I've experience extreme racism and discrimination from this establishment as a costumer. I was ask to pay for my meal, before I was able to eat my food. It was very improper and unprofessional, and I wouldn't recommend you eating there. read more

The food is bad!!!! People do not buy. I am so disappointed with the food. I throw away the delivery food. Pad Thai is mix of leftovers! Curry puff is over cooked!!!!! read more

Thai Basil Restaurant - The food is horrible! The chicken is over cooked. The noodles are dry! It is a leftover. Curry puffs are horrible! - Thai Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I went shopping at Newbury with my sister, boyfriend and mom. We got hungry so went To get a quick meal. Greetings were warm and homey. It was completely packed. We were seated almost right away but it was quite busy so we were unable to put in an order right away. We probably waited for about 10 minutes. When we placed our order (almost 6 dishes). And everything came out within 5 to 10 minutes, which is very fast. So let's start with the basic: Food: We ordered roasted tamarind duck with Jasmine rice - it was ok about 7/10 Seafood salad - too spicy and citrus for my mom 7/10 Shrimp papaya salad - bomb dot com 10/10 Chicken tofu salad - meh 8/10 Mango crispy chicken fried rice - pretty good, it's smokey 9/10 Service: quick, friendly and clean Price: pretty good, not too high Definitely will go back cause the pad Thai looked so good too!!! read more

I'm becoming a skeptic that really good food can be found on Newbury Street. Thai Basil has all the makings of what could be a great Thai restaurant (sweet and savory flavors, generous portions, speedy service), but it's a lot of noodles and not a lot of substance... I need MEAT! I ordered the Pad Thai and had 2 little shrimps and 4 to 5 thin shards of chicken. Annoying. Three stars, because I liked it enough for another spin around the block. read more

Thai Basil Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Found this place on yelp. Walking through Newbury St, busy Saturday night. Managed to get a table within 30 min with no reservation. Great service, great food, fast. Nothing negative to say and great prices. Great place overall read more

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Went there twice in two weeks . First time I loved everything. Second time the taste was not the same yet still delicious but not consistent. I go on Newbury st often to get my hair and nails done so I will be going back. I think it's a great place to eat fast lunch. I would defiantly recommend this place for friends. read more

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I'm going to be short and sweet. The best Thai food I've ever had. The food has NEVER disappointed me. Love the service, but the Crab Rangoons.....girl. I'm in Love with them. read more

We have been on the hunt for a good Thai restaurant for years and today at lunch it had been found! One of the best things to come out of quarantine is locating a new go to spot. We had the chicken satay (4 large skewers) an order of beef pad see ew and then chicken pad Thai. Alll wonderful what I loved best was that they were not drowning in sauce and well sautéed to absorb the flavor and the pad see ew noodles had the taste of the pan fry. I love them and look forward to ordering from them again read more

Quack quack, chili duck is back! Honestly the best duck dish a man could wish. I can't keep up this rhyme scheme but still, this is great Thai food! Right in the heart of newbury street this quaint spot is great for a nice date night, dinner with friends, or a quick (and I mean quick) to go order. I'll definitely be back before long. Your best friend, South End Squiggles read more

This place has a wide selection of Thai dishes and also Vietnamese staples like pho and vermicelli. They have a lunch special menu that is even available on weekends. I got vermicelli with lemon grass chicken. The chicken was very flavorful, but vermicelli was over cooked and soggy- did not allow additional time to chill hence warmed up lettuce and bean sprouts. Portion was pretty big. Would come back to try Thai dishes. read more

Thai Basil Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Consistently very good. i ate here weekly and food was always good. They have a sister place in Mass ave across from Berkeley. They are always pretty busy and can be hard to find a seat. take out can be 30 -45 minute wait read more

If you don't have to go here, then don't. But, if you have no other dining options or are literally starving, then go ahead and eat here. Maybe you can fool your mind into thinking the food is good. read more

Average thai place, got the pad thai and salad with shrimp. Portions are large and interior is not super clean but good place for a quick bite for lunch. read more

Yikes, really bland and tasteless food. If you are looking for boiled noodles this is your place but if you are looking for thai, RUN!

