| ambiance |
91.66999816894531% positive |
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but overall, it has a good atmosphere esp. ”
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Overall, the restaurant is sexy and fun, and the food is delicious. ”
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My reccomendations, go right next door to the vietnamese PHO CAFE, the ambiance may not be as great as Rambuten, but its cheeper, and you will feel totally satisfied by the service and food. ”
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Since it was just me and the boys, I look forward to taking my wife there for a nice romantic dinner. ”
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great ambience. ”
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The curries are delicious as well as the fun appetizers. ”
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good ambience ”
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The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants. ”
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always wanted to try this place because the decor looked nice and I've heard good things. ”
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Other than the TV, and tight parking, this one is a great find! ”
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decor was so cool. ”
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but the atmosphere is great, and the food is good. ”
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The decor is nice I'll say but the best dish for me was probably the brown rice. ”
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this is one of my favorite restaurants in LA. nice hidden location. ”
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The ambiance was quite pleasant: minimalistic, but not in that disgusting over-trendy way. ”
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The decor is understated and attractive, the food was fresh, Thai spicy (not tourist spicy), and delivered quickly. ”
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believed customers liked this place for its small but modern atmosphere and the bar counter. ”
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It's a sore thumb in the midst of the beautiful decor. ”
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but the food/decor cannot make up for the absolute worst service i have ever had at a restaurant in my life. ”
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Don't get me wrong, the ambience is beautiful. ”
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the decor was nice, not overly done or with home-made art like some thai restaurants seem to do (what's up with that?) ”
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The atmosphere of the place is nice and a little swanky, this also means the dining area is kind of dark, so don't expect that good of a look at what you're eating or who you're eating with. ”
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There's not much to the parking area but when you enter this quiet Thai resturant there's a comfortable feeling a great food. ”
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The BBQ chicken is yummy, very romantic and swank interior, and great service. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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Even the desserts we ordered were well rendered (a coconut flan and a creme brulee), as were all of the delicious soju cocktails we tried. ”
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| drinks |
93.75% positive |
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Fortunately, you can wait in their stylish lounge, sipping soju cocktails while enjoying delicious appetizers. ”
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Good drinks and good food. ”
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Their drinks were also great - I had a Mango mojito , which was sweet and refreshing without being girly cocktail sweet, and was served with a spike of sugarcane in it - a nice touch. ”
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Food was so very good, it was nice and dark, lychee drinks were awesome. ”
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believed customers liked this place for its small but modern atmosphere and the bar counter. ”
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Inviting, great food, good drinks. ”
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The drinks were great too. ”
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Drinking, dancing (well I was dancing,, to hell with everyone else) Lots of good spicy food, made me drink too much. ”
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If you just want to gather with friends or for a date, then head to Rambutan and order some of the cool yummy drinks. ”
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this restaurant had by far the best Thai food i've ever had in LA. the drinks are great too. ”
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The salads were good, and the soju cocktails are refreshing - try the happy hour. ”
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The place was full but there was space at the bar, we ordered cocktails and found the staff as well as the patrons to be anxious to make conversation. ”
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speaking of which, their drink menu was also great. ”
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great wine list. ”
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excellent wine. ”
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Even the desserts we ordered were well rendered (a coconut flan and a creme brulee), as were all of the delicious soju cocktails we tried. ”
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| food quality |
86.96999549865723% positive |
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small plates is a brilliant take on Thai food, as a lot of Thai appetizers tend to be smaller and distributable. ”
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The panang curry is so damn good, When all the chickens gone I use a straw to suck down the rest of the sauce. ”
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Oddly enough, the least unsuccessful dish I've had at Rambutan is the one I ordered off-menu--a cold seafood salad on a bed of silver noodes. ”
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Nice restaurant inside, but the food and prices were disappointing. ”
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So I went there last month in search of some good thai food because of the good reviews on this website. ”
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Good if you don't know anything about good food. ”
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but the atmosphere is great, and the food is good. ”
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This place does not live up to its reputation with the average Thai food and horrible service. ”
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Good drinks and good food. ”
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don't like Asian food all that much, but this was great. ”
