This review is mainly because over the years sadly this location has gone down in service and food quality. Don't get me wrong there are still some dishes that are tasty but it's hit and miss now. The portions are not as consistent as before and some of the managerial staff are less than helpful when it comes to customer service. On a Friday night in summer this place should be full!!! Like the surrounding restaurants and in the past I'd say it would have been but now, it was empty during peak time. Which is so sad because this used to be one of our favourite spots. The mushroom soup was watery and tasteless. Some dishes have more veggies than meat ratio. The curry peanut chicken was also watery not as thick as I'm used to seeing a Thai peanut curry. Coconut rice didn't have much coconut flavour almost felt like it was just coconut cream instead of water but nothing else. Just overall sad to see. I hope things change cause I'd hate to see this place continue to decline but the proof is in the pudding something isn't working for them to be empty in the middle of summer rush dinner time. Hope this helps. The main problem here is the food is not consistent. And the service from management is a little snarky. Side note though their crispy fish still is amazing so if you only go for that totally worth it! read more

The first thing I noticed about the space is that the interior is quite beautiful. It boasts dark walls, light seats on the booth and beautifully ornate gold treasure-like pieces along the wall and glass shelves. It is reminiscent of a museum that pays homage to thai culture in a very classy way. Our server was extremely friendly as she listened to our spice requests and emphasized that our food will be cooked to the way that WE desired. My partner and I ordered the Green Curry with Beef (with a side of rice) and the Chicken Ayam Curry (Malaysian style). In addition, we settled for a vegetarian spring roll appetizer with the sweet and spicy sauce. Due to a promotion, that spring roll was actually complimentary which was a pleasant surprise! The vegetable spring rolls were large but cut in half to resemble four mini rolls. It tasted good with the sweet and spicy sauce, but the inner veggie filling was piping hot (be careful, almost burned my tongue!). The curry portions were quite generous - especially the Green Curry which came in a bowl that was the size of a medium salad bowl! It was creamy and flavourful. The Ayam Curry was extremely savoury and the chicken was so soft. Instead of the creamy viscosity of the Green Curry, it harboured a thick, sauce-like consistency. It paired so wonderfully with the lightly toasted and buttered roti. It was so delicious that I ordered another! If I had to choose one to recommend, it would be the Ayam Curry. Savoury, delicious, flavourful and unique! Note: the only parking nearby is street parking along Avenue rd which may be paid (I commuted to the location). read more

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Stopped in while taking the dog for a walk up Avenue. The Crispy beef and sweet sour soup was excellent and so was the service. Jonathon hooked my dog up with a water bowl (ate on the patio of course) and even a little beeper thing in case I needed immediate service. I dodnt need it though. Lunch was quick, delicious, and super value. Under $20 for two courses and a drink! read more

Satay On the Road - Too good to share with pup! - Thai Near Me - North York, Ontario

3.5 actually, I visited them twice and both experiences are a contrast of each other. The consistent things were friendly service, large portions & best hot sauce! Green curry was too salty for me, they could not fix it when I complained, they just added some coconut milk or water I guess. Their Hot and Sour soup at the first visit was just so perfect and in second visit it was too sour. Spring rolls were amazing every time. Pad Thai, that I had for the first visit was really good. I might visit them again, hoping for a good experience, I really loved them initially. read more

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We ordered pad Thai and chicken pad woon sen to take out. Both were horrible! The pad Thai noodles were mushy, stuck together and didn't even come with crushed peanuts. The chicken in the pad woon sen smelled old and rotten! Do not order takeaway from the avenue rd. location. Total waste of money! read more

On the windiest day in recent memory, we decided it might not be such a great idea to go out and eat. Enter Satay on the Road. We'd ordered from their other location and enjoyed it, so we had no reason to expect anything different from the Avenue Road spot. We were wrong, unfortunately. I decided to order an item I've had a few times from the other location: Thai Spicy Noodle ("Rice Noodle with Basil Leaves, Sweet Pepper, Onions and hot chili"). The most obvious problem here was that the noodles had been overcooked to an almost stunning degree and were, as a result, so soggy that they were virtually inedible. Beyond that, the dish was devoid of pronounced flavors and, as well, the level of spice was just so-so (even though I specified "hot" when ordering). It's possible they were just having an off night, but I think I'll stick with the Bayview location in the future. read more

