L' Thai Restaurant and Wine Bar

I work for Citysearch and I visited this restaurant two weeks ago. I took my girlfriend on a date (she loves thai food). This place has some of the freshest vegtables I've ever had at a restaurant. I ordered the flounder and she had the rama beef, both were delicious. I went on a monday so the place was a little bit slow (as is with most restaurants) and there wasn't many people working, however the service was still really good and the employees took the time out to even go over their menu and explain to us about authentic thai food.\r \r I recommend this place to anyone who loves fresh and spicy food. Pros: Fresh Veggies, Spicy Food with Taste more

When I go out and spend money for dinner I always think. Can I cook this at home? What is the food value? What is the customer experience? I can't cook this stuff at home! The food value for the money is good! And the customer experience is awesome, in fact at the end of the meal you say WOW! When I spend my hard earned money for dinner at a restaurant I expect WOW and you get it here. Highly recommended and 5 star. more

The food is excellent! The Thai tea is very refreshing. If you like calamari, it is highly recommended ( appetizer menu), and there is much to choose from on the main entrees, from grassfed beef dishes to poultry, organic dishes and seafood. My daughter and I had the shrimp, scallops and mussels with peppers and we both enjoyed it! I also recommend the fried bannanas as well as the mango ice cream for dessert. The atmosphere is calming, and the service is great! Highly recommended! We'll be back! This is a great place to go as a family or on a date! Pros: Great atmosphere, great food more

My wife is an amatuer restaurant critic and she gives this one full marks in all categories. The location isn't terribly convenient and not all that nice but inside it's an oasis. Feng shui astute appointments and colors match the wonderful curry dishes we enjoyed.\r \r In fact, we were encouraged to try out their organic wine selections but they were not exactly what we wanted and, after trying a couple of their regular chardonnay's we settled on a very nice bottle for $17. What a great bargain! \r \r I actually joined City Search so I could write this review which should speak volumes!\r \r Enjoy! more

I normally wouldn't take the time to write a review of a good restaurant in Atlanta, since there are so many - but L'Thai is worthy of this effort. The food is fresh and nicely flavored - the best Thai food in town (since Tamarind is no longer around). As close to the food available in Thailand as I have had anywhere outside of Thailand. Organic and Non-organic options are available. The staff was very friendly and attentive - as could be expected by the people from the ""land of smiles"". They even were able to accomodate my request for Mango with Sticky Rice with the best Mango I've had in a loooong time. I recommend L'Thai for anyone looking for an authentic Thai meal with attentive Thai service. The beer and wine selection is also extensive and includes organic options. OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT!! I hope they expand ITP - but if they don't it's still worth the drive!! Pros: Healthy/Organic Options, Service, Food Taste, Price Cons: Location more

Our family does not eat out very often, since we tend to eat organic food as much as possible (probably at least 95%). Buying organic is a bit more expensive, so reducing the number of times we go to restaurants evens out the total monthly expenditures for food. When we do pick a restaurant, it is almost always L'Thai (if you don't eat out often, you want to make it count!). If you prefer to eat healthy food, this is definitely the place to go on the east side of the Metro Atlanta area. We tend to eat here at least every other week, and I have NEVER been disappointed with my food. My favorite dish is the Prix-Khing (either beef or chicken), which is served with grass-fed beef or free-range chicken (you can get organic for a slightly higher price), organic green beans, and your choice of white rice or organic brown rice.\r \r The menu lists four different levels of heat for spicy entrees, mild, medium, hot, and Thai hot. If you really like spicy food, you need to know that you can order even hotter than what is listed. Thai hot is shown as four peppers. I have most recently tried five peppers, and will go to six on my next visit.\r \r The ambiance is soothing, the food is wonderful, the staff is courteous and professional, and the owner is very knowledgeable about organic food. it is too bad that the available ratings only go from zero to ten - this place is off the scale on the high end - at least a 12! Almost without exception, people whom we have introduced to L'Thai continue to return for more.\r \r As for the earlier entry about pushing the wine, we have never had that experience, and nobody in our family consumes any alcohol. The recommended wines are listed on the menu, but we usually drink water with meals (and this restaurant's tap water is filtered prior to serving). Pros: taste, ambiance, wait staff, organic cuisine, very reasonable prices more

