The chicken satay appetizer was good, the peanut sauce was thick and yummy. The Thom Kha was scrumptious. It had more of a tomato presence which I'm not used to but it was still good. The Pla Katiem, which is fish fillets, deep fried and covered in Thai sauce was nice. The fillets were light and flaky and the batter was crisp and well done. We could have done with just a little less sauce. The Pad Woon Sen was made with regular rice noodles and it was a bit on the salty side. I couldn't finish it. The sticky rice with mango was nice. It wasn't doused in sauce and the flavor was subtle as it should be. I would return to try other dishes. read more

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I debated between giving two stars or three but am settling on three because I think the price point isn't too bad for what it is. That being said, we just had some dinner from Basil Thai and overall felt like it was good, not great. I had the pad see ew and the flavor was good, there just wasn't enough of it. I'm not talking about spicy, I'm talking about flavorful. Who knows?...maybe I got a batch that someone just didn't add enough of the special seasoning or sauce to, but basically it was good basic Thai food. Just needed a bit more oomphf. read more

Very quick delivery! Ordered from Ubereats and food was made and delivered within 30 min. Good portions and it tasted really authentic! One of my go to places for Thai food read more

This place deserves a 5 stars, a truly hidden gem. Given how terrible the authentic Asian food scene in Austin is, the restaurant is worth venturing to. We got 6 hot pots and every one of them (coconut, kimchi and Tom yum) was tasty. They seem short-staffed and we saw only the lady boss serving all customers on a busy night. Regardless, the service was wonderful and the space was very clean. We will be back! read more

There are plenty of food options. The food is good and portions are big as in I got 3 meals out of my "to go" order. I think the prices are cheap considering portion sizes compared to other neighborhood restaurants. I appreciate the friendly customer service as these folks are always smiling and initiating friendly conversation. It is very clean, and there is plenty of parking. They are closed on Tuesdays but stay open late The rest of the week. I think it's cool that they require masks for staff and customer entry, And practice social distancing. Its just clean, and I felt better providing this food to my family versus from another neighborhood restaurant where it was business as usual. Because they care about cleanliness, this is my new go to. read more

Great food and friendly staff! Love the individual hot pots and Pad Se Ew! Yum!!! So many great choices here.

We tried here tonight on a whim instead of ordering from our usual Thai place. It's a new year, so we should try new things... right? (No, stick to what you know.) I ordered the pad see ew. The noodles were over cooked, the beef portion was meager, the seasoning was absent, and the entire dish seemed to have been tossed in just canola oil. It lacked everything that most of us would agree is flavor. Oh, I forgot to mention that it did come with three pieces of broccoli. Yay. I won't be ordering from here again. read more

I ordered delivery from the Basil Thai website, and everything was delivered perfectly. I was scared at first because this was the first time I'd be eating at Basil Thai and in the past some delivery services were hectic from other restaurants. However, this place delivered the food on time and everything was cooked with the perfect heat and spices. My favorite was the panang curry noodle hot pot. This place deserves the 5 stars and trust me Thai food is my favorite. I was surprised when I read some bad reviews but felt lucky that my experience here was a positive one. In total I spent around $105 and received soooo much more food for my money than I expected. Some restaurants can be stingy with the quantity but this place for sure gives you a lot of food. read more

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A hot pot GEM! No frills, friendly service, and delicious food. The hot pot is personalized and custom to order. Each serving is individual, and the flavors are great. I recommend the Szechuan soup base (butter version is even spicier). You can add plenty of toppings - I opted for ramen over udon, but you can get both if desired. Price point is roughly $15-20 tax and tip included for dinner without drinks. Solid spot! read more

My boyfriend and I are currently OBSEEEESSED with this place. We come here for the hotpot. Service can be a little slow when they're busy but it doesn't matter because the hotpot is on POINT. Currently, my favorite is the lamb hotpot with thai red curry. My 8 add ons are: napa, cabbage, enoki mushroom, corn, beef ball, udon (YOU MUST GET THE UDON), and tomato. Make sure you scoop the soup from the large pot into a smaller bowl so you don't burn the roof of your mouth. One time, I accidentally scooped and drank directly from the hotpot and I burned the roof of my mouth - rookie mistake. On a day like today where it's 40 degrees and rainy, it would have been PERFECT to have some delicious hotpot in my belly. Well call me crazy but actually I would still eat at this place if it was 80 degrees outside. Ha! read more

