Time for another review since it's been 4 years since we ate here. Tonight was a major wedding anniversary. We ordered two House Specials - Senior Special and the BBQ Chicken and noodle special... $21 and $22 respectively. Food was great. The hubby finished his bbq plate - ever bit gone! I couldn't finish mine. I'm not a fan of brown rice but put some of the peanut sauce over it to give it more flavor. Next time I'm going to substitute the brown rice with white rice. Service was great! Water glasses refilled without asking. We got there around 5:30 and beat the dinner rush. We also ordered sticky rice with mango to go. We ate it all before I got to take a picture. We are never disappointed when we come here. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Salmon Senior Special with salad, brown rice and salmon over a bed of cabbage, green beans, broccoli and carrots - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

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The food met expectations. This review is about the abysmal service. We were at this restaurant close to 2 hours. It was more than 15 minutes before anyone ever came to our table after we were initially seated. Food took almost 40 minutes to arrive. Then, it all arrived at once, appetizers and entrees. I watched the table next to us, two adults and one child, receive their meal one person at a time over the course of more than 20 minutes. They serve the child first, oddly. Here's the problem. The restaurant was packed although there were only about four families eating at tables. The rest of the dining room was a waiting room. This restaurant is a takeout restaurant not a dine-in restaurant. I watched 23 takeout orders processed during my meal. At one point, more than 2/3 of the tables in the dining room had takeout customers hanging out waiting. Some of the takeout customers waited more than 30 minutes. The takeout customers got continuous service whereas the dine-in customers got service when someone was running past them to bring something to a takeout customer. This restaurant should simply stop doing dine-in service. They can't do it. They fail. read more

The owner was so kind and generous Wonderful service Yummy Thai food that I didn't snap because it was so good. Street parking Small town vibes read more

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We were seated for over 15 min with no one coming to take our order while staff focused their attention on takeout orders. We gave up and walked out. Better service with takeout orders. read more

Nice meal with the family. Simple, healthy, and relaxing setting. Quiet, almost secluded location in Orinda. No drama.

Really good Thai food and great service. I've been here a few times and the food has always been super fresh and flavorful. The Pad Thai and curries are especially good. The portions are solid and everything tastes authentic. The staff is really friendly and the place has a nice relaxed vibe. It's a great spot for a casual dinner. Definitely one of my go-to Thai places around here. Would recommend if you're in the area. read more

Wow, service very slow and we were served our dishes at very different times AND it ruined our in restaurant dining experience. There were only two tables occupied btw. Restaurants have got to quit ruining their dining experience due to DoorDash orders. read more

Went there for mine my husband's first date night in way to long. We went on the earlier side of dinner but the service was superb the meal was amazing. We had the avocado rolls, tom yum soup (my absolute favorite) and chicken pad Thai. This was our first time here and we will definitely be back! read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Tom yum (hot sour soup w/ prawns) - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

Delicious Thai food! Pad thai, bbq pork, fried rice, pad se ew, curries, esp love the pumpkin curry and the fresh roll are my favorites although everything I've had here is tasty. Friendly owners and staff. read more

Baan Thai never disappoints! They have the most fresh, delicious, authentic Thai food! The service is excellent. Nikki never fails to remember our favorite dishes. It really does feel like home. Except the food is better! Best restaurant in Orinda! read more

On my way home from church, I searched Yelp for Thai restaurants in the area. Yelp gps took me to this place and I'm glad to have found it. I was pleasantly surprised they offer lunch special on weekends - it was the best choice for me as I was dining alone. I got the lunch special plate of grilled chicken with peanut sauce over brown rice, veggies and salad. Such a generous delicious serving. I would have preferred the peanut sauce served on the side but I failed to ask. The tangy & sweet salad compliments the chicken with peanut sauce very well. Their Thai iced tea wasn't too sweet which is perfect. I got the fried banana with coconut ice cream for dessert. Bananas rolled in brown sugar served with a bit of honey. So crunchy! Perfect dessert for me as I love fried bananas! Ice cream was so creamy. Take note coconut ice cream doesn't have a strong taste, it's a bit bland if you're used to American ice cream. Serving is good for 2 or 3 people. The place is divided into two sections. It's nice and clean inside. Service is prompt and friendly. Very warm Asian ladies providing service with a smile. I'll be back! read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Yummy grilled chicken topped with peanut sauce, broccoli and salad! - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

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Always great food and service! Love this local establishment. You never have to wait long for pick up or dine in so that's nice. Their food is clean and ingredients are fresh. read more

Wonderful people and fantastic food! A friend recommended this place and I brought my family visiting from Oregon and we all really enjoyed it! 4 stars read more

The spicy noodles were delicious. Really nice and quiet restaurant nestled into Orinda. Can't wait to come back read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Spicy Noodles - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

Food here is really good. Got the lunch combo with green curry shrimp. It was flavorful and cooked perfectly. Only need more rice. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Green Curry shrimp - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

My go-to work lunch, best value in San Anselmo and very tasty Thai. Crispy pork belly and tamarind chicken are awesome!

