Nhi Taste of Asia — Restaurant in Lafayette

I stopped by here on the way from New Orleans back to Houston. My fiancé suggested this place as she heard about it from a few of her friends, and since she needed a break on the road, we decided to have dinner here. Although the parking lot was packed, I found parking fairly easy. Walking in, the first thing I noticed was a huge beautiful Buddha statue bringing me a sense of peace while approaching the host stand. The ambiance of the restaurant put me in a state of awe as the interior was beautifully decorated and themed with eye to detail! The lighting was perfect, setting the mood of something you find in a fine dining setting. But the wait staff was dressed casual making me feel better that there wasn’t a dress code to adhere to. The wait was about 20 minutes on a busy Saturday night. No problem. We waited patiently for any open table and even to sit by the bar, but instead they informed us they found a table for us which we were quickly seated. The waitress came by as we perused the menu. I was astounded by how many dishes they had. I was excited. I didn’t even know where to start. I asked for a few suggestions in which she was very knowledgeable. I ordered the miso soup and a wide variety of Apps and tapas to share with my fiancé. I can honestly say, I was amazed at the execution of each dish presented. And the most shocking thing is, it was in Lafayette! The food is something you would find in a bigger city but Tao, is truly a local gem and marks high in my book against any city! Needless to say, food was amazing! Even their ponzu is the best I’ve ever tasted which accompanied the Hamachi. It was Umami!! The Asian fusion worked well, and the overall experience was delightful. I’m excited for another road trip in which I will stop by again to taste the rest of the menu!!!! Tao does...

I had high hopes when we decided to dine at Nhi, but unfortunately, our experience was far from what we expected. Despite the restaurant being nearly empty with only about four other customers, we were left waiting for a while before anyone even acknowledged our presence. The waitress passed by our table multiple times without so much as a glance, leaving us wondering if we were ever going to be served. When we were finally able to place our order, the soups that arrived were the highlight of the meal—rich and flavorful, giving us a brief glimmer of hope. However, that hope quickly faded with the arrival of our sushi rolls. Two of the rolls were particularly disappointing, with one, the flaming roll, tasting overwhelmingly of whatever substance was used to create the flame effect. It was as if the entire roll was drenched in the chemical flavor. We politely mentioned this to the waitress, hoping for some kind of resolution, but our concerns were met with indifference. There was no apology, no visit from a manager, and certainly no attempt to make things right by offering a discount or removing the item from our bill. Even a simple acknowledgment of our dissatisfaction would have gone a long way, but instead, we were left feeling ignored. Overall, our experience at Nhi was disappointing, to say the least. The initial promise of good food was overshadowed by poor service and a lack of care for customer satisfaction. We won't be returning, and unfortunately, we cannot recommend this...

Our dinning experience this time was quite awful. Our waitress was nice but she lacked experience. She wrote down my entree wrong, so they made me fried rice instead of Pat Thai but I decided to keep it anyway. But she also asked us "are you sure its wrong?", so that was the start of our disappointing date night right there. To add to that, we had ordered 2 sushi rolls and she never put it in. So after awhile, I ask about our sushi order and she ran off. And came back to asked me what was my order? So we waited awhile longer and got the sushi rolls; which came out rushed. The sushi rolls was small, empty and looked like it came from a buffet. And never once did our waitress apologize. Then she surprised us with a $2.00 discount on our bill! WOW. And the whole time, there was a young male manager & a female manager (or hostess) sitting there, chit chatting the night away. Never once did they checked on the customers or greeted people waiting at the door. Compared to the first time we dined there, things have gotten way worse. We love to dileave t & have a date night often, but bad service & food is our biggest pet peeve. My husband is old school, and he was pissed. And he didn't want to leave a tip at all, but I made him...