Tara Thai Cuisine in El Paso

Terrible place. Stole $70 because they took over an hour to get my food ready and I had to leave. Then blackmailed me by having the owner threatened to charge the waitress if I didnt pay for the food I didnt eat. Absolute trash.

Food was so yummy! Had never tried curry before and the pineapple curry(I love a lil sweetwas amazing!! Spring roll were good with the peanut sauce! Definitely going back!

The definition of Thai food made by Mexicans. Their curry is the consistency of water, they give you half a cup of rice to soak it up with. The pad Thai was ok, but anyone one can do pad Thai. Pretty sure they missed some seasonings. This restaurant relies on you ordering it hot, so the red chilis can masks the lack of flavoring.

The food lacked so much flavor, have had Padsew other places and nothing like this, and restaurant did nothing to the aspect on the contrary they took offense to my pallet. They were rude and not willing to exchange for something else. They blamed it on the beef, but other dishes we ordered had beef so not the case. I would not recommend this place!

Update: The food quality has gone down significantly. I dropped two stars. Thai tea is mostly milk now. Food is soupy, meaning mostly sweet sauce of some kind. I can no longer eat here. Very sad since Thai restaurants on the west side are limited.Great Thai food. I had shrimp Pad Thai and Thai tea both tasted great. Caution their mild spicy is considered hot for some people. If you have low spice tolerance ask for no spicy.

Ally is the best server ever!! I doubt I’d have enjoyed my experience as much without her as my server!!! 💯💯💯

This has become a favorite go to. Their curries are amazing and their pineapple fried rice is wonderful.

One of my favorite restaurants in El Paso. The food is always tasty.I recommend the Spicy Fried Rice with Chicken and Shrimp or the Crying Tiger.

Best pad thai around. Egg rolls accompanied with the sweet spicy thai dipping sauce is amazing. I have ordered from here multiple times and never been disappointed. Food is worth the prices.

Salad was very good, ordered two main menu and both of them were delicious. Waitress was very helpful, patient and very kind.

Great food! It was so delicious and its such a nice place to eat very clean and the employees there are very nice, sweet and attentive. I love it. It was my first time there, and now its become a favorite of mine. The peppers steak was to die for. 😋 😋

Appetizer was good, pad Thai was great, mango sticky rice was awesome. Great service. Nothing bad and would recommend bc Ioved it.BUTT VERY EXPENSIVE! I wont be going back. The server was doing great, but definitely overworked.Im one personAnd Had:dumplings appPad ThaiMango sticky riceSodaTotal = $48+ $10 tip= $58 crazy expensive

Really good thai food! We will definitely be back and the servers were all very nice.

Busy restaurant, food is quite good, served very hot. Overpriced from what they offer, food on the menu r all simple thai food, nothing very fancy. Would opt for other thai/viet restaurants in town which offers similar food but a more reasonable price

I like the food from this place, the fact that it’s so distinct from any Asian flavors in El Paso encouraged me to continue visiting. My daughter and I ordered the cashew nut entree. It was aromatic and flavorful. The cashews were a bit scarce, but the few I got were crunchy and complimented the dish very well. On another note, the veggies were perfectly cooked and so was the tofu. However, the reason I am giving a three star review is because, I was charged to do some substitutes on my meal, for example the dish is originally served with chicken but I ordered tofu instead, my daughter requested noodles instead of rice and I was charged about $2 to pay with a card plus tip. I don’t mind paying for what I order, the issue is that it took me by surprise when I got the bill. The waitress didn’t even tell me that I’d be charged to substitute ingredients. In summary, with 15% tip and all the other charges I ended paying $57 for a lunch for two. The ambience is okay but the place is not that clean. I feel that for what I paid I could have gone to a higher end restaurant instead and have a better experience.

The food was good but the portions where a little small. Especially the seafood ones. We waited an hour for our food but with such limited staff I understand waitress handled her job by herself but you could tell they need another person at least for diners. Flavor where great. But again a little expensive for the portion sizes and the price being asked. But hey thats inflation for you.

This the best Thai spot in El Paso . I eat at a lot of authentic Thai places & they come the closest , i just recommend adding extra sauce to your order . Pad See ew beef my favorite dish

This restaurant earns a star for being one of the only thai places in El Paso. The food took over an hour to reach our table. We were only served one drink during our extended wait. This was not due to the waitress fault as the owners clearly understaff both the front and back of the house. The menus have gone from detailed books in the past to simple computer print outs. The food is overpriced for the quality. I am disappointed

Ive only tried Tara Thai once, but I wont be going back. Ive never been to Thailand or anything, but Ive eaten at several Thai restaurants in several states in the US. My Pad Thai here was just...boring. Little flavor, no variety in texture (it lacked the usual bean sprouts or green onion), and just not what Ive come to expect and love about the dish from other places.

