Thai Basil

210 Monterey Ave suite 3, Capitola
(831) 479-8985

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Katie Bonsall

This is some of the best food my family and I have ever had! Super fresh and delicious! My boys got the pad Thai spice level zero and it was some of the most flavorful and delicious pad Thai we’ve ever had. My husband got the yellow curry spice level one. I got spice level two on my green curry and it was still clearing out our sinuses so just be aware of that when choosing a spice level. I like spicy, but 2 or 3 would be plenty spicy for me. Both amazing! We also all loved the vegetable soup. The broth was so yummy and veggies seemed freshly blanched/not mushy texture…just pure perfection. Wish I could eat here more often!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Micah Posner

The food here is always really good. It’s just one family. Often they are very friendly. Sometimes they make mistakes. It’s an honor to be served such delicious food from them. If you want robot courtesy this is not the place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Alyx Rodriguez

I recently moved to the area and decided to stop by for a light lunch to sample the food. I ordered the fresh rolls and the veggie soup. The peanut sauce that accompanied the fresh rolls was delicious. However, the soup was quite lacking in tofu and vegetables, as it was mostly broth. Flavors were good, so I would definitely come back for dinner, but would not get the soup again.

Sophia Noire

The place is absolutely unfriendly . We came with my friend and her child. Waiter immediately became angry and stared at a child all the time with blue face literally force us to leave.
After he brought menu he expected us to make an order right away and rolled his eyes when we said we need time. So obviously we left but I never saw in my life such unfriendly place. No I am mistaken I saw one place the same level of detail friendlyness when I was working on mission in Rwanda very small village far away from city which population was very unhappy for obvious reasons.

Anastasia Gerasimova

A very unfriendly place for families — the waiter clearly doesn’t like children. In just five minutes, we were given three warnings, so we left. And mind you, my child is actually quite calm for a two-year-old. Of course, he's curious in a new place, wants to walk around, look at things, and touch the figurines. Found other review where it’s also the same that their two-year-old wasn’t welcome here — so it’s definitely a no if you’re coming with kids.

This was the worst Thai restaurant on the planet. It’s surprising, considering Thai people usually love children. Overall, a terrible experience — I strongly do not recommend it.

Anaiye Manuel

2 years of coming here with my gf when we come to Capitola, and 2 years of great food and service. Always great service, gives us secret food shop vibes haha. Looking forward to our next visit!

Rebecca Clare

Excellent!! We tried several appetizers and the spring rolls were delicious! My chicken and green curry was really good!

Betsy Thomas

Five of us walked in on Friday evening at 6:30pm. They told us they couldn't take five of us, only could take four (only two other people eating in the whole place when we walked in). Really? How does that even make sense? We went elsewhere, but on the walk back to our rental saw they still had their open sign on about an hour later, so I guess they hadn't met their four-more-person quota? Obviously they just didn't want to serve us (just five average adults -- oh except one of us has visible tattoos and another has pink dyed hair tips). Profiling isn't cool, folks.

Tears Photo

Super accommodating when it came to Vegan options. Got Rad Na gravy noodles made vegan with the mock meat. The texture of the mock meat was super good, one of the best I have had and the sauce/gravy was delicious! Fried spring rolls were also amazing and the portion sizes were just right. Will definitely come back and recommend to others! No photos as I ate too quickly and it smelled too good to wait!

David McKenna

I came in at noon on a Saturday and wanted Pad Krapao with a fried egg, which is a pretty typical order. I was told they couldn’t make me Pad Krapao because it was the weekend? He also said they couldn’t make a fried egg. I ended up having Pad Si Ew and it was decent. I then asked for banana and ice cream for dessert and they said they couldn’t make any of their desserts because they didn’t have the ingredients. Pretty bummed about my experience here because the location was cool and prices were decent.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Buffie Mead

We have eaten here every time we visit Capitola. I have been meaning to give an awesome review. I started out just loving there Thai tea and Tom Kah soup . Now we have tried several other dishes and all have been WONDERFUL! I love the rebutles to the bad reviews posted. They always make me laugh!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Natalie Eng

Great place recommended from a local boutique employee who said it was her favorite restaurant in Capitola for the best cuisine in town. I got the chicken pad c u and chicken pad Thai for lunch. It came with delicious spring rolls and veggie soup. This place is amazing for tasty food and I highly recommend to anyone who wants an authentic Thai dish. Well priced for lunch and I will return as a visitor from San Francisco.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hannah G

1. Not family friendly. We were the first and only people in the restaurant. My 15 month old son was making a little noise, and we were rudely asked to make our baby be quiet. They provided highchairs, so I assumed they would be family friendly but they should have a sign posted on the front that they are not family friendly.

2. Food was mediocre. One of our dishes was not warm and the rest of the dishes were average.

3. Overall rude atmosphere. They have rude responses to comments posted on the front window by the menu.

I will never go there again.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Lorena K

We were really looking forward to eating Thai food at this place. However, the server started bothering my child, which made us feel very uncomfortable. He claimed that my 2-year-old was screaming, and that other customers and the chef were complaining. But the other customers were three nice girls who never complained, and the chef was inside the kitchen cooking. Now we're wondering why we were the only ones at the restaurant. The service was terrible, and the server was really bad to us.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Mark Morgen

we really enjoyed our dinners here. packed with flavor, and good sized portions, plus you can choose your level of spice from 1 to 5. It's only a block or two from the beach, so it's an easy walk after a day in the sun. Dining inside or out. Overall a great value for great food. We'll be back!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

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