We went there for lunch since they have lunch specials of rice or noodle dishes. It comes with a green salad or a Tom yum soup. The decor is a bit out dated. We sat a corner so that we can talk. The service was decent. The washroom was tight, but clean. The soup came out quickly and it had flavour. I would have liked it in a bigger bowl. The main dish that I ordered was tofu pad Thai. I was not impressed that I got 4-5 tiny cubes of tofu as my protein. The pad Thai was on the sweeter side - I prefer the salty version. Presentation could be improved. My friends also commented on the lack of protein in their dishes. They were kind enough to give us three separate bills. read more

Bamboo Legend - Tom yum soup - Thai Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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We got crab cheese wonton as starters (I don't recommend them), drunk noodles with beef, pad Thai with beef, and Thai ice tea. The crab cheese wonton barely had any filling, so I wouldn't get that again. The entrees were tasty and priced accordingly for the portion sizes. The Thai ice tea was really good! Service was really good here. read more

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Ordered delivery from this spot which is new to me. When I get Thai takeout, I more or less order the same items. First up was the hot and sour soup. It was okay - much thinner in consistency compared to when I normally order it. It was more of a light broth than a thicker soup. It did have more ingredients floating around than normal too. Overall the flavour was hot and a bit sour. Next was the chicken pad thai. While the overall flavour was nutty which I enjoy, it lacked a bit of flavour and was a but salty. I found the chicken dry as well. Lastly was coconut rice (it was great!) and decided to opt for something a bit different and ordered pineapple curry. It was equal parts spice and sweet which was a unique balance. The added vegetables were a nice touch. If I were to return, I would definitely try their other curries on the menu! read more

Bamboo Legend - Takeout packed perfectly - Thai Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Well, I'll just say right off the bat that if you do decide to eat food from here, do yourself a favor and either get takeout or get it delivered. Because the service is not only lacking, but extremely slow. Forget about being seated as we entered, we weren't even greeted. Eventually just standing there for a few minutes, we just ended up practically seating ourselves before they finally acknowledged our existence and asked how many in our party. From that point on the trend continued. Waited approximately 15 or so minutes before we eventually gave up and literally had to call someone over to take our order/get us drinks/etc. Same story for waiting on the food - took a while. Food itself was okay. I'd call it average. It wasn't bad, but certainly nowhere near fantastic enough to make me want to ever come back here to deal with the service again. Hmmm....does the name Bamboo Legend maybe come from the fact that by the time people are able to tell someone else about the restaurant, they are so old from having to wait so long that they become a legend? read more

Bamboo Legend - Beef vermacelli - Thai Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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We've been going to Bamboo Legend since it opened, many years ago. At first, the food was great, the service was great and we had no complaints. Over the years, the food seemed to go downhill a bit and when we'd order wine, they had nothing left on the wine list except the most expensive wines. We gave up a few years ago and just stopped going. We decided to give it another try and were pleasantly surprised that the food is once again delicious. The three of us ordered different noodle dishes and other than the lack of spice, we were very happy with them. All were very tasty and the portions were plentiful. We also ordered the calamari and the fish cakes as appetizers. The calamari was very tasty, as was the dipping sauce. The fish cakes were some of the best Thai fish cakes we've had. They were cooked just perfectly, rather than being a little overdone and rubbery as is often the case. Our only real complaint about the food was that it wasn't very hot. Everything was warmer than room temperature, but not as piping hot as it should have been. The main reason for my 3-star review instead of 4-star was that the service was just terrible. We were told to sit wherever we wanted to, but sat for at least 5 minutes before getting menus. Then we waited at least another 15 minutes for the server to come back over to take orders. He didn't even mention drinks, just said "okay, what do you want to order?". No apologies were offered for the time we had waited. A table came in while were were sitting. They waited 15 minutes and walked out. We also heard others complaining that they had been waiting too long for service and heard the server apologize several times to others. The restaurant wasn't overly busy, but there was only one server and I think that was the problem. Once we put in our orders, the food came out fairly quickly so it wasn't a problem with the kitchen. Having said all that, the food was good and we will most likely be going back. We've also ordered take out once since that visit and the food was just as good and piping hot. read more

