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

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

Great friendly service. I got take out for the veggie spring rolls and green curry with coconut rice. Spring rolls were delicious, but the coconut rice needed more flavour. The green curry was on the spicy side, but still delicious. Friendly staff and quick service for takeout. read more

very authentic flavour, very delicious and generous serving amount. The price is also affordable. this is one of my top list thai restaurant in town. read more

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

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Quality & Freshness! I'm always skeptical about ordering delivery, but this was by far the best experience in doing so. Veggies, beef and chicken were cooked perfectly! Everything was so fresh and well cooked! Delivery was fast & friendly. Taste great! Yum, I will be ordering from here in the future :) especially for my soup, veggie & spring roll fix ;) read more

Had dinner at six on a Thursday night. Had several other couples dinning during the meal. Small dinning area, well kept. I had springer rolls with chicken. Very tasty, used their hot sauce. It had a vinegar taste with spices. Very nice add. Used it on the entire meal. For the main meal, it was a stir fry, garlic, peppers, broccoli and onion with beef. It too was very good. Very light on the sauce but the over all flavor was good. I added white rice, it does not come with the meal. Overall, good serving sizes and very good food. A little on the expensive side for Thai food, $23.00, but I felt worth the price for the quality of food. read more

A good lunch spot with good sized portions and tasty food. Friendly service as you walk in and the atmosphere is very relaxed. I have tried pad Thai, curry chicken and a shrimp dish. All yummy. Solid place to visit for a business lunch! read more

Place is very cozy and comfortable. Got seated quickly during lunch time. It was not that busy though. Food came on the table pretty quick too. I have ordered their fried rice and shrimp spring roll. I thought food was ok. Fried rice needed salt and beef seemed to be very dry ( it almost seemed like they used leftover old beef ) for their rice. Shrimp spring roll is nothing fancy . Basically a shrimp wrapped into a spring roll wrap with no other taste included in it. Service was very disappointing. A girl who served me had no smile, did not want to waste her time talking or come by the table to see if water or anything needed . She just took the order and asked me at the end if i wanted my receipt for the bill. Overall it was an alright experience for me. read more

Great thai food. Love #26 on the menu with chicken noodles and another one i dont' remember the number now but one is noodles and one is rice two diff dishes with chicken. Best spicy food with best thai sauce. read more

Fantastic! Tucked away in Chinatown, Thai Bistro was a great find. This little known gem features simple decor, excellent service and great food. For dinner, my fiancé and I started with the Fresh Spring Rolls (soft rice paper rolls stuffed with fresh vegetables (choice of chicken or shrimp) served with peanut sauce). They were bigger than expected, filled with chicken and you could taste the fresh basil & mint. Next, we shared a #64 Gratiam Prig Thai with beef (stir-fried garlic and pepper sauce with vegetables (choice of chicken, beef, pork, tofu or shrimp/seafood)) and a #52 Red Curry with chicken (bamboo shoots, peppers, green beans, basil and coconut milk (choice of chicken, beef, pork, tofu or shrimp/seafood)). We rounded out the meal with a bowl of Coconut Rice (great!) and a pair of Thai Iced Coffees. While the beef Gratiam Prig Thai was good (the beef was a little too chewy though), the Red Curry chicken was superb! It's the kind of dish I could order every time! It was spicy (but not too spicy) with all white-meat chicken and came in a large bowl. There was more than enough food for the two of us. We'll definitely go there again! read more

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We wanted a bistro atmosphere on an evening prior to some theatre so chose Thai Bistro. What we got instead was great Thai food and all the ambiance of a bus depot. Lighting is so vital in a restaurant and it simply doesn't work here. But on to the highlight, the food. We began with a small Tom Yum soup which is a Thai hot lemon chicken soup. It was completely and utterly delicious. Next came Stuffed Chicken Wings which were a first for both of us. Imagine a whole large wing whose drumstick end has been deboned and filled with the most wonderful veg and ground meat combo then breaded and quickly fried. So different, so good. For our main course we ordered a Pad Thai and a plate of Pad Med Mamuamg with seafood along with steamed rice. The Pad Med Mamuang arrived with beef instead of seafood and our server was most apologetic. No problem we thought as we dug in. The Pad Thai was mildly spiced and almost sweet and yet sooo delicious. The beef dish too was mild unlike the hot curries one often sees in Thai food. Now we can handle heat in our spices but this was a gentle and happy surprise to have such flavour without the burn. The dinner was under $50 with one wine and one beer. A very reasonable price considering we took home enough for the next morning's breakfast. Pretty great place...but don't forget your sunglasses. read more

We sent back raw pork and they just sent out the same dish.. Pork was still raw. Will never go back!

