Love this place - they are a great go-to thai place! They are also a huge supporter of the local community - for example, they generously reached out to donate to the nearby elementary school for our annual cultural event this year. Definitely check them out!! read more

This is a regular spot for my family. The duck is crispy and delicious, it goes great with Khao Soi. The atmosphere is nice and the service is great read more

Thai Noodle Cafe - This is a regular spot for my family. The duck is crispy and delicious, and it goes great with Khao Soi! - Thai Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

Textures and flavors were spot on, and so much better than lots of Thai places in the area with bigger dining rooms. The Larb Gai and Pad Thai were perfectly flavored, seasoned, and balanced. The place is small and seems suited to take out but I was very comfortable at my table and the server was very attentive and communicative. The prices are really good for how nice the food was. So glad that I can get good versions of my favorite dishes so close to home! read more

Lovely hole in the wall local Thai restaurant with friendly service and specified vegetarian options. I really enjoyed their Tom Kha noodle soup, which was a twist on the classic Tom Kha soup but was served as a full pho-sized bowl of soup with your choice of protein and fresh vegetables. Delightful! read more

Great flavors & friendly staff. Portions are a little small for the price, but very flavorful! And I've had good luck with them not overcooking the wide rice noodles. read more

Great food and terrific experience ordering online. Have never seen an online menu that allowed such customization in how your food was prepared. For example, on can specify every dish be gluten free. Sensitive to any possible allergy. Level of spice can be fine tuned. Can add (or remove) most anything to any dish. Thai Noodle Cafe is our new best restaurant and worth the trip from Arlington. read more

I was really prepared to like this place based on the reviews. And perhaps if I had ordered off the regular menu I would have been happier. There was a special menu insert of duck dishes - not something on paper but a sleek insert that appears to be a more permanent offering. I ordered the crispy duck soup with daikon and cilantro and rice noodles, crispy duck and other ingredients. All things I like. However the soup was almost entirely noodles, oodles and oodles of noodles. There were no pieces of daikon or anything else solid in the broth. Although the broth was very tasty, the only thing floating in it besides noodles was a small sprig of cilantro. The crispy duck was a duck leg laying on top, all in one piece, The crispy skin preventing any mixing of flavors with the broth. I had to deconstruct the leg which meant instead of duck flavoring the soup, and the soup profusing the duck they didn't exchange juices which have been in much more flavorful and interesting. It's what I expect when I see a duck soup. A thoroughly uninteresting meal, high on empty noodle calories and low on nutritious content. If the duck in the broth that exchange flavors I would have been okay with it but it was boring. I was very unhappy with it. read more

Excellent Thai food at reasonable prices. I had Tom Yum Goong and Drunken noodles. Tom Yum was good and spicy like it should be and the Drunken noodles were cooked perfectly, mixed with plenty of veggies, and just the right spicy! read more

So excited to find this place. Really delicious. We ordered Tod Mun appetizer, Tom Kha soup, Larb Gai and Padthai with shrimp. Tod mun was as expected much like any other time i've had it--tasty. Tom Kha was nice and hot with thin slices of chicken and excellent salty sour broth. I liked that the mushrooms were quartered and not just sliced. The larb gai was excellent very fresh packed with flavor. And the padthai was the best I've ever had. The shrimp were not skimpy or from frozen with good grill flavor. And the noodles didn't disappoint in flavor once your shrimp were gone. It was hard to stop eating when i got full. A worth it trip everything had a lot of flavor and we were happy we went in. read more

Their honey lime chicken used to be served with a lovely crispy kale. Now the kale is more of "wilted", and the lime is more of a lemon. It's now just an OK dish, not the "wow" dish it was before. read more

