Thai Lada

Best Thai food I’ve had in Austin! The food is fresh and delicious. Had the fried dumplings, crab fried rice, and chicken pad Thai. All were very good! Can be very spicy so choose your spice level wisely. The medium level (#3/5) was a bit spicy for me. Server, Belle, was great! Parking available in lot behind the building. Will be back!

Since moving to the Austin area 2 years ago we have been searching for a family owned Thai restaurant with outstanding food and service…we definitely found it at Thai Lana. We enjoyed wonderful a dumpling appetizer, followed by Pad Thai (for my wife) and a northern Thai chicken curry dish that I can’t pronounce (referred to as P2 on the menu) that was off the charts good. Our server was attentive and informative, and we were delighted to meet the nice lady owner who visited with us table side. While this restaurant is definitely not fancy, the personalized service and the outstanding food will bring us back, even though we live more than 30 minutes drive time away.

Thai Lada is one of my favorite Thai restaurants in town. Their curry's are amazing and I'm always torn between getting a curry dish there or one of their other fine offerings. The service and atmosphere are nice and casual and they've got a really nice covered patio to enjoy when the weather is good. I've eaten here for many years, probably since they opened, and can say their quality is consistently great and keeps me coming back.

Our first time here and it was just an amazing experience!! My only pause about Thai Lada is their atmosphere. When we walked in, I wasn’t impressed and actually tried to convince my husband to leave. Everything was clean, mind you, it’s just that the inside looked like a cheap fast food dining room. But boy was I fooled!! I’m so glad we stayed! For one, as soon as we walked in, we were greeted with wonderful hospitality and we’re sat right away. The server was also extremely above and beyond courteous and helpful. The appetizers and main course was not only beautiful to look at, but 100% fresh, flavorful, and served with hearty portions. The price for what we ordered was reasonable. Including a generous tip, we spent a little over $50. We are planning to return.

We had a party of 11. The food from soup to desert was delicious. The heat level on the Curry was perfect made to order. The server spoke Spanish which was very helpful as the guest of honor did also. However he ran a lot of laps by not asking everyone at the table if they needed anything else all at once. We ordered a bottle of wine at the very beginning but was never asked if we would like more. We were there for 2 1/2 hrs, so he did have a great opportunity to sell us more. The inside is very small, and the bathroom does not have a changing table, so this maybe a tough sell for families like our size. We were able to enjoy beautiful weather outside on the patio. So this maybe an option for large groups weather permitting. I would love to go back for more Tom Yum soup, Green Curry, and Sticky rice with coconut mango, for dessert.