Reviews of Kwao Thai Restaurant (Restaurant)

Stuart Martin

Delicious food well priced.

arthur fisher

Great food,great service!

Panda Russ

They're pretty much the sweetest and most polite folks on the phone you'll ever come across. Delicious flavours too, give em a shot :)

Drew D

I just can't get enough!!!!!

Dave Stowell

Friendly staff. Good locale. I asked for the Chef's favourite. Delicious!! If you enjoy chicken, ask for this (no idea if it's on their menu... Probably is?!)!

Graham Isenegger

We have been a couple of times. Enjoyed the coconut soup and Pad Thai. Have specials everyday. Service is pleasant and you can hear the sizzle of the wok as they prepare your food.

Diamon Johnson

I've eaten at most likely every Thai restaurant in the City, and none have come close to the service, taste, and cost that is given at Kwao Thai. I typically order 2-3 times a week, typically sticking with the Pad Thai. However I was was suggested to order the Tom Kha by a server and it's honestly the best Thai Soup I've ever had. Nearly every staff member remember you by first name, and it's a truly a treasure of a restaurant.

Marin Kožulović

The food is great. The waiter is so nice and friendly. But they don't have Thai iced tea and that is very disappointing.

KHR

Really great food and lots of variety. Fast service too. A go-to take out for our family.

emery vautour

I have recently tried this restaurant, it is the best Thai food I have had on vancouver island. The portions are very generous and delicious. The staff are friendly, highly recommended. My new goto place to eat.

Nic Tak (NicTak)

Take out was tasty but DO NOT ORDER CHICKEN WINGS. We ordered some curry and soup which was quite good. We also ordered the chicken wings for $12 and all we got was what is in the picture. 9 pieces, super small . Actually the were split wings so that only works out to 4.5 small wings. They had really no special flavour at all. They were deep fried which is fine, but any flavour that they had before going into the frier was totally lost. Highly recommended not getting the wings.

Dennis Murch

Always fresh and tasty

Juliana McCorison

A go to place! The good is always good! I really enjoy their red curry with prawns and pad Thai is an ongoing favourite.

Jessie Slezak

Easily the best Thai food in Victoria! Very authentic, super flavourful, and great portion sizes. I order from here anytime I have guests over, and they’re always impressed. Also has the sweetest staff! The yellow curry is my fav! :)

Ting Chan

Best Thai food in the city

Veronica Greer

Great food! A hidden gem. :) I highly recommend the pad Thai but lots of other good items on their menu.

G Mc

Favorite drunken noodles in town. Good variety and "hot" actually has some heat where most restaurants in town "hot" = mild/medium.

Nikita Sokolov

great food,good service!

Sasa Lin

Tried many dishes here, loved all of them!

Warren Skaalrud

Love the food, priced fair and very friendly staff

Andrew Bellas

Enjoyed a good lunch here on Saturday: chicken fried rice and noodles with pork. Just like a previous reviewer said: great food, great service, and authentic taste. Well worth a visit.

Kim Sevinski

Simple but clean presentation. Great food, great service; authentic tasting. Will definitely be back :)

Rachel Harrison

Love their lunch specials. Best Thai I've had in Victoria. My rating would be 5 stars, but they use styrofoam for take out which is disappointing.

Tony Kwon

authentic flavours! every dish I've ordered on numerous visits have been amazing and tastes very fresh. this is the best Thai restaurant on the Island. (and that's competing against a couple other strong contenders for top spot). it is a very small affair, so get ready to just get right into it. you won't regret this gem of esquimalt.

Kevin Murray

Excellent service and food

Jared

Love their Pad Thai, always good and fresh! Lovely staff too :)

Jonathan Dumont

Fantastic portions and taste

Carson Upton

Good food for a good price.

Marc Doucette

Love it. The portion sizes are generous, prices are reasonable and the flavours are amazing. This is one of the better Thai offerings in town for sure, and it's usually quiet, which is a perk. Highly recommend this restaurant!