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Overall, the restaurant is sexy and fun, and the food is delicious. ”
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The decor is nice I'll say but the best dish for me was probably the brown rice. ”
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last time i went, the manager was rude and frowny, food was substandard. ”
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If you need any confirmation, just order the barbequed chicken. ”
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If you love good Thai food, you really need to make your way here to enjoy a great meal. ”
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good food. ”
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Hands down I consistently get the best Thai food here. ”
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best thai food in LA ”
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The food is authentic and served by really attentive and well-dressed staff (most likely hailing from the same gorgeous Thai family!) ”
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My wife and I have been a number of times now and each time the food and the service has been outstanding and consistant. ”
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The food is consistently excellent. ”
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After reading rave review about this restaurant and being in the top 10, I was expecting a place with great delicious food. ”
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Inviting, great food, good drinks. ”
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they have interesting dishes and they are served so artistically. ”
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The food, simply put the best food I've had all things considered. ”
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The service isn't that good, but it's worth it to eat the delicious noodles! ”
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The food is not authentic at all. ”
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The BBQ chicken is yummy, very romantic and swank interior, and great service. ”
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I'm not a Thai fanatic like Dave (the neighbor), but everything we ordered was tasty and fresh. ”
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at night and i think the green curry dish was decent. ”
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This place has great noodle dishes. ”
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Good food, great company and over-the-top service made this an incredible evening. ”
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Drinking, dancing (well I was dancing,, to hell with everyone else) Lots of good spicy food, made me drink too much. ”
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The food is equally impressive, as well as the servers. ”
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The staff at Rambutan Thai was authentic, welcoming, gracious, and attentive. ”
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is it the most authentic thai food in the world? ”
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Fortunately, you can wait in their stylish lounge, sipping soju cocktails while enjoying delicious appetizers. ”
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We had a good time with the wait staff and the food was very good. ”
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they serve their food on big plates, so make room on your table. ”
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Awesome food! ”
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The food, while not authentic for the most part combines the incredible flavors of traditional Thai with nouvelle cuisine. ”
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The food was pretty good - standard fare but WAY overpriced! ”
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You know how with Thai food, it's either *good* food at a lousy looking place or *inauthentic* food at a good looking place? ”
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Our party of five ordered family style, and shared crab fried rice (the best fried rice I've ever had), a squid curry (wonderful), a fried tofu dish (savory), a fried catfish fillet served on a bed of shredded green apples (incredible) and the signature T ”
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If you're in search of a great Thai dish and a hip resturant to hang out at then I would absolutly recommend this place to anyone. ”
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The Thai Tapas menu is so good that ordering standard Thai fare isn't even necessary, but if you must, the Panang is a nearly perfect dish. ”
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Well, at Rambutan, you get both GOOD food served in a great looking restaurant. ”
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shrimps and a few mushrooms but no other vegetables. Many other restaurants add some cabbage, green beans and broccoli.The taste of the broth was good but spicy. We then ordered a jungle curry with beef and white rice . It was so spicy to the unbearable. ”
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Even the desserts we ordered were well rendered (a coconut flan and a creme brulee), as were all of the delicious soju cocktails we tried. ”
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Thai is my favorite food, and this is my favorite Thai restaurant. ”
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The decor is understated and attractive, the food was fresh, Thai spicy (not tourist spicy), and delivered quickly. ”
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Stop saying that the food is Authentic! ”
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If you just want to gather with friends or for a date, then head to Rambutan and order some of the cool yummy drinks. ”
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this place used to be my favorite thai restaurant but last time i came in i noticed some changes; the prices had risen and the service and food quality had dropped significantly. ”
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Romantic and great food ”
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Rambutan & Sister restaurant tuk-tuk on Pico make amazing food. ”
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There's not much to the parking area but when you enter this quiet Thai resturant there's a comfortable feeling a great food. ”
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but the food/decor cannot make up for the absolute worst service i have ever had at a restaurant in my life. ”
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The soup had no vegetable only a couple of shrimp, the panang shrimp was very bland and the pad thai tasted horrible. ”
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Hip interior, luvly waitresses, mediocre food. ”
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There are some delicious dishes to be had here. ”
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Rambutan is truly wonderful, with a great room, solid service, and food that you will not find at any other Thai in the city. ”
