I think I may have found a new favorite. The Massaman curry was delicious. They gave us a lot but not too much. The cashier/server was awesome. Don't miss out going here. read more

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My new favorite thai restaurant. Generous lunch portions. I ordered yellow curry with chicken. Great flavors. Served with jasmine rice. 10/10 My friend got thai iced tea with no cream. It was delicious. I would get that next time. Excellent service and comfortable seating. Cute decor. read more

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Best Thai restaurant in the world! The Pad Thai is tangy, not sweet. I was born in Thailand & this is the taste that I love, the tamarind tang not sweet. No pad Thai is the same anywhere you go & I have found this place has the most authentic taste, unless you actually go to Thailand & order this. I would say 99% of Thai restaurants don't sit well with me in regards to the pad Thai or any Thai noodle sauce. This is the only place that really soothes my Pad Thai taste buds. Other places I would order curry stir fry noodles since you can't really go wrong with curry noodles anywhere you go. I get the Thai tea no cream. I like the extra extra strong black tea taste. Hint of anise / cardamon. Our server & service is very attentive. The restaurant has a sushi bar. I always get char eel nigiri & salmon sashimi. I don't get sauce on sushi. Just the best sushi here. The best creamy Thai curry in the world is here too!!! Not runny/oily. Just the perfect consistency. read more

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"Basil Leaf" is a Thai, SUSHI & Boba place right in St Pete Beach. They also have a sister restaurant right down the block that we haven't tried, yet. They do Mobile Orders/orders to go! I find this very useful as I don't think their dining room is very comfy. We are going to try the other location when we get back. They have a very interesting menu with the usual Thai foods with a sushi bar inside. This is what we have had so far. SUSHI: The Crab appetizer was superb. The best one we have ever had. We can't wait to order that again :)... The sushi rolls we ordered were ok. The Tempura shrimp was overly sweet with asparagus. Neither one of us liked the Shrimp Tempura roll, temperature, texture, flavors, none of it worked. The salmon skin roll was ok. Dining in it was cold & had too much eel sauce. The salmon skin roll, with NO eel sauce we got to go, was way better. The Amberjack roll was excellent. The most interesting thing on their menu here is the "Small Soups" I love soup. I make it all the time. Make my own bone broths etc,, it's very healthy for you. Moi very first job was makin bone broth in a Vietnamese restaurant. Anyway, moi learned life's most valuable lesson from this experience. Did you know that if you make yourself stinky enough to bugs they won't bite you? You're just stinky to bugs, not to people. Yes, this is true. This is Dr Chef life lesson #1. Eat Tons of Garlic & lemongrass & bugs won't bite you. OuiOui. The "Small Soups" section on the menu here has "TOM YUM GOONG" soup. The traditional way. OuiOui. Not only do they have the "TOM YUM GOONG" soup on the menu they have a mixed seafood version called "King of the sea" We had both. Both are superb. I love lemongrass soup, especially with fresh seafood. The only difference between the two is one has shrimp only & the "King of the sea" has mixed seafood with tiny oysters. It is Sensational. Very very strong lemongrass flavor just the way I like it. YUM! :).. Sir Hubbers & I really enjoyed the small soups. This is the way it's done folks. We had to leave due to the storm but we are on our way back. The first thing I want? "TOM YUM GOONG KING OF THE SEA" Mate! Arrrr! :)' So if you're planning on a day outdoors, near lots of mosquitos, bitting bugs, remember to eat your "Tom Yum Goong" & lots of garlic. Your welcome :)) Recommend. Will Return to update. Namaste. read more

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Second review as I couldn't add to my review from three years ago. Even after two hurricanes this place is amazing. The outside appearance doesn't do it justice. The sushi is always high quality and super fresh and the service has always been attentive. We had the tuna poke bowl which was packed with fresh ingredients and a very nice portion along with the sashimi appetizer. They have a small lot of parking in front and one in back They take credit card and do take out read more

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First time eating Thai food here and it was decent. The environment was nicely decorated and spacious. The foods were just ok, nothing too special. Usually we tried Pad Thai at every Thai's restaurant that we visited just to taste and see the differences. Here it was missing veggies and it looked very simple dish. We also had Thai Fried rice and Pad See-ew noodles. Again, less veggies but made up with lot of proteins so if you're into it, this would be a place. read more

