Our office is next door so I go often. Was introduced first by a friend when we went in for lunch. I have been going almost weekly since. Tasty food and Great Staff. Try spicy basil plate with chicken read more

I get takeout from Bua Thai at least weekly and there's a good reason: it's simply the best. I've had a lot of Thai food in the East Bay, but once I had Bua Thai I immediately knew I had found my new go-to. Their pad thai and their pad khee mao are better than any I've had, and their curries are also fantastic. The staff is friendly and kind, and the service is remarkably fast. Multiple times they have simply re-made my order for free after an error that was on my end. Ken in particular is a real homie Highly, highly recommended! read more

Delicious, if closer to me I'd come atleast twice a month. Service was fast on Saturday afternoon I dined alone. I wish they offered thai boat noodle which I love minus the gross beef balls though, ha read more

Bua Thai Kitchen - Pad Kee Mao, Excellent & Shrimp were not skimpy - Thai Near Me - Albany, California

-Bua Thai Kitchen opened where Moanna's Thai Coconut House/Potala Organic Cafe was. name is similar to another Thai eatery on Solano Ave. not related. offerings: apps, specials, soups, salads, noodles, coconut curries, grills, "favorite of the wok"/stir fries/ chef's recommendation, desserts, drinks. eats: seafood tom yum soup (19) -scallop, mussel, shrimp, squid, & salmon were "fresh" in small mini wok but not succulent. doubt flavors infused in broth since it was very tart from lemongrass, galanga, spices, herb. mushroom pieces were omnipresent. -unknown aftertaste. Inbalance mix of herbs & spices? *ok experience, nothing extraordinary. too many choices. specialty unknown. leftovers: -quick, courteous service from many -many dining options in various spaces -small parking lot, street parking. -"specials" an ongoing option, YMMV. -desserts mostly related to ice cream variants. read more

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This is the best Thai place I've been to in Albany so far. The papaya salad is Lao style and it's hard to find Lao style papaya that makes it "Asian" Thai pepper spicy in the Bay. Thai tea was good, less sugar is what I prefer and they delivered. The squash curry was new for me and it was delicious and soft with the skin on. Spring rolls were decent. Service was quick and they weren't joking when they told us their spice is spicy, so that was a great reassurance giving us what we expected going to a "real" Asian restaurant who knows their roots when it comes to Thai/laos food. The duck special was ok. I'm not really a duck person so it wasn't the best but I liked it, wouldn't order again, a little plain for me. Besides that, it was great for a Groupon deal. read more

This is the second time I ordered delivery from Bua Thai kitchen and I was very impressed! I have been looking for another favorite and this fits our family perfectly! We have vegetarians and meat eaters in our family And we didn't have to order from two different restaurants :) I really recommend the tofu and green beans, pad Thai and crispy rolls for the veggie in the house! And the yellow chicken curry for the meat eater! I plan to go eat in person sometime soon! Thanks Bua Thai Kitchen! read more

The food from this place was delicious! We ordered the coconut lemongrass soup, green curry, and pad Thai. My favorite was definitely the soup because the flavors worked so well together - please try this! read more

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Always on the lookout for good Thai. Tried this place for takeout so my photos won't do it justice. We had yellow curry, pad Thai, roti and Pad Ka-pow ribeye. All tasted delicious and hit the spot. Had it for leftovers the next day and still delicious. We'll be back! read more

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I ordered takeout from Bua Thai Kitchen & was very pleased with our dinner. I called in advance & spoke with a friendly, helpful person who assured me that the chef wouldn't have a problem preparing us vegan food. She suggested that I make a note in the "Instructions" section when ordering online... (& by the way, when you order, please do so by going directly to their website. Skip the middleman & directly support your local business owners) !!! We ordered Pumpkin Curry with tofu, Spicy Eggplant with tofu & Pad Se Ew, with tofu & vegetables. At our request, our absolutely delicious dinner was prepared with no fish sauce, oyster sauce, shrimp paste, egg or animal products of any kind. We ordered everything medium spicy & it was all so delicious!!! I would very highly recommend Bua Thai Kitchen, as their menu is extensive with something for everyone. Pro: The appetizer section of the menu menu is loaded with choices, including many very clearly-marked "Vegan" offerings. Pro: Friendly, helpful service! A well-informed person answered my questions when I called in advance. We'll be back soon! Keep up the great work! read more

Bua Thai Kitchen - Ordering delicious vegan Thai food is as easy as sending a short note along with your online order! - Thai Near Me - Albany, California

I First, let me say the good first. Nice setting for taking pictures. Different backgrounds for some nice pictures. Now... I am sorry, food here is not to my likings. The papaya salad was very salty, to the degree I couldn't swallow it. Talked to the server and she exchanged a new one to us, but still very salty. The pad se ew did not have much taste. The food has lots of room for improvement. Hope to come back next time for better tastes. read more

This is a consistent spot I go to for take-out. Everything I've gotten there has been good.