Delicious and flavorful food! There was only one waitress on a Saturday night, which I couldnt understand, but she managed well. Just be prepared to wait for your food so dont go when youre starving, lol.

Best Thai food!! Me and my wife used to live in Jersey before moving to Texas and we always missed good Thai food. We were so glad we found this place. The food was delicious, service was exemplary and rh ambience was rejuvenating. They catered to our vegetarian preference which was an added bonus

The server was friendly though its obvious she is overworked and doing everything herself. I really wanted to love this place because Thai cuisine is one of my faves, but the food itself is not very authentic, not very flavorful, and takes forever. My pick-up order took about an hour when I was quoted 35-40 minutes. The portions are tiny. Both noodle dishes barely had any sauce, protein, or vegetables. The beef in our panang was gray, as if it had been boiled; the curry itself was very thin, and tasted watered down. Everything was underwhelming, sadly.I understand that restaurants are totally different after the pandemic. But I dont like to be greeted with silly signs telling me to be patient or that they could refuse service. Its tacky. The fact remains that if you dont have staff, restaurants must think outside of the box and make it work when its failing.

Bad experience. Lunch took about 25mins to be served after we ordered. Small portion. Had the Cashew Nut Chicken. Food was tasty but not much of it. Asked for some more rice since only came with about a tablespoon full. Gave up after 10 more minutes of waiting. Asked to pay wanted to charge me for the extra rice that had never come. Removed that from receipt. I got bill and then when paid they added a credit card fee. No where was that mentioned beforehand.Would never go back. I love Thai food and have been to many all across the country. This one sucks!

I ordered a dish and stressed not spicy. When picked up the order it was extremely spicy. It was almost closing time when I got home. I called and manager said theyd replace it. When I showed up to tge restaurant and reminded them, they treated me terribly. Made me wait excessively for my order and didnt replace it. Cook/owner was totally unfriendly as if she looks down on her customers. Made me wait almost 1hr for my food and had to pay first as if I was stealing something from her.

Great authentic Thai food. I love Thai fried rice. It has a unique flavor so much different than Chinese, Korean or Japanese fried rice. It’s hard to find that authentic flavor but I’m so happy I found it here. All of the appetizers are amazing as well. Very comfortable setting too. Jazz music does throw me off and makes me feel like I should be at an Italian restaurant. Parking lot sucks too. All that aside, I think it’s it’s worth it coming to Tara Thai.

Great things take time. Remember: at this restaurant food is made from scratch. It may take longer to get, but it is worth the wait. I had the chicken salad and my wife had the pineapple curry with chicken. We were both happy and we’ll come back!

Absolutely the best Thai restaurant with the greatest waitresses in town! Chef prepares everything hot and fresh! We enjoy coming here and eating! Highly recommended. When family and friends come from out of town this is where we take them! They never disappoint

Easily one of my favorite restaurants in EP at this point! The food is amazing and the waitresses are incredibly sweet! Ask them what they recommend and you truly can’t go wrong with whatever you end up ordering !

Simply delicious! Super friendly staff... I want to eat there tomorrow again!!!

This is my favorite Thai place. They have the best tasting Thai food in the region, hands down. Ive lived in many different states, and none of the Thai food has ever come close to this. I even brought my friend who did work in Thailand to get takeout once, and he agreed its the best Thai he has ever had outside of Thailand. Ive had the tofu pad thai mild, also enjoyed the penang curry medium spicy. The Thai iced teas are on point. I cannot wait to return.

Highly recommend! Everything we ordered was delicious. The cook serves love in it nuff saidThe food cook time ⏲️ is slow but my guess is because they take time to make it right ✅ (with prideListen if youre impatient then this is not a fit for you.

I came in for a pick up order and was met with the most amazing customer service. Not sure what the name of the girl was who first took my order over the phone, but she had such an upbeat and friendly approach throughout the entire transaction from beginning to end. Thai tea and pad see ew were amazing!

I really liked the curries; I had the chicken & my hubby had the seafood curry. But was not a fan of the chicken satay starter.

Got chicken drunken noodles to go and it was incredibly disappointing. The dish was not flavorful enough and it did not have the right vegetables that would normally go with this Thai dish. I also think $14 for this meal was kinda pricey for a Thai restaurant in that neighborhood.

We have been here twice in the last 2 weeks and they always leave us wanting to come back. Our waitress who always greets you with her friendliness, has made our experience even more enjoyable along with the DELICIOUS food.Dont miss out on trying their Thai Tea, steamed, home made dumplings, the Pad Thai and the Spring Rolls.We’ll be back soon!

