Sunrise Asian Restaurant

Food continues to be good at Thai Ruby. It's our only option for Thai in the Villages,…read moreunfortunately. My three star rating has to do with the ever increasing prices and ever decreasing menu options and ingredients. They used to have some good vegetarian appetizers like summer rolls, but those disappeared from the menu. Thai Ruby has done this ever since COVID and it's absurd. I was shocked to get two lunch items that jumped from the $18 menu price to $22 just for adding vegetables. That's over $50 for lunch, which is not ok in any reality. If we were people who didn't leave the bubble, I suppose we'd put up with this. Since we travel quite frequently, however, we will save our craving for Thai food for elsewhere. Why don't other Thai restaurants open somewhere close? There's definitely a market for them. If I choose to eat here, I'll limit it to their defined lunch items only.

After not eating here for quite some time, I thought I would give it another shot…read more Many of the appetizers are around $12, a Thai tea is $9 and Tom Kha Gai soup for two is $13.99. Tonight we ordered the Panang Curry with chicken for $18.00. The dinner entree comes with zucchini and red peppers. I explained that I can't eat peppers and politely asked if they could substitute broccoli or green beans. I was told they can't make any substitutions and could only provide extra zucchini. Why??? The soup was served warm, almost room temp, and the portion is small considering the size of the bowl. The curry was served with an extremely small portion of rice, about the size of an ice cream scoop. About halfway through the dinner, the server returned to check on us and I asked for more rice. When the bill arrived, I noticed a separate $4 charge for jasmine rice. At no point did the server mention there would be an extra charge. I could buy a whole bag of rice for that price! I brought it to the manager's attention and was told that it's considered a side dish and the price is listed on the menu. Unfortunately, we were not offered a menu after ordering and nobody verbally advised us that it would be an extra charge. Charging $4 for a small scoop of rice, without informing the customer beforehand, feels excessive and misleading. The food may be good, but between the high prices, refusal to accommodate a simple vegetable substitution and unexpected charges, the overall experience simply does not sit well with us. Their high prices, small portions, lack of flexibility and transparency has become frustrating enough that we will not be returning.

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Pad Thai with beef

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Appetizer Sampler

Ayuttaya Thai Cuisine

4.3(193 reviews)

22.6 mi

I have come to this Thai restaurant at least 3 or 4 times and have never been disappointed. This…read morepast weekend, my family of 4 came for lunch. Everyone in our table found the food tasty and delicious starting with the appetizer mee krob and crab Rangoon. We had drunken noodles, pad Thai with duck, pad woonsen with duck and the soft shell crab. All servings were more than generous so much so that each one of us had leftovers to take home. Service was prompt and quick. I like that the servers were team tagging on our table despite the fact that there were other occupied tables (probably half a dozen) with 3 or 4 diners. It was not a very busy Saturday lunchtime though diners were coming in and out. But I've been here on weekdays and the place could get loud. Prices are fair. This is definitely one of the better Thai restaurants in Ocala. All 4 of us decided that we'll come back to taste the other interesting offerings in their menu. Highly recommend that you come and try as well.

The food was hit and miss. The things that were really good, like the house fried rice, and summer…read morerolls. The other things we tried were just okay, general Tsos chicken was not spicy, cashew chicken was salty, and sweet and sour was dry. I haven't found ANY reliably good Asian food in Ocala so I'll take what I can find, one shop and one item at a time.

Lunch was just the right amount!

Red Curry

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Bangkok Thai

4.3(238 reviews)

27.9 mi

I tend to be picky about Thai places. I visited the restaurant twice and had very positive…read moreexperiences both times. The service is very good and friendly. The restaurant is very clean and nicely decorated. Definitely a nice place to enjoy a good meal. I tried both a curry dish and the fancy chicken with cashews. Both were excellent. If you go during lunch, your entree comes with a soup and a spring roll. All in all great experience and I'd come again.

Service is quick, food is hot and good, nice people that work there I like carry out ..read more

Interior

Just a side soup but whoa

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Koyame

4.2(163 reviews)

6.5 mi

This place it's absolutely the best Chinese food around here, look clean, always pleasant and the…read morefood seems consistently good quality for the price; when ism sick I order the immune booster: House special soup. PS: Ian 1/2 Chinese and my dad was a cook in DR

Another fabulous meal, the Singapore Mei Fun has the thin rice noodles with a curry flavoring and a…read moresneaky heat. They are always speedy at getting your order ready for you. Ambience is nothing major as it's mostly a to go restaurant, but there is seating if you would like to eat there. House fried rice was very good.

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Royal Hibachi

4.6(5 reviews)

25.3 mi

These guys are awesome! Found them when visiting family. Great portions and excellent dipping…read moresauce. So full! Definitely recommend!

A little over a year since my previous review. Tonight was their first time back in the community…read moresince snowbird summer cased us to pause food truck night. I'd say they've learned some tricks! Neither the steak not the chicken were dry/tough. I was pleased with everything in my Trio Combo, and as always the portions are huge. I'll get three meals out of this. It's almost as good as Sakura, my fav teppanyaki around, but bonus, this comes without a show (that I know by heart). Only thing I'd change is I'd love to have option of rice or noodles! This is worth it every time, so I'll be back... in two months when my Santa-work is done!