This place is well nestled in North York which is their second restaurant after the one in Toronto. Compared to a lot of Thai eateries, this place is affordable for consistent quality food. They are known for their Pad Thai. Competition is pretty stiff with many restaurants in very close proximity. You can get a great deal for a meal at this restaurant on Groupon but the portions are smaller.$$ read more

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Visited them again today for dinner. Food was terrible tonight. The hot and sour soup was too sour and too spicy. The spring rolls weren't as good as last time. Wife had Thai green curry. First time it came as too salty. We requested to change it, they just added some water in it and sent it back. I had Thai spicy noodles and they were terrible. The chicken seemed very old. It had a funny taste. The noodles were also too soft. After tonight's experience, I'm not going back again. The only reason for two star review is that we had a pretty good experience last time, otherwise food today deserved 1 star only. read more

Got a Groupon for Satay on the Road. Decided to try it out. The decor is nice and comfortable. Groupon has its own menu which is not shown on the groupon site. But it was not a bad selection of choices. Soup had a strong lemongrass flavor, pad thai was super saucey, chilli chicken was not spicy enough and missing the char kind of taste. All these are not necessarily bad things.. as i know some people do like their pad thai super saucey... but it was not to my preference. customer service was good as the waitress told me afterwards that they could customize to your tastes.. so for anyone who doesnt like overly saucey pad thai. you can ask for it less saucey. autocorrect is telling me its saucy not saucey... whatever.... read more

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I must say I am impressed. Ordered delivery. What great value for money. I ordered the chicken satay meal and it was MASSIVE! It was like a mini mountain of food. There were 4 large skewers, rice and stir fry veg. There was dipping sauce and a lemon wedge for the sate chicken. The chicken sate had a nice char to it. I ate about 1/3 and i am stuffed. They also gave me complimentary shrimp crackers. I LOVE shrimp crackerssss!!!! I asked for extra spicy and i am thoroughly enjoying my meal!! Will have leftovers for dinner and maybe midnight snack lol. The peanut dipping sauce is YUM! I can see bits and pieces of chopped peanuts in there. Would order again! read more

The food quality has slowly deteriorated badly. If they can't make a profit at the old prices, I would prefer the prices go up a bit & return the quality to where it was. Lunch special: the corn soup is watery, tasteless. The regular menu Thai lemon soup was also watery & lacking flavor compared to the past. The pad thai was adequate. read more

The truth is I had some descent meals here. But that was not the case last time I got takeout. The Tom Yom soup was overly sweet and lacking in any other flavours. The green curry chicken was lacking in meat, and the sauce was watery and had no flavour or heat. The cashew nut chicken was made with a watery brown sweet sauce. The pad Thai was too sweet and overcooked (the noodles were clumped together, and were all broken apart.) The mixed satay platter was completely overcooked. It came with a side of overcooked vegetable swimming in soy sauce. read more

Great meal for two. Large flavourful Thai portions. Return visitation. Will come back again. No issues or concerns.

So I've been going to Satay on the Road since I was born and I'm not exaggerating when I say it has NEVER disappointed me or my family (which is why we've kept coming back for 25 years!!). Among MANY dishes that I love, Cashew nut chicken is my all time favourite and I plan to one day replicate the dish to perfection I've never wanted the recipe more!! The service has always been so friendly and it's such a beautiful place as well with wonderful Thai artwork. It is a delight to call satay on the road my go too restaurant. Everyone I have brought here to try it is amazed by how amazing the flavor is and the quality of their food. You won't want to go to another Thai restaurant again!!! I hope they are doing okay during COVID and I'm ordering take out as much as possible! I even keep containers of their cashew nut chicken in the freezer! Stocking up! Anyways, I hope this review encourages you to try it out, please please do!! read more

Satay On the Road - Cashew nut chicken takeout! - Thai Near Me - North York, Ontario