As a new customer, I was so excited to try their food since I haven't had Thai food for 6 months when I'm back from Thailand. I was craving for the authentic food so much. But when my Tom Yum arrived, I was surprised there's no coconut milk inside, the soup is very thin and there's no shrimps in at all. Also just one piece of tomato....I can't believe for 13 dollars they just make it like this, it's not really respectful to Tom Yum at all. Then the boss said I should've asked about the coconut milk and also the shrimps. But I should never need to ask when I'm in Thailand and other restaurants at all. So basically I have to cook myself as a chef if I wanna have authentic taste of Thai food, the boss and waitresses got so mad and inpatient with me only bz I know what's real Thai and fake Thai. They said there were two kinds of Tom Yum that I should've known if I come here often, but this is my first time, they blame on me because I didn't come here often..... is this a joke? How can they do this to customers? They said u have to pay this and that so u deserve the real taste which means they lied the price on the menu and they asked more if ur not happy about what they make at the beginning.... read more

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I've gone here several times and the food is consistently excellent. I particularly like their special garlic prawns, which are outstanding and a generous portion with caramelized onions that are delicious. I recently took a friend here who is incredibly fussy and she said it was the best Thai food she'd had in the Bay Area. so many of their dishes are really wonderful, including their coconut soup, the spring rolls, and their papaya salad. I'm going back again tomorrow and really look forward to it with a lot of joy read more

The name of this establishment is already a minefield. Photos on Yelp from June show that this restaurant was Moana's Thai Coconut House before it settled down as Bua Thai Kitchen. And please don't conflate it with the nearby Bua Luang Thai on Solano Avenue! Some clarification is provided by the article https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/08/01/berkeley-oakland-new-restaurants-july , which writes "Longtime locals might always associate this rounded hut on San Pablo with the former Potala, but the building's transformed, blue-hued, spruced-up look and feel matches the optimism of its new owners, who opened what was very briefly Moana's and is now Bua Thai Kitchen." Meanwhile, this building once housed my former go-to Thai restaurant, Ruen Pair Thai. I never set foot in Potala but was happy to revisit the site of the late lamented Ruen Pair. The interior is much much nicer than I remember it, and the parking lot looks amazingly serviceable. (It was a mud hole.) We called in our order ahead of time (after first phoning Bua Luang Thai by mistake) and came by for pickup. Sadly, I saw only two people dining in the restaurant, at an indoor table. (There are three tables outdoors in front if you like fresh air and don't mind the San Pablo Avenue traffic and the view of Pet Food Express across the street.) This restaurant is beautiful (and serves good food -- see below); it certainly deserves more dine-in customers. Fortunately, Bua Thai Kitchen was taking at least one other to-go order when we arrived for our pickup. About that good food: we ordered the seafood eggplant dish, the yellow curry, some spring rolls to start and a dish of spicy green beans. I hadn't had Thai food in like forever and was really delighted with what we brought home. Because I'm really rusty on Thai, I can't tell you reliably that Bua Thai Kitchen is a standout. I will say that I suspect that it is! My one quibble: because three of our dishes came with white rice, we were given rice in three separate thimble-sized containers. It would have been much more useful to us (and less wasteful of paper) if we had received a single box with the full volume of rice. And, come to think of it, more rice would have been much appreciated. read more

Bua Thai Kitchen - One of three outdoor tables at Bua Thai Kitchen - Thai Near Me - Albany, California

Overall just bad! We've had Thai food delivered from here before. I was excited to order again. Unfortunately, it was all very disappointing. We had: Shiitake mushroom dumplings The cook on them was fine. But I am not exaggerating when I say there were no mushrooms in them. They were filled with the green part of a scallion onions. Pad Thai with tofu It wasn't terrible. But it was really just average. And I felt it had very little flavor. Pineapple fried rice I had selected pork as the extra meat. We got chicken. It was really lacking in cashews and raisins. Again, this dish seriously lacking flavor. Back Rib Massaman Curry This is the one I was most excited about ordering again. It was also the biggest disappointment. The meat looked literally gray. I think it was old too. They were far fewer peanuts than the last time I ordered and had less flavor... and now I'll move onto the spices. Regarding spices in our orders. There was very little to none. I had requested medium twice on two dishes. But I had ordered Thai spicy for the back rib. What's worse is that you actually pay extra to receive Thai spicy. I felt they paid zero attention to any of the spice selections that I had but I got charged for spice. Even though it didn't exist. So, here's yet another Thai restaurant to take off our list for delivery. I lost several hours of sleep last night. After giving my dog the bone from my supposed beef back rib I realized it wasn't a rib at all. I'm going to take a picture of this bone now. I don't know what I've consumed. It's terrifying. It looks like it might be a jointed bone maybe like a lamb leg? I think this bone might be a femur? I'm disgusted. This is real. read more

