One of the best Thai places EVER!!! The seating is very home style with a comfortable feel to it. The service was quick too. Really rich flavors with the perfect amount of spice. Reasonable prices too. I highly recommend this place after a long hike or really any time of day for a real treat!

The best thai cuisine in that area. I loved each and every dish that we ordered. The service was amazing. If anyone likes thai, try over there for sure.

Had dinner here with some friends. The waitress was very nice and accommodating for our large group. The food was very good. 😌 The duck dishes were delicious 💯

This place can have really slow service when it is packed, but the food is worth the wait. We loved the spring rolls and chive cakes. I really enjoyed the Chicken Pad Prik Khing as well as the Veggie Green Curry! The Pad Thai unfortunately is a bit too sweet though. The Thai Ice Tea and Taro balls in coconut milk are also really good!

We ordered Veg Pad Thai and Massaman Curry. Both the dishes were mouth watering delicious. The service: meh!

Also who charhes for a little bit of extra crushed peanuts.

Don't go here. The food is good but the service leaves much to be desired. I have been here two times in last one year. Both times, the wait time for food was around 2 hours for dine in. First time, the server literally yelled at me when asking I asked for the bill. Have some dignity and give your business to a place that respects it.

This place is great! I can't believe I haven't been coming here more. A different Thai place in Ithaca messed up my meal so bad I had to reorder and I chose Tamarind. They made my night, great food. The contrast was crazy, this place is definitely worth trying out. Slightly smaller portion then where I have been going but the overall quality is great making it well worth it. This was the best meal I've had in a while.

Delicious food, friendly server. Thai spicy noddle is very delicious and level 3 is not that spicy. We ordered papaya salad, green curry, coconut soup, mango sticky rice

Very delicious and accommodating for allergies. It’s a chill/casual/homey vibe inside the restaurant and great for take out

It’s truly unfortunate that this establishment won’t get a higher rating. Their food is delicious and truly authentic. The issue is the wait time. I recently ordered take out, showed up significantly later than the listed time (because I know they take forever) and the food still wasn’t ready. They have one person taking phone and in person orders and that same person is serving all of the dine-in customers. It would be understandable if this was a rare occurrence, but these extended wait times are a consistent thing. It would be okay if the hostess was up front about how long the food will take, but she gives no indication for how long the wait time will be. I’ve had this happen to me and witnessed it with other customers before as well. It’s amazing food don’t get me wrong, but if you order take out, do yourself a favor and give them at least 20-30 mins after the ready time given. If it’s a holiday, ensure you give at least 45 mins-1hr. I ordered Valentine’s Day at 7:00, showed up at 8:30 and the food still wasn’t ready. If you dine-in, still expect longer than average wait times. I honestly hope they change these practices for the benefit of their customers.

What terrible service. Don't go here on a busy day. We did an online order which was supposed to be ready in 30 mins. 45 mins later they haven't even started cooking it. Hostess was adamant that we cancel the order even when we offered to come back later. But if you don't want to make our food we'll just go somewhere else. 0/10 wouldn't go again.

Update- Not ok for vegetarians. I found a piece of chicken in my veggie order, makes me realize they dont clean the wok out inbetween meats n veggies. Also the currys all have fish/oyster sauce in them, you can taste it easy. Cant go back.

For vegetarians:
I go here every time I eat out. Its really good and the owner is good about making food vegan. The noodle dishes are all veganizable. I get the pad see ew or pad thai w/ no egg no fish sauce with tofu. Dont get the currys or tom yum though, even though she says it has no fish sauce I am sure it does, can taste it pretty easily. Get the noodles they are so good!

This place can have really slow service when it is packed, but the food is worth the wait. We loved the spring rolls and chive cakes. I really enjoyed the Chicken Pad Prik Khing as well as the Veggie Green Curry! The Pad Thai unfortunately is a bit too sweet though. The Thai Ice Tea and Taro balls in coconut milk are also really good!

