Wonderful variety and depth to the menu. Definitely start with an appetizer sampler. Fantastic sauces. Fully recommend the mojito and mango margarita. Go with Green curry for the win. Wila was an amazing waitress and took care of our every need. Beautiful candlelit ambiance. read more

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The food was delicious and the service and ambiance were so great. I'll be visiting again for sure. read more

Thai Bistro - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Ordered the green curry fish dish with flat noodles instead of the standard rice. Delicious! Extra plus for the bamboo bag read more

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This place is low key and a little hole in the wall in its own right. I disagree with the negative reviews. The food is actually really good with regards to flavor and portion sizes. If I had to criticize anything it's that there was a young guy seating everyone, taking orders and serving the food so it felt like things took forever (I waited 15 minutes for him to take my order). Another criticism I have is that I shouldn't have to constantly ask for ice. I'd definitely come back if I couldn't think of what else to eat in Calgary. read more

Thai Bistro - Thai basil fried rice with prawn/shrimp. - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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We accidentally discovered this tiny little place as we were looking for another place to have lunch with n our one day stay in Calgary!! What a GEM of a place!! Fantastic food, service was excellent and walking distance to our downtown hotel!! An absolute must if you are looking for a quaint place to have some fab Thai food!! read more

Hot soup was needed to offset the outside. Beht was our waitress, she recommended the Dynamite soup, it was delicious. I also ordered the Basil chicken fried rice, excellent as well! read more

Thai Bistro - walking distance of here... - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Loved my Thai chicken stir fry in peanut sauce. Friendly and fast service to go. The ambiance isn't anything special but it serves it purpose. read more

Drove by this little place several times and decided to give it a try. Had the Pad Thai after reading good reviews online. It was amazing! Cute little restaurant close to the Westin Hotel. Nice vibes. Great service. Every dish was delicious and we would come back again if when we visit Calgary again! read more

Thai Bistro - Chicken Pad Thai, Veggie Salad Rolls & Tom Kha Mushroom Soup - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Got the green curry and fried rice, both were great! Our server was very friendly as well.

The best Thai food in town!!! Definitely keep coming back for more. Service is really friendly too :) read more

Thai Bistro - a plate of noodles with meat and vegetables - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Delightful and Delicious! Our food was fresh and presented beautifully! The service was excellent and we look forward to returning

Checked this restaurant out after we toured Chinatown and we were happy with how fast the food came out after placing our orders. My infant has peanut and egg allergy and I was able to find two dishes that were non peanut and egg free. Overall, our food tasted flavorful, except the tom yum noodle soup was a little bland to our tasting. read more

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It was after seven when I arrived. They close at eight, but the space was about a quarter filled. There's quite a number of tables and they have several large tables, which makes this a good place to consider if you have a large group. I ordered takeout instead of dining at the restaurant. I chose the pad woon sen and a fresh spring roll with chicken appetizer. They didn't have to go containers for drinks, so I was unable to get a drink to go. The food came out super quick. It was less than ten minutes from order to product. There are two spring rolls, which they cut in half, so there's a total of four pieces. The spring rolls were not bad. I really like the pad woon sen however. The chicken was flavorful and the noodles were delicious. They give you a pretty good portion size as well. read more

Thai Bistro - Fresh spring roll - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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The quality of the food and portions was satisfactory. The Pad Thai, mango salad, Tom Kha soup is what you would expect for Thai food (Ie. careful balance of sweet, salty, spicy, and sour/citrus flavours.), but its not the best Thai food in town. Their yellow curry lacked flavour. Hence the 3/5 stars for their food. The food came out relatively fast as we were the only guests that evening seated. However...Let's talk about service... 2/5. My friend and I were the only customers in the dining room. Server didn't greet us when we walked in, just seated us to our tables. She's taking our food order like she doesn't want to be there, "yep. ok. yep." No smiling. We were the ones saying thank you and being courteous. I rarely rate service at a restaurant, because good food speaks for itself. As we were the only table in the room, it doesn't hurt to ask how our food is, which she did not. I would give her props for being attentive for refilling our water. Overall experience was so-so.. I'd take my money else where for better service and food. I'd give this place 2.5/5 on average. read more

Thai Bistro - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Good authentic restaurant right on a busy stretch of other restaurants and shopping. I think it was in Chinatown but not positive. It was within walking distance of the hotel I was staying at. I was there on a Sunday evening donut wasn't crowded. We were seated quickly and our food was out in no time. Decent sized dining area with about a dozen tables or so. I had the Tom Yum Gum soup and the Thai Fried rice. Both were very good. Authentic for sure. read more

Thai Bistro - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Good food in China downtown....good options for vegetarian people ! Green curry was flavorful and authentic! Recommended for vegetarian travelers for sure ! Nice find I would say !! read more

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The food was alright. The drunken noodles that I ordered wasn't the best I had but was fine. I expected more after reading the reviews.

