Came here on a Wednesday night for birthday celebration and the ambiance was great - it's not too loud so everyone can have decent conversations at their tables and overall it's a good vibe in the restaurant. We were seated right away and the waitress helped us with our waters and order quickly. We ordered spring rolls for appetizers, and chicken red curry and coconut rice, the crispy rock fish, and the drunken noodles (spicy) to share. The food was bomb - everything was tasty and we all enjoyed everything we ordered. The service was attentive and super friendly. This is our first time here and we will come back for sure. Highly recommended! read more

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Best Thai food, EVER! Our server 'Autumn' is SO fantastic, she makes every visit here very enjoyable and always remembers our orders! Best server in Victoria in our opinion! We feel so well taken care of. They have the BIGGEST portions here, the flavours are *incredible* fresh and tangy, it's very authentic, delicious Thai food. Plus such a warm and cozy atmosphere, our favourite restaurant in Victoria. Highly recommend the papaya salad, the pineapple friend rice & the lemongrass mocktails! read more

Wow, what a fantastic meal and great service we enjoyed at Baan Thai Wok and Bar Restaurant in Victoria! Delicious food and service was fast and friendly too. Emily greeted us and we were seated quickly, she delivered our happy hour (2-5 pm and 9-11 pm) drinks which were tasty! We ordered the W3: Cashew Vegetable dish with chicken and it was incredible! We eat a lot of Thai food and we have to say it was the best flavoring and freshest veggies we have enjoyed in recent memory! The interior is beautifully done with a mix of old brick and dark, luxurious color, wood, and wallpaper. Truly a great experience and most delicious meal! Highly recommend! read more

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Order was slow. Ngl, the waiter dragged out the order. We are vegetarian, and we ordered all vegetarian food that the waiter recommended. All in all, the server was nice but very slow service. The food tasted like average Thai food. The portions were small and lots of extra charge for protein. read more

The chicken noodle soup and pork soup were really flavorful. Delicious drunken noodles and eggplant tofu. Great service and ambiance. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Chicken noodle soup, pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

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Quick review! We stopped in for dinner here at Baan Thai when our cruise ship stopped in Victoria B.C. We docked at 7pm and headed to Chinatown to scope out a good place. I'll credit my wife for finding this one. It was pretty good. We got there close to closing. It was my fault. There was a car show / cruise in by fishermen's warf and the downtown area. Lots of nice classics and modern classics to ogle at. Anyway, like I said the food was great and the service was spot on. Everything was delicious!!!! We enjoyed our Saturday dinner in Canada very much! read more

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As a family of three we shared the chicken pad Thai (mild) and the chicken panang (medium). We were very impressed with the dishes, they came out very quick and were finished just as quickly! The only thing to note is that the spice levels are quite inaccurate. We typically have low tolerances and were skeptical to try the medium, no need. I would classify both dishes as no spice. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Panang and pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Amazing! The food was fresh and delicious. Best meal we had in Victoria. All of the seafood and meat were cooked perfectly-- melt in your mouth and So yummy! Service was super friendly. Looking forward to coming back to Victoria so we can eat here again! Thank you for a wonderful meal! read more

Great taste if vegetables dish. Great customer services. Location is centrally located with a short distance to downtown Victoria

I was visiting Victoria and went here with a friend. I live in Vancouver and have been to Thailand, so I usually wonder if Thai restaurants are going to be up to snuff. This place certainly is. We both got the same dish, which was a red curry on special. The great thing is that they had the option of adding Humboldt squid, which we both did. Adding coconut rice made for a wonderful lunch and visit. The squid was excellent: very well cooked with large pieces that were flavourful and had fantastic texture. Really welcoming place with a nice soft, brown wooden interior and great service. I would go again. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Red curry lunch special with coconut rice and Humboldt squid. - Thai Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Great atmosphere. Food was delicious. Service was good. Server was new but very friendly. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Menu - Thai Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