Great food. Had leftovers for dinner

Fantastic service and food! The services knows us by name and is so sweet. The food is delicious and high quality!

Don't go here. The food is good but the service leaves much to be desired. I have been here two times in last one year. Both times, the wait time for food was around 2 hours for dine in. First time, the server literally yelled at me when asking I asked for the bill. Have some dignity and give your business to a place that respects it.

Food was not flavorful. Waited almost 40 minutes for dessert.

Please think twice about ordering delivery from this place. I ordered from here about 3 times and on average, it took 1.5 hours for delivery. This last time they took 2.5 hours. They also do not pick up their phone or update you on the progress of your food. This place is disappointing :(

Update: i got the food and it was cold, bland, and overall bad. Meat was also undercooked…

Not too pleased with the way Tamarind fills its orders. Twice now I’ve ordered food for pickup (once online, once via phone) and both times, one dish in the order was messed up. First time I ordered pineapple fried rice and got regular fried rice. The second time I ordered it again and this time I got the pineapple fried rice but with chicken when I had ordered it with *tofu*. Very disappointing and I will not be ordering food from Tamarind again.

So incredibly delicious. Everything smelled, looked, tasted and felt perfect. Great music. The perfect sensory experience.

The best thai cuisine in that area. I loved each and every dish that we ordered. The service was amazing. If anyone likes thai, try over there for sure.

I just dined here for the first time, this was also my first experience having Thai cuisine. I have to say, I am blown away by the taste, quality and service I received at this restaurant. I wish I didn't live over an hour away, or this would be a staple for me!
Excellent!!

Usually I love this place and the food. I make it a point to eat here whenever I go to Ithaca, which is quite often.

But today, which was a Saturday, they were soooo understaffed, one person making the food and one person taking orders..

Order taking was delayed, food was delayed, food came out cold, food came out with incorrect spice level..(ordered 3, got 0 spice)..

Won't be going back until they fix their staffing issue which could be never...

Worst service ever. I kindly asked when my take out order would be ready (1 hour after I ordered and 30 minutes AFTER both the online system and phone call confirmed AND I watched take out orders go out the door 20 min after I ordered) and the woman started screaming at me. "My food would be ready when it's ready" "they will give me my money back if I don't want it anymore" and "she doesn't have time to deal with me". The woman waiting next to mw said "this is the worst service - they once yelled at me for ordering on-line because it costs them money. I don't know why I keep coming back other than my daughter likes the food." Seriously, the woman yelling at me was complaining at her doing several jobs, but I am thinking, if this is how you treat customers asking a simple question, it makes sense why no one wants to work here....be kind Tamarind, and maybe you won't be so short staffed!

This place is great! I can't believe I haven't been coming here more. A different Thai place in Ithaca messed up my meal so bad I had to reorder and I chose Tamarind. They made my night, great food. The contrast was crazy, this place is definitely worth trying out. Slightly smaller portion then where I have been going but the overall quality is great making it well worth it. This was the best meal I've had in a while.

One of the best Thai places EVER!!! The seating is very home style with a comfortable feel to it. The service was quick too. Really rich flavors with the perfect amount of spice. Reasonable prices too. I highly recommend this place after a long hike or really any time of day for a real treat!

Had dinner here with some friends. The waitress was very nice and accommodating for our large group. The food was very good. 😌 The duck dishes were delicious 💯

When it was time to pay, we had a problem. She is literally forced to give her more tip because they don't get normal salary's but ONLY get paid with tips. She was literally standing by the doors & not letting us leave unless we paid her tips she wanted...

Superb food with excellent service.

The service was very nice and the tea was amazing I may just not like Thai food that's on me and the atmosphere felt old

Every dish is sweeeeeet
Awkward

Food was amazing, tasted great, and was cooked perfectly

We ordered food for pick up and the lady at the front smugly demanded we tip after she made 0 effort to be nice or helpful, making us ask her for our order multiple times and just ignoring us for a while.