Lori Watkins

Best pad thai ever :)

Helen Edley

Definitely a good place for a quick healthy meal. The meals are cooked on the spot and are ready very fast. You can call in an order to pick up.

Gina Haddrick

Such good food! Would highly recommend.

soop

Amazing

Brandon Bourne

Phad See Ew is da Bomb!

Jessica Graham

Food was fast and absolutely delicious. Prices were good. Definitely recommend the cashew nut chicken stir fry and can't beat the spring rolls!

Tim Nolan

Can dine in or take out only 2 workers working hard great food and service

Parker Croshaw

I just ordered their lunch special cashew chicken, and it's so good I actually just had to write a review. So full of flavour, just the right kick of heat, a really good deal to with generous portions. Probably one of the most delicious cashew chicken dishes I've ever had.

Vimala Jeevanandam

My favorite take out Thai place in Victoria.

Herb Mueller

Kwao Thai restaurant unfortunately scrapped the delicious rice soup and Thai spring roll from the lunch menu, which the past ZAP Thai restaurant did serve. The deep-fried wonton does not taste that good at all and on top of that, it is Chinese food. The sweet and sour stir-fry was so sweet that it could be qualified as a dessert. The food generally is just OK, but not that I would recommend it. I lived 19 years in Southeast Asia and know Thai cuisine very well, so I know what I am talking about. Your prices are way much too high for what you serve, and the restaurant is a little shabby. This is why I give you a one star only.

Michael Fung

Good good good. Enough said, eat here.

Eric Joa

Try the coconut soup with rice noodles. For a protien I get the chicken added. You'll be back for more. :)

Aggie Chan

Been here numerous times now. Cute little place. Lunch combos are great.

Cole S.

First off, I’ve visited this restaurant on multiple occasions and the food is good. However I had a bad experience with their customer service a few nights ago. They were open until 9pm and I called just after 8 to say I was stuck in a meeting, could I pick it up just before close. They adamantly and quite rudely said 845 latest, and if you show up any later the doors will be locked. So obviously, rushed out of meeting, grabbed the takeout at 845. Got home, had someone else’s order. Hurried back and at 9pm, they were all still there. They took back the incorrect order, and gave us the food we ordered (which was still wrong unbelievably).

Ian Cudmore

Their spicy pad Thai is not messing around. Hot, but with lots of flavour

Allan Chen

Not as good as Zap Thai was but still good. We had the green curry which was excellent but the pad thai was not as aromatic as Zap used to make it and was a bit over sauced. Tasty still but we like the noodles stir fried in extreme high heat. Service was slow on Saturday night too as they were catering to take out orders. We had to remind them we were ther.

james wyper

such good, fresh, well-made Thai food. instant favourite, we’ll be back!

Ram Govindasamy

Great taste, clean ambience....Spicy if you choose

Chris Turnbull

Service was really slow. Food was alright.

k d

Good fresh Thai food. Haven't been disappointed yet.

Matt N

Vegetable Pad Thai came with chicken in it. Spring rolls dry. Would not recommend.

Nick Thompson

Great value with large portions. The owners are very nice too.

Emily B

Very good take-out. Mild-medium spice level (mildest option) still has a bit of a kicky tingle, so be aware that it won't be a functionally non-spicy option, but still good.

R

Delicious Curry and a perfect sized portion for the lunch special. Best Matsaman curry I've had outside of Thailand!

Shell P

Better than zap. Great food

fk

Ordered Pad Thai today, was tasty, good ingredients, good portion size, good service, not too spicy

Yully Woon

Best Thai fried rice in town in a lovely neighborhood. We usually visit them once or twice a week. Although, we ordered the chicken wings once and it was rather disappointing. For $12, you get 4 very dry overcooked wings. Not something I would expect for a restaurant. Overall, a place worth to check out if you love Thai food.