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Does not include rice with their entrees (as virtually all Thai restaurants do). Do not prompt people who order entrees for delivery that they do not include them and that they might want to order rice. Also - they do not include utensils with your order unless you go into a special section of their site and choose 'add utensils' - again, completely non-standard for delivery orders. Oh and when you call about it, the manager will not care less. Bonus points - the food is mediocre and bland. read more

My wife and I have been ordering from Baan Thai for a few years now, and it was usually pretty consistent! The food wasn't the best ever, but it also wasn't bad... the spring rolls were fine - sometimes kind of overly greasy, but tasty. The portion sizes were a little inconsistent, but the food was tasty, and the price kept us coming back. Look, I get it, midway through 2022 every business has had to raise their prices; its a tough time, cost wise. It's a bummer, but understandable when I go into a restaurant and prices have gone up say, a dollar, even two. But the amount that Baan Thai has raised their prices now means we won't be back. The spring rolls (Por Pya) went from $7.50 to $15 for the same portions?! Pad Thai went from $11 to $15?? These are now the same (actually a little more for some dishes) prices as Sookjai Thai (which has always been our "special occasion" restaurant because of their prices), but which has FAR AND AWAY better food. I'm bummed, because like I said, the food was tasty, but just.. not worth these prices. read more

Very disappointing. Have ordered from Baan Thai many times in the past; it's not my first choice but the food had always been decent and it is conveniently located for us. Based on these factors, it was a borderline option, but I won't be going back again. Made a small online order for pick-up at the OB location after trying by phone four times with no answer. The online ordering system does seem fairly easy to use, however, so I ordered a Pad thai and used the handy drop down menu to select no bean sprouts (allergy). We picked up and noticed when we got home that it was loaded with Bean sprouts. Annoying, but mistakes happen. Not sure if its an online glitch, human error or what, but it's the customer service afterward which is what is truly disappointing- when I FINALLY got through by phone, the girl was extremely rude and said that I did not specify no bean sprouts in my order and that they were unwilling to do anything about it. Get lost sort of attitude. Into the compost it went- won't be making the mistake of ordering here again! read more

Went to the Cadboro bay location. Initially greeted and seated by enthusiastic servers. After the disgusting meal arrived, no waitresses ever came back to ask about our uneaten meal. It was W8, or chicken larb with herbs and seasoning. Looked like dog food ( sorry).,bland, no flavour. So disappointed. Do NOT recommend. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Really love Thai food and ate many great meals here in years past, but the food and a few other things lately haven't been the same. Won't be coming anymore. read more

This restaurant serves lovely, delicious food, at fair prices. The staff is great and offers wonderful service. We look forward to returning as soon as we can! Fabulous! read more

Quick vacay to Victoria, stayed a few blocks away from Baan Thai. The food was amazing, every dish we ordered (5) in all including dessert was flavorful and delicious. Our waiter Quinn was efficient and friendly. Food was quick coming out and the service was spot on. Wish we had this restaurant in Edmonton. Alberta. Definitely recommended. read more

Authentic taste of Thailand. Very enjoyable and a good variety for a menu. We had the Som Tum + Garlic prawns for appetizers and they were very good. For dinner we had the thick noodles and yellow curry, which were both great and good sized portions. We were disappointed to see no mango sticky rice! Nonetheless, was a great place. read more

My daughter and I popped in for a quick lunch. The food was great. Our server was delightful, quick with a smile. We thought it was good value for the money as well. Parking out friend was handy! read more

Chelsey and Paige were phenomenal and I was blown away by their outstanding service! Thank you! read more

First, I have been frequenting this restaurant since it opened, about thirty years ago. It was in a different location and was a lovely, unpretentious , atmospheric place with great food. I was horrified tonight to go in to the one on Blanshard street and it was like going into a cheap white trash bar. I had a long day at work and wanted a quiet meal before coming home. Instead, I had horrible music blaring at me. After ordering, I asked the server to turn the volume down to which she replied she " couldn't." I asked to complain to the owner and was told to write my name on a sticky note. Unacceptable. The manager was there, but didn't bother dealing with the situation. When I lived in Europe , I wrote restaurant reviews. There are three key points- the food, the atmosphere and the service. The food is okay, but there is no atmosphere. I couldn't hear myself think. I will never go back. There are many good Thai places here- forget this one. Go somewhere else which has a little modicum of dignity and decorum left, not a trashy, obnoxious place which can't be bothered to listen to customers. read more

