Basil Cafe

585 University Ave W, St Paul
(651) 493-2893

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Bill Everaert

Had spring rolls twice last week , they have the best spring rolls in the cities!! Absolutely the best peanut sauce as well!The whole menu is wonderful!! Tiffany and her staff are the best! Highly recommend Basil Cafe:)

R Mercury

Protect this place! Unique flavor and sweet kind servers. The plants don’t lie, they love living at Basil Thai. 💓💞

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kali Derealis

You could smell the food like 2 blocks away and as soon as you enter the vibes are immaculate! Me and my boyfriend were on a date tonight and luckily there was one available table since the whole place was packed, our server (the manager i think?) was running allover the place juggling tables but she was so sweet and made sure we didn’t feel forgotten. It took a while for our main meals to come out but luckily we got some appetizers to hold us over while we waited which tasted sooooooo good!!! We got the chicken curry rolls and the fried tofu puffs with the peanut sauce🤤🤤 I do want to mention they seem to have a beverage station that’s complimentary with some kind of fruit punch or tropical punch which i think adds a nice touch you don’t see anywhere else. But when our main dishes came out they were piping hot and so fresh!! we got the drunken noodles with pork medium spice (be careful with their spices they are on the higher side) and we got a crispy chicken rice with this delicious broth on the side, i had to ask for extra of that special sauce that comes with the dish it was so yummy. I will be coming back, hopefully when it isn’t so busy since we were kinda in a rush but we will definitely come back especially because of the service and amazing food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

MAC Attack Gaming

The young lady at the counter is gorgeous!! very helpful as well,I don’t think I got her name but I know she recommended the chicken fried rice and it is fire ❤️I will be back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brenda Bedward

I love Basil Cafe the waitress/manager at the desk was so helpful and the food is always great. Delish! I love their green curry and pad thai Mild/Medium heat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stephanie Devlin

I had spring rolls and pad Thai take out. The food was delicious, and the staff was amazingly friendly. Thanks for making my stay in St Paul even better 😁

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elizabeth Vomstrad

This restaurant is GORGEOUS!!!!! Me and my friends got some dinner this evening and my server was a very fast and attentive young lady! She recommended the Pad Thai, yellow curry and the wontons, and it was a hit! We would definitely come back, one thing i’d like to mention is parking is quite limited and the tables are a little close together but nonetheless we enjoyed the good food and the service and the ambiance was great. 👍🏼

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nay Moe Tha

Got pad kra pao. Good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

M FF

I ordered take out this past wkend through Uber Eats and it wasnt good. Pad see yew was ok. Fresh spring rolls did not taste like anything and the Vietnamese noodle salad - the noodles were fatter and wetter than I was used to. I think they should figure out what they want to be, Thai or Vietnamese and concentrate in that.

Food: 1

Stephanie Hayes

Best Thai on University. And the best fried tofu I’ve ever had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Harrison Edwards

Food was very good but they had run out of several items on the menu and service was a bit slow.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Vickey Eberhard

What a fun little place with delicious food and a quaint, authentic atmosphere! My family and I had been searching for a new Thai restaurant after the one near our house closed, so we are very glad to have found the Basil Café. The appetizers, curry dishes, and milk tea are all absolutely delectable. Fun and unique desserts too, as well as numerous vegetarian and gluten free options. Friendly and attentive staff are another bonus. We'll be back soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Yellow Curry, Veggie Spring Rolls, Fried Tofu Puffs

Mary O

I was craving mango sticky rice and decided to order one to go. I must say, with every bite I was craving for more even though I was full. The mango, the rice snd the sauce, everything complimented each other. It was mouth watering.

This is one of the best mango sticky rice I have ever eaten.

I am definitely going back to have a full sit down experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kirian Crabtree

The food here is so good! But I would ask the chefs to please be more careful with order modifications in the future. I am a vegetarian trying to eat vegan more so I ordered mock duck noodles with no egg and it came with egg. It's hard to pick off and if someone who was fully vegan or had an allergy ordered it I'm sure it would be very frustrating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Kuziva

It’s like I was invisible to them when I walked in trying to make a to-go order- didn’t get greeted when I walked in but everyone else who walked in after me was greeted ?

Service: 1

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