Natalee Thai Cuisine

(310) 202-7003

10101 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034 34.02247 -118.40051

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Neighborhoods: Palms, West LA

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Hours:

Sun-Thu 11:30am-10pm

Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm

Last updated 2.03.12

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Family-style Thai restaurant serves noodles, curries, seafood and vegetarian entrees in modern setting. Sushi bar, free delivery, take-out, catering.

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Lunch specials are from 11:30am to 3pm Monday through Friday and include rice and salad with one of five entrees.
ambiance
85.50999641418457% positive
  1. Great taste, atmosphere & price
  2. This may not be the best Thai food ever - but it's always a fun, bustling place to be and the food is affordable and pretty good.
  3. Natalee Thai offers excellent food, nice atmosphere, good service.
  4. great atmosphere
  5. We usually order takeout and eat in front of the TV, though we have eaten at the resturant a few times, and though it's a bit small and crowded the atmosphere's pretty nice.
  6. I've had tons of fun eating Thai food in every new city or town I happen to visit and sometimes there's another restaurant that just makes the total experience more enjoyable and memorable.
  7. The atmosphere is that of eating in a airport cafeteria, but like I said, the food is good.
  8. will the say the ambience leaves you feeling shell shocked on a busy day or night, as it is all hard edges and flat surfaces.
  9. The service was good and the ambiance in the restaurant is nice.
  10. Everything else has always been great and it's a fun place for a relaxing meal.
  11. This place is known for its fantastic service, food, ambiance, and prices.
  12. love the decor and the food and service are excellent.
  13. The atmosphere so lousy.
  14. Perhaps paying more attention to the food instead of the decor would garner this place more praise.
  15. This place has pretty unique decor.
  16. it looks like a trailor from the outside, but when you go inside, the ambience is amazing.
  17. With a million Thai restaurants serving similar cuisine, this one stood out due to its tasteful decor and fairly hip atmosphere.
  18. parking is awful.
  19. Love the groovy decor.
  20. The service is always fast and friendly, which adds to the great atmosphere the new decor creates.
  21. If you want to have a nice dinner in a nice atmosphere than this is the place to go.
  22. Food & service was very good, and prices reasonable considering atmosphere.
  23. best bet is to find street parking.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The portions are big, the food is flavorful and super tasty and the drinks are solid!
  2. recommend the Thai iced tea, spring rolls, and the spicy beef dish (truly spicy, not for teenagers).
  3. This place rocks I been here a couple of times and I truly enjoy the food and the drinks.
  4. Although it gets really crowded, there's a bar to get a few drinks while you wait and the service is fast, so there's nothing to worry about.
  5. My favorite dish is the Flaming Chicken Dish and I love the Thai iced tea.
  6. Great traditional Thai food, and the sushi is as good as any Japanese sushi bar I've ever been too.
food quality
84.32000160217285% positive
  1. recommend the Thai iced tea, spring rolls, and the spicy beef dish (truly spicy, not for teenagers).
  2. Good food, friendly staff, reasonably priced.
  3. Service was awful, food was ok but we sorta lost our appetites in the end.
  4. The food is really good for the price.
  5. Natalee thai is a wonderful resteraunt with great, delicious food.
  6. Comparatively, it's also a little more expensive than traditional Thai places that serve better, more flavourful food.
  7. know it's supposed to be Thai, but the have decent sushi as well.
  8. Good food, and really nice servers as well!
  9. Service was fine but the food was bad quality.
  10. The food at Natalee is consistently fresh and tasty.
  11. With a million Thai restaurants serving similar cuisine, this one stood out due to its tasteful decor and fairly hip atmosphere.
  12. Even though the food is decent, they have no clue how to treat their customers.
  13. The food is delicious.
  14. The Pad Thai noodles are pretty good and the sushi lunch specials are decent; Natalee has some of the best spicy tuna rolls I've had in LA, oddly enough.
  15. The food is quite good, and the price is reasonable, but they do annoying things like charge you for rice.
  16. The food we ordered was cold, the service was slow (maybe that's why the food was cold).
  17. Many unusual and creative dishes, and the service is friendly, even though it takes awhile.
  18. Great food, below-average service and speed.
  19. Never had a bad meal here
  20. There are better places that serve some really good authentic Thai in the LA area.
  21. Great food, friendly and helpful service.
  22. Horrible service, less-than-impressive food
  23. really like natalee's food and eat take out from there about once a wek or two but i will not battle the lines.
  24. This place rocks I been here a couple of times and I truly enjoy the food and the drinks.
  25. would not say that the food is spectacular but for the price and the fast service, it is a very good deal.
  26. particularly like the curries (california chicken curry - yum!)
  27. The food is consistently great, but the service could use some speeding up.
  28. Everything else has always been great and it's a fun place for a relaxing meal.
  29. Our server was nice and was able to substitute white meat chicken for dark meat at no x-tra charge.
  30. Natalee Thai offers excellent food, nice atmosphere, good service.
  31. Crazy weekends but awesome food!
  32. love the decor and the food and service are excellent.
  33. got the pad thai, which wasn't as sweet as I'd like, and some other dishes that weren't so memorable.
  34. great thai food, great $$
  35. the price is not bad and the food is not bad either.
