Do not walk, run here! We ended up at this place by…read moreaccident headed back to Asheville. Amazing food! A true jewel by the river. I would drive an hour to get this food again.

While it is easy to find, it is a very unassuming dark red building set back from the road. You…read moreenter the gravel parking lot through a narrow driveway across a set or railroad tracks. None of the spaces are marked but it's not difficult to figure out where to park. Since the lot is gravel, be aware if you have mobility issues. You can park near the entrance but not adjacent to the building so there will be at least a short walk to the door. There is also a small step up to the porch in front of the door. The pickup window is next to the entrance door which is a nice touch as the interior is small and would certainly get crowded if to go orders had to wait inside. The interior is small with table seating for about 20. There is also a small outside patio for warmer weather dining. There are several windows allowing you to look over the very near river. We got there shortly before they opened and were seated within a minute of entering. We got a nice corner table next to the river. Our servers were very pleasant. They went over the menu and specials and were very patient answering any questions. One thing to note is they do not allow substitutions, so read the menu description carefully to be sure you know what you are ordering. We wound up ordering their daily specials. Unfortunately, I forgot to take note of what they were called. One was a curry and the other included short ribs and soup. We also ordered spring rolls. The spring rolls were brought to the table in about 10 minutes. They were hot and crunchy and excellent. The dipping sauce was a touch spicy and really brought out the flavor of the spring rolls. The main dishes were brought out after about another 15 minutes. The curry dish was outstanding. The meat was tender and seasoned very well. There was a slight overall spiciness to the dish, but it quickly settled into a warm glow that simply begged for another bite. The short ribs and soup special were also outstanding. The ribs were cooked perfectly with the meat falling off the bone. The soup was flavorful and the ingredients fresh. We ate until we were stuffed and then ate a little more. We simply could not finish everything and took the last bit with us, and it was just as good reheated the next day. We also decided to take a mango and coconut milk dessert to go for later in the evening. This was a wonderful finish to a great meal. The mango was fresh and flavorful. The coconut milk and sticky rice made for a great taste texture. For such an unassuming building the dining experience would rival that of any big city. The fact it is located in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina allows it to offer an experience unrivaled by any better known restaurant. If you are anywhere near Sylva, you own it to yourself to partake of a meal at Dalaya.

The food was pretty good. We ordered the Pad Thai, Pineapple Fried Rice, Spring Rolls, Thai Iced…read moreTea, and Massaman Curry. They were all delicious, and the portion size was generous for the price. The servers were kind, and the wait time was average. The restaurant had a nice and peaceful atmosphere, and I would probably come here again.

Excellent and delicious. Friendly staff and on time pick up. We will be back. Thank you Team…read moreKhao!

Suwana has the most delicious phad Thai that I have in a looooong time!! In fact, I ordered it…read moretwice in the past week! The staff is kind and accommodating. The decorum is lovely..I recommend this restaurant to everyone whenever I can!

Visited Lake Junaluska for a week and came here for lunch one day. The inside was pretty open and…read morewe were seated immediately. There was only one waitress serving the entire restaurant, and she did well, but sometimes I thought she could use a little help. This place was good, but a few things kept it from being a perfect five stars. We had kids, so we ordered some appetizers and requested they be brought out with the main meal so all the food came out at once -- chicken satay and a side of rice and some potstickers. They got brought out early despite the request. Restaurant has a variety of asian food: sushi, Pho, small selection of Thai and Chinese etc, plus some kid options (Corndogs etc). Everyone should be able to find something. Wife (half asian, her Mom ran Chinese restos growing up) got the Tom Kha and said it was unlike any other Tom Kha she'd gotten. Complex, and good, but different; extremely frothy. I ordered the Beef Pho and thought the meat was a lot tougher (both the strips and beef balls) then I am used to in Pho from Atlanta, Vegas, CA etc. Dumplings were mid, could have used a little more seasoning, they were very meaty. The kids liked their food. Parents thougt the food was fine. 20% gratuity automatically applied for a party of 6 (usually it's parties of 8). Drink service was a little slow and so was the check. Very passable, especially for a tourist town in the mountains but not going to wow you if you like more authentic asian food. Check it out if you're in the area and want some asian food!