Delicious food! We first discovered their lunch menu - sizable portions at a good price, and everything is so fresh and delicious! Tonight we went for dinner, and it did not disappoint. We especially enjoyed the Tom Kha soup, eggplant stir fry, coconut rice, and the papaya salad with prawns. Feel so fortunate to have this spot in Orinda, especially with such kind attentive servers! read more

The food was amazing considering everything I ate tasted better than the last and I can't even get started on service considering my food was out in 7 minutes. Everything was just amazing.I do recommend this restaurant for every occasion even if it is just a night out. Baan Thai is my favorite restaurants ever read more

The atmosphere, the workers, the food, it's all amazing. I would definitely recommend taking your family to this restaurant. You will not be disappointed! read more

Excellent service great food huge portions that include salad pad thai is very good pad se ew is extremely sweet chicken dumplings are fantastic prices are great will be back read more

Overpriced for what you get. Did takeout yesterday and they even charged for the bag, never seen that before Will not return read more

Our go-to Thai takout whenever in Orinda! Baan Thai is a classic staple, always fast and reliable and delicious. I'm a fan of their Pad See Ew, which is always sauteed freshly with a more generous serving of vegetables and tofu than other locations. Their green and yellow curries are my other regular orders. Love the eggplant doused in their creamy green curry, and the takeout sizes are quite large! One of my favorite sides here is actually their peanut sauce - while it comes with the Praram, it is divine in it's own right and definitely worth the order to add to anything you're eating from Baan or elsewhere! read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Green Curry with eggplant - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

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Hubby had the seafood pumpkin curry which he thought was excellent. It had chunks of pumpkin, salmon, scallops, calamari, prawns, peas and basil swimming in a delicious red curry sauce. They offer a "create your own dish" and I chose chicken, tofu and vegetables in a yellow curry. I was impressed that it was chock-full of vegetables - carrots, onions, peas, green beans, cabbage, red and green bell peppers, potatoes, and broccoli along with the chicken and tofu, I wondered how they were able to fit all of that in the to-go container, but they did. The yellow curry was smooth and velvety with just the right amount of heat for me. The service was fast, friendly and efficient and the lady brought the order out to me as I was waiting in the car parked right in front. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Chicken, tofu, and vegetables in yellow curry. - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

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Our family loves Baan Thai! We have celebrated many family Birthdays and graduations, not to mention lots of planned or last minute lunches and dinners with friends. The service is always friendly and helpful. The menu is reliable and delicious. A few of our favorites are the Thai Crunch salad and the Penang chicken curry. We recently hosted a wedding shower at the restaurant. The staff was so helpful to us in planning the menu and the buffet table set up was lovely. The restaurant itself is charming! Cosy inside, interesting artwork, windows looking out to the 'village' and the green of the golf course across the street. read more

Love it. Have loved it when I first went there twelve years ago when I first moved to Orinda. It became a favorite and still is. Owners and staff are wonderful. read more

This is more of a three and a half star place, but I can round up, especially in the age of Covid-19. Ordered the pra ram and the pad Thai. They got confused on what time I said I was gonna pick it up, so it wasn't ready when I arrived. To compensate, they gave me a Thai iced tea. Not too sweet and it was a nice gesture since I had to wait. Pad Thai didn't have limes or much in the way of greens, and the peanuts were a little on the smaller side. Plenty of egg, tofu, and chicken, however. Pra ram was standard and solid. They also have their act down for Covid-19. I saw a teenager go in to pick up her order, using the complimentary hand sanitizer she walked out, but I parked in front and waited in my car for delivery. read more

The best thai food I have had out of almost 100 restaurants. I have been consistently going here for the last 20 years and the quality is always the same and it's good. read more

Hidden gem, definitely best Thai food in Orinda. Came here a few times with the family and absolutely love the food. No frills just authentic, delicious, fresh food! Loved every dish ordered from the pad thai, curry dishes, basil chicken to the appetizers. We found out that they are affiliated with another Thai restaurant in Berkeley that we use to go to when we lived there. So happy we found this place! As for the price, someone mentioned it was expensive...really? Compare to what??? We found the price point to be on par w other restaurants in Orinda. Courteous and kind staff but service can be slow when it gets crowded but once food arrives, all is forgiven. read more

Best small Thai place in Orinda and Lafayette. Fresh real Thai food. Apps are great. Staff and service awesome.