Started off well with the Thaitanium noodle soup, which had select seafood pieces (the squid was particularly good) submerged in a hot broth. Though touted as a roasted chile broth, for me the broth tasted more like a tom kha soup. The noodles were well-cooked, a bit al dente, not soggy, and the toppings were delicious. Could be a tad spicier. The pad thai is solid as well flavor-wise, but the pieces of pork were much overdone. A bit more attention needs to be paid the cook on the proteins, which do much to harm the attractiveness of the flavors of the main dishes. The Ba Mee Hang, egg noodle with char siu pork and a few bok choy on the side, needed a bit more work. The pork was dry, and needed more flavoring on the edges. The noodles were nicely textured, but the aromatic bits (dried onion, cilantro) came out all flat in the takeout container. The bok choy was a disappointment, as it was simultaneously too soft, but also too dry (!). The spices needed to be spread more evenly throughout the dish. The biggest disappointment was the fresh summer rolls; perhaps because it's no longer summer, that's why they weren't so fresh (?). The lettuce inside the wrap was browned at the edges, and the peanut sauce was way too thick. The mint and shrimp though inside had a nice texture. This is a nice place, located at a critical intersection in town, with lots of potential, serving a cuisine that is sorely lacking in this part of town. With Cafe Vanak (Persian cuisine that seems packed each night, with neighboring small mart Super Vanak), Sophia's (Greek pantry), Linda's (old-school awesome donut shop), and Praliné (high-end patisserie) just down the street, it'd serve Thai Noodle Cafe well to take care of a few culinary details here and there; they're a hard-working team and deserve our business! Looking forward to the next meal here. read more

We finally decided to try this new Thai restaurant. I pass by it everyday coming home from work. We went in on a Sunday afternoon and were the only customers there. The server brought us water and took our orders. We ordered crispy chicken pad Thai, pad krapow moo krab, and the curry noodles. Oh, and a miso soup. Despite no one else there and lack of other orders it took a while to get our food. It was so bad that one of our kids asked if mommy ordered anything. First out was the pad Thai. The crispy chicken was sliced thin but it tasted ok. It was too thin for any of the crispness to be effective. However, the noodles were way overcooked. My daughter described it as "creamy"! The moo krab came next and it was very salty. I love salt but still consider it too salty. The pork was deep fried and on the dry side. There were lots of onions! The string beans and green peppers were good though. After a longer while the curry noodles finally came out and it was not impressive at all. Mostly dried crispy noodles on top and some real noodles mixed with curry sauce on the bottom. Two little drum sticks were included. I'm not sure how the miso soup was but can tell you my daughter drank it last, just before we left. As soon as we walked outside the restaurant, she threw up all of that liquid. I'm not sure if it's the soup out of she has the hiccups and it causes the incident. It's true what another Yelper said, no one here smiles. It's too bad this place didn't work out. Cold ways use more Thai food around here. We probably won't be back. read more

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Had sworn this place off after a few poor experiences after it first opened. Have given it some time and decided to give it another shot two times over the past few months. Highly improved. Just had pad thai with chicken, figuing that if they messed up pad thai, then all hope was lost (I'd had a bad pad Thai there a few years ago). It was very good, tangy and sweet and well cooked. Whatever has changed (I think ownership may have? Or was it the chef?) seems to have worked. read more

Small spot that serves up BIG taste! Food was amazing, fresh, and presented very nicely. I enjoyed everything I had. Staff was super pleasant too! I will absolutely be returning and bringing friends! So many choices, be sure to bring your appetite! read more

Thai Noodle Cafe - Crab Rangoon - Thai Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

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I have been going to the Thai Noodle Cafe since it opened around 2019 and reviewdtback then. My first order was a soup (Tom Zap) that I loved so much that I was ordering it at least once a week. Similar to Tom Kha it was based on a kaffir lime/lemongrass/galangal beef/pork broth that was so hot that it cleared my sinuses! But then Covid hit, the restaurant closed, and then reopened under new management and they removed Tom Zap from the menu. However they did have another hot and sour noodle soup based on the same concept but featuring seafood and called "Thaitanium." So I tried it out. I even specified "extra spicy". But the new chef thought extra spicy could be achieved just by including a few packets of sriracha sauce-not even close. I tried again a few weeks later with no better success. I waited and then gave them one more chance a week ago. Success! The place has learned what extra spicy means. The broth was rich with the aromatic notes provided by the classic kaffir lime/galangal/lemongrass combination and it was made very spicy with Thai chile peppers. The hot and sour noodle soup was also loaded with seafood including shrimp, green mussels, and calamari and contained some ground chicken. Since I ordered takeout they packaged the noodles separately and included some lime quarters on the side. As an appetizer I tried something new "Tod Mun", a spicy Thai fish cake. Everything was excellent. I would have preferred some more fresh cilantro and the soup was a little too sweet for me, but that is use my personal taste. I look forward to enjoying their food saison. read more

