I've ordered from this restaurant twice now. I love their food, but ordering through their website is a frustrating experience. Deliveries are handled through Toast and then passed to Grubhub, which seems to cause serious problems. The first time I ordered, my order was incorrect. Tonight, I gave them another chance. After waiting an hour and a half, I called the restaurant and was told they were still waiting for Grubhub to pick up the delivery. This is really poor delivery service. If you order delivery, plan on waiting at least two hours, and closer to three hours on busy days--and that's assuming the order is correct. Great food, but the delivery system needs major improvement. read more

I was really disappointed this time around. The portions are significantly smaller than they used to be, yet the prices have increased. A perfect example was the bowl of green beans -- $15 for a very small portion that felt more like a side than a bowl. Before, I used to get a large, full plate of green beans for $12, so the change was pretty shocking. Overall, the value just isn't there anymore. Paying more for noticeably less made the experience very unsatisfying, and it's not what this place used to be read more

Very nice service and good food so many choices of restaurants in town definitely recommend Thai food restaurant read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

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My favorite Thai restaurant. I always make sure to go here every time I visit the area. The staff is always great read more

It pains me to have to write this, but unfortunately I feel I need to in hopes the owner receives the constructive criticism. We waited for quite some time to be seated at 5pm this evening. It was not that busy when we arrived. Then we waited even more for anyone to acknowledge us at the table. Ordered a beer and a Thai Tea. The thai tea came out quickly but it had half melted ice and was most likely sitting around for a while. The flavor was NOT what it should of been. VERY watered down and already mixed. Beer took FOREVER! Then we tried to order our to go appetizers. No luck as they were out of the fried calamari and the chicken wings. The waiter said it matter of Matter-of-factly as if we were putting him out. Ended up with the fried shrimp not great and the imperial rolls which were yummy! Waited more for water and another beer. Ordered our entrees. The Curry Noodles, and the Gai Lan pork. The Gai Lan was very tasty but the serving size should of been a child portion. SO SMALL!!!!!!!! I get cutting waste but when you leave hungry? Really? Now on to the curry noodles. Disgusting. Hands down the worst meal I have ever had there. Watered down and COLD................ Seriously what is going on with Birdseye. They need to figure it out before it is too late. Super bummed out! read more

Jane was awesome and very accommodating. The food was delicious. We were bummed because almost everything was sold out, but they looked slammed for a Monday so good job! She surprised us with some ice cream at the end and that made our night. She was great, but stock up your kitchen!!! read more

If someone were to ask me if Birdseye kitchen sounded good for dinner, I would instantly tell them to go somewhere else. To start the service here is incredibly unorganized. There are waiters running around frantically, one of them in constantly yelling, the server for my table refused to make eye contact with us nor give our table any attention. Water cups remained empty for over 20 minutes, waiters standing around ignoring calls over. The food took forever to come out, my partner and I are seated and watching multiple parties that came in after us getting their food 10-15 minutes before us. We ordered appetizers and two main dishes. It's took over 45 minutes for 2 summer rolls and they came out after our main courses. I even asked to cancel the summer rolls as our main courses were already in front of us. The waiter told us it could not be done and brought it out. The food is subpar, it is authentic as panda is Chinese. We ordered summer rolls, parram, banh mi and a panang curry. The summer rolls had no taste and were served with a peanut sauce and store bought sweet and sour spice. The param was mushy steamed broccoli and cold fried tofu with a peanut sauce just thrown on top served in a bowl filled with watery liquid at the bottom. The banh mi came with overly hard bread that was so tough my partner had to disassemble her banh mi to eat. My curry was the definition of subpar. Served luke warm with a tiny bowl of rice and filled with regret. Do not eat at this establishment, I would rather get frozen Thai food from Trader Joe's over eating here again. read more

Yum! My friends and I went here on a Wednesday and it was busy, and for good reason! We didnt have to wait at all and their food was great! read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Plum daiquiri and tom yum soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

The food was incredibly flavorful and the ambience was cozy and fun. Especially loved the rice salad and pork summer rolls! read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Rice salad and summer rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Decided to give this place another try after many many many years. My first visit was lackluster and unmemorable. Came back last week and was reminded why I wasn't a more frequent visitor. Despite the Panang Curry with duck (why they're even getting a 4 star) being surprisingly good as I knew it was gonna be a safe bet, charging an atrocious $36 for it is just wrong. I've never felt so robbed eating Thai food in my life. Base price of curry was $18 (high but reasonable), wild salmon or duck add on was an additional $18 (this better have been organic free range well picked duck) The menu is quite confusing ranging from Vietnamese, to Lao, to Thai cuisine, with a little bit of Chinese in there (chow fun). It's basically overpriced "elevated" Asian food. I say elevated based on the premium on my duck price. I don't know if I'd ever come back a third time. It's an OK establishment but I just know what authentic Thai/lao/viet food should taste like AND cost and neither hits the spot for me. read more

