Megha Desai
Google
I came here for a Sunday night dinner with a couple friends. I was nervous about the parking situation reading some of the reviews but when we arrived there was no valet and the deck is right next door which was super convenient.
We had made a reservation for 7p and were seated right away when we arrived. I was blown away by the decor and how pretty the restaurant was! When sat down, our server brought over lemongrass pandan palate cleanser drinks and a cooling towel for our hands which was a nice touch. Our server went into great detail about the menu and gave a lot of recommendations which was nice but also a little overwhelming.
The prices for the food were a little absurd, especially considering the portion sizes. For 3 of us, we ordered the massaman bombs (we were intrigued by the panipuri shells), charcoal chicken skewers, stewed beef curry (which we were told was like a green curry), and khao soi. When the food arrived we realized we would need a few more servings of rice which were $5 each! The massaman bombs were tasty but we got 3 tiny balls for $13 and they were cold which was very unexpected for curry. The main dishes were good (although none were really that spicy and the chicken didn't come out as skewers, just filets, so just interesting presentation for what seemed marketed as upscale Thai food). But overall the food was decent.
Where the night took a turn for the worse was after we had paid our bill, we were finishing up when our server and another server returned to the table. They then proceeded to essentially shame us for not leaving a big enough tip. When paying the bill, the handheld POS recommended a MINIMUM tip of $35. We did not spend enough for that minimum tip amount to make sense and manually adjusted the tip. (We spent $140 which would mean standard 20% tip of $28). We felt so uncomfortable by their badgering, I had never had that happen before and we left immediately after.
Overall, what would have been a decent but pricey dinner spot turned into one I will never return to. There's better upscale Thai restaurants in Atlanta like 26Thai. I'd recommend those over this any day.