A couple of colleagues and I decided to walk a little farther and explore Chinatown, so we stopped at Phuket Royal for lunch. The ambiance was nice and calm, even though the place was very busy. I was impressed by how fast the service was, in about 45 minutes we were in, out, and on our way back. The food was very tasty and had a bit of spice to it. My only recommendation would be to offer a menu with images, which would make it easier to understand the dishes. read more

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Parking in this area that I never get to but would be at daily if I could = Important to me! Free at the pay lot after 530pm on a Thurs. Perfect! I'd never been here. I called re resos after another Thai place decided to close at 6. Lucky score for us to come here. I would come back here and would recommend! Service on the phone and in person was very sweet. Felt family owned. They were patient as we perused the large menu. I think I'd love anything from here. It's my jam. Thai! I decided on my craving... drunken noodles, extra spicy with shrimp and my sis got the Tom Yum soup with noodles and shrimp. We were both happy and had some to take home. Shrimp was cooked right as were the noodles. I was reminded how much I love Asian broccoli. Washroom was clean. I can't wait to come back. Prices were reasonable. read more

Phuket Royal - Tom yum - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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Food was excellent and the service was very nice and very helpful a great place and will definitely recommend it

Food was delicious!! Especially the mango salad. Service was okay. The spice level was on point. They also had some Vietnamese dishes on the menu, but it's mostly Thai food. read more

My second visit--I will come here again and again. The food is SO good. Even though it's Saturday night, the service is fast. Ambience is busy and louder this time, compared to last time when I was here for lunch. Still it's very pleasant and everyone's happy, because the food is awesome. This time I had panang veg and tofu. The (free) tea is lemon-grassy and very warming, perfect on this winter evening. read more

Phuket Royal - So excited--The tea tastes like lemon grass. Warming our hands, this chilly day! - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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I always walk by this place when I stroll through China town, but never checked it out. Today was that day, and the hubby and I decided to come here with the in laws for some Thai to celebrate Mothers Day. We made a reservation, but it really was not needed, the place was maybe half full. We were seated in a booth, but found it a tad snug and moved to a table for four in the middle of the restaurant, much roomier! If you do like people watching, I am sure you would appreciate the booth seat! We started off with some vegetable spring rolls ($6.95 for 3) and they were pretty bomb! I actually wish we ordered more. They were on the smaller size, but the taste was on point as well as the sweet and sour sauce that came with it. For mains the hubby ordered T-63 ($12.95) which was a rice noodle dish, with chicken, vegetables, chilies and basil. You have your choice of spice level. Levels are rated from 1-5 from mild to spicy. He got spice level #3 and thought it was perfect. The owner who was also serving us brought us over the spice jar to our table if we chose to make it spicier which was a nice touch! I ordered T-45 ($12.95), which was a rice noodle dish with tofu, vegetables, and peanuts. I ordered spice level #1, but was almost crying half way through my meal because I could not handle the heat. The sauce was also pretty sweet, which I did not mind. The in laws ordered off the lunch menu, and while it was a couple of dollars cheaper, the portions were significantly smaller. Just a heads up in case you are really hungry!! :) Service was super friendly and the food came out pipping hot and quickly. Ambiance was nice and quiet. I am glad I finally checked this place out, and would come back for the spring rolls and maybe try a new dish out like the vermicelli. read more

Phuket Royal - T-63 on dinner menu Pad Kee Maow Fried rice noodles w/ chicken, veggies, basil and chilies - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Lunchtime for vegetarians! They thoughfully checked with us about ingredients. The food tasty, fresh, hot and quickly served. The hot tea fragrant and hit the spot on a cool day. The service attentive. The price was right, so you can't go wrong here! read more

I had the paw kee maow with no meat. The seasoning was delicious and I happily ate it all up. They have lunch specials at a decent price. The two friends with me had different dishes and enjoyed them very much: kao pad gratiam prig thai (with beef) and some curry dish. The decor is lovely and spacious. If you're looking for Thai food in Chinatown check this place out. read more