I ordered from Thai Bistro via DoorDash. While I didn't expect very good Thai food in a place like Calgary, Thai Bistro certainly surpassed my expectations. Although the food is not great, they offer decent Thai food options. I tried the following from their menu: Tom Yum Soup Red Curry with rice Fried bananas Spring rolls The spring rolls were a dud, but the rest of what I ordered was good. If you're craving for Thai food in Calgary, I recommend Thai Bistro read more

Outstanding! I always get Tod Mun if they have it. It's fried fishcakes and it has a really distinctive flavor. The fish cakes were good, but the sauce that came with them was over the top. It was the sweet-spicy-cucumber-penuts sauce that normally comes with many of the Thai starters, but this sauce was anything but normal - thick and sweet, and with a real kick of spice dampened by the cucumbers was more like a chutney actually?...I digress. For my main I had the stir fry with chicken, peppers, carrots, onions and cashews (I love cashews and almonds in cuisine). This was superb as well. I liked the fact that they didn't thicken it with cornstarch. I really think that cheapens the dish and blends the flavors too much. Anyway, I really liked Thai Bistro. Lots of locals enjoying dinner or getting take out. I would have never found this place if it wasn't for Yelp - in fact, I drove by it twice today and didn't even know it - thanks Yelp. read more

Thai Bistro - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

We've finally found a good Thai place! Good service, tasty food and reasonably priced! We ordered tom yum w/ shrimp, shrimp pad thai and chicken red curry and we paid the same amount with a lot less food in Thai Nong Khai. The shrimp in the tom yum tastes very fresh and the broth is has that right amount of tang that will wake up your taste buds for the feast to come. The curry had the right amount of curry and spice but I think they should add more chicken meat to the dish. And finally the shrimp pad thai is very very flavorful with very fresh shrimp! The noodles I thought were a little overcooked but it didn't ruin the dish for me. Before leaving we found out that they deliver so yay! They're probably gonna get a call from me soon. read more

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Yowzah! That curry's spicy! Thankfully, it wasn't mine. Just a nibble from Jan L's dish. Good thing humans can't actually breath fire. Instead, I had myself some Pad Ped with chicken (stir fry w/ red curry paste, galanga, onion, bamboo shoot, pepper, basil, chili). I ordered it because I wanted to try some bamboo. I had no idea what it tasted like. I still couldn't tell you what it tastes like, but it's probably pretty tasty, because my entire dish was delicious. I think next time, I'd prefer to order a bunch of dishes to share. The portion was generous, and I ate the whole thing, but I'm not like Joey from friends. I like to share food. Next time? Take out! Yelp's 30 Day Challenge: 9/30 read more

Thai Bistro - Pad Ped - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

It's been awhile since I''ve enjoyed a good Thai meal... To be honest, a lot of times I'm just disappointed. Thai Bistro did not disappoint. I was caught downtown with traffic every which way so I decided to have a little dinner before going home. I ordered the Pad Thai and it was good. Other tables ordered curry and it looked soooo good. I would definitely be back to try their curry. Inside is very clean with Thai accents, but not cheesy... nice! Chef is Thai. Service was good. 2nd location on 17th ave and 14th street (by Chianti's and chocolate bar area). Bonus stars for having Thai Iced tea! FTW!! =) read more

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While it's true that I'll try almost anything once (food wise, anyways), I'm don'tg usually go for Thai food, mainly because I'm not into spicy food that much. Therefore, I have never been to Thai Bistro except for tonight, and I have to say that it was a great meal. I got the chicken stir fry with cashews and it was delightful. Not spicy at all and all the flavours were subtle and not overpowering. The service was excellent and very attentive. My only complaint was that there wasn't enough chicken to offset the side bowl of rice that I ordered. But the cashews were plentiful and crisp, not soggy. Definitely will go back and maybe get the same thing, although I'll probably skip the rice next time. 5/30 read more