Great authentic Thai food work great service.

Food is good. But please beware that wait times after you're seated is really very long. For us, it was 1.5 hours after ordering did we receive food. We received water and the server came to take our order almost 30 mins after we were seated. The restaurant seems to have only one server/receptionist and she does everything from receiving orders on the phone, handling pickup orders, serving food, taking orders, cleaning up, etc. Food was good but it was offset by the extremely delayed service. It has nothing to do with the server - she was visibly doing her absolute best. Bottom line - only go if you have at least 2 hours you can spend. Additionally, portion sizes appear to be relatively smaller.

We left $5 tip but were forced to tip at least 20$ because as she said she is not being paid the salary.

The food was very tasty, the waitress helpful and kind, and the atmosphere is charming

Terrible service

Update: It's been over 2h30min and my food still has not arrived. This happened twice. DoorDash won’t work. Online order won’t work. I have to order over the phone and tell them my credit card number every single time.

My wife and I had dinner at Tamarind on 8/2/2024. We were warmly greeted when we arrived, and our friendly waitress answered our questions clearly and took good care of us. We both ordered the Thai Spicy Noodles, a highly customizable dish. There are several protein options, and the "heat" (level of spice) can be selected on a scale of 1 to 5. I ordered level 4, which (as expected) was very hot but not unbearable. The noodles were absolutely! We will definitely be returning to this place. Highly recommended!

Staff is very polite and helpful, food is FANTASTIC and genuine. Lived in Thailand for eight years and all of the food tastes like home. They play music and it’s a lovely little space. Bathrooms well kept, clean. Altogether completely recommend, one of my new favorite places.

Horrible …the waitress forgot most of our items because she didn’t write them down and then instead of being able to get the items the waitress claimed the kitchen was closed sending us driving around at 10:30 at night for alternate food options to no avail.

Ordered chicken pad thai for pickup and it took 1 full hour from time of order for it to be ready.. I have no problem waiting, but it does suck to wait 30 mins after the quoted pick up time, so maybe they need to have better estimates in place, or stop taking orders when they are clearly overwhelmed.
The pad thai tasted burnt, like it was tossed around in a pan of burnt oil. Not much flavor to it other than that.

Maybe will try again at a different time, but this experience was not good.

Amazing food and service! The coconut custard was delicious. We would definitely come again.

Great food.

The thai iced tea is brewed, not instant. Level 2 spicy is spicy. Outstanding food.

We came to this restaurant as it was rated a 4 on google . However the food came an hour and a half late. Even the ice tea took an hour . The server charged a tip and added it to our bill by herself . That too an 18% and when asked to remove , she answered rudely and said “I work for nothing .” All in all the service was terrible and would not recommend .

Super slow service. Writing this as I am waiting for my food which was ordered 1 and halfhour ago. Changing the review cause she tipped herself 18% after the poor service.

We ordered Veg Pad Thai and Massaman Curry. Both the dishes were mouth watering delicious. The service: meh!

Also who charhes for a little bit of extra crushed peanuts.

Didn’t respect people’s time. Miss scheduled pickup time by more than half an hour

Awesome curry here

We visited this Thai restaurant with a family group of ten, including two infants, and the service was absolutely atrocious. The server was incredibly rude when I asked whether a dish contained meat. She had a horrible attitude and was clearly incompetent at her job. It's important to understand that not all customers are familiar with which dishes include meat, so proper behavior and helpfulness are essential.

We ordered fried rice, which turned out to be mostly vegetables with a minuscule amount of rice—barely enough for one person. The Panang curry with Roti was decent, but the server's terrible attitude ruined the experience. I strongly urge the owners to reassess their staff and make necessary changes.

My family and my friend's family had an incredible lunch at Tamarind, and we couldn't have been more satisfied with our experience. The staff was attentive and friendly, ensuring that we felt welcomed and comfortable throughout our meal.

