I literally cannot believe the place that uses boxed, canned and pre packaged ingredients has the name "fresh" in the title. LOL

Great Thai food! Love the chef's special that I got with pork. Yum. They had a varied menu and everyone enjoyed the different dishes, mostly curry sauce dishes, that they all got. The appetizer we got, which was a beef jerky with sticky rice was fantastic. My husband and I had beer but everyone else had wine with kumbucha. I tried a sip and it was delicious. Still like beer better, though... read more

I understand the tip is included in the price, but it is still a pretty expensive meal for what you get. $48 for lunch for two. Food was OK, nothing special. We had the pineapple fried rice and shrimp pad Thai with the shitake mushroom starter (didn't finish these, on the bland side and a little undercooked I thought). The restaurant had an unpleasant odor when we walked in. The restroom was dirty, if you can't clean the restroom it makes me wonder what else doesn't get cleaned well. The service was the only thing going good about the experience. read more

This place has taken a downhill path. AVOID!! I have been coming here for 8 years and now it's been ruined. Ordered to- go online and what a disappointment. I ordered green curry from menu that I usually order and it was no longer a Thai soup with rice on the side. It was green curry fried rice?? All the rice was mixed in the curry. No soup. Yuk! The ratio of flavors to rice was so heavily rice it was gross and soggy. Also, chicken was disgusting, stringy and looked like chicken parts. (Tendons, fat, and not breast meat) . I actually spit several pieces bout while trying force this meal down. Worst part of the completely inedible dish was the price:$16.50 for a crappy bowl of fried rice!? Wtf? Thai fresh lost me as a loyal customer. And to make matters worse, there is no way to call in and ask questions or talk to a human about your order anymore. After waiting on hold with automated system for 25 min on a Tuesday night, it wanted me to a leave a message (but "it can't be about a to-go order"..??) so I just hung up. Parking is crappy. Service is crappy. Price for quality is crappy. Taste is crappy. read more

Seriously confused why this place only has 3.5 stars, I love everything about it! I have attached photos of the curry with pork and the glass noodle dish. Both were very tasty. We had a short wait on a Friday night and the service and food delivery were prompt when seated. We then got ice cream- all made in house and DELICIOUS. Tip is included in prices of food so you don't pay anymore- kind of nice idea. I'll be heading back soon! read more

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The food was delicious. I ate the Red Curry, yum! My husband and kids loved their food as well. On food alone, I would give five stars. Now for the bad, the service was pretty awful. They add tipping into their prices, so everything seems a little expensive. The wait staff isn't very attentive and it's obvious they aren't going over the top to impress anybody. The really bad....the restrooms are DISGUSTING. On the right side of the restaurant, you have to go through a curtain to get to a restroom in the back. The journey through that area was disturbing. It's a good thing I went back there after I finished eating or I might not have been able to enjoy my dinner. I can't imagine what the kitchen looks like. For this reason alone, I don't know if I could eat there again. read more

This was the best Thai I have ever tasted! We loved it all! Amazing Bold flavors from the drinks to the main dishes to the amazing ice cream. The service was excellent and everyone was so nice! Love the vibe of the restaurant also! I love that they are about fair wages and there is no tipping as they include that into the prices! read more

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I ordered Thai Fresh because I heard great reviews from my neighbors. I was disappointed to find out that when I ordered via Favor they were very rude to the runner that was delivering my meal. They were against any adjustments to my order (no cilantro) Luckily they accepted the no peanuts requirement. The food I received overall was okay - protein (chicken and beef) was kind of fatty. I appreciate that fact the keep everything in separate containers though. Bottom line: be kind to who you get orders from! No matter what third party. Especially during these trying times with COVID-19. read more

Best Food ever! The papaya salad and various noodle dishes are astoundingly delicious. One request: please use paper boxes or World Centric / Greenware for takeout. The plastic takeout boxes are so wasteful and also unhealthy when used with hot dishes. I will never stop eating here because it's amazing, but the excessive plastic takeout packaging makes me less likely to order to-go food. read more

The food is AMAZING! So many gluten free options and the Vegan ice cream was awesome. If it were just the food, I'd give it 5 stars. Buttttt... I agree with everyone else on here about the service. It was horrible. The guy at the register seemed angry for no reason and the rest of the staff was just kind of standing around. I noticed that they have a sign that tips are built in, maybe not the best idea for underperforming servers. Would consider going back if the service got better. read more

