Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar

4.7

3276 Reviews

$30 and under

Asian

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Bida Manda is a thoughtful gathering place celebrating the diverse food traditions and culture of Laos. The Sanskrit ceremonial term for father and mother, Bida Manda was created out of the deep love and appreciation of food and its power to bring people together.

Reservations are highly recommended, however our bar is also available to you on a first come first serve basis. Due to high volume, we have a 15 minute grace period, so if you are running later than 15 minutes from your reservation time please do give us a call!

Thank you so much for your continued support and we can’t wait to see you soon!

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Aug 15, 2022

7:00 PM

Booked 44 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(919) 829-9999

Other options

Order online

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Asian, Vietnamese, Thai
Hours of operation
Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30 am–2:30 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(919) 829-9999
Website
http://www.bidamanda.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Private party facilities
Please allow us to be a part of your special gathering. Whether it is a birthday dinner or a corporate event, we will work with you to craft your memorable dining experience. Please contact us at info@bidamanda.com for more information.

Location
222 S. Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
Neighborhood
Raleigh
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
R Line, R15 City Center Deck, Moore Square Stop <br />
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Popular dishes

Panang Crab Cakes$7.90
Dill, Panang Curry, Pickled Radish
House Salad$5.90
With peanut vinaigrette or Tamarind vinaigrette dressing
Tom Ka Gai$5.90
Galangal and coconut chicken soup
Crispy Rice Lettuce Wraps$7.90
With herbs, peanuts, and vegetables
Roasted Anaheim Pepper$6.90
Stuffed with Lao herb sausage
Manda's Crispy Spring Rolls$7.90
Ground pork or Vegetable
Fresh Summer Rolls$6.90
Vegetables or Shrimp
Soft Shell Crabs$9.90
With cilantro lime pesto
Chicken Wings$7.90
With your choice of: Mild Coconut Curry Sauce, Hot Sweet Chili Sauce, Lao Spicy Peanut Sauce

Entrees

Stir-Fry Cashew Ginger Chicken$8.90
with vegetables, mushrooms, and jasmine rice
Crispy Pork Belly Soup$10.90
Coconut curry, julienned vegetables, herbs, and rice noodles.
Pho Lao$9.90
Traditional beef and rice noodle soup, served with Lao condiments
Caramelized Ginger Pork Ribs$10.90
With boiled egg, grilled asparagus, and jasmine rice
Amphone's Chicken Curry$8.90
With root vegetables and jasmine rice
Pumpkin Curry$8.90
With root vegetables and jasmine rice
Green Papaya Salad$7.90
Tomato, peanuts, spicy lime sauce, sticky rice, and your choice of: Grilled Flatiron Steak, Grilled Ginger and Garlic Pork Neck, Grilled Lemongrass Chicken, Crispy Dill and Lemongrass Local Trout, Grilled Vegetables
Manda's Herb Salad$8.90
Vermicelli noodles, peanuts, and sweet chili dressing, served with crispy spring rolls and your choice of: Grilled Lemongrass Chicken, Grilled Ginger and Garlic Pork, Grilled Shrimp
Basil Stir Fry$7.90
With vegetables, poached egg, jasmine rice, and your choice of beef or tofu
Pad Thai$7.90
Eggs, crispy tofu, vegetables, rice noodles, and your choice of shrimp, chicken, or vegetables
Chicken Fried Rice$8.90
Lao Baguette$7.90
Daikon and carrot pickle, herbs, cucumber, cilantro mayo or our house-made paté, and your choice of: Grilled Lemongrass Chicken, Grilled Ginger and Garlic Pork, Grilled Portobello Mushroom

Dessert

Sweet Purple Sticky Rice$6.00
With coconut custard and mango puree
Duo Plate$8.00
With two house-made macarons: lemon-lime with strawberry and basil jam, and chocolate with chocolate-peanut butter cream
Trio Plate$8.00
With apricot-tamarind cobbler, lao coffee creme brulee, and coconut custard crisp

What 3,276 people are saying

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Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.7Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