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This is a mediocre Thai place in the area. Good if you work in the area and looking for a lunch. The staff are friendly. Parts of the patio are shaded. I had the seafood in blackbean sauce and it has lots of veggies which I liked but only a bit of seafood. It tasted okay. The spicy sweet and sour soup was tasty. The spring roll was mediocre. My friend had the crispy beef special and it tasted a bit sweet and the pieces of beef were a bit tough. He usually gets the Manchurian lunch special - and he says that is better. He also had an iced tea which he said was sweetened with a bit of honey. Our total bill came to $~25 + tip Would I come here again? Only with work colleagues as it is convenient. Would I get take out? No read more

Satay On the Road - Lunch special - crispy beef and venerable broth soup - Thai Near Me - North York, Ontario

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Came here with some colleauges for retirement party due to receiving a coupon for 25%. Unfortunately the restaurant owner had said that they could not accommodate our coupon but as an apology will compensate us with a few free appetizers. He gave us generous plate of spring rolls and Icecream as dessert. The food was so flavourful with generous servings. Environment was clean and service was excellent. read more

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I have been a loyal customer for years and years but tonight is my final visit here. The food is awful now. It just keeps getting worse every time I go. It has really gone down hill. The chicken tastes gross, the sauces are so thick and salty. The noodles are all mushy and anything fried tastes of old oil. I'm so sad because this has been my go to for Thai for years and the place where my family celebrated many occasions. read more

We ordered the chicken and shrimp pad Thai, green curry, and basil chicken. All were very bland and lacked a distinct taste. The spring rolls were still good read more

Below-average Thai food. Started with vegetarian cold rolls that were mostly stuffed with rice noodles, hardly any veggies. Shared a few mains: veggie pad Thai (smelled like ketchup, tasted pretty gross), cashew chicken (good but very sauce heavy), egg fried rice (bland and dry), and spicy eggplant (the best dish we tried). Service was good and quick, but doesn't make up for the food. read more

This is a great little restaurant at 2003 Avenue Rd ( they have 3 Nd location in Leaside at 1572 Bayview). The portions are large enough for dinner and lunch the next day. We always order Oodles if Noodles. Take out gives 10% for cash. In this Covid time I use cash discount and tip as I want this wonderful family place to succeed. It's a great gift to drop off for housebound friends. Order by phone and it's ready in 20 min. Truly delicious food. An added bonus it's right next door to Tim's with parking right out front. Food is even better the 2 Nd day!!! read more

Sambal fish in chili paste was not spicy like it was supposed to be. It doesn't taste that good either, the quality of the fish is similar to what I would expect from a cheaper Hakka restaurant. However, the pineapple fried rice was good. The food came out in about 10-15 minutes; very quick and friendly service. read more

Satay On the Road - Sambal fish in chili paste. Not spicy at all. - Thai Near Me - North York, Ontario

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This is my new favourite Thai food!!!! After 15 years, I have officially changed my preference . Food was hot, perfect and clean . Taste is beautiful. THANK YOU! read more

Ordered for pickup from Avenue Road location during an April ice storm (not sure why), food was good, service was odd. I showed them a copy of a $10 off coupon on their website, however they said it was for their Bayview Avenue location, not Avenue. Same restaurant, same logo, same menu. I was told it is a different owner, though not sure that should matter. Prices are also higher at the Avenue location. Bill came to more than $90, no discount, no free spring rolls (also offered on the website), nothing but giggles from the hostess. Ordered cashew chicken, pad Thai, crispy beef (quite soggy) and eggplant, plus 2 types of spring rolls and hot and sour soup. Food was fine (the reason for 3 stars instead of 1), but was too annoyed by their "policy" of operating 2 separate businesses, that I will never go back. It's a shame because I have been going to the Bayview location since 1994 and this one since it opened. read more

I'm very torn by Satay on the Road. On the one hand they make a really excellent North American style pad thai that is Saucy and delicious, and their Gai Yang grilled chicken is a great example of the dish. On the other hand, many of their dishes don't seem to show care and concern, and feel very haphazardly thrown together. In the end I give them three to three-and-a-half Stars, because that pad thai and Grilled Chicken are both very solid and hit the spot. read more