Absolutely shoddy to go service. Extremely frustrating that the kitchen or staff decides to not complete orders with plenty of time left based on their hours. If you're eating at the place there is only one or two servers that provide good service. The rest could care less. The built in tip yields absolutely no incentive for them to do well. Food is good but overpriced. Add in the pretty bad service and you get the 1 star. Would not recommend anymore. read more

There's a lot of things coconut can do. It can act as a bra sometimes. It can hydrate a human, when saline IV is not available. It can have meat that you can eat. Coconut meat, it's yummy. It can transform a too-hot-for-Monica-to-handle spicy dish into some kind of wonderful. It can be a topping on melty chocolate on frozen banana, or melty anything really. It can make ice cream vegan. And it is good. Coconut, you're doing it right. Thai Fresh, your dairy and gluten full Coconut Vermicelli was so yummy I convinced my dairy-and-gluten-intolerant friend's mouth to sample some of this. They liked it. Your coconut and banana + Thai basil combo knocked us out. You have beer and kombucha on tap. You have tons of possibly vegan baked goods. You have dairy-based ice cream and coffee, some imported food goods and all the curry, stir-fry and noodles I could want. I'm dancing back to you. read more

Perhaps the trick to Thai Fresh is dining in, or using it as a Thai grocery. Because it fails miserably at take-out. The place is not without merit. The owners' hearts are in the right places, and the flavors of the food were OK. I can see that the spot just opened, so maybe they are still tinkering with things. However, $15 for take-out, including an upcharge for rice (!), for a small amount of red curry and a small soup is crazy. Forget that my curry contained no chicken. Zero. None. Just some pieces of squash swimming in liquid. Forget that Bruce offered to give me more food when I called to complain (forget, I say, because the piece of chicken he gave me was still pink at the bone). Forget that I was enough of a sucker to pay for soup by the pound. I'm trying to. I'm putting Thai Fresh at the bottom of my Thai list. read more

I have been to Thai Fresh before and was content with their food. Today I ordered some pick up items and noticed things have changed a bit since I had been last. For one, they voice that they have raised their prices to include tip. I have mixed feelings about this. But I dig supporting local so I was still down to order. I had an allergy/ cold at the time and was looking for some good Chicken Tom Kha soup. I ordered it over the phone despite their push to order online. Took awhile, but not an issue. Also decided to order a side kale salad to try something new. Guy called me back about 10 mins later to explain they were out of chicken and asked to recommend a replacement between beef and pork. Went with beef. When I got there I went to the coffee bar side to pick up and all seemed well. My total for two tiny side items, $9.75, included an 8 oz cup of soup and 8 oz kale side salad. That salad was hot. I don't think it was supposed to be served hot. It was whack. However my "beef" with this visit is really aimed at the soup. This was the worse Coconut based "Tom Kha" soup I've ever had. Overly salty, no spice and the beef was ground up. Not a fan. I will give this place another try in the distant future trying main dishes but would highly NOT RECOMMEND the coconut soup... Ever. Also tacking on a higher cost to eliminate tip for to go items is a little ludacris. Hope not all their dishes, or my future experiences are not like this. I know they can do better cause they have for me in the past. Gave it 2 stars rather than one because I think the guy who took my order did decent. read more

It takes a genuine distaste (pun intended) for me to write a review but this one was much deserved. I live a few blocks away from Thai Fresh and used to enjoy having this be my neighborhood spot to frequent and enjoy some good food or sip on some coffee and have an occasional meeting but sadly, this is no longer the case. Despite deciding to raise their entire menu prices by 20% on their already inflated prices, you would at least expect the staff and service to be decent but it's not, it's horrible. The staff has an unwarranted sense of entitlement now and the last time I went (and will ever go) I sat down to enjoy a cup of coffee and have a quick one-on-one meeting and one of the servers told me, "ummm...well...all you want is coffee? you're not ordering food?? Well can you sit at the coffee bar instead?" Mind you, this was not a peak hour at the restaurant and yes, ma'am, I only would like to order coffee today. Ugh. Anyway. Sad to cross this place off my list but one of my biggest pet peeves is entering an establishment, being a paying customer, and get treated with such disrespect by the staff. read more