Came here for lunch while we visited Ottawa. We came as a group of 5 and we got seated within 5mins, but we only got the 4 person table in the middle, because they were quite busy even for Thursday lunch. We ordered yellow and green curry from the lunch menu ($10) and a Large pho to share between 2 people. I noticed that the stuff on the lunch special is couple dollars cheaper than their regular price, so it's pretty worth it to order there. Our food came after around 15mins wait, which is quite slow given that it was lunch time and the type of food we ordered shouldn't take very long to prepare. The curry portions were pretty small, it was basically a small bowl of curry with some rice on the side. The flavour was ok but it was pretty spicy and I didn't feel like there was enough rice for how spicy it was. The pho bowl was quite large, definitely enough noodles for 2 people, but not really enough beef that it felt like the only difference between a smaller size and this was the noodles. read more

Phuket Royal - Yellow curry with chicken, $10 lunch special - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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It was such a beautiful day we walked down to Chinatown. I'm so happy we stopped and tried something new. The lunch portion was very generous. I had Kao Pad Bai Gra Praw and ordered 3 stars spicy. There was a bit of kick but next time I think I'll try level 4 or 5, I like to feel the heat! This was a fantastic stop. I can't wait to visit again soon. read more

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Our last lunch before heading back home...we remembered our first time here and the food was delicious and mouth watering. As such, we part of the plan to have lunch before the long ride home! On weekends it's fairly quiet in the restaurant as Ottawa is a city of Government Employees and everyone is off so there's hardly anyone in the city, which was great for us because we didn't have to wait long for service or for food! The first time we came we had the Green Curry with Shrimp, a Pad Thai, Lap and Som Tum (green papaya salad in a spicy and sour ). All of the dishes were made with lots of flavourful spices that keeps you wanting more even when your full to the top of your head. For this trip to Ottawa, my husband and I shared the Bun with pork, chicken and spring roll, Pad Thai (because it was way too good the first time) and the Neur Nam Tok. The Neur Nam Tok taste the same as the Lap but instead of ground beef this was made with sliced beef. Same amount of goodness flavours. Looks like we will need to make another trip back for more! read more

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This place was quite disappointing, especially considering the prime location in Chinatown. I wanted noodles but the server (who I think is the owner) suggested rice. My 2 other friends got noodles: pad thai and pad see ew. The beef in my dish was very dry. It was not tasty at all. I liked how my dish had a lot of vegetables and sauce. I dumped my rice in the dish to soak up everything. It also wasnt very spicy despite the chili pepper warning on the menu. I added some of my own chili since the overall taste was very plain. Both my friends had made the same comment on the taste and also added chili, even though one of my friends hates spicy food. She said that her pad thai had little flavour. Also, we tried the pad thai and it tasted like ketchup which is very disappointing from a place that looks to be more authentic. It was so bad that she only ate half and left the rest. The pad see ew noodles looked the tastiest of the items we ordered, but my friend eating it said that it was just soy sauce noodles. Lastly, my friend who drank the "tea" or hot water that they served us said it tasted like dish soap. I feel like it actually could have been dish soap since it was very lightly yellow in colour but had no tea leaves in the pot. We all just avoided it and asked for water instead. Prices are around $15 or $20 after tax for decent portions of bland food. read more

Phuket Royal - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Absolutely phenomenal dinner! Everything we ordered was so very good: - chicken skewers - mango salad - fried calamari - lemongrass beef - pad Thai - bbq pork We took our children, 7, 11 and 13 and they loved it too. Service was quick, attentive and friendly. The kind of place you're happy to support! read more

