Barn Thai — Restaurant in Sunnyvale

Very unassuming storefront, I just about walked in to Metro City Sports Bar & Grill by mistake and my co-worker had to steer me over to the Barn Thai entrance. Fairly plain interior, our server was so nice and laughed at our corny and barely funny jokes.

Only 2 of us on Tuesday nite, seated immediately, only one other couple at the time. We ordered the Crispy Thai fried wings, the roasted duck curry and the shrimp & fish curry, with hot jasmine tea. Barely a 10 min wait and we were served.

The aroma of the dishes was so intoxicating (maybe the fact that we're famished made it better 😉). Wings came first so we attacked them - they were crispy outside, very hot to the touch and only a hint of spiciness. I think it could have used more spiciness/heat, but they were tasty not overcooked and 6 wings for the 2 of us guys seemed not enough. However with the rest of the dinner, it really was just right.

We shared the duck and fish/shrimp curries. The duck curry was very sweet (a little too sweet for my taste) and I think that overpowered the curry flavor. It was very good, savory but just too sweet. The duck had nice roasted taste, although I think it was just a bit overcooked, it wasn't tough, just slightly overcooked. I would order it again and request for less sugar and more curry (cuz I like the flavor). My coworker said he liked it just fine.🙂 He must have more of a sweet tooth than me.

The fish & shrimp curry had more of a curry flavor, the shrimp looked 👌 really good, but I couldn't eat it 😫 due to my gout. The fish was a non descript white fish (maybe some type of cod) and definitely NOT overcooked and very tasty. I thought the sauce was too salty, probably could cut it by 50% for my taste (then again, my diet has less salt and any dish my wife and I do not prepare ourselves is a little too salty for me).

Great dinner, terrific companion and fun and friendly service - we...

Went here for lunch...big mistake. Place was packed, which made us think 'Okay, good place for lunch'. We are sat at the only table left open in this small place.

And then we waited...20 minutes for anyone to even take our order. Very bad start on a lunch setting where most people are dealing with time crunches. A little expediency would be expected. They never even bothered asking how spicy we wanted things.

15 minutes after ordering our food and drinks, we finally get the Thai Iced Teas and some Tom Yum soup that consisted of liquid with a tiny number of cabbage bits floating in it. I'm used to Tom Yum that actually contains more than just...broth and cabbage.

Another 10-15 minutes later, we finally get our food...first me, then a few minutes later, my table partner finally gets his.

The egg roll was about as thick as if they'd wrapped the roll wrapper around my finger. The food itself was all noodle/sauce with very little else. I had the Pad See Ieew there (no Thai place I've been to spells it the same way), with chicken. There was a small scattering of green in the noodles...and an equially small scattering of chicken. Taste was nothing special and due to the length of time they took to bring it to me, we both had to rush to eat our food without waiting for it to cool. My partner's food was even worse off. They, had ordered a dish with chicken as well. It came out mostly tofu instead, with a little 'tasting' of chicken like the cooks thought it was a tofu order and then instead of fixing the error, just threw a little chicken in.

All told, I will not be back here...for lunch or any other meal of the day. I have no clue why this place was as packed as it was nor how it gets such great reviews with the service/food as it is. Food was very unremarkable. Edible, didn't taste bad, was cooked fairly well, but nothing...

Absolute worst experience! Went for lunch on a weekday. They were under staffed but customers were not informed. There were few customers who were already waiting for their food. We ordered using their automated ordering system. And then the wait began. After first 15 mins I walked to the kitchen and asked for water and settings. Yes, we did not have anything on our table. We got that after about 5-7 minutes. Close to 30 minutes since ordering I walked up to the kitchen to inquire on status of my food. It wasn’t complicated order, just a couple of stir fries with veggies and tofu and thai ice tea. I was told my food is on the way. So I waited furthermore. After another 15 minutes my son went inside and was told our food is coming. All this while there were other customers who were getting served and some ahead of us who ordered after us! Finally after waiting for an hour and getting super hangry, I went back inside and asked to cancel my order. And this part bothered me the most: the owner almost immediately and unapologetically agreed to cancel the order. This is the worst I have experienced in dining out. She did not even ask if I wanted a refund. I had ask her for refund and watched over the shoulder that I am getting my money back.

I will definitely not come here again and advise everyone else I know to steer clear...