Went here for a takeout meal on advice of a friend. The meal was Okay, but, all in all, nothing beyond that. The Pad See Ew noodles were very good, but the mushrooms only partially cooked. Same with the mushrooms in the very good grilled eggplant. The yellow curry was fine, but nothing I'd rave about. My friend said that the quality had recently declined. Perhaps there is a new cook in town? I will look elsewhere for my next Thai meal in Orinda. read more

The salad is great and the waitress always nice. I love crunch chicken salad and salmon mango salad and easy to find parking read more

Recovering from surgery so I ordered yellow curry and beef salad... it arrived promptly thanks to door dash, but the yellow curry was cold even though I live 5 minutes away. They wrapped the curry in foil paper which allowed the broth to escape. It ruined our lunch as it left the chicken and veggies dry as well as a wet salad. The beef salad tasted like the fishiest fish I have ever had, I couldn't eat it. When I called to let them know- Koi blamed door dash. -first time and last time, the lack of accountability was also distasteful. read more

Not really adding anything to my previous review, but don't on this restaurant on the basis of older reviews and experiences. It has new owners who excel at sauces and preparing vegetables. Service is superb. Also it isn't crowdedand parking at the shopping center is a breeze. The pansng curry is to die for! read more

Great takeout Pad Thai with seafood. Would return if I am in the area. Fast service and excellent food. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Pad thai seafood - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

Very expensive for what you get. Minimal protein. My table received two different menus with two sets of prices. The waitress didn't seem to care, but of course charged the higher amount. Will the price gouging ever end? read more

What a hidden treasure hidden behind the theater and Ranch 99. Their spicy fried wings are just the right amount of heat, giving you a satisfying burn while also tingling your lips for a long time. Also great are their coleslaw and pickled radish. Simply ask for assistance with the menu or look for their helpful signs. It's not your typical bone-in or boneless option, haha! read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Orinda, California

Good food! I've gotten the lunch special with spring roll, tofu red curry with rice and a side salad a few times and very happy w that each time. read more

I called this Thai restaurant by mistake. But since we have never tried and had good reviews I thought I will give it a try. I hate to give a bad review but the food was terrible. -Pad See Ewe was disgusting to the point we thought something is off and didn't eat after a bite -Basil Beef was so salty -Chicken Satay was dried and burnt -Fried Spring Rolls were tasteless and the inside was all mushy read more

Came by for dinner the other night in the quiet town of Orinda. The dining area of the restaurant was spacious and classy. Started off with the golden bags which were okay. They were basically shrimp and pork? wrapped in a wonton wrapped served with a side of plum sauce. The seafood pumpkin curry that Yelpers raved about was also decent. There was plenty of seafood and the pumpkin curry was flavorful. The basil calamari was also tasty. There was a nice basil flavor and the calamari wasn't overcooked. The pad thai chicken was okay. I've definitely had better and I'm not a fan of pad thai chicken myself. Throughout the entire meal, the staff was extremely courteous. A waiter even scooped everyone a scoop of rice when he brought out the rice! At $22/person, pricing was slightly above average..perhaps it's because it's in Orinda? read more

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I am sold on Baan Thai. It was a serendipitous find to say the least. On our way to a Monthaversary dinner celebration, Google directed us through Orinda and I'm so glad it did. On our way to the original destination, I noticed a dark, narrow side street that peaked my curiosity. My husband, always willing to go off the beaten path with me, indulged me yet again to spontaneously go somewhere we hadn't researched or discussed before hand. This cozy, deliciously fragrant and welcoming restaurant wasn't busy. It's a small place, but can sit quite a few guests with ease. We were very comfortable on the bench seats with pads and pillows for our comfort. Our waiter was very attentive in all the right ways and times. We placed our order, splitting everything as usual. I did get a hot ginger tea which was surprisingly delicious. My husband got his usual Thai Iced tea. Perfect. We had an assorted appetizer plate that had the crispy pumpkin and potatoes slices, egg roll and chicken satay. We also ordered the pumpkin soup. All were hot, delicious and we left full. Taking our left overs with us, we were given fresh dipping sauces to go. I'm looking forward to going again and hopefully sharing our find with friends and family. read more

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