Tarntip Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Fredericksburg

DISAPPOINTED!!. I used to eat here fairly regularly but it has been a while since my last meal there because another Thai place is on my way home from work. After about a year or so, I decided to try this old favorite again. So, I called in an order to pick up for the wife and myself. I was told to pick it up in 25 minutes. I drove over and waited 30 mins and had stand there to wait another 15 minutes inside because it wasnt ready. Sadly now, they only do take out and delivery services. The tables are all empty with barstools blocking entry to them. The tv was blaring in the back corner. So what else has changed? Prices are much higher and portions are quite honestly a joke. An order of thai chicken wings used to be 6, now it's 4? My dinner only 1/2 filled the to-go tray and weighed only 8.4 oz on the scale. I was so stunned at the portion size, I took pictures with my phone. Was this someone else's leftovers?! My wifes Pad Thai really lacked any ingredients other than noodles. Maybe 4 nickel sized pieces of chicken a few shreds of carrot. They charged extra for the cup of rice I asked for AND for the tiny container of fish sauce most places have out on the table! The flavors of my dish were mediocre at best: extremely salty, and with only a few sad, stringy basil leaves floating in the brown, soupy sauce. The aromatic punch we expect from Thai cuisine was all but absent. The expensive cup of rice helped soak up the soup/sauce but by itself it tasted of... was it kitchen bouquet? The wife's pad thai at least partially filled the container but with so little ingredients other than the noodles it couldn't be confused with a meal. So what about the sugary-vinegary, and crunchy peanut flavors? Well, there really weren't any. There was so little effort put into this dish, and such a small hint of flavors that even the Prik Nam Pla couldn't help it do anything but make it more salty. Think of a container of dry rice noodles that taste for all the world like foam packing peanuts. We would have to eat again after the disappointing meal, before we went to bed. I was tempted to grab a can of coconut milk, and chicken breasts and green curry paste from the freezer but thought that would just add insult to injury. So, sadly I can't recommend Tarntip to anyone right now. I don't know what is going on but at $60 for 2 take out dinners with tip, this was a waste of money. I often think about how long and how much work I put in to make the money I pay for things. Here, I put in alot more work than Tarntip did and I don't think I'll...

Got dinner here last week and it was really good so I had to come and leave a review. Moved here 2 years ago from ny and was craving from thai food. Ordered shrimp pad thai, pineapple curry duck. Honestly I wasn't expecting the best thai food cause I used to get it from this amazing place back in NY but this place was just as delicious. The pad thai is always my dish to judge a thai place and this pad thai was among the best I've had. The curry duck was also really good. Some places make it really sweet and mask all the other flavors curry is supposed to have but this pineapple curry duck was balanced perfectly between the sweetness of the pineapples, flavor from the duck and the flavor from the curry. I picked up my order but the place looked like it would be a great place to sit down and have a nice meal there too. The lady behind the counter was nice and friendly which isn't very important to me but its is something I appreciate especially when she wasn't working for a tip or anything. I'll definitely be back to try some of thier...

Not only is their food good, but let me tell you a little bit about the man behind the food, Kid. He hired my son, who is on the autism spectrum, to work at his restaurant part-time. My son has shared with me the mistakes he has made on the job, and we have both been surprised, and greatly grateful that Kid continues to let him keep on trying even though it must be challenging and frustrating at times. Kid has been such a great role model for my son, and I am humbled by his incredible good heart and extreme patience. He is, in short, what every human being should strive to be. Thank you, Kid, from the bottom of my heart. You are a great asset to our community and I wish I could repay you in some way for what you have done for my son....