From the outside, this place is very unassuming and the inside very simple but comfortable.We arrived around 1:37 pm on a Tuesday afternoon so if there was a lunch rush it had already passed. Only one waitress who was very attentive and quick to supply you with whatever you needed. So the service was great.We ordered the coconut soup, drunken noodles and parang curry. All the food was very good although I wasnt really a fan of the chicken that they use. I think next time I will try the tofu with the drunken noodles and see how that turns out. Also, their Thai ice teas are very refreshing.I definitely recommend and will go back to try their other dishes. 😋

I love to eat Thai food. But, on this occasion, the food was very tasteless. I went during lunch time. First of all, the parking is very small and hard to get out of there. And my food was cooked almost like a meat pepper soup. It sure it was a very different Thai food from other places.

My first visit was amazing. Prices are decent. Second visit was borderline unpleasant. We were very much, not a priority. They had a large group and our food took exceptionally long to reach our table. Afterward to get the attention of one of the two waitresses caring for mostly the large group was near impossible. Both the food and service the second time were unexceptional. We tried just recently a to go order. The food was not as we ordered and the chicken wrap was near flavourless. It’s unfortunate because our first visit was amazing. The decline in food quality and service is a disappointment

I ordered the steamed dumplings, fresh rolls & Thai beef noodle soup. Everything was super tasty and great portions. Highly recommend 👍(theres a roll & dumpling missing in the pic because I was too excited to eat first lol)

This place rocks! Ally and Chef work together to please the customer. Ive been eating out from here for several months and you can not beat the service, friendliness or atmosphere ( I have yet to eat in - but I am looking forward to it). I for this meal, I asked Ally to request from chef to swap the egg noodle for wide noodle on the Pad Bamee and Ive been hooked on the dumplings since I tried them the first time - THEY ROCKED IT!!! If you miss Thai food from the motherland, Tara Thai IS like the motherland. Thanks so much Ally and Chef!

This place has great food!! I miss my Thai restaurant back in Alaska and this definitely comes close. The drunken noodles are yummy and so is the Thai tea. My sister loved the mango sticky rice and chicken curry as well.

The Drunken Noodles were good. I recommend medium if you like hot, but not stupid hot. Also recommend adding egg to the Drunken Noodles. (Pictures is Drunken Noodle).

The perfect place in El Paso to get Thai Food. The Drunken Noodles were delicious and very filling. Great Thai Ice Tea too!

My husband and I decided to come here last minute and I am glad we did! What a great experience we had for our impromptu day date. The outside isn’t super appealing or welcoming but this restaurant makes up for that with the very friendly and attentive staff, delicious food and affordability. We got 2 appetizers which were both delicious. Try the fried tofu and dumplings. I also got the pad Thai which was pretty yummy. My husband got the curry fried rice. And we finished off with fried bananas which where a perfect finish! Wish I would’ve taken pictures but our plates were empty lol This restaurant has a relaxing atmosphere and we will definitely be coming back.

Pad Thai and Drunken Noodles were both very good. The waitress was attentive. I do believe that they should warn customers about parking next door. Although lot next door was vacant and there is a vague sign (the sign just states for "customers"), it does not clarify which businesses the lot is specifically for. The booting company is Safety, Security, and Control Parking. We witnessed Safety, Security, and Control Parking booting two other customers within minutes of the customers walking from their car into Tara Thai.

One of better Thai restaurants in the area. Seasoning and sauce is on point and service is not bad either. They do real spicy if you can handle it.

Went there with a few friends. We were seated promptly and the servers were polite. The food took a while to prepare considering we were the only ones there. I got the sushi and it wasnt that great. Ive had much better sushi at other places. Probably would not come back again.

If you are ever in El Paso. You really need to stop into the tie kitchen it is absolutely phenomenal. The flavors will burst in your mouth you will not be disappointed. The atmosphere is very nice cozy not too noisy and in a good location. I definitely would recommend it and when I come to visit again I will stop there

This place is very authentic Thai Food! I have had Thai food in many of the big cities and this little spot in El Paso is right up there with the best of the best! I had the Thai Street Chicken with Medium Spice and it was INCREDIBLE. It had me sweating, but I like spicy food. The price was a bit high for dinner plates, but definitely worth it. The restaurant was clean and service was great. Overall, I would definitely recommend if you are in the mood for good Thai food!

I would not recommend this place due to its inconsistency in food preparation. Its owned by the same person as Thai Chef Cafe on Dyer but that location has the better chef. The staff here is rude and the restaurant doesnt cater to food allergies or preferences so its kind of a luck of the draw what you will get versus what they show you on their website. If they do mess up your food, they blame you and will try to charge you for it. When you ask to speak with the manager, they will never come out. Luckily more people are opening Thai restaurants in El Paso finally and those places care more about customer retention. ***My apologies the second picture was of how the panang Chicken was supposed to look like according to their website not the first time they brought it out.***