Sweet Basil is a new addition to the historic Delaware avenue neighborhood. It is a welcome addition. There was a hotdog place before this one opened here. It was highly recommended by a friend who has been here a few times. I decided to meet someone here for a business meeting. It has very few tables in one room. There was only one table occupied by us in at 1 PM on Saturday so a lot of privacy and personal attention. I ordered soup and salad and it was very nice and spicy. My friend, who is not used to eating at Thai places, ordered a chicken salad and he was highly surprised by the dish. He liked it though. I enjoyed my spicy papaya salad and spicy soup. Portion sizes are a little smaller than I expected but this place is also a little cheaper compared to other places in town. I will recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a good fresh Thai restaurant with nice options. I have upgraded the review to five stars because for Albany this is as good as it gets for Thai food! read more

Found this restaurant on yelp on our way back from skiing in Vermont. When we drove off the highway, we were a little leery of the neighborhood behind the restaurant but when we walked in, saw the beautiful table setting and was reassured. The food was nicely presented but I expected more. However, for Albany, I guess it wasn't bad. read more

Sweet Basil - Vietnamese summer roll - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

The food doesn't taste like anything but sweet. This used to be such a good restaurant. Not worth the trip now.

Literally everything here is excellent! The space is kinda small but has lovely outdoor seating and sometimes live music as a benefit of neighboring with the ice cream place. Fresh ingredients, spot on flavor--authentic and big portions. Wait staff is kind and efficient. Love this place! read more

Great Thai food. Sweet basil duck was crispy with a great sweet chili type sauce. Tom yum soup was nice and tangy but not spicy. Chicken pad Thai did not disappoint. Servings are a decent size. There were 3 of us and we shared three entrees and it was plenty of food. We even split the mango and sticky rice. The rice was covered in some type of coconut aside and the mango was perfectly ripe and nice not too sweet desert to round on the meal read more

Sweet Basil - Great Thai food in a cozy space - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

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Favorite Thai spot in Albany. Foods is always delicious and the service is always prompt and friendly.

In a market that has become quite saturated with Thai restaurants, Sweet Basil is a true standout. Having been to this restaurant twice, I can confidently say that this is likely the best Thai cuisine in our area. Sweet Basil is an excellent location for a low key lunch, an intimate dinner, or take-out spot for an evening at home. Most recently, I tried the pineapple fried rice with beef. It was an extraordinary dish that was big on flavor and, most importantly, balance. With a cuisine that relies on using a host of spices, many of them quite intense, achieving an equilibrium can be difficult. Sweet Basil knocks it out of the park in that category. While it may not have the name recognition as some of our other local Thai restaurants, without question, Sweet Basil is the best of the bunch. read more

Absolutely love the small cozy restaurant. Greeted promptly with a smile! Food outstanding yellow tofu curry out of this world! The servings are gregarious! I can't wait to frequent this little charm. read more

Sweet Basil - Nestled in a warm cozy Delaware Avenue location - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

This place is delicious! My friends and I came here on Friday night for dinner and were really happy with the food, portion sizes, prices, and service. We got the spring rolls and perogies for apps and they were perfectly fried! We ordered the drunken noodles and various curries for our entrees. The food was great and had really generous portion sizes. The service was excellent. It is definitely a small restaurant, so call ahead if you have a large party to see if there's room. Overall, we loved our meal and will definitely be back! read more

Outstanding food and service! Pad Thai and mango curry with shrimp are my go-to favorites. It is important to make a reservation for the evenings because the dining area is relatively small. This is my favorite Thai restaurant. The servers and staff are always so pleasant and add to my exquisite dining experience. read more

The place is very small. I believe I counted about 8 tables? The staff is also small so the wait might take a while depending on when you come in. Putting these two downfalls behind us however, the food here is really good. They have all the regular food you would expect at a Thai restaurant but the quality is slightly above average I would say. The roasted duck was my entree tonight and I have no regrets. read more

Sweet Basil - Sweet Basil Duck - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

Always heard great things about this restaurant and was finally able to give it a go - not disappointed at all. Small and intimate space with street parking. The food is delicious! It was even great reheated the next day. Do yourself a favor and try the Thai Iced Coffee - super yum!! They do require a minimum purchase for credit cards. read more

It's such a great little place. Emphasis on the little! I've been here a few times now, and the food is always... Always amazing. The wait can get long, especially during busy times. The poor waitress who has to run the whole front of the house, from answering the phone, to seating, bussing, and waiting on everyone. She was a bit frazzled last night, but that's to be understood. So, here we go: The Good: The food. Dude... It's some of the best Thai I have ever had. They use quality ingredients. The veggies are always fresh. The spices flavorful. The people. They're really nice. Prices. Seriously? Expensive? Not for what you get. The portions are HUGE and the quality is good. The decor. It's pretty. Nice touches with the plants and elephants. The music is good, too. The bad: Oh, it's small. Seriously. There's like 10 tables. There's not a lot of space to walk around them. If you're claustrophobic this will not be a great time for you. You WILL be able to hear the people at the next table. This is a bit better in the summer with the porch seating. Parking can be a nightmare. There's no lot. Street parking only. In a heavily trafficked mixed residential/commercial area. They clean the tables with Windex. In a busy rush they do this immediately before you sit down at the table. I find this sort of repulsive. This is a favorite spot for my sweetie, so I know I will be returning again and again. We had one of our first dates here, so it has a really romantic feel to me. read more

