Thai Ginger Bistro — Restaurant in Appleton

The owner here is rude to her staff and customers. The food is good but will take upwards of an hour to come. I will never go back and recommend you make the same choice. There are plenty of great Thai restaurants in the Valley with far better service.

My wife and I had dinner with two other couples on a Thursday evening. We ordered drinks and dinner around 6:20pm. The issues started when our waiter did not really know their drink products. Thankfully the bartender came over and let us know their options.

They serve the drinks in very tall glasses. Before our food came I lightly rested my elbow on the table. My wife's drink and water cup wobbled and tipped over. Her water dumped into her lap and her other drink, which was about 90% full, fell on the floor. The staff and owner were great and cleaned up the mess. This is where the problems started.

They never asked if my wife wanted a new drink. Our friend went to the bartender to explain the situation. The bartender spoke with the owner and the owner refused to replace the drink. The bar tender seemed a bit upset over the owner's response. The owner avoided speaking with us about the situation.

At the end of the night my wife's $9 drink showed up on the bill. I proceed to speak with the owner, explaining what happened and how my wife's drink was nearly full and how the table tipped after barely placing my elbow on the table. Her response was "well what do you want to do about it?!", to which asked her "what do you think should be done about it?" She then said that the drink could be removed from the bill.

I walked away from a tasty dinner upset because my wife's jeans were soaking wet, I had to ask an owner to make things right because of a defective table, and upset on behalf of her staff needing to deal with a rude owner. Thankfully I was out to dinner with a wonderful wife...

The restaurant is nicely designed on the inside and I appreciate a decent sized parking lot. Once we entered and sat down, they provided a warm towel to clean our hands (Something refreshing, not many restaurants do that these days). They have so many foods in their menu, makes it difficult to choose. We ordered the drunken noodle's, fried/crispy tofu and salt and pepper shrimp. They also gave us 3 small samples of the soups to sample, which was nice. The tofu came out with a sweet peanut buttery sauce, it was tasty and the presentation was good. If it had been a bit more bite sized, it would be terrific as the tofu doesn't hold a lot of flavor. The slight crunch paired with the sauce made it an enjoyable appetizer other than the slightly larger size. The Drunken noodles, I was a bit disappointed in as it is suppose to be a noodle dish but there was hardly any noodles in the dish. The protein in the drunken noodles were bigger and seemed like the main component of what the dish was suppose to be, but the taste was decent. The salt and pepper shrimp dish was tasty, but overly salty. It's definitely a different take on what I had always had in the past. It's good that I could wash away the saltiness with the lemon water they provided. The waitress and owner were nice, but I felt that I was rushed to leave the restaurant as it was nearing closing time. As they were clearing our tables of the empty plates, they took away my water too soon as I was about to grab it. I wanted to finish it and wash down the taste from the shrimp. I have worked as a waitress before and it can be frustrating when customers come in near closing and you have to wait on them until they leave, but definitely that had slightly negatively affected my experience there. Overall, it's a good place to go to...

I moved to the area a bit more than two years ago, and have meant to come to this place for just as long. Finally having arrived, it was well worth the wait.

The environment is spotless, and the decor is pleasant and themed to its origin in a gentle persuasion of nostalgia. The woman who seated us was kempt and handsome in both appearance and demeanor, very professional and expeditious while welcoming and friendly.

I was particularly impressed with the open kitchen designed to allow some insight into the process of your meals creation, and also very tidy.

I had the yellow curry (all curry's start out with a mild spice rating) and asked for the hottest it could be made. The aforementioned hostess asked "1 through 10, or we can make you an 11 if you want.". Delightful... I chose 10 with the promise that if it was as hot as I assumed it would be, I would wait until my next visit to try the 11, which was met with a smile and a laugh.

The curry was emphatically the best I have had. While I have dined in many places and curry is one of my favorites, this one was incomparable. Having a depth of flavor heretofore not experienced and in a perfect balance with textures and temperature, I sincerely believe that I may never find its equal, let alone its better. Worthy of mention as well is the appearance of meals as they are brought out which is of chef quality and care, beautifully constructed and displayed.

P.S - Do try the fresh spring rolls, they are beautiful, light and satisfying, and the peanut sauce they are served with is quite simply not of...