Thai Fresh passionate owners, Jam and Bruce, have created a unique place--a restaurant and a grocery featuring sustainable products and Thai foods. About 8 dishes, vegan and meat, are prepared every day and customers select different serving sizes based on weight. It you take it to go, your containers may be recycled back to Thai Fresh for $.25 each or you can use them at home to store leftovers. I tasted lovely spices and heat in the red curry with squash and the coconut chicken soup danced across my tongue with subtle flavors such as lime, chicken and coconut. The brown rice was nutty and tender but not overdone. My temporary office is about 10 minutes away which makes me a lucky girl since I plan on frequenting Thai Fresh at least once a week. The sustainable twist to the business puts this mom and pop place at the top of my list. read more

Disappointed. Maybe spicy for the locals (though I doubt it since Mexican food can be almost as spicy) but very tame and pedestrian food. Friendly staff for sure and fresh ingredients, yes, but we wouldn't recommend this one. read more

It's funny how a place can transform: if not necessarily before your very (and very hungry) eyes, but if your only lingering memory of a space, say, is its former incarnation as a clothing boutique, suffice it to say that an open mind to new beginnings is in order. And new beginnings is, more or less, what they have in mind at Thai Fresh (which would be a cool rapper name, but isn't, to my knowledge). The fare here as you might expect, fresh Thai pad dishes, curries, organic bean selections, complemented by a variety of local sodas, organic waters and brews. The back wall is brimming with other green-friendly goods, and the owners seem intent on running the place with a very personal touch. And while in this opinion they've still got a little growing (pun intended, I suppose) to do (my pad thai was good and worth another try, but that was about the extent of it), I know that whether or not they fully get there won't be for lack of individual passion on behalf of the business. And that in and of itself is reason enough for a giant healthy smile. read more

Worst food/service I've ever experienced. My masseuse recommended that I try it and being a fan of Thai food, I was stoked about finding a new Thai restaurant. I called in a to-go order around 8pm for beef pad thai, yellow curry with pork, tom kha gai soup, and white rice. When I asked for the total, the counter girl (I think she said her name was Deneen) hung up on me. Great way to start my experience with Thai Fresh. I get to Thrice and wait in line to get my order and decide to also order 2 coconut macaroons and a slice of flourless chocolate cake upon checkout. Deneen then rings me up, hands me the Thai food and tells me to have a good night - without the desserts. Now I've worked in restaurants before and at the end of the night at a busy restaurant, you're pretty pooped. I forgave her. Ate a macaroon on the way home and it was delicious (hence the 1 star.) the Thai dishes on the other hand are a complete DISASTER (see my uploaded photos.) The pad Thai had no beef in it, the curry was just scraps of pork fat and mangled veggies, the rice was burnt (obviously scraped from the bottom of the pot) and the tom kha had gone bad. How does an establishment serve something like that?? So I collected myself and called the restaurant. Deneen answered and I asked politely if I could speak to the manager on duty. Deneen all of a sudden sounds incredibly uncomfortable and starts telling me that she's gonna check to see who's there but they may have left for the night. Understandable. Then she doesn't even check but instead asks me if there was something she could do to help. I told her about the food being meatless, burned, and basically inedible. This was her reaction "Theres no MEAT in your FOOD?I don't know I don't know!! I don't have a solution!!! Can you just call back tomorrow??" It was at that point when I decided to write this review. I don't know if I caught them on a bad night or what but this experience pretty much ruined my night/dinner date with my bf after my only day off during my 60 hour workweek with Apple. I can't believe I spent $50 on this excuse of "fresh" food. read more

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GLUTEN FREE!!! Food is amazing however the service sucked so bad I almost walked out Friday night!!! We sat outside and our hostess sat us and maybe came out once to take our order and then when we asked someone to get our waitress to bring the check. She was also quite rude. We went back Sunday for brunch and food was still amazing and the guy that served us was much nicer!!! It's an absolute foodie gem!!! read more

