Sam served us and was absolutely so welcoming and kind! I can't believe it was the first time I had ever gone in here. I feel like I have been missing out. The food was delicious. The portions were big. I loved the home-y feel inside. I loved the recommendations that Sam gave us to try and the spices he brought out. He explained everything and with context of his childhood home back in Thailand. It felt very warm, very VIP, and the food really was delicious. read more

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I tried real hard to contact the owner to explain my concern but no luck so I will have to make a negative review even that i am usually don't give a bad review to any restaurant.I felt like they took advantage of me maybe the service was busy preparing to go home even that I went an hour before they close. I ordered one of the most popular dishes the Thai 99 spaghetti and they served something else totally a different kind of noodles and had broccoli nothing special The point to the owner is that there are a extend variety of restaurant around you must have a good food and service by the way I had to toss the di read more

Thai basil - This is the Thai 99 pad spaghetti very popular dish - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

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Cute place! But food had no flavor. Chicken was tough and extremely dry in my Panang curry. The rice that came with it looked and tasted like it was old, I had to scrape the top because there was an odd grayish texture on top. I have the picture of the rice before I scraped it off, but feel bad posting it on Yelp. The panang curry was watery. Staff member was friendly . Parking was fine. Gosh, I was really excited about this place, I've been wanting to try Thai Basil for years, but I'm not in Portsmouth much. Sad. read more

Thai basil - Decor - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

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From the outside the place is inviting with even a sign by the entrance. The decor was very eclectic. I was immediately greeted and seated. While waiting for my friend I was served water. It was lunch hour (until 3pm) so all dishes offered on the lunch menu is $12.99. I ordered the Massamun curry. First, the portion size served wasn't as pictured in the menu. The curry visually had disproportionate protein/veggies ratio to curry broth where it seemed like they served the last serving of the pot with only a few veggies, 3 cubes of potatoes. The peanuts should have been slightly blanched as they were too hard/raw. The beef slices were dry and tough. The rice was very dry, not fluffy and tasted like it was a day old. Must have been an off day but considering the drive from VA Beach plus my friend and I were eyeing and wanting to try this place for some time now, it was subpar to our expectations and what other reviews reflected. read more

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Delicious food! This is the best Thai I've found in this area. I ordered it, so I cannot comment on the restaurant or service, but the food was just delicious read more

1st time ordering here, but I didn't eat inside; Maybe next time. I got the duck curry, which to me was bomb. I really like the Thai tea too. I would recommend level 1 spice to start out though if you never tried it. read more

Thai basil - Duck curry - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

We ordered carry out tonight. The website asked us about heat 1- 5. We chose 2 for the pad Thai and the curry both. Both are so spicy I'm sweating and coughing. It's SO spicy. I can't even taste the flavors. My tongue is numb. My boyfriend loves spicy food and even he can barely finish it. His eyes are red. We paid $50 for this meal so it's really unfortunately we can't even enjoy it. read more

I can see why parents are regulars here! My family stopped in here earlier today to celebrate my mother's birthday, and it was a great choice. The noodle dishes are exceptional. In addition, our server was focused and friendly, making sure to provide us with water refills frequently (which was especially appreciated given my slight overconfidence in terms of spiciness level). Finally after telling her it was my mother's birthday, she came out with a fried banana dessert! Here are some of the flavors I got a good taste of: Pad See Ew (Chicken) - 4.5/5 - Delectable. I loved the addition of carrots to this dish, and the thin cut made the flavor a perfect garnish. The spiciness was not very evenly distributed throughout this dish though, making each bite a bit unpredictable. Fried Bananas with Honey - 5/5 - A chilled banana interior enclosed in a warm, flaky dough. Maybe the best thing I've ever tasted. I will be ordering this every time we come in the future. Excited for our next trip to Portsmouth! read more

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Got into town late, starving and just wanted some decent Thai. Always order a staple, drunken noodles. I got spicy, flavorless egg noodles. I wasn't expecting fantastic but expected decent. Huge fail. read more

So it's date night and we choose. Thai Basil. Not very busy but it's early on a Friday night. The service is really nice and friendly. We ordered an appetizer of pot stickers. Very tasty. Good job. Needed a little help so we added some spice. I ordered a medium heat pad Thai with chicken. Ok medium is pretty good intensity. I love spicy and this is just about close to all I want. Delicious flavor and a lot of food. My wife ordered pineapple fried rice with no spice. Delicious flavor. We mixed them together and it calmed the spice down and was incredible. This place is great. We will be back. We saw a lot on the menu to try for next time. We ordered Thai iced teas. Oh yeah. read more

