most popular Thai hot and sour soup in lemongrass broth with mushroom.
Tom Kha Soup
Coconut soup in aromatic galangal broth with mushroom.
Glass Noodle Soup
Shrimp, chicken, and mushrooms in clear broth.
Soft Tofu with Vegetable Soup
Wonton Soup
Chicken Rice Soup
Minced chicken and jasmine rice in a clear broth with celery, scallion, and garlic oil.
Dinner Salads
Rice Barn Salad
Assorted greens, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, boiled egg, and fried tofu with peanut dressing.
Steamed Mixed Veggie Salad with Peanut Sauce
Lemongrass Marinated Rib Eye Salad
With mixed vegetables, lettuces, onions, Thai sweet basil, bell peppers, ground peanuts, and sweet lime dressing.
Dinner Entrees
Wok-Basil (Ga-Prow)
Choice of meat wok-stir fried in the garlic-chili mix, onions, bell peppers, and Thai basil.
Rice Barn Ribs
Grilled baby pork ribs marinated in house homey and spice BBQ sauce with rice barn coleslaw.
Crispy Duck
Semi-boneless half-duck in Hong Kong style sauce with asparagus and peach.
Thai Beef
Grilled rib-eye slices with spicy mint dressing. Serve at room temperature with sticky rice.
Ginger Chicken
Wok-stir fried white meat chicken with ginger, mushrooms, onions, and scallions.
Cashew Chicken
White meat chicken sautéed with Thai chili jam, onions, scallions, pineapple chunks, and cashew nuts.
Saigon Beef
Vietnamese style grilled rib eye accompanied with crispy spring roll, thin noodles, crushed peanuts, and shredded vegetables in sweet lime dressing. Served at shredded vegetables in sweet lime dressing. Served at room temperature.
Beef Macadamia
Sliced beef sauteed with brown chili sauce and served over fresh spinach.
Wild boar Basil
Wok-stir fried pork in coconut red curry sauce with eggplants and Thai basil.
Spicy Thai Beef
Slices of grilled rib eye tossed with onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes in chili-lime dressing. Served at room temperature with sticky rice.
Mongolian Beef
Wok-stir fried beef with onions, bell peppers, and scallions in brown sauce.
Garlic Lover's Chicken
White meat chicken sauteed with garlic and black pepper sauce over iceberg lettuces.
Dinner Curry Entrees
Red Curry
String beans, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and Thai basil.
Green Curry
Eggplant, bell pepper, and Thai basil.
Yellow Curry
Pineapples and tomatoes.
Massaman Curry
Onions and potatoes.
Dinner Vegetables
Broccoli Tofu Mushroom
Spicy Tofu Green Beans
Snow Peas Shitake and Soft Tofu
In soy sauce and topped with sesame seeds.
Mushroom Wrap
Shitake mushrooms carrots, bean sprouts, cucumber, thin rice noodles, Boston lettuce, and crushed peanuts. Served with Thai vinaigrette sauce.
Eggplant Basil
Asian eggplant sauteed with Thai chili jam and basil.
Dinner Fried Rice
Pineapple Fried Rice
Pineapples, raisins, cashew nuts, and an egg.
House Fried Rice
Onions, green peas, carrots, tomatoes, scallions, and an egg.
Basil Fried Rice
Bell peppers, onions, and Thai basil in garlic chili sauce.
Dinner Fish and Seafood
Salmon Darling Dazzling
Pan-seared salmon filet in sweet and tang sauce with peas, chilly peppers, and shallots.
Spicy Miso Scallops
Broiled native u10 sea scallops in spicy miso sauce, served with baby spinach.
Salted and Peppered Seafood
Lightly crusted and tossed with scallions and jalapenos.
Salmon Basil
Pan-seared salmon filet served with basil-chili sauce sauteed eggplants.
Peppercorn Scallops
Broiled native u10 sea scallops drizzled in peppercorn-garlic sauce and served with asparagus.
Thai Shrimp Scampi
Large shrimps sauteed in Thai garlic and shrimp oil served with asparagus.
Garlic Lovers' Snapper Filet
Deep-fried red snapper filet and steamed broccoli topped with seasoned garlic-black pepper oil.
Red Snapper with Tamarind Sauce
Deep-fried red snapper filet, pineapple, and broccoli glazed with tamarind sauce.
Salmon Ginger
Steamed salmon filet with ginger, onion, shitake mushroom, and scallion in light soy sauce.
Dinner Noodles
Wok Glass Noodles
Wok stir-fried with egg, snow peas, bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onions, scallions, and shitake mushrooms.
Pad Thai Noodles
Rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts, scallions, and crushed peanuts.
Pad C-U Noodles
Wide rice noodles wok stir-fried with broccoli, carrot, and egg.
Chinatown Street Noodle
Wide rice noodles wok stir-fried with egg, bean sprouts, and scallions.
Chiang Mai Noodle
Soft and crispy yellow egg noodle in curry gravy with Chinese mustard pickles, shallots, and a lime wedge.
Spicy Basil Noodle
Aka drunken noodle with bell peppers, Thai sweet basil, and onions.
Big Bowl Noodle Soup
Egg noodles in Thai style spicy broth with bean sprouts, crushed peanuts, scallions, and cilantro.
Dinner Kids Menu and Sweet Desserts
Classic
Chicken fingers and French fries.
Super Thai Rice
Chicken or tofu fried rice with peas and carrots.
Thai Egg Style
Fried rice with vegetables served with a delicious egg on the side.
Yummy Noodles
Pad C U with chicken or tofu served with broccoli and carrots.
Chocolate Ice Cream Bowl
Served with whip cream and choco syrup.
Fruit Cup
Mixed fruits.
Yummy Green Tea Ice Cream
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Recent Reviews
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...
October 2023
This is authentic Thai at it's very best. The tom kha, green curry and pad thai were exactly as they should be. I can't wait to go back and try everything else. The owner Charles is an incredible artist and creates an original Picasso-esque drawing on every to go or doggy bag. If you're lucky you might even catch a story or two.
May 2021
The best experience. I came with a group of friends and the staff was so friendly and accommodating. It has a great family environment; I'd rate the experience 5 stars just because of the staff, but the food was also phenomenal (I love Thai food in general but the food was amazing). Highly highly recommend!!
April 2021
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