Walking into Thai Fresh my roomie and I were greeted by a myriad of aromas rising up from the kitchen where we could see someone working diligently. To my right I see none other than DJ Mel and Prince Klassen tearin' up some bidness before likely goin' out to wreck shop at da club. To the left there is a deli counter displaying large bowls filled with soups, curries and noodle dishes. Luckily they were out of Pad Thai. I say luckily because I'm the type of girl who will stick to the safe and familiar for the most part, but this outage forced me to try something new. And I'm glad I did. Ordering in is definitely a good deal. You get three items and rice for $8.50, what a steal! When ordering to go, you order by the pound or by the size of the container. I'd say for time's sake, just order by the container, the weighing process takes a bit longer. I settled on the Coconut soup with chicken and mushrooms, red curry with beef and squash, and spicy green beans with tofu. The ride home was a difficult one because the smells eeking out from my to-go bag were intoxicating. When my roomie and I got home, he was the first to dig into that soup. I watched his face closely: shock, confusion, delight, uncertainty, and finally glee. All that from just one bite! I had to check it out. Holy effin' Tom Ka!!! That one spoonful was creamy, tangy, sweet and sour all at the same time. So many things for your tongue to savor and every new bite inspiring O-face-like enthusiasm. That wasn't just a meal; that, my friends, was an experience! read more

I've only been here twice but the pad see ew is fire!! and their Thai tea is bomb !!! Even tho it's 20 mins from my place I'll stop by on my way home from work read more

Unforgivable - the owner, Bruce Barnes, was rude to me for asking for chopsticks. First of all, why would a Thai restaurant not have chopsticks*, and secondly, How dare you act indignantly rude towards me for making the mistake of simply asking for chopsticks. I have encountered bad service before, but no minimum wage lackie has ever been so crass as to talk to me with there back turned on me while walking away, and that's how Bruce Barns delivered his "No, I don't have chopsticks, my silverware is over there" - with a rude and indignant voice tone, and while walking away and pointing across the room. You would have thought I had insulted him, his business, and the food. I mean seriously, did this man fail to graduate kindergarten. That's not just bad service, it's just plain RUDE. *Now to be fair, I have since learned that Thais in Thailand don't often use chopsticks themselves. However I am a white boy in Texas. The only thing you must do is be nice, and everything else can be forgiven. If you want to force a traditional Thai experience on your customers, just be nice about it, and it can be cool, but not if your delivery is rude, then it's, well, rude. I wasn't really expecting much after that, so it was no surprise that despite dropping twenty bucks on one meal, I had to fetch my own water, silverware, and go to the kitchen counter to request more rice. I also bussed my own table at the end of my meal. This all combined to leave me wondering where exactly my four dollar tip was going to end up. What's bizarre is that I had eaten here once before, and upon request was given chopsticks by a very friendly employee who also brought me water and more rice. Seems the owner could learn allot from her. Regardless, rude business owners will never get my money. In this case it's kinda sad though. I really wanted to like this place. I'm allergic to MSG, so most Asian food is out of the question for me. I also avoid eating meat unless it is from "happy animals", meaning no factory farmed meats. You can imagine my excitement when I learned there was a Thai place that cooked from scratch and used local meats and veggies. Oh, one last warning; the egg rolls are smaller than your average truck drivers thumb. Tasty, but hardly a mouthful and way over priced. read more

Like many other reviewers have noted, this place tries to be too many things at once: grocery, restaurant, tea cafe, ice cream shop, cooking class but it doesn't seem to succeed well at any one thing. My advice is to focus on one thing, do it well and drop the rest. I ate the Pad Thai and Drunken noodles both of which were extremely disappointing. Reheated food in the microwave, not that I think it would have been much better if it was made fresh! The flavor was nothing special and the chicken pad Thai barely had any evidence of chicken. Their claim of all organic, local, natural ingredients although it may be true, seems more of a gimmick. And to top it all off, it was relatively expensive! Nearly 10bucks for a plate of two choices and rice. I'd rather microwave my leftovers from a good thai restaurant next time. read more

Well, I finally get to take Thai Fresh off my bookmarks. It was good. Not AWEsome, but good. It's a cute place, and unpretentious. I went with a friend, to dine in. We each ordered two items and shared them both. On the table: Spicy Green Beans and Tofu Yellow Curry, with Asian eggplant Pad Thai Lemongrass soup All of the items were very flavorful and spicy. Spicy in a good way, not in a burn your face off type of way. And with each bite, I could taste various levels of flavors.The varieties of spices and flavors were very distinct and wonderful. I suppose if I did the take-out route, I'd heat it up in the microwave, too. And I would have heated it up more than the luke-warm temperature some of it ended up being. read more

It's amazing how quickly a restaurant can go from 3 stars to 1!! If you're a business owner and would like to see how fast you can make this happen, the best way to go about it is to contact a a yelp member complaining about their review/opinion of your business. It's completely unprofessional, and I can say for certain that I will not be returning to their restaurant in the future. read more