33.0 mi•Horizons West / West Orlando

Hibachi Steak & Shrimp served with fried rice and mixed vegetables

Hibachi Shrimp extra Shrimp

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Crab rangoon serve with sweet chilli sauce

Thai Blossom

3.8(450 reviews)

The service is fantastic here! The ladies are so sweet…read more The food is delicious! I ordered Pad Thai (extra peanuts) and my husband ordered the HOT red curry.

This was our first stop after arriving in Orlando. We met up with our friends who live in Winter…read moreGarden. And after a long day of traveling, I wanted quick and comfort food. And that for me is Thai food. I knew it would come quick (or quicker than any other places) and I was right. We were sat right away. It took the server a moment before she was able to get back to us. I did love that all the servers were in traditional dress. It felt like I was hanging out with my family. Food wise: my toddler got a kids chicken fried rice, I got chicken pad see ewe and my husband got drunken noodles with chicken. The food was good but nothing to rave about. My friend got sticky mango rice and she really enjoyed it. It was good Thai food but I am just so picky. Overall, still a good meal. I would definitely be back if we are ever in the area again.

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Pork Belly Ramen

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Rice And Noodles Thai Cuisine

4.5(82 reviews)

20.9 mi

Have recently started trying establishments a bit further from my usual and based in other's…read morereviews, brought a foodie friend with me to try Rice & Noodles Thai for their birthday. Our GPS brought us right to this hidden location (smaller strip mall behind larger ones just off College Rd/Hwy 200 near the Walmart at 484. My friend was impressed to see food displayed as we first entered the restaurant. We were greeted and given our choice of booths to sit at. Minimal decorations, but the vibe was nice. We chose our meals and our server produced them from the kitchen in a quick manner (we were there for lunch but they weren't busy). Both of us enjoyed our meals and had plenty to take home to savor another time. To be honest, I enjoyed my meal so much, I returned a week later with another dining companion and they also enjoyed their meal.

You really have to look to find this place! On a road behind Chili's and Aspen Dental on 200, this…read morelittle Thai restaurant is a find. The service almost seems like one on one with the limited number of tables. The food is delicious and has items for all types of tastes and pallets, Try them out, you won't be disappointed.

Small, but intimate

Sesame chicken

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Pad Thai Chicken

Thai Phoon

4.3(234 reviews)

35.0 mi

Great food with lots of options for my vegan wife and me! My wife had the Thai chili basil which…read morewas flavorful with the right amount of spice and lots of vegetables. I had the prig king which was well spice and delicious. My son had the Thai hot herb which was wonderfully spicy and delicious. Our youngest had the pad Thai and they left the vegetables out for him! The service was quick, and the restaurant cute despite being in a strip mall!

Nice, quiet family run establishment, with super fresh and tasty food…read more The service is quick and polite, their food speaks for itself. Their Tom Kha soup was so good! Their fried rice was mouthwatering. We definitely will come back

Pompano

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Isan Zaap Thai Cafe

4.4(338 reviews)

43.8 mi•Millenia

Literally the best pad see ew I've ever had! The noodles had just the right amount of chew and were…read moreshorter than I normally see. I don't know if they make them in-house, but I wouldn't be surprised! My friend ordered the Penang curry - also the best I've ever had! I've been to dozens of different Thai places around central Florida, but the curry flavor here turns up the volume a few notches. I don't know how, but they do! Unfortunately, I have no photos of either dish because the deliciousness was all I could focus on. Highly recommend!

TOP NOTCH!!!!!!!! We drive almost 2 hours every month just to come here. My background is Laos Thai…read moreand Filipino. We know food!! Customer service has always been elite and the food never misses.

Grilled Pork Neck

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Panang Curry

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Kay P.

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10

2

2 years ago

The food was disappointing. The lo mein was burnt and had a strong burnt smell. The house fried rice and the bourbon chicken lacked flavor and was dry. The chicken wings were just okay. Service was adequate, and the location and ambiance were typical--similar to any other Chinese restaurant in a plaza, with peach walls. Overall, I'd rate it a 3 out of 5. read more

Ian W.

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3

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5 years ago

Excellent service and cuisine. We ordered take out which was ready on time and warm ready for eating when we got home! We asked for the vegetables to be crispy and they were just right texture The Teriyaki BBQ ribs and Pad Thai were delicious Glad to have found local restaurant we can visit often read more

Betty D.

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14

2

6 years ago

Carbon copy of all the other terrible Chinese restaurants in The Villages. Why do these restaurant owners think the people that live here want this slop? All they need to do is make authentic Chinese food and we'd flock to it!! read more

Wanda V.

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2

0

5 years ago

Service was excellent. Food was wonderful and restaurant was super clean. First time there and now making it my go to !!

Sandra V.

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6

8

4 years ago

Delicious food. Portions could be bigger for the prices but not too bad. My go to in the villages

Ellen I.

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10

5

4 years ago

They make it any way you like it! Fresh and delicious and food cooked by owners! A must! read more

Hisxvampires ..

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1

0

4 years ago

very dry i had shrimp fried rice i can see shit through shrimp very see through

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