Maybe instead of hire hot chicks maybe they should hire a better chief? The food was absolutely horrible, tasted nothing like Thai food, not even close. I feel bad for the customers that were there. 85$ right to the trash! That explained why the restaurant was so quiet. Save yourself, DON'T COME TO THIS PLACE! read more

Change your takeout cutlery provider!! I ordered takeout and the plastic spoon cut my mouth. Now I'm left with a swollen lip. The food is bewildering. When someone orders a green curry, you'd expect it comes with rice or noodles. Nope, not here! Rice is an extra $2.50. The green curry itself is ok. Not too sweet or salty, but nothing spectacular. I prefer the curry you get at Thai express which comes to less than $12 WITH rice. I would skip this place and instead visit the food court at your nearest mall. read more

I ordered curry dish. They asked me if I wanted rice with it. I asked if you should have rice with it. They enthusiastically said yes. I asked if it was extra; they said yes. A close to $20 curry dish for one, and they manipulate you into ordering rice for which you have to pay extra. Cheap, and dishonest. read more

That was awesome Thai food experience. I usually eat pad thai, but this time I took Red Curry with chicken that was crazy tasty! Like so much! Paid for curry with chicken and rice almost $20. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

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This place has a beautiful ambiance, perfect for casual or date nights. I ordered the fried rice and it was packed with flavor. read more

Baan Thai Restaurant - fried rice - Thai Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

We were craving Thai food (our favorite) and our landlord told us that this was her favorite restaurant. Upon entering this very nicely decorated restaurant we were seated immediately. Our waitress was named Ton (spelling?) helped us pair our wine with our food, which was the Pad Thai with chicken, extra spicy and stir fried vegetables and a serving of steamed rice. The Pad Thai was amazing, probably the best I've ever eaten, and I have been to Thailand! The noodles were home made I believe, because they had such a wonderful silky texture. I also liked how they removed the lemongrass, which most restaurants don't. Also, the rice was so tender! Great experience. read more

I went to this restaurant a number of times in the past so was surprised when I purchased a soup with chicken and got food poisoning that evening. I was sick 3 hours after eating the soup and was in the bathroom all night. I quietly complained to the restaurant 2 days later and then again 3 weeks later, gave the on duty supervisor my number, but never got a call back. Today I was called by the so called hospitality manager that all I was after was a bowl of free soup. He was aggressive and hostile to me. he said that unless there are 50 people sick there is no food poisoning. He said that I should complain to the Health Department and not to the restaurant. Needless to say I was shocked to hear this from the so called hospitality manager. I went in today to get a resolution to the lack of a call, and my violent food poisoning, instead I got bad attitude and customer service from the person at 250-891-6472. Eat here only at your own risk. 12 hours in the bathroom and even shaking is not worth it read more

A very good find on a mini-break in Victoria. Many Victorians seem to eat early, so arriving after 8:00 was easy getting a table. The front-of-house staff were friendly, helpful, and efficient, but could use a bit of coaching on pronunciation of the dishes they serve. We started off with a delicious, spicy Som Tum (green papaya salad). We didn't mind that it was missing the traditional dried shrimp. Moved onto Bai Krapow Gai and Larb Gai with regular rice. Generous portions, carefully prepared, authentic taste. If you know and like Thai food, this restaurant is for you. read more

Best Thai food in Victoria. Everything I've had here has been amazing. My favourites are the duck red curry, the drunken noodles, the thai basil sitrfry, and the pad thai. All excellent quality and great flavour. I've never had a bad dish here. They also do good gluten free options which can be hard to find at asian places due to the sauces. read more

First time: the server forgot my order - a large Tom Yum Goong and when I finally got it, it was the wrong size, although it was tasty. However, the pork dish my hubby ordered was dried with no taste and even for a meat lover, he couldn't finish it. For the mixed-up with my order, the restaurant gave us 10% discount on our total bill. Second time: hubby ordered the chicken pad thai (no more pork) and a large Tom Yum Gai for me. My tongue was still numb a week after. Not going back! read more

