Thai Taste Restaurant — Restaurant in San Ramon

This my Karen moment but I will no longer eat here again. LISTEN!! The service is incredulous. In context, this interaction was no longer than 20 seconds. I ordered a Thai tea and veggie stir fry. After I finished, the waitress brought me my receipt and I placed my credit card in the holder. About a minute later she came over with a portable card reader. She had my credit card in her hand while she held the terminal for me. The options on the screen from top left to bottom right were 18%, 20%, 22%, 25%, "No tip", and "custom". I pressed "No tip", she muttered, then quickly re-entered the total and showed me the same screen. I was confused with the interaction, so far thinking I made a mistake. I pressed "No tip" AGAIN. There is a language barrier and I thought she said it wasn't working. I was still lost and just said I needed a copy of the receipt so I could leave. I could not figure out her confusion or why she couldn't swipe my card. Very tensely, she then again quickly re-entered the total and showed me the tip screen. This time I pressed the custom tip thinking the machine was malfunctioning. She seemed happier and less tense. I pressed "1" and then enter. She said, "You want to tip a penny". I said, "Yes, I don't want to leave a tip" to reiterate my previous two choices. She then took the machine again and this time ran my card. She didn't say anything after that. That's when I figured out she was trying to force me to tip. Tipping is optional, not required. To the owners of the restaurant, I feel this reflects your management and your values towards customers very,...

Had lunch here. Service was excellent, got served almost immediately upon sitting down. Ordered the Pad Thai noodles luncheon special (w/soup). Food was excellent and well proportioned (not a cheap serving). Cup of soup was just over 1/2 filled, though (pet peeve of mine but I didn't mark off). If you are going to offer soup, fill the cup please?

Between the serving size, quality of the food and the great service, this is a must try if you haven't been here to eat.

I will say, their pricing is a bit steep. Most luncheon specials are $10 to $13 per plate (so, it is top end). But it's worth it. One of the best Thai restaurants I have eaten at. Reminds me a lot of "Sala Thai" in Fremont, which (in my opinion) is the best Thai place in the east bay.

Edit- Hadn't been here for just over four years, met a friend for lunch today [ate pad thai lunch special again]. Prices up, moderately and no more soup with lunch special. Food still good, although serving size has decreased noticeably. Service still good as well. Also, no more condiment/pepper tray - you get peppers in take out containers/weird. Decreased my rating from five to four stars. This place also uses a 'portable credit card' machine [for each table] and it seemed a bit clunky [really] and hard to gauge/leave a tip. Of course, it rounded up [minimum fifteen percent]. Don't really like this but many eating places utilizing this type...

This was our first time in. Very impressed with the politeness of the employees, the nicely decorated interior of the restaurant, and most importantly, the very delicious food! Thai Taste is the best Thai food I've sampled in a long time. I had Pad Kee Mao ("Drunken Noodle"), not spicy. Portion was on the generous side. Veggie assortment was not exactly as listed in the menu description (bell pepper, green bean, carrot, cabbage, onion), as asparagus, broccoli, & zucchini were added, which was actually way better! I will be back soon with my family. Have to say that I was glad to have ordered take-out since there was quite a line inside waiting to be seated as the place is quite small. Food was ready to go and I was in and out quickly. Free parking lot on site, outdoor seating available, convenient location in that...