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When the leader of the pack settles for satisfaction, they prioritize integrity. How I'd use that analogy here is that the atmosphere does a decent job of taking you out of the world and surrounding you with friendly faces. The peanut sauce on my entree worked because it wasn't leaning too far into the sugar: it used the built in oils to elevate a veggie paradise to cheer up the customer's mouth. Carrots were thick, but still complemented the mixture nicely enough. Part of having a sensible palate, then, is finding the nuance in flavor. In letting the peanut sauce find its identity without Americanizing it too much, Basil Leaf finds a way to rock the beach. read more

Basil Leaf - Peanut Sauce - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

We went as a large group and the food was all fantastic from the curries, to the Basil dishes to the sushi, all excellent. The service and timing was pretty good considering we arrived as a group of 12. Dishes came out in groups of three but that was fine. Can't miss with this place. read more

I guess this is how Florida beach folks like Thai food. The drunken noodle dish seemed to have used store-bought noodles and may have even had a tomato base. It was definitely not how you would expect Thai food to be. That said, the green Thai curry was pretty good. So mixed reviews here. read more

Absolutely delicious! My mom ordered the yellow curry with noodles (the name now escapes me) and it was AMAZING! Some of the best curry either of us had ever had -- and with noodles instead of rice! We loved it! I ordered the Pad Kee Mao and also loved it! It was a fabulous vegan option with a small amount of heat, perfect noodles and plenty of veggies and tofu! Staff was kind and everything was very clean! Look forward to coming back! read more

Basil Leaf - PAD KEE MAO (SPICY) ~ Rice noodle, sauteed bell pepper, green bean, bamboo shoots, fresh basil leaves and chili sauce - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

I went to this Thai Restaurant, Basil Leaf twice and ordered the exact same Chirashi plate during hours. On my first visit, I charged was $21 for the take out meal. Two days later, I went to their other location, Nori Thai and ordered the Chirashi plate, the charge was $37 for dinner. Honestly, there was zero difference in term of serving portions. Today, I decided to go back to Basil Leaf and ordered the same Chirashi plate, the same lady from Thai Nori charged me $37. This menu price was $35. I was charged $21 for my first visit at Basil Leaf. The price listed on their menu is $20. Honestly, I didn't want to confront or argued over the $16 difference with the lady who took my orders at Thai Nori or Basil Leaf. I WON'T be going back to both locations. Very dishonest businesses. Maybe they are desperate for $$$ read more

Basil Leaf - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

This place was delicious!! Mady our server was absolutely amazing. She was running around with so many tables and literally made sure we were all good no matter what. She was phenomenal! Our sushi rolls were delicious! read more

Basil Leaf - Big Daddy Roll The Weezer Roll Red Dragon Roll Finn Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

Cold tasteless expensive food. Pad thai, fried rice were not worth spending the money on.

The basil leaf is my go to sushi place. The place could turn down there lights a little as I feel like I'm under a spot light. That is the only bad thing I have to say about this place. The sushi portions are big and worth the cost. read more

Delicious as always, we started out with our usual, the Thai tea, my favorite one in the whole world, and it was less sweet than I remember, nothing 6 packs of sugar couldn't help haha. I got my favorite soup as an entree in a huge bowl and it was perfect, that stuff is addictive, heaven. And the basil sauce salmon was interesting, we didn't know the salmon was gonna be fried as it wasn't the first time we got a salmon dish, but it was a welcomed (and tasty) change, the basil sauce was flavorful (of course, like everything here). They really don't skimp on the portions here and we always leave with more to take home! read more

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We've ordered from Basil Leaf many times and was always satisfied with their plates, especially the Pad Thai. We ordered today using a mobile food delivery service and are very dissatisfied with chicken Pad Thai that was delivered. The sauce has a funny, metallic taste to it, the noodles are over-cooked (mushy), and there was no heat at all (we asked for spicy). We've ordered Pad Thai from this restaurant many times and it was always tasty. However, we're very disappointed with today's effort, maybe they had a new chef or something, but it was basically inedible. On the other hand, the crab rangoon appetizer was good. read more

