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I was hoping this place would be my go-to Thai restaurant in Gramercy. Unfortunately, I'll have to keep searching. The food was delivered promptly and in a neat manner. However, the food itself left much to be desired. The Tom Kha Gai was tasteless, the Pad Se Ew noddles had a weird consistency, and the Yellow Curry was pure oil (I'm talking a 1/2 inch layer of oil in the food container). Not to mention they charged $5 for a portion of 3 oddly tasting chicken dumplings. Will not be ordering again.

The food at Reserve is affordable and tastes great. I did the lunch special where you choose an entree and an app. The chicken and shrimp shumai wasn't memorable, but an added bonus for a $7.62 lunch (with tax). The pad kee mao noodles were flavorful, spicy, and not too oily - an 8 or 9 out of 10 when compared to other comparable thai restaurants in the city. I also opted for the $3 thai iced tea, which was also well made and not too sweet. Overall, this is a great thai option in MH that isn't too expensive and provides efficient service. Will go back again and recommend to friends.

I don't generally agree with slapping the Tapas moniker on every restaurant that serves small dishes. That little grievance aside, Reserve was a pleasant surprise. They have a great wine list that works in any price range, a few surprising beers and a good selection of liquor with specialty cocktails ruling the day. Food was a particular surprise, despite a few staples, the menu reads nothing like a typical NY Thai restaurant and the food tastes better than most. Curries were all phenomenal if small, and the spicy food went really well with the big bodied wines that we were having. There was a really nice Larb style salad of minced pork and shrimp marinated in spicy zesty sauce, served with little rice puffs. The noodle dishes were also more than passable. Overall the place is really cute, small and cozy. Staff is a bit more involved with themselves than they're with customers, but are very nice overall.

I wanted to try something new, and I found this Thai restaurant. Interesting, small plates, and wine that's $5 For happy hour; that caught my eyes. I recommend Thai Tom-Yum pizza and salmon deviled eggs; that blew me away.