Ryan F.
Yelp
Had dinner at Jintana Thai Farmhouse on Tuesday night. I was very happy with the food I ordered, but there were some issues with the service that went beyond potentially being understaffed.
Quality: Pivoted from our initial dinner plans to go to Jintana Thai Farmhouse. Overall I was very happy with the dishes we ordered. I started with Jintana's Original Pad Thai, which has both shrimp and chunks of fried calamari. The flavor was on point and it was a very healthy portion. I was a little less excited for the Massaman Short Ribs Curry, though it was still quite good. The meat in the dish was awesome, but I was not crazy about the curry. It felt a little bland and did not highlight the dish as much as it should. We also ordered Mango Sticky Rice for dessert, and both the presentation and taste were excellent.
Quantity: Huge dishes, I'm surprised we were able to finish our food.
Value: $14 for Jintana's Original Pad Thai. $22 for the Massaman Short Ribs Curry. $6 for the Mango Sticky Rice.
Ambiance: Jintana Thai Farmhouse is located in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn. The inside of the restaurant is small, but very cool. They use posts in order to simulate an outdoor garden, which is furthered by the front windows that completely open to the outside. They also have a pretty large outdoor space with tables inside a structure in the road as well as additional tables on the sidewalk. There are two problems with outside though. The first being the waitstaff can forget about you. The second is the music situation, as a portable bluetooth speaker hooked up to a constantly moving staff members phone means lots of interruptions. Also, the playlist they chose was extremely strange.
Crowd: There were two people eating inside, and one couple outside. The couple outside were on a different page. They spent the evening drinking wine and dancing to a portable speaker with its odd selection of pop music. The staff were as confused as we were, but the couple was having the time of their life.
Service: It started fantastic, with food flying out the restaurant, but then our waitress disappeared after dropping off our entrees. We had to track her down twice to grab our dessert and check.
Parking: A decent amount of street parking nearby