Love, love, love Thai Basil! My husband and I get take out from here at least 1x per week (usually the Drunken Noodles or the Spicey Korean Noodle dish). When we can we dine-in and try something new off their menu. This is by far our favorite Thai restaurant in the area- and believe me we've tried them all. read more

The food was very good, the service was deplorable, to the point that it ruined the meal for everyone at the table

Everything we had tonight was fabulous. We had the app sampler, which was fried tofu, shumai, curry puff (my fave), satay (make sure you use the peanut sauce) and spring roll. My bf had a duck dish that was cooked perfectly and the chili sauce was amazing (spice level 4, but he might go for 5 next time). I had the thai green curry with chicken spice level 4 (I will do 5 next time, too. We like really spicy food and this was delish and spicy, but we like to test our limits.) It was AMAZING. My dinner was fresh veggies and chicken in a creamy curry with rice and I ordered an extra side of rice for all of the yummy sauce. (I ordered it towards the end of the meal for my sauce and it came out right away. Our server must have already seen that I would want it.) Special props to our server, Dear. She was so attentive and sweet and gave excellent suggestions. We will absolutely be back. This is a solid 5 star review. My only suggestion is different music. read more

i have to say ive been here about 3 times now, and every time, i love it more and more! the food is authentic and delicious, and they make all the food spicier if you ask! i love their red curry and their drunken noodles! read more

Great food pad thai was great the portions on the 3 course lunch were a bit small orherwise food was a+

FINALLY!!! A Thai restaurant in Collingswood. The place has the best Thai food I've had in the Philadelphia area. The Massaman Curry curls toes. Also great for vegetarians. read more

For some reason I had never stopped into Thai Basil until last Saturday night and man, did I mess up not going here sooner. Food was excellent, service was friendly and I enjoyed the atmosphere. For a shared appetizer and 2 entrees we were out the door with tax and tip at only $40 too! I got the Korean Noodles with beef and they were delicious with a nice amount of spiciness (not to mention its REAL beef and not that rubbery/fatty meat you get at chinese takeout places). My girlfriend got the pineapple fried rice with chicken and it was equally delicious. I could have just sat there and piled the whole bowl into my mouth. read more

Came here with my boyfriend because we were in the mood to try something new and man, were we blown away! We ordered the sampler appetizer and the Curry Lamb and they were both on point. Also, it is BYOB so take advantage of this! read more

There aren't many Thai food options in South Jersey and while Thai Basil does fill that void it does an average, and somewhat insipid, job at best. The menu is priced fairly and the wait staff are attentive, but that doesn't change the blandness of their food. If you need a Thai fix and don't have the time to go into the city, it's a good standby, but it wouldn't be my first choice. read more

Great coconut soup, but not the best I've had. Nice atmosphere and friendly waitresses. Expect a long wait on a weekend evening!

I go to Thai Basil all the time for dinner and also order out from there quite a bit. I've never been disappointed with the food or service. I always get the same waitress and she's really friendly and is really honest with her suggestions. She's never steered me wrong. Its a great place to go for a quiet date night. read more

We chose Thai Basil as our date night spot. Neither of us had ever tried Thai food and we wanted to try something new. We were NOT disappointed. The food was AMAZING. Everything has so much flavor and was reasonably priced. The wait staff was so attentive. It was the best service I have ever received in a restaurant. They were incredibly helpful and helped us pick items based on our likes and dislikes (He likes spicy food, I do NOT). Overall it was an amazing experience and we have already made plans to go back again and bring our friends! read more

This place is the most underrated and unrecognized restaurant in town. The food is delicious, everything is always clean and made with pride, and the service is excellent. This is our favorite spot in town for date night. I highly recommend their curry or one of their noodle bowls. My only recommendation would be for them to improve their pad thai dish. It is definitely not the best I've had and I'm guessing that most people order the pad thai on their first visit. One last thing, they offer special holiday menus which are amazing and need to be taken advantage of! read more

I appreciate this place so much more now having tried other thai places in the area! I just wish they were more consistent with the taste because most of the time the food is great, other times it's still good, just not as great which makes going there slightly risky but still oh soo worth it! read more