Food is great, service for take outs or delivery is non existent. Frustrating that they no longer take orders for pick up and don't offer delivery. read more

Do not order online from this restaurant period. The food is great if you get a table and dine in, don't risk the frustration of hours of update and wasted cold food for delivery. Do better... read more

This place is phenomenal and it's a tragedy that it isn't 5 stars across the board. Best Thai in north county. read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

What a gem!! We loved everything, our server was amazing and had awesome recommendations. Grass-fed meats and wild seafood too!! Go!! read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Mussaman curry with wild shrimp. Yum!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Extremely disappointing experience -- especially from the owner. My husband and I came to this restaurant tonight with our baby. We've been regulars for a while, and while the food has usually been good, tonight was truly unacceptable from start to finish. We were seated at 5:10 p.m. and waited 20 minutes before anyone even greeted us or brought water. When our server finally came, we ordered right away -- the same three dishes we always get which are two drunken noodles with beef and one yellow curry with beef. Unfortunately, it took an hour for our food to arrive, and when it did, everything looked and tasted off. Both drunken noodle dishes were shredded into tiny pieces like someone had chewed and spat them out. They were missing the usual vegetables and were cold in some areas. The yellow curry with beef looked even worse -- the beef was grey, chewy, and had an odd taste. Even the rice was dry and hard. We politely showed our server the food and asked if we could speak to the manager -- not to get a free meal, but simply to share feedback as regulars who care. The server came back and said only the owner was available, but that she didn't want to talk to us. That was shocking enough, but then right at that moment the owner stormed out of the kitchen, came straight to our table without introducing herself, and started grabbing our plates -- even taking one out of my husband's hands mid-bite. She said, "I heard you didn't like the food, so I'm taking your plates." We repeatedly told both the server and her that we did not want anything comped -- we only wanted to share our experience. Instead, the owner began raising her voice at us in front of our baby and other customers, yelling, "You don't like the food, I don't know what you want me to do about it. You don't have to pay, but I'm taking the food." This is not how any business -- especially a restaurant -- should treat its customers. We've worked in the restaurant industry and fully understand that mistakes happen, especially when busy. But what matters is how management handles it, and this owner's behavior was downright hostile and disrespectful. There was no apology, no acknowledgment of the issue, and absolutely no professionalism. I genuinely feel bad for the staff who have to work under such leadership. Sadly, we won't be returning, and I hope the owner reconsiders how she treats loyal customers who simply care enough to give honest feedback. read more

Horrible service! Had to wave my server down to get his attention. We sat for over 20 minutes before he came up and asked "are you ready to order". No hello or greeting or starting us off with drinks. After we got our food he never checked on us once. Workers all wear different colors couldn't tell who is a worker or a customer. Places lacks structure and workers lack customer service skills. read more

Food was really good. I actually can't wait to try it again but service was bad. We will probably order pick up next time. Our server had an attitude, there were no forks/spoon with food. No check in, and Very very loud restuarant. read more

I'm not gonna lie, two stars feels generous. The extra star is for the quality of the food -- otherwise it's a one star. We came in on a Saturday at 5:30. The restaurant was maybe halfway full. We stood for a solid two minutes at what I assume is the host stand while at least a half dozen employees stared back at us, but didn't ask what we needed aka a table. Mind you there was no line. Then the guy who did come over to us, mumbled about and finally sat us at a table. Once seated, we waited over ten minutes for a waiter to come over and acknowledge us at all. We placed a drink and single appetizer order. Our waiter was really friendly, but my guess is he was new because he seemed lost and like he didn't really know what he was doing yet. Before our appetizer came out, we placed an order for a salad and two entrees. Our drinks, appetizer, and salad all came out quickly and with no issues, and everything was delicious. But then we sat and waited and waited and waited. Finally our waiter circled around and asked what we were waiting on and/or if we were all done. When we told him our mains never came out, he was horrified. He quickly scampered off to the kitchen, came back, and explained they were out of an ingredient and therefore the kitchen was holding our meals aka not making them so that we could make a decision on what we wanted. Our waiter claimed he was never alerted about whatever they ran out of. Rather than continue to wait, we paid our bill and left. It was such a disappointing experience. We were so excited for a great dinner, and instead it was a disaster. The menu is beautiful and the food we did try was wonderful. The service was awful from start to finish though. Every person working seemed confused or new, or both. It was like they were understaffed and entirely unprepared for a Saturday evening. read more

I have taken two separate groups of people here and each of them have left saying that this is the best the food they have ever had in their lives. I was shocked they agreed with me. The pad see yew, drunken noodles, yellow curry, red curry, and mango sticky rice are my favs. read more