Vietnamese & Thai food in one restaurant is a genius idea!!! Came here on a Friday night and it was completely packed. Everyone was waiting inside the door and close to other tables because it was snowing and freezing out! It was definitely a tight space and didn't help that it was busy. I had a party of 4 and was seated within 5 minutes of putting my name in, surprisingly. Got the pad thai with chicken (spice level 2 is really not that spicy) and pho. these are HUGE portions and very worth it for roughly $10. Everything was very well flavored! Pad thai was a little more on the dry side but using the lemon really helped. I really liked that it wasn't too sweet like how some places make it. Its just how its supposed to be!! Ask for the spice tray if you want to add more spiciness!! Also got the crispy wontons with imitated crab and creme cheese i think? Don't know what they're called exactly but they were bursting with flavor. It comes with a side of picked carrots and veggies (DELICIOUS) and a sweet chilly dipping sauce. Would recommend that! Service was kind of slow but food came out within 30 minutes of ordering, but our server was nice and packaged our to-go food for us! Restaurant is right in backbay- you can't miss it! Come here for asian food!! read more

My mom was craving Thai food and Thai Basil is right there in front of us. We came in and the host was friendly. Our waitress brought out our food quickly and the food is delicious. I would come here again. We even ordered take out. A lot of people said his place is really Americanize and there's better places than this place but come on.. There's great food, great vibe, and great service, 5/5 stars. I recommend. read more

A neighborhood staple for years and i feel has only stepped up their game. Cozy basement space with very attentive servers. The takeout is always plentiful, fresh and very very tasty. Happy they continue to serve fresh thai food! read more

Amazing food & Customer Service ! Keep up the great work . Love coming here almost every week for lunch or dinner after or before doing my shoppings :) read more

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Decent food, but bad service and some dishes are extremely overpriced. A group of friends and I came in for dinner after making a reservation, only to find a 10 minute wait, which by itself wasn't bad, especially considering the reservation was made a bit late. We then proceeded to wait over an hour, and even saw other patrons who came in later than us order, eat their food, and leave. The waitress even brought the wrong dish out once... Very frustrating. Additionally, I ordered the "Vegetable Basil", which was albeit tasty, but extremely overpriced. As a pure vegetable dish, I expected a larger portion, especially considering my friends who ordered cheaper food seemed to receive double the amount. With tax and an 18% group surcharge (for horrible service!) my dish came out to above $16 for pure vegetables and white rice... I'm quite annoyed, to say the least. read more

Great Thai restaurant. Great place in this neighborhood. Pad Thai is delicious here but not so much the curry. Just begging honest. The host is very nice seen her a few times at another place. Just the bathrooms need to be much cleaner so when you sit near he restroom it won't have that odor from not using bleach. Give it a try. I love the wall art that teaches you about different spices and what it's benefits are. They're used in their dishes. read more

The food was not great and nothing I'd order again. The pan fried dumplings weren't bad. The chicken on the pad Thai looked disgusting, I couldn't even eat it. I ended up picking it off and ate some of the pad Thai which was okay but I was grossed out by the chicken I didn't eat much. read more

Thai Basil Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Staff unhelpful. Thai tea was just syrupy and not flavorful beyond sweetness. Spring rolls were underwhelming Ordered spicy tofu and basically just got a sweet and sour goop of ingredients they threw together because they don't know what to give vegetarians. read more

Today (1/8), I ordered for a pick up, then walked over in the cold. Then they were closed. The sign at the door and online stated "Open".

I love this place. I came to Boston for work and stayed close to this place. I love Thai food so decided to give it a try. The food was really good. Price is reasonable. Staffs are friendly. I went there 4 times already in 3 weeks. I will definitely go again before I leave Boston. read more

Excellent Fried Rice, Crispy Duck, Curry, Spring Rolls, and Satay. Perfect. Dined in an empty restaurant, sadly. The wait staff was also great. read more

Their Iced Tea and their Tom-yin-long soup are pretty good. But their basil fried rice are just so-so.