This place is amazing!!! This is my favorite restaurant since moving to Austin, my fiancé and I are regulars and make it a point to go at least once every 2 weeks. The food and service is great every time. I highly recommend the Thai Red Curry hotpot, I could eat this stuff every single day!!! While there don't forget to grab a Thai tea!!! read more

Basil Thai - Thai red curry hot pot - Thai Near Me - Austin, Texas

I recently moved to Austin so I've been loving trying new places. I stopped into Basil Thai on whim. Having only eaten at one amazing Thai place in my life, I was slightly apprehensive how the food would compare. It's a cute small restaurant. Not too busy on this Friday 6 pm. The waitress was very nice. She gave me the menu and I began to look it over. I read reviews on Yelp to see what others enjoyed and proceeded to ask the waitress her recommendations. I knew I liked Pad Kee Mao which here it's called something along the lines of Drunken Noodles (drunken something). I decided to try something I'd never had. I ended up choosing the Coconut Milk (Tom Kah) Beef with Egg Noodles. SO glad I tried something new. The sweetness of the coconut milk and the spicy blended together so well. I liked the thin angel hair pasta like noodles. The flavor was so good. I'll definitely be ordering again soon. I also ordered chicken egg rolls. 4 for $7. They were also very yummy. Super hot when I got them though but they were so good I couldn't stop eating them. Small side notes that count: the bathroom is very mice. At least the ladies one. Clean. Surprisingly pretty walls. Also the music was good and diverse. Not that it matters but I'm happy to go to a place that uses a station that plays *NSYNC- Bye Bye Bye, Bohemian Rhapsody and Ed Sheeran in a small window of time. read more

I went to Basil Thai with some friends from work, and thought it was so good that I took my wife there later in the week. We always get the same dishes, Pad Thai and Yellow Curry with Chicken. Both meals are absolutely delicious, some of the best in town. My wife and I have both been to Thailand, and we've been chasing that authentic flavor ever since. Basil Thai delivers both in service and in superior food quality. They are an excellent restaurant. A+. read more

I ordered the yellow curry hot pot with lamb. It was ok. I've had far better curry before.

Bland. Bland. Bland. The Pad Thai had no flavor whatsoever despite the tamarind sauce on them. While there were generous portions of beef, the whole dish had no taste. The spring rolls were crunchy but tasted mushy and as if they were frozen before being fried. All around, a disappointing meal for $30. The search for good Thai food continues. read more

What a surprise! My bf and I decided to try this lovely place out the other day and it was great! The owner actually offered us a sheet of veggies and meat we could add to the soup, and we can choose instant noodles, udon or rice to go with the hot pot. I had the red curry soup base and my bf had Tom yom soup base, both were hot and ready to eat. We will definitely go back again. For us Chinese it is very very very important to have hot pot and this place makes it possible. read more

Basil Thai - Thai Near Me - Austin, Texas

Kind service, delicious food, especially the green curry and Tom kha hot pot. Interior is quiet, clean, and decor is suttle, not romantic but good for family or friends. They sell a few kinds of beer. read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE. Wahhh it's a little far from campus but I wish I went more during my time in Austin. I love the custom thai hotpot options they have here. Our server gave us some good recommendations and I had the lemongrass broth with lamb, veggies/mushroom, and noodles (you get to pick 8 "toppings"). Within 10 mins of ordering, the food was already on our table. Everything was flavorful and delicious. The portion was huge and I was extremely satisfied after this meal. read more

Basil Thai - Thai Near Me - Austin, Texas

Where's the chicken? I ordered yellow curry and the entire container was curry sauce. Very stingy on the vegetables and even stingier on the chicken. There was no more then 7 thin slices. Very disappointed for an $11 price point. read more

