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This is my personal favorite Thai restaurant in the state. I find the atmosphere to be very comfortable and relaxed. Everyone is always super nice and helpful. My go to is the drunken udon with either seafood, or veggie/tofu. They are generous with the proteins and the portions overall. Apps like crab Rangoon a spring rolls are very good, too, and I think their pad Thai is exceptional. Oftentimes I find the dish at other restaurants to be overly heavy, sweet, or saucy, and I love Prai's version and think it reigns supreme. Balanced sweetness and acidity and simply well prepared. They have a yummy and creative drink menu as well. I have enjoyed getting takeout and thought both the ordering was smooth and the food traveled quite well. Overall I highly recommend Prai. When I want Thai food, this is where I go.
We were in the area for the Celebrate West Hartford and stumbled upon this restaurant. The inside was spacious and clean but we decided to dine outside because it was nice out. The patio had two tables and it's very cramped quarters, but we were able to fit a baby carriage and our family of 4. The service was very friendly and attentive. We had the crab rangoons to start off with; crispy fried wonton and creamy cream cheese/crab filling. These were very good, up there with my one of my favorite rangoons. I had their Lychee-tini cocktail; it had a lychee in it and vodka, triple sec, and lychee juice. I loved the price of $8 which is unheard of lately for cocktails but the flavor was not good, it didn't taste like lychee. My entree was the green curry chicken and rice; the curry had coconut milk, eggplant, bell pepper, string beans, and basil leaves. This meal was really good, I loved the eggplants and I wished it had more. Next time, I want to try out their pad Thai, massaman curry, and yellow curry. Overall, a good experience and delicious Thai spot to check out.
Prai is probably one of the better Thai restaurants I've been to in Connecticut, but that isn't saying much since the bar is so low in general for this cuisine in the area. I'm used to having a Thai restaurant every block in Los Angeles to pick from, and this restaurant, if relocated there, would be considered average. Had the Pad Thai with chicken for lunch, and it was good, if not memorable. Heavy on the noodles, protein and peanuts (so much peanut!), but lacking in the vegetables. A scant amount of bean sprouts, and maybe at best two slivers of green onion. With those ratios, it tends towards being a heavier dish than it should be. Also tried a dish that's somewhat uncommon, crab fried rice. The flavor here felt very one-note... I tasted mostly fish sauce as the core flavor, while my wife (who is Thai) felt is was just Maggi fried rice with crab. The thing is, while the flavors were rather pedestrian, the cooking itself was terrific. Everything was done very well, and the egg in the fried rice was fluffy and not under or overdone. That speaks to the technique of the chef, to be able to combine and cook these ingredients without destroying the texture in the process. If only the flavors were more subtle, complicated... and they added more vegetables overall to balance the rest. One hint that I was eating at a more Americanized restaurant-- the utensils given to customers were a fork and knife. Thais eat with fork & spoon, and when I requested a spoon, I was given a massive serving spoon to use, and not a normal soup-sized spoon instead. I enjoyed the meal, but there's still a space for improvement. Service was excellent-- happy, attentive, and appreciative staff! Extra star for a very welcome experience.
It's been a while since we have been here but it still comes in at three stars. We had lunch which was crispy duck salad and Pad Thai. The duck was very well done and the salad was drowned in a balsamic type dressing. Not terrible but not good. The Pad Thai was ok but again nothing special in any way. The prices are low for WeHa center. The service good, a decent wine list and spirits as well. It is a small place and could be crowded or noisy if full but at lunch it was quiet.
We really enjoyed the friendly service, excellent hostess and attention to detail. We started with a Beef Salad which had a sweet, lime, spicy flavor unlike anything we'd ever had. The greens were fresh and it came with tomatoes, onions, cucumber strips and tender thin sliced beef. Just sumptuous! My Thai Basil Eggplant with Chicken was only $17 with a perfect generous portion of sweet eggplant, and lots of fresh basil sprigs. The chicken was tender and the rice was perfectly sticky. The Basil Chicken was similar but in this dish ground, with a delicious poached egg on top. Our total bill, with tip was $55.00 and worth every cent. I highly recommend Prai, and consider it one of the best Thai restaurants in West Hartford and the entire Farmington area.