This is our to-go thai place in Albany. Have tried most of their curries, the red, green, massaman, and the spring rolls, thai pierogis. Have always been impressed. read more

Stopped in to this charming neighborhood place in search of interesting Celiac friendly food. A place down the street was only open for dinner and we needed lunch! Friendly and gracious hostess took out order and took excellent care of us. I had mango curry, ordered it spicy...perfect amount of heat and delicious! Best papaya salad I have ever had! Rest of my family enjoyed it too, and they don't like papaya salad! We also enjoyed the tofu nuggets, the Rama garden, green curry, tom kha soup... Charming and cheerful environment, happy, full tummies! read more

Sweet Basil - Mango curry (all mixed up) - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

We stopped by this restaurant while our way back to Rochester. We were super hungry and thus we appreciated that the service was so quick. The feel of this restaurant is very authentic, and the lady was genial and kind. We had pad Thai, mango curry and spring rolls. All of those dishes were delicious. I definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who's looking for authentic tasty Thai food. read more

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call before you go, and make reservation, cosy house living room like environment, can be little crowded while wait for seating. Healthy and delicious home style cooking. read more

Just called to place an order and the guy that answered the phone was the rudest person. First, when I gave him my name he made a disgusted remark and said my name was weird. I was initially told my order would be ready in 25 minutes then I called back to add one item to my order and was told my food would now take over an hour. I politely asked him why I was told 2 minutes ago my food would be ready in 25 minutes and he quickly interrupted me saying "so do you want it or not." If I could add zero stars I would. Do not waste your time on this business, people like this do not deserve to work in this business. Especially in customer service!!! Worst place ever and will be telling everyone not to come here. read more

Meh. Not very good at all. Don't believe the hype! Also, they are closed mid afternoon so they rushed me.

Every time I try out the best rated stuff on Yelp for the capital region, it's always kind of a disappointment. I don't know if everyone in Albany has low standards, or if everyone just lacks any sort of...culture, but the "best" stuff here is about the same as the average/below average stuff at home (NYC/Nassau County). The food wasn't... terrible. But the food wasn't as exceptional as everyone on here is making it sound. If you've never had good Thai before, maybe you'll like it. read more

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal here and plan to come back soon. To start we had the basil spring rolls which were not only delicious, but also beautifully presented. For dinner I had the Spicy Sweet Basil with Chicken. I could have done with more spice (so they brought me out some chile paste), but overall it was delicious. We all left feeling fully and happy. Definitely call ahead though because this place is VERY small and I could see it filling up fast on a busy night. read more

Favorite Thai in Albany. Curry is never a let down. Super nice staff. Great service. Thai pierogi is absolutely slammin'. Anything duck.

I don't often write yelp reviews; maybe that can be a New Years resolution of mine, because this site has offered me some great suggestions since I've joined. How ever as soon as I left my table I knew I had to share this place with others because it is some of the best Thai food I've ever had! I was lucky with Thai places since I lived in Boston for college and they had some amazing choices for Thai and this is the only restaurant I've been to in albany that has matched the taste and style of eating in one of those places that I remember so fondly. The place is small and if you go on a Friday, be prepared to wait. They will take reservations. We got there a little after five for an early dinner and as soon as we sat down, the seven or so tables filled up immediately. The room seems to me like I was sitting in someone's living room and I really enjoyed the dim lights and clean look of the place. Nothing's tacky or crowded. Even at full capacity the room is quiet and romantic. The woman who works front of house is very sweet and attentive, and considering she's the only one working, it's a great talent that she never keeps you waiting. The food is amazing. Everything we had was plated beautifully. We started with calamari tempura and fresh basil spring rolls. Calamari was lightly fried and not greasy and came with an amazing side sauce, topped with crumbled cashews. The rolls were tightly wrapped and the veggies crisp. It came with what I can only describe as an eel sauce that had a sweet chocolate taste to it. For my main course I had the Massaman curry with duck. It was served rather mild, but our server brought out a tray of spices to kick it up how ever many notches you need. The duck was not sparse and really went well with the curry, cashews, potatoes, and tomatoes, and of course, basil. It was clearly a 5 star meal I have no problems saying that, however, the one downside is their lack of a liquor license. After a long week of work it would have been great to knock back a couple of Singha's to offset the spices I added to my meal. I'm pretty burnt out on Thai iced tea. I do know, however,I will be going back. read more

Tried them out for takeout while I had a few friends over. Two main dishes and a handful of appetizers. Love their food entirely. Had a veggie friend who just wanted veggie based dishes and they not only had a greatly varied selection of veggies but everything was crisp and fresh. Flavors were great. The only reason for minus one star is I like a little more spice in my Thai food. I'm going to order a little differently next time and make sure they know I like my food spicey. read more

