Ayada — Restaurant in New York

Hit up Ayada Thai in Elmhurst, Queens, NYC this weekend. Best Thom Ka chicken soup we've ever had in North America. It's like crack! Ordered the large and shared amongst the 4 of us.

Also ordered the spring rolls, Drunken Noodles chicken and red curry chicken. Loved the first two. The red curry wasn't thick enough, and we didn't appreciate the flavor.

Staff seated us right away and visited frequently to check on us. Had to prompt for water refills, though. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Food service time was perfect. They asked about spiciness level when ordering, and it was on the mark. My wife and I like it hot, but our guests don't.

In terms of ambiance, it's a cute place decorated Thai style. The bathroom is nice, but there is a single occupancy.

Price is inexpensive for what you get in NYC.

We've been here many times over the years, and the red curry chicken is the only dish we have ever disliked. Tried so many things on the menu.

Free street parking typically takes only a few minutes in the area, but you may have to park a few blocks away. We parked a half block away.

Staff seated us right away and visited frequently to check on us. Had to prompt for water refills, though. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Food service time was perfect. They asked about spiciness level when ordering, and it was on the mark. My wife and I like it hot, but our guests don't.

In terms of ambiance, it's a cute place decorated Thai style. The bathroom is nice, but there is a single occupancy.

Price is inexpensive for what you get in NYC.

We've been here many times over the years, and the red curry chicken is the only dish we have ever disliked. Tried so many things on the menu.

Free street parking typically takes only a few minutes in the area, but you may have to park a few blocks away. We parked a...

I would give this place no stars if it was possible to do so. I had the unfortunate experience of Ayada and would never recommend this place to anyone. As soon we entered the waiter greeted my family and I with an attitude saying this is the last seat. I asked the waitress who arrived with my water to please the take waters from the table so there there would be space for the food and she was extremely arrogant and replied with “uh yeah if you let me put this down first.” Furthermore, the food was tasteless, I’ve had much better Thai food in NYC! Matter of fact, just go across to the street to Spicy Shallot! Firstly, after ordering our meals, I never received my main dish. A waiter or waitress never came out to check if All was ok and if everyone received their food. My family ate their dishes while I shared my husband’s dish. At this point I didn’t even want my forgotten dinner! Then came the cherry to my experience at Ayada. A different waiter came out and my husband complained to him that I never got my food but then just asked for the check. The gentleman apologized and brought out my dish and said “we apologize, it’s complimentary.” Since everyone had finished eating, I asked them to have the dish packed. Another waiter came out to say sorry that wasn’t yours so we can’t give that to you. God knows, if someone else is eating the dish they put in front of me. Needless to say, my family and I were appalled and definitely did not leave a tip. I KNOW IT ALL SOUNDS MADE UP! I can’t believe this is a restaurant that’s still running. Will definitely be looking at for sale sign on the door soon if the customer service representatives doesn’t change...

Good curry but disappointed in the service and consistency. we ordered two curry dishes panang and massaman chicken curry.

While the chicken itself was average, the curry base was excellent in both. The problem I have was that while the musselman carry had a good amount of curry base, for some reason the panang had literally about half the curry liquids, not enough to eat with the bowl of rice.

I showed The waiter how low the curry sauce was and asked can I get a little bit more to make it the normal serving size, and they said sure I will bring you extra sauce.

I should have been cute on to the word "extra" as that is typically when restaurants see an opportunity to charge you for something which you don't realize is being charged until you get the bill. lol

That's exactly what happened here they brought a bowl of sauce which was much more than I needed and then there was a $4 up charge on the bill at the end.

This totally ruined the meal for me considering the dish was low on curry sauce from the get-go. I was with other people so didn't make a scene so this review is my protest.

I feel bad giving this low review because again the food was decent and the curry sauce excellent (creamy and flavorful). but then again what good is excellent curry sauce if they don't give you enough to finish the dish with rice?

hopefully this review helps improve their consistency and customer service attitude.

Maybe I will try again in the future and if I have a better experience we'll give a much...