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LauraK
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
overall2food2service2ambience3
Mediocre food and poor service for your money. Downhill from a few years ago when we stopped by before flying out of RDU.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
overall4food4service5ambience5
It was good.
s
staceyp
Raleigh
13 reviews
4.0
13 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall4food5service5ambience4
Delicious food and interesting drinks. Nice atmosphere, drinks were kind of small but food is very fresh and I teresting
J
Julio
New York Area
40 reviews
vip
5.0
40 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
We really enjoyed our food. We started with the shrimp summer rolls. My wife had the papaya salad with sea bass and I had the stir fry ginger cashew chicken. They all were very tasty and the portions were sufficient to fill you up. The server was very attentive and provided good recommendations. I would definitely recommend this restaurant and we will be going back.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall3food3service5ambience5
Appetizers were great and had hoped for the same with the entrees. But the curry we had was not very flavorful, missing authentic lemongrass and kefir leaf. Overall the entrees were quiet bland.
SD
SteveD
Raleigh
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great place with unique food/drink offerings. We always enjoy it!
L
Lynn
Raleigh
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on August 6, 2022
overall1food1service2ambience4
Pad thai contained shrimp that were spoiled. It has been a couple of years since we had visited Bida Manda, and the food quality and service have declined. The cocktail was great!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 4, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent lunch spot. Friendly, attentive and knowledgeable staff.
m
marciy
Raleigh
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on August 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Perfect food! I could eat at Bida Manda several times a week. The service was good. The downside is that it is very loud in the restaurant, not great for a leisurely meal to enjoy every bite. They need to put acostic tiles on the ceiling.
S
Samo
San Francisco
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 2, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The staff is great. Knowledgeable, courteous and helpful. The food was pretty damn good as well. Highly recommend.
H
Haley
Raleigh
1 review
vip
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 2, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience4
Great food. The lettuce wraps were amazing. What took away from our experience was the lack of service.
G
Great
Raleigh
18 reviews
vip
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on July 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was great. Cliff E was an outstanding waiter. Food and drink was fantastic. We’ll be back !!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 29, 2022
overall5food5service3ambience5
It was good.
c
casualfoodiesnob
Raleigh
8 reviews
3.0
8 reviews
Dined on July 29, 2022
overall3food5service3ambience5
We made reservation for a birthday lunch and was sat in the bar. It was loud and took more than 20-25 mins before our order was taken. But our server was excellent once she was able to get to us. I was just disappointed it took so long to order an appetizer and our meal.
KH
KH214
Raleigh
23 reviews
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on July 29, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was delicious! We ordered the Pad Thai and the Fried Rice, both were excellent. Portions are VERY large so come prepared to eat. Drinks were tasty as well. It is a small restaurant but was still fairly quiet even on a Friday. Very cozy!
I
Imago
Greensboro
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on July 28, 2022
overall3food5service2ambience5
Food and cocktails were excellent. Waitress was attentive and personable, but our table was in a dark, noisy spot. Management would not accommodate our request to move even though there were many empty tables. Frustrating lack of good customer service.
T
Traveler
San Antonio
13 reviews
vip
4.0
13 reviews
Dined on July 27, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Overall pretty good experience.
MA
MattA
Charlotte
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
One of the absolute best meals I’ve ever had and I’ve been fortunate to have some amazing meals in my life. Exceeded my expectations. The flavors are so explosive and bold without being overwhelming.
CJ
CarrieJ
Raleigh
20 reviews
vip
5.0
20 reviews
Dined on July 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Attended for a work interview dinner and it was fantastic.
MS
MSMurto
Raleigh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
As someone who has lived/travelled to Laos, the food was close, if not totally authentic. A lovely meal/experience, nontheless.
SO
SallyO
Central Coast
16 reviews
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Very good food. Large portions. Wonderful service. Great drinks. Thank you for a lovely dinner
SG
SharonG
Las Vegas
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on July 21, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Great food and service. We will definately be back.
OH
OliviaH
Raleigh
4 reviews
vip
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on July 21, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience2
I loved this restaurant and the food was great. Our server was very nice and attentive. I am taking about stars because a loud crowd came in and kept yelling and shouting. They had some pretty foul language and it was very distracting while trying to enjoy my birthday dinner celebration.
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Adil
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The restaurant is amazing.. The food is one of a kind. I tried babaya salad. Appetizers are excellent specially the crunchy rice and spring rolls. Overall excellent experience!
MS
MirS
Western NC
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on July 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Can't wait to go back and try more menu entrees! Service was wonderful.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 13, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful food, wonderful service, wonderful drinks! Highly recommend
A
Aaaas
Raleigh
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on July 12, 2022
overall1food2service1ambience3
It is very expensive and we didnt eat much . The waitress packed it for us but she did a terrible job at packing that the food spilled out when we were walking back. It was such a waste of money.
TT
TTTT
Raleigh
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 12, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience5
Wonderful dinner experience, but if I could change ONE thing- bring out all entrees at the same time. I felt like I was forgotten as my dish came out much later than the rest of my party. No communication from wait staff either on setting my expectation.
TT
TaylorT
Charleston
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 9, 2022
overall4food4service3ambience4
Enjoyed our meal very much. We went for my birthday. My wife told the hostess we were there for my birthday and we saw another group receive a candle lit dessert so we assumed we would get one as well. We did not and my wife went and asked our hostess if we could get something as well and they happily obliged. The only thing that could have been better was if the hostess had told our server that we were there celebrating a birthday.
AS
AmandaS
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had such a great date night at Bida Manda! The lettuce wraps are basically an item that I could eat every-single-day!!!! They are delicious! Everything was good though!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Charleston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our server was excellent and the food was amazing. They made my husband’s birthday really wonderful!
DM
DinoM
Raleigh
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 7, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Amazing food, better than ever. The bar had trouble keeping up and all of our drinks were late. Prices of everything are high.
SB
SarahB
Raleigh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 2, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great spot! Fantastic range of vegetarian food, but also a lot of meat options. Great cocktail menu. Highly recommend the lettuce wraps - those and the cocktails were the meal highlights. Entrees are generously portioned. We're looking forward to coming back!
KS
KarenS
Raleigh
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on June 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had another fantastic evening at Bida Manda last night. Cliff once again provided outstanding service and made our night extra special.
PE
ParksEats
Washington DC
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on June 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I’m from D.C. and the rave reviews encouraged us to come here. My boyfriend and I loved our meals. We had the lettuce wraps and it was EVERYTHING!!! I had the pork belly soup…it could have been a little spicier but it was good. It reminds me of a cold winter day. I probably wouldn’t order it again though. My boyfriend had the cashew ginger chicken with white rice and he loved it. He wished there was more chicken but said it would be his go-to meal if we returned. P.s. Make a reservation!! We made one for 9:00pm on Wednesday (the only available time) but arrived at 8:15 and they still honored it.
CD
CDipietro
Philadelphia
9 reviews
vip
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on June 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
So authentic and delicious . Definitely coming back
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Loved our experience here! Cliff, our waiter, was excellent with great suggestions. The food was outstanding. Will definitely be back!
KJ
KesiaJ
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Service was so fast and courteous. Food was amazing as always!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on June 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent meal
AB
AndyB
Raleigh
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding food and service