Food is ok but should improve on environment, lighting, and especially service people training. They are untrained, literally need customers to stand up and walk to them to remind them to do simple things like giving the menu.
They have happy hour! The happy hour chicken pad Thai for 7$ is the deal of the century for downtown weha. So tasty, not oily, and the portion is huge. The wings are so crispy and juicy and the sauce that comes with them is a glorious balance of sweet and savory. The Siam rolls are tasty and unusual. Long skinny crispy rolls filled with flavorful glass noodles. The soft shell crab salad was a little disappointing. The dressing is very vinegar heavy and I expected more than a single diced crab. But the crab itself was good. 100% will be back for happy hour
I tried Prai for the first time in a few years and was pleasantly surprised. I've always loved how lowkey it is inside. I got a couple of appetizers: the shumai roll, the curry puffs, a thai iced tea, and beef drunken udon. The shumai rolls were perfectly crunchy on the outside and moist inside. The curry puffs, which were filled with chicken, potato, and spices, were easily my favorite. The flavor was a combination of sweet and savory and they were really filling. The thai iced tea was on point. A great spot for lunch for sure, service was friendly and quick.
I was actually really impressed with my takeout from Prai tonight. I generally order Thai from Blue Elephant Trail and decided to try something new. I got the crab Rangoon ($7) and the drunken noodles ($13 plus $1 for chicken). The food was ready on time - already a pleasant surprise considering how much difficulty I have with restaurants in the area for takeout. The crab Rangoon was a bit underwhelming but was cooked well and was a decent portion. I'm sure it would have been better had I not gotten it for takeout. The crab flavor could have been a bit stronger. Probably wouldn't order again, but certainly not bad. The drunken noodles were great - perfect spice level and they were flavorful with an ample portion of well-cooked chicken. It was easily enough for two people to split, making it a very affordable meal altogether. Would definitely order again and try more items from the menu.
Cute space! Empty at a lunch hour on a Saturday, we were quickly seated. Staff was very nice and welcoming Loved the food! Unpretentious, realistic portion sizes that are fair on pricing. I love the bowls that they served the food in too! Highly recommend the Mee Krob Rad Nah. This is a crispy noodle I've seen in a number of Chinese restaurants served in a style, but never had in Thai restaurants. I found it cooked well and blended nicely with the sauce and mixed veggies. Another recommendation, unless you're a spice mongrel, ask for lower spice levels of 1 or 2. We found 2 quite spicy for us already! Great experience, thanks team!
SO- of all the wonderful dining choices in the posh WeHa location, we chose this tonight after seeing our wonderful Yelp elite colleague Dan R's 5 star review! Sadly, our experience was decidedly NOT so stellar. None of the high points existed for us from that great lunch review. One star for quick friendly seating upon arrival. I noticed the filthy upper wall over the front window. Maybe that's just too high to keep clean? Walls were all dingy, but I didn't give it another thought, since the place seemed pretty clean besides that. We ordered drinks, and I chose the lychee martini at a great price of $8. I chose to substitute grey goose for Tito's, and was not informed the upcharge was $3? It was delicious, but any restaurant here can really do that. Well, okay I enjoyed it, though it was also small. So another star for this and the basic good service. Now we get an app to share of chicken wings. They were terrible, really fatty with hardly any meat. Just awful. I rarely say I hate these, but dang Awful. Yuck! Now we chose to share an entreé of pad Thai with giant prawns. We read that the portions here were huge. No such luck. Only 3 NOT so giant shrimp to split. Hardly one dinner portion worth of rice noodles. It wasn't what I could consider one large dinner serving. On top of that, there was an odd undertaste to the noodles, slightly unpleasant. I couldn't figure out what it was, but it was not good. Oh, No NOOO!! We left hungry and went searching for dessert...somewhere ELSE.