Tina Lafave

Had the Drunken noodles w/beef and yellow curry for dinner! Was so delicious, service was friendly and fast. 10/10 would recommend

Steven Booth

Good take out subs. Good price. Would recommend for a quick healthy happy lunch. No sad lunches.

Karen Erwin

Great food and friendly service.

Becca Wheeler

okay wowowowowwow I seriously think Kwao Thai is some of the best Thai food i've had. Hands down the best in the city IMO. The green curry is my goto, but every other dish I've tried has been incredible. I've also had only positive experiences with wait times! Very efficient but the quality never suffers. Thank you Kwao, you are hard to beat.

Odds Bodkins

We love the food, always ready on time, but we'd also love to see the restaurant use compostable takeout containers where possible instead of plastic and styrofoam. This is the only earth we have, and we should do everything we can to reduce our impact on it. _/I\_

Cameron M

Food is decent. My wife's favorite is stir fry basil with long bean. It was delivered with green beans, when I called to mention it I was told they are the same thing. Dont appreciate being talked down to especially when I know they are different.

Way Kitt

Our favourite Go-to when we're lazy to cook!! Awesome food! Hot and FAST! Lucky (phone taker/front counter 'extraordinaire' is wonderful!) and her Chef/owners are extremely friendly and service oriented!

Annette Magled

What a gem of a place! It's always the tucked away places that have the best food and friendly service. Great dish selection, you can tell cooking is their passion!

Denise Galbraith

Delicious

John Voss

I just baught the drunking noodles and the cocunut tom yum soup it sum of the most amazing thai food. This place is a hidden jem,fast, friendly and the place is spotless. And its very resonably price...

Monique Murphy

Take out only. Dishes were tasty. Plenty of vegetarian options. My only complaint, we ordered Spring Rolls but were told they had none when we picked the order.

Leland Orr

Excellent every time I go. My new go to for quick, quality food when I don’t want to cook.

Justin Temmel

Best Phad Thai on the island, and typically ready in under 15 minutes. Only downsides to this place are the seating area leaves a bit to be desired and the spice levels seem about one level higher than what you see at most other places. The quality of the food and service more than make up for these little shortcomings though. If you're looking for takeout and like Thai food, this is defintiely the place to go.

Caleb Oppel

Tasty, authentic food. I grew up in Thailand and this place is great.

Sue Hohla

Very good Thai Food I am from Thailand

Beast Feast

Vietnam Garden is a lot better, recommend it instead,. Better prices as well

Rich Green

If you like authentic Thai food try this "hole in the wall" the picture of the King proudly displayed is the first clue you are in a "real" Thai restaurant The food is GREAT , be warned hot ( spicy ) means hot, don't expect a toned down "Western" version of Thai food, as mentioned its authentic.

Lee Frankham

Friendly service and good portion sizes.

Luke Duffus

Some of the best Thai food I have ever had.

Peter dunfield

Best Thai in town, authentic flavors and friendly service . I eat here a minimum of 3 x a week, so good!

Jason Gray

One of my favourite local restaurants. I probably eat here more than I should, but its hard to beat the food, service, and friendly staff. The Cashew Chicken is delicious and well worth a visit.

Will Nikl

Quick take out meals that are very tasty, very thankful to have this place in the neighbourhood.

Kathy Weeks

So tasty...highly recommended????

Charles

Really enjoyed the pad thai. Will definitely be back

Ross Todd (Rossifer)

A very flavourful lunch. I was hoping for more prawns, but then I guess the price would have to go up. Still, I recommend this place.

John P

Excellent food, two people, two excellent Thai Curries only cost my mum and I $29+/-. Authetic, tasty and not too salty. Great food! And free parking which was a bonus!

John Gamble

Good food

Brayden

Excellent food, good prices, and wonderful service. Kop khun krap!

rob cole

Good food

Jason ReviewsStuff

So good! My favourite Thai food in Victoria. I can't wait to go and dine in again.