At nine Restaurant & Bar
“My lovely friend got me a special drink, it was Hello Kitty:) with fresh strawberry and the fruity float in my mouth, totally love it!”
“Every time I don't get the Kow Soi (Northern Thai Curry Noodle Soup), my gf does and I end up being jealous.”
“`awesome curry/taro puffs & chicken dumplings(like siumai but w/o shrimp)”
At nine Restaurant & Bar
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Ordered lunch special – pad thai, that comes with appetizer & a drink for $8.59
Was a good price…but sadly I was disappointed with the food… I ordered it on seamless and it came pretty fast, but I feel like they rushed making the pad thai.
I couldn't finish it …there was too much sauce in it at the bottom….overall didn't taste that good.
And I chose spring rolls for the appetizer…when I saw it, it was literally drenched in sauce… Usually I would think they would give sauce on the side…I couldn't even eat the spring rolls
The only thing I thought was good was the thai iced tea….
Visiting Thailand is high on my bucket list and Thai dining is a small piece of the country therfore, my palette is very sophisticated. At9 features a very small chic midtown venue. Tufted leather seating, bright shiny posh chandeliers and unique lighting design as expected for a Thai dining experience.
I was seeing a play at Playwrights Horizons on 42nd and stopped in for some pre-show eats. We were seated immediately before the monsoon of happy hour houligans arrived. This is 42nd Street so it is expected alot of tourists and after work crowds frequent here. It's very tiny seating and it can get pretty rowdy!
I decided to skip the drink menu due to sitting through a 2 hour show and ordered a Thai Iced Tea, Shrimp Tom Ka Soup and assorted Curry puffs. My girlfriend had the chicken satay skewer. The Tom Ka was very flavorful but lacked a sufficient amount of ingredients. There was hardly any mushrooms or any other vegetable. The scallion, lime and rich flavorful coconut milk was extremely aromatic and delicious. The jumbo shrimp were delicious as well at $4.99. My curry puffs were very soggy and the filling was COLD. I was taken back by this. The food was delivered to us rather quickly, however, I wonder if they finished baking the appetizer. For $6.99 it was…i guess what I paid for. The puffs were cheese filled….and some with chicken. I would not recommend this appetizer. The couple sitting next to me ordered a dish that smelled like a steaming pile of Kibbles & Bits. Very awful.
I've been to several Thai restaurants and while At9 is not terrible, they have some work to do. VIV & Room Service being my favorites in the area. All in all, I would come back for the Happy Hour Cocktails and to sample a dinner dish.
I came here for a group lunch with a couple of my coworkers. They have a legit lunch menu – 1 app, 1 entree and 1 beverage from around $9. The service was a bit slow and we had to wait 20 minutes for one person's dish. The food was on par with most Thai places. They also don't add an automatic service fee when we dined as a group of 8. They also have happy hour specials (it seems like all day when I went) — $6 for margs and tinis.
I was at work late in a Thursday and the week was super long and draining. So of course I could use a drink and it's already late so might as well throw some dinner in there too. Looked for a restaurant with good food and most importantly good drink specials. Found this place on Yelp, texted my bf to meet me there.
So the draw $6 martinis and margaritas all the time! I was pretty much sold at the moment. But hoped they drinks were actually good. In my opinion Thai restaurants and notorious for serving weak drinks. Like you shouldn't even waste your hard earned dollars. But for 6 bucks I'll give a try. I ordered an apple martini haven't had one in so long but it really hit the spot. It was a little sour but good. Not weak and lame like I expected. I approve on the drinks.
For food I ordered the Thai basil fried rice is was pretty good. I cleaned my plate. Not out of this world amazing but good as expected. I left happy and satisfied. I'll be back for another round.
There is something that is so fulfilling and makes me feel so good about typing "Thai" in the search bar and randomly choosing one of the restaurants that pops up and not being disappointed at all.
It is a very small restaurant but totally worth it. The ambiance is very relaxing and there's a little bar in, what I would consider the "middle" of the restaurant. My server was awesome and so soft spoken, which made me feel very comfortable. I love it when the server's personality matches the mood of a setting; I think that's important. I ordered the grilled chicken sate as an appetizer and then I ordered the spicy basil fried rice as my main course. I knew for sure I wasn't going to be disappointed because I love Thai food and I feel as though there is no wrong choice. What I didn't expect was for my main course to be so damn good. Honestly, I expected something completely "regular." As far as the price goes.. This is the first Thai restaurant I've visited that is inexpensive. I had two drinks (coke), an appetizer, and my main course: $25. That was perfect and reasonable.
Would I recommend this place? Absolutely. Great for a first date, a meeting with a couple of friends but may not be so great for large parties.
PS: No free refills.. If that matters.
We came here for a fast meal before a show. I feel they can pick up the speed of their service. It was a little too slow for us. We were counting on Thai food to be fast fast fast. Which it usually Is but I noticed they are a bit slow at bringing out the food at @9. They are near the Theatre District so they need to pick up their pace if people are going there for a preshow dinner.
I hardly ever order the Pad Thai but I don't usually trust Thai places with not a lot of Thai clientele so I figure the very American clientele probably orders a lot of Pad Thai so how bad can it be? They must have practice with making Pad Thai at this location is my logic because Americans love ordering Pad Thai. Well, I was surprised how much I liked their Pad Thai with Chicken ($10.99). They also didn't skimp on the chicken. Is it authentic Thai-style Pad Thai, absolutely not. Besides I can't eat authentic pad thai because of the dried shrimp. I am not even sure if I remember any tofu pieces in it either. I couldn't tell with the bad pink lighting in the restaurant!
I saw the comments about how bad their Pad Thai is but I have to disagree. It was tart enough for me. And woah, they served it with LIME, not LEMON. They get kudos from me if they at least present a lime for the Pad Thai. I would totally come back to @9 the next time I'm in the area again. I would just let them know I have show tickets and they need to hurry hurry!
P.S. I saw a sign for $6 martinis looks like all day too. My liver doesn't believe in drinking but sounds like a good deal.
My second time around wasnt as amazing, but ill still come back for a third time.
for about 9.50 for the veggie/tofu option for lunch special, along with an app is a steal in midtown. Altho there are only 4 choices for apps–i still was stuffed this 2nd time i was here.
my salad was a smaller portion, and the peanut dressing wasnt as warm. i guess the last time i got it fresh.
i took a gamble getting the spicy pad udon dish. there was barely any tofu, plenty of veggies and flavor. however, i feel there was too much sauce to tofu and udon noodles. they were drowning in sauce!the spice deff built up, but i wasnt crying.
and i just realized i 4got my thai ice tea with it–and the waiter didnt bring it up either! dammit!
next time…i will try a curry!
Hell's Kitchen is an area that you could literally close your eyes and randomly pick on a Thai restaurant, still have a high chance in selecting a pretty decent one. So today we ended up here at @9. We came in around 8-ish (without a reservation) and were quickly seated.
Some must-order dishes – lava chicken, our waiter just lightened up a fire on top of our chicken and let it burn! Very unique! The chicken meat was marinated well with the sweet and sour sauce. Pork chop was another signature, with the meat cooked tender while still maintained a chewy texture. Strongly recommend their cocktails, cute name with delicate presentation.
Atmosphere was perfect for friends gather-together, really enjoyed my first night of long weekend here!