  36. The food is fresh, tasty, unique and satisfying.
  37. it is good but i think that the best appetizer is the gulf of thailand shrimp roll.
  38. The place is really new and clean, compared to most Thai establishments, but the food was so-so (isn't it always the dirty places that taste the best?
  39. recommend the sushi here too.
  40. The food is very good (try some of the spicy dishes) and the prices are extremely reasonable.
  41. and my favorite is beef salad.
  42. The place is nicely decorated and clean The food is good and consistent.
  43. My thought was, "wow, this is a beautiful restaurant", and then the food came.
  44. Some good food, Poor Service, Too Crowded
  45. food is mediocre.
  46. My friend said it smelled like fresh garbage, and she couldnt even finish one third of he portion( By the way, each sushi is pricey, plus damn small).
  47. Everything is very tasty and spicy.
  48. We recommend the brown (natural) rice.
  49. The pad thai is so delicious.
  50. recommend the padthai and any kind of tofu dish.
  51. And the noodles were mushy and the was not what I expect from a restaurant but rather a bad Chinese take-out place.
  52. Perhaps paying more attention to the food instead of the decor would garner this place more praise.
  53. There are two ways of looking at this: 1) that the garnish was fresh and 2) that this was seriously disgusting.
  54. My second fav is this korean bbq in culver city called gyenari.
  55. Great food, but bad acoustics.
  56. They service big portions, but sometimes the food comes a little slowly.
  57. It's got all the Thai ingredients and the food is fresh, but it lacks taste.
  58. The Pad-See-Ew with shrimp had about 5 shrimp in it, but the yellow curry with chicken had HUGE chunks of chicken with little to no vegetables (which some people may like but unfortunately, I planned on picking out the chicken).
  59. The food is excellent, though I've heard complaints from some friends that the curry is too hot.
  60. authentic thai food.
  61. However, the food is very very good.
  62. love the food.
  63. particularly love the California curry (it's like yellow curry) with chicken and the Korean BBQ beef.
  64. My favorite dish is the Flaming Chicken Dish and I love the Thai iced tea.
  65. Go find some place else for good Thai food.
  66. This Thai restaurant was so amazing, their noodles with the spicy peanut sauce is mm mmmm good!
  67. Horrible food
  68. The only drawback is that its NOISY in there, so don't try to have an intimate conversation while you enjoy your pad thai noodles.
  69. Just when you need it, each dish has it's own delightful burn.
  70. We enjoy eating out, eating authentic ethnic food.
  71. cool design, great food!
  72. Lame food, worst service.
  73. visited my friend and she recommend me to eat at Natalee because she loves chicken Sa-te, tsunami, and hot stuff.
  74. The prices are a bit higher and the portions a bit smaller than other Thai restaurants of equal quality, but their food is consistently good.
  75. The atmosphere is that of eating in a airport cafeteria, but like I said, the food is good.
  76. Yet, we keep going back because the ingredients are so fresh and tasty.
  77. And it's a shame because this place used to have the best Thai food in town in my opinion.
  78. Great place, good food, not expensive.
  79. Portionas are good sized and I often cannot finish my whole meal.
  80. The portions are big, the food is flavorful and super tasty and the drinks are solid!
  81. great prices, excellent food, and very friendly staff.
  82. Me and my family always order food from Natalee's.
  83. The soups are good too.
  84. This may not be the best Thai food ever - but it's always a fun, bustling place to be and the food is affordable and pretty good.
  85. Great traditional Thai food, and the sushi is as good as any Japanese sushi bar I've ever been too.
  86. For a Thai restaurant, the sushi's actually not half bad!
  87. Tastes delicious, and prices are reasonable.
  88. great food with great price
  89. Try Kra Thong Tong for a good appetizer, Adaman soup for loads of seafood, and the Maha Jumlong curry for a veggie fix -- but then again, everything is great!
  90. great food- for takeout.
  91. I've had tons of fun eating Thai food in every new city or town I happen to visit and sometimes there's another restaurant that just makes the total experience more enjoyable and memorable.
  92. found a nasty insect in my tom yum soup.
  93. The food is not good anymore nor is the service.
  94. other dishes are very good too.
  95. reccomend either dining there or taking out b/c despite their wonderful food, the one thing they are teeeerrible about it delivery.
  96. All types of sushi is very expensive, and fish on top was.
  97. Thai food is one of my favorites and this restaurant has it.
  98. This place is known for its fantastic service, food, ambiance, and prices.
  99. The food is excellent and so cheap!
  100. still come here because the food is really good, though in
  101. This place has got the best Thai food in LA.
overall
85.19000053405762% positive
  1. This WAS my favorite restaurant for nearly 2 years.
  2. Everything else has always been great and it's a fun place for a relaxing meal.
  3. This may not be the best Thai food ever - but it's always a fun, bustling place to be and the food is affordable and pretty good.
  4. it is a nice place and you can get.
  5. nice place to go for lunch.
  6. Would recommend Natalee Thai as a great place to celebrate a sp.
  7. Natalee is best Thai restaurant in L.A.I like a pad thai.
  8. If you want to have a nice dinner in a nice atmosphere than this is the place to go.
  9. This used to be my favorite Thai restaurant in L.A. before I moved out of town four years ago but upon returning to the restaurant last night, it's now the worst.
service
68.88999938964844% positive
  1. We often order Natalee for lunch as they have an excellent delivery service.
  2. thought this place would be rocking considering how many people rave about it.
  3. Great food, below-average service and speed.
  4. service is pretty bad when it gets busy.