Meh. Such attitude! Really? Your stuff's not that special, Vestman! The food is decent... not spectacular. Your drama makes it not worth another try, sorry. To boot, its hot as beck in there. Does your A.C. even work? read more

Last night on the way home from happy hour, I stopped in here to pick up some dinner. They were about to close so I rushed myself and didn't really look around much. Food to go is served by the pound, just like the cases at WFM or CM. I picked the red pork curry and the green beans with tofu. She asked if I wanted rice, but I had a bag of frozen brown rice at home so I decided I would just use that instead. The containers are dishwasher safe, and returnable for a .25 credit! That's super cool. Plus I can reuse them for stuff I cook as well. The store has a selection of some Asian groceries which is really nice. It means that I won't always have to go up north to the Asian markets when I need something specific. There's produce and refrigerated items as well as pantry items. You can also eat in at Thai Fresh ordering a few items for different prices. They have a few tables to sit at if you want to eat in. The food I got was excellent. The green beans and tofu were perfectly spicy. Lately I've found places seem to skimp on the spice and tell you it's really hot when it's not at all. These were perfect and the texture of the tofu was amazing. I'd eat this dish all the time for sure. The red curry was really good as well, although I wish it'd been a little spicier. There was a type of white squash in it that I've never had before and want to eat all the time now. In fact, I'm calling them today to find out what it was because it rocked. I'd have eaten it with just that and no pork. And really, you read my reviews, you know my love for the swine, so you know that's a really big statement. I'm so glad that this place is in my hood. I foresee stopping in many more times in the future. read more

You know how bad I wanted to give Thai Fresh 5 stars? REALLY bad, REALLY REALLY bad... but I just couldn't because of the less than 5-star service that I have received when trying to place an order via phone or have stopped in the restaurant. The food here is terrific, always fresh and made to order. You can tell that what you are eating was made with good quality ingredients which makes a huge difference compared to other Thai joints that uses the cheapest veggies they can find. My favorite dish is the appetizer sampler (the chicken wings & sticky rice are insanely good) and the pad see ew. Whether they're out of chicken (which happens almost ever other time) or not, the meats are always cooked well and food is packed w/ flavor. There are plenty of desert options from baked goods to ice creams, all made in house. They've even got some vegan options if you're into that. What really gets me is the service - I almost deducted TWO stars for the bad service I constantly have here which sucks. A place with such good food has people working with such crappy attitudes. I've had someone roll their eyes at me when I asked a question at the counter and the last time I tried to place an order via phone, they answered (which rarely happens since the phone just rings & rings & rings) and told me they were too busy to take to-go orders. I asked "well what if I come in & order, could I get it to go?" and the person on the other end said "I guess, but we are busy, bye" and hung up. With those bad customer service experiences, my love for Thai Fresh has dwindled but today, I'd still recommend it as one of the best Thai restaurants in South Austin. If I have another bad experience with an employee, my mind just might change.... read more

Thai Fresh fits right into Austin. It serves up ethnic cooking with a trendy spin. The meats are local, the containers are reusable, and the food is fresh. After eating here, you may go out to a local Thai joint and have some really killer Thai food at an affordable price... but just know that the food there will never be as sustainable as at Thai Fresh. Any problems? Price. You know that Meat n' Three combo you get at a Southern joint? Well, here they serve a great Rice n' Thrice combo (rice+3 dishes). Let's play the "The Price is Right." Item: Rice+Red curry pork+Green curry chicken+Massaman curry chicken. $8? $9? Try $15! Ouch... I know. Despite the steep cost, the food here is awesome. Being made with local meats and ingredients, the dishes are really bright but still delightfully greasy and heavy. You cannot go wrong with any dish here, but nothing specifically stood out. It tasted like solid Thai food... but then again, I am no Thai eatin' connoisseur. Some of my favorites: Drunken chicken noodles (pad kee mow) with nice wide rice noodles. Bone-in chicken in Massaman curry made with LOCAL CHICKEN! TF has a great concept going, and I would definitely make this a top choice for an Austin-style Asian eatery. It has all the components of ethnic excellence: authenticity, sustainable practices, and tasty food. read more

