Rin Thai Bistro

Love the location, friendly staff, and delicious food! My only complaints are the prices (very steep, even for Amherst) and somewhat slow service. Came here with a few friends for lunch when it was fairly empty, but our food still took quite a while to come out. The flavor of my entree was delicious though - a perfect level of spice and balance of seasoning! I judge Thai restaurants by the quality of their Pad Thai and this one was great - different from my favorite at Thai Orchid but yummy in its own way! The Thai iced tea was a good complement to the heat of the dish. In summary, I would return but likely only if someone else is picking up the check 😉

Was excited to try this place as it had great reviews and were willing to pay a slight premium for it. The location looks great, it's beautiful. Was incredibly disappointed by the food portion though and quality. Somehow spent $40 on 2 meals, paying extra for rice on the side, and got 4 tiny pieces of chicken that were overcooked and not that great. Even the sauce given with the chicken was a 30% filled tiny plastic container. On the other meal, the tofu was incredibly overcooked and didn't have much flavor. There was maybe 1 or 2 small pieces of broccoli. Had we not gotten rice on the side (paying $5 extra for 2), we would have both still been incredibly hungry and somehow still spending $30+ Confused by these other reviews honestly, maybe it's better when dining in? Bummed out because we thought we found our new favorite spot upon first finding the place.

We visited Rin Thai today for the first time and enjoyed a variety of fresh delicious dishes. As a vegetarian it is not always easy to find entrees that are as appealing as the other entrees. I love the Tom Kha soup and the mango salad. We ordered a red curry for later and it is delicious as well. My only comment is that I am going to need more rice with this curry for lunch tomorrow. Thank you Rin! It was a pleasure to meet you. We'll be back soon.