Bida Manda

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Colette Provenzano

This restaurant is absolutely beautiful and perfect for a special night out. The menu offered a refreshing change from my usual go-tos — everything felt new and exciting. We ordered the saffron crepe, pork belly soup, and lettuce wraps, which turned out to be the perfect amount of food for two. Every dish was delicious, but if I had one critique, it would be the pork belly. I’m not sure if it was meant to be served that way or if we just got an off batch, but it came out cold and extremely tough — we honestly thought we might lose a filling trying to bite into it. That said, the soup itself (without the pork belly) was fantastic: flavorful, well-balanced, and not overly rich. Overall, I’ll definitely be back — and the service was exceptional: warm, attentive, and genuinely kind.

Emily K

So delicious!! I can’t recommend it enough. It’s very close to a parking garage and takes reservations. The menu is clearly marked for Gluten Free options. They even have a gluten free shrimp chip they bring out as a free appetizer, and that was so good! The crispy rice lettuce wrap appetizer is a must. And the papaya salad plus trout was so tasty. Be careful on the spice levels, the medium is HOT.

Keith

We absolutely loved Bida Manda! Great vibe, friendly service, and delicious food. Started with a Spicy Khiew cocktail. The jalapeño syrup and habañero sauce paired extraordinarily well with the tequila. Very nice spicy drink. Had the crispy rice lettuce wrap appetizer and the flavors were incredible. The sweet chili salmon was so good. I love salmon and this was prepared in a way I’d never tasted. The consistency was superb; light crunch on the outside and creamy texture inside. Not sure if that’s the best description, but it’s what I experienced. Finished with the purple rice desert. OMG, purple sticky rice, fresh mango, coconut custard, and palm sugar tamarind caramel sauce! It was a flavor orgy in my mouth. This was our first time at Bida Manda and it will not be our last. You’ve gotta try it!!

Chris Staffa

Wife and I had this on our list to go one night for a date, finally made it and the hostess sat us right away. Gwen waited on us and had a bubbly personality very friendly, recommend several items. We ordered a recommended Lettuce wraps which were crunchy and warm full of flavor. Straight fantastic! I ordered a Thai tea old fashioned, which was made with Thai tea and Henry McKenna Bourbon, this drink was next level good. My wife ordered Spicy tequila cucumber which was very refreshing and a little spicy, also very good and too notch. For the main course we ordered Sea-bass Mok which was cooked in banana leafs so tender, very mild on the fishy taste and cooked to perfection. My wife ordered Pad Lao with pork belly, flavored with pork prefer seasoning, very authentic. This was a tasty dish. For Desert we had a sweet sticky rice with mango and coconut, Carmel topping. This was very good not too sweet. Definitely would return to and have a great time