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My group and I were looking for dinner nearby our hotel and opted for Asian food rather than American food (since we had American food for lunch). Originally we were planning to go to White Elephant Thai, but realized that they only took cash whole we only had credit card. On the way we passed by Thai Boat and decided to come here instead despite the lower reviews.
Service was pretty good. We were promptly greeted, served water (gave us a pitcher too), and served us quickly.
Menu had many options with a variety of cheesy quotes sprinkled within. We opted for the typical "safe" Thai food options: the chicken Pad Thai, chicken satay, and hot pot.
Chicken Pad Thai: Definitely not the orange, sweet Pad Thai that I'm used to. Their version was more salty, flavored with fish sauce and was more like stir fried noodles to me. We asked for this dish to be a little spicier and they did just that! Spice levels here are high so when you ask for spicy, they'll deliver on this. Dish was okay, not what I was expected so maybe that's why I was disappointed with it.
Chicken Satay: Salty and comes covered in peanut sauce already. The chicken is a bit on the smaller end but it was very hard to mask the saltiness of the dish.
Hot Pot: When we said "hot pot" we were expecting the Tom Yum hot pot soup that most Thai places refer to it as. Instead we received a dish similar to a stir fried clay pot of beef w/ stir fried veggies.
Overall, +1 for service, +1 for the food coming out quickly, +0.75 for spice of the Pad Thai. The food really wasn't what I expected of typical Thai cuisine and seemed more Chinese to me so that may be the reason why I wasn't too impressed with the place. The portions are a little small if you are coming in with a party that is hungry but if I had cash I would probably choose White Elephant.
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