Araya's Vegetarian

I want to comment about the service only. The food is pretty decent and for a vegetarian/vegan is dependable and consistent. I have been to Araya's at least 6 times since I moved to the Seattle area in early 2007. I love the food, and always thought the service needed improvement. This past weekend, the service was particularly bad. We were a group of 6 adults and 2 kids. We had the buffet and essentially there was no service, which usually means only serving water during a buffet. The fact that they couldn't re-serve water for an hour to a group of 8 ppl shows their commitment to consumers. And finally, in paying for the buffet, they charged me for $9 for the 2 kids who hardly had one spring rolls each. Fine, policy et al, I am willing to buy it. And on top of this, they add an 18% gratuity for the group! WHAT? For a buffet, and NO SERVICE? And on top of this, Ms. Araya's son is purely rude! Is is this customer service? Do you really care about your customers? I think Araya's is at a stage where they are taking customers for granted and charging as they please. I am going to stay away from them.

This Restaurant is amazing! I looooooove loooove the food and everything about it! I am a strict Vegetarian and have never been able to find an all vegetarian Thai Restaurant, And this place is better then any Thai restaurant I have ever been too! My boyfriend and I live in Edmonds and we take 3 buses to go there and 3 buses to go home just to eat there. I would reccommend that restaurant to anyone!!

I recently visited friends in Seattle who took my husband and I to this restaurant. I must say that the food was delicious!! Like nothing I have ever tasted before! My favorite was the mango salad and the pot stickers~excellent, delicate flavors!!!