Love grabbing take out! They are always quick and efficient and the food is consistently good! It is a quiet place and I'm sure it is nice to eat there but we usually take it and go. read more

A great alternative to all the fast food places. I have been here before, and will keep coming back when I travel near the area. Super friendly staff, and everything right with the food. Medium spicy is about equal to a typical taco truck taco, in terms of the level of heat. read more

Thai Cafe - Mango curry - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

Worst drunk noodles I've ever had. Totally tasteless. The signs on the wall saying that they've been voted Redding's best over the years made me very hopeful, but unfortunately, they were wrong. read more

One of the best Thai restaurants in town. I've been coming here for years, and the food is consistently delicious. The service is always friendly and welcoming, which makes every visit a great experience. read more

Thai Cafe - Khao boun coconut curry noodle - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

Got the drunken noodles togo. They seemed like the chef just boiled the noodles and then poured sauce over it. The sauce had a good flavor but that is about all that was good. The cashier was nice and the decor looked pretty good and clean. read more

Thai Cafe - Drunken Noodles - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

Thai Cafe of Redding is GREAT! So far, everything I've tried is fresh and tasty. The ingredients in each dish are high quality, and you can savor the authentic flavors. The vibrant herbs, aromatic spices, and perfectly cooked proteins combined to create a memorable culinary journey. For those who appreciate a little heat, the extra-spicy options are a must-try. The chefs at Thai Cafe know how to balance heat with flavor, ensuring each bite is an explosion of taste. Whether it's a spicy curry or a fiery stir-fry, the extra spicy offerings are a real treat for the taste buds. If you like fresh, flavorful, and just the right amount of spicy Thai cuisine, Thai Cafe of Redding is the place to be. read more

Thai Cafe - Menu - Lunch outside - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

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The owner was so kind and polite to us. Usually, vermicelli comes with pork, but we asked for something else, and they added extra shrimp for us. The taste was amazing, just like what I like in Thailand. I didn't take photos of anything else because I was really into the salad. read more

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Best Pad Thai in the area. Best prices in the area (especially lunch) and enough food to fill you but not make you fat! Great curry and pho too. Theres a lot of Thai choices in Redding and some are overrated while Thai Cafe is very long standing and still as delicious as ever. The restaurant ambience is authentic, clean and service is great. read more

I ordered vegetarian drunken noodles, this is my usual order at every Thai restaurant but I have never seen it without the sauce. These are plain noodles and severally overcooked. They rip when I try to lift them with the fork and they are completely flavorless. I have no idea what's going on here but it seems like they cooked the noodles and forgot to add literally every other ingredient. read more

Thai Cafe - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

Stopped by here for lunch and they are doing a to-go only. Small place and feels like any other Thai restaurants. The uncle/cashier was friendly while he took my order. I ordered Evil prince with beef and Masamun curry with pork. I also bought Pad Thai with shrimps but haven't ate it yet. You can't get Evil prince at most Thai restaurants so I was pretty excited that they have this on the menu. Strong flavor just like how I like my Thai curry. As for Masamun curry, it's good but I would say Evil prince is better. I would love more peanuts in the Masamun curry though. I'm not from this area but I would stop by again to get my Thai cravings. I would like to try other dishes next time. read more

Thai Cafe - Masamun curry - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

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Owners are nice but the food quality is JUST OK. The taste and quality of some of their entrees were not as authentic and tasty as what you get in larger cities. read more

Love this Thai Cafe! I have eaten here for years. We moved away from California about 4 years ago. I have missed this restaurant. We were visiting and came here tonight. My favorite, Evil Prince with tofu was still on the menu and as wonderful as always Thank you Thai Cafe for being consistent and wonderful! read more

Great food with excellent service and super friendly owners. Price is a real bargain!

