Nibbana - Renton

The papaya salad was not good and a very small portion for the price

Flavorful dishes remind me of my trip to Thailand. I'm not Thai so I can't say with authority that the dishes are authentic but they remind me of what I said there in my trip. Very flavorful with lots of herbs and spices that you don't find at many Thai restaurants in this country. My Panang Curry was great and the Pad Thai had a wonderful balance of flavors. My partner's Thai Basil Chicken was excellent! The service was friendly and quick! Looking forward to trying more dishes soon!

The Fried Calamari smelled horrible, I've never had calamari with a scent. I still tried it and it tasted equally bad. Literally no flavor, and the sauce served with it was thin and spicy with barely any flavor, and did not match the heaviness of the Fried Calamari. Portion of the Swimming Rama seemed much smaller. Front desk lady had an attitude when I asked about the water I put under special requests. Phad Thai was not saucy, barely any flavor to it. The chicken was the only thing good today. Everything else was mid and off putting. Also, your food sits, I wish they would update app when it's ready.

Were your $5 appetizers $7 on your bill? They swap the menus out so you think the food is cheaper. I ate here June 15 for happy hour. The price was $5 each appetizers on the menu they handed us when we sat down. We waited 15 minutes to order since they wouldn 't honor the happy hour price before 3pm, which is completely fine. We said we were would wait till 3pm to order then to receive the discounted price. Our waitress returned 2 more times in the 15 minutes asking us what we wanted to order and we reminded her we were waiting till 3pm, and asked each time if we could order now and get the happy hour price and she said no because the computer had to catch up. Totally fine with all of that, I didn 't mind waiting. After the we got our bill all the $5 items were $7, we asked why that was. They then gave us the menu that had different prices than previously. The appetizers were now $7. And they said we read it wrong and must have been looking at happy hour 3pm-5pm and thought it said $5. I promise you the menus said $5 because I sat and did the math of how I would spend on lunch, and so did the person I was with. We both saw $5, we both talked about how great of a deal that was. The person I had lunch with actually pointed out that it 's almost happy hour and look they have $5 appetizers. I feel scammed, cheated, and I will never return. Very very sad. Had a cockroach on my plate back when this restaurant was called Thai 65, that was 10 years ago.

So I stopped in for a late lunch/early dinner. Man, was I happy that I did.This was a wonderful idea. The cuisine was awesome. Light and cool for a 90-degree day. I had the Crying Tiger, the slaw salad was a wonder of delightful tastes. The steak was well flavored and so tender that it almost melted in your mouth.The staff was very helpful and well trained. They knew their menu and were able to even interest us in dessert, which I rarely do.I'd like to invite you to try this establishment, I think you'll find it to be a lovely date night treat.