Thai Bistro - Pad Med Mamuang with Chicken - Thai Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Where to eat late on a Friday? I keep trying to make it out to White Elephant Thai Cuisine but it hasn't aligned with the heavens yet. Curse their ridiculous hours! One of these days, I'll make it. We decided to head to Chinatown and try Soban Korean. B.B.Q. Luck was not on our side that night as Soban decided to close early for the night. Hate when restaurants do that! It's not like we got there last second either. We were there an hour before their closing time. Alright, enough complaints. We were starved by then so we walked around for a bit before spotting Thai Bistro. Open till 12am. Boom, done. The interior isn't fancy but has a very quaint, relaxing ambiance to it. There was a massive table of 20 people wrapping up their dinner when we arrived. I bet they were taking advantage of the BYOW (corkage fee is $12.00 for a bottle). We perused the menu quickly and decided on three entrees. Interestingly enough, the waitress thought three dishes would be too much food for two people, which was nice of her to say to us. But clearly she doesn't know Asians can eat. We devoured everything except for a tiny box of leftovers. - Thai iced tea ($3.95) - my friend ordered the Thai style iced tea, which was actually quite good. I'll have to start ordering these from now on. Refreshingly light. - Sticky rice ($2.45 - beautifully presented, the sticky rice comes in a light weaved basket. The sticky rice was fluffy, fragrant and perfect to go with dishes. YUM. - Kuay teaw nua sub (#46) ($10.95) - stir fried rice noodle with beef, vegetables and curry powder gravy. This was my favourite dish of the night. The noodles had an excellent bite to them. - Gaeng pah (#54) ($12.95) - water base curry with pork, herbs, spices and vegetables. Also known as "jungle" curry, we decided to try this dish out as it was new to both of our palates. This was our least favourite of the night as it lacked any real depth, spiciness and flavour that you normally associate with Thai curries. The sour curry sounded much more promising. As well, the pork added to the dish wasn't very good either. We ended up leaving the curry as it was more like a watered down soup base than anything curry related. - Pad ma kua yao (#63) ($10.95) - stir fry eggplant with soya bean paste and basil. We were originally going to get #64 (stir fry garlic, pepper and vegetables) but the waitress suggested we try the eggplant instead. I love eggplant so I was very much in agreement. The eggplant was perfectly cooked, there was just NOT enough! Seriously, if the main ingredient is eggplant, I want there to be an eggplant overload of it on the plate. The rest of your vegetables were pretty standard. Thai Bistro is probably not the best Thai place in town but if you need a place to satisfy your midnight cravings, this is your spot. They are open till midnight Friday and Saturday! The staff are also very sweet and humble. If you crave something order than Chinese in Chinatown, check them out. read more

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A nice little Thai restaurant off Centre Street and worth venturing into. Dropped by for lunch and so far so good... Fried Vegetable Spring Rolls...4 stars. Just your typical cabbage-filled spring rolls but cooked perfectly. Crispy and golden brown...can't argue with that. My only gripe is that the filling is under seasoned...I've had cabbage rolls elsewhere that were better tasting by itself, without the use of a dipping sauce. Tom Yum soup w/ chicken...4 stars. A nice clean and flavorful broth that's absent of all herbs, with the exception of some chopped scallions...as much as I like to see the Kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass floating around, some places chop them up so finely that it's difficult to remove or avoid them and they become part of the meal (not a pleasant experience). Fortunately, Thai Bistro strains their broth. The broth also has just the right amount of spiciness and lime for a tum yum soup, though it may be too spicy for others. The only issue with this soup is the chicken...there's plenty of it (and mushrooms) but the chef needs to remove the tendon from the breast cause it's present in nearly every bite, despite the chicken being chopped. Pad Kra Prow w/ chicken...4 stars. A chicken stir fry dish with chili, basil, bell peppers, onions and mushrooms on top a bed of rice. This dish is very light for a stir fry but flavorful and with just the right amount of heat. The only issue is the tendons being present in some of the chopped chicken breast pieces. Pad Thai w/ chicken...5 stars. A well balanced dish. The sauce has just the right amount of peanut and tamarind flavor and not overly greasy. This is one of the better tasting and prepared pad thai's in town! read more

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I'd heard of this small Thai restaurant in Chinatown and finally went there after failing to find City Plaza and Han's. But no loss, as the meal at this bistro was very good. As has been my experience, a new white face often equates into them pointing to their version of 'pad thai,' much as Indian establishments often think 'butter chicken' is the go-to white favourite. So I asked the kind waitress to guide me to one of their house favourites aside from pad thai and the usual red, green and yellow curries. Hence trying Pad Bai Gra Prow with a coconut rice side. Very tasty with fresh chicken, tender slices of crispy onion, red and orange peppers, and in a light but delicious medium-hot sauce. Location isn't the greatest and no parking but then all of Chinatown for some strange reason just doesn't seem to care. But most metered parking areas aren't too far away. While eating as the only customer, a number of women came in to either do take-out or eat-in, and so perhaps it is busier as the evening matures. The after-lingering spice tastes were most agreeable, and surely encourage me to return there some day. Check it out. read more