Amazing vibe, food and service. There is paid street parking but can be difficult to find - worth rhe hassle. Drinks were very good and the food was so flavorful. I took the rest of the curry sauce from the roti home because it was so good. Lemongrass chicken was also very flavorful. Portion sizes were nice and I needed a to-go box. I would definitely come back. Everyone enjoyed it all. We didn't have room for dessert, however, I would go back for it. read more
1 day ago
The yellow curry was absolutely delicious--very creamy .. I ordered a 4 in spice-- if you like it spicy order a 5. My girl got the pad Thai which she also liked. The place was cute, and perfect for a date- the service was fast and helpful read more
This is my personal favorite Thai restaurant in the state. I find the atmosphere to be very comfortable and relaxed. Everyone is always super nice and helpful. My go to is the drunken udon with either seafood, or veggie/tofu. They are generous with the proteins and the portions overall. Apps like crab Rangoon a spring rolls are very good, too, and I think their pad Thai is exceptional. Oftentimes I find the dish at other restaurants to be overly heavy, sweet, or saucy, and I love Prai's version and think it reigns supreme. Balanced sweetness and acidity and simply well prepared. They have a yummy and creative drink menu as well. I have enjoyed getting takeout and thought both the ordering was smooth and the food traveled quite well. Overall I highly recommend Prai. When I want Thai food, this is where I go. read more
We were in the area for the Celebrate West Hartford and stumbled upon this restaurant. The inside was spacious and clean but we decided to dine outside because it was nice out. The patio had two tables and it's very cramped quarters, but we were able to fit a baby carriage and our family of 4. The service was very friendly and attentive. We had the crab rangoons to start off with; crispy fried wonton and creamy cream cheese/crab filling. These were very good, up there with my one of my favorite rangoons. I had their Lychee-tini cocktail; it had a lychee in it and vodka, triple sec, and lychee juice. I loved the price of $8 which is unheard of lately for cocktails but the flavor was not good, it didn't taste like lychee. My entree was the green curry chicken and rice; the curry had coconut milk, eggplant, bell pepper, string beans, and basil leaves. This meal was really good, I loved the eggplants and I wished it had more. Next time, I want to try out their pad Thai, massaman curry, and yellow curry. Overall, a good experience and delicious Thai spot to check out. read more
2 months ago
Prai is probably one of the better Thai restaurants I've been to in Connecticut, but that isn't saying much since the bar is so low in general for this cuisine in the area. I'm used to having a Thai restaurant every block in Los Angeles to pick from, and this restaurant, if relocated there, would be considered average. Had the Pad Thai with chicken for lunch, and it was good, if not memorable. Heavy on the noodles, protein and peanuts (so much peanut!), but lacking in the vegetables. A scant amount of bean sprouts, and maybe at best two slivers of green onion. With those ratios, it tends towards being a heavier dish than it should be. Also tried a dish that's somewhat uncommon, crab fried rice. The flavor here felt very one-note... I tasted mostly fish sauce as the core flavor, while my wife (who is Thai) felt is was just Maggi fried rice with crab. The thing is, while the flavors were rather pedestrian, the cooking itself was terrific. Everything was done very well, and the egg in the fried rice was fluffy and not under or overdone. That speaks to the technique of the chef, to be able to combine and cook these ingredients without destroying the texture in the process. If only the flavors were more subtle, complicated... and they added more vegetables overall to balance the rest. One hint that I was eating at a more Americanized restaurant-- the utensils given to customers were a fork and knife. Thais eat with fork & spoon, and when I requested a spoon, I was given a massive serving spoon to use, and not a normal soup-sized spoon instead. I enjoyed the meal, but there's still a space for improvement. Service was excellent-- happy, attentive, and appreciative staff! Extra star for a very welcome experience. read more
It's been a while since we have been here but it still comes in at three stars. We had lunch which was crispy duck salad and Pad Thai. The duck was very well done and the salad was drowned in a balsamic type dressing. Not terrible but not good. The Pad Thai was ok but again nothing special in any way. The prices are low for WeHa center. The service good, a decent wine list and spirits as well. It is a small place and could be crowded or noisy if full but at lunch it was quiet. read more