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We used to come to bamboo legend a lot back in 2007, but the service and food went down. Everything was inconsistent and slow. But we decided to try it again. The service was just as slow, but there should be more than one server. We waited a long time to have our order taken and we ordered waters which didn't get there until we had to ask again. The server was a bit frantic as well. Our starters were calamari and fish cakes, the fish cakes were good. The calamari was good, but lukewarm, still crispy and the sauce was nice. When we ordered our mains, he didn't ask for a spice level and by the time we got order we had forgotten about that. He also never checked in on us or asked how our food was. He also was out of the wine we wanted and tried to up sell us to the highest priced bottle. The mains were great, despite the service. I had the Drunken Noodles. The overall flavour was amazing. The vegetables and noodles were cooked perfectly. The beef was a bit over and it could've been spicier. I definitely recommend the Drunken noodles. Ambience is nice and clean, nothing has changed. Their plants need water as well. read more

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Recently visited this place with a few girlfriends and was pleasantly surprised. At first, there was no one there and I was worried. I hate when a restaurant is deserted as it makes me worry about the freshness of their product. However, man did it get packed quickly, especially for a Wednesday night. The one server managed it all easily too. Food was good. Fishcakes were a bit too oily for my taste, but yummy. The pad thai was absolutely delicious though. I think it had more fish sauce than a standard pad thai, so I assume more authentic than others. I liked it, I just wish it was like 25% bigger. read more

Very friendly staff. Quick service. Good prices. I especially like the peanut curry, mango salad, cold rolls and spring rolls.

I went to Toronto for winterlicious at Sambucas and was disappointed w the fish that tasted muddy ! So we went to Suko Thai and was more disppointed . And i told my sis and my bff not to go home yet but go to another thai . This is good read more

I wanted to love this place but sadly I didn't. The staff were friendly, but service in general was lacklustre. It took us too long to get our order in and when we asked for extra cutlery we never received it. The place wasn't busy either, it was less than half full, so we can't chalk it up to busyness either. Now for the food: Green Curry Beef - the meat was tough, the veggies lack seasoning and the bamboo shoots in the curry itself was overwhelming. They need to wash the shoots more before they put it in because it really ruined the flavour profile of the dish. (1/5) Calamari - below average, doesn't taste fresh and is akin to those frozen calamari rings you can get at Walmart. The tangy mayo that came alongside was decent (2/5) Soft shell crab curry - I thought this was the best dish of the night. Again, the veggies seemed like an afterthought, or just randomly chosen to add bulk to the dish. (3/5) My sister also ordered the teaser Thai iced tea for two bucks, and it came in one of those glasses you serve bourbon in (as pictured below). I thought they made their iced tea quite well actually, most other places make the drink far too sweet and with too little of that tea flavour, so this was really pleasant and refreshing. I may order one of those iced teas to go someday, but I'm pretty sure I won't be back. read more

Bamboo Legend - Teaser Thai Iced Tea - Thai Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Friendly service and nice decor. Ordered bamboo legend fresh rolls, curry pad Thai, and the mango chicken. The fresh rolls were really fresh and tasty and came with a tamarind dipping sauce. Curry pad Thai was spicy and was a generous mound of noodles with some veggies although not sure cabbage is a good veggie for pad Thai. Mango chicken was a runny mess of sauce with slices of chicken breast and a couple of slices of mango. Not very good IMHO. Place was quiet when we came in but it took over 20 minutes to get our fresh rolls and another 15 to get our mains. They seem to have a steady stream of takeout orders for pick up which may have affected service for eat in clients. read more

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Sooooooo goooood! Been looking for a great thai place nearby and this place is fantastic. Looks like the majority gets take out but we ate in. Huge portions for the money some of the freshest tasting thai I have had. Can't wait to come back! read more

