KRU

The thing with Thai food is that it is either too salty or too sweet. Soothr does a great job in keeping that balance in check, however Kru was way too salty.The ikura leaf app was probably the best little bite out of all we ordered. Props to that!

A very sleek and good looking restaurant. It focuses on Thai fusion, and I think the main pro about the food is its presentation. Everything was very pretty to look at. For this price point thats very important!To be honest, the food felt a little less authentic, but it was still good. It leaned more toward fusion than traditional thai. I had the salmon roe leaf-wrapped salad bite, red curry rice ball and pork belly dish. The pork belly was incredibly succulent and I think my favorite! The service was great. Quick, efficient and friendly. And always ready to do a wine refill- no complaints there! It really was not a bad restaurant or experience, it just did not blow me away, and for such an expensive price I think a restaurant like that should. Definitely an experience to try though!

I'd rate KRU four and a half stars.Creative Thai restaurant with an extensive beverage selection and a trendy atmosphere. One of the few Thai restaurants that excels as a cocktail bar too.Full bar with some interesting whiskey options. Lots of wines including an intriguing variety of sakes. Good offering of local, craft beers too though I don't think any were on draft. I had a couple glasses of sake which made for a fun pairing with Thai food. Sake tends to have sweet and melon flavors which balance the spicy and bold flavors of sons of the dishes we ordered.We started with the lobster tartare bites. These were served on a fried piece of seaweed. It was very citrusy. Each order had three-ish bites.Next, we had the leaf wraps which has a filling with shrimp or fish flakes and red caviar. A pretty eclectic bite with mint prevailing.We opted for the jackfruit salad as a small plate. This was my favorite dish of the evening. Big spicy flavor with any mouth burn or nasal impact making it an easy eat for those cautious of spicy items. This was a six bite dish.While the first few items were petite, the main course was definitely hefty portion. We shared the beef tongue massaman curry. The menu states it's meant to be shared for two and I think it could even be stretched for three. I've never seen a beef tongue curry, so it immediately stood out to me.The beef tongue was cooked perfectly. It's a thinner piece of the cow which can be easy to over cook. Fortunately, the texture and doneness were on point! The curry also included potatoes and ultra tender onion pearls. The curry was heavy on fish sauce. I definitely recommend ordering this dish.Service was attentive. We sat at the bar where four different stars members were floating around making it super easy to catch someone's attention. Pacing of the food was good. Never felt the we waited too long nor did we feel bombarded with food. Front of the business has a garage door opening which makes it a nice setting when the weather is pleasant.

We did the 2-course restaurant week. The jackfruit salad was delicious, better than the steak tartare. The saffron chicken was tasty and large portioned. The beef tongue curry had good flavor, but the potatoes were undercooked.

My bf and I go to the gym across the street and always pass this restaurant but it's either closed or packed. Last night we walked by and said "let's try again" and this time success! A table was open for two for walk-in. Food was amazing: perfectly seasoned with just the right amount of spice, salt and umami. The decor inside is cute with low lights for a date night but also just enough so youre not squinting to see the food or menu. We ordered the lobster tartare, squid, steak tartare, bone marrow, beef tongue and their limited quantity pork belly. That pork belly was cooked to perfection. It was so tender but the skin was crunchy and delicious. The dessert we wanted (thai tearamisu -their spelling not mine) was sold out but that just means we have to go back and try it. Definitely going to make more of an effort to secure reservations the next time we're in the area. Also asian owned which we love to support!

We came for restaurant week and we were so excited to try everything! I love a cold noodle and the salad was really good. The bone marrow was also cooked with an incredible curry sauce which went well with the bread. We also ordered the branzino and the beef tongue. The branzino was great but the beef curry didnt have much meat in the dish. The service was a bit slow, I think they were understaffed because I only saw a few people working between the waiters, bar staff, and host. But the servers were all very nice. The restaurant is beautiful and we were seated in the back.

Restaurant week menu is pretty good. It has some popular dishes that people can enjoy. Like bone marrow, lobster tartar, branzino pork belly, cold noodle salad. Portion is quite generous. We ordered some vegetable from regular Menu - they told us the dish can't be served because the chef felt it wasn't up to his standard. We really appreciated it as it showed there's a standard and not just about making money. Their decor is very cute, very modern with a cozy touch.One thing people have to understand though about this place is that it's Thai, but it's not very traditional. It's modern Thai. This place doesn't have Thai tea or mango sticky rice which is something my friends and I kind of expected them to have as a Thai place.

KRU in Williamsburg is a Thai restaurant crafting dishes from historic recipes that are rarely featured on the pad Thai-heavy menus more ubiquitous to US Thai restaurants. We started off with the squid salad (similar in flavor to a papaya salad crossed with ceviche) and crispy noodles. For mains we had the roasted coconut milk BBQ Cornish hen with a fiery, rich curry balanced by a side of coconut rice, smoked duck breast and braised vegetables, whole stuff branzino deboned and served with curried rice inside as well as a side order of tender sweet pork belly. KRU may have become our favorite Thai restaurant in NYC. We relished the chance to try dishes that were foreign to our knowledge of Thai food. Definitely a must-try restaurant for Thai food lovers

An amazing dinner! From food, service, ambiance -- everything was solid and delightful. Being Thai, I loved to see the adaptation of old and new styles of familiar dishes. It was both comforting and intriguing.We had all of the starters -- the mieng of the day, crab tartlet, lobster tartare, fruit bites. Everything was fun and flavorful.The young jack fruit salad and the white turmeric spicy salad complimented each other nicely. The white turmeric was my favorite with fresh flavors, bouncy prawns, and just the right kick to it! The bone marrow was a nice take with the creaminess of the marrow melting into the curry.Ended with the branzino which was so comforting, flavorful and fresh. Wanted to try the beef tongue massaman but will have to save it for next time! Thank you to the owners who came by to chat and were so gracious and kind :)

Everything was delicious (inckuding the drinks!) Probably the best Thai meal I've had in Brooklyn to date