This Elephant Thai seems to be mainly take out, although they have tons of seating. We arrived on a Sunday evening and the restaurant was completely empty. We stood around for a few minutes with no one in sight while waiting to be greeted. Once we were seated everything was good. Their festive decorations were a nice surprise. We tried Thai tea, Chang Thai beer, drunken noodles, and pad kapow. The drinks weren't our favorite but the entrees were pretty tasty. They accommodated my low spice tolerance without sacrificing flavor. The meats were slightly chewy. I'd come back for take out or to try their happy hour (Monday-Friday from 5-7pm). read more

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This was really good. The Drunken Noodles were packed with flavor, perfectly spicy, and cooked just right -- bold without being heavy. The Mango Sticky Rice was a standout as well: fresh mango, warm sticky rice, and just the right sweetness to balance the meal. Everything tasted fresh and well-prepared. Easily one of my favorite Thai meals in Richmond -- would absolutely order again. The portions are small, but the quality is good. read more

Elephant Thai - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I love coming to Elephant Thai. It's a great spot for takeout or for dining in. The wait time can take a little, but the food is tasty so it's worth the wait. Elephant Thai is conveniently located on Broad St. They do offer a lunch buffet and menu. They have a parking lot behind it so it's easy to drive here. I got take out for dinner last night. The last time I came was with a friend for dining in. I can't remember the name of my dish then, but I think it was some duck lover's noodle curry dish. It was incredible and so tasty. My friend at the time got some noodle dish that was too spicy for her at a level 1. Do note: if the dish is traditionally spicy, it may be hard to lower the spice level. Last night my friend and I called in to order pad thai, massaman curry, and pad see ew. We waited at the bar until our order was ready and then paid at the front. We were all happy with our meals. I would recommend getting food from Elephant Thai! read more

Food is just okay, they overcooked my pad see ew. Noodles were way too mushy and lacking in the flavor. But is not the worst Thai in Richmond. Never ate inside, always had it delivered. Can not speak on terms of service read more

I tried the Mango Sticky Rice for the first time ever recently and it's so good! I don't have anything to compare it to since I hadn't had it before, but OMG! I need to learn to make this lol. read more

After long day we picked this restaurant for dinner. Good size of a place, busy. Which is good right. Service is very good and accommodating. We ordered the usual Thai favorites and it didn't disappoint. It surely be a to go back place. read more

I somehow found this place as a recommendation from Reddit. I can't find the post anymore, so now I'm questioning whether it was just a fever dream. $14 for lunch buffet is pretty good value. We didn't get food poisoning, so that's a plus. Half of the food available was pretty bad, though. There was some grilled pork that was especially bad. The noodles were all safe and fine. The fried wontons were pretty dry and gross. There was barely any filling inside, either. The lemonade was very watered down. The tom yum soup... I'm pretty sure I can make better. We were there for ~45 minutes and many of the dishes sat there empty the whole time. Never once did they refill them. There was a decent amount of people in the restaurant, so it's definitely not because the lunch rush was over. Sadly, I didn't get to try all of the dishes. I guess that could be a blessing in disguise, though. I don't think I would pay $14 to have this again. Maybe $5. You have got to be pretty desperate to eat here. Staff were pretty friendly, which is a plus. But definitely one of worst buffets I've been to. read more

The good: $14 AYCE lunch buffet! good value and you'll definitely be full. The ok: the food was okay. you'll find classic Thai staples like drunken noodles and pad thai, tom yum soup and some stir fried/grilled pork and chicken. Definitely edible but nothing out of the ordinary, and it tasted average. The bad: The buffet food didnt seem fresh and it's been sitting out for a while- every container was nearly empty and we were left trying to get the last bits. It was strange though, because we overheard the server telling another customer that "they have plenty more, just let them know if they want anything!" Then why weren't the dishes being refilled....? Overall ok dining experience. Service and interior decor was good, but the food was not the best. Passable but I would not recommend making a special trip here. read more

My partner and I were looking for an after-movie dinner spot. We elected to try Elephant Thai as it is open until 10pm on weeknights. We were greeted and seated right away. Our visit was shortly before Christmas and the restaurant was decorated for the season. We were pleasantly surprised to be treated as if we arrived during regular dinner service. The wait staff was both friendly and attentive throughout our meal. We limited our meal to entrees due to the time. Both my partner's Pad Kow and my Pad See Ew were excellent and spiced at our declared heat limit. We were tempted to order Mango with Sticky Rice as a dessert but, given the hour we decided we would have it on our next visit. We look forward to returning to this Richmond gem. read more

Elephant Thai - Pad Kapow - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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I have eaten the lunch buffet here so many times I've lost count. They have some of the best Thai food in Richmond, VA. My only complaint is the to-go containers seem to be getter smaller and smaller. I believe customers getting their food to-go shouldn't have to pay the same $16 as customers who dine in. The current to-go box is so small I couldn't get any cold buffet items because they would mix with my hot food items. Please consider going back to the four compartment containers. read more