Bua Thai Kitchen - Not like any rib I've ever seen? What is it? I'm so grossed out. - Thai Near Me - Albany, California

TLDR: watery curry??? We were pumped to try the place. Despite the high Yelp rating the food didn't live up to the reviews. The plus: parking lot The negative: the consistency of the curry was very watery and there was little protein. Even stranger when you try to reheat the curry and it has the consistency of water. We ordered 8 dishes, and there was only one dish that was stellar (spicy noodle dish). Maybe it's an off night? Who know, but we will not be coming back unfortunately. read more

I was impressed by the food; the duck curry was delicious, as was the pad thai and the tom yum. The pad cha catfish was good as well, as was the Thai ice tea (with lychee). Service was quick and generally ok. The restaurant itself was clean and spacious. And, they have parking! read more

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The first thing I want to smell when I walk into a restaurant is the smell of good food cooking. Unfortunately, the smell of whatever cleaning product they use on their floor or tables was overwhelming. This was my first time there, and I thought about leaving as soon as I was seated because the smell of their cleaning product was quite strong. I mentioned it to our server, and she didn't seem to understand what the problem was. Luckily, there was a window above our table that could be opened and the breeze coming through the window made it tolerable to stay and eat. I ordered the yellow curry, and my husband had the pad see ew, together with the cucumber salad and jasmine rice. We had the Thai iced tea. We shared the fried banana for dessert. Everything tasted delicious. The ambiance was nice and the service was fine. However, we won't be coming back. They need to use an odor-free cleaning product. Thai food and cleaning chemicals don't mix. UPDATE: I have received a response to my post from the owner of Bua Thai Kitchen and am told that they will correct this issue. We'll give it some time and come back again for dinner. Thank you. read more

Had a great meal at Bua Thai tonight. The food was delicious and the service was great. The ambiance is lovely - it's very cute inside. It's a nice spot to relax and enjoy a meal. I am excited to come back again and try more of their dishes. read more

First time trying this restaurant since it recently opened. Super clean and pleasant inside. Attentive service and fresh ingredients. Two of us shared the Coconut Lemongrass Soup (added chicken), Pad Thai (added shrimp - comes with 5 very large prawns) and Green Curry (added chicken) - all were perfectly seasoned and tasty. We then decided to have dessert after seeing a nearby table get their order of Fried Banana with Ice Cream - delicious. Will definitely be back. read more

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Organized a friend's birthday party here and got the inner private room. Originally wanted to sit outside, but agreed why the restaurant recommended against it (tables are on the patio facing San Pablo, which can get noisy, smoggy, and sun in the eyes). Although we made reservations for our party of 7, they still needed time to set up that space which we had asked for ahead of time. Good food for good company, clean ambience, and nice presentation. Everything was satisfying (except the spicy wing appetizer was a little too spicy for half our guests). Even better was the Groupon deal that we could use. We'd go back if ever in the area. read more

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The food, service, and ambiance are all amazing! It was too good we forgot to take pictures. We had two kinds of curries, whole fish, drunken noodles, larb, and corn and cheese appetizers. Then we finished it off with delicious sticky rice! We have ordered through DoorDash in the past but it was our first time sitting in. We will definitely be back! read more

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I love food period and Thai food is at the top of the list. I heard about this new place opening up so I had to try it out. Doesn't look like much from the outside but inside looks really nice. Plenty of room and the decor is nice. They only serve beer and wine which is good either way for me. We ordered the Basa Chicken, Yellow curry with shrimp, and the oxtail soup. All of our dishes were cooked perfect, great flavor, and plenty of food. Definitely will be back again to try other dishes. read more

Bua Thai Kitchen - Thai Near Me - Albany, California

Food is absolutely delicious- I haven't been inside but the food is always consistent. Usually order on uber eats and they have quick service for food preparation. 10/10 recommend! read more

Excellent food! Lots of options to choose from. Service is very friendly. Very nice ambiance, relaxing music. I Highly suggest this place. read more