First time getting food here and oh boy I've never had such tasteless food. I ordered the pad thai, fresh rolls, the pla katiem and a Thai tea. The only thing decent was the Thai tea. The pad Thai had no sauce not flavor and all the noodles were stuck together. I put a fork into the container and the whole pad Thai came out stuck to the fork. The pla katiem (fried fish) was like sweet and sour sauce they got out of dipping packets from McDonald's. If I wanted cheap dipping sauce I would have gone there. The fresh rolls had 80% lettuce and 20 noddles. The tofu was no existence. This however was 1000 times better than the pad Thai and the fish fish sad to say! Will not be back. Waste of money in the trash read more

I've been here 2x already! The hot pot comes with a lot of food- I didn't eat any of the rice it came with and I was still stuffed. The yellow curry broth is really good, and it comes with a meat option (I picked seafood) and 8 other ingredients. You're not allowed to pick 2 of the same ingredients which really sucks because that means you can't pick 2 orders of udon noodles, you'd have to pay an extra 1.50 for more noodles. They were kind of empty when we came, but hopefully business will get better for them soon. read more

Basil Thai - Seafood yellow curry - Thai Near Me - Austin, Texas

I saw that they had individual hot pots and immediately started planning when I could go. Reading previous reviews made me a little hesitant, but I found the perfect opportunity to go. I went on a Friday around 1230pm, and seating was a little slow. It looked like there was only one person for front of house. Service overall was pretty slow. I wouldn't recommend coming here if you're coming here on a time crunch or super hungry. My boyfriend and I ordered a hot pot entree and a lunch special entree. I ordered green curry with chicken rice entree with tom kha soup. the waitress brought out tom yum instead of tom kha, and flagging her down and getting the correct soup took at least 5 minutes. Our waters weren't brought out until AFTER our entrees were received. It's obvious that people were getting antsy about the slow service, and there were many empty cups waiting to be filled. Hopefully they get the service figured out for an overall better experience. TOM KHA (4/5): I was pleasantly surprised with how flavorful the soup was! Be mindful of the galangal and try not to eat it while you're eating the soup. GREEN CURRY RICE ENTREE (3.5/5): flavors again were on point. However, I was a little disappointed with how little curry there was in comparison to the rice. The veggies were good, but the chicken seemed a little off in texture..... RED CURRY BEEF RIBEYE HOT POT (4/5): definitely something to try out! If you're a fan of red curry, this will hit the spot. You can pick 8 different toppings. The beef rib eye was all right, I would choose a different one if I come back. Overall, the flavors are really good. Definitely check this place out if you're in the area and have a lot of time to spare. read more

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I have been here twice and each time was not disappointed. The service was nice and quick, the food was fresh and flavorful and the price was pretty darn good especially for hot pot. I got the mala pot and before I placed my order the waitress was kind enough to warn me that it was really spicy. Im a person who loves spice and found it pretty generous that they gave that warning especially if I wasnt use to spicy food. The spice was perfect and exactly what I needed especially with allergies and cold weather coming. read more

Basil Thai - Best mala pot I have ever had. Will keep coming to basil thai - Thai Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I order pad Thai, some soup and shrimp rolls to go last night. When I got home the pad Thai had NO sauce. Was stuck together and inedible. Shrimp rolls were alright but nothing like the ones I used to and the soup was sub par. Really upset I spent so much on food that I didn't enjoy. Noticed they didn't provide a receipt. Wonder why... I'll never order from here again. If I could get my money back I would consider trying something else off the menu but without a receipt it's most likely impossible. read more

My boyfriend and I came here for dinner for the first time and were blown away! We both got individual hot pot which we were really excited about since our favorite hot pot restaurant closed down and there's really no where else to go for hot pot near us. The restaurant was pretty busy but the owner was bringing out meals non stop and we did not have to wait long for our order. The individual hot pot is not the traditional hot pot we're used to where we cook our ingredients ourselves, but rather comes with all your ingredients in the pot already cooked and ready to eat. It costs about $15 which is a good price since hot pot can get really expensive. The pot looked very small so I was worried at first that it would not be enough but I ended up taking some home because I could not finish it all! The broth was amazing and all of the ingredients I chose with it came out great together. I'm very surprised and impressed that the owner was able to wait on everyone by herself and it shows the dedication she has to the restaurant and providing an enjoyable experience for her customers. She is very friendly, the atmosphere is always bubbly, and everyone looks excited to eat there! It is a somewhat small restaurant so if it's dinner rush you may have to wait to get seated but it's worth it. We will definitely be back for more! read more