Just okay. Tom Yum soup was excellent, but everything was very bland tasting. I ordered my meal as extra spicy and it was far from it. Pretty disappointed read more

Again, a wonderful meal! Thanks Sam, for being the most gracious host! We had not been here since the flood, glad to see they are up and running and doing well. A few updates: 10% off if you are a Yelper if you mention it. This is a way to make up for the free parking that they had at one time and had to stop. People were running in to get the free parking validation to leave on their dash, and were getting a ticket within that 2 minute time frame! So, understandably they had to quit offering that as it kind of wrecks a meal when you get a parking ticket before you even eat n'est pas? They will now deliver all over the city - was limited before. They have closed down their 17 Ave location. Open for lunch but try and get in before it is a packed house, before 1145am I was told on weekdays. The food is just as yummy, I recommend the Shrimp Pad Thai, Panang Curry and the Green Curry with Chicken. Prices are lower than average in my opinion for downtown Thai food. I have a sensitive tummy so I always know I have had a good meal here as I feel like a million bucks after eating! read more

Delicious! I very rarely eat Thai food. After the experience that I had at this restaurant I'll definitely return again soon! For some strange reason I've always associated the word, "bistro" with, "expensive". Probably because I work near a bistro that serves fairly fancy food at a high price tag. For those of you like me that didn't know the definition of bistro, it is a small restaurant. Thai Bistro is that. A small restaurant tucked into the lower level of a building on Centre Street which serves very tasty ethnic cuisine at a low price tag. I ordered a noodle dish called Pad Woon Sen. The dish had lots of fresh vegetables like peas, cauliflower, corn and peppers mixed with egg over some vermicelli noodles.The noodles were quite glossy and had a wonderful texture, not at all soggy! The sauce was flavorful but did not overpower the flavors of the combined ingredients! That being said I added heaps of hot sauce provided to the table which had a fantastic garlic flavor and aroma! It should be noted that I went to this venue because of a UYE (Unofficial Yelp Event) which seated approximately 12 Yelpers. I arrived an hour after the event started and was served immediately. My food arrived at the table very quickly after ordering. A few other Yelpers arrived around the same time as me and were served just as quickly. There were other occupied tables that ordered and they had food on their table shortly after. I asked our very friendly server how many kitchen staff they had. Just two! Feeling very positive about the service, the food and the overall impression of this venue. When it came time to pay the server offered to split the bill without being asked to do so. I was surprised that there was no added gratuity given the size of the group. I tipped handsomely. In discussing our meals as a group I realized that every dish served here is unique in look, ingredients and flavor. Big plus points for a reason to return again and try something new! Thank you Thai Bistro for the wonderful experience (and thanks again for not having any distracting televisions)! A great place to keep company and let the days events roll off your back while enjoying a truly excellent meal. Like traveling to another country for an hour or so! read more

The service was prompt and polite. The prices were reasonable, and the flavours of the food were very on point, so tasty! I'd love to go back and try more menu items, as I had such a challenging time deciding what to eat. A friend and I shared the chicken salad rolls, and they were very crisp and tasty, with mint inside. The peanut sauce was typical. For dinner, I had the pad thai with chicken, and my friend had the green curry with coconut rice - we shared both. So tasty! read more

This place get a 5* for value all day long. Where in this city -beside MacDonalds-can two people have lunch for $20. Like seriously. My friend had chicken pad thai. I ordered the green curry with chicken- it is so delish I can't seem to order something else for fear that it wont match this delish. And totally was $20. We just had water to be fair but what a deal. The salad rolls are great. All the dishes are great and served with elegance as if you are in a higher priced thai restaurant with little details and dishes. The atmosphere is nice as well. Nicer than you would expect or of other Vietnamese or Thai restaurants that tend to look a little diner-ish. If you like Thai or lovely stir frys with fresh food and rice/coconut or plain-try it out. read more

