Thai Orchid Cafe — Restaurant in Town of Amherst

Always amazing food, we are hooked. This is a relatively small cafe, however they have a full menu and they cook everything to tasty perfection. We couldn’t find any other place even close is taste and quality. Of course, different palates may have different opinions, not everyone will be equally impressed. I believe our palates have been trained to authentic Asian cuisine of all kinds as we spent few years in “the new China town of NYC” aka Flushing, Queens. From the appetizers our kids love the chicken satay, one of the best we have ever tried. We also love the Vietnamese crepe. Many other good stuff there. Tom Yum Talay soup is my wife’s favorite. From the main menu we love the Vietnamese curry and many other noodle and rice options. The Thai ice tea is a classic too. They will always tell you upfront that they don’t serve alcohol which we are not bothered by, we are rather amused how they emphasize it every time. Service is usually pretty good, however they can be busy at prime dinner time as there are a lot of customers for take out orders as well. In conclusion, if you love tasty food just...

I have heard a few mixed reviews about this place, but my wife wanted to try it so here I go with my take on Thai Orchid Cafe. The restaurant is very neat and fresh looking. Its a small place but still a comfortable size that your not sitting on top of each other. the food was just ok to me, but my wife loved it. we had the spicy steak skewers, i thought that was good. it came with some very good dipping sauces. The one dish we both didnt like at all, was the fish cakes. I do not understand what part was fish. all we tasted was rubbery half dollar coin sized disc. the last dish we had was the Pad see ew, this is my favorite dish, but not from this place. the sauce was a bit to strong and the dish seriously was short on noodles. would i come back, maybe if the wife ask to come.

As of 4/23/18 I have come back for their lunch special. I strongly encourage you to do the same. For $7.95 you...

We have been trying to support our local restaurants during the pandemic, and we consistently find ourselves returning to this one for our culinary needs. There’s an authenticity to their food that’s missing in so many other ethnic restaurants in the area. This, along with the consistent freshness and quality of their ingredients makes this establishment, possibly the only Thai restaurant we shall be patrons of moving forward. Finally, and possibly, most importantly. The owner of Thai Orchid Café is hands-down the nicest person alive. He’s so humble and clearly cares passionately about every customer that walks through the door. He shares very little with so many of the arrogant, indifferent restaurateurs I’ve met over the...