Tara Thai

5501 Baltimore Ave #104, Hyattsville
(301) 277-7888

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Noah Nacario

The dishes are beautifully presented and sure to whet your appetite. Each bite is packed with rich, authentic Thai flavors. The restaurant has a charming, cozy atmosphere something to keep in mind for guests with mobility concerns when making a reservation. Service is excellent and attentive. Reasonably priced.

Marsha Martin

Great Pad Thai. I always have Pad Thai and Siam Thai does not disappoint. Very flavorful & just the right amount of spice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Green Curry with Chicken, Shrimp Pad Thai

Jonathan Lim

Very well done. Went after 3pm and one server was coping with 3 tables and bit slow. Spicy Shrimp and pad kra pow was very well done. 18% service fee added is less than ideal. i would have left 20% or more orherwise.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Judith Calderon

Love the food!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A-Sun

We used to LOVE this place. They went downhill so bad that we will never waste our time or money coming here again. Aroy Thai is about two miles north of this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Sakkayapab Sa-ngoundee

The best Thai Restaurant in town. Very authentic and delicious. Period!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lil Gibby

Food was nice and the atmosphere was pretty good. But if the owner is reading, PLEASE HIRE ANOTHER WORKER!! We came in on a Wednesday evening and there was one poor woman working tables, take out, and the bar all at once. We waited for around 40 minutes in total more than we should have because she was too busy to serve us.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Noreen Dubay

Food as always is delicious. Parking can sometimes be difficult

Fuzzy A

This restaurant is advertised as Tara Thai on DoorDash, a false advertisement. Tara Thai was sold. Please change the name on DoorDash.
The food portion is small, and don't order any food close to closing time. They will send you whatever is left in the kitchen with no taste or flavor.
Call the restaurant, and the owner was rude.

Comfort Nkop

First time dining at Siam Thai Cuisine and I thoroughly enjoyed the food, service, and atmosphere. Came for Father’s Day lunch and there were not too many people (although more flooded in as I finished and was leaving).

Thoughts on the cuisine:
I ordered the Panang Chicken Curry Lunch Special ($16) and it came with a side of white rice and another side (of your own choosing), two veggie spring rolls. I also received ice water. The two veggie spring rolls came with a side of sweet and sour sauce, which paired very nicely with the spring rolls (nothing too special, just plain good stuff!). The Panang Chicken Curry was sweet but also had hints of spice throughout, elevating the dish to another level. I really liked the flavor of the curry so much that I ate most of it with the rice forgetting to eat the chicken and broccoli. But the chicken also had that sweet and flavorful taste— it was great!

Mango sticky rice was not the best that I tried but was ok. The mango taste was a bit off and not as sweet as I thought it would be— same applies to the rice.. but overall ok.

Ambience and environment:
There was jazz music playing in the background at the perfect level, not too loud at all. The interior design as well as the music made it for a great wait for the food.

Since there weren’t many people there, the service was super quick! Again, the jazz music was a really nice touch and made the time seem more enjoyable. The server was super patient and nice, taking our orders and checking in on us. Multiple servers helped to serve the food to us (looked so good!). The presentation of the food down to the dish-ware was spot on and elegant!

Would definitely recommend to Thai food lovers, foodies, vegetarians, and the like!!

Would absolutely return again to try more!

Amanda Dennis

Their menu is even better after they disenfranchised from Tara Thai. Incredible food. I don't know why more people don't eat in.

Cristina Da'Silva

I ordered to go. The chicken yellow curry and nam tok(spicy beef salad). I thoroughly enjoyed my food. Great flavors and the pricing is fair for these dishes. I would definitely go back and make this a routine spot to order take out. I didn't wait long either. Went in, ordered, went for a quick walk to the grocery and came back with my food ready and hot. I went in on a Sunday and it wasn't busy. Highly recommend for take out.

Octavia

Best Thai food I’ve had! 5 stars. We had one weird experience described below but have had nothing but 4.5-5 star experiences since. I think that is likely due to the boss lady in her signature red lipstick. She is always put together, incredibly kind, efficient, and ensures great service and food quality. When she’s around, the food and service are 4.5-5 stars!!!

I am pretty particular when it comes to flavor palettes and noticing when things get Americanized — and Thai places in particular fall victim to this in my experience. I believe this place to be pretty darn authentic! I love that things aren’t too sweet and substitutions don’t degrade the layered flavors.

The red curry, massaman curry, chuchee curry, tom yum, and drunken noodle are all fantastic. Even the salad with peanut sauce is yummy. My personal favorite is tom yum and drunken noodle.

They seem to use real Thai basil (which adds that special, classic flavor to all applicable dishes), oyster sauce, fish sauce/oil, dark soy sauce, thai chilis, lemongrass, land so on. I could be wrong, but I think they even put anise in the massaman curry. Whatever it is — delicious!

The Tom Yum is the best I’ve had, but all the recipes/flavors vary each time we go which is unfortunate (thereby varying the deliciousness). I love that the tomatoes in the tom yum are small and perfectly sized for a bite. I love that curries and other dishes that come with rice have a perfectly proportionate balance of sauce to rice (so the rice absorbs the sauce perfectly, with no flavorless dry rice left over, nor soggy over-drenched rice dominated in a pool of sauce). The attention to detail like that is appreciated! Lately the tofu size has been better but used to be too big, especially when ordered soft rather than fried. We don’t get less food either when ordering take-out vs. dining in! (Except when you order a thai tea takeout it will be smaller than dining in, it appears. But, being sane, we obviously haven’t measured it.) Sometimes restaurants will jip ya, but it seems pretty even here. :)

But, one visit was not the best. Without our usual waitress or boss lady, our food quality and service plummeted. We got our own silverware, asked for water refills, got served cold food after waiting a long time (that was then microwaved — ensuring the tofu reached a babyfood-like consistency while simultaneously being cold in the middle and hot on the outside), and even forgot a drink of ours. It was not spicy as the menu stated, and was too sweet. Mind you, this would be more understandable if it was busy. But there were only three tables in use. Luckily she’s basically always steering the ship!

We have become something of regulars, so we recognize all the workers and usually deeply savor and enjoy the food. This was a steep departure from the standard flavor variations we have experienced until now.

I hope to see all waiters and cooks equally trained so the hostess and waitress we normally see can expect standards not to fall without them.

Edit: Most recently, the holiday decorations were so gorgeous and festive. The atmosphere was heavenly and so cozy. Perfect for a delicious and cute family dinner or work lunch! We also haven’t had any trouble with service since that day.

Edit: A 18% gratuity is automatic, but we wanted to tip extra on New Years. She reminded us that there’s a tip included, kindly making sure we didn’t forget! Such a sweet lady and hard worker. Support this restaurant!

Avi T

Best Thai food EVER.

Some reviews are wrong (from before this restaurant ever opened, and merged somehow with Tara Thai and another thai place).

J T

I routinely do take out here and think it’s one of the best Thai restaurants in the area in terms of the food quality. I have been to Thailand several times and this tastes the most authentic. Excellent chef.
I particularly like the vegetarian options available if you look at their app or order take out. You can substitute the rice for brown, you can ask for vegetables instead of a protein, you can ask for tofu instead of a meat. I would order from them more often if they would just add these options to their deals with takeout/delivery apps like DoorDash. Unfortunately, you have to call or use their app, plus pickup yourself to access these options.
Overall, they definitely deserve a rating closer to 5 for the food.

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