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pretty/trendy. the food is tasty. ”
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From the spring roll and beef appetizers to the cashew nut and kang dang curry, the food was undeniably delicious. ”
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like the interior, but the food was just average. ”
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drove from OC to expect great Thai food, but not the case. ”
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The ingredients were fresh and the dishes were light and elegantly prepared. ”
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The food is superb. ”
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The menu is full of interesting and flavorful dishes. ”
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My reccomendations, go right next door to the vietnamese PHO CAFE, the ambiance may not be as great as Rambuten, but its cheeper, and you will feel totally satisfied by the service and food. ”
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Well, I was hungry and sometimes the good food can make up for the bad service. ”
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The curries are delicious as well as the fun appetizers. ”
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We called into KLSX 97.1 on the Merrill Schindler's show and asked Merrill where on the eastside could we find authentic Thai fare as well as a nice setting. ”
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We were seated within 10 minutes and the food was excellent. ”
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This is a great little thai place if you haven't tasted really good food. ”
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What a great meal. ”
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I've gone there and had great service and well prepared food, then another time I couldn't get anyone to take my order or bring water and the drunken-noodles were inedible due to the fact that every bite made my eyes water and I'm wimp! ”
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Good people, quality service and excellent Thai food. ”
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great bottle of Sauvignon Blanc helped add to a terrific meal. ”
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Thai food is my favorite and after being in Thailand, most places don't compare. ”
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The food was excellent. ”
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but you can order things as spicy as you'd like them, and the fish dishes are awesome. ”
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The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants. ”
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Outstanding cuisine ”
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this restaurant had by far the best Thai food i've ever had in LA. the drinks are great too. ”
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excellent food! ”
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Rambutan is often great Thai food, and certainly better than a lot of the rest, but not always 100% on the money. ”
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| menu variety |
77.77999877929688% positive |
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The Thai Tapas menu is so good that ordering standard Thai fare isn't even necessary, but if you must, the Panang is a nearly perfect dish. ”
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speaking of which, their drink menu was also great. ”
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Oddly enough, the least unsuccessful dish I've had at Rambutan is the one I ordered off-menu--a cold seafood salad on a bed of silver noodes. ”
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love Citysearch, mainly for opening up my eyes to the wonderful selection of restaurants in Los Angeles. ”
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Rambutan offers a wonderful menu and a great eating environment. ”
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The menu is full of interesting and flavorful dishes. ”
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| overall |
83.33000183105469% positive |
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My favorite local Thai restaurant ”
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Hands down the best restaurant I've been to in a long time. ”
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Well, at Rambutan, you get both GOOD food served in a great looking restaurant. ”
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this place used to be my favorite thai restaurant but last time i came in i noticed some changes; the prices had risen and the service and food quality had dropped significantly. ”
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If you're in search of a great Thai dish and a hip resturant to hang out at then I would absolutly recommend this place to anyone. ”
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This is a great little thai place if you haven't tasted really good food. ”
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this was a nice little restaurant when it first opened. ”
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You know how with Thai food, it's either *good* food at a lousy looking place or *inauthentic* food at a good looking place? ”
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Thai is my favorite food, and this is my favorite Thai restaurant. ”
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| return potential |
50.0% positive |
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Overall I would return knowing they had slow service. ”
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would be fine to come back if a friend wanted to go, but other than that I think I will find another Thai restaurant to find that elusive perfect Pad Thai. ”
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| service |
63.17999839782715% positive |
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The wait staff is beautiful and friendly; two qualities that don't usually walk hand in hand in the Los ANgeles restaurant scene. ”
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The room is well designed and the service is friendly. ”
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Pork chops were as dry as the wait staff. ”
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With quality ingredients and mostly good service, this busy eatery is well worth the wait on busy nights. ”
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the service was good, the waitstaff were attentive. ”
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The service was decent. ”
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We'd been to Saladang but I didn't enjoy the Curry or the rushed service. ”
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excellent service. ”
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I've gone there and had great service and well prepared food, then another time I couldn't get anyone to take my order or bring water and the drunken-noodles were inedible due to the fact that every bite made my eyes water and I'm wimp! ”