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Was in Portsmouth for work and decided to try out . I had a great experience with quick service while I sat outside. I ordered the lemongrass soup and the mixed vegetables. Also Jasmine tea. I enjoyed sitting outside and their area was nicely decorated . Here are some pictures. read more

Amazing food worth the price! Friendly staff. Reasonable price. Good ambient decorated very well. read more

Was craving Thai food in the Portsmouth area and came here on a weekday evening. The online menu is descriptive with plenty of images which helped in choosing what to try. The staff is nice and made me laugh, felt like being served by aunties. Ordered: veggie eggrolls: crunchy, perfectly fried, veggies could use some more seasoning, dipping sauce was sweet and tangy pad gra pao: was thinly sliced and not ground as advertised, the flavor tasted more like garlic with brown gravy panang curry: big portion of curry, soup was a little thin but had good portion of chicken and veg, hot and spicy as advertised lard nah: the wide rice noodles were old, as evidenced by the dry texture and broken appearance of the noodles and were not as flavorful as they could be. Overall this place was okay. It serves up traditional American Thai foods as well as fun seasonal dishes. read more

Thai basil - veggie egg rolls - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

Delicious food, good service and a variety of options. I come here everytime I visit my cousin and his family who lives down the street from here and who regularly come here on the weekly basis. I look forward to coming again. read more

Thai basil - a plate of food on a table - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

We decided to pick up some food for dinner and were craving Thai. Thai basil showed up on our Yelp search so we wanted to give it a try. We grabbed food to go so I can only comment on the food itself. We got chicken basil fried rice and chicken pad thai. Our order took quite some time to be prepped despite the restaurant being nearly empty. It sounded like there was some confusion with the online orders so that might've just been a one time thing. I thought the food itself was decent, but nothing extravagant. I've had basil fried rice plenty of times before but the one I ordered here didn't taste a lot like basil. It tasted more like Thai fried rice. The pad Thai noodles were also cut extremely short which I've never seen done before. The portion sizes were great though- one serving was enough for 2 meals! read more

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Placed an online order on 11/28/23 and ate about half so I decided to take the rest with me to work for lunch the following day. I was almost done eating when I looked down from my computer to see this roach in my food. I immediately spit out whatever I had in my mouth. This is absolutely disgusting. This was my first time trying Thai Basil and I will definitely not be back. read more

Thai basil - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

Their tilapia ( they don't have tilapia so they ask us if we want Flounder) with mango sumptuous the sauce enhances the taste of the fish. The drunken noodles is delicious it is a combination of chicken, carrots, red and green bell peppers and thick noodles. Their staff are friendly and courteous. The restaurant's table setting is inviting. The restrooms are well designed and clean. read more

First time in, but masaman curry was YUMMY!!! I got Level 1 with chicken. By the end, my nose was running. I need to learn to make this. I need moar!! Nice staff, too. read more

Thai basil - Wall - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

I was in from Florida looking for some comfort Thai food and we found it! Ate it for several occasions. We took our food to go.

We had it delivered due to being in the process of moving however the food was extremely hot even after having to wait a little while for my partner to get home. Which we both appreciated! He had the pineapple fried rice at a 2 level spice which he said was both sweet with just the right spice. I had the drunken noodles on a 3 spice level and it was really really good. I love spicy food and this was good enough to the point that I could enjoy it but my nose was cleared if you get what I'm saying. We also had pop stickers the teriyaki sauce was exactly the way it is SUPPOSED to be not to salty. To finish it off he had Thai sweet tea and I had the green tea both of which we enjoyed. We can't wait to actually try it in the restaurant! read more

Worst Thai food I've ever had. I ordered the pad grapao. The meat was tough and flavorless. The sauce was watery. The vegetables, just onions and bell peppers, were chopped into large chunks impossible to eat with chopsticks or a fork, forget about getting the "perfect bite". The central flavor of the dish Thai basil was shockingly absent, only a few small sad leaves. I ordered it at a spice level 3. I'm a chili head but this was too much for me, and it was one dimensional, just overloaded with dried chilies. It wouldn't have been bad if there was other flavor but there wasn't it was just heat and bland. I ate a few bites before giving up. Paid my bill and left. read more

Lovely restaurant on High Street. Very friendly and efficient service and a warm welcome from owner, Mel, who has decades of experience in the hospitality industry around the world. She is attentive to every detail. Excellent menu selections made from freshest ingredients. The lunch specials are impossible to beat: complementary hot and sour soup and generous portions for a very reasonable price. Summer roll appetizer was beautiful and delicious, too. read more

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Best Thai food in the area. Can't wait to go back! Service was great, inside ambiance terrific, beautiful spot in downtown Portsmouth.

