Reviews for Somtum Der in New York, NY
I was really excited to visit but for me it didn’t reach my expectation. People were great, food was good in general, but... missing something special or impressive. The taste of the restaurant was mild compared to other Thai restaurant. Their style wasnot serving strong seasoning dishes (which was good for me tho.) In addition, u can adjust spicy levels of some dishes. Thebeef in our pad Thai was a little bit dried. The taste was not that strong. The salted egg flavor salad as appetizer was goodbut the same, taste was mild. Nothing ready stood out for me. Chicken was a little bit over fried. The edge was beyond crispybut a little bit hard. We also had the fish soup. Normal. Read more
10/10 would eat again and again I must preface this by I love acidic and spicy foods. I like it pungent. I want so much shallot... and garlic that I can’t respectably kiss anyone for the rest of the night. What we ordered: Cocktails - yum. Kinda strong.But I’m weak. Fried chicken - yum sauce. Chicken kinda old. Skip this Bamboo shoot salad - I want this by the bucket load. Ilove bamboo shoots. Funky and toasted rice-y in all the right ways. Spicy fried rice - kinda one note. Shoulda gotten the otherfried rice ??????????? Salted duck egg som tum - it’s perfectly limey and fish saucey and spicy. I was dipping a side ofwhite rice into the fish sauce at the bottom of this ???? Read more
Esaan (Northeastern) style Thai food with flavor just like Thailand. Many Som Tum style to choose. We visited from Maine where... there aren’t that many authentic Esaan food. Ordered Som tum, Larb, Tom Saab, and raw shrimp in spicy sauce. It was perfectspiciness and very delicious. We left very satisfied. Definitely recommended. Read more
Simply one of the best and most authentic Thai restaurants in NYC. Stepping in you’ll be hit hard by an unapologetic wave of... fishy south East Asian smells. The decor is a bit simple, but the flavors more than make up for it. If you are adventurous strayaway from the typical phad somethings and get a warm salad (larb) and basic noodles or rice on the side. It’s not for thefaint of heart, but if you know you like real authentic Thai food, you can’t go wrong here. Read more
I saw many good reviews so I decided to try but not as good as I expected. Food were pretty salty and another thing that... bothered me was the reminder to pay tips on the bill they brought to me, well even they did it nicely with a smiley face on thebill (photo attached) I didnt think it was a good idea to do so. As a customer, we should pay tip as part of the US culture butit's also depend on how good the service is, . The minimum gratuity they suggested is 18% which is absolutely fine as long asthey show good services but still, pls don't put a note on the bill to make customers pay for tips, what if you provided badservices?. I felt like I had to pay no matter how your services had been. Read more
Easily the BEST Thai restaurant in all of NYC. I’ve been twice in one week and I was blown away by the quality and taste of... the dishes here. The biggest differentiating factor was that the food is here is far less oily than most other Thai restaurantsI’ve been to. The pad Thai and pad see ew were my favorites- perfectly seasoned and the spice was on point. Service was superfast and efficient and the ambience inside made it feel like a true authentic Thai experience. Read more
Really unique take on Thai food. The food was delicious with medium size portions. Be warned - this place plays it fast and... loose with the spice. We ordered it medium and my mouth was on fire by the end of the meal. Read more
Northeastern thai joint that offers dishes not commonly seen in mainstream thai restaurants. Most of the dishes were very spicy,... including the papaya salad that somtum der is named after. Waiter asked us for the spiciness level when we ordered our food, andwe’ll tone down it to “normal” and not “spicy” next time. Overall good atmosphere and had a fun time. Read more