Lotus Thai Cuisine

Absolutely amazing Thai food. It was apparent that the chef(s) was authentic and knew what they were doing. I have been searching my whole life for the spiciest restaurant dishes, and I found it here when I ordered the yellow curry at maximum spice. To be fair, I was warned several times that it would be hot, and it was. The dish was still amazing, flavorful, and beautifully crafted. Note that you don't have to order it spicy, if that's not your preference. They will make your dishes mild for you, if you'd prefer. The service was friendly, however, it was hard to get the waiters' attention at times, although they did follow up to ask how the food was. This may be my new favorite Thai restaurant in downtown San Diego. I would highly recommend trying it out.

I've been wanting to try this location for a while and the anticipation was totally worth it. The moment I walked in I was impressed with the beautiful and authentic decor. From the gold 6 ft wall hanging to the buda fountain to the hanging cherry blossom lights to the custom built roof canopy over the bar ... it was breathtaking. Even the chairs were high quality - tall back and heavy with nice cushions. I came in for lunch and the place was hop'in. It looks they get a good deal of convention attendees for lunch in addition to being local hot spot to all of the nearby high rise and luxury condos. Of the items I saw there were way too many to choose from so I opted for the Lutus Platfer. A combination of spring rolls, guoza, satay chicken and gorgeous floral presentation of potato. Ever

The decor is festive and great, the staff is pretty decent too but omg the food is below average for sure. My Pad Sew noodles were overcooked to absolute mush. The meat for all the dishes we got was dryer than the Sahara and all the small bites were like something you can heat up from Costco.

I chose this restaurant mainly for the 15% hotel recommendations discount, and overall it was a good decision. The appetizers and food were excellent, but the happy hour drinks were a bit underwhelming. The one drawback was that the hotel discount only applies to the bill as a whole—the restaurant doesn’t allow individual discounts, even when dining as separate parties. If I knew this before we ordered,would have left and it’s worth noting. Overall, I’d give it a semi-recommend—great food, but be mindful of the discount policy.

Met a friend here for lunch, pretty darn good specials at that time. Most are around $13 and come with soup a spring roll, salad, rice and entree of choice. Noodles don't come with rice, however. Inside is kind of industrial Thai vibes with concrete floors and high ceilings. Seats were a bit on the hard side but comfortable enough for a meal. Service was great. Our server Alejandro was excellent. Friendly, accommodating and informative, definitely takes care of his customers. Food wise we shared lemongrass beef satay, delicious. Then tried their version of soup dumplings, which had a tasty ginger fused broth inside. For lunch I ordered Drunken Noodles with mock duck meat. Noodles were nice and bouncy but as a heads up, the chef has a heavy hand with sugar. Everything we had was very swe