Girls night out and we wanted Thai food. The atmosphere is ok, nothing to write home about. The parking is on the street. We went on a weekday night and were the only people in the entire restaurant, which was kinda weird. It did look like they do a lot of takeout as people kept coming in. Looks like they have a bar but they no longer serve liquor. They do serve wine and beer. I tried Plum Wine for the first time, it was better than I thought. I'd drink it again. Service was good, but again we were the only ones there. Menu is a little weird. They have Thai food, Japanese food, and Filipino food. Hmmmm I got Thai rice. Very flavorful and spicy (you let them know the spicy level). I was with three others, and we all enjoyed our food and appetizers. read more

Absolutely Amazing staff, and the owner super sweet and nice . She gave us the whole run down the different entrees and recommendation. Definitely going to come back here. The atmosphere is nice and I feels homey and comfortable. read more

I really wanted to like this place. I love Thai food & Tik Tok made it look so good. Appetizers were very basic and oily. I had the red curry which was water soup. My boyfriend had a level 3 pad Thai which was more like level 10. We paid the bill and left. The service was terrible, I had to ask for drinks. One of the waitress looked like she was called in on her day off and had her purse on her the entire time. read more

After living in Hampton Roads for 8 months, we had yet to order Thai Food! Went through Uber Eats to have Thai Basil delivered, after I found it had relatively good ratings compared to other options in the area. I started off with the shrimp summer rolls to accompany my chicken and rice soup, whereas my fiancé ordered the Dan Dan noodles and a Thai iced tea. Thank goodness we had the iced tea - both of us ordered our dishes spicy, and it was beyond anything our palates could handle. The Drunken noodles weren't as oily as other restaurants, which I appreciated, but between that and the soup, our mouths were numb upon first bite. It was rather an unpleasant experience, and we're unfortunately too afraid to dig into our leftovers. That being said, I wish the restaurant would offer levels of spice, since the food was fresh and flavorful (or what I could enjoy of it). read more

Thai basil - N2. Drunken Noodles - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

Went to Portsmouth with two friends for lunch with the intention of one restaurant and then we saw Thai Basil and decided to try somewhere new. And, we were all so happy that we did! The Crab Rangoon appetizer was delicious. I really enjoyed the dipping sauce that came with it. And, they were fried just right! I ordered the Cashew Chicken Spicy and it was spiced just right! My friends really enjoyed their Drunken Noodle with Chicken, too! The ambiance is awesome, too, from the flower straws to the extra napkins folded in a glass for presentation! The staff were friendly, social, and funny, as well! Oh, and the chicken soup that came with the meal was yummy, too! Prices are reasonable, too, at $9.95 for the lunch menu items. Try it! read more

Thai basil - Spicy Cashew Chicken and Rice - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

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Sam was the best waiter chef and owner. Great guy very friendly wonderful food and amazing service. Thank you Sam! read more

Thai basil - Flounder. They brought it out with a fork truck! The biggest flounder I ever ate. - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

I ordered from grubhub and the food was amazing. Delivery is always sketch but everything was hot and cooked perfectly. I ordered Pad Woon Sen which I always order so many fresh veggies with a hint of ginger, phenomenal. I also got fried bananas which are a favorite of mine. They were fantastic and so much food! read more

Thai basil - M-2 Pad Wood-Sen - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

We ordered take out $60. worth the food. We did enjoy our appetizers. The dinners were probably really good but it was too hot (spicy) to eat. The option was 0-4 for hotness we chose 1 HOLY CRAP!! I can't imagine it any hotter we couldn't even eat any of the meals. It's a real shame it looked great too bad! So then today I called Thai Basil 1st the girl was rude she said there wasn't anyone in charge there at this time n she didn't know when she would be in n she was too busy taking an order to take my name. I'm just shaking my head this is crazy. That's how this place operates so I'm not sure we would try again. Thank you for your time. read more