Ordered pad Thai and I really did not like it at all. Flavour was not very good and it didn't look appetizing at all. I literally took a few bites and didn't eat any more of it. Spring roll was delicious tho. I will give this place another shot because they do have really good lunch specials and I would like to try their cashew veggie stir fry and see if it's any better or maybe a curry dish. read more

I hate being harsh, but when the top-rated Thai place in downtown turns out to be a bust, I think people deserve to know. My coworkers asked if I wanted to go to dinner at Baan Thai straight from the office. I even skipped working out altogether -- mostly because I was so excited to try this place out. PROS: + Spice: pretty much all options from appetizers to entrees can be cooked according to a level of spice that's listed on the menu + Beers: Thai beers and even Singaporean beers + Pad Thai: the super commercialized dish remains true to form here with fresh vegetables and is spiced properly -- the dish is not overtly sweet, salty or sauced CONS: - Soups: out of the regular tom yum soup, and the tom yum with coconut milk was so watery, I passed - Red Snapper: the only entree item that wasn't shrimp-based, I kid you not, it was like fish and chips (no chips) slathered with sweet and sour sauce.. very disappointing - Penang Curry: since when was curry served on a flat plate? Sharing this was incredibly difficult, and the amount of curry was paltry Between this Thai restaurant and Thai Siam a couple blocks away, I would say I'm still not satisfied. Blame random places like Chicago and Atlanta for providing me with fresh and authentic Thai dishes, but Baan Thai is really just middle of the road. Come here for a dinner to share with a group, but don't be disappointed that a dish that sounds great on paper turns out to be goop. read more

Rating at 2.5 stars - not quite good enough to guarantee a return. After reading all the Yelp reviews that raved, this was a big surprise. My wife and I went for lunch and I had the Phad Thai Moo while my wife had the tofu curry lunch combo. Interestingly, the veggie combo comes with a chicken stock based soup with no veggie substitute so I ended up with it and it was salty - very salty. Phad Thai Moo was pretty bland. The wife said hers was meh. Service was OK and the atmosphere very dinery - nothing fancy. Can't see why or how this place gets best Thai food review. Wouldn't last in LA 10 minutes. read more

Food was great. Server was attentive. 5.00 Caesars were a great deal. The only thing we would change is the music. Maybe something other than pop and more traditional? Food was reasonably priced. read more

I use to come here ten years ago all the time. It tasted wonderful. However, I went back recently and ordered the pad thai this evening. It was so salty. I don't think I will come back again. Servers seem uninterested. read more

While I enjoyed patronizing this restaurant pre-COVID, I have only eaten there twice since March, both times this past month - the visits three weeks apart. As you enter, I assume because of the limited seating, they take your temperature and contact information. Being not too adventurous, both times I ordered the basic Pad Thai, which was visually appealing, a good sized portion and deliciously excellent. I ordered it hot spicy, and it was just to my taste. The service was great, with attractive, friendly waitresses that are pleasant to chat with. They have daily specials and a lunch menu that I would like to try out, so no doubt I will be back again before too long. read more

I'm impressed. I just wish that their menu featured an entirely vegetarian Massaman Curry We began with spring rolls, which were fried perfectly and surprisingly not greasily. Pad Thai was full of peanutty flavor and a vegetable dish we tried had a nice ginger zing. Baan Thai really knows how to spice its vegetarian dishes well. read more

We were wandering around downtown Victoria, just absolutely starving, and craving Thai food. We kept thinking, "I know I saw a Thai restaurant around here somewhere" but we couldn't figure out what street it was on. We'd just given up when we turned left on Blanshard and it was like one of those moments in movies when a ray of sun is shining right directly on the object of your quest. The food was served quickly and very very yummy. It definitley hit the spot. We had the spring rolls for appetizer, Phad Prig Phao Gai, and Guay Teow Phad Ped. YUM! read more