Service was fast even tho they were pretty busy, flavor was great, atmosphere was clean, prices good. Only con is maybe portion size is a little on the smaller side. Would return again. read more

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Can't say enough good things about this place. Food is great, the restaurant environment is relaxing and nice, and I really liked the man taking our order. He understands how to make a person feel welcome and attended to. It's like they actually want you to have a great meal in a cool restaurant. I'll absolutely come back here. I'm very excited to try the rest of the menu. Thank you so much! read more

Cute and clean little restaurant. A true hole in the wall, don't blink or you'll miss it. Plenty of parking space. Food was flavored well and fresh. Portions size a little small, but will fill you up. Extremely inexpensive, perfect price for the perfect amount , Service was fast and friendly. Definitely would come again.. read more

This was my first time ordering from here and sadly this was not a good experience. We had our meal delivered to my place of employment through entrée express, and it arrived rather quickly. (will give one star for this) But I will give no stars for the food, at least my food. This was the most unsatisfying lunch I've ever eaten! The Drunken Noodles or Pad Kee Mao were more like 'watered down noodles'. The noodles were a bland color and flavor. I had four prawns, two pieces of broccoli with very little shredded cabbage and a few sprigs of shredded carrots, and chili flakes. Where were the rest of the veggies? Where was the flavor? Where was the spiciness? I ate about a quarter of my meal, and then tossed it. I will continue my search for a decent Thai Restaurant in Redding as this one missed the mark entirely. read more

Thai Cafe - VERY BLAND Pad Kee Mao. - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

Boba was good. Mixed quality on the food we ordered. Chicken teriyaki is always sweet but this was very sweet and the rice/veg bland. Also, strange set up for ordering and not much guidance or communication from staff. read more

Been enjoying Thai Cafe for nearly 30 years now. It's refreshing to go to a place, that never changes...the food has always been amazing. Even though it's a small place, it has always been great for small gatherings, or an intimate evening meal. All the decor is beautifully representative of Thailand, and the menu is broad, and diverse. Evil prince with Chicken is my go-to. You can order the spice level you like (mild, medium, hot...I like it hot)! 30 years is a long time to frequent a restaurant, without a single disappointment. Quality is always top-shelf, and unbelievably consistent. Best Thai Food in the North State, hands down! read more

Too many green beans. The menu on Yelp didn't even mention green beans?? Otherwise the sauce is as good and the service was good. Got it to go. read more

While the staff are friendly this place was pretty disappointing when it comes to the food. The spring rolls were very small and contained very minimal ingredients, no fresh herbs like mint or cilantro and no other greens. Each one had maybe 1 piece of shrimp, noodles, and some cabbage(I think?). The sweet and source sauce that accompanied it was decent, but the peanut sauce (arguably the best Thai dipping sauce) was runny. Next, the Evil-Prince curry, was very small; it was smaller than my order of white rice. It also lacked major flavor and probably wouldn't have had any flavor if I hadn't ordered it spicy. Spicy was not that spicy. Lastly, the white rice; should be the easiest thing to cook at a Thai restaurant, but it was over cooked! So mushy! The restaurant is cute and staff are nice, but there are plenty of other options in the area. read more

Thai Cafe - Fresh spring rolls, Evil-Prince curry, and white rice. - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

Excellent food, but the atmosphere and service left something to be desired. Pad Thai was excellent, a fair number of veggie options. The place is underlit, and there was a noticeable amount of dust on the mirrors and the decor. The decor itself is eclectic, but in a sloppy sort of way. Service was nice and courteous, but our server seemed uncomfortable. Idk. So, good food, but I think takeout is the way to go here. read more

I came to Redding 3 yrs ago from San Diego, was going to this place but left when I saw the hood it was in. I've come to know that many areas of Redding look this way. So we gave it a try tonight, and glad I did! Pros: chicken pad Thai great and its my fav. Tom kha soup fantastic, summer rolls are about the freshest I've ever had. Cons: to go containers are styrofoam. I know it cost them $0.11 per container and paper are $0.22, honestly I'd pay the extra to keep from creating the 300,000 yr old trash. That's the SoCal in me:) Look forward to going back!! read more