Had lunch with the family on Easter Monday in China Town section in Ottawa. From the outside it seemed to be the cleanest restaurant on the street that we peeked and it turned out to be just that. The two servers that attended were excellent in service and their knowledge of the menu. They started us with some green tea that was flavoured with lemongrass and was one of the best we have ever had. We had Fried Tofu (T3) to start with and was perfect. Fresh, slightly crispy outside and soft inside. We had Plain Noodle Soup (V08) with veg broth, Pad Kee Maow Fried Rice Noodles with mixed veggies (Lunch Menu F), Vegetarian Fried Rice (T65) and Vegetarian Green Curry (T51). The T51 was out of this world. My son does not prefer eggplant and he finished each and everything on his plate. The curry was rich, perfectly flavoured, mildly spiced and went well with the plain rice. The Rice Noodles were good and spiced slightly more but the dish hit its spot. The quantity was a bit on the lower side but it was a lunch dish, but goes to say that we needed more! The fried rice with basil was amazing and flavoured just right with soy sauce. The soup was plain, but that what it was. The large portion was LARGE. The servers when told all of us were vegetarian were quick to point is dishes that had eggs or flavoured with fish sauce. When requested they quickly doubled checked and told it could be made without it. The service, the cleanliness and the food - 5 stars for us. Will go back again and highly recommend. Updated 2016-09-02 Had Deep Fried Tofu, Red Curry Tofu (T43), Vegetarian Pad Thai (T45), Vegetarian Noodle with Basil (T47) and Vegetable Fried Rice (T65) The Pad Thai was good, the noodles perhaps a little more cooked. The taste was perfect. T47 was simply amazing. The basil came through nicely and bit on the spicy side. Really nice dish. The Fried rice was plain and lacked flavour. The Red Curry Tofu was really good. Not too spicy and lots of veggies read more

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First visit there, will not return. Was in the mood for pad thai and thought I'd give this place a try. Before I even tasted it, I knew it wasn't right - smelled strongly of ketchup. Tasted exactly like Spaghettios sauce. Not a hint of tamarind or garlic. Was so unappetizing that I couldn't finish even half of it, and that's saying a lot for me (I always finish my plate). I knew I should've sent it back, but I was in a hurry to get to an event, and couldn't afford to waste time, so I persevered. There were no chopsticks on the table (like they know their food isn't legit and therefor don't anticipate having many Asian customers?), felt awkward eating pad thai with a fork, which added to the unpleasantness. Usually I would ask for chopsticks, but the food was so discouraging. Never imagined that I'd find a sit-down Thai resto that was LESS authentic than even Thai Express. Dismal. Other than that, the service was casual yet agreeable, and the place looked relatively clean. read more

Phuket Royal - Pad Thai, looks far better than it tasted. Ketchup/tomato soup/Spaghettios sauce - gross. - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

This was our last stop for food while visiting Ottawa. We've been here a few times and love it. They are located in Chinatown as well and is very spacious and comfortable seating. They use a lot of Thai decorations as this is a traditional Thai restaurant. On weekends they are not as busy because most people that eat here are office workers, Ottawa is a quiet city during the weekend as most workers are Government and don't work on the weekends. Service is quick and polite and their food is very authentic. My wife and I ordered a few dishes to share which was very delicious and savoury. We ordered the Bun with pork, chicken, and spring rolls, an order of Pad Thai and the Neur Nam Tok. The Bun which more of a Vietnamese dish but they all eat the same style food since Thailand, Vietnam and Laos are located in the same region. The Bun is a dry style vermicelli noodle dish usually with some shredded lettuce, bean sprouts fresh veggies topped with some sort of grilled meat then you mix it all up with a small bowl of sweetened fish sauce. The meats were very flavourful marinated with lemongrass. The Pad Thai is made with stir frying rice noodles with some bean sprouts and veggies along with chicken for this one we ordered and the flavour was good authentic tasting. The Neur Nam Tok is made for sliced beef mint leaves, lettuce, spring onions, spices basically a Thai beef salad. I think this will be a habit every time we are in town to visit Phuket Royal. read more