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One of the best Thai restaurants I have so far not only the fried rice but overall I feel like I eat food originally from Thailand. The soup was very tasty and the Nam prik kak moo was amazing imagine living in Alameda but ordering food all the way here. The food was not expensive but the quantity was great. If you looking for the best Thai restaurant this is the best Place. read more

Bua Thai Kitchen - One of the best Thai restaurants I have so far not only the fried rice but overall I feel like I eat food originally from Thailand. - Thai Near Me - Albany, California

After a long day of work, my boyfriend and I decided to get Thai takeout and relax for the night. We live across the street so it was very convenient; we were able to pick up and get home within 15 minutes. We were both very surprised as it was one of the best Thai meals we've every had! We ordered the Pad See Ew and the Duck Red Curry and both were delicious. I'm definitely going back to try their other popular dishes and I'm so glad it's so close. read more

Good consistent tasty food. We eat here regularly or take home. We normally order the pa ka prow kai dow, papaya salad, and pad see ew.

They have been here for just a few years and they have become popular in the neighborhood. They are just next door from my work. I have been there twice and have had a good experience. Lunch hours were quieter than the dinner hours. But the staff have always been nice. Very little to no wait time to be seated. Both Food and service are good. Will definitely go back there and recommend everyone without any hesitation. read more

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We were excited to try Moana after seeing it newly opened and it did not disappoint! We dined in and the restaurant interior was lovely and tables were decorated with care. For appetizer we got the taro puff which filled my taro loving heart with joy. My partner got the Tom yum special which was filled with flavor. I ordered the spicy eggplant with pork. It was not as spicy as I thought but I enjoyed. My dish had very generous portions of meat and veggies! The staff was also very friendly. There were looots of options on the menu. I'm looking forward to trying more! read more

Bua Thai Kitchen - Spicy eggplant with pork - Thai Near Me - Albany, California

The food was great and the service was amazing. They catered to our party and we came in with 4 French bulldogs. Very dog friendly restaurant. The decor was nice and there was a lively vibe from all the patrons. The salmon was cooked perfectly. read more

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Quite excellent. Quick courteous service, a huge menu, and delicious food. Deep fried dumplings and ahi pumpkin curry were scrumptious. Also the beef Panang curry was off the charts. read more

This place was on social media, so I gave it a try!!! Place was nice & good atmosphere!!! Service was great, I came right before they closed for lunch . I order the thick noodles aka beef drunken noodles.. but the price was way too much for just a noodle dish!! $19.65... usually it cost at most places $12 to $15 max!!! So I didn't know if I was charge dinner price or lunch price ‍Great easy parking lot.... read more

We came for my husband's Birthday. We drove from Dublin, Ca . The food is delicious and the service is outstanding!! Beautiful and kind ladies waited on us, this was worth the drive. read more

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Bua Thai Kitchen has excellent food, fast service and pleasant staff. I highly recommend this restaurant.

This place is a gem in Albany! Growing up in Thailand, I am so used to spicy and authentic Thai foods. Bua Thai Kitchen has captured wonderful flavors and presentations with a timely manner in a very friendly atmosphere. I am Vegan and they went beyond my expectation. Created and modified their dishes accordingly. I had tried their Som Tum, Pad See-ew, fresh rolls with peanut sauce, coconut soup, taro puff pastry, mango sticky rice and Thai ice tea with coconut or soy milk. These are my favorites so far! Thank you for always be my go-to place far away from home! :) read more

Only a few East Bay Thai restaurants come close to being on par with the flavors Bangkok, Chang Mai, Krabi and/or Ayutthaya. Bua, the owner of Bua Thai Kitchen entices patrons with a formidable menu that speaks to the the simplicity of Thai cuisine while never letting you down with succulent fresh food and flavors. Beautiful restaurant, courteous waitstaff! Thank you for such a wonderful experience! I will bring my entire family next time. Thank you read more

Ordered the Basil Fried Rice - requested very spicy, the Garlic Green Beans, and the Pineapple Fried Rice. All were so good. Portions could be more generous for the price. Thai Tea was tasty as well. Food was fresh and well flavored. Phone order staff was nice. read more

Food was so good , service was very fast , very nice friendly server , place was clean , beautiful decor we had a really wonderful experience. Can't wait for the next time to come . Highly recommended Thai Restaurant. read more

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This is my new favorite place. As I ordered fried chicken fried rice, I wanted the regular jasmine rice instead. Also, dipping the chicken and rice in the sweet and sour sauce made it tangy and flavorful, making the waiters impressed. read more