Thai Noodle Cafe - Thaitanium hot/sour seafood noodle soup and Tod Mun take out ready to eat at home. - Thai Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

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Clean and stylish place with good service, and super authentic Thai food! Been here a few times , their noodle soup is very good as well! read more

Thai Noodle Cafe - Indonesian fried rice - Thai Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

Great traditional and modern Thai food. Highly recomended! We ordered the fresh rolls and gyoza for appetizers and for entree an amazing Pad Thai with crispy chicken! Additionally a papaya salad and Larb Salad (if you like really hot spicy food) Make sure to also get their amazing coconut ice cream. read more

Thai Noodle Cafe - Pad Thai with perfectly fried chicken to die for - Thai Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

Everything we have ever had there is perfect for us. We couldn't stop picking it with pad Thai, yellow curry etc... Their ingredients all taste fresh and the food is super flavorful.Pad Thai read more

Authentic recipes for Thai food. Quick service. Small space but, food will not disappoint you.

Admittedly, I'm hard to please with delivery meals. We and our guest were eagerly awaiting delicious Thai food and didn't get that. Why the 2 stars: - Meals weren't as expected, didn't match the photos. - Portion size misrepresented (or our expectations were based on photos). - Sign on door to knock was ignored. Food sat on our porch until tepid. - Delivery time was more than half an hour after requested. - Crispy chicken order was omitted. - Fried tofu in fresh rolls??? They weren't good at all. - Overall, food didn't taste as good as expected. Sorry. read more

Delicious Tom Yom, great flavor, spicy, delicious, small cafe, nice people, Nice Menu

What a surprise. We live close but heard bad things about prior owner. Heard from someone else that it's good. It is GREAT. We are hard critics but everything tastes several levels above average Thai. Back in the day we used to like Brown Sugar Cafe. This hands down beats it. We tried the tom yum soup, the green curry, calamary -- all have been excellent. read more

Small portion for $12.95. It was just vegetables! I should have put something next to it for scale but it was ridiculously small. read more

Thai Noodle Cafe - Vegetable Thai Basil (Pad Gra Pow) - Thai Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

Fantastic food!!! Ready quickly and absolutely delicious! Had the wonton soup, gyoza, pad Thai, and cashew shrimp, all of it was amazing!! Definitely will be coming back soon. read more

Very good Extremely good Ok awesome and great!! Pad Thai, drunken noodle so good!! I love their crab Rangoon read more

This is my go-to takeout joint in Belmont. I absolutely love the combo of green curry and pad Thai that my girlfriend and I share. (For this we tried the red curry - but I'm going to stick to green). I haven't ventured too much further outside those. But you won't be disappointed with an order of those two dishes from this hole-in-the-wall gem read more

Thai Noodle Cafe - 40. Pad Thai 81. Red Curry - Thai Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

Delicious and recommended. Covid take out. Krapow chicken is delicious, as are the avaocado fresh rolls and steamed pork dumplings. Huz likes the bangkok street pad thai. Chicken satay is okay but the marinade is a little sour tasting. Many other menu items will be tried. They need to fix the front door though. It slams closed. read more

I had an amazing experience at this restaurant! Everyone was so friendly & the food not only looked great but tasted better! The service was quick as well! Our favorite apps were the crab rangoons, spring rolls, chicken satay, & shumi. I also had the chicken pad thai and that was delicious as well! I will definitely be going back, and am so excited to eat on the outdoor patio! Everyone should try this place! read more

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Under the new management, everything was changed in a great way. I had the boat noodle and fried chicken here, the food was so delicious and service was great. All the staffs are so nice and friendly. If you a fan of noodle and thai food, I would highly recommended to try this place and you wont get disappointed There are many interesting food on the menu that sound really good and I would definitely coming back again for sure. read more

Thai Noodle Cafe - Boat noodle - Thai Near Me - Belmont, Massachusetts

The food is good. BUT portions are VERY SMALL! And more expensive than other places. Same food we order in other Thai restaurant, comes twice as much food, with same or less price. read more

I've been here twice now and the food each time is amazing! Great Thai food, super flavorful! Also the staff there are super kind and nice! Will definitely be coming back! read more