I would not recommend this restaurant. Portions were smallish, beef was exquisitely chewy. Sauces were either watery or gelatinous. Waitstaff service/attention was subpar. They forgot to bring our other entree, even after reminding them, until everything else was nearly finished. Of particular annoyance is the family's young child, who is apparently a regular in the evenings. This time she had a lengthy and exceptionally loud temper tantrum. Owners were ill equipped to do anything more than plead with her. Previously she sang very loudly and for an extended time while banging the table as a drum. There won't be a third time. read more

It used to be good, but portion sizes are ridiculously small now and everything is too sweet. Spent $80 plus on 2 entrees and 2 soups. Our beef dish was so tough it was impossible to chew. We are not big people but we needed to get more food elsewhere after our dinner. The next night we ordered from a nearby Mexican restaurant and had enough to eat for 2 meals for $35(and very edible). Please please get your act together! read more

The pad see ew is so unbelievably good. I completely demolished it within like 10 seconds, that's why there's no photo. The basil fried rice was also pretty good as well. I would ask for the pad see ew and see if it can be made with some spiciness. My main issue with the food was the freaking calamari. It was so unbelievably tiny. For TWELVE DOLLARS. The portion has to be bigger. Also they need some seasoning on it. Or a lemon or something. It was kinda dry and flavorless. read more

Elephant Thai - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Vegetable curry combo . Taste great . But ... the curry is very watery . I was expecting the curry sauce to be thicker . Portion size seems like it could be a lunch special . The side salad is very small . read more

Elephant Thai - vegetable curry combo . - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Very weird abandoned vibe inside, the servers couldn't have been nicer and the spring rolls were great. But that made it all the harder when I could only take one bite of my entree. Pad Thai tasted like it was made in dirty dishwater and the tofu smelled and tasted off. read more

Fast service. Food was fine but not outstanding. Easy parking out back. Sign out front is too small to read so trust your GPS. read more

Came here for dinner on Friday! Cute inside and an amazingly friendly staff. They were so attentive! The food was good, but the happy hour is definitely where it's at! Great deals! Definitely recommend! read more

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I love the atmosphere and decor in this fine establishment! Not only is it beautifully decorated inside, they have an outdoor patio for those that enjoy that option! We dined in so we enjoyed some complimentary rice crackers they melt in your mouth and are slightly salty. For an appetizer we had an order of curry puffs, these were 2 flavor bombs, you only get 2 but they are freshly fried. The Thai crispy chicken is coated in a Tamarind sauce which is sweet and a little tangy but the chicken was juicy and a light crisp but delicious. The drunken noodles with beef were pretty good, it has an assortment of bell peppers and it was a touch spicy but you can request it be more spicy but mine was a level 2 and it was just enough for me. They have a buffet during the week and happy hour from 5-8. This is definitely a place to check out! They even have a small shop read more

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This place is a hidden gem. I love the hot and spicy noodle soup. add chicken! always fast and super kind.

I want to preface this by saying I have never ever felt strongly enough to leave a review anywhere. My sister and I started our meal with a thai tea which was both affordable and delicious. It only went down from here. We chose the buffet and tried a little bit of everything. All of their noodles were good, not outstanding. The gyoza was fried tofu. Their crab rangoon was simply a piece of krab wrapped up in a fried wonton. Their sushi was fishy, mushy, and somehow almost tasted like cream cheese even though there wasn't any in the rolls. Do not try the sushi. Their chicken tom yum was tasty but our chicken was neon pink? And not an undercooked shade of pink, it was fully cooked and pepto bismol pink. Nothing online can explain this phenomenon. To say the least, we will not be returning and neither should you. read more

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Very good food. We enjoyed the noodle bowl and the moc duck. Sam was a great server. Very knowledgeable and helped us with making sure we our order wasn't to spicy. Will be back. Highly recommend read more

Food and service is good but the portions are tiny. I'd have to order two meals to feel full

Worst panang curry I've ever had. Greasy, veggies tasted old, tofu was so soggy. Rice was also overcooked and mushy. What a disappointment. read more

Elephant Thai - Half an inch of grease floating on the top. - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

They can't seem to get the order or flavor right . We ordered the Pad Thai and we always add shrimp and more chicken and it was missing . It's been awhile since the order has been correct read more

Lunch buffet is great. Amazing pad Thai! Sticky rice dessert was also in point, could have had 20 even though I was full. Very friendly staff, not all speak English. But they make an effort to communicate. read more

This is a beautiful spot and the food was delicious! We got the Khao Soi noodle dish and Panang Curry, both were excellent! Highly recommend. Service was good too, i said i like spicy food and he brought out a pepper tray that was quite varied and flavorful. And it carried some real heat too read more

Nice restaurant. Clean. Just passing through and stopped in. I ordered drunken noodle with broccoli and xhikem with medium spice. Great flavor. The employee was nice. read more

Elephant Thai - Drunken noodle with broccoli and chicken. Good flavor. - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