Thai basil - Receipt for dinner. - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

Wow. What a great place to eat. Thai food has grown to be one of my recent food loves and I've eaten at a handful of places from Maryland to here. My favorite dish is the basil fried rice with shrimp and I tend to get it Thai hot and I have to say, this has been my favorite place so far. Being half Filipino, I also loved that they had lumpia on the menu which I got and found to be delicious (not as good as my mom's but second only to that). Service was prompt and friendly and next time I'm in town, this will definitely be a place I come to again. Would highly recommend. read more

I had been meaning to stop in this place for months. Was actually on my way to another place but they were closed on Christmas Eve so we ended up here. Once we arrived we were immediately greeted and sat. It was only two other parities so it was pretty empty. Great ambiance very pretty decor. We ordered our food immediately and it came out quickly. The crab rangoon were some of the best that I have tasted but I thought the price was steel for the size of them. I would have thought 8 pieces would have been better since they were so small. The pad thai and drunken noodles were a great value for the money. The portion sizes were big. The food was amazing. Very fresh tasting. We will definitely be back. Plus they are on all the food delivery sites so takeout is an option read more

Thai basil - A9. Six Pieces Crab Rangoon - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

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Reading the other reviews, it is interesting that this place is either a hit or a miss. I tried this place out today and thought it was great. Whenever I try a new Thai restaurant, I always order the Red Curry Chicken and requested it to be Thai hot. The curry was pretty good, it tasted fresh and did not have a lot of bamboo shoots in it. The vegetables were fresh and the heat was a little hotter than what I would get at other Thai restaurants in Norfolk. It seemed pretty obvious that they care about the product that the serve Portion size was good, a little smaller than some of the other places, but enough to fill you up. I will definitely go back and try some of their other dishes. read more

Ordered Drunken Noodle take out. They say good things come in small packages but, for middle of the road drunken noodle, this portion size was way too small. There was such little food in the box that I feel like it must have been an over-site by the chef or half of my drunken noodle is somewhere on the kitchen floor. Anyway, for $13 I am left hungry. Flavor was pretty decent. 6.4 out of 10 by portsmouth VA food standards. read more

Thai basil - L16. Drunken Noodle - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

Amazing tasting food. We went at lunch -seated quickly. We ordered summer rolls, spring rolls, and I got the drunken noodles with chicken and tofu. The food came out super fresh and hot. The noodles were cooked perfectly, and since this was out first time I started with level 2 spice out of 5 - it was super mild. It was weird that entrees didn't come out at the same time, but it gave my dish time to cool down and finish our appetizers. The ladies that served us were super sweet and nice. Great to see this addition to downtown Portsmouth. read more

Thai basil - N2. Drunken Noodles w/ chicken & tofu - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

Omg the food and service was fantastic. You you are looking for something different or for Thai food. This is a place you most come out and try. We will definitely be back. My husband has been to Thailand and eating here made him miss Thailand even more. Looking forward to eating more dishes read more

Thai basil - Soup - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

The food, atmosphere, and staff were all amazing. Very friendly and welcoming, and gladly talked about the various dishes, flavors, and spice levels. They do Thai levels of heat, not American. If you're used to a medium or mild most places you would want to stick to a 1 or 2 for heat. If you enjoy a good inferno for your food, the 4 and 5 will bring tears and sweat. Thai Iced Tea with half & half is a delicious way to cut the burn. Regardless of your preference for heat, the food was great. The flavors were balanced well and everything was fresh and tasty. Staff was very attentive and made you feel like you were visiting friends / family, not just a customer at a restaurant. Definitely look forward to visiting again to try more of their menu. read more

This is one of my favorite Thai restaurants in Portsmouth. They have an amazing chicken pad Thai and drunken noodles. The staff there are SO friendly and they are very quick with making their food as well. I don't live in Virginia anymore, but whenever I do come to Virginia, I make it a point to come to this restaurant to enjoy their pad Thai read more

Thai basil - Chicken N1. Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia

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I am from florida, and I always come to Portsmouth around 1-2 times a year to visit family. I hate thai food. I didn't want to try it, but my Aunt convinced me. I ordered the stir fried broccoli with pork. I was amazed with this food. It wasn't oily, and the waitress was very nice as well as the owner who came to talk to us. Next time I come to Portsmouth I will be sure to come back here! read more

Thai basil - Stir fry broccoli with pork - Thai Near Me - Portsmouth, Virginia