I really want to like this place because I live down the street. Like others have said, this location has been one failed restaurant after another. I agree it has gotten much better since original opening. I was pleasantly surprised, but it is hit n miss. Our bill had a difference in price than they advertise on their website. It isn't a big difference, but annoying. Our chicken satay was best I have ever had. Moist. Plentiful. Great peanut sauce. But no cucumber salad. Again, annoying. The gyoza was filled with nice combo of chicken & pork, but the outside tasted like frozen gyoza from Costco. Pad Thai with chicken was tasty with good spice, but portion was small and we really had to look for the chicken. We ended up using the chicken from our satay. Edamame better than other Thai restaurants, not too salty. Overall, we will try again, but how are these little attempts to skimp worth it to them? Get the easy stuff right, please. read more

Visiting Belmont and noticed this establishment while out for a morning walk. Saw the sign said "under new management ". Decided to order takeout for lunch and so glad we did! The Pad Thai and veggie lo mien were spot on! Was also very pleased with the chicken wings! This will definitely be on our list of places to eat again when we return to visit our granddaughter in Belmont! read more

Wonderful hole-in-the-wall Thai place. Not the usual Thai restaurant food, so take the number of peppers on each menu item seriously. I had the Thaitanium noodle soup, which was really good, despite its oddball name. My wife had the seafood pad thai, which included mussels, and had an unexpectedly good flavor. Good service, although one needs a little patience as there aren't enough tables for dedicated wait staff. Definitely recommended! read more

After a long day of yard work, we decided to order online from this cafe that had just opened I believe 3 days ago. We have not gone into the space so this review is only on the ordering, delivery and food. We ordered online directly from the cafe and it was easy. Extensive menu with appetizers, soups, salads, noodles either fried or soups, fried rices, curry's, popular Thai plates, sides and desserts. Each selection has options and add on suggestions. It also inquires about allergies and lists them all i.e. gluten, dairy, peanut, soy, shellfish etc... Right away we received a call from the cafe confirming we wanted a dish made Thai style as its very spicy - we appreciated that clarification! I now notice online that they made an adjustment as to the Spicy category, it lists: super hot, hot, medium, mild, no spicy. Great idea. The food was delivered piping hot in less time than specified. Another good thing as we were hungry. Here's what we ordered: steamed pork dumplings were very flavorful, shrimp tempura had a light crispy batter, chicken noodle soup had a flavorful broth and we had ordered vegetables and the noodles which came separate and was a generous amount, the chicken pad Thai was also very good. Good job to this new Cafe! We will be eating their food again and this time we will visit the space. read more

Best pad Thai I've had in the Boston area! Large portions, great flavor. Will definitely be back to try other dishes. Glad this place reopened. read more

New owners have improved the food and ambiance of this small neighborhood Thai restaurant 100% in the past few years. They clearly care and are trying to succeed. Customer service is good and the staff are friendly. While the food is Ok, it is average and not quite as good as other small Thai places in the Belmont/Watertown area. One problem is that they skimp on ingredients and portion sizes. For example, some dishes comprised largely of vegetables are served with only a few thin carrot and onion slices, making it necessary to order "Extra" ingredients. The portion sizes of entrees are VERY SMALL. An adult man would probably have to order several full meals. They need to step it up if they intend to remain competitive. read more

Thought we would try this place since they just reopened as a remodel and new ownership. We ordered take out. The order was ready at the time we said we would be by to pick it up. Ordered Fresh Summer roll, 1 order. It contained 2 spring rolls which ours had 2 pieces of shrimp, a few pieces of shredded carrot, noodles and mostly shredded lettuce. It tasted ok but for $7.95 for 2 rolls which were mostly lettuce, it was a little much. The peanut sauce was very good. Ordered Pad Thai with tofu for $12.95. There was enough for 2 small (saucer size) plates for two. The pad Thai was bland, not much taste. There were tofu cubes about 10 of them the size of small dice. They tasted good but would have been nicer if there were more of them or larger. May try another place for comparison and let you know if we will return. read more

First time there the other day! Delicious! Great food, great service. I would highly recommend!

Drunken noodles are way too spicy, so I can't even tell if it tastes good or not. The potion for food is very small, same as the dipping source even. They must strictly control their cost by doing this. My first try for this restaurant would be the last one as well. read more