Phuket Royal - Pork, Chicken and Spring Roll Bun - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Only been open for 1 week. All the food was extremely tasteful, prices were reasonable. Food was so good that I forgot to take a picture before the plates were empty, read more

Phuket Royal - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

There are times when travelling when you are wandering around a town in search of a place to eat and you are hoping the restaurant you enter is going to provide you with a good tasty dinner! We entered PR at 5:30 pm (yes we do eat early some nights!) there was no one else in the restaurant. Restaurant was clean and seemed comfortable and we had selected a booth at the back of the restaurant. Looking at the menu they had dishes that were Vietnamese and also a solid menu that was clearly Thai in origin. I ordered a thai ice tea to start things off. It was creamy and nice but not as strong as I had envisioned. One person in our dinner party ordered the tom yum shrimp soup. It came with lots of mushrooms and I had a taste, flavourful sweet- sour with 3 or so pieces of shrimp. We ordered three main dishes: penang curry chicken, shrimp with eggplant and a Vietnamese lemongrass chicken vermicelli with spring rolls. The penang curry was medium spice, very fragrant and nice and creamy but not overly creamy as some restaurants turn it to a glue type paste! The shrimp with eggplant was a yummy and contrasting in flavour and texture also. Succulent well sized shrimp with the Japanese style eggplant in a nice sauce with vegetables. The Vietnamese noodles were mostly for my daughter and it was nice and light and fresh, just how a Vietnamese Ga Bun should be. All was a good serving portion fresh and satisfying! Service from the young female server was polite, friendly and very good! We really enjoyed this place and they had some nice wawa candies to freshen the palette which was a dandy finishing touch! I'd definitely come back! read more

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During my recent visit to Ottawa, I have visited this place twice. My kids enjoyed Thai style cooking quite a lot. Chicken Fried Rice - Good quantity and great taste. Egg plant Yello Curry - Very flavorful and highly recoomeded. try with spice level at 4 out of 5 read more

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Servers were nice, the environment wasn't bad, But the food was very very disappointing.... I ordered tom yum Gai soup, it only tasted salty and sour, nothing else... The main dish that I had was Pad Thai, seriously same sauce as fast Thai food restaurant.....chicken tasted weird too.. I've been to Thailand and I can say this isn't authentic at ALL..... read more

Phuket Royal - Sour salty tom yum gai - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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I am new to Ottawa and was looking for a good Thai restaurant. I ate here based on the reviews. as someone who has traveled to Thailand and had authentic Thai food this place falls short. I should have known from the green papaya salad that I was in over my head. What I got was not Green Papaya it was white looked like cabbage and carrots. The mango salad was also heavy on the carrots and easy on the mango. I got the spring rolls vegetarian they were okay. I finished with the shrimp and eggplant Curry which was just okay. The portions are a good size but the prices here are very high considering it does not taste like Thai food it tastes like Chinese people cooking Thai food . I won't be back . read more

Phuket Royal - does this look like a green papaya salad to u? - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Phuket Royale is hands down the best Pho and Asian fusion restaurant in Ottawa. Nestled in the heart of Chinatown by the city's beautiful street arch, we have enjoyed their cuisine countless times. The Pho is deliciousness - with a delicately seasoned broth complemented by crisp greens and generous portions of noodles and meats, including a wider variety of choices with fresh vegetables and seafood on the soup choices. Their full entries are also excellent - stir fries, curries and the expected fare is complemented with some authentic choices I don't see outside of Toronto and Vancouver. Service is always courteous and very fast. The interior of the restaurant is more upscale than most. ...to underscore my confidence that Phucket Royale is a guaranteed win, this evening the entire Vietnamese student association of Carleton university was enjoying a meal -- and a Pho eating competition! Just go. read more