One of the most authentic Thai restaurants in Calgary. The food has a great contrast of sweet and spicy, and reminded me of my travels to Thailand. The restaurant staff were incredibly nice. We came in 2 minutes before they were supposed to close and they still served us. The food is very reasonably priced, especially for the quality. I will definitely be back. read more

Expensive. Food quality is below expectation. I had stir-fried noodles and they were hard and chewy. It's my first time and probably my last. read more

It has been a long time. I am well over-due for some tom yum soup! they have awesome tom yum soup! The best I have had. It has a kick to it but the flavours are well balance and so delicious. I recall having other menu items as well and everything was yummy! Thai Bistro is a safe bet for a great Thai meal - lunch or dinner. The décor is very nice and the service has been consistently good each time. Parking can be tricky in this area so going off peak hours would be ideal if you are driving. read more

I ordered a pad thai with tofu and vegetables for pickup and it was delicious, with generous egg, chopped peanuts, and silken tofu. There probably could have been more vegetables but I'm satisfied overall! read more

Found this restaurant by chance as we were meandering in Chinatown looking for a non-chinese food restaurant. Real glad we found this restaurant. Food was really good, although it has more of a chinese flavor to it, for example the fried rice flavor is more chinese rather than thai. It was also very easy for vegetarians to have the dishes made with tofu and vegetables. The mango salad was so good and refreshing. The only negative experience we had was the customer sevice or lack of customer service. We were the only customers there at approximately 8:00pm. We did not feel welcomed, there was no smile whatsoever, any questions were answered pefunctorily, any requests were provided begrudgingly, it's almost like the waitress did not want our business. Unfortunately this lack of customer service really colors our review of this restaurant and I can only give them a 3 stars rating. read more

Pad Thai Chicken: Not very good. Sort of tasted acidic, like there was ketchup in it? Very little chicken. Papaya Salad(Som Tum): Pretty standard. Would have liked more flavour to it. Meh, have had better. read more

I used to love this restaurant. Unfortunately at my last visit I was served a dish with shards of broken plate in it! My colleagues received their meals (which were fine), then we heard a crash in the kitchen...10min later my meal came out. I question the judgement of management. I understand accidents happen, but question why they sent out the dish in the first place?!?! I was thoroughly enjoying my meal until I crunched down on something (GLASS), spat it out, tried again, and found more GLASS (~1cmx1cm). I sent it back to the kitchen and told the server I found glass shards in my food. Then the bill arrived, and they charged us full price for my meal!!! I understand it's tough for small businesses, but I didn't exactly get what I paid for & who knows if they scraped it off the floor or not. When confronted, the manager defended her decision by stating "I had eaten most of my meal, so they were in the right to still charge for the full meal". Again, I was completely mortified, thinking I could have easily choked or been injured by their misjudgement. Diner beware!!! read more

my very first favorite restaurant in calgary since i moved here last year. ive been to thailand before and tried their fancy expensive pad thai, street pad thai they sell out of the motorcycle and the ones they sell off a boat too. i still love thai bistros pad thai. sooo good! thai bistro's pad thai are delicious. and the green coconut curry. and tom yum soup. and tom kha soup. their tom kha soup is soooooo much like the ones ive tried in thailand. and their fried rice blows other fried rice ive ever tried out of the water. read more

Pad thai here is incredible delicious!!... And the portion was big enough to eat lunch and have the half for dinner.. I didn't eat at the place. It was just to take out, but I really want to go back there to try something else, because the chicken pad Thai was really good!!.. And the prices are not bad.. I am counting the days to go back there!!... read more

Not sure what just happened. I ordered a Pad Kee Mao and got some kind of vegetable stir fry dish. Wife got jungle curry that she liked a lot. Overhyped. read more

Convenient to walk to from the hotel where I stayed and the food came quickly after we ordered. The tom yum chicken soup was tasty and so was the chicken pad Thai. read more

This is my fav Thai Restaurant in Calgary , reasonable price , awesome service, great food with original taste, clean and big space for a small group . The owner is always smile and friendly even when we order some food which isnt exist in their menu , they can cook all for us. read more

Service is great. I like the coconut milk soup! Also tried the papaya salad. If you don't mid spicy, that's a good choice.

The yellow chicken curry was very good... tastes like home cooked food. I wish the portion was larger, but good for lunch. The shrimp spring rolls were hot and crunchy... very good also. Will have to go back sometime to try other dishes. read more

No fancy review here...authentic thai food, nice decor, friendly people, yummy food. Give the Pad Thai a try, if you like sweet!