The menu boasted a wide array of traditional Thai dishes, each more tantalizing than the last. The fresh spring rolls were a hit with everyone, providing a light and tasty start to our meal.

Overall, Tamarind provided an exceptional dining experience with its delectable food, warm service, and inviting atmosphere.

Unbeatable food! Dine-in can be a bit slow, but worth the wait

We were there during a very busy Cornell graduation weekend. Kudos to our waitress for holding the fort down and making sure everyone was attended to. Food was definitely worth the wait - highly recommend the Tom Kha soup and spicy duck fried rice( real thai spicy so keep that in mind while ordering).

Tiny, cramped seating. Understaffed, so the service was poor. Dinner prices on appetizer portions & if you like Thai iced coffee. You won’t like theirs. It’s sugar water!

good prices, loved the fried ice cream

Red Duck Curry was out of this world

Stopped in for lunch and had a very good experience. Friendly service and good food. Spice level 2 was perfect -- just enough kick without overwhelming the flavor.

This is such a pity — this restaurant had the potential to be so great but certain things transpired which cannot be overlooked. First off, we had over an hour of wait for our food after being seated. Had to track down the waitress 20 minutes in just to place the order. Once the food arrived, our orange chicken was dried out like it had been nuked in the microwave for 5 mins. Chewy and stubborn and simply would t break down. The beef in the drunken noodle was similar as well. Neither were edible and had to spit out the non chewable chunks. Told the staff nicely about this in private and nothing was offered for the bad experience. Besides this issue, the food was quite flavorful and easily would’ve been 5 stars if they did t royally screw it up.

Excellent thai food! Great service! The tom yum soup and noodles were all delicious. Papaya salad was fresh

Food was excellent. The atmosphere was great! Unfortunately the restaurant is suffering with staffing issues. There was only one server in the whole restaurant and service is constrained. Despite its shortcomings, we had a good time there and we absolutely loved the food. Might order as takeout.

Wonderful food in a cute little space, and our server worked her TAIL off (the 3 stars for service are no reflection on her at all) … but for crying out loud, HIRE SOMEONE! Our server was doing *everything* herself, and desperately needed another set of hands. Things were getting backed up, just because she was doing the work of two people. It’s not fair to put her in that position, and it really harms the experience in what could be a great restaurant. Our quick early dinner turned into a full evening…

Don't order online. They say it will take thirty minutes but in fact one hour and thirty minutes is more accurate

Sensational, flavorful, and perfectly prepared. We were blown away by the quality of the food here, this will be a go-to restaurant any time we visit Ithaca.

I love this place perfect little local Thai joint

Tom Kha and Pad Thai best I’ve ever had!! Highly recommend this place.

don't order delivery, they canceled our order and didn't notify us until we called 1.5 hours after ordering

Yo..Such a sweet little place. Meat roll and a coconut soup! Hit the spot! I’ll be back to try some more! Thank you!

Nice welcoming restaurant. Food was great too. Had Shumei for appetizer and dinner was pad Thai and spicy Thai noodles, yum! Server was very attentive and welcoming. Will be back

I've had a 7 year relationship with this restaurant and in that time have never been disappointed. It is hands-down the best Thai restaurant in Ithaca. (All are good, but this is different). The quality of their ingredients and nuances of flavor are a step above the rest. My go-to dish is Yellow Curry w/ Chicken, but I also love their Pad See Ew, and all their curries. Add a Thai Iced Tea (duh), a side of Roti, & spring rolls & you're good to go.

Nunu, the woman who is the face of the business, is an absolute legend. (Nunu, I'm sorry if I'm spelling your name wrong.) Famously kind, caring, attentive; a delightful human being. She is a beautiful queen and deserves all of the accolades. I'm moving away from Ithaca soon, and I don't know what I will do without her and Tamarind. Can't say enough good things. We love you Nunu, and Tamarind, thank you for all the years of gorgeous comfort food and kind service!