We ordered a decent amount of food for family and we loved it all except the dumplings…read more We also bought 2 kids meals, and one of them, the cashew chicken, had some type of sharp, pointed plastic pick or something in it. Mistakes happen, but definitely even worse that it was in a kid meal. Yikes! No other photos were taken because we were busy eating and enjoying dinner, until we were not so pleasantly surprised. If it wasn't for that, this would have been a strong 4.5 star meal.

This place is awesome seriously if you like Tia food ramen anything like that they have the recipes…read more Yumm E !!

Went for lunch on a week day. They have indoor and outdoor seating, we chose indoor. We were seated…read moreimmediately and our drink orders were taken. I had a sushi lunch special of three rolls. It came with soup or salad and the price is amazing. Everything was so good. I planned on taking some home with me since I got three rolls but I couldn't stop eating. My wife had Udon noodles and chicken. They didn't skimp on the food, there was a lot and it was excellent. I was very impressed with this place and would definitely recommend it. I didn't get a picture of my dish but I did my wife's.

We decided to try this restaurant on a mid Saturday afternoon. The restaurant was about half full…read moreof customers, and the sanitation rating was a 94.5%. We were allowed to sit anywhere, and we didn't wait long for a server. Wanting to try several dishes, we chose the pad thai, the ginger pepper beef, and the red curry with chicken. We also ordered some alcohol, my wife wanting to try a particular wine. A sample was brought, but it wasn't very good, it tasted as if the bottle was old, as if it had been opened multiple days ago. We commented on this to ourselves. My wife ordered a full glass of a different wine. Our server brought the entire bottle of that wine over to open it and pour it, in what I would describe as a purposeful but unnecessary gesture of showing that it was a fresh bottle. My wife made a comment about the type of corkscrew she tended to prefer while the server was pulling the cork, and the server's response came across as unnecessarily abrasive. Our food came out fast, and the portions were good sized. The pad thai was tasty, well made. The red curry was not very good, it had a very unusual vegetable blend and the sauce was very watery. The ginger pepper steak and its vegetables had a decent flavor but several of the meat pieces seemed to be partially made of what I can only describe as gooey gelatin, independent of the sauce the dish was cooked in. Very off-putting. All three dishes were decently warm when they hit the table but not piping hot, and as a result they were lukewarm or cold fairly quickly. Later on I observed our server helping another server clear a table and our server made a definitive and unmistakable head gesture towards our table. Overall she seemed very tense, only checking on us occasionally. Her lack of care was emphasized when she checked by our table and we told her we were done with a half-eaten red curry and she did not question whether there was anything wrong. Overall a negative experience, and we will not be returning.

Came here on a Friday night with my family of four and got seated within a few minutes. We ordered…read moretom kha chicken soup, pad Thai tofu, Khao soi, beef pho, coconut rice, and ginger lemonade. The tom kha was overly salty and the ginger lemonade was really sweet. Pad Thai and Khao soi were ok. Beef pho was terrible. Service was quick and good but the portion sizes were really small. Casual spot with reasonable prices. Definitely had much better Thai food but maybe this is typical for Thai food in this area? Note: The owner personally came out to apologize for the quality of the food and removed the disappointing items off of the bill, which I appreciate and was really kind of them.

Quality of food: 5 Quantity of food: 5…read moreCustomer Service: 5 Location/ Parking: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Reservations: N/A This restaurant is situated in the heart of Asheville, NC and an excellent dining experience. The menu offers a wide variety of delicious and mouthwatering starters and main courses that will appeal to everyone. We ordered two of their signature dishes, and they were all exquisite. Everything we ate was fresh and delicious.