  5. The service is always fast and friendly, which adds to the great atmosphere the new decor creates.
  6. Our server was nice and was able to substitute white meat chicken for dark meat at no x-tra charge.
  7. customer service is HORRIBLE
  8. The waitstaff is very friendly.
  9. would not say that the food is spectacular but for the price and the fast service, it is a very good deal.
  10. They service big portions, but sometimes the food comes a little slowly.
  11. The service is good.
  12. Terrible customer service.
  13. Service were friendly and decent.
  14. The place is nice and hip and you see a lot of people that look like they work for the studios.
  15. it could get hectic during the peak hours but the servers are generally friendly.
  16. Food & service was very good, and prices reasonable considering atmosphere.
  17. Many unusual and creative dishes, and the service is friendly, even though it takes awhile.
  18. The food is not good anymore nor is the service.
  19. The food is consistently great, but the service could use some speeding up.
  20. long wait and not so friendly waiters.
  21. terrible customer service.
  22. Good food, and really nice servers as well!
  23. Manager was so rude.
  24. The food we ordered was cold, the service was slow (maybe that's why the food was cold).
  25. have been there several times and have always been impressed with the service, that staff is very friendly.
  26. Lame food, worst service.
  27. The service was good and the ambiance in the restaurant is nice.
  28. The customer service is horrible.
  29. The Pad-See-Ew with shrimp had about 5 shrimp in it, but the yellow curry with chicken had HUGE chunks of chicken with little to no vegetables (which some people may like but unfortunately, I planned on picking out the chicken).
  30. love the decor and the food and service are excellent.
  31. Natalee Thai offers excellent food, nice atmosphere, good service.
  32. Although it gets really crowded, there's a bar to get a few drinks while you wait and the service is fast, so there's nothing to worry about.
  33. This place is known for its fantastic service, food, ambiance, and prices.
  34. Some ladies on the phone was shockingly rude.
  35. Great service and Clean but NEED to be Consistent of quality and TASTE!
  36. don't get why the place is always soo packed (I guess many people prefer the cleanliness over the taste)---maybe it's the pretty waitresses?
  37. Horrible service, less-than-impressive food
  38. Shortly the waitress brought my Pad se ew and I immediately noticed the order was half the size of my brother's serving and asked her why.
  39. Good food, friendly staff, reasonably priced.
  40. have to say that they have the WORST customer service ever!
  41. great prices, excellent food, and very friendly staff.
  42. After this treatment, our waiter was curt, brought things out in a weird order, and basically rushed us out even though it was only around 9:30pm and the restaurant was fairly full.
  43. Great food, friendly and helpful service.
  44. Over-crowded, poor customer service, have to wait way too long for the check (probably why tables don't turn over).
  45. Very nice staff, but you can't eat them either.
value
90.2299976348877% positive
  1. Great taste, atmosphere & price
  2. My friend said it smelled like fresh garbage, and she couldnt even finish one third of he portion( By the way, each sushi is pricey, plus damn small).
  3. The Curry Panang is a must, and the price is more than reasonable.
  4. The prices are amazingly reasonable for Los Angeles.
  5. Comparatively, it's also a little more expensive than traditional Thai places that serve better, more flavourful food.
  6. Not only that -- the plates were huge while the portions were normal, but there was no room on the table to put it all!
  7. They service big portions, but sometimes the food comes a little slowly.
  8. Food & service was very good, and prices reasonable considering atmosphere.
  9. The prices are a bit higher and the portions a bit smaller than other Thai restaurants of equal quality, but their food is consistently good.
  10. feel like I'm indulging in a much more expensive night out when I go here- but the price is very affordable.
  11. Versatile Menu, great prices!
  12. All types of sushi is very expensive, and fish on top was.
  13. The food is quite good, and the price is reasonable, but they do annoying things like charge you for rice.
  14. The food is really good for the price.
  15. This may not be the best Thai food ever - but it's always a fun, bustling place to be and the food is affordable and pretty good.
  16. Tastes delicious, and prices are reasonable.
  17. The portions are big, the food is flavorful and super tasty and the drinks are solid!
  18. The food is excellent and so cheap!
  19. would not say that the food is spectacular but for the price and the fast service, it is a very good deal.
  20. Emrald Thai, just up the block, is a just as good, less expensive option.
  21. great food with great price
  22. This is not a fine dining restaurant, but if your expectations are kept in check, you cannot deny that this restaurant offers excellent value.
  23. Great place, good food, not expensive.
  24. This place is known for its fantastic service, food, ambiance, and prices.
  25. It isnt the best thai ive had but for the not so bad LA price its good with me.
  26. the past portions were larger and the price was more reasonable.
  27. the price is not bad and the food is not bad either.
  28. great prices, excellent food, and very friendly staff.
  29. The food is very good (try some of the spicy dishes) and the prices are extremely reasonable.
wait time
20.0% positive
  1. Our waitiress was slow and couldn't handle more than one question at a time.
  2. My only other complaint is that the kitchen is really slow.
  3. Over-crowded, poor customer service, have to wait way too long for the check (probably why tables don't turn over).
  4. long wait and not so friendly waiters.
  5. The food we ordered was cold, the service was slow (maybe that's why the food was cold).
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/12/12