We went to this restaurant despite average review because we were craving Thai food and limited choice of Thai restaurants open with it being 4th of July. Well, we were pleasantly surprised by how delicious the food was! We ordered tom yum goong, steak salad, pad thai, drunken noodles, basil vegetables, and shrimp fried rice. Everything (except basil vegetables which were bleh) was fresh, seasoned just right, and not greasy. All dishes were fresh and wholesome. And service was friendly and efficient. Being from Los Angeles area, we're spoiled with great ethnic food but we loved the dishes at Thai Basil. Very good food! read more

I've been going to Thai Basil since about 2009 and I never had a complaint but perhaps they're under new management, because the service this time around was horrible! I went with a group of 3 very early in the day, roughly 3 pm and it was FAR from crowded. Yet, our waitress did not ask us if we wanted drinks (not even alcohol...like soft drinks) proceeded to tell us to "hurry up and order the special because if you want you need to do it now". That didn't even bother me, as I'm not a restaurant Nazi. Now HERE is where it gets good....the waitress dropped the check on the table while we were all still eating...because the place was SOOOOO busy with all the invisible people lining up at the door, clearly.... we in fact wanted dessert so then a new bill was brought out. Mind you, the service was terrible so we did not tip that much (I'm quite generous w/ tipping when I've been given good service, I know how hard it is out there) but the employee took the check and actually argued with us about why we should pay a BIGGER tip. ....I'm not even kidding. At this point we were so over it we gave her an extra $5 and bounced....I don't know if I'll be coming here again, probably not. I've been to restaurants in several different states and I've NEVER had a worker argue about getting a bigger tip for service that's worse than what I've gotten at McDonalds. read more

We came at 7p on a Friday night, and were seated immediately. We ordered the Tom Yum shrimp soup, crab fried rice and pad thai noodles. The food was average. The soup tasted as if it was prepared from a soup base that came from a jar, there was no flavor of lemongrass or other fresh herbs/ spices. The fried rice was plain, and bland looking. Pad thai noodles were too moist. The service was good, meaning they responded promptly when we asked for things (black pepper, chopsticks, hot chili oil). However, it was not great, since they did not anticipate these things before we asked for them. The main reason I gave this place a one star is its deceptive billing practice. We ordered $36 of food. Our bill had a 22% tip automatically added to our bill. It listed "total amount" $44 at the bottom, then listed suggested tip amount $6 for 18%, $7 for 20%, $8 for 25%. Most customers probably are not noticing that tip is already added, so they probably add another 15-25% to that number. We almost did the same thing, before we looked at it carefully. This is such a dishonest place. Don't go there. read more

I have been eating here for over 10 years, I've seen other Thai places come and go but this place stands tall. The service can be a abrupt I'll admit but the food especially for the core dishes you find in American Thai restaurants they do a great job. The Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, and Phuket Basil Noodle are excellent. The Tom Yum Tom Khar Gai soups are usually how I like to start lunch. In the summer I'm a fan of the Thai ice coffee. Like other Newbury Street locations it does have the subterranean vibe. I like this room, although in the '80s there was an excellent Japanese owned sushi place here, that did a better job with this particular space. * Some favs: Beef Rendang , Chicken Basil, Tod Mun, Jasmine Rice with any of the curries. * Get's crowded here fast at lunch * It wasn't always so but now it seems you have to ask for the spicy heat if you like it turned above "American Hot". read more

Downstairs in basement on Newbury. My second visit was not so great. Tom Yum soup had a smell we both didn't care for but taste was ok. It was red in color probably due to the spiciness but I've usually had a more clear broth at other Thai restaurants. Tofu was plentiful and noodles very thin. Wouldn't order that again unfortunately. Ordered spring rolls expecting see through wrapped rolls instead received deep fried tiny rolls that were all fried wrapper not much inside. It's kind of dark decor inside doesn't feel overly clean. Both of us wouldn't go back it was very average and they don't seem to try very hard. read more

I will go back here for sure. The food was SO GOOD! That is not a lie. The location is in the heart of Newbury, great for dinner after a day of exhausted shopping. I had a variety of dishes, no complaining here. read more