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

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You can order delivery directly from Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar using the Order Online button. Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (919) 829-9999.

Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar is rated 4.7 stars by 3276 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Aug 15, 2022

7:00 PM

Booked 44 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(919) 829-9999

Other options

Order online

Google Map for Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar

222 S. Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601

Additional information

Neighborhood
Raleigh
Hours of operation
Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30 am–2:30 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm
Cuisines
Asian, Vietnamese, Thai
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
R Line, R15 City Center Deck, Moore Square Stop
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.bidamanda.com/
Phone number
(919) 829-9999
Private party facilities
Please allow us to be a part of your special gathering. Whether it is a birthday dinner or a corporate event, we will work with you to craft your memorable dining experience. Please contact us at info@bidamanda.com for more information.

Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

Other options

Additional information

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Crispy Pork Belly Soup

Green Papaya Salad

Chicken Wings

Appetizers

Panang Crab Cakes$7.90

House Salad$5.90

Tom Ka Gai$5.90

Crispy Rice Lettuce Wraps$7.90

Roasted Anaheim Pepper$6.90

Manda's Crispy Spring Rolls$7.90

Fresh Summer Rolls$6.90

Soft Shell Crabs$9.90

Chicken Wings$7.90

Entrees

Stir-Fry Cashew Ginger Chicken$8.90

Crispy Pork Belly Soup$10.90

Pho Lao$9.90

Caramelized Ginger Pork Ribs$10.90

Amphone's Chicken Curry$8.90

Pumpkin Curry$8.90

Green Papaya Salad$7.90

Manda's Herb Salad$8.90

Basil Stir Fry$7.90

Pad Thai$7.90

Chicken Fried Rice$8.90

Lao Baguette$7.90

Dessert

Sweet Purple Sticky Rice$6.00

Duo Plate$8.00

Trio Plate$8.00

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