The service was awful and the food was disappointing. I asked for no peanuts in my papaya salad and it arrived with peanuts. No problem. People make mistakes. The salad was delicious except that it's only 30% papaya and the rest is carrots. I didn't expect a carrot salad when I ordered a papaya salad. Next when I ordered my curry, I asked for extra spicy. When he brought my dish I asked if it was spicy. He stutters saying "... Yes?" but turns out he forgot. He then brought me every single type of spice from the kitchen, which was a nice gesture but still very disappointing. The sticky rice was soggy and couldn't be traditionally eaten with fingers. Every time I picked it up, it would fall apart. I was brought up with traditional Lao and Thai cuisine and sticky rice is supposed to be sticky. Right? I wouldn't recommend going here. I gave 2 stars for the nice decor. read more

Friends and I got some take out from here. We got the daily special, which was either a red or green curry, mango or papaya salad, and spring rolls or fish cakes for $16. Considering there were 5 of us, they were pretty quick at preparing our meals. I got the green curry, mango salad, and spring rolls. Spring rolls were deliciously crispy even after a car ride, and stuffed full. Mango salad was nice and fresh with lots of mango slivers. Green curry was full of flavour and had just the right amount of kick. The portion size was slightly on the smaller side, but that could be just the take out. Would definitely come back again! read more

Went in here for lunch and boy was it delicious. Their lunch menu is amazing with loads of choices, decent price and decent portion. For $10 you get a soup or salad and entrée which for me was Pad Thai with chilli flakes on the side (got to add a little heat). The food was flavourful, presented nicely, perfect portion and was brought to us quickly. Each bite was always better than the last. It's got the perfect amount of vegetables and peanuts and grease, awesome combo right! The soup was tasty and a good way to prep me before devouring my meal. Next time, I will try their drunken noodle entrée which looked really good. Similar to the Pad Thai, its filled with peanuts, vegetables and grease. Can't go wrong. The service was pleasant. My water glass was always full and our plates were taken away as soon as were done. The place was also, nice and clean which put me in a zen like mood. Would I come back here again, most definitely! read more

I wish I could write a positive review but so many things went wrong when we went for lunch today. I'm not sure where to start. For starters, the service was not good. It was slow, haphazard, and potentially overwhelmed as well. It was a very busy lunch with a fair number of tables. There was 2 waitresses. They were not rude at all... if anything, they were courteous but just not aware and they made errors on other tables. They gave people soup when they ordered salad, they delivered items to the wrong tables... just a bunch of noticeable small things. The food is where lots of things faltered. I first got my salad and wow, it was really disappointing. There was maybe 12 iceberg lettuce leaves and half of them were limp and pink edged because they were OLD. I have a picture of it on my phone but I won't post it here because it's unpleasant looking. In terms of the actual entree, the spicy Thai basil with shrimp was flavourful. It was plated fairly nicely but the size was eye raising as in disappointing. I may have gotten only 5 shrimp on the entire plate. There was maybe 1/4 red pepper, less than half a carrot, and maybe 1/2 cup of green beans. I couldn't believe how little food there was. I looked at other tables and they were the exact same except they had a ridiculously giant portion of rice (I asked for no rice). It's clear they use a lot of filler rice and rice noodles in their lunch portions to get the person full. My husband's order didn't fare any better. He had the green curry combo that came with fish cakes and papaya salad. The salad portion was big but there was very little papaya. It was mostly cabbage and carrot. The 3 fish cakes were tasty but they weren't very large (notice a trend?) and his green curry was ridiculously small. It was in a tiny soup bowl with zero vegetables and maybe less than 1/3 cup of chicken. The largest thing on his plate was the rice... it was probably 1.5 cups of rice. I did try his curry and it was very tasty and flavourful. So I will say that this restaurant is talented but they're cheap and they have poor quality. The other reason for saying that aside from our substandard meal was that the table beside us found a HAIR in their curry. Ew! I cannot recommend this place to anyone in good conscience. It's too bad as I think they do make great tasting food but not good meals. read more

I ordered the Thai basil fried rice and hot and sour soup. The rice was very bland and had no flavour; it looked like plain white rice with barely anything added to it. The hot and sour was below average, I've had hot and sour soups at many Thai restaurants and this one is wasn't even close. Very disappointed and won't go back. read more

