Bencharong Thai House - Arcata

My husband and I visited Arcata, CA at the end of August. Our Airbnb host actually recommended the restaurant! The restaurant was very busy. The server was able to make things work to get us a table (we didn't have a reservation)! She was friendly and communicative. We ordered the Golden Tofu as an appetizer. It was so good! My husband and I split an order of the Padd Khee Mao (Drunken Noodles) the spice as delicious, but we thought the dish was lacking a little flavor. We were overall impressed with the food, service, and atmosphere! Highly recommend!!

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Taya Rolls, Gaeng PA Naeng

The food is excellent! Service is slow but it is worth the wait. The ambiance is great. The owners are so pleasant and aim to please! Must go!

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Flat Rice Noodles, Pineapple Fried Rice, Peanut Sauce

The servers themselves are great but the owner is incredibly rude. I ordered nearly 50 dollars of food and wine, and he asked me to move in the middle of my meal. I was seated for a long period of time waiting on my food, but I literally had my chopsticks in my mouth eating when he asked me to move for a six top to come in. I said I would do so after finishing my meal, if I was just having a drink. When I expressed to him how incredibly rude he was he didn't offer me an appetizer, a drink or a discount he actually expressed annoyance and walked away. By the way, this is some old white man not someone from Thailand. And on a Sunday not a Friday or Saturday night. Order take out or skip this place entirely. I'll never give the owner my money again though the waitstaff was kind and the food was good. This isn't the only Thai place in town.