Diner Survey Results 14 responses
"Friendly, great food, something for everyone."
"The BEST gluten free pad thai !"
"Excellent healthy light food with unusual flavors. Try the iced ginger tea with honey. "
"Not much. When it's busy, the food takes a bit longer to come, but they cook it fresh and it's always worth the wait."
"Too far away from springfield. :)"
"None noticed"
Recent Visitors to Fresh Side
- 11/26/2019
A dining patron from Florence, MA tried it.
- 2/14/2019
A dining patron from Florence, MA tried it.
- 7/24/2018
A dining patron from Northampton, MA tried it.
- 7/12/2018
A dining patron from Springfield, MA tried it.
- 12/16/2017
An Asian food lover from Amherst, MA tried it, liked it, and rated it . They liked the food, liked the service, and liked the ambiance.
- 12/12/2017
An Asian food lover from Amherst, MA tried it.
- 12/05/2017
An Asian chowhound from Northampton, MA tried it, liked it, and rated it . They liked the food, liked the service, and liked the ambiance.
- Pros
- Being vegan, it can be quite difficult to find restaurants in the Valley where I can eat anything other than a salad. Fresh Side is the exception. Great vegan pad thai and coconut noodle soup are my favorites ... so much so that I haven't tried other en
- Cons
- No cons for me!
- 7/06/2017
An Asian chowhound from New Britain, CT tried it.
- 4/01/2016
An Asian chowhound from Amherst, MA tried it, liked it, and rated it . They liked the food, liked the service, and liked the ambiance.
- Pros
- Friendly, great food, something for everyone.
- Cons
- Not much. When it's busy, the food takes a bit longer to come, but they cook it fresh and it's always worth the wait.
- Comments
- Highly recommend!
- 4/10/2015
An Asian food lover from Newark, NJ tried it.
annie
Mint & Pesto
Fresh Side calls itself “a little eatery and tea place” – blushingly self-aware, as you’re not going to find crumpets and scones here.
The outside of the place, on Amherst’s main drag, is black-and-white nondescript, but the interior is polished and modern.
We got mint tea, which was elegantly served in a clear pot swimming with leaves with shot glasses on the side. Small sprigs of mint were in the glasses, which were aesthetically awesome and made the tea’s flavor even richer.
They’re known for their tea rolls – sort of small Asian burritos, I guess? You can mix and match different tea rolls in one order, so I ordered the Vietnamese tea rolls & the pesto seaweed rice tea rolls. Both were fantastic, and I wouldn’t hesitate to order them again, but I’ll probably branch out and try something new next time.
The people I were with ordered bowls of rice, veggies, and chicken, and everything looked perfectly fresh and well-cooked.
Two things you absolutely gotta know: this place is cheap – you can get four tea rolls (about 2 small ‘burritos’, just so you can imagine the size)) for a little over $4. They know their audience in a college town.
Also, it’s very vegetarian/vegan friendly.
Dishes Tried:
Vietnamese Tea Roll
Fresh Spinach, Cellophane Noodle, Crushed Peanuts, Marinated Carrots, And Fresh Cilantros. Delicate flavors.
Pesto Seaweed Rice Tea Roll
Warm white Rice, Vegan Pesto Sauce, Roasted Seaweed, Sesame Seed. Oil seeped through the wrap, but hey, it’s pesto.
coryhart
sick from food
I used to eat here but TWICE after eating the tofu pad thai I was vomitting all the next day! My friend got sick too, and she had eaten something totally different from me! (maybe the seaweed tearoll?)
Dishes Tried:
pad thai pasta
traditional Thai pasta dish, but traditionally you don’t throw it up after
Best Dishes at Fresh Side
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Vietnamese Tea Roll
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Pesto Seaweed Rice Tea Roll
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pad thai pasta
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