We really enjoyed the friendly service, excellent hostess and attention to detail. We started with a Beef Salad which had a sweet, lime, spicy flavor unlike anything we'd ever had. The greens were fresh and it came with tomatoes, onions, cucumber strips and tender thin sliced beef. Just sumptuous! My Thai Basil Eggplant with Chicken was only $17 with a perfect generous portion of sweet eggplant, and lots of fresh basil sprigs. The chicken was tender and the rice was perfectly sticky. The Basil Chicken was similar but in this dish ground, with a delicious poached egg on top. Our total bill, with tip was $55.00 and worth every cent. I highly recommend Prai, and consider it one of the best Thai restaurants in West Hartford and the entire Farmington area. read more
6 months ago
2 years ago
Food is ok but should improve on environment, lighting, and especially service people training. They are untrained, literally need customers to stand up and walk to them to remind them to do simple things like giving the menu. read more
They have happy hour! The happy hour chicken pad Thai for 7$ is the deal of the century for downtown weha. So tasty, not oily, and the portion is huge. The wings are so crispy and juicy and the sauce that comes with them is a glorious balance of sweet and savory. The Siam rolls are tasty and unusual. Long skinny crispy rolls filled with flavorful glass noodles. The soft shell crab salad was a little disappointing. The dressing is very vinegar heavy and I expected more than a single diced crab. But the crab itself was good. 100% will be back for happy hour read more
3 years ago
I tried Prai for the first time in a few years and was pleasantly surprised. I've always loved how lowkey it is inside. I got a couple of appetizers: the shumai roll, the curry puffs, a thai iced tea, and beef drunken udon. The shumai rolls were perfectly crunchy on the outside and moist inside. The curry puffs, which were filled with chicken, potato, and spices, were easily my favorite. The flavor was a combination of sweet and savory and they were really filling. The thai iced tea was on point. A great spot for lunch for sure, service was friendly and quick. read more
1 year ago
10 months ago
I was actually really impressed with my takeout from Prai tonight. I generally order Thai from Blue Elephant Trail and decided to try something new. I got the crab Rangoon ($7) and the drunken noodles ($13 plus $1 for chicken). The food was ready on time - already a pleasant surprise considering how much difficulty I have with restaurants in the area for takeout. The crab Rangoon was a bit underwhelming but was cooked well and was a decent portion. I'm sure it would have been better had I not gotten it for takeout. The crab flavor could have been a bit stronger. Probably wouldn't order again, but certainly not bad. The drunken noodles were great - perfect spice level and they were flavorful with an ample portion of well-cooked chicken. It was easily enough for two people to split, making it a very affordable meal altogether. Would definitely order again and try more items from the menu. read more
2 years ago
Cute space! Empty at a lunch hour on a Saturday, we were quickly seated. Staff was very nice and welcoming Loved the food! Unpretentious, realistic portion sizes that are fair on pricing. I love the bowls that they served the food in too! Highly recommend the Mee Krob Rad Nah. This is a crispy noodle I've seen in a number of Chinese restaurants served in a style, but never had in Thai restaurants. I found it cooked well and blended nicely with the sauce and mixed veggies. Another recommendation, unless you're a spice mongrel, ask for lower spice levels of 1 or 2. We found 2 quite spicy for us already! Great experience, thanks team! read more
SO- of all the wonderful dining choices in the posh WeHa location, we chose this tonight after seeing our wonderful Yelp elite colleague Dan R's 5 star review! Sadly, our experience was decidedly NOT so stellar. None of the high points existed for us from that great lunch review. One star for quick friendly seating upon arrival. I noticed the filthy upper wall over the front window. Maybe that's just too high to keep clean? Walls were all dingy, but I didn't give it another thought, since the place seemed pretty clean besides that. We ordered drinks, and I chose the lychee martini at a great price of $8. I chose to substitute grey goose for Tito's, and was not informed the upcharge was $3? It was delicious, but any restaurant here can really do that. Well, okay I enjoyed it, though it was also small. So another star for this and the basic good service. Now we get an app to share of chicken wings. They were terrible, really fatty with hardly any meat. Just awful. I rarely say I hate these, but dang Awful. Yuck! Now we chose to share an entreé of pad Thai with giant prawns. We read that the portions here were huge. No such luck. Only 3 NOT so giant shrimp to split. Hardly one dinner portion worth of rice noodles. It wasn't what I could consider one large dinner serving. On top of that, there was an odd undertaste to the noodles, slightly unpleasant. I couldn't figure out what it was, but it was not good. Oh, No NOOO!! We left hungry and went searching for dessert...somewhere ELSE. read more