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The staff here is great--attentive and friendly--and the food is good. I've eaten here maybe twice and had the mango curry and the pad see ew (I figure, if a Thai restaurant can't handle staple Thai foods, the specials can't be much better), and while I enjoyed them, I still think there are much better Thai restaurants in the city. This is a good place if you're craving Thai in the middle of a Newbury shopping spree (and let's face it, there's nothing else remotely Thai within walking distance), but I think it needs some renovating. I know it's not going for upscale fancy shmancy decor/vibe, but it'd be nice to feel like I'm not enjoying a great Thai dish in someone's basement. I know technically it's underground, and that can't be helped, nor is it a bad thing, but it's a little dark and lackluster, so a little refreshment wouldn't be a terrible thing. It just feels like whoever decorated it when it opened never felt the need to change anything with the changing times. I'm still a Rod Dee / Brown Sugar / Nud Pob fan when it comes to Thai. Thai Basil hasn't made my list of top 3 unfortunately. read more

This place use to be really good but has really declined. Their pad Thai was amazing before, now its dry as toast. The staff is rude, one lady wouldn't give my friend and I a table stating it was reserved, gave us a crappy table. 5 min later 2 tourists who were browsing the menu form the window walked in and asked if they could sit at the same table that we asked for and was given the same table. I'm not some crazy person who thinks everyone one is racist but I truly believe that they didn't give us the table because my friend was a black male. I am Asian and do not think that Asians would be racist towards me if I was by myself or with someone of a lighter complexion. Needless to say, we did not order and left. If you come here expect subpar service if you are Black. Not cool at all . I would never come back here again if I were starving to death. read more

Been here for lunch and dinner. They have the same selection for both meals, I think just a slightly larger portion size at dinner. I've had the yellow and red curry. The yellow curry was good and on the sweeter side. The red curry was spicy but the thai eggplant and bamboo shoots make it a very enjoyable meal. The pad thai is ok, a bit sweeter than most that I have had. Chicken Satay appetizer was good, the sauces are great. The one thing that bothered me the most was how close you are to the other diners in the restaurant. Going on a Wednesday night at around 6, it wasn't crowded, but they kept all of the diners right on top of each other. I had to listen to the conversation of the young girls next to me for half of the meal and then when they left a pair of very loud expressive guys sat on the other side of us and picked up where the girls left off. At lunch it makes more sense because there is a larger crowd. read more

Thai Basil is a lunchtime staple near my office (for me at least). The options are pretty reasonable and I can usually find a place to sit down. I usually get the basil fried rice or yellow curry special - both are very good. I've ventured around on the menu and tried a few other dishes that were not that great. In fact, they were not good at all and reminded me of what I'd get from a cheap American Chinese take-out place. The service is generally friendly and no-frills, but the past two times I've been there (this summer) I've had to wait quite a while for my dish. I'll still head back there and won't hesitate to eat there again. read more

Our standard take out. We have been all over Boston and haven't found better Pad Thai. It's easy and fast and they're always on time with deliveries. We love their spring rolls, Pad Thai, and Red Curry. Just a tip: if you're ordering for delivery/take out and get a curry or something that needs rice, be sure to ask for a side of rice. Sometimes we end up getting two, usually one, but one time we ordered and we didn't specify so it didn't come with rice at all, and Curry without rice = no bueno. I don't recall them charging us for it unless we got two (in which case I assume they assumed we wanted 2 rices). All in all, we have never had a bad meal and I think we've eaten here at least 25 times. And that's just me and boyfriend, not including the separate times we have eaten there. read more

I just ordered basil fried rice. I tried to get it spicy, but alas, it barely registered a blip on the capsaicin-meter. It was pretty standard otherwise, decent quality with a nice mix of veggies and not too overpowered with basil, but nothing in particular stands out in my mind. I imagine the rest of the menu is probably around the same. I also had a bite of the seaweed salad. It was actually pretty good with a zesty vinaigrette, but I think $7 was a bit overkill for the tiny plate they give you. The service was super friendly, though. Very attentive and chatty, but not too intrusive. read more

This Thai restaurant is great! We eat here about once a month. Big portions, great flavors, and cheap prices especially for back bay. Great Thai place to have in the neighborhood! read more

I don't want to do this...but, alas. I must! I went to Thai Basil a couple of weeks ago with a friend for a quick dinner. The service was super attentive, the food got to our table super fast, and was super good. Why one star? I got super sick. Within hours, super, super sick. read more