Bua Thai Ramen & Robata Grill

1611 2nd Ave, New York
(212) 879-7999

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Alisha

Everything was fresh and delicious 😋 I took my partner here to celebrate his birthday and he really enjoyed it. We will be back again and we highly recommend. Thank you for your service🥂

Alexis Ramirez-Hardy

This place was awesome. Such delicious food and the service was great!! They are so attentive and kind.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Charlie Smith

The food was yummy and beautifully presented. Portions were a bit small for the price. Be aware the restaurant does incentivize five star reviews with free dessert (up to $15 value) so the reviews are quite inflated.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Elias Theodore

Great meal. Super friendly and attentive staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Divyanshi Palliwal

Really good food
Pineapple fried rice is a must try

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fariha Bablu

Delicious food and wonderful experience. I came here with my cousin and had a wonderful time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Lin

Service and atmosphere are top notch! The waiters at our table were super friendly and a pleasure to talk to! Very warm and approachable and they had a welcoming smile the entire time. Either it was genuine or they are really good at faking it.

Food though in my opinion could improve, and there is a chance the reviews for this restaurant might be incentivized or promoted, given our experiences and the insanely high reviews.

We had the Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, soft shell crab, and Clay Pot Fried Rice. The Pad Thai was good although it was a bit heavy near the bottom of the dish. The same can be said for the pad see ew, which a bit oily to our liking when eating the last bit of the dish. The seasoning itself was also just okay, but nothing remarkable like the other reviews rave about. There were soy sauce and other savory tangy notes but it felt like the noodles were lacking a lot of oomph or that extra wok hei to really make the dish shine.

The clay pot fried rice was a similar case. First and foremost, I thought that it would be like the traditional clay pot fried rice where the edges along the bowl would be crispy. Unfortunately, the clay port was just for show and it was just a bowl of fried rice. Flavor wise again I thought it was decently good and actually better balanced and flavorful compared to the Pad Thai and Pad See Ew, but I was just disappointed that there wasn't any crispy edges or char to justify the price. At least the presentation looked appealing.

Soft shell crab was probably my favorite thing although the plate itself was mostly garnish rather than actual crab.

Presentation for each dish was nice though, and the restaurant is well-decorated with flowers, fixtures, and other little things. It is a dimly lit restaurant so it makes for a good date spot.

Overall, it was an ok restaurant but definitely not what I was expecting for a 4.8 star rated place. There were definitely areas of improvement that could be done food-wise.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Hayoung

lovely ambiance + service

Matthew Krenik

Great panang curry — creamy, spicy, and crispy

Andrea

The food is always very good here, being this was our 4th time eating here. It's very tight quarters but more so for the servers than the customers. The decor is very pretty with lovely artificial flowers lining the ceiling and walls. There is a very good variety of dishes on the menu including gluten free options.

Alan

The food is tasty, authentic, and good value and every guest I bring likes the place. It's very loud and tables are close together. Service is a efficient but impersonal.

Shenaïka

The food was good, the decor was excellent, but the service could have been better, as the waiter was not as attentive as I would have liked.

Keisha

I took my mom and Aunt here for a Mother's Day celebration. My mom officially wants a flower wall in her apartment lol. The food was pretty good, but I found everything to be a little on the sweet side.

Scarlett

It was a nice restaurant to go to. I went for a friend birthday and she enjoyed it. However, it was too expensive for small portions and the food was okay. It wasn't anything crazy, the food offered can be find at any Asian cuisine restaurant. The service was amazing! Definitely the best service I have had in a restaurant EVER. If you go for the ambience just know you'll be paying a lot for that.

Michael

The servers were very nice and the food was delicious. My only gripe is that everything comes really fast, it's not a place where you can sit and relax for a time, it's like they want you to eat and then out. Drinks are also great 

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Bua Thai Ramen & Robata Grill

1611 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028
(212) 879-7999