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Visited Phuket Royal with BF and family on Saturday night around 8pm. It was dead, we assume everyone was out at Landsdowns Asian Night Market. The décor looked very modern and was clean. The waiter was friendly and brought us water right away. I ordered a beef egg noodle dish. I only noticed that the waiter had gotten my order wrong after I took the picture. I had chicken instead of beef.. I was starving so I dug in without complaint. The dish tasted OK but the sauce was very runny. BF ordered a pad thai and it was overly sweet. It tasted like they dumped the bottle of ketchup in the pan and sautéed the noodles in it without using any other ingredients to off set the flavour. I don't know how anyone could like a pad thai this sweet. It was not good. Our friend had ordered a yellow curry with shrimps. It looked great and tasted good, but the portion was quite small for the price. It was spicy but also sweet at the same time. I don't know what the other items taste like on the menu, maybe others have had better experiences but it's unlikely I will return to try anything else based on this experience. read more

Phuket Royal - Beef & chinese broccoli pad see eaw - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I went with coworkers for lunch. We got the yellow chicken curry, chicken pad thai, and two of us got the green chicken curry. We also got some appetizers including the calamari, fried tofu, and springrolls. Taste: there was a good mix of spices, so each dish was flavorful. You could tell they were very fresh, and the sauce was rich in flavor. Service: very friendly, used to be the owners of the Asian grocery store that was there previously. Food came pretty quickly as well! read more

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All the dishes we ordered are delish, spices are on point, very refreshing. Pad Thai with chicken - 4/5 Fired rice with beef - 4.5/5 tastes better than the looking Fried mixed vegetables with tofu and yam noodle 4/5 Comfortable booths and stylish decorations, we were surprised to see such a clean and nice place in Chinatown read more

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This place is really spacious and the atmosphere is really nice. Has a lot of Thai sculptures and arts on the wall. It looks really clean as well, thumbs up for being clean. The food tastes really good. Ordered a T-51 Gang Kean Warn Beef. Which was amazing, when the sauce emerges with Jasmine on the side. The beef is better in this dish. T-21 Tom Yum was good, hot and sour w/ mushroom and shrimp, this soup is good for the winter, which also tastes pretty good. T-62 Pad See Ean is just alright, it was like a Chinese dish. Their tea is absolutely amazing. I would come back here to try their other dishes. read more

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I've been here a few times already. The restaurant is large and good for big groups. The service has always been excellent so far. The food has been great. I've gotten the pad thai, curry, and pho at some point. The pho selection isn't as large but the options are quite satisfying. The pho and great and the price has been lower while most other places have been increasing. I almost want to come here for pho because the price has been great. The overall menu is large. They offer lemongrass tea which is amazing. They also have daily specials...which I was disappointed with when I tried to order the duck noodle soup at 6pm on a not so busy Friday night to find out they didn't have duck available. They should have removed the sign and they still didn't after they told us it wasn't available. read more

It may be a little on the pricey side for the portions you get (in comparison to other Chinatown restaurants), but the food quality is VERY good, so it's worth it. The atmosphere is more posh that you would get in other Chinatown restaurants and the service is fast and courteous. I got back every time I am in Ottawa. I'm adding 3 food pictures of plates we ordered. read more

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A great restaurant for lunch, dinner or special occasion. Good size portion, and they have a lunch menu that is awesome. For special occasions the can roast a pig for you. I love this place read more

Phuket Royal - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

For Ottawa Thai food standards, this is an easy 4 star. Of course, don't expect real authentic Thai taste in North America. I have not been able to find one yet despite sampling Thai food everywhere in US and Canada. Every Thai food restaurant here is more for the American tongue. Most Thai food restaurant in Ottawa or Canada for that matter offered you very little food or few good ingredients (e.g. shrimps or quality meats like duck breast) but they still charge ridiculous price when compared to Thai restaurants in the US. This is not the case here in Phuket Royal. We were often surprised why the restaurant is not more busy during the weekends. It is better than all the other popular Thai restaurants in town for sure. We like most of their dishes ranging from yellow, green, to red curries. The pad thai could be better. Nevertheless, you get good value from what they charge especially when compared to other Thai restaurants in town. This is now our go-to place for Thai food. Their Vietnamese beef pho is not bad either. They accept credit cards unlike most other smaller scaled restaurants in Chinatown so it is another bonus. They offer you lemon grass tea for free too whereas most other Thai restaurants in town charges you $5 for a teeny weeny pot!!! Service wise, it could be better as I think they can use more experienced wait staff during busy hours. If you come to Chinatown for food, you are more going for good value and taste vs good service that you will seldom find anyway. read more