A decent place if you work or live in the area and want some affordable Thai food! I head here once in a while for lunch to take advantage of their lunch specials, which all go for under $10. Pad Thai, Green Curry, Yellow Noodles, Cashew Chicken, Crispy Beef.... There is something for everyone in your group. The prices are great, service friendly and quick, and while the food isn't amazing, it is always consistent. We have ordered take out to the office a few times and it always comes quickly and the quality of the food is the same when you eat in. Beats their neighbouring competitor ThaiOneOn (across the street) as Satay on the Road's food is a lot less oily and salty, and tastes a lot cleaner and healthier. Would I return? - Yes Parking? - Street parking (paid parking on Yonge and free on residential streets) Value for $? - Good Space? - Mid sized/decent waiting area Ventilation? - Good Service? - Good read more

Very large portions of decent, if not absolutely authentic, Thai food. Tom Kha Gai was excellent, as was a green curry. Pad woon sen was tasty but a bit salty. They have a few Malaysian style dishes and some Chinese-Canadian items on a separate menu. We found service to be prompt and very friendly. A nice alternative to the rather overpriced restaurants on this stretch of Avenue Road. Outdoor sidewalk seating (limited). read more

We order a lot of food from Satay on the road and I have to say that value for money is great! The reliability of their food is fantastic. Navigating their menu is like walking around the hallways on the first day of high school. After a few classes you'll start to get the hang of it. Their food always arrives in a timely manner and is always hot. It's nothing fancy but it will hit the spot. I would definitely recommend this place if you're in a fix for a lot of food. Try the Mee Goreng noodles which is actually called "oodles of noodles" and would serve a family of 72 squirrels (or 4 humans, whichever makes more sense in your brain). I don't recommend bringing a family of squirrels to a restaurant but if you ever find yourself in the need to feed an army of tree rats, take-out from here works wonders. read more

One word, so-so. Everything is so so. Nothing expressive at all. Is like food court food, average, no surprise. We had lemon grass flat noodle that doesn't have lemon grass flavor but it taste ok. A Thai platter has one one spring roll but half the dish is fried calamari. As far as I know, fried calamari is nothing Thai at all. A bit disappointed overall. read more

Special for two is TOTALLY WORTH THE PRICE ! So much food for TWO ! We ordered Chicken spring rolls which was a great start ! Hot and sour soup is to die for - we asked for hot so be careful what you ask for ! Spicy Crispy beef as main - ALWAYS my favourite ! Oodle of noodle with beef - because the server recommended . And I am in love with it . And the best part it comes with rice and drinks ! We had some to take home for lunch . 5 star for amazing quantity . 5 star for the really nice recommendation from the servers 5 star for friendly service ! read more

Satay On the Road - SPECIAL FOR TWO - No , actually 3 ! Haha - Thai Near Me - North York, Ontario

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While the food here isn't anything particularly special, the consistency of the food keeps me coming back for more. The staff is always very friendly- quick to seat me and explains any menu items I ask about. I tend to come in groups of 3 to 4 people so we can share a bunch of dishes. That said, if you come alone, one or two dishes will be more than enough to fill you and you will find yourself bringing home enough leftovers for another small meal. I typically order: Thai Beef Steak, Pad Thai, Chili Garlic Chicken, and Chinese Broccoli in Oyster sauce for a group of three of us. In all cases the portion sizes are great and everything tastes good. (If you hate spiciness you may want to stay away from the Chicken.) If I were to rate this restaurant on quality of food alone it would be a 3/5 overall, but the consistency of the food, large portions, big menu, and excellent service keeps me coming back for more and bumps it to a 4/5. read more

This place has become one of my favourite place for a quick fix of Asian food. They have a pretty good selection of Asian dishes (Chinese, Malay and Thai). My son and my favourite are the mango salad, coconut soup and the curry chicken. Their staff is always friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is great and priced is very decent. read more

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we are regulars at this restaurant tonight we ordered rice dish and a beef dish and mango salad, when the rice came it was half the size of the same dish we have had many times i called over the waitress to ask why the dish and portion half the size she said people were saying it s to much rice, so we are using these new dish,s that are half the portion as before she said she will speak to the cook ,nothing happened the rice was dry and tasteless , the beef dish was good, iam disappointed, cutting the rice in half and keeping the price the same as the double size portion. we will not be as regular as customers as we used to be. read more