I really like this place. Any place that lets me get up to 3 different curries on a plate is A-OK by me. I haven't gone to another Thai place since this place opened because I am a curry addict and the appeal of having more than one at a time is something I'm going to take advantage of for as long as I possibly can. (Incidentally, I don't really recommend eating 3 curries at one go unless you have a super tolerance for heat or don't mind the consequences. But you can if you want. It's a good choice to have.) OK. Things I love so far--the stir fried green bean red curry thing--the yellow curry with tofu and potatoes--the green curry with chicken and squashes. I had a green with chicken and Asian eggplant which I also loved. But. I nearly abandoned all of the others when I finally ventured into red curry territory. I don't even remember what I had. I just remember it was something from another planet and that my world went bright with happiness. That's an experience I plan to repeat. As for customer service, OK, it's slow. I don't mind that because I am there supporting a local business that is just getting started. I am supporting a person I see working behind the counter and her family, and I am supporting the local farms she buys her meat and vegetables from. To me this is what food is really about--the people who grow it and the people who make it. I don't need to be snowed by fancy service or nice tablecloths. I want to know that the money I am spending is going to a real person, someone I can directly see will benefit from my hard earned dollars. Someone like me, or you. At Thai Fresh I feel like I am being served in someone's kitchen, and I really love that. I don't care if it isn't fancy--there are a lot of places that will give you fancy for worse food. I like waiting at a wooden table with my friends or a book for my home cooked Thai food to come out. I truly do not mind being reminded to slow down, that food is an art and an act of love that is best appreciated when one has time. I don't mind that sometimes it isn't perfectly hot or perfectly pretty. Those things aren't what matter to me. The love is there, and that's what I'm all about! read more

The prices used to be more normal, typically around $10-12 per meal. Nowadays they've raised the prices on the menu to cover a fixed tip for the server which makes sense, but tonight I ordered to go and they prices were outrageously high- for TAKE OUT. I'm not dining in or getting service, please have a different rate. Also I should add the food is not as good as it used to be. The menu online had no prices on what I ordered and egg rolls, 2 piece chicken wings, and 2 plates of fried rice equated to $50. read more

I have stopped by for lunch twice now and was drawn to the noodle dishes. The first I had was very similar to a Pad Sea Ew...flat rice noodles with Chinese broccoli, tofu, pork and a soy based sauce....it was delish! Today I went for the Pad Thai with Tofu...sprinkle some roasted chiles and add a splash of soy and I was in heaven! I love that they use local, farm raised pork, grass fed beef and chicken from Buddies....this makes Thai Fresh one of the only places I feel confident eating meat. Since I do a lot of work in the area, I see myself stopping by often for some home made Thai....until I take a class and learn to do it myself! read more

This place has gone to shit in the past year or so. Undercooked rice, chewy undercooked noodles, pad Thai without any sauce on it?! Not to mention the terribly slow service. I wanted to keep supporting this place, but I just can't. read more

I really really want to like this place as it's so close to my house, but it simply doesn't deliver. It seems as though they've gambled on a concept that some people just can't get. This grocery/school needs to pick a direction and go with it as there isn't enough menu-stability to predict a cravings cure and even Whole Foods doesn't charge by the pound for soups (in this case, curries). I'd love to see a more basic Thai menu with noodle dishes made to order and served hot- I always seem to walk away thinking "That was more $$$ than I expected for cold dinner for 2" I will say that everything always tastes pretty fresh, but that's to be expected of a grocery. read more

I really wanted some Thai food today but the first place I tried to go was closed (boo hoo). My little dog Milo and I were already a mile into our walk at that point so I didn't want to go much further. There are a few tables out front so I tied up Milo and went inside. An employee noticed it was my first time there and let me know it was a Thai deli, basically. I'm always a sucker for ordering more food if it's only a dollar or two more so I got the 2 option plate, yellow and red curries to eat there. The guy dished the yellow curry into a bowl and then the red curry went into a much smaller bowl. :( Maybe because the yellow had 2 big potato chunks and a bone-in piece of chicken that wouldn't have fit in a small bowl? I would really have liked a choice of which item to have large or small. I said, "yes" to having it microwaved because... why would I want it cold? Do people eat cold curries? Maybe. A random amount of rice was added to my plate and I paid my $12. I got my own silverwear and water, then went outside to eat... The red curry tasted good and had a medium spice level. It was all pineapple pieces and a some pieces of dark meat chicken. It seemed like there should have been more veggies or something, it was alright but just missing something. The yellow curry was very meh, not very flavorful. Just the piece of chicken I had to cut up and a few potato chunks (okay, and one onion sliver). Blah. To be fair Milo was interested in how it smells, but he likes to smell everything, so... I ate almost all of my meal (and was stuffed) but I just didn't think it was worth the price. I chose the curries because I thought they'd reheat best, I can't imagine noodle dishes being so good reheated? I realize most places are probably reheating my curry from a big pot in the back but... it's not on my list of places to visit again. read more