We had a birthday dinner here for my sister in April. The food wasn't so great... the pad thai tasted like ketchup which is my number 1 sign to run. I tried a bunch some of other people's dishes and nothing but the fried chicken wings were good. The green curry tasted like water and not a lot of ingredients. On top of that, a restaurant should never accept a reservation for a party if they can't accommodate. Nothing ruins a party more than having food come out sporadically over 2.5 hours. My sister and I noticed new tables getting their food consistently while some of our guests were kept waiting for over an hour and a half. Apparently to not piss off the other guests they staggered our bill and made other orders ahead of ours so some of our guests got lucky and the others got the bad end of the stick. We were having the birthday cake by the time my sister in law got her dinner which everyone felt bad about. They ended up giving her a 10 or 15% discount but everyone else who waited almost as long got nothing. No apologies were offered with the discount and I really had to ask them to compensate her. Better thai places in Mississauga fortunately. read more

My favorite Thai resto by far. Haven't had any place like it! Located by Dundas and Winston Churchill, in the CIBC plaza. The google maps doesn't show it up properly sometimes. Hard to explain, but whatevs. I've taken a few friends here, and one of them said "this place is the most authentic Thai place I've eaten at... the presentation, the way food is prepared..." They also serve BOTH types of Pad Thai (tomato sauce red and regular). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND... - Philly Crab Meat Wontons - Authentic Pad Thai (non red) - Curry Soft Shell Crab read more

If your new to Tai, this place might excite you, however if you know this style of food at all, this place is pretty average if not below.. Red curry has a nice taste which was the saving grace, however it has a soupy consistency, where as a good red curry sauce will run thicker with more depth in taste.. They use frozen vegetables, overcooked shrimp, creamcheese wantons were also overcooked (should be somewhat soft on the shell) and all thought they look large on the outside, if you break open you will find a very small amount of ingredient Inside, as opposed to many others.. With stiff competition from place like 'Ben Thanh' just up the road, I was surprised these guys didn't live up to their 'legendary' name, and bring some competition to the area, especially with the premium prices they ask.. Back to Ben Thanh we go! read more

This is my go-to Thai restaurant and has been for a while now. While the service varies, the food is constantly on point and is good enough to keep the 5 star rating. Their food is always fresh and full of flavour. The coconut soup is probably the most incredible thing my taste buds have had the pleasure of eating, and I wish I could take a giant pot home with me. I mean, I'm really not much of a soup person but this one is something I could live off of. Salty, creamy, sweet, tons of fresh veggies and tofu that's never overcooked. The coconut curry is also one of my favourites as it's packed full of deep, well built flavours. Only minor issues that I would have with this place is the service can be slow at times since they usually only have one person working, and the spice level on the food (especially curries) changes from day to day. Some days its mild and some its relatively hot. Being a spice lover I personally don't mind but this could pose an issue for some. All in all, if you're looking for a good quality Thai meal at an affordable price I would highly suggest this place, it's a hidden gem. read more

A nice little Thai restaurant tucked away in Oakville/Mississauga, Bamboo Legend offers good food at fair prices. Lunch will run about $10 a person, and you get your selection of red, green and concunt curries (with beef, chicken, shrimp, etc.), pad Thai and other traditional Thai food. The shrimp red curry was nicely flavored, and you can add some hot sauce and chili to spice it up some more. It didn't blow me away (but I've only tried one dish), but it's a nice, quiet place to have a lunch with a friend or two. I'll come back to try other dishes as well! read more

If you're looking for amazing Thai food this is the spot. I'm rarely on the West end of the city so finding this spot was pretty rare. Apps: satay chicken, chicken wings, and crab wontons. All amazing, though my favourite was the wontons delicious cheese sauce on the side. Mains: authentic Pad Thai, Panang curry, shrimp and chicken vegetables, and Thai fried rice. 9/10 service, 9/10 food, 8/10 ambience. Would highly recommend! read more

