One of these best Thai restaurants in San Diego. The food is spicy so order it mild unless you truly enjoy authentically spicy food. (A medium level is about an 8 out of 10.) my go-to is the drunken noodle. The Thai tea is tasty too. Usually plenty of free parking. The ambiance is tasteful and festive. A great place to take a date.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodle
Yuwatida Tanvilai
I had a fantastic experience at Bua Thai! The restaurant has a warm, inviting atmosphere, and the staff is friendly and attentive. The food was absolutely delicious, especially the Pad See Ew, which was full of rich, authentic flavors.
Their catering service is just as impressive—punctual, well-organized, and offering flavorful dishes that make any event hassle-free. Whether dining in or ordering catering, Bua Thai is a top choice for Thai cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sally Faber
What a find! The food was spectacular and the presentation beautiful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Goddard
very good and calming atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
laura s
Love the ginger tea and fresh spring rolls yellow curry delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fresh Spring Rolls, Eggplant Basil
Kei Vaughn
This is a fantastic taste, anytime. Excellent tasting dishes beautifully decorated and served with a smile. Thom Kha was excellent, fresh spring rolls are always a favorite. Eggplant basil dish was out of this world.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Kha, Drunken Noodle, Bua Thai Sampler
Jovi Solomakos
Food basically tasted like fast food.
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Duck Pad See EW, Bua Thai Sampler
G S
Great place for Thai food. The service is always amazing. They have the best chicken larb wings. This place is definitely a gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Calamari Appetizer, Drunken Noodle, Crabmeat Pad Thai
Mason
Never again. Ever. Don't waste your time go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Samuel Ratemo
When the food is terrible it trumps everything else. I’ve bought food here afew times and the last two times I gave them a benefit of doubt but it seems their food is not fresh and has slept afew days.
Pad Thai is hard to chew and the meat is even worse.
For the premium price of $18 a plate for pad Thai, you’d think someone will put in a little effort.
I do not recommend this place, at least if you are looking to enjoy a meal.
I don't know if I just got unlucky or what because this place has good reviews but I ordered chicken pad Thai 10/10 spicy and it was completely tasteless and dry. The noodles were so dry and stuck together I had to add water and reheat them, and even then it was barely edible. The mango sticky rice was good at least..
Food: 2
Jaime Yates
Food was delicious and made well. Excellent customer service. Restaurant is clean and beautiful interior design. I work in Poway and this will be my go to Thai restaurant. The Tora milk tea was soo good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Fried Rice, Tom Kha, Crab Cheese Wonton, Dumplings, Chicken Satay, Crab Puffs, Thai Style Fried Chicken, Fresh Spring Rolls, Drunken Noodle, Crabmeat Pad Thai
Anthony Donat
Delicious food with a friendly family atmosphere. Bua Thai does fantastic Dine in and Take out and has wonderful music to accompany the Mouth watering food. Thoroughly reccomend their Pad Thai, especially the stuff with the Glass noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bua Thai Fried Rice
Tiffany Lee
Food is always immaculate, the people are friendly, the vibe is ambient. Every dish I've had here is superb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashutosh Ramaswamy
Excellent Thai Food Restaurant! Ordered Panang Curry and Fresh
One of these best Thai restaurants in San Diego. The food is spicy so order it mild unless you truly enjoy authentically spicy food. (A medium level is about an 8 out of 10.) my go-to is the drunken noodle. The Thai tea is tasty too. Usually plenty of free parking. The ambiance is tasteful and festive. A great place to take a date.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodle
I had a fantastic experience at Bua Thai! The restaurant has a warm, inviting atmosphere, and the staff is friendly and attentive. The food was absolutely delicious, especially the Pad See Ew, which was full of rich, authentic flavors.
Their catering service is just as impressive—punctual, well-organized, and offering flavorful dishes that make any event hassle-free. Whether dining in or ordering catering, Bua Thai is a top choice for Thai cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a find! The food was spectacular and the presentation beautiful.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
very good and calming atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Love the ginger tea and fresh spring rolls yellow curry delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fresh Spring Rolls, Eggplant Basil
This is a fantastic taste, anytime. Excellent tasting dishes beautifully decorated and served with a smile. Thom Kha was excellent, fresh spring rolls are always a favorite. Eggplant basil dish was out of this world.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Kha, Drunken Noodle, Bua Thai Sampler
Food basically tasted like fast food.
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Duck Pad See EW, Bua Thai Sampler
Great place for Thai food. The service is always amazing. They have the best chicken larb wings. This place is definitely a gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Calamari Appetizer, Drunken Noodle, Crabmeat Pad Thai
Never again. Ever. Don't waste your time go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
When the food is terrible it trumps everything else. I’ve bought food here afew times and the last two times I gave them a benefit of doubt but it seems their food is not fresh and has slept afew days.
Pad Thai is hard to chew and the meat is even worse.
For the premium price of $18 a plate for pad Thai, you’d think someone will put in a little effort.
I do not recommend this place, at least if you are looking to enjoy a meal.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
I don't know if I just got unlucky or what because this place has good reviews but I ordered chicken pad Thai 10/10 spicy and it was completely tasteless and dry. The noodles were so dry and stuck together I had to add water and reheat them, and even then it was barely edible. The mango sticky rice was good at least..
Food: 2
Food was delicious and made well. Excellent customer service. Restaurant is clean and beautiful interior design. I work in Poway and this will be my go to Thai restaurant. The Tora milk tea was soo good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Fried Rice, Tom Kha, Crab Cheese Wonton, Dumplings, Chicken Satay, Crab Puffs, Thai Style Fried Chicken, Fresh Spring Rolls, Drunken Noodle, Crabmeat Pad Thai
Delicious food with a friendly family atmosphere. Bua Thai does fantastic Dine in and Take out and has wonderful music to accompany the Mouth watering food. Thoroughly reccomend their Pad Thai, especially the stuff with the Glass noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bua Thai Fried Rice
Food is always immaculate, the people are friendly, the vibe is ambient. Every dish I've had here is superb.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent Thai Food Restaurant!
Ordered Panang Curry and Fresh
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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