The food at this establishment is amazing and plentiful. The sushi rolls are large and the Pad Thai was enough for 2 people to have for dinner and lunch the following day. The service was friendly and the prices were reasonable, especially considering the portion sizes. Basil Leaf is a must if you're looking for something other than your typical seafood, pizza, or burger fare while in SPB. read more

Basil Leaf - Spider Roll and Spicy Tuna Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

Oh my gosh this is my favorite Thai place in St. Petersburg! The Pad Thai is phenomenal and their sushi is top tear! Also service is wonderful, quick, and friendly! Love love love this place. read more

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We have been to Basil Leaf twice and have had a great experience both times. The interior is a little dated but the restaurant feels warm and inviting. We have had top notch service each time we have visited. Our waiter was knowledgeable, kind, and attentive. We started with the Toasted Bagel Roll and it was delicious. I had the Massman Curry with chicken and my partner had the Pad Sel-Ew. Both were very generous servings and were delicious! We were lucky enough to have leftovers to eat later in the day! Overall we love Basil Leaf and hope to be back soon! read more

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Food was amazing . Awesome service , nice ambiance Fast service and reasonable . We had khao sol, recommended by server , omg delicious . Pad Thai same read more

Delicious Thai food and very large portions. The waitstaff was very nice and helpful. Our table Ordered: veggie spring rolls, soft shell crab appetizer, thai Ice tea, Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, Coconut milk Soup, and Ginger sauce salmon. The salmon was the star to me personally, although the menu offered Tilapia I asked if we could get the salmon instead and they obliged. Everything was stellar, my dining companion said the soft shell crab was the best he had. Another person at our table said the Tom Kha soup was the best he's had. We have another whole meal waiting for us due to leftovers. So glad we found this gem open on Christmas read more

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Ordered sushi takeout delivery here because they were doing a bogo promotion. Big mistake. The sushi was terrible. It tasted like sushi from an all you can eat lunch buffet or a grocery store sushi. The rice was hard, the fish didn't taste fresh and they ratio of rice to fish was so off. There is so much rice! We also ordered the chicken curry which was mediocre at best. It wasn't very flavorful. It was more on the bland side. The good thing about this place is the portion sizes. The curry dishes were large enough for leftovers. I wouldn't order from this place or come back again. Not worth my money. read more

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The service was great! Very polite server and very quick service. Portions are huge! I might just be spoiled with authentic Thai food but this isn't it. Not really spicy and no actual chili peppers used for the spice level. Kids got sushi and the sushi rice was very sweet and gummy. The food wasn't horrible, but we probably won't be make to satisfy our Thai/sushi cravings. read more

Basil Leaf - Pad Kee Mao - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

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I really enjoyed my sushi! Very fresh. The service was great. Very cute restaurant. I really enjoyed my experience.

My husband and I took a trip to St pete and we were craving sushi. We did a quick search and immediately found basil leaf. It was nice and close and we were able to walk there from our hotel. The service was quick and our food came out pretty quick too. The sushi was delicious and they had a lot of different options that Chicago doesn't which was fun to try some new rolls! The restaurant was nice and clean and we loved the projector and being able to watch videos in real time. Definitely check it out if you'r in the area! read more

Basil Leaf - Our massive Sushi Boat! - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

We were looking for sushi because we were in Florida and figured we'd be able to get some pretty fantastic sushi next to the ocean. We should have ventured a little farther from our hotel as we were somewhat disappointed with our experience at Basil Leaf. It's on the main drag so it's definitely there to attract tourists. When we entered there were only 3-4 other groups in an otherwise empty restaurant. It took abut 5 minutes for an employee to seat us, and the service the whole time we were there was kind of hit and miss even with so few customers. My husband had a noodle dish (although I can't remember exactly which one) and that was a large portion which he said tasted pretty good. Sadly that was the highlight of the meal. We ordered quite a few sushi rolls and while they were large portions and presented nicely, they were almost all lacking in flavor. Everything tasted pretty much the same which was kind of a disappointment. Although there was nothing really WRONG with Basil Leaf, we felt that we could have gotten more bang for our buck if we had ventured a bit further away from the tourist district for sushi. Do yourself a favor and do the same if you're in that part of town. read more

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The food was beautifully and carefully made. You can definitely sense the love in every dish. Our server Kay was unbelievably polite and welcoming. I definitely recommend coming here!!!! read more