Service was horrible. Food was okay. Presentation was good. The problem I had with the service was that the waitress took a while to take our order, was no where to be found when we were eating (ie no checkup) and brought out the food immediately after the soup/appies. Curry could have used more veggies other than huge chunks of potatoes, and shrimp, but that's not as important as the horrible service. She was also was very difficult to track down when it was time to get the bill. When I had to pay for the bill I tried to get her attention but after 5 min I just walked up to the front and paid there. read more

LOVE THE PAD THAI!! the food is authentic, delicious, quick and the service is fantastic. It's a bit of a hole in the wall but you will not regret going in - I have had many of the dishes here including curry but my favourite is Pad Thai. It's pretty busy over the lunch hour but with the quick service you can generally get in and out in about 30-45 min. read more

Unfortunately, I don't have a good review, but this is based on service alone. My husband and I went in after realizing our favourite Vietnamese place was closed for the night. We were seated (or directed to a table I should say) and then forgot about. We were both starving, and there was only one waitress. The restaurant itself wasn't too busy (Sunday night) but the phone was ringing off the hook. The waitress didn't even have a chance to get us a drink, so we left after 15 minutes. read more

Nothing overly fancy, but four of us had a very satisfactory supper, which involved: - Chicken Salad Rolls: One plate with the standard peanut sauce and one with sweet chilli sauce (allergy considerations). I preferred the chilli sauce, but in general I'm a spring roll guy. - Steamed Rice: Good red curry sauce delivery device. - #56 Red Curry BBQ Duck: The duck was super tasty. The peppers were good, I was able to eat around the pineapple and the curry sauce melded well with the steamed rice we ordered. - #46 Kuay Teaw Nua Sub - Replaced the beef with chicken (religious considerations). The curry smacks you in the nose but tasted great. I think this was my favourite. - #65 Pad Ped Pork - The spiciest, but not too spicy of the dishes. Think this was the favourite of a couple of the people at the table. - #45 Chicken Pad See-Ew - Least spicy of the dishes and the one that I would be least likely to order again. Nothing wrong with it, just found the others more interesting. Server was good, specially when dealing with the changes we needed, but I would have preferred the different items to appear with less delay between each. I will happily return, when again in Calgary. read more

Came in on a Tuesday night for take out -- the restaurant was quiet. A small-medium space, but it was clean and neat. I walked in and ordered and was out in less than 15 minutes. The food was a great value and tasted excellent! The red curry had a nice spice level and there was definitely enough to save for lunch tomorrow. I would have liked a little more flavour rather than heat but no complaints. The food is solid and the menu has a great selection of choices. Would definitely recommend for lunch or dinner! read more

The King and I is probably still the best Thai in Calgary, but Thai Bistro is #2 and for value it is #1. Great lunch menu too.

This place is really good. I got the coconut soup and some noodles which were both stellar. Their Thai Iced Tea is really good as well and they put condensed milk in it just like they do in Southeast Asia. Our waitress was very attentive and sweet. If I'm ever in Calgary again I will be returning! read more

Great Thai food! We are staying in China Town and thought we'd try out a few of the local establishments. This place did not disappoint and the price was right. read more

This was the perfect spot for a solo female business traveller to enjoy a peaceful, delicious dinner. I'll be back for sure!

I love thai food! And this restaurant is on point with the flavor for its price. You will get what you paid for. Pad thai is my favorite and its usually what I order the most. I will likely be going back for lunch. read more

I normally love Thai food, and the prices here are pretty reasonable compared to the other Thai restaurants in Calgary. However, I will not be coming back because 1) the food was very bland and 2) the owner does not know basic customer service. Ordered a few dishes and they forgot to include utensils and our steamed rice. I called in and the waitress said to come back and they'll provide it for us. When we drove back from home, the owner immediately said "Well, that's not our fault". I was taken aback by this response and told him it's not just about money or time, but the least he could do was apologize because we drove all the way back. I understand the economy isn't in its best spot right now, but that shouldn't be a way to handle a situation like this. read more

This is a pretty decent Thai place in the city, and it's in down town which makes it extremely convenient to pick food up after work on the way home. I've only ever picked up food and had it delivered to my home so I can't comment on the actual restaurant. My food has always been very good and healthy portion sizes which was great for our household (leftovers are always welcome). The price of the food was pretty standard as far as Thai food goes and I've always had a good experience with the staff. My issue with this place arises when I tried to get food delivered to my house. I don't live that far from downtown, maybe 10 minutes by car, yet when I ordered food at 7pm on a Tuesday I was quoted 1.5 hours for delivery which I personally think is a bit ridiculous. When the driver arrived he asked if I had been waiting long and I mentioned it was over an hour. He said he literally just picked up my order and came here which leads me to believe that they are grossly understaffed. I will order from here again but only on days where I can go and pick up my food. read more

Update March 24, 2014: Restaurant has now reopened - same owner, same delicious food and good value. Service tonight was also excellent. They now plan to open until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights and they'll validate parking after 5pm (subject to a minimum purchase). read more