My family and I love Birdseye!! We have been coming here for a long time and the food and service is always amazing!! My family frequently gets the Cashew Nut Chicken and Glass Noodles. Today I tried the vegan Pad See Ew and it was so flavorful and filling. I highly recommend this place. read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Vegan Pad See Ew - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Truly one of my favorite restaurants in Encinitas. I went here with a group of girls for my birthday and it was the best experience. Our waiter was SOOO amazing--I wish I knew his name. They made me feel so special and the food and drinks were amazing. I got the margarita, pineapple fried rice and tom yum soup. GO HERE read more

We ordered take out They told us it would be 75 minutes They texted us the food was ready We show up and they say food not ready. We wait 20 minutes and ask what's going on They tell us the food was just beginning to cook. We waited over an hour for our food. Will never return Food was good read more

Epic dinner fail...... dinner reservation we showed up, and the dining room was a frantic s.show. Our group of 6 seated nearly 30 minutes past. Very disorganized and unprofessional staff. Water glass crusted with grease grime. We were warned by the time our order was taken it would be a 45 minute wait for food. Walked out of restaurant 2 hr.20 min later.... Disaster....... Although the dishes were good, not worth our time and money spent... Management needs to assess their flow... dont seat tables if you can't provide at least mediocre service... read more

Had an excellent assortment oh Thai dishes. Everything was well prepared and delicious. A very busy place on a Wednesday night. Terrific variety and very reasonable prices. Service was excellent and accommodating to allergies. Good white wine selection as well. Ambience is ok, just lots of happy people enjoying their food. read more

This place is fantastic! So tasty and beautiful inside. I'm so glad to have this place nearby to me so I can go there for a delicious meal. The service is good, the facility is clean, the food is excellent and the quality is high.. Rarely do I have an issue and all my vegetarian friends are happy to go here as well! I've been for years and years and just never written a review but the last few times I've come here I said I need to put in a review for this great place. read more

We used to love this place but the owners/management are rude and defensive. When told that something we order ALL the time was off and tasted bad she said not to order it again because that's how it will always taste. She didn't offer an apology and proceeded to yell over me to say over and over that she would only be refunding 1 of the items. Here is a picture of one of the other items we ordered that looked like someone's leftovers. We will take her advice a step further and NEVER order ANYTHING again. You were beyond rude and need to rethink your management strategies. read more

Birdseye Kitchen - This was the Thai Basil Chicken. There were maybe 4 pieces of chicken. This looked like someone's leftovers. - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Absolutely would not recommend this place. The service was completely terrible, my boyfriend had to flag down a staff member for everything. Also the staff were either running around like chickens with no heads or standing around doing nothing. My bahn mi was unauthentic and the bread was so hard it was slicing my throat. My boyfriend's food was cold. The one star is for the decor, which is a facade for how awful the rest of my experience was. Please save yourself the stress and do not come here. read more

Fun and enjoyable place to eat! Large, diverse menu, great setting and feel, and good service. Tasty food! Especially the curries! Unfortunately over priced, music too loud for any conversation, and food not always fresh. read more

My girlfriends and I love this place because they serve gluten free options and grass fed meats. We are already talking about coming back down to Encinitas to eat here again. We loved the roasted duck and gluten free noodle soup. My only gripe is that the duck dish was pretty expensive for the portion size but we really appreciate a business who is serving clean food. read more

Delivery service here is the worst ever! When you order from this place they lie about the delivery time...2 hours.

Jake was so personable and so funny. I think he would appreciate that my name is Megan but my yelp name is Mike. Anyways, this guy is hilarious, great service. Honestly made my friend and I's night. Jake you rock. read more

We love Birdseye Kitchen! As someone who has to eat gluten free they have tons of gf options that I can't typically have at other restaurants like the egg rolls. So tasty! They also offer higher quality ingredients than other Vietnamese/Thai restaurants around. It is a bit pricey but if you value quality ingredients like better meat options and no msg, it's worth every penny! read more

Birdseye is a restaurant I miss having so close to home. I used to live nearby and ate this at least a couple times a month, but now have it only once in a while since moving further south. They've expanded and their new digs are beautifully decorated, plants galore, and very inviting. The food is the same, which is spectacular. We started with the fried imperial rolls, which are my favorite. There's something about taking a piping hot fried egg roll stuffed with vegetables and pork, wrapping it in cold lettuce with fresh mint, then dipping it in a tangy fish sauce. My hubby ordered the pad Thai with chicken which was very flavorful. I ordered the grilled beef plate which had shallots, cilantro, mint, grilled charred beef and this bright vinegar sauce which was delicious. It was my husband's favorite bite of the night and something we'll definitely order the next time we're up in North County. read more