Basil Thai - Thai Near Me - Austin, Texas

I tried this place for the first time while my wife was in the hospital nearby and ordered the Chicken Pad Thai with medium spice. It was some of the most average pad Thai I have ever had. The take out order I placed was done in less than 10 minutes so the service was certainly fast. Unfortunately for me, there are way too many other options to give this place another try. It is ok but lacked flavor at all. Next time I'll pass. read more

I went to this place last Saturday. It is still soft opening. Owner and waitress are very nice. I recommend little hot pot, i ordered yellow curry seafood pot, it is delicious and lots of ingredients to choose, definitely worth $14, I will come back to try other kinds of pot. read more

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I was expecting something like a Sichuan hotpot...but this was just curry served on a stove...and they forgot to light the stove. We tried almost everything on the menu that can be made vegetarian(their curry hotpots have fish sauce) and the food was a-ok. It's a new place, so will try again sometime soon. read more

This place is soo good thai hot pot what a new concept. I got the Tom Kha hot pot with combo meats. Soo good and healthy portion too! read more

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My husband and I really enjoyed coming here. We did the make your own hot pot! The woman that took care of us was very friendly and helped answer all of our questions. The only reason I took off a star was because my noodles were a little bland. The coconut milk broth itself was very flavorful, but the noodles and other veggies for some reason didn't absorb that flavor. My husband's on the other hand, was packed with flavor!!! He chose the yellow curry. Either way, both ended up being delicious, and we had plenty of left overs for lunch the next day. We will definitely be back and I will add this to my list of places to take friends when they come visit! read more

I waited 20mins sitting, no one served me at all and left. The one star is for the awful service, for the food I had no idea as I did not get the chance to try. read more

The hot pots were amazingly good. This place is a must try. Friendly staff and very clean place. I highly recommend to give it a try!

I don't know much about Thai food and had never had a hot pot before but the seafood hot pot H2 was excellent!!!!! Service was somewhat lacking but the food was great and I will definitely be back for more. read more

Absolutely fantastic. I have been to Basil Thai 4 times now during quarantine. The food has been so flavorful and spicy that is causes the craving you get with great food. I have always felt safe here. I have never seen someone without a mask. 100% recommend. Note: I usually get the make your own hot pot with green curry, extra spicy. read more

We love coming here. The owner Rachel is great, treats us like family and the food is consistently delicious. Keep in mind it is 100 degrees out and we are still currently sitting here getting the hot pot. read more

Basil Thai - Thai Near Me - Austin, Texas

Mom and Pop. Moved from California. Superbly fresh!! Took a while to get the food. They cook it one dish at a time. Loved * Hot pot - green curry, chicken, ramen, potatoes, corn, mushrooms. I made it extra spicy. ** * Spicy Basil Stir Fry chicken ****** * Noodle Soup. Panang Curry * Pad Kee Mao Pretty Good * Panang Curry. It's not the thick type * Egg Rolls Ok * Pad Thai Did not like * Lemon grass hot pot read more

Basil Thai - Thai Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Absolutely delicious hot pot! Wonderful, friendly service - we'll definitely be back.

Individual hotpot medley~~~ they are not fully staffed so expect to have slow service but their food were great! when we were there for lunch, credicard machine was down, thank god that some of my co workers had some cash with them... read more

This place is awesome! The hot pot comes on a fire and is extremely flavorful. Order the build your own pot to customize your soup. LOVED this place! read more

This is a really great, authentic Thai restaurant. The individual hotpots are all full of flavor and come with small stoves that keep the food fresh and the perfect temperature while you savor the delicious soup. The pricing is very reasonable as well, and I love that you can either customize the ingredients or choose one of the combos if you have trouble deciding like me. I got the red curry, which was creamy, spicy, and mildly sweet with chicken. My friends got a variety of different soup bases, but all of them were equally delicious. You cant go wrong with anything on their menu! read more