Reviews for Tamarind Thai Restaurant in La Mesa, CA

This place is understaffed which leaves customers unhappy. There was a line of folks standing waiting for their order right in... the dining area. Our order got messed up and one dish was easy too salty. Read more

I had dinner with a friend. I choose this restaurant because my friend is vegan. I had sizzling salmon with wild rice. It was... excellent. I don't remember what my friend had. She seemed to enjoy her meal and said I made a good choice. The price was quitereasonable. My only caution is the sauce was spicy. The server ask 1 to 10 how hot I wanted, I said 6. Next time I'll say4. The service was also quite good. Read more

I know the food will be good that?s why I?m giving it 4 stars. I always eat here. Today I had to go inside and order. It was... kinda unpleasant. Just get a feeling sometimes. I?ll just stick to ordering delivery. Read more

Got the lunch special very reasonably priced, I asked for a Thai Spice 10 and it did not disappoint. It would be five stars if... the portion was a little bit larger. Definitely will go back Read more

Excellent, excellent, EXCELLENT little spot. Came here with family and everything we had was bursting with flavor. Excellent... portions and preparation. This spot is a no brainer if you're even remotely interested in Thai food. Their Tom Kar soup mightbe the best bowl of soup I've had in my life. Read more

This place is truly 5 stars The pad thai has so much flavor. The lunch special is 11pm to 3pm and a reasonable price. I stumbled... onto this place after leaving Starbucks and search for a place to eat. Its across Starbucks. The service is excellent. If nearbyand looking for a lunch spot. Consider this place. Imma comeback for dinner to check out more meals they offer. Read more

Delicious! Big portions, friendly service. There lunch special is super cheap and you get a ton of food. You can eat there... inside or they also have outside seating as well. I ordered the yellow curry and mixed wild rice along with some soup with acoconut milk base. Then I ordered cream cheese wontons but they accidentally gave me something else. Which is why I gave them 4instead of 5 stars. Whatever they gave me was delicious though ???? Read more

The lunch special comes with a very good super and salad. Remember that when picking apps. The satay had curry on it and was... super delicious and piping hot. The peanut sauce was warm too which was a nice touch. The fresh rolls were decent but didn'tcome with the same peanut sauce as the satay which was a bummer. I ended up just using the satay sauce which was reallygood. Entree: got the spicy noodle (drunken noodle) special and it was really good. I'd give it a 4.7 (would have like bellpeppers, and the portion was pretty small). I asked for an 8 spicy and they ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT. Very impressive. Usually ifyou ask for an 8 it's more like a 4 because you didn't ask for a 10. But this place hit an 8 perfect. Read more