I am very surprised to read Charlie500's comments about hard sell on wine. I don't drink and my boyfriend rarely does and we didn't experience so much as a blink when we ordered thai iced tea and green tea. There was not a moment of pressure to order alcohol based on my experience. Wine suggestions are included on the menu for each dish but as a ""foodie"" I appreciated this effort on the part of the restaurant.\r \r I can highly highly recommend the seafood green curry. It was delicious. My boyfriend had a beef dish but I was too wrapped up in the curry to notice what he ordered. He took my last scallop and it ticked me off! We shared the basil spring roll as an appetizer and it was wonderful! Delicious and delicate and savory. \r \r The waiters were pristine and attentive but melted into the background. They gave us a little time after the appetizer and then promptly cleared the dishes and brought our entrees immediately. Water and tea was kept filled without the waiters being obtrusive. It was a very romantic date and after our meal we sat and talked and we were given the space and time to do this without feeling that we needed to vacate the table. We were not at all rushed. This was about 7 - 8 pm on a Friday night.\r \r I can't recommend this restaurant enough. It is where you would least expect such a dining experience to be - I think of strip malls as chain restaurant kind of places but L Thai will surprise and delight you well beyond your expectations. I lived in Tokyo for a year and I learned what ""real"" Thai and Chinese food is. Now I have a real Thai place in the Atlanta metro area. Am still looking for a real Chinese place.\r \r We decided even before we pulled out of the parking lot that this would be ""our"" place. If the relationship doesn't work out (it will) I will still make this my regular place. Pros: simply excellent in every way Cons: outside the perimeter so in-towners will have to drive 10 miles more

i did not appreciate the hard sell i received about matching wine with my food. as a non-drinker, i expected to be able to say no thank you once and have that be it. as for my food, the pad thai was unpleasant at best. more

We've been going to this restaurant since it opened, and it has always been one of our favorites--but we had an experience last week (June 2008) that makes us wonder if the service/quality might not be what it once was. We had been traveling and hadn't been to L'Thai in quite some time. When we picked up an order last week, we spent quite some time at the counter just waiting to be acknowledged. When we got home, we were very surprised to find that the entree portions are much smaller than they used to be. What used to be a really good deal seems to be a bit expensive now. The food is still good, but it wasn't as good as we remembered. Even the owner's demeanor seemed to have changed. Hope that it was just an off night... Pros: food still quite tasty Cons: portions have gotten smaller more

We come here now regularly enough that the waiters recognize us. The food is incredible and I love the vegetarian options and very inexpensive. They also have a great wine menu --- which is an unexpected treat since many Asian restaurants have the same old Kendall Jackson/Beringer wines. I have been to all of the high end Thai restaurants in this city (including Nan and Tamarind) and L'Thai is entirely on par with both but at half the price. I am always surprised that it isn't more busy. An undiscovered gem! Pros: Everything! The food is fantastic more

Days after eating, my wife and I are still talking about this experience. Few restaurants combine outstanding food with service, and L'Thai does this to perfection. My wife and I were visiting Atlanta (we're from Nashville) and wanted to celebrate our anniversary. I made reservations several weeks before coming and when we did arrive we were treated like royalty (actually even better, like family), remembering it was our anniversary and we had driven a long distance. We have a 1 yr old daughter, who was a little irritable after the drive (so much so that my wife took her into out car so other patrons wouldn't be disturbed after our appetizers were served). Anyway the owner saw that the main entrees had arrived (I was eating alone) and asked me what car I drove, went to the parking lot, asked my wife to come in, and actually held our daughter calming her down while we ate! Talk about service (even the waitress took my daughter around the restaurant (beatifully decorated and stopped at the waterfall with fish making my daughter become content). The food was also superbly prepared. Highly recommend the chicken satay (the pieces were succulent, not dried out like most other restaurants). The 3 flavor fish (ours was snapper) was also out of this world. The shrimp fried rice was one of the best fried rice dishes I've ever tasted (and I'm a big fan of fried rice). The staff also surprised us with a lovely custard and rice desert for our anniversary. The only thing I hate about this restaurant is that it is located so far from our home! (Believe me, I tried convincing the owner to set up one in Nashville). All this and knowing everything was healthy (every ingrediant organic and freshly prepared) really put the exclamation point on this experience. If only other restaurants could learn that good food can be healthy as well as how much effect outstanding service has on the customer. Thanks again for the experience L'Thai, hope to return soon! Pros: Treat you like family. Superb food. Romantic setting. Great service Cons: there's only 1 location (far from my home in Nashville :) ) more

Excellent restaurant! Tucked away in a shopping center off Lawrencville Highway this restaurant provides excellent service and food without a ""Buckhead crowd"" or a two hour wait. I recently dined here on a Friday night. We walked in about 8 PM without a reservation and were seated immdieately. \r The decor is charming and romantic. The menu has a great selection of food and wine recommendations are listed with each entree/dish. Try it! You will like it! Pros: Good food and wine, reasonably priced Cons: Ugh... can't think of any! more

