Orchid Lewiston

We are in town visitingmy elderly mother, and tried the Orchid for the first time. We are blessed many good Asian restaurants back home. especially Vietnamese, Japanese',and Thai, as well as few up scale Asian fusion places. We were not expecting to experience suck high quality Asian food in a small Maine town. The sushi rolls were HUGE,and really delicious. My daughter had a crispy roll with a honey sauce that was unique and rather scrumptious. The Thai fried rice was a solid choice. The sauce with the chicken satay didn't look that great, but it tasted wonderful, and the chicken, which is frequently dry, was nice and juicy. We enjoyed several lovely curries as well. I would also like to say that the service was excellent, very pleasant, very thoughtful. The atmosphere feels rather homey, Not fancy, but peaceful and calm, which is what we needed. We sat near the door, so it did get a little cool with steady takeout traffic. We all would go back again, though perhaps sit further awayfrom the door.

The food quality at this restaurant is truly amazing! The pick up process was very easy and the place was bustling with customers. The staff was extremely friendly and cool. I will definitely order from here again, and maybe even sit at the bar to have a drink while I wait for my order.

Orchid is a Vietnamese and Thai restaurant that I will greatly miss as a Bates student. Despite being a bit pricey, the food is undeniably worth it. The sushi rolls are particularly impressive with flavorful combinations and extremely generous portions!

In Maine for work and wanted to try the Asian food around my hotel. Started with lychee martini, Mai Thai, eggrolls veggie gyoza. After 15ish mins I wanted an update on my drinks and eventually it came along w the apps. No alcohol in it or lychee garnish but I didn't feel like being complicated considering not a lot of staff on a busy Friday. The eggrolls and gyoza were nice and fresh no complaint there. For dinner I decided the Thai noodle soup. I think the flavor was there but the overall plate was too plain for me. I am used to Pho or Katiev noodle soup and having the option for garnish such as limes, mint, beansprouts, etc. with Thai noodle soup they only have 1 option of meat, the raw onions were THICKLY cut, the only veggie is beansprouts which they place in the noodles instead of on the side like most places. I felt like a child eating noodles and soup, so I wouldn't try it again. I think the food is very mediocre. I didn't mention earlier but hosts contributed to 2 as she only greeted and seated certain people first. As for the food, most people who may not have other Asian cuisines available to them in this area, would like it. I can see why they are able to up-charge.

Great Thai food in Lewiston! Attentive friendly wait staff, nice interior. They were also able to easily identify what could be made gluten-free which made the experience even better.