A little history first so that you can put our review into perspective: We love fresh healthy, live food and were looking for a restaurant in Collingswood last night where we could find some decent vegetarian choices. Of our party of three, two of us are vegetarian, one is not, but even that person is trying to limit meat in his diet. We regularly eat organic and vegetarian gourmet at home and we are quite practiced raw food chefs. THE FOOD WE ORDERED AT THAI BASIL WAS EXCELLENT! We cannot vouch for all the choices on the menu but we can vouch for three: - $9.95 Massamon Curry Sauce over vegetables with fresh (not fried) tofu, served with brown rice (you have to ask for brown rice if you prefer it, and it does cost $1 extra) We asked for the sauce to be prepared VERY MILD. This was perfect, the sauce was sweet and creamy with coconut milk and cashews yet contained a complex blend of spices with a touch of warmth, and the fresh basil throughout gave it a lemony basil flavor. The vegetables, (carrot, zucchini and green beans and white onion) were crisp, not mushy. Raw crunchy purple cabbage was served with the rice so I tossed that in my sauce as well. It was garnished with cashews offering a nice texture change. There was just enough sauce for sopping up the brown rice. - $9.95 Pad Him-Ma--Pan (Cashew Nut) Sauce over vegetables with fresh tofu and served VERY MILD with white jasmine rice) The sauce on this one was deep and flavorful, slightly sweet but rich tasting from the cashews, yet light going down as it was a clear sauce not a creamy one. The vegetables (bell peppers snow peas, onions), again were crisp and not overcooked. This dish was slightly larger than the Massamon Curry one and also was served with raw purple cabbage which we tossed on the platter and mixed in with the sauce as well. - $15.95 Poached Ginger Salmon which was served with fresh red purple cabbage and wilted fresh watercress served with lemon curry rice (you have to ask for lemon curry rice if you prefer it and it does cost $1 extra, otherwise you get the white jasmine rice). The salmon was cooked perfectly -- it was delicate and juicy and flavorful, garnished with sauteed sliced ginger. The wilted fresh watercress was still crispy yet perfectly warmed and flavored with a garlicky soy dressing. The lemon curry rice was enjoyed by the person eating this meal, and I agreed it was very good, but I didn't love it enough to pay extra for it next time! Personally, I would pay extra for the brown rice instead. We only ordered water to drink with our meal. I would have ordered the coconut water but I asked if they made it fresh (crack open a young coconut and pour out the water as we do at home) and they said no it was not from fresh coconut, so I skipped it. Two desserts were ordered: - bread pudding -- luscious -- contained cinnamon and spices and dried fruits, but HAD to be calorie laden -- it was so moist and creamy and freshly made and had a warm buttery sauce poured over the top, this tasted like my mom made it. On top of that it was served with ICE CREAM -- (like it really needed that?) that was homemade green tea ice cream (you could choose vanilla) and the ice cream was surely made with high fat content, it was absolutely delicious. - Steamed sticky rice - banana-bean dumplings served with raspberries and blackberries. Yum! Not everyone will like this but we loved it. It was comprised of two warm (freshly steamed (not microwaved) -- I asked the waitress) dumplings, with a very delicate unique banana, bean and rice flavor, with chocolate and raspberry sauces dribbled around on the plate for dipping. Again, we loved it, but not sure most palates would go for it. One guest ordered regular coffee with dessert and actually commented that even the coffee was delicious. By the end of the meal, EVERY plate was completely empty. Each of the three guests tasted each others' meals and raved over each. Our waitress was very friendly, and came back to check to see if our meal was mild enough. We felt the prices were very fair, making it affordable to visit this restaurant more often. The only negatives: I would like to not have to pay $1 extra for brown rice, but considering the overall price of the dish, I would do it again. Also, could use 2 scoops of brown rice per serving instead of one. Fresh coconut juice available to drink with this meal would be fab (another local Thai restaurant offers this for only $2.50 a glass -- well worth it). Would go back without hesitation. The food was excellent, and the quality (in freshness and flavor) rivals our favorite Indian restaurant which is our current monthly dining treat! : ) read more

One of my favorite thai places! The food is always excellent as well as the service. The dining atmosphere is also nice.