Basil Leaf - King Dragon Roll & Volcano Roll THE BEST !! - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

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worlds best boba i always get the cookies and cream boba every year i come down but the service i had today was horrible the waiter didn't ask for our order for the first 30 minutes and when me and my family ordered it took another 30 minutes and the waiter kept giving us dirty looks and when she brought the food out my dishes were a little cold and the rice was a little soggy. read more

I order my food online to pickup MYSELF. Little did I know that when you order online it goes through GrubHub. Which means they UPCHARGE all of your prices an outrageous price. Shame on Basil Leaf for doing this. Will not be ordering a pick up there again. read more

Ambiance is lacking and music is loud but the food is amazing! They offer happy hour specials for both food and drinks, and will customize any meal to meet your dietary needs. Pad See Ew and Panaang curry are our faves. Definitely order "hot" if you want some heat which will compliment the Thai flavors :) read more

Horrible service. Rude people. Eat somewhere else I would never recommend They ignore you leave you just sitting and waiting read more

Amazing MJ rolls! I love rice noddles wrapped with avocado and basil; and the Peanut Sauce! Sooo good! The staff is very polite and the restaurant is clean and cared for. I got the Veggie Massaman curry and it was Great! They're vegan friendly and incredible! read more

Basil Leaf - Massaman Curry - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

This is my third time there in 3 years. The food used to be good. I ordered pad Thai with tofu. It tasted like it a bunch of noodles with chilly sauce and greasy. Not my cup of tea. But it used to be good. Don't know what's happened read more

I want to start off by saying the spring rolls definitely did not disappoint. They were stuffed full and were a decent size. The last few spots I've been to barely had any filling and were small, there was nothing to it. Here they were fantastic! We enjoyed jasmine tea while we waited for our entrees. Our server was very sweet and accommodating, service was good. The food tasted fresh and both of us still had a little leftover to take home (always a good thing to enjoy later, nice portions). I'll definitely be back to try their sushi and of course more spring rolls! read more

Basil Leaf - Jasmine Tea Peanut Sauce Cashew Nuts Mixed Vegetables - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS PLACE. I recently moved to ST Pete and so far this is my favorite sushi place and go to spot... Everything is amazing from the soup, the pad thai, the appetizers, and the sushi! The sushi is so fresh and always is presented beautifully! Every roll is so yummy my favorites are the weezer, japanese bagel roll, and volcano roll! You truly cannot go wrong at this place! The customer service is always great too. All of the employees are so welcoming and friendly! Overall this place has good prices, amazing sushi, and great energy! If you are just visiting or live here this is THE place to go! Thank you Basil Leaf for being the best sushi in St Pete read more

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Well we stepped outside of our bubble and went into a restaurant and sat down!! It was a good call going into this place. They sanitized every thing right in front of us and made sure there was plenty of space between us and the next group of guests. We ordered the Magic Dragon roll which we devoured before I even thought to take a picture. I am definitely out of Yelp practice. My husband ordered the clear noodles with chicken, and I ordered the chicken pad Thai. Both dishes were huge yet delicious. We will definitely return. read more

Basil Leaf - Chicken pad Thai - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Pete Beach, Florida

Azan themed legitness. Noodles, fresh sushi, and classic dishes. Dinner quotes included, "the best orange chicken I ever had, OMG this magic dragon, that is the prettiest food ever". We order a ton of food and took half of it home. Good service and huge portions. We were steered to Basil Leaf for the areas best sushi and they didn't disappoint. Atmosphere was ok and parking was a bitch. The takeout counter was busy the entire time we were there. read more

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Sooo Good! This place is awesome, their sushi is really fresh, masaman curry really yummy, and the pad Thai is good too.. we eat here everytime we visit St. Pete Beach. read more

Hands down, best Sushi in Tampa Bay! Wait staff is always friendly We love the relaxed atmosphere. read more

We dined in recently and it took a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes from placing our order to getting our one appetizer and three entrees. Waiter got our drinks and took our order but never stopped over to check in, see if we needed anything, apologized for the wait, etc. Lots of people were coming in to pick up takeout so the kitchen definitely prioritizes those orders. Giving 3 stars for the food. Food is good and they give you plenty for leftovers! I only recommend getting takeout here - do not waste your time dining in! read more