Blue Orchid Thai Restaurant

Fantastic. Very flavorful, and the heat is real. Good service and ambiance. Will definitely be coming back.

Avoid This Place at All Costs!If I could give this place zero stars, I would. This was hands down the worst dining experience I've ever had.First off, we had a reservation for our party of 8, so they knew we were coming. Despite that, it took over an hour for our food to arrive. When we finally asked the manager/owner about the delay, she had the audacity to tell us that it's "normal" for people to wait 55 minutes for food here. Seriously??But wait, it gets worse. She went on to explain that she prioritized smaller tables (like couples) who came in after us because we were a larger group. So basically, if you're not a table of two, you're out of luck. It's infuriating to think that our reservation--and our time--meant so little to them.The food wasn't even worth the wait. There are far better Thai restaurants in town where you won't be treated like an afterthought. Do yourself a favor and go anywhere else.

Not real easy to find but we did. And my lucky day, as the owner is actually here and will do their dinner selections for lunch...only today our waiter says!! Wow cool. So Pacific Medley is requested. Spring Rolls we are sharing and B is doing the Asian DelightSpring Roll is quite different than we have had. I really like this way. Pacific Medley was simply wonderful. Definitely a 'Best Of' Lincoln food experience.

Nice place and pretty good food! I love trying new local spots. This one I'd heard a lot about bc everyone raves about it. I like Thai food but there aren't too many Thai spots around. I like authentic and also to try new things. The atmosphere is very neat. It's located in one of Lincoln's most historic buildings the site of the old original courthouse. There's even a sushi place, salon, and apartments/condos. I was impressed by the layout. The service was good and food was pretty good too. No major complaints or issues. I had pad Thai with beef which was thinly sliced. It and the tofu were a tad overdone tbh. I liked the peanuts and sauce with the noodle's though very addicting. The blue water glasses are a signature thing along the blue lights around the restaurant and bamboo which is pretty neat. A good date spot and I'd probably come back again to try something else sometime! Their cocktails also looked good but I wasn't in the mood for one. :)

We had a concert to attend! We made an early reservation and were the only people when we arrived. Our appetizers and drink order was taken quickly .... But the main course was extremely late coming out from the kitchen. The restaurant was now completely full. People ate their meals and left. We were still not served the main course. Several times we ask the waiter and he gave us lame excuses. We will not be coming back.

The variety when you need it...WhatI went during lunch time and selected the lunch special of one appetizer and one lunch item. I got the Spring Rolls for appetizer. Definitely was not what I imaged, the description said it was steamed but i felt more like it was microwaved. The sauce on top was also quite different, not my fav. I asked for this to be made without eggs but it still came out with eggs. For those that are very particular with the dietary needs, please be careful. I then got the red curry with tofu. It was okay, mediocre. It got the job done in terms of filling my hunger but I wouldn't say it enticed my tastebuds.Environmentvery nice place. There are a lot of seating inside. Niceness of the staffSuper nice staff. I was able to put in my order with no issues. They also adjusted my lunch special pricing to compensate for bring the appetizer with the egg inside.DollarDecent. The lunch special was $13.95 which included an appetizer and main course.Yes?If I have no other option.

I felt scammed.I ordered delivery when the place was a 4 min walk and and paid about $47 including a %20 tip.I had the tempura chicken and with beef and shrimp fried rice with egg.The delivery person never knocked at the door. So the food was already cold by the time i realized it was here.Tempura chicken was old and microwaved.Right rice was $5-8 quality, if that. I paid a $3 extra charge for shrimp, and only one little shrimp on top came with the rice. Lacking in beef also. Meal was 93% old oily rice.I put that I was staying at a hotel in the delivery notes. But not plates, or cutlery or napkins. And not to mention no flavor.

Came here for lunch on a Thursday. Came in through the inside of the building by accident. We called and one of the employees let us in. We didn't know there was an outside entrance.It didn't seem super busy, but there was only one person waiting tables and packing the to-go orders, so he was super busy. I got the lunch special with pad see ew "with chicken" and the spring rolls.The spring roll were different from anything I've ever had that were labeled spring rolls, but super delicious and flavorful.Got my pad see ew plate and after several bites, noticed that there was no chicken on my plate. On of my cowokers also ordered squid with his dish and didn't get it. So the waiter had to go back and have them cook the meat to give separately. Also, most of us ordered the lunch size, and one of us ordered the full size entree but all the plates and portions were the same size.The flavor of the pad see ew was lacking, overall for me. But my coworkers seemed to like their food. The missing meat and the time it took for the whole meal was pretty bad tho.

The food is amazing and authentic! The moderately priced for the portion sizes. Ambience is nice and cool

We initially ordered Thai beef noodle soup and lamb masaman. The server informed us that NEITHER was available. Ok. So we then ordered Drunken noodle with Squid (spicy level 2) and Penang curry with scallop (spicy level 1). My drunken noodle was tasty. Good portion with several pieces of tender squid. Heads up! They charged $5 extra for the squid! But it was DEFINITELY NOT a 2 in spiciness. There were several pieces of Thai green chili that I kept mistaking for green bell peppers. My mouth was burning! I've never had a 2 that included Thai green chili's. While I enjoyed the dish, they DEFINITELY USED MSG. My mouth has been dry and thirsty since dinner. The Penang curry was a whole other story. It came out LUKE WARM. And it was basically 4 medium sized scallops in a bowl of soupy curry. Each scallop cost $2!! THAT WAS IT. There was NOTHING ELSE in the bowl. It came with a small bowl of rice. While the scallops were tender, the dish was DEFINITELY NOT WORTH the $24 we paid. See photos. Our server was very pleasant and sweet. The restaurant was tastefully decorated and clean. Not worth what we paid. We won't be back.