Prices are stupid. You have to buy steam rice by itself it's not part of the dish. No I've never heard of that . Then the spring rolls were eight bucks for four tiny little spring rolls stupid stuff you get for free anywhere else or at least two.. the main dish was good but expensive and I'll never go back. I'm surprised they didn't charge us for water or to sit in a chair and to have a table !! and this is a lunch. Service was nominal if at all. I don't get it .I guess too busy to think of the customers even though we were the only people there I can see why.. Bye-bye.. oh yeah we got there at 11 when they were supposed to be open and they drove up after us and then took 25 minutes to get the freaking restaurant and kitchen going! Burnouts . Go somewhere else, anywhere! Get some canned dog food. This is stupid. read more

I met the evil prince here and he was clearly pushing an agenda...you know he doesn't hide his motives nearly as well as he would like to think he does. His whole argument was layered, first building on fresh and crunchy shredded cabbage (speaking figuratively of course) and then softening with broken noodles, some veggies and then the pièce de résistance which brought me over to his side...the curry sauce. So in the end I did agree with the evil prince and take home an order of sweet sticky rice with mango...dessert, midnight snack or breakfast...works out well for all of them! The very nice and attentive staff did not help me maintain my resolve with their overt friendliness I might add in my defense. *note for the obtuse- the "evil prince" is a dish, not an actual person, the speaking figuratively was actually speaking literally...literally. **side note-people that use words like "obtuse" may or not be intellectual snobs...or maybe they just respect the reader's intelligence. read more

After the long early morning drive up highway 5 and spending some time at the Paul Bunyan Camp and the Sun Dial Bridge It was time for lunch. We wanted some place close by. The yelp app came to the rescue, and we ended up here. Kevin had something healthy; Linda and I shared the chicken Pad Thai lunch special, which came with an eggroll and cabbage salad. It was more than enough for the two us to share. It was good and reasonably priced. I'm not sure if I would stop again. Not because of the food, but because I would like to see what else Redding has to offer. read more

Love this place. Soup is so good! I'm in love with the evil prince. I've gone here for 12+ years! Forever a loyal customer.

Informal. Shady Location. Great, Unorthodox Thai Food. I've been coming to the Thai cafe since I moved to the North part of the state. This place basically introduced me to Pad Kee Mow (Drunken Noodles), so it hold a special place in my heart. One thing to note here is that Thai Cafe doesn't serve what you would consider 'traditional' Thai Food that you're accustomed to. Their Drunken Noodles, for example, don't use the wide rice noodles...nor do they appear stir fried. It's still great, though. This is a hopping lunch spot, despite the kind of shady location. Parking is tough to come by around noon, but the food is worth the hassle! If you're up for something outside the box, give this place a try. read more

Thank God for modern day cars with Navis and restaurant listings! I would never have tried or found this place on my own. First rule of travel should be eat the local cuisine, but in some of these towns I'm convinced all they eat is Fast Food Nation. Doing the I-5 run thru northern california getting tired of the fast food circuit and wanting to get a decent meal we narrowed our choices to Seafood or Thai (thus violating the 1st rule of travel - eat what is produced locally - ie no nearby Ocean or Thai immigrant populations). The place looks like a cinder block low rent bar from the outside - complete with bars & neon signage on the windows. Thai Cafe has 2 locations in the area. This must the be the original since everything is dated. Ordered the the Tom Kha soup, Pad Thai and the Eggplant Tofu. Everything was warm and fresh, but there was a total LACK of seasoning. I guess catering to the local Redding crowd has caused them to scale back the spicey factor (or maybe they just saw we were travelling with young kids). We had to ask for the condiment tray to spice it back up. read more

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The service was fantastic. I did find what I wanted on the menu, although it seems a bit limited. The food was pretty okay, but not quite enough to warrant the price. The Thai ice tea wasn't as sweet or flavorful as I've become accustomed to elsewhere. The fried spring/Thai egg roll wasn't on the menu but they were willing to serve. The accompanying sauce had peanuts in it. ;/ I'd likely eat here again, but it wouldn't be my first choice. read more