Excellent

by jamesmcgraw

Excellent place, delicious food, solid drinks.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

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5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/15/11

love this place

by andyq6207

i really love this place. I usually go there about once a week. My friends usually start out with cocktails and then we go for the gusto. great pad thai and the sushi is also good. Jonjon is usally our waiter. He rocks... next time you go ask for jonjon, he will rock your world

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/07/11

Amazing Thai Food

by ABlues4Nina

I've never had to wait longer than 5 minutes when I get there, even when its EXTREMELY busy! Food is delicious and the last time I went the waiter was VERY nice. I was very impressed, he even offered to help us choose something other then my "normal" and his selection was on point =) I love the sushi its always fresh. I've never had cocktails there but based on that video I definitely want to try some now!!! My hangout spot...so of course I will be back lol

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/16/11

USED to be great! What the blank happened???

by jeffreymiller

What a disappointing experience I had tonight at Natalee last night!.

Natalee Thai has long been my favorite Thai restaurant in LA, dating back 10 years, at least. I am a huge fan of the Panang Curry and I have spread the word in my community quite a bit. Until tonight.

I was entertaining clients tonight who arrived late from out of town. We came in at 10:15 and told the hostess we would order right away, as we knew the kitchen would soon be closing. The sign says open until 10:30 so I assumed they seat until then and then feed their customers who enter by that time.

The waiter we had (med-length light brown hair, high voice) told us we needed to order right away, which we did. One of my clients ordered Ikura from the sushi bar, which he clarified to the waiter was Salmon Roe, as the waiter seemed very confused about it. He then brought a Salmon ROLL instead which my client did not want, and when we told him that he said it was too late the sushi was done. This only ONE minute after the wrong sushi item was brought. By the way, the last time I was in the same waiter totally forgot our sushi order and told us the same thing when asked-"whoops" but now it was too late.

Continuing on about tonight, we had someone come in late and join us at 10:33 and wanted something simple like soup or pad thai or something and was told it was too late, so he sat and watched us eat.

If a restaurant serves until 10:30, how is it the chefs have already packed everything and left the building just 3 minutes later?

Lastly, my Panang Curry was not even close to being correct. I have had this dish at both Natalee locations many times and this was just wrong, and wasn't spicy either, as I had ordered it. But I didnt dare send it back because we were told the chef was done.

All in all, the experience was NOT Natalee Thai. I don't know if they spend any time training the servers, but this night there was no service!

I can't imagine going back after tonight, and that's sad because it used to be my absolute favorite.

Maybe they will use this feedback to improve service, retain staff, and reclaim some of your business.

The Details on Natalee Thai Cuisine

Place Categories:

  • great traditional thai food
  • good poor service
  • reasonable la price
  • nice great place
  • horrible customer service
  • cold lessthanimpressive food
  • great atmosphere
  • not recommend thai restaurant
  • love natalee thai
  • quite pleasant total experience
  • great everything
  • tasteful groovy decor
  • friendly staff
  • nice server
  • recommend spicy beef dish
  • flavorful chicken
  • great local spot
  • recommend hot stuff
  • like many people
  • favorite asian restaurants
  • recommend padthai
  • fresh ingredients
  • pretty fast turnaround
  • pricey sushi
  • enjoy pad thai noodles
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