A small place but the food is great and the prices are reasonable. I ordered the "Pad See Eww" and a Thai Iced Tea. Despite how the spelling the taste was definitely delicious. The Thai Iced Tea was only $2.50, which is the most affordable I have ever seen. I will definitely be coming back. read more

Sweet Basil - Thai Iced Tea for only $2.50! - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

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Came here for dinner. Ordered Mango Curry with Chicken and Drunken Noodle with chicken. Roughly $12 a place (dinner price). The mango curry was really good. The noodles we stale as though they have been sitting out for a while before they were used. The services was really good. Overall, I would go back, I just wouldn't order any noodle based dishes. read more

Sweet Basil - Mango Curry with Chicken - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

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Best Thai food anywhere! (and for some reason it's in albany) I've never had anything I didn't like here, they're very vegan/vegetarian friendly, curries are my favorite. Service is amazing too! Such sweet people! read more

I love stopping in here when I'm in town! The food is really good! I definitely recommend!

This is a small restaurant but I love their duck drunken noodles. It was my first time coming to this restaurant on Tuesday but I will definitely come again. This is the only place that I know of that has duck as an meat option. It is also probably rhe only thai place I will be going to for awhile because lots of thai places closed down. I give it 4 stars because the place is quite cramped and you need to make a reservation to get table. I can only recommend the duck drunken noodles because it is the only dish I tried. read more

Sweet Basil - Drunken noodles with duck - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

I have to give this place 5 stars because I had what may have possibly been the best mango curry that I'll ever have. I've tried ordering it at other places since eating here and they just don't compare. I really wish I lived nearby because I would probably eat mango curry every day for the rest of my life. read more

Spring rolls & Thai fried ride with chicken. Both were very good. Service was prompt, efficient and not intrusive. Request for suggestions were received enthusiastically and thoughtfully. read more

Sweet Basil - Thai Near Me - Albany, New York

First off, this place is very small. I was not expecting such a tight fit or having to wait on top of a few other couples just to be seated. There was one woman who acted as hostess and server, which only made sense in a venue of this size. The food was very good and very reasonably priced. Our dinner for two was sub-$40, which was a pleasant surprise. The presentation was quite nice, but the decor and menus seemed more at place in a takeout restaurant, not a sit-down. The reviews on Yelp seemed to promise one of the best dining experiences in the Capital Region, but I couldn't agree less. It's not the worst place I've been to, but it is nowhere near the top. I would recommend Sweet Basil, but not on a busy night, unless you like waiting shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers or having said strangers stare at you while you dine. read more

Stopped in and was so surprised by my meal. Wonderful pad Thai and very good presentation. I would stop by again if I was ever in Albany read more

Great Thai food! Started with the dumplings, which were amazing. Wife ordered Yellow Curry, I ordered the Pad Thai with Shrimp. The lunch portions were big & reasonably priced. We definitely will come back to Sweet Basil in he future. I will add that it is very small. We came on off hours, Sunday at 2:00, but would imagine it being much harder on a Friday at 6:00. read more

The BEST thai in Albany, and probably anywhere north of NYC for that matter. They consistently serve the most flavorful, delicious cuisine. I keep ordering different things off the menu and they all instantly become a favorite. If you live anywhere near Sweet Basil or are in town, you absolutely must visit. The service is always friendly, fast, and helpful. You can't get a better lunch or dinner for what you pay here anywhere else! read more

Came here last month and totally forgot to review the place. It's a very very small but cute place. I live in the city by some of the best restaurants so I'm very very picky with food. I was in the area with my daughter and she had a taste for Thai food. I'm glad we came across this little gem. Our waiter was amazing and stated that he just started but he was sweet and helpful. But the food was just amazing it was fresh and flavorful. If I'm ever in the Albany area this will definitely be my go to place!! read more

This is a super small, cozy restaurant serving up delicious and authentic Thai food! Be warned, there is very little seating. When we were there, we noticed a line of people waiting. Get there early! read more

This is a great spot for authentic Thai food in the Albany area! My girlfriend and I tried to go a few months ago but they were booked up and were apologetic to us but couldn't seat us because we hadn't made reservations. We tried again late last night and were very happy with our experience. This place is tiny, so call ahead. The only reason this review lost a star is because it's so tiny, actually. Only 6 tables in the whole place. The staff were amazing and very nice. Both of our wait staff were from Thailand and were very friendly. They also have take-out if that suits your fancy. The food was excellent, especially the crab Rangoon and the spring rolls. Pad Thai with duck was also excellent. The duck was cooked perfectly! If you're looking for great Thai, try this place, you won't be disappointed! read more

Came here b/c the reviews were amazing...Walked in and the place was packed. A good sign right? Nope we were "greeted" "we're full" We stood there looking at the menu thinking we might take something to go...and continued to stand there... We went somewhere else for dinner. read more

Food was amazing, one of the best Thai foods; cooked well and properly glazed. Rating 4/5 for the food. But the place needs more resources, service was lacking due to only one server. And at the beginning the server looked at me as if I will not tip her and I will not order proper food. This attitude should be changed for a healthy customer relationship. Adding another drawback, this place needs to welcome walk in guests not only reservations. Overall had the awesome food. read more