Definitely would give this place zero stars if I could. - overcooked vegetables, stir fry isn't supposed to be soggy as fuck. - not spicy at all, very bland in flavour. - there's a $2 charge on every item for delivery. Now...wouldn't it make sense to have free delivery for maybe X dollars spent? -also $2 charge on lunch menu items. Why? - there's a "fuel charge" - definitely cheaped out on my cashew chicken with 80% rice. and maybe 6 pieces of chicken. with the rest being soggy peppers. -strange bitter after taste on the pad thai. last time i checked, tamarind sauce is sweet & sour/tart. I just hope nobody gets food poisoning. highly do no recommend. especially for delivery if you don't want to get ripped off on below par thai food. read more

We ordered delivery from here last night, hoping to find a new Thai place we enjoyed. Our order was extremely uncomplicated: Pad Thai, Veggie Curry, Veg Spring Rolls, Mango Sticky Rice dessert. The good news: The veg spring rolls were tasty, and the veggie curry was also good and nicely spiced. The average news: The customer service was serviceable - no problems. 1 hour delivery, which is fairly par for the course for Thai food. The bad news: 1)Mango Sticky Rice dessert was the worst I've come across. I'm not sure if they forgot to sweeten it, but it was pretty much just plain sticky rice, with about a dozen 1/2" flakes of mango on top, with a sprinkling of coconut shreds, and a maraschino cherry. It was also extremely dense and it was hard to exert a bit of effort to make my fork actually penetrate it to dig out pieces to take a bite. I had three bites hoping that as I got further down, maybe it would get sweeter, or softer, or anything to make it better. It didn't happen. Really disappointing. 2) The Pad Thai was terrible. My boyfriend took two bites and quit. It was mostly dry noodles, with just a tiny touch of sauce. Because my curry did not come with rice (I realize some places make you order rice seperate, which is annoying, so I only blamed myself for not remembering to ask if I needed to order rice), I tried to use some of his noodles, and I am vegetarian so I went to pick out the bits of meat and seafood. I was SHOCKED - in the whole order there were 2 shrimp, and 2 very small 1" pieces of chicken. Also about 4 small cubes of tofu. All the rest was just try noodles **barely** tinted pinky-orange by the ridiculously small amount of sauce. Needless to say, we'll never be ordering from Satay on the Road again. I mean, Pad Thai and mango sticky rice is pretty easy. Some places make AMAZING stuff, most places it's serviceable - rarely is it not worth taking 2 bites as it was here. read more

Went here with family for dinner. There is new management in place and They are very friendly and the service is really good. we got house platter, pad thai, curry chicken, cashew fried rice. Overall the food was great and prices were very reasonable. would recommend this plce to family and friends. read more

Recently purchase a Groupon for 4 , visited with friends today , the choice they provided were good . Try what the server recommended the crispy dragon Ball , it was actually very nice . The cashew nut chicken was delicious, food was enough for all , yet my friend order from the 5.99 special ( Singapore noodle and drunken noodle ) drunken noodle was something different but was OK . Overall experience was good . Will definitely recommend my friends and will be back . read more

Quick lunch? They offer a dozen lunch specials under $9. A small bag of crispy shrimp chips is included with every order! Nasi Goreng for $7 is my goto lunch dish, which is Malaysian fried rice, chicken, shrimp, tomatoes, onion and a side of peanut sauce. Yum! That said its greasy (just about everything on the menu)! It's not something I would have too often. read more

Lunch prices are great. The spicy beef and the green curry are good. Service is horrible, even for takeout. Please do not get any of their soups - they are horrible!!! Received the wrong order multiple times and when I called them about the wrong order, they made me walk back to the restaurant with the wrong food (about a 20 minute walk away)....I think I deserved a free delivery from them but I wouldn't risk them doing anything to my food. Reminder to self: their Thai iced tea sucks - do not order! read more

A friend suggested me this place and asked me to try out the coconut shrimp soup and the mango salad. They are really good, it's one of their popularity . A must try.. read more

I ordered take out from the Avenue road location and the servers are really kind to help . When I stepped inside the restaurant it was quite calm and peaceful . But I was in the rush so I asked the server to make a light noodle for me . I got this and to my surprise it tasted excellent . The dish is called pad woon sen which is also known as glass noodle . It was light and flavourful . I would highly recommended this dish and would come back to try the other stuff ! read more

Satay On the Road - Thai Near Me - North York, Ontario