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The service is excellent and the Thai food is really good too! I would pass on the bún dishes if you're coming here, as the Thai dishes are much better. read more

Great Thai food, the Pad Thai tastes really good. I forgot the name the other two we ordered, but they r all delicious. read more

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I think this will be my new go-to Thai restaurant in Ottawa. Tasted great, excellent service, good prices. No complaints. read more

Ladies and gentlemen, please flip to pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the menu and add 2 dollars to every non noodle dish. Rice isn't included and you're basically forced to order their mediocre non-jasmine rice for 2 dollars a bowl. Moving on, we ordered the shrimp green curry and the pad Thai. The curry was fine and shrimp was plentiful. But how could I possibly trust a Thai restaurant that can't whip up decent pad Thai? Well I can't. The pad Thai was a mushy, overly sour lump with some chicken spread around the side. It stuck to your mouth like those eggs from alien. You might reach for the tea to clean out your mouth and you really will, the tea tastes like citron cleaning solution... If you're dying for rice-less curry this is your place, we're not coming back again. read more

This is my go-to thai restaurant. I have yet to find a dish that didn't leave me satisfied! Their prices are a little higher then the other restaurants on somerset, but you can really see it in the quality. They have vegetarian options here too (although limited). Each time I've come here, the restaurant has only been a quarter full... this may be due to their prices being higher than the others in Chinatown. The service is quick and friendly. They serve lemongrass tea at no charge. If you don't know what to order, the yellow curry with chicken and potatoes is a safe bet. read more

This restaurant has become our go-to for sit-down Vietnamese food in Chinatown in Ottawa. The main server working there used to operate a small Pho-soup restaurant near Lincoln Heights many years ago that served us excellent soup on many occasions --- and Phuket Royal's soups are equally as tasty: the broth has good flavour without being too salty. Their rice-noodle vermicelli bowls are also a winner. We have also tried some of their tasty curry-dishes. In my view, this restaurant deserves 4-and-a-half stars. read more

My favourite Thai restaurant in Ottawa. Right now they offer take-out, which had been quick each time I have ordered. The food is hot and the employees are always friendly. read more

A pan-Thai/Vietnamese restaurant in the heart of Chinatown. The dining room is open, clean and comfortable. The menu checks off all the standard boxes: pho, bun, spring rolls, pad Thai, curries, etc. The dishes, while nicely plated, lack sophistication and are poorly executed: Too much fish sauce here, not enough basil & chillies there. The soups, in contrast, are better composed, with more robust flavours, but I suspect most patrons come with an eagerness for the Thai menu. Expectation not met. read more

Thai food... not my favorite cuisine. Main reason is because it tastes so much like Chinese food but over priced. Right in the middle of Ottawa's Chinatown, which was pretty convenient for us. Ordered the beef satay skewers, curry shrimp and chicken with cashew (bowl of rice too). Can't say food was bad, but can say portions were tiny. Again, nothing really stood out. Typical Thai restaurant and food was pretty standard. Bill came out to $40. A bit expensive for the food to me. Would I come back... unlikely. Not because it was bad... it was just nothing special. read more

If you're in the mood for some Thai food when you're in town, this is a great spot to satisfy your craving! The green curry was great (wish I asked for extra spicy!) and the Tom yum was fragrant and delicious. Definitely recommend this place! read more

Phuket Royal - This is like a Thai pho! If you're adventurous, try this tasty bowl! - Thai Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario