Absolute Thai Restaurant

521 G St. NW, Washington - 20001
183 reviews
Thai
(202) 506-7272

amazing food, i’ve been here twice now. martinis are amazing too, don’t miss it. in the perfect spot for visiting the building museum or catching a game at the capital one arena ?

It’s a great location, but otherwise, I’d recommend going elsewhere (preferably next door for bomb ramen).Had to ask to be seated, food came out really slow (how does it take 40 min to serve a pad Thai and a pad see yew?), my food was not hot, and unfortunately flavor-wise was just the most underwhelming pad Thai I’ve had as well (and for $16 pretax I was hopeful).I hope it improves, but most likely will not be returning.

Found this nice Thai restaurant near Capital One arena. The food that we ordered are all really good and very reasonable price. I definitely go back to this place if I’m around the area again.

Absolutely tasty! We went today for the first time, on a whim while walking around D.C. We chose it because it was close and my fiance and I love Thai food. Turned out to be a great choice. Clean and cozy. The Thai Iced Tea was so fresh and a great portion for the price. Then the food! So quick and it has been a long time since I had fried rice that tasted so fresh and not greasy. We both received good sized portions for the price and even had enough to take home to eat for dinner. It was all around a wonderful experience! Thank you to all the staff that made it so!

Pad thai with tofu is out of this world! Friendly and attentive staff. Portions are more than generous. Great prices to be in the heart of DC too. Perfect spot if you are in Chinatown for a Wizards/Caps game or a concert at Capital One Arena as it is right across the street.

Very nice staff, but the meal service was slow and inconsistent (our entries came out at two different times). The food was just ok. I thought the pad Thai was pretty good, but they loaded the spice on the drunken noodle to the point where we couldn’t eat it (we had asked for mild). Plus, the noodles were over cooked. Not great.

Very warm cosy place on a cold night. Still doing dine-in, checked covid vax and ID on entry. Immediate service for orders/drinks. Absolutely delicious crispy duck and lovely red curry. Reasonable prices - $35pp includes tax, tip, drink each and main meal each.

This was a big hit with our group! From soup to desert everything was yummy! We will be back again! Clean place and great atmosphere with phenomenal food choices of Thai dishes. Arm was our server and he was so great and attentive!

Yep. Yep. Yep. Do it. Eat here. I’m a HUGE Thai fan and incredibly critical. I ordered two entrees of the same thing because I was hungry. I got the drunken noodle made vegan with tofu, extra noodles, extra vegetables. Noodles were NOT ripped apart— which I appreciate. I think they use prefried puffy tofu? It’s magical.Seriously— the best Thai I have had. I’ll be dreaming about it.

6 of us went for dinner. Opinions on the food ranged from good to great. And they had some tasty cocktails. Service was attentive and fast, both on food and drinks.