**Important - Call in your order! Do not place online. They lose money when placed online. And they deserve your money <3!**

Always loved tamarind so much, until recently we tried the spring rolls and they aren’t homemade like they used to be. The old spring rolls were our absolute favorite in town, please go back!

Fantastic food! Place is clean and cozy and the server was so incredibly nice.

Delicious Pad Thai, good ambiance, friendly fast service. Very chill 😀

So glad they have reopened the dining room. I forgot how delicious the food is!

This place in consistently good! Ok the building isn't much to look at, but they have some of the best soups (and take-out) in town - hands down. Tom Kha has great flavor and the proper broth/fat balance....def ask them to jack up the heat a little bit if you like spice. They are a mom & pop style place and do their own delivery etc - def beats door dash, so call it in (the entire staff is super nice).

omg the most amazing curry I have ever had, amazing appetizers and omg mangos and sticky rice was amazing... this place is no joke.... amazing a++ food !!!

Delicious food and good service

Delicious food, friendly server. Thai spicy noddle is very delicious and level 3 is not that spicy. We ordered papaya salad, green curry, coconut soup, mango sticky rice

Pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. We took out four dishes and were not expecting much after some major disappointments in a variety of Ithaca restaurants. The food was good! The only issue was too much oil in some of the dishes. Overall, good food.

We used to love the Tamarind Thai spring rolls but they seem to have changed recently. Now they have a very thick doughy casing and very little filling - very disappointing as we used to love their spring rolls!

The location and outdoor signpost (“exotic Thai and asiatic eatery”) seem sketch, but the place itself is pretty cozy.

If you’ve got absolute no spice tolerance like me, the curry with the minimum spice level is still kind of spicy. (It’s good, just be prepared to drink a lot of water and bring tissues!)

Great Thai food. They actually have five spicy levels!

After seeing all the online reviews, we decided to do takeout when visiting the area. The food was good, we got the Thai spicy noodles, cashew chicken, chicken satay, chive dumpling and vegetarian spring rolls.
I have to say though I was disappointed in the service a bit. After all these items they gave us such a hard time on sauce, like the lady would only give us 1, with all that food!

Traveling through Ithaca from Toronto and looking for something tasty and authentic and but casual to break up the road-trip food rut. The reviews convinced us to try it and admittedly from the outside and surroundings we had doubts but the food was EXCELLENT. Once inside, we learned that they had recently re-opened to dine-in and were short on help, but the owner was very kind and did a great job as we could see they were very busy with take out and did their best for the dine-in guests. We had the spicy basil (beef) and yellow curry (chicken) - both tender, juicy with generous and fresh veggies and perfect flavour/spice and the rice was perfect. This would be a regular spot for sure if we were local and we did notice the take out and dine-in guests were repeat clients. Glad we didn't judge this book by the cover!!

I have not even picked up the food yet, but the woman answering the phone was absolutely delightful and very helpful. I didn’t get her name but she sounded lovely.

My favorite.

Delicious Thai food

Ventured off the Commons to find some good Thai food, and we were NOT disappointed! It was delicious - strongly recommend the green curry and the spicy basil. Excellent service, amazing food. If we’re ever back in Ithaca, it’ll be the first place we go.

Tamarind is delicious, I have been ordering from here for almost 10 years now. The food is always good and I have almost never been let down by my go to dishes. The Pad Thai and Pad See Ew (also the chicken Satay Skewers are great). The service is super quick and the staff are very friendly.

It's a small place if you don't care much about ambience. The shop looks not so colorful from outside or inside. Only a few tables inside too.

However, the food is awesome and authentic. Service is also great, food served with a smile humbleness and care.

Certainly worth trying

Yummy food for takeout! We had Tom Kha, duck salad and chicken Pad Thai - everything was delicious.

Delicious!!! Thank you 🙏

Nom nom nom. Best Thai in town, without question.

No dine in

Good food feels like eating in india.. spicy and tasty 😋

This place is closed for sit down option. Only take out option is available. But no such information is available online. We decided to do take out because we already reached the restaurant and didn’t want to drive to another place. Food tasted ok but it gave me food poisoning. I was throwing up whole night. Couldn’t even enjoy all the fun activities planned for next day at Cornell for my daughter orientation. Worse take out experience ever.

I love this place. I typically get the Panang Curry and they are so accommodating to pickier eaters who like trying new thing which is so nice lol. The only downside is that depending on when you go you might not get the fullest portions.

It was a great experience, I didn’t have a reservation but was seated immediately…

I received a lavender pedicure… very relaxing

Best Thai food I've ever had; freshly made with great authentic flavors and textures🤌🏼

While visiting Ithica, we tried there Thai food and boy it was good. We ended up having again the next day.

Was excited to try this place one Saturday evening because of all the great reviews. It was dark, dingy and no dine-in. Ordered take out of 4 different dishes which all looked the same and tasted like the meat had spoiled. Everything waaaay overpriced. Worst Thai I ever had. Not going back, ever.

Best Duck Curry I've Ever Had! Pad Thai and Pad See Ew were excellent also. We've been talking about what other dishes we want to try when we go back. Service was prompt and very friendly, but dine-in was not available when we visited.

I ordered the pepper and garlic and the chicken was extremely dry with very little taste. I’ve been ordering this for many years and have never had issues and when I called about it they laughed it off. Horrible customer service.

Best thai food in Ithaca!!!

As a loyal customer of Tamarind for 4+ years, I am NEVER going back! I had a pick up order, when I arrived, the woman owner said to me:"I know it's a pickup order, but most people pay tip, you didn't pay tip this time, so tip next time." That offended me as a customer. First of all, in a pickup order, I received NO service from waiters, so why should I pay tip? Tip to whom? Even if other customers left tip, that's not a valid reason for me to pay for the ZERO service I received. I am in no legal or moral or social obligation to pay tip. Second, the fact that I was straight up demanded to pay tip by this woman is outrageous and super offensive. Finally, on top of that freaking attitude, they messed up my order, they forgot to give me my drink, and they gave me the wrong dish. Just absolutely diabolical.

Loved every dish here!!

So delicious and fresh!

This location resells contaminated food to compensate for their own mistakes. If they “mishear” your order they will not replace it with the correct dish just insist that IF they cannot resell it, (for me, that was because of spice level) you must foot the cost of righting their wrong and pay MORE. I have spent too much money here and refuse to go back. I would like to also note that it was pad Thai that they incorrectly gave me and I’m ALLERGIC to peanuts in such quantity. I didn’t make them aware of this but I shouldn’t have had to. they didn’t even offer me a refund, and expected me to give them more money for the dish I ordered, ludicrous. And customer service has been failing to satisfy as of late.

Excellent service. Spring rolls and gyoza are delicious.

Edit: Food finally arrived after 2.5 hours and was, of course, cold.

I ordered food via doordash, phoned after waiting 1.5 hours and given the number of the driver and told to call. I text the driver, no response. After 10 more minutes I contact doordash who get the same runaround by the restaurant and the driver ignores their calls. Conclusion after waiting over 2 hours I never received my food but, luckily, doordash refunded me and gave me doordash credits. Luckily I ordered through doordash as otherwise I am sure the restaurant would never refund me or deliver my order. How is it possible they cannot contact the driver themselves to work out where the order is? Completely ridiculous.

Get food from here at least once a week and it's usually very good. Tonight the food was horrible. I tried to reach out directly but they don't have a website (which is annoying, it's 2020) and when I called the line was busy. Very disappointed ☹️

Not user friendly, food was mediocre

Horrible. There are so many options for good Thai food in Ithaca don’t waste your time with this garbage. Thai basil has better food and service

BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!
They told me one price then when I went to confirm they lied and wanted more money!!! The prices listed on line are NOT the prices they charge!!!! When I nicely questioned she got EXTREMELY RUDE and HIUNG UP on me!!!!
I don’t care how good their food may be, which has definitely gone down hill lately, but to treat customers in such an unprofessional manner is just not acceptable. I can only hope this review serves to let their owners know that unless they start training their personnel about proper customer service and respectful manners, they will be losing a lot of business . I proceeded to
order from Taste of Thai Express who was more than happy to take my order both pleasantly and respectfully.
Goodbye Tamarind not only will I NEVER do business with you again, but I will tell the many others I know of just how despicable you are to your customers. .

lovely food and proprietors. thank you!

This place is fantastic. The first time I went for takeout I had to wait in line for 20 min for pickup and was a bit irritated. But when we ate it, I said I’d wait an hour for this! Wow. Love it. Have been twice in a month.

Tamarind is my favorite place to get take out! I usually order the pineapple fried rice or pad Thai and always ALWAYS get the Thai iced tea. The food is exceptional and the staff is super friendly. Highly recommend!

Not terrible, but the flavor profiles aren't fantastic, and the portions feel like they're pretty small. Ithaca has better Thai options. If I had to go here though, I'm sure there's something that's worth the visit.

We ordered food from this restaurant on our visit to Ithaca and loved every item . Starters , main course everything was just so awesome and yummm . Right level of spice and tasty . I will recommend this restaurant to everyone . We ordered spring roll , momos and fried rice

My 2nd time buying food there , the receptionist is very pleasant, food disappointing the pad see ew noddles were all clumped up together in big chunks and the broccoli over cooked and soft.

If I could I wouldn't even give it one star. Rude staff and terrible unhygienic food. We took a take away and the Thai green and red curry smelt terrible. Never coming back!!

Ordered Panang Curry and Spicy Basil. Food was quick, fresh, and absolutely delicious.

Definitely my favorite Thai restaurant in Ithaca. Always fast, delicious, and good portions! I recommend calling in orders for pick up. My favorite is the chicken pad see ew 🤤

Always great tasting and friendly service.

Ordered the Bulgogi and I swear the beef was the same low quality beef you’d get in frozen chipped beef bought by the ton to make cheesesteaks. And the sauce, I think, was out of a jar from Wegmans. Very disappointed. Won’t go back.

The food was good but that’s where the 2 stars go. I have never experienced such attitude before from takeout.

I ordered the food on the phone and was early so when I walked up to a narrow door to pay first, ready to be waiting. When I got there, the door was blocked and two credit card receipts were taped on the table. Thinking it’s probably someone who picked up, signed and left, I didn’t think too much of it. The lady took my $62+ cash payment. Since I was early, I went back to the car to wait. Later when I walked back up to the narrow entrance, one of the same receipts was still at the table where the entrance door was blocked so I told her “you should probably take this”, and her response was, “Nobody cares, only people who don’t want to tip cares.” As I’m ready to leave, I see the other signed credit card receipt on the floor. I guess they don’t care about people’s privacy. They should be upfront with their mandatory takeout gratuity instead of taping two sample receipts with tips and signed credit slip on the table. Their tactic to guilt trip people into takeout tipping is terrible. I was so upset with her nasty comment that I’m not going back again.

I normally never write reviews on Google or anywhere else, but I made myself write this because I'm convinced this place never misses. I've ordered their Pad Thai, their yellow curry, spring rolls, and gyoza over the course of a few orders and it was all incredibly delicious. Definitely my fave Thai takeout in Ithaca and anywhere.

Good food, but worst front desk staff. You make an order online and when it is not there more than an hour later, you call to check, and the rude person who answers says they will not check on your order and to just wait. They are too busy to check the order, but spend multiple minutes on the phone with me saying they will not check my order 🤷🏾‍♂️ please improve your customer service.

