Asian Experience - Taft

Disappointing food and service. Tonight was my first visit and will be my last.

Prices just keep going up and up.. it's over priced. They never answer the phone and they close for long periods of time. Food is okay but it is not consistent.

I've been curious about an Asian restaurant that serves Thai food along with pizza. The Asian Experience on Center St. in Taft is the place I'm writing about. The moment you step into the A.E. I wondered if I stepped into a secret lair. The lighting was so dim the candles were squinting. Or maybe, it was dark because the waitstaff were cleaning the overhead hanging lights? After being seated in a booth alongside a wall, I realized the eatery was about to close for the afternoon to prepare for the dinner crowd. I ordered stir-fried veggies with chicken. The waitress seemed eager to rush me out so I didn't order a pizza. After a few bites of delicious well seasoned fresh veggies, I boxed up my meal, yes, I found to-go boxes at a counter and helped myself. I tipped the waitress handsomely and left.

Hiw in the heck is a COOK going to tell you you cant have what you want because she cooked it wrong! I ordered L1 with shrimp and calamari, NO PEPPERS IN IT AS STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION ONKY RUBBER AND HARD, the broccoli was so hard i could not put a fork in it the shrimp WAY OVERCOOKED IT WAS RUBBER! The waitress being only the waitress, came back to say I COULD NOT ORDER A DIFFERENT DISH WHICH WAS MASSMAN CURRY WITH SHRIMP (choice of meat) because she would cook the shrimp the same! IF YOU GO TO A ESTABLISHMENT AND ORDER A STEAK MEDIUM THEY BRING IT TOO RAW IS THE COOK GOING TO TELL YOU YOU CANT HAVE IT COOKED DIFFERENT? Go to Bakersfield where you will be served and cooked for the way you want NOT TOLD NO UOU CANT HAVE SHRIMP BECAUSE THE “ COOK” is going to hive you the same rubber you MUST EAT CGX OR SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY SHE DOES NIT KNOW HOW TO COOK SHRIMP ITHER THAN RUBBER MADE!

When the-shrimp is rubber and the broccoli is so hard, you can’t put a fork in it and you tell the waitress give you a different dish she sent back to you to tell you you can’t have the meat of your choice, it will be cooked the same nor a different dish with shrimp either!Go somewhere else