I have been here for lunch and dinner. Lunch was pretty quiet and it was a nice place to catch up with old friends and have a bottle of wine. I got the pad thai (as I always do) and the food was delicious, though a bit pricey for what we got. We split a bunch of appetizers (dumplings and spring rolls) which were good but nothing special. Dinner I found the same thing, only it was busier and getting a refill on my water always seemed to be a challenge. read more

My husband & I decided to try this sort of on a lark after setting out to try Fusion Bay next door. I'm giving a 4-star review because all of the food was excellently prepared and I think the things I didn't like were more a matter of a taste difference between Thai & Chinese. I am a big fan of Chinese food. For example, I didn't care for the Wonton soup but my husband loved it. The ingredients were clearly very fresh & the wontons were very good & the broth was savory (just not as flavorful as I'm used to with Chinese Wonton soup). What really made the place stand out was the entrees so I will start there. My husband ordered the drunken noodles. Having had this dish before, I can say that these were the best drunken noodles I have ever had. They were spicy & tangy & the best seasoning for the dish that I have had. I had the Kaow Soi which I highly recommend. As much as my husband enjoyed the drunken noodles, we both agreed that mine was the better dish. A hidden gem in the menu, you may overlook it but it's in the hot pots section & is the only hot pot with coconut milk. Seasoned with curry & tumeric, it had fresh egg noodles which was actually something like a thin ramen spaghetti shape rather than the PA dutch noodles you may be more familiar with. The dish was topped with fried egg noodles which were very delicious & were excellent after soaking a bit in the very flavorful broth. Truly excellent. My husband said this was the best thai restaurant he had ever been to & he's a big Indian & Thai food lover. We split the Thai Basil Treasure which is Thai Basil's appetizer mix & it included more of the appetizers than the menu stated which was a pleasant surprise. My favorite was the Bangkok shu mai which I actually didn't expect to like because I'm more a chinese dumpling person & have been disappointed in shu mai in the past. But this shu mai was delicious & perfectly seasoned. My husband's favorite was the Chicken Satay which wasn't to my taste. The chicken was cooked perfectly & sort of like it had been cooked in a tandoori oven (Indian food, if you aren't familiar) but the peanut sauce was not to my tastes. However, my husband thought it was the best peanut sauce he had ever had & raved about it. Also included was the spring rolls which pretty much were springrolls of a moderate grade (not bad, not great, but good). The fried tofu was pretty tasteless & I didn't care for it while I normally like fried tofu. The thai chicken curry puff was pretty awesome & reminded me again of Indian food. Very tasty. Also included was the wonton tod krob (the chicken not the shrimp) which was a piece of chicken wrapped in a wonton & fried. It was good but again not great. Just so you know, the appetizer included two of each & I don't know if we got the extra stuff because it was just two of us & if they would accommodate a table of three ordering the same dish by giving three of just the items listed as included or if it comes with all the extras each time. Finally, our server was extremely friendly, always had a big smile, didn't prod too much, gave us our space as we like to eat an appetizer & wait a bit to order, & was extremely polite. Also, the ambiance was very pleasant with deep purple walls & low lighting with ambient music. It was a bit hard to see the menu might be the only complaint but the place had a cool, relaxing vibe. read more

went to Thai Basil for about 3 times so far. tried some of their dishes like pad thai, tom kha and some curry. love their massaman curry.. i think their curry lemon rice is special as i seldom see this side order from thai menu.. i would still come back as there are not much of thai restaurant choices in this area so i should appreciate Thai Basil is here lol.. oh i shouldn't miss out to mention they offer vegetarian choices. read more

I probably could have gone with 5 stars, but I am just reviewing a recent weekday lunch experience and maybe it's not the most accurate representation of a restaurant. I also didn't need to use the bathroom, which is a very important factor for me. Lunch specials were super reasonable (you won't pay less at a place like Panera), service was incredibly fast and our server was very very kind. Silverware was clean, glasses were clear, upholstery and carpets were clean. The cuisine is explained well on the menu, which is important since I'm not that experienced with Thai cuisine. I had fried tofu "on the green" (broccoli) with peanut sauce. I never had such delicious tofu in my life! It was so light and crispy with a soft gooey center...I'll eat here again and try the tofu in another entree if I can resist the urge to order the same dish. Peanut sauce had a slight kick, but nothing to fear. I ate every last bite and I am pregnant with heartburn issues. read more