Hidden amongst many businesses in a busy shopping center is an amazing Thai restaurant that also specializes in sushi. This is my review for Cafe de Thai & Sushi. Cafe de Thai & Sushi is a small business that is located just north of Oceanside Blvd & College Blvd in the inland of Oceanside California. What I can appreciate about this restaurant is that it is in a convenient location that is easy to get to & has plenty of parking in the surrounding shared lots. There's plenty of space for family & group seating inside. The ambiance was soothing and dimly lit with a vibe of Asian flair , but it doesn't feel boujie. The service was excellent and very attentive. My meals were tasty and I felt that the prices, although on the higher side, matched the portion sizes and the quality of the food. Overall, I really liked my experience here at Cafe de Thai & Sushi and I recommend it if in the area. read more

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We wanted something local and close by. The Google and Yelp reviews looked promising. We arrived around six and thought we would be in the middle of a dinner rush. Not the case at all. The inside only had a couple of tables filled. The sushi bar was busy though. We ordered. Wonton Soup Chicken Pad Thai Spicy Eggplant What we got Very Salty Wonton Soup to the point to where my Sister-in-law could not eat it. Chicken Pad Thai - Had no chicken but tofu The Spicy Eggplant was made accurately but there was more red-bell peppers than Egpplant. While the staff apologized for the kitchen wait, the goofs in the kitchen already soured the explerience. We won't be back. read more

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Quick seating for party of 2 on a Friday night. Food was very tasty. Really liked the triangle puffs and yellow curry with chicken. Just sad that they didn't have the short rib as they said they have updated their menu but still gave us copies of the old one. read more

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The great authentic food and wonderful service! Staff was very warm and welcoming and definitely want to go there again! read more

Decided on a date night in, which we always love as much as going out. Used Uber Eats, order arrived hot and efficient and correct. Flavors were good, no complaints there. The only issue which prompted this review were the lack of proteins in the dishes. The first was the pepper beef and second was the minced chicken basil and chili dish. Wildly lacking in the protein department. Beef dish photo was after two small scoops on each plate (we ordered three entrees plus two sushi rolls, so not much was taken out per entree). It was literally all peppers and onion. The least flavor out of everything, would never order again. The chicken dish had nice flavor, but hardly any chicken and consisted primarily of the filler veggies. For about $150, this was pretty disappointing. read more

Cafe de Thai & Sushi - Pepper beef - Thai Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Not typical for a spot to maintain after ownership changes but Cafe de Thai has changed ownership several times during the 12-15 years me and my family have been coming here. Despite the frequent ownership changes, the name, the menu and the food has remained the same...go figure? As the name suggests, they offer a menu of Thai options, of which I have ordered the lemongrass chicken, (solid choice), among others. They also have a sushi bar with a large selection of options from nigiri and of course, all of the tasty "Americanized" rolls! My wife is Japanese or else I would have never known. Sushi is always on point!!! (my wife would've never returned). Service - This is also a bit of a conundrum as with the constant turnover we have experienced both good and not so good. Waitstaff is typically average, while the sushi chefs are top shelf! We actually began coming to this spot only after following one of our favorite sushi chefs who had left one of our previous "go-to" joints. They are fantastic and always have fresh fish. My test is to always order saba (mackeral) nigiri. The condition of the saba always tells me if a sushi spot is legit or not. If it looks dry or tastes reel fishy...RUN!!!!! Our family go to order... Wife - Usually a sushi roll or 2 and sometimes the Pad Thai. (excellent). Me - The Kelly Roll and yellow curry with chicken (spicy level - 8) Ya I know. Kids - They have a solid choice of kid options. My kids usually love the "Dino" chicken nuggets with miso soup, rice and french fries but they have 4-5 options. read more

Been coming here for years. We always sit at the sushi bar and Van, the head sushi chef is wonderful! The sushi is always perfect. Such a quality, fun place! read more

Cafe de Thai & Sushi - Happiest sushi place in Oceanside! - Thai Near Me - Oceanside, California

I'm surprised how good their sushi is! Definitely a good spot for people who don't like sushi because they have a full Thai menu. I haven't tried the Thai food but if it's a good as the sushi I'm happy read more

I absolutely love this place. Sushi is amazing. top-notch soup. The Hasaki is better than most top shelf sake's, and the people that work are great. I'm a big fan of their Penang curry and it does not matter which protein. Probably one of the places I eat at the most. read more

I have gone to this restaurant several times and it has never disappointed me. The food is great and the service is good. There are plenty of seats but it fills quickly on weekends. Lots of different types of food and the rolls are the best here! I have gone to lots of sushi places and this is my favorite. read more