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They have the best yellow curry! I went recently and they are absolutely packed and they did mess up a few orders but maybe they hired new staff for how busy they are. It's a little dark but good set up. I recommend getting the drunken noodles too read more

The food is great, the location is great and the people are nice (only reason we gave them 2 stars, not 1) but ever since they doubled the size of the restaurant we've been very frustrated how long it takes to get take out orders. Again tonight a pick up order that we were told would be ready at 7:00 PM wasn't ready until 7:45. And the order was placed 2 hours ago! The restaurant was packed with a line out the door. Simple solution-STOP TAKING ONLINE PICK UP ORDERS IF YOUR KITCHEN IS MAXED OUT! read more

I loved everything about this place. The service. The food. The fact that so much is gluten free. We started with shrimp salad rolls. Combined with the SambAl and the chili oil it was perfection and took the edge off my hunger. The drunken noodles were a spicy level 7 with a ton of fresh veggies. All delicious. The soup was the best. Hand cut thick rice noodles. A clean fresh broth. Hand pulled chicken. I added more sambal and more chili oil and it was perfect. The mango and sticky rice was sweet and fresh and completed a delicious meal. And the service was fantastic. We will be back! read more

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Great ambiance, good service, decent food. We got the calamari to start, which was a touch tough. I don't think we'd order it again. Chicken pad thai was fine, just a bit sweet. I do like that they have four different fixin's to add if you so desire: crushed peanuts, chili flakes, chili oil, and sambal oelek. The panang curry was also sweet, but that was fine with us. My husband was less of a fan than I was, but I'm easy to please when it comes to curry. Overall fine for nearby Thai, but not a go-to for us. read more

Best Thai food in San Diego! Delicious family recipes passed down from her Aunt (Siamese Basil) and we are always excited to eat in or take out. Also happy to see some of the servers from the old restaurant carrying the family traditions at Birdseye. read more

Probably the best Thai/Lao food I've ever had at a restaurant. I'm half Laotian and it's comparable to the food I grew up having cooked for me. It is reasonably priced and the ingredients are very clean. I plan to go back next week because I keep thinking about the Phad Thai. I would recommend this to anyone, especially if you've never tried Thai! It will convert you to a Thai food lover, I promise. read more

This is a Thai/Lao/Vietnamese Fusion restaurant. When I looked at the photos, I thought this was a small restaurant. Walking in, I was shocked. The space was massive. With so many choices of indoor and outdoor seating. The interior design was beautiful and on the left side of the restaurant where the bar was, there were sky lights. It brought lovely natural light in. I came here for "lunch," with my brother. It was actually my first meal of the day. My eyes were definitely bigger than my stomach. I ordered a Thai iced coffee, phad Thai with grass fed beef, and ban(h) xeo. My brother ordered salt and pepper calamari, fried chicken wings, basil fried rice, and Birdseye chai with oat milk. The service was quick and friendly. The guy came up a few times asking if everything was ok and tasty. It was! I had an enjoyable first time at this place. They had so many vegan options and gluten free choices as well. Next time, I'd take my mom or my friends here. The iced Thai coffee was delicious with an creamy, strong coffee, & earthy taste to it. 10/10. The Phad Thai with grass fed beef was such a massive plate. This could be shared between 6-8 people easily. Sadly, my brother isn't a fan of pad Thai like I am so it was left to me to eat this. (We packed it home). But I ate some and the beef was so tender and flavorful. They gave so many pieces of beef, I was shocked. The phad Thai itself had a different flavor than I've had before. It was smoky, sweet, etc. It reminded me of pad see ewe a bit. I've never had phad Thai that wasn't orange colored - but it makes sense as to why this was more brown. Because that's the color of tamarind! Anyways this was pretty tasty, I packed it up so I could eat it for dinner. 9.8/10. The ban xeo wasn't crispy or thin. I'm sure it didn't sizzle in the pan. (Hence the name banh xeo: sizzling pancake). It was thick and a bit gummy. It was small, but I'm sure you could share it between two people. Inside there was beansprouts, scallions, pork, and wild thick shrimp. You wrap it with lettuce and herbs. To dip they had fish sauce but the fish sauce had more of an acidic taste-- maybe a little heavy on the vinegar or lemon. All about preference, but I like it with a little bit of sugar. Overall this ban xeo was a solid 7.5/10! The calamari was thick and crispy. It came with a sweet and sour sauce. But I think it was perfect just with the squeeze of lemon. The fried chicken wings were really tasty. I've never seen this kind of chicken wings before, but it was crispy in a way where it was light and not heavy on your tummy. It was caramelized garlic fish sauce...a light flavor, not too overpowering. 10/10! If I was ever in the area again I'd come here for lunch..and especially dinner. This would be an amazing place to go with a large group! They had so many delicious sounding dishes and drinks. Highly recommend! read more

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