It's been about 4 years since I have been to Bamboo Legend. We were greeted kindly and ended up being the only diners while we were there. The establishment seemed clean. He ordered seafood pad thai. I got the chicken pad thai. We were never offered drinks. Strangely two glasses of water arrived after we were done eating. The seafood in the pad thai wasn't fresh. My chicken pad thai was standard but nothing special. We both found the portions to be small. Not blown away. Won't go back. read more

Love this place. The food and portion sizes are really good. Always nice to go in with a couple of friends to enjoy some thai curry!! Their lunch specials are great too, and so are their combo's. Thai green curry and basil chicken are the best!! The service isn't always the best and have to always insist on getting water, napkins etc. Funny how that's an issue even when it's not too busy. Other than that - everything is really good. Definitely worth a visit! read more

Very nice atmosphere, service was good, maybe needing a bit more interaction with their guests. Had Chicken Tom Yum soup which was awesome. Also Green Curry Chicken with Jasmine Rice. The flavours were great, but the Green Curry Chicken had an oily film which masked the coconut flavours. I'd still come back tho !! read more

Bamboo Legend - Chicken Tom Yum soup. - Thai Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

We went to try out this place based on the positive reviews it had received and it was conveniently close to where we were bowling afterwards. The place was fairly empty when we arrived and we were told we could seat ourselves wherever we wanted. I had ordered the hot and sour soup, which was quite underwhelming. It was neither sour nor very hot. I wasn't expecting the black pepper in the soup nor the bell pepper, and there was a fair amount of oil in it. We had ordered the chicken creamy curry with two bowls of rice. The waitress had told us it was a very large portion and said that one of those dishes could last her three meals. When the dish came out, it was definitely not as large as we thought it would be. I don't consider myself to be a huge eater, but I could have definitely cleaned up the entire plate on my own. The curry itself was alright, it was mainly string beans, some red bell pepper and chicken peices, not the best curry I have had. We had wanted to order a second curry dish but couldn't get the waitress's attention so we had to go up to the counter to order. The service was slow, and the food wasn't impressive. Will not be my first choice for thai food. read more

Me: "What the heck is fusion pad thai?" BL: "It's pad thai with tomato sauce." Me: "So it's wet like spaghetti?" BL: "No it's dry like pad thai." Me: "But is it sweet like spaghetti sauce?" BL: "No, it's savory, you know, like pad thai..." Me: "OoOooohhh..." ...this had to have continued for a few minutes until... BL: "You should just try it... Sounds like you'd like it... It's like ... uh... pad thai." Yada yada yada... it was amazing. Give this place a try. read more

This place has the best crab wontons. The fusion pad Thai is good as well. Lots of chicken and tofu with cilantro and peanuts. We asked for the chilli sauce and it also came with black chilli flakes. We would return again. read more

Great $14.99 dinner special that included a mango salad, spring rolls or fish cakes, chicken curry and a small dessert! Good, friendly service. Clean place. Wasn't very busy but I'd be back! read more

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We just randomly went to this place for a quick dinner. It was a pleasant surprise. The food was great. Staff was courteous. Loved coconut curry. Being vegetarian we do not have many places/ choices to eat but happy to find this hidden gem. Will go again. read more

My friend finally brought me here after raving about their pad thai. I cannot stop daydreaming about the pad thai now. read more

Worst worst restaurant ever that I have had in Canada! I ordered the pho. It's not about the taste. The beef and beef balls basically were bad and couldn't be eaten. I doubt how many days they have been cooked and how many years the beef balls have been in the fridge. My friend ordered green curry also tasted awful. I took out all the meet and my friend just had a few bite. How could a canadian restaurant give clients bad food! Maybe because we don't have to pay for medical care? Cannot believe it. I told the waiter the meat is bad and he didn't say anything. We still paid and quickly left. Never go to this restaurant! I would give 0 star if I can choose. Never had this experience in Canada! read more

Bamboo Legend - The beef and beef balls had gone bad and they brought it to the table. Waiter didn't say anything after I told him that the meet was bad - Thai Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