Food and services Fried rice and pineapple rice were great…read moreAnd the red curry Price was good

*WARNING*WARNING**WARNING*!!!!…read more ***EYEBALL YOUR PICK UP FOOD ITEMS BEFORE YOU LEAVE THIS RESTAURANT !!!!*** I Dropped by to get my "to go" order on 7/28/26 by 2:15--plenty of time before their lunch shift closing at 3. I had called ahead- ordered 3 appetizers to go....and it was all brought out packaged and bagged-to keep it warm for my trip home---only to find upon arrival home that the spring rolls were so badly burned/over-fried to a crusty brown crumbling wrap and that the crab rangoons were literally a blackened charred outside with brown goo looking insides-totally an inedible mess! The food preparer KNEW THIS--as they took out and packaged up these burnt items!! Even if they "do right" and reimburse my food cost--I literally drive a distance up from Georgia to get this--so can't reimburse my gas or time lost! This is just sheer shoddy deceitful bad business! Sad--because I was a regular -but this is just purposely WRONG!

My new favorite. I could eat pad see ew every day. Great lunch specials, staff is friendly.read more

Every time we have eaten here the food has been above and beyond and the service has been great…read moretoo. It's a wonderful place to eat! However, I'm Very disappointed that on our last visit the appetizer was forgotten, and when my friends meal came out with chicken the waitress lied and said that no that was how they boil the pork... I've eaten there many times and gotten both the chicken and the pork, and there was no way that was pork. It looked and tasted like the chicken on my dish. Very sad that the waitress lied instead of fixing the meal. They were not very busy at that time either. This is the opposite of what we normally experience.

The food was absolutely incredible! This restaurant seemed under-appreciated for how good it was!…read moreWe were there late but this is during an event in Pigeon Forge so I'd expect more people. Hidden gem of Gatlinburg, very well worth it! The service was amazing, we were recommended the Pad Kee Mao (already my favorite Thai dish) and I can say it did not disappoint! The spices were great, although you need a high spice tolerance..

First time dining in this Thai restaurant, and from Menu it seemed pretty $$ pricing wise. But we…read morewanted to relish the thai food after rain showers, so it seemed perfect choice to dine-in. We were welcomed and immediately seated. Nice reception. It's right around a corner curb and has all glass windows, bringing nature closer while dining in. Everything adds up to the pricing, but the authentic flavorful Thai food. We ordered typical appetizers - Chicken Satay and Spring Rolls. Spring Rolls were too oily, seemed deep re-fried. Chicken Satay came after entrees were served, and beyond surprise, they got us bite size pan seared chicken, which lacked flavors and seasonings. Worst satay we have ever had. All these years, all the thai places serve chicken satay on skewers and with tasty peanut sauce. To our dismay, this chicken satay was pan seared with no taste whatsoever. Our entrees were their specialty basil fried rice and red, green curry. They were ok. But chicken was like boiled chicken just thrown in precooked curries. Lacked the flavors again! Overall I would rate rating of 2 for food. Sharing pictures for reference, they don't do justice with the tasteless food. My 2cents, they should work on their food quality and then price the dishes appropriately.

Best Thai restaurant in Franklin, bar none. The family that owns and runs the restaurant are…read moreprofessional restaurantours. I highly recommend it.

I've been coming here for years, and the food is usually very good, which is exactly why tonight's…read moretakeout order was so disappointing. I spent $36 on takeout and ordered two dinners, both of which I've had before. My dinner, which I paid extra to have additional vegetables added, was a normal portion and came as expected. My friend's dinner was ordered exactly as it appears on the menu, with no extras. The container was only about halfway filled, had very few vegetables, and was mostly broth/sauce. Honestly, it looked smaller than what I would expect from a lunch portion, let alone a full dinner. That is simply not acceptable. Customers should not have to pay extra just to receive what looks like a normal-sized portion, especially when something is being sold as a dinner entree. I've supported this restaurant for years, and I really hope this was a one-time issue. If this is the new normal for their dinner portions, I would have a hard time justifying ordering that dish again.