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Well, I was hungry and sometimes the good food can make up for the bad service. ”
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bad service ”
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the hostess was rude and even a bit catty-- highly inappropriate behavior at a restuarant. ”
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The food is authentic and served by really attentive and well-dressed staff (most likely hailing from the same gorgeous Thai family!) ”
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Good people, quality service and excellent Thai food. ”
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the reason we waited 50 min was bc the hostess didn't write down the order ppl arrive in and ended up seating four other parties before us (also in random order, which appeared to annoy at least one other party.) ”
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wouldn't suggest to go here if you want to try a good Thai with good service. ”
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have been here twice and yes their service is slow. ”
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this place used to be my favorite thai restaurant but last time i came in i noticed some changes; the prices had risen and the service and food quality had dropped significantly. ”
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Very friendly happy people like other reviews mentioned. ”
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The place was full but there was space at the bar, we ordered cocktails and found the staff as well as the patrons to be anxious to make conversation. ”
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the whole attidue of the staff was obnoxious and repulsive. ”
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The bartender was so sweet and helpful, and the Mosquito Bite (Mohito) was perfect. ”
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Good food, great company and over-the-top service made this an incredible evening. ”
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last time i went, the manager was rude and frowny, food was substandard. ”
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My reccomendations, go right next door to the vietnamese PHO CAFE, the ambiance may not be as great as Rambuten, but its cheeper, and you will feel totally satisfied by the service and food. ”
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The staff at Rambutan Thai was authentic, welcoming, gracious, and attentive. ”
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The food is equally impressive, as well as the servers. ”
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Hip interior, luvly waitresses, mediocre food. ”
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This place does not live up to its reputation with the average Thai food and horrible service. ”
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My wife and I have been a number of times now and each time the food and the service has been outstanding and consistant. ”
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The service was impeccable: friendly and constant, though not overbearing. ”
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understand why people like this place, it's super trendy. ”
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We had a good time with the wait staff and the food was very good. ”
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Overall I would return knowing they had slow service. ”
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We had a great time, excellent service, never hurried, an all around fine dining experience. ”
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but the food/decor cannot make up for the absolute worst service i have ever had at a restaurant in my life. ”
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Rambutan is truly wonderful, with a great room, solid service, and food that you will not find at any other Thai in the city. ”
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The service was good (not bad, not great), mostly because it was Friday night and there was wall to wall people. ”
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Friendly staff and interesting crowd. ”
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The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants. ”
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The BBQ chicken is yummy, very romantic and swank interior, and great service. ”
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The service isn't that good, but it's worth it to eat the delicious noodles! ”
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worst hostess and service ”
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| value |
75.0% positive |
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The prices are reasonable and the aptnosphere make the wait time well worth it. ”
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two entrees and a martini added up to like 30 bucks. ”
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prices seem to be a little higher than some thai places and if you don't mind the drive all the way over there it's not a bad place to try. ”
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The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants. ”
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With quality ingredients and mostly good service, this busy eatery is well worth the wait on busy nights. ”
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this place used to be my favorite thai restaurant but last time i came in i noticed some changes; the prices had risen and the service and food quality had dropped significantly. ”
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The food was pretty good - standard fare but WAY overpriced! ”
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Silver Lake doesn't need another overdone, overpriced ~@%~&@ (It's not nice to mention names). ”
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The prices are great, and when you have gift cards, it's even better. ”
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Nice restaurant inside, but the food and prices were disappointing. ”
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The service isn't that good, but it's worth it to eat the delicious noodles! ”
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Rambutan is often great Thai food, and certainly better than a lot of the rest, but not always 100% on the money. ”
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| wait time |
60.0% positive |
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have been here twice and yes their service is slow. ”
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Hands down the best restaurant I've been to in a long time. ”
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Overall I would return knowing they had slow service. ”
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We were seated within 10 minutes and the food was excellent. ”
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The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants. ”
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