Tried this place out with my friend and we both loved it. Space is definitely small so I would not recommend going during peak times. My friend and I ordered an app of edamame which was so good! Never had this before but for $4 we were given SO much! We also both ordered chicken pad Thai and got the a level 2 spiciness which was perfect! The portions are gigantic. I legit made my meal last for 2 more days after this meal! My friend also asked for their spices/ sauces to go with our meal which I never knew existed. Our favorite was the chili sauce which was amazing!! We even asked for to go cups of this sauce to use on our leftovers because it was that good! Service was quick and super friendly. I would definitely recommend coming here. Can't wait to try their drunken noodle dish next! read more
1 year ago
Still 5/5. Ordered through Uber eats. Even though Uber eats delayed delivery, food was warm and tasty. We love their drunken noodle. Didn't like the drunken udon noodle much. Crab rangoons are good. Mango sticky rice was pretty excellent too. Whenever we feeling eating Thai , this is our go to restaurant read more
Since 2017, the myriad of food choices in West Hartford Center has included Thai food from the Prai Kitchen. Three of us had lunch there today and the experience was excellent. West Hartford had a great plan to help out the restaurants along LaSalle Road. They converted it to a one-way street so the missing lane could be lined by Jersey barriers and repurposed into outdoor seating space for tables, chairs and elevated space heaters. It was in the very low 50's when we sat down at an outside table, but that pole heater sure did the trick and we were comfortable for our entire stay. We started off with a round of drinks and a Stella and Goose Island IPA were pretty reasonably priced at $5 each. I went for one of their cocktail specials and selected their "Slumdog" for $9. Our server warned that it was "pretty strong" and after a few sips I sure agreed. It came with a big sweet lychee fruit in the bottom of the glass. I had a serving of their Coconut Galangal Soup for $5 and really enjoyed it. It had coconut milk, chicken, bell pepper and scallions, it was delicious and was served piping hot. I went with the Drunken Noodles with Chicken ($13) which tantalizingly had three spicy asterisks attached to its listing. It was pretty much perfect for my tastes plenty of noodles, chicken, diced pepper, cherry tomatoes in a plenty spicy sauce that wasn't numbingly hot. I loved it! My wife and friend both ordered Chicken Pad Thai that was met with smiles of satisfaction. So there you have it -three cocktails, one soup and three lunched for $68. Pretty good value!! I should mention that all of the entrées were large enough for us to ask for three take-out containers to scoop up the left overs. read more
Loved this spot so delicious of food and flavorful! We tried the coconut shrimp as an appetizer and pad Thai as an entree and both were fresh and flavorful!! The mocktails were also very good and unique. It's a new and modern Thai spot worth checking out read more
Had takeout from here and got the drunken noodles and pad see ew (they spell it pad c u). The pad see ew was very good with fresh noodles and chinese broccoli. Not overly sweet like some places. I had better drunken noodles but still good. It was a tad too spicy in my opinion. read more
1 year ago
4 years ago
Amazing restaurant. Our favorite place to stop off of the highway. We love the chicken wings , satay chicken, coconut milk soup, curries, siam salad, salmon and even the margaritas are made with love ! We love the mango with sticky rice for dessert. read more
First time trying and I must say i would go back. The drinks were perfect not too strong just right. Appetizers were okay calamari batter needed more seasoning but the chili vinegar sauce it came with was immaculate. My friend enjoyed her coconut shrimp and loved her Thai fried rice. The emperor chicken was pretty good, if you love heat this is the dish for you. They weren't playing when they said this dish was spicy, but it's so good lol. read more
Tried the GrubHub order/pickup connection. Excellent. The menu seemed limited, but included exactly what we were looking to order: Two Pad Thai w/ Vegetables, two Crab Rangoon, and one Chicken Drunken Noodle with extra spice. I was about five minutes passed the estimated pickup time and Prai called me to come and get it while it was still HOT. Now that's good service and the meal was delicious as usual! read more
Ordered for takeout and was really impressed. I ordered The drunken noodle with chicken. It was one of the best drunken noodles I have ordered from a Thai restaurant. It was full of flavor! It was around $13 for the food. Will definitely be ordering again! read more
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