Thai Power Restaurant — Restaurant in Daly City

This restaurant is misrepresenting themselves and overcharging customers.

To All the potential people wanting to eat at this restaurant: Beware:

My husband and I came to this restaurant on 3/3/16 around 8 pm. We used Google search to find a Thai Restaurant close to where my husband works, and found the restaurant Thai Power.

When we arrived, we noticed they had Karaoke and it was very loud. We noticed the restaurant was filled with patrons. When we sat down, we waited a long time to get serviced, but no one really came to our table. I had to go to the bar to ask for menus. The lady behind the bar gave us 2 menus and we went back to our table. As I looked at the menu, I noticed that it was Filipino food and some of the menu was in the language of Tagalog. I got up to give the menus back to the bartender, and explained that I thought this was a Thai Restaurant, and that I wanted Thai Menus. She took the menus back and gave us 2 different menus and this time, they were in English and it was Thai food. Here is where we have problems with this whole situation.

After the female bartender gave me the menus, she immediately said, "I want to let you know that these menus (Thai) are old. We don't have the ability to make some of the items on this menu and the prices are incorrect. We haven't received the new menus yet, but we will have to charge you at least $1 or more more for any of the items that you order providing you order something that we make"

I was surprised to actually hear this from her. I went back to the table with my husband, and we made a decision not to eat in the restaurant anymore. We gave the menus back and we walked out.

I feel that we should have not been treated this way.

Although we don't have a problem with Filipinos or their food, it is not why we came to the restaurant, to eat Filipino food. If you give a Thai menu, the restaurant should be cooking all of the Thai Food in addition to Filipino food.

Finally, we should feel welcome in the restaurant and not be told that we have to pay $1 more per item because the menus are old.

Please note* Other people have written poor reviews similar to ours...

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