I have been a long time customer bc they are so consistent! The food is always delicious! I highly recommend the pad Thai and the coconut curry chicken! read more

3.5 stars if I could. Because of the proximity to my workplace, I've been going here for almost four years, everything is fairly consistent. - Tom yum soup is bland and they overdo it with the cilantro. I had the good fortune of trying their special pumpkin dill soup one day and it was damn good stuff (even if it wasn't specifically thai). - Basil chicken is very good, and their creamy coconut curry is fantastic. It's what keeps me coming back. - I'd pass on the fish cakes, calamari, tango mango chicken and massaman curry. I found them all to be one dimensional and boring. Unless you get the lunch specials, I find their dishes to be overpriced for the portion size, especially since you have to pay additional for rice. The restaurant is clean and homey. The dine in service can be slow, but friendly. read more

We've been eating here off and on for the past 10 years as it is one of my Mother-in-law's favourite restaurants. Unfortunately we have often found the service to be quite slow. On our most recent visit we were left waiting for an hour for our food to be served. They clearly don't have enough help in their kitchen. The food is quite good so it really a shame the service is so slow. read more

Very good Vietnamese beef on rice vermicelli. Also sweet and sour lemongrass soup is tasty. read more

Bamboo Legend - Vietnamese beef on rice vermicelli - Thai Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Located in the plaza beside the Polish supermarket, Starsky, on Winston Churchill and Dundas. My husband and I decided to try this place one time since it was near home and were pleased with our experience. We have yet to experience a sit down meal here but the food itself will have us coming back. The daily special consisted of your choice of curry, papaya or mango salad, and spring roll or fish cakes for $17.99. The portions of this special is generous that my husband and I shared and were full! And I must say, my husband and I usually order our own in other restaurants. Another time, my husband ordered a full size serving of the chicken green curry and it was such a generous portion that he had enough to bring for his lunch the next day. I am also VERY pleased that they serve Thai Iced Tea here since you can't find that in all Thai restaurants. However, I tried their Viet Iced Coffee and was not happy with it since there were so many coffee grinds at the bottom of my cup and each time I sipped, I would take a mouthful of it! The server at the front did say that they rarely have customers order that so maybe that's why? Tip: Like what the other reviews mentioned, service is a bit slow even for takeout so if you are planning on take out, it's best to call in ahead of time! Regardless, I will still give Bamboo Legend 5 stars for the quality and servings of their dishes. Service - 5 stars Food - 5 stars Ambiance of Restaurant- 5 stars read more

Really great food. Service is a bit on the slow side, but the food more than makes up for it. The special with red or green curry, mango or papaya salad, spring rolls and rice for $17.99 was delicious and great value. We will be back read more

I decided to give Bamboo Legend the benefit of the doubt and give them another try to see if they would surpass my last experience dining with them and hope that my next updated review would be more on the positive side. Sadly, as you will read, it did not. We ordered 1 pho with well done rare beef and beef ball & 1 grilled chicken over vermicelli with spring rolls. I wondered why the extra complimentary sides (either choice of ginger salad or Tom Yum Soup which come with meals off the lunch menu) were even bothered being offered. TOM YUM SOUP & GINGER SALAD: The Tom Yum Soup, was disappointing to say the least. It came in a teeny-tiny bowl and felt very watered down without having any broth or real substance to it. The tofu in the soup was cut smaller than bite-size pieces and there were hardly any pieces in it. The ginger salad contained about 1-2 iceberg lettuce leaves which graced a small blue trimmed plate, with 1 cucumber slice, 1 tomato slice and 1/4 of a cut carrot slice... WELL-DONE RARE BEEF with BEEF BALL PHO: There was some sort of strange smell and weird after taste to it. It just didn't taste fresh. The bowl was rather full with noodles than broth or anything else. THE SERVICE: Nothing has changed since my last visit here and this happened yet again. Just when we had come in before another customer, the other customer got served before us (it made me wonder if I had something on my face). I mean there has to be some sequence to serving customers, right? After yet another disappointing service experience and low food quality, I'm pretty sure I won't be back. read more