Uuuuggh. I lose a lot of old school south Austin cool points for thinking this place kind of sucks. That's okay. I'm sticking with my opinion. Reasons I don't like Thai Fresh, in no particular order: 1- It's filthy. Every time I've been here (3x in the last couple years) there is a mysterious sticky film over everything. Likely bc their kitchen is open to the interior of the restaurant (grocery store? coffee shop? gelato place?) Whatever. It's filthy. 2- The staff sucks. So apathetic. If you're going to wave me away for ordering a glass of water with my meal, telling me to get it myself, you could at least keep the water dispenser filled. How much does it put you out to pour a tipping customer a glass of water? Not at all when there's no line, yet you choose not to. (This is why you can't have nice tips). 3- Their curry lacks any semblance of depth of flavor. When pros make green curry you get spicy, sweet, sour, pungent/herbal and umami. When Thai Fresh makes green curry you only get spicy. Guys, this is sad and unacceptable. All you would have to do to make your curry decent is add 1tsp sugar, 2 Tbsp fish sauce and 1 kafir lime leaf to each portion. You're welcome. I'll invoice you later. 4- Their tables and chairs are mismatched with incompatible heights relative to each other. Uncomfortable. 5- It's expensive. I get that you're doing the local meats thing and although I appreciate that- seriously- it does NOT make sense to have two star customer service and atmosphere, three star food and $15 entree prices for Thai food you have to order from a surly barista at a sticky counter. FAIL. I want to like you, Thai Fresh, but you have some serious prahleems. I give you 2 very underwhelming stars for sucking so much, and one extra star for having local humanely raised meats. (Old school south Austin cool points smell like patchouli and stale outdoor, anyway.) read more

The only thing that I love about Thai Fresh is the food. It is delicious and I can appreciate the local, grass-fed, organic, gluten sensitive, etc. However, I hate to love this place because the service is repulsive. Being my favorite Thai place in proximity to where I live, I dread placing an order by phone almost as much as I dread eating inside. I don't understand the aesthetic, maybe I'm not 'Austin' enough. But it's the service that really turns me off. More often than not, the cashiers have a terrible attitude and talk to you like you are a huge inconvenience. They are just downright snobby. The prices are also pretty steep for the amount of protein/veggies in each dish. They also haven't offered chicken in any of the dishes for months due a supply issue... There's bound to be more antibiotic free chicken somewhere around Austin! Really love the food but that's about it! read more

I really loved this place. I hope they succeed. I think it's time for a new model for restaurants in this country and I'm glad someone is trying. On to the food, green curry chicken was excellent and delicious. Slow cooked pork roast was really nice until we poured the sauce over it, then it was AMAZING! Thom Ka was virtually perfect. Coconut vermicelli least favored entree but still quite good. Service was excellent. I will say, I think it may be time to step up the decor just a little. A little freshening up to bring the interior up to the level of the food could really bring this place to the next level. read more

You walk in, you have 1/3 grocery store, 1/3 kitchen, 1/3 seating area..this you all know by all the other reviews. Concept is great in that you get to pick from a variety of dishes being made that day..Where things fall apart is the fact that the dishes are placed in bowls..with no heating source of any kind to keep them hot. So what did I end up with? Well I got the 3 plater, two of them being a green curry and a coconut soup dish that were ladled into small bowls and a tofu pad thai. They have to reheat everything in the microwave, so my pad thai got hot enough, but the other two dishes in small cup-like bowls were still luke warm at best. If you happen to get a dish that was just prepared..then you'd probably end up with an array of differently heated entrees. *sigh* The other problem was that there wasn't one dish that stood out. My rice was kind of overdone too. Everything was just OK. I'll probably give this place one more shot, before looking elsewhere for Thai in South Austin. It's too bad, the owners seemed really nice. read more