I've enjoyed Tamarind did in the past, but tonight was not good. The flavors were weak and despite asking for medium spice, it seemed like no spice. I asked for extra vegetables in my curry, but didn't get any. The veggies didn't stand out and the rice was a little mushy.

Im a big fan of Thai food and usually look forward to ordering again, but not tonight.

Horrible customer service. I have been waiting an hour and a half for my order, my driver has been the restaurant waiting for 30 minutes. They told my driver that they are too busy to deal with DoorDash right now. When I called I only asked how long it would be to which they responded “I don’t know and I’m not going to ask because the cooks will feel pressured.” My order is already paid for!!!

My personal opinion that this is the best Thai in Ithaca. I have tried the spring rolls. Chicken pad Thai. Orange chicken. Shrimp pad. Chicken fried rice. All have been excellent.
I suggest ordering ahead to avoid the wait of their busy times.

Don't let the looks from the outside deceive you! We weren't sure what to think when we pulled up in the parking lot, but I'm glad we gave it a try.

The food was great and it didn't take long for them to prepare everything. My only complaint was that the meat rolls were a little soggy, but that's probably my fault for waiting until I got back to the hotel to start eating.

You know I really like the food here, but waiting for your take out 40 minutes after it was supposed to be ready and standing in a line that wraps all the way around the building to pick it up is ridiculous. They really need to make their pick up more efficient. The picture is taken from being the building and there are two more people behind me.

Exceptional in every sense.
Both the service and the food are, without a doubt, the best and most authentic available in Ithaca.
Don't let the exterior of the place fool you, the interior is warmly decorated and comfortable.
Nunu makes one feel as though they are dining in her own personal home, and although they were quite busy, it was as though we were the only ones there.
A must-do while here in lovely and eclectic Ithaca.
P.S. Try the duck in whatever dish you wish. It's moist, crispy, and out of this world!!

So good!

We got carry out but it was delicious. Staff was very friendly

Consistently delicious food, great variety and the nicest hostess ever.

Note: dining room is closed. Open for takeout only. Call and order ahead of time. Don't order online

Food is too greasy.

This is our favorite restaurant in Ithaca. We make it a point to eat here at least once each visit to town. Small interior but worth it. We picked up takeout this last visit as dining room is closed, but food was packed well and still delicious.

Super friendly, fast, cheap, good food

Nice place

Yummy

Tasty take out!

Delicious food! Don't let the bad reviews steer you away from trying. Everything I've had here is excellent. Nunu is the best server!

Favorite Thai food in Ithaca!

Best thai in Ithaca. Hands down.

CALL TO ORDER — when you google search this restaurant, it looks like they have a website but it’s actually not their website. When you order through that site, it charges the restaurant a large fee. Make sure to call them directly to order your food!

I got the Tom kha soup which was decent, and my friend liked his Kai qua noodles a lot. The roti was good too.

Been wanting to try the food from here for a while and tonight since I’m at a hotel I finally ordered. I got the spring rolls and chicken pad Thai. It was outstanding!! The stand out for me was definitely the spring rolls, I took my first bite with that amazing sauce and I got chills it was SO delicious!!! I will definitely order from here again and look forward to trying some different items.

food not as described. No cashews, raisins, and carrots in the pineapple fried rice!!!

They forgot to cook my order so it was pretty late. But on the bright side they refunded me half the price without me even asking or complaining

The food is delicious (big fan of the pad khing), prices are great, and the people are friendly. That's as good as it gets!

We're not from the area and decided to come here bc of the reviews but we were disappointed. Tom Yum soup was very bland and had way too much onion. Curry was ok but the potatoes inside were a bit raw, the Pad See Ew was very good. Wouldn't come back though.

Ate here for lunch yesterday. I ordered BBQ duck for takeout and was disappointed — it was duck boiled in chicken stock over little cabbages. Also, the Pad Thai was one-note and bland.