My mom and I dined in for lunch yesterday. The restaurant has a cute patio out front but it was a little too warm for outside seating. The interior is well decorated and clean. They had a lunch buffet where the staff plate your food for $12.99. My mom went for that option. I ordered the chicken basil dish ($12.49). There is no lunch menu so not sure if the portions change or stay the same for dinner. Was disappointed at the portion size for the price - but only bc I'm used to going to a different Thai spot down Broad. The buffet had a lot of options and earned a good review from my dining buddy. The staff were very friendly/helpful and made sure to keep our water glasses full as some dishes were pretty spicy. Id say definitely check this place out for the buffet if you want to try a variety of foods and have a good appetite. Make sure not to get there too late. They close at 230 and reopen for dinner around 5. read more

Elephant Thai - Basil chicken (comes with white rice) - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

A group of coworkers and I ordered some food from here the other night. I've had plenty of Thai food before and this was an ok choice. Didn't seem like the portion was the usual size you'd get for Thai food and the flavoring for the Pad See Ew wasn't spot on. Not sure if it's somewhere I'd try again read more

I had a lovely experience at Elephant Thai last night. The server was nice and welcoming. I got a taro tea and my boyfriend got the Thai tea. Both were delicious and not overly sweet. We also got the coco puff appetizer which we loved. The crispy chicken was tasty as well. The restaurant also has nice decor as well. read more

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We were craving Thai and orginally planned to go next door to Yaya's Cookbook (I know, two Thai places next door to each other is rough), but the wait was too long, so we ended up here. Unfortunately, there is a reason why folks are willing to wait for Yaya's instead of coming here. We were the only ones in the restaurant, but the kitchen was busy with takeout and delivery orders. It took us a while to order, which was frustrating because we were the only people there, but understandable because there were only two people working up front dealing with the take out chaos. Before I get to the food, there is one slightly strange thing to note...the food and utensils were both disposable. I understand this may be due to COVID and perhaps a lack of workers, but still a but odd. Now, the food. We all agreed that it was all just okay, and we were so hungry, it didn't really matter. I ordered the Pad Thai Jae (vegetarian pad thai). It was swimming in sauce and the sauce was overly sweet...way sweeter than normal pad thai sauce. Overall, okay in a pinch...3 stars with a COVID asterisk because I know restaurants are struggling right now. read more

Elephant Thai - Pad Thai Jae - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

It's Friday and lunch time, elephant thai has the best buffet. The selection is really good, the staff is very friendly and polite. I enjoy that there is no rushing people in ND out. You can also join their club which offers you a discount. read more

Good food and fully renovated. The staffs are frie friendly. The lunch buffet is so good. It's all you can eat.

Delicious food and professional staff! I even like the bar they offer -- a great spot to have a drink while waiting to pick up your order.

Picked up dinner from Elephant Thai and thought the food was very tasty. I had the drunken noodles with shrimp and chicken and was very pleased with it. A little spicy, like your noise is running spicy but very tasty. Crispy rolls were very good but had no meat but still very tasty. I got 4 with my order. The wonton soup was ok. Nothing to jump up about. Love that it had cabbage but the wonton had too much wonton. I would order from them again. read more

We ordered DoorDash from Elephant Thai tonight due to the reviews on DoorDash! I got a mixed vegetable pad Thai and a Thai iced tea. Food arrived quickly and hot. This pad Thai was good! It had a healthy serving of vegetables mixed in, the noodles hadn't all congealed together as I've had from other take away places, and a there was a healthy spread of ground peanuts. I enjoyed the vegetable variety of baby corn, celery, broccoli, carrots, and cabbage. The veggies were still crunchy and cooked perfectly and mixed well with the rice noodles. Noodles were a bit thinner than I've gotten from other restaurants but these were cooked to an excellent consistency! My only wish is that there had been an option to control the spice level. This was very mild and I like my food a little spicier. Though, they did include packets of ground Thai chili in our take away. The Thai tea was creamy and sweet and I wish I'd ordered about three of them read more

Elephant Thai - Pad Thai.... after I have eaten all the vegetables - Thai Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I purchased the crab & shrimp entree as well as the drunken noodles which was absolutely delicious. The egg rolls and orange chicken was just ok. My daughter loved the Thai tea. I'm not a fan of it. I loved the crab shrimp and drunken noodles so much that I will be back for sure. read more

Friendly, prompt service. My fave place to go for lunch. The buffet is always changing and has a nice variety.

I went here for lunch around 1:30 and it's pick 3 dishes for 10 dollar . And it came all cold which are made long ago and the quality of the food is poor . I wouldn't go there again and no recommendation to anyone . read more

My tea tasted like sugar water. The beef pad Thai tasted like the beef was in the cusp of going bad. HOWEVER, My server was courteous and although my green curry was like 90% bamboo shoot the curry itself was the right kind of spicy and tasted delicious. I guess this place is one of those that are just for quick takeout when you're not too picky. read more