Sure value. Pad thai are the best around according to my son who loves that dish and tries it everywhere he can. The dinner portion cames in a crispy wonton shell. It is original and brings a texture contrast. read more

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Joined a couple of friends for dinner and enjoyed the yellow curry. The service was pretty minimal but to be honest, we didn't need anything after we ordered. When they. Some around they were nice. Had we needed something we might have had to flag someone down. Wasn't an issue for us though. The restaurant itself was nice and clean. Solid place and would return if someone invited me to go. read more

I have not been here that often, my mom wanted to order to go here on Friday for dinner. We waited for a while to get any attention in there. maybe 3 people seemed to be waiting in the lobby. We ordered and I was so shocked to see the price and had to double check it to make sure it was correct. Which it did seem to be. Anyways, while waiting for the food some people came in and had to wait also for any greetings from the staff. It did seem like one family was seated but left right away, not sure if it was because it was clear they were backed up or what happened. Another person got their order, and the hostess had to take everything out to take inventory to ensure the order was correct before the person left. The hostess did explain that something allegedly was down like their computer or something. The experience was not pleasant to say the least and understandable. The food was warm and tasty, and the portion sizes seem fair. If I go again I will try to make it to their HH and earlier to avoid any chaos! read more

Dirty! Have been there many times and food was fine. Heard it is under new ownership. Old spoons in sauces delivered to table, flies swarming my food and was charged different prices per plate than what menu listed by several dollars. Complained and was told they were waiting on new menus. Buy a sticker and put the correct price on the menu instead of not being transparent to your customers. Will not be going there again! read more

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This has been my favorite restaurant for both Thai food and sushi for quite a while. I had a bad day and decided to stop for Thai food to brighten my day. There was only one other customer in the restaurant that late in the afternoon. But despite not being busy, after getting the menu, I waited for an exceptionally long time for service. I watched the waitress talking to the other customer for all that time and completely ignoring me. I decided to give her one more minute, then I'd leave. After counting the 60 seconds, I got up and headed for the door. That's when the waitress finally looked at me and hurried over before I reached the door. She said the other customer had questions/issues about the food (which she had already eaten, as there were only empty plates on the table). It had been obvious to me that they were simply having a casual conversation (in Thai) for their dynamics, not an issue. I returned to my table to order an appetizer and a Thai beer. She said they were out of Singha, as well as Kirin; they only had Sapporo (which I don't like). A Thai restaurant out of Thai beer?!! That was the final straw and I left. I decided to try a new Thai restaurant in the area instead - Chiin. Their food was fantastic! (see my review for them). Even better than here. So, while this place will remain my sushi go-to, they've lost all my future business for Thai food. Cafe de Thai & Sushi really dropped the ball today. read more

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Great Sushi Tri-City roll Dragon Roll and mixed tempura. The rice was cooked superbly and tasted fantastic. Our 1st time here but definitely put them in rotation!! read more

A surprising combo that works! Fresh sushi and flavorful Thai dishes--the pad thai and rainbow roll are standouts. Friendly service and cozy vibe, though the space is small. Great for a casual, satisfying meal. read more

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Something for everyone! The food is always fresh and great. Service is friendly and knowledgeable. You can sit at the sushi bar or a table and everyone can order something different. Non sushi items are great as well. They show sports and it's a great local spot! read more

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Great service and the food is as amazing. Some of us got sushi some got Thai. All was great read more

Food: Had tomyum soup, crab roll, and my husband had the ultimate asparagus. I also had the hurricane and mango sticky rice for dessert. Tomyum soup was a little too sweet for me. I would have preferred the more authentic spicy and sour tomyum soup. But overall not bad. My tomyum soup had rice noodles cabbage, mushrooms and pork. And glorious cilantro. My husband's ultimate asparagus looked wonderful. Meat tasted good and asparagus was well cooked. My husband said he expected more flavour out of this dish- a little nland for him. That said he was comparing with his idea of a Thai dish with lots of flavour like in Thailand. Crab roll is wonderful as always. Hurricane was delicious for me. And well presented with a slice of lemon and cherry with a little umbrella. Mango sticky rice: Delicious taste was wonderful. The presentation I felt was a little lacking. Service: We had a young Asian waiter and he was super attentive. And even though it was busy- he kept coming back to make sure we were ok. W eliked the ambience this is the second time we have been back. read more

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Really tough. The food is great. Good portions and lots of variety. The issue is the service. We areived around 4pm, and there were 3-4 other tables. It took over 15min for someone to come and take our drink order. Then it took another 10min for someone to come take our food order (and thats because I waved them down). Overall, we were there for an hour and a half, half of that was waiting on servers to come to us. Most annoying part is as we were sitting there waiting each time, the one(?) server would constantly stop and chat with "regulars" for a long time. They always got the best service, their food came out first, and we were otherwise forgotten about unless we waved someone down. read more

This beautiful gem of a restaurant is superb! The restaurant itself is tastefully decorated and comfortable. I especially love the glass wall with the bamboo design on it in the bar area. They have fabulous friendly customer service, and the food is fresh and delicious in addition to being very reasonably priced. My boyfriend had the waterfall beef salad which was excellent. I had the sweet and sour shrimp. It was served in a bowl made from wonton skins and was absolutely stuffed with delicious grilled shrimp and served with a generous portion of white rice. We have had their sushi before and it is also fresh and delectable! Do not walk, run to this restaurant! You won't be sorry!! Five stars all the way!! read more

Thai food review only. We didn't order any sushi items. I once believed that Thai food was the hardest to mess up. Nearly every Thai place we went to in San Diego was always decent, even if not great. I was warned Thai food isn't good in Oside, but I figured there are so many to choose from, one of them has to be good. Tonight the search continues after yet another disappointment. The crab fried rice is stringy. The drunken noodles were a broken, clumpy mess, mixed with chunks of chewy beef. The garlic chicken was very dry, and the best part of the meal was the steamed broccoli and cabbage that came in the garlic chicken. However, it's on par with every Thai place we've tried so far, so 3 stars. read more

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Fresh fish and amazing sushi, I love this place. Love to sit at the sushi bar. Highly recommend

We came to this place for a first time and it was so delicious! Wish we would've taken photos but got too excited to eat. We got the fresh spring rolls for an appetizer. For the entrees, I got the Pad Thai w/spice lvl 3 and my partner got the Pa-Nang Curry w/spice lvl 5. Everything was amazing and we finished all of it! I know some on here might say that the servers were asking if they were ready more than once, but I just feel like they're eager to take our orders, we never took it negatively! And once we told our server we weren't ready, he gave us plenty of time til we were. Overall, I would definitely recommend this place if you're looking for some good and flavorful food! I'm glad we had the chance to pay them a visit and we definitely will be coming back soon! read more

This is my (first time) eating this Cafe de Thai & Sushi Restaurant Cuisine. I have never eaten Thai food until today for my lunch at my home. I wanted to try a new Asian Cuisine. I have completed a longer version of my review on this Cafe de Thai & Sushi Restaurant. I will make my current review now short and sweet. Everything I ate this afternoon like the PIneapple Fried Rice, the Shrimp Tempura Roll and the Miso Soup was very delicious! I love eating Asian Cuisine since I am from an Asian background. I highly recommend this Cafe de Thai & Sushi Restaurant. I also received excellent customer service from this Grubhub Delivery Service today. read more

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This is close, convenient and pretty good. The staff is always super friendly and they have good lunch specials too. I love how they have a parking lot with lots a spaces. read more

Cafe de Thai & Sushi - Spicy veggie Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Oceanside, California

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This is my favorite, go to restaurant in Oceanside. The food is great! Either Sushi or Thai food is the best food I had in southern CA. The only restaurant that is better in sushi is Sushi Ota, but the price here is way cheaper. Service is great! The sushi chef is very friendly. Same as the waiter and waitress. This is the only place I get my sushi or Thai food in northern Dan Diego county. read more

I've lived in Oside for many years now (long enough for my residency to graduate from high school at this point). I ate at Cafe de Thai and Sushi long long ago and the food was good. Not super memorable but was good. I didn't go back until last night to be honest mainly because there are so many food options in Oside now to choose from that I really go back to the ones that stand out. For Friday Night Dinner, my daughter wanted "Asian" food. Hey...they have two different Asian countries in one restaurant here so why not??? Hmmm... Well I can tell you that I LURVES me some pad Thai so that is always my go to. We took my fiancé that has never had Thai food before and I talked him into getting the shrimp pad Thai. My daughter got the Japanese ramen. Oh Loooordt. What did we do that for. My wonderful, loving fiancé no longer trusts me and now our future is hanging in the balance haha! My daughter was super hungry, so we ordered an appetizer so that we wouldn't have to wait TOO long to get something to eat. It took quite some time for us to get our food. I understand most restaurants nowadays are low on staffing so that's ok. I expect it now and totally get it. After quite some time (I hesitate in saying exactly how long because I only have a close estimate and not an exact time so I don't want to seem dishonest) our food came out. I asked what happened to the appetizer and she said it was taking longer. Isn't that the point of the appetizer to come out first unless it's ordered AS your main dish? I explained how we expected to get the appetizer first and she probably should have explained that it would take longer so that we could have ordered accordingly. Nope. She still wasn't getting it. That's ok no big deal. Now as I said before, I LOVE pad Thai. This pad Thai? A travesty. The chicken was so dried out it was like leather and inedible. I'm not sure WHAT happened with the sauce, but it tasted like they added ketchup. I said nothing to my fiancé and looked for his expression. You could see it in his face as he chewed repeatedly on his rubbery shrimp and smiled that he was questioning his life decisions and thinking of a nice, gentle way to ask me for the ring back now that all trust was gone. My daughter's food was ok. Just ok. So now the dessert. Maybe there was redemption in sticky, sweet mango rice? The mango slices were hard. Like as in totally unripe hard and the rice...I felt like I was going to lose a tooth with how hard some of the kernels were. At that point I was done. I asked for boxes and when I got home started to question MY life choices as in why I thought it would be any better the next day. I dumped it all in the trash. I would have honestly have given only 1 star but my daughters food wasn't horrible. The waitress that worked there...although she didn't really understand the concept of appetizers, she was nice. read more

Cafe de Thai & Sushi - Pad Thai with chicken - Thai Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Best place I have been too. Good food, very Clean. Excellent foods from Jimmy. Totally, will recommend to all my family's and friends..

Fantastic dinner, first time here. I took my date out for early Valentine's dinner. We sat near the bar. We ordered the combo tempura. The "popsicle" roll which is not on the menu but my date had ordered it before. And another roll with salmon, crab meat, and more. Warm sake! And shared a large beer. I'm going to go bold and say this was the best sushi I've ever enjoyed........ Clean restaurant, clean bathroom, very friendly servers and sushi chefs. Prices were very reasonable for such huge pieces and soooo delicious! read more

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We came on a Friday night at 5pm for dinner, and the dining area wasn't busy at all. Still, our main course took an hour to come out, and the service was non-existent. Food was ok, but service was terrible. When we walked out, there were a lot of people waiting to be seated and complaining about the wait, yet the dining area still wasn't full at all. read more

Great food and nice atmosphere. Close to home. They have lots to choose from on the menu. The food here is consistent too. It's always good. Servers are friendly. Don't forget to get their discount card too. read more

Cafe de Thai and Sushi serves classic thai dishes and fresh sushi, and is located in a plaza at the corner of Oceanside Blvd and College. It's decorated very cute inside, and service is friendly. I usually stick to thai when I dine here-- i love curry and can't resist it. My husband has enjoyed their sushi and thai dishes. They have a great kids menu with a variety of sushi, tempura, rice, chicken tenders etc-- our toddler had a cute boat plate with tempura, california roll, fries, and chicken. They also have great lunch specials! read more

Very good chicken saty. And nice service. Clean nice place with kind ambience. Recommended.

First time here. Spicy tuna roll was good. Ramen eh. Needed more flavor. Service was good though. read more

Cafe de Thai & Sushi - Pork ramen - Thai Near Me - Oceanside, California

I came here for looking for a sushi spot with quality rice and fish and this place did not disappoint. They seem to have delicious Thai food as well but I'll try it next time, I ordered fresh wasabi and ponzu sauce with my order. The rolls and uni were fresh and delicious 4.5/5 very filling portions read more

Cafe de Thai & Sushi - Thai Near Me - Oceanside, California

They have a good happy hour menu and the saketinis are very well priced. I usually stick with item you can't get wrong like the tuna and the crunchy roll. We ordered the salmon skin roll as well, but it didn't taste fresh at all. The server was nice but busy. He could of used a hand. read more

Cafe de Thai & Sushi - Tuna Roll and Crunchy Roll - Thai Near Me - Oceanside, California

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We ordered the crab fried rice. It was awful. I asked if the crab was fresh... It was straight from the can. Very dry and fishy smelling. The rice was dry and flavorless. The pad Thai was too sweet and the shrimp was over cooked. I won't eat here again. Too many wonderful places to eat. This is not one of them. I gotta say the fresh sushi bar was good. read more

Cafe de Thai & Sushi - Thai Near Me - Oceanside, California

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I ordered some sushi to go. They told me 20 minutes. It took 65 minutes and all they said was there was complications in the kitchen.Never happened to me before anywhere else. This is outrageous read more