Oh I love Thai food, I really do. I love anything that resembles Thai food, and the closer the approximation the happier I am. This place made me pretty happy. I came here for a long lunch one day and it didn't disappoint. The menu was diverse and had a variety of the staples (pad thai, tom yum kung, etc). I got the pad see ew, my husband got pad thai, and we split the fish cakes as an appetizer. The fish cakes were delicious. They had a perfect flavor and consistency and I wish more than 2 had arrived. The main dishes were quite delicious as well. Although I must say that my husband's choice of the pad thai was a better once than mine. All-in-all, I really liked this place. I don't have high standards of thai food outside of Thailand (in terms of authenticity), I am generally just looking for good flavor, fast service, and a good price and this place does all three well. read more

It's been a while since I've had Thai food (other than the take out stuff at the office food court) so I was pretty excited to head out with a group of friends this past weekend. We had a large group, i think about 12 or 13 of us. The restaurant isn't that big but there was certainly room enough for us. The table was all set with plates, water glasses, and cloth napkins awaiting our arrival. The server was attentive and had no problems keeping up with our drink and food orders. Our food arrived in good time especially considering our large group. The presentation was really nice, something you don't always see unless you're at some fancy schmancy restaurant. Everyone commented on the pretty carrot roses. I thought it was much too pretty to eat. However, several of my dining mates ate theirs. My choice tonight was the pad thai. Fantastic! The portion was large and it was filled with noodles, vegetables and a generous amount of chicken. I'd certainly order it again. Jan L. ordered a spicy curry that was very tasty but a little too hot for my liking. I would consider ordering it as a one and not a three. From what I heard around the table, everyone loved their food. There were lots of smiles and I'm sure happy full tummies at our table. This is one place I'd come back to again. Gonna try a curry next time for sure. read more

Wandered in here by chance today with my family for my little sisters birthday. She insisted we order a bunch of stuff and share which is not typically how I roll when out for Thai...but anyway, I personally ate the mixed vegetables, coconut rice and green curry with vegetables. It took a while for the food to get there, but to be fair it was Canada Day and we were warned. The service was snappy and friendly. Green Curry was delicious! right amount of kick and creaminess. Mixed veg...exactly how it should be: stir fried veggies. The only disappointing bit was the coconut rice, which had a fairly bland mushy taste. Sad. Overall a decent meal, good service and fair prices! read more

There are a few Thai places in Calgary due to a decent sized Asian population here, and this one's decent! The Pad see ew was light and colorful, and the chicken is made just right - soft, not chewy, but still firm and juicy white breast meat. The Shrimp fresh spring rolls are slightly smaller than I expected with less shrimp than I expected. The noodles at the end of my take-out meal had a small pool of oil on the bottom of the box, kind of gross/overkill. Lastly they do not do take out for thai iced tea, unfortunately for me :( A great little find with easy parking (paid lot next door, hopped in/out for free for takeout), decent food, and what seemed like a cozy ambiance. Would definitely recommend. read more

I addicted to the red curry. Delivery is fast and so friendly. After the first bite I always think it's not spicy enough. Then I slow down a bit and realize the flavour is building and building and oh soo good. Then I wish I had made two orders! If you dine in, they allow bring your own wine! read more

My family and I spent a week in Calgary. We must have dined at this location at lest 3 times during our stay as the food was quite flavorful and delicious. Staff was friendly and portions served were generous. Highly recommend this small gem located on Centre St in Chinatown. read more

Comedian Bobbie Lee once asked regarding Thai food "when did fire become a flavor?" Well I am happy that the answer to this is since the last time I went to Thai Bistro. The atmosphere is calm and almost zen. The green pork curry with coconut rice was spicy, delicious, quality and hardy. All this and a green tea only set me back a resonble $18.10. Perfect for a cold fall night. Just want to thank TB for making fire a flavor again. You are now my favourite Thai restaurant. And thanks Angelo T. for organizing the UYE ... glad you could make it! 6/30 read more

Went there for lunch today with a friend. I ordered the Pad Thai Noodles. It was all right with all the seasonings of the pad thai but I found it a little on the sweet side. I asked for hot sauce and the waitress went away and I waited and waited and had to flag down the waiter finally to get my hot sauce. The hot sauce is handmade with vinegar and finely chopped pieces of red chilli and garlic. That was the zip I needed on my noodles. I may come back and try their dinner dishes. But for me lunch was just all right. Price is reasonably cheap at lunch time. Paid only $7.95 for my meal. read more

The food tasted pretty good and there was a decent selection of items on the menu. Everything also arrived at a good temperature and was spiced well (noticeable heat but not overly so). There was a good mix of flavours in the Tom Kha soup too, so I'd definitely recommend it. It wasn't difficult to get to walking (it's in Chinatown), although the front is a bit inconspicuous, and there was a paid parking lot nearby, although I didn't notice how much parking was. read more