White Elephant Thai Cuisine

930 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
(408) 987-9373

Recent Reviews

Priyanka Jain

It’s feels like a run down place, doesn’t look hygienic.Yellow curry only had potatoes, onions and may be 2 carrot pieces. Overall the quality of food isn’t that great.Parking: It’s on the corner and has like 6 spots to park.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

L P

Ordered pineapple fried rice and the food is very raw , when I called the restaurant and mentioned I want to return my food she didnt answer anything and just hung up my call . Worst customer experience and very rude

Food: 1

Service: 1

Namratha

I found a piece of a plastic packet in one morsel of my food -- the soft, flexible, plastic packaging was actually in my food and in my mouth and I didn't realize it until I'd pulled it out from between my teeth a couple hours later! I won't be going back here again. They're not taking proper care about what goes into the food.And the plastic was so flimsy and breaking off so I've consumed so many bits of plastic. This is awful!!It's very harmful. The plastic was in the hot food and would have leeched into my food and if it was cooked with it, which in all likelihood it was, I have consumed more plastic.Obviously the restaurant doesn't deal with these consequences but we have to deal with the effects of eating plastic.

Mark Ellak

Delivery drivers are forced to wait over ten minutes for their food.Features: Dining room is closed

Hana !

White Elephant offers a good selection of Thai cuisine, with classic dishes like pad thai and pineapple fried rice, to chicken satay and other fried delicacies and much more. In classic Thai restaurant fashion, many dishes vary in price based off of protein of choice, typically: chicken, tofu, pork, beef, shrimp, etc. The food is well seasoned to my palette—I’m not a big fan of salty food and this hits just about right. I love spiciness that is more than detectable, so while the dishes themselves did not tend to be hot, chili is offered upon request! Both the pad see ew and basil fried rice were good to me and my entire family of five’s taste. The pad thai was a bit lacking, but still quite good. The protein focused dishes we ordered—Fried tofu, crispy fish, chicken satay—were all very good and served with sauces. Slight tangent: My mom had a minor complaint that the tofu was not as aromatic as the tofu she gets from the supermarket, but she’s also an insane chef. Personally, I’m a curry eater and curry they served: I got the red curry—featuring red curry, bamboo, protein (I always get chicken) and veggies. I asked for additional eggplant. This was my favorite, but again I’m a curry fiend and apologist. The curry was deep and rich, thanks to the coconut milk that was very aromatic and fresh—as if the curry was made to order. The eggplant was beautifully braised, soft and custardy. Again, another perfectly seasoned dish that was good both standalone and over rice. On service, we arrived about an hour before closing and dipped into closed hours, but the one waitress was incredibly deft, kind, and patient. My mom is a bit of a hard customer at times, but the waitress was so sweet for taking our order and getting my mom the hot water she wanted. For a restaurant with two staff members, order was insanely rapid. Honestly, the service is on par with the work of a fully staffed restaurant. The restaurant itself is cute and cozy, set up like it’s meant for cozy homely meals to share with a couple friends at a time!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elisabeth San Juan

Modest interior appointments, but food is delicious. Enjoyed Roti with two sauces, Duck Soup with noodles, and the Pumpkin Curry with tofu and chicken. So fresh and good!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dalton Nelson

We had a very enjoyable first time experience here. We ordered the Pad Thai and Massaman curry. Both dishes were excellent and the serving sizes here are great! Our toddler had the Egg Fried Rice which he loved. Our server was amazing and she was very sweet and accommodating to our family. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Darius Dyer

I had the duck and shrimp Red Curry with white rice and Jasmine Thai Tea. The red curry was excellent, I really enjoyed the spice and the amazing Thai curry flavor. It came with bell peppers and pineapple. Such great combination of meat? and fruits ?. I highly suggest giving this place a try, it's worth the experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Duck

Cosmic Beefcake

Better than White Elephant Christmas..ya never know what your gonna get.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christie Entac

I love this restaurant! Food is absolutely delicious! Seriously, thee best Thai food I've ever tasted!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fresh Rolls, Pad Thai, Satay Chicken, Pad See EW, Pineapple Fried Rice, Mango

Sandy L.

I ordered through Uber Eats, the food is really worthy for my family. The order was still warm and well- packed, we finished everything, we loved it!

Jared A.

Who serves a curry without white rice? Apparently White Elephant does, but only during dinner. What's the rice cost the restaurant... maybe 25 cents. They charge you $4.00 extra over their already inflated prices.The fresh rolls, those were amazing! They just needed a little Thai basil! Good luck!!

Ernie D.

Walked in 40 minutes before their closing time at 3pm and lady just says "no." And waives us out of the restaurant. You can fuck right off with that attitude. Won't be giving this dump a penny of my money.

Allison S

Basil noodles and rama chicken were delicious.Parking: Small number of spots

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cindy N.

Just okay. I love trying new Thai places to see how they make their pad kee mao and this one wasn't bad. Really good portion size but not much protein. Pad kee mao 3/5: tasted more like a generic chow fun. Not much garlic flavor and doesn't taste like pad kee mao Red curry 3/5: wish it had more flavor! The bamboo was good

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