I wanted to surprise my husband on his bday, his first one since our marriage. so i requested LeThai to make it special for me, and trust me they did. They gave me a nice corner table near the waterfall, served up a complimentary dish of thai rice custard and even sang a bday song for him with candles and all...needless to say my husband was thoroughly impressed. Thanks so much Pithya and LeThai. My suggestion is make sure you taste their wine (awesome variety) and their desserts (each one of them is great). If you havent been to the place yet, you need to do so real soon. Pros: great service, personal attention Cons: cant think of any right now more

Great ambiance, good food. Variety of choices for vegetarians. Wine lovers should definitely try the Organic wine, it was fab. Pad thai is not the best on the menu, I suggest the curries and the tempura appetizers.\r \r more

Great atmosphere and great food is what you'll find at this restaurant. My wife and I started off sharing stuffed wings and fried calamari. They both were very tasty and amazingly light for fried food. The manager told us they use 0% trans fat olive/cranola oil to fry and virgin olive oil to sautee all their food. Then my wife had coconut soup which she said the best soup she ever had (better than mine) and I had Larb which is minced chicken salad with lime juice. It was also very good. For entree, she ordered crispy basil duck and I ordered the lamb chops. We both shared. The duck was excellent and the lamb was superb. Both sauces were out of this world. These guys really know what they're doing. I'd easily rate them a four stars over all for quality, presentation, and service. The price is also unbeleivably reasonable. With all the food we had and a nice bottle of organic wine (they also have extraordinary beer & wine list), the bill came to less than $80. My wife and I agreed this is the best Thai restaurant in town, and it worth for us to drive 30 minutes to eat here. So, we'll be back often. more

l' thai easily out-performs all the other thai restaurants in the metro area! with excellent food, service and ambiance - the staff at l' thai make the customer's dining experience a true pleasure. there's a wonderful selection of organic food and drink and i can't rave enough about the attention to service you'll find here. it's location is easy for folks to reach from both inside and outside the perimeter. if you love thai food, you'll love l' thai. PEOPLE! do yourself a favor and try this place out! l' thai will not disappoint! Pros: great parking, kid friendly, fabulous food Cons: none at all more

Fantastic service. L'Thai is excited you are there and treat you like it. The wine and beer selections have been given the utmost consideration. The food is delicious and served promptly. \r Delightful atmosphere. I would recommend this to all who enjoy fine dining, good food and spirits. Pros: Easy to get to, well worth the drive for intowners! more

Someone have told me about this place few weeks ago and I thought it was too far to drive just to get Thai food, since severals are already within 15 minutes of where I live. Last week I saw them in Creative Loafing, I was impressed with the review and thought to go there whenever I'm in the neighborhood. Yesturday, I saw them again in Dekalb Neighbors newspaper, I decided to check them out. I called my fiance and changed our plans. There we went. It was one of our best dining experiences, and it's the best Thai food I've had. The place was simple but beautiful. The ambience was great, with tree, waterfall and classical Thai music. Beer & Wine list was extensive with so many differenct organic beers and wines I've ever seen in one place. We both started off our meal with a 13% alchohol volume Belgian beer (I don't remember the name). That was excellent. Then we ordered satay and larb for appetizers, 3 flavors red snapper and basil lamb for entrees, and a bottle of Jadot's 2004 Pouilly Fuisse. My fiance and I were completely amazed with every single dishes that came out. The presentations, the flavors, the freshness of ingredients...we thought we were in paradise. After our entree, we didn't think we could handle any dessert, but.. well we shared fried bananas with honey. Again, we were amazed at how light and how tasty organic banana was. In summary, we had the greatest time. As we were leaving, we realized we just had a wonderful fine dining experience in our shorts. This restaurant deserves all the media coverages they received and more. We definately will be telling everybody we know about it. Pros: Ambience, Organic, Food more

My wife and I love Thai food. After seeing this restaurant on chanel 5 Good Day Atlanta, we decided to take her parents there lastnight. Since we're all vegetarians, we loved the menus. There were huge selections to choose from, not counting those meat dishes that can be prepared for vegetarians. We started our dinner with sharing spring rolls, basil rolls (special appetizer not on the menus) and veggie tempura. They all were superb. I couldn't beleive how light the spring rolls were. My wife loved the veggie basil rolls, especially the sweet zesty sauce. The tempura was the best. It was so good that my father-in-law wanted to to order another as his dinner. We all love curries, so each of us ordered different kind to share. My mother-in-law who was an excellent cook at home and rarely impressed by anyone else's curries was so impressed with their curries. She said she could taste the fresh herbs and spices they used more so than any restaurants she had been to. Two thumbs up L'Thai. You've won us over. Pros: Best curry dishes in town Cons: Wish they were closer in Marrietta more

What a terrific restaurant and ambiance! The best Thai food I ever had! Owners came over to check on all guest. Wait staff...perfect! Go and you won't be disappointed! more