Thai Cottage In Bellaire

Been coming to Thai Cottage on and off for years. Recently more off then on due to a move. Found myself in the area and decided to get my regular staple from them- Yellow Curry with Chicken. Typically their curry is on the sweeter side, and the perfect texture, not water thin and not goopy thick. This time, I got more potatoes, carrots and chicken then curry itself. I didn't mind this too much since I hate when places don't give enough potatoes, which I love. I would preferred more curry but I could live with it. Until I had the chicken. It was pink, and rubbery. I noticed every piece of chicken looked off in its coloring, more pink then anything, and figured I'd try just a small tidbit of one piece to see what was going on. It was so rubbery and chewy I spat it out. Was really disappointed that they would serve that to a customer as it didn't feel safe to consume. There's so many Thai restaurants in Houston, I'll be going elsewhere next time.

PARKING: There is a lot of parking in front and on the side of the building. AMBIANCE: It is a casual Thai restaurant. FOOD/DRINKS: I came in during a weekday to try their lunch. They have a variety of dishes to choose from! You can pick either to get soup of the day or a salad, and it also comes with a crispy veggie egg roll your lunch dish. I ended up ordering the beef Pad Thai. Good amount of noodles and meat ratio. I thought it was good at first, but as I continue eating, it started to get too salty for my taste. I am not sure if it was an off day or that's what it is supposed to be. If I were to come back, I would try something else. I also ordered that Thai Iced Tea (5/5) would recommend this. It was really fragrant and refreshing which I believe they actually brew the tea leaves to make this. SERVICE: Service is excellent. As we got seated, we noticed there was water on the table, and our waiter immediately wiped it for us before we got the chance to ask.

The lunch special is a great deal $11.50 for salad/soup large portion entree. We were pleasantly surprised that it is available on weekends too. The staff is nice. The pad Thai and the peanut sauce were both a little too sweet in my opinion so I'd probably order something else next time. The vinaigrette was a better option for salad dressing. I've had the curry before and it's great.

1st time going there for lunch. Food was ok but service can improve. I was there to pickup my lunch to go back and eat. I sat there and nobody came to tell me food is ready. I had to go ask. Plus I asked if the plastic ware was in the bag and was told yes but it was NOT. Most probably will not go back. Nicely done from inside!

It's in the most random alley/street in Bellaire but it has big portions, decent prices, and yummy food. It's clean here and has plenty of space. My family and I got pad Thai, pad see ew, and drunken noodles. I also got a Thai tea (very rich and creamy, on the sweeter side). The pad Thai was perfect, the pad see ew was lacking in noodle (had more toppings than noodle and was a bit burnt), and the drunken noodles had a great kick to them. Had a good experience this time and I usually do!