Jaiya Thai
New York, NY 10016-8132
Phone: (212) 889-1330
06/22/2008 Posted by veat
The service was polite, but awkward. At times, the waitstaff seemed overeager -- to take our drink order only moments after our arrival, and to take our money just moments after handing us the check (We were still sorting out our cash on the table when a waiter came and tried to take the black book away). That in itself wouldn't have been a big annoyance, but there were several instances during the meal when they had to come back and tell us they didn't have the item we had ordered. We asked for a $26 bottle of wine -- "Sorry, we only have this $30 bottle of wine." We asked for jasmine rice -- "Sorry, we only have sticky rice." At that point, both my friend and I were getting a little frustrated. On the food, which was very good, a word of warning: If you're used to ordering your curry with medium spice, you might want to consider the mild. My medium was more like a 5 out of 5 as far as I was concerned. Any spicier and it simply wouldn't have been edible for me. Maybe I'm just not used to authentic Thai cooking, but I like spice and I didn't want to order "mild." Oh well, if I go back, I'll know better.
Pros: good food, no reservation needed for party of 2
Cons: awkward, poorly timed service
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