The food is so good and fresh. We always get the Evil Prince and Poh Teak soup. They're only doing take out during Covid but the food was hot and delicious!! read more

Thai cafe never seems to let me down. I always have to get the beef salad (yum nur) or the Thai bbq chicken. Staff is very friendly. Another thing I love about the place is that it has the classic Thai restaurant look which you don't see much of nowadays. read more

Great food with quick service and generous helpings. We were able to eat in less than an hour and still make it to the Cascade. Best Thai food in awhile. Too bad I did not try it sooner. read more

Thai Cafe - Thai Near Me - Redding, California

We dined in tonight! Fantastic as usual! Please support this wonderful restaurant. Had the special which was Red Duck Curry. My wife had Himmapan Cashew Nuts. read more

I'm a sucker for massaman curry so maybe that's why I love this place so much. Their plate of it is especially delectable! Their vegetable soup starter is also amazing. It's hidden in a little place that doesn't make it look like what's inside will be good, but it is! Try it out. My only complaint is that I can't get enough of it! I consistently eat the whole plate (portions aren't that big.) read more

The best godamn Thai food I've honestly ever had. Order the sweet chicken and make it spicy off the dinner menu please. Wonderful atmosphere as well and fantastic service to boot. read more

Great food, service and atmosphere so what more could you ask for? I thoroughly enjoyed my Chicken Asparagus Delight with brown rice while John had the red curry chicken with white rice. Spices were just right for medium hot spice. With hot tea, the bill was less than $30. Our portions were large, food was fresh. Friendly place! read more

Pad Thai is superb! Great food, service all at a good price! I especially enjoy the Pra Ram!

Thai Cafe is the place where my love of Thai food all started when I was a teen. I came here before and after I first went vegetarian. It's probably the first place I ever had tofu that was cooked properly, unlike the whole in the wall Chinese places. On my recent visit to podunk'ville I got to see if it stands up to the best of The Bay. My mom begged me to take her to Thai Cafe. Me being the good son, who am I to say no? You don't have to twist my arm to say yes to Thai! The pretty waitress was very patient and accommodating with our picky group of eaters. Where was she at back when I lived here? The food was brought out quick and the water always stayed full. The interior is filled with all manners of traditional looking Thai decorations. The deep fried tofu app was practically entree sized. Although it's a pretty basic dish, the included peanut sauce adds some zing. Their Spring Rolls are still deep fried perfection. Another vegetarian thing on the table was the Tom Yum. A delicious and zesty soup, dragged down by some nearly inedible bamboo shoots. The veg fried rice was ok but I wouldn't order it again. Way too "pasty" for my taste. I remember their green curry and the Evil Prince to be good but I didn't order it because I was saving room for dinner at another place that never materialized. I really wish I did! So it seems the first (as far as I know) Thai restaurant in town is still the best. It just isn't what I'm used to anymore. I'm afraid Thai Idea in SF http://www.yelp.com/biz/thai-idea-vegetarian-san-francisco-2 has ruined me for all other Thai places... I'll still make Thai Cafe a stop, whenever I'm in town. It's a great post Sundial Bridge dining spot. read more

Hit and miss. While this is in my top 2 favorite Thai places here, I feel like the food is sometimes better some days than others. Their drunken noodles are sometimes dry and flavorless, but other times saucy and delish, so for the times it is delish, I give it 4 stars. their chicken satay is always a hit. Spring rolls are amazing. Curry always exactly what you order as far as spiciness goes. Peppered garlic chicken is also very tasty. For whoever says its "kid friendly", I beg to differ. Its usually pretty quite and I have had some glares from people when my 2 year old decides to start babbling. Red Robin is kid friendly, this place, not so much. Pricing: about $8-$15 per dish. Open for lunch mon-fri and dinner from 5-9pm I believe. not sure about weekend hours. read more