On this visit, I had the Chili Chicken, served with a spring roll and rice. It was a generous serving of chicken, and a decent sized spring roll, but I would have preferred a bit more rice to balance the meal. It tasted pretty good but with nearby Hakka restaurants serving similar dishes for a lower price, it's not such a great deal. I'll be back for my favourite dish here, Thai Spicy Noodles, with chicken or beef. read more

Thai Orchid Restaurant - Chili Chicken Lunch Special - Thai Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

Thank you. Thank you for your fabulously delicious food. Thank you for adapting so quickly during this pandemic. Thank you for keeping us feed well, not only during this difficult time but over the years. Thank you for providing every celebratory dinner we've had in isolation. Thank you for being consistent and reliable. Thank you for your service to our community. Thank you. read more

Thai Orchid Restaurant - House Appetizer Platter - Thai Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

You know it's bad when everyone around the table is offering each other food from their plates and everyone is declining profusely...and not out of politeness. The pad thai here reminds me of why a younger me was first inclined to not like Thai food. I will describe the taste of the pad thai in one concise word: ketchup. As appreciative as I am of other ketchupy things like ketchup chips, this pad thai was by far the worst I've ever had. It came in a huge portion which was mostly noodles. There was an okay amount of chicken and shrimp in there. Hardly any bean sprouts and a joke of a portion of fried egg - I'm talking in approximately 3 cups of noodles it was a measly teaspoon of egg. They also messed up the order a bit since we had ordered 1 pad thai with tofu and 1 without. Both came without tofu. To their credit though, they didn't charge us full price for the no tofu option. We also ordered the appetizer platter which was pretty blah throughout. Dry chicken satay, overcooked shrimp. The fried parts like the spring roll were fine. We ordered a mixed veggie plate as a side and it was pretty reminiscent of a Chinese chop suey kind of dish. Not surprising since the place has Chinese owners so there's a hint of that influence in the food and underwhelming Thai flavours. Another thing to note was that we called ahead to place our order for pickup. They quoted us 35 minutes so we timed it to arrive when they should be ready. They hadn't started making our food until we got there. I wish I could give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they wanted to us to have it as fresh as possible but I'm pretty sure they were just afraid of no shows. I don't like having my time wasted. It would be fine if they told me on the phone that they won't start cooking until we arrived but they didn't and chose to make us wait an extra 25 minutes. I noticed on the walls that they had Reader's Choice Awards up to about 2015. Seems like things have tanked since then. I'll reserve 1 star ratings for places that are truly abominable but this place was only barely edible...I want my calories back. read more

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Passing through Pickering and needed a bite to eat inside a restaurant. Great mushroom soup in a fair sized bowl. Not too big or small. In addition ordered the luncheon special with oodles of noodles with beef and vegetables. Enough to be full to per-sue other shopping activities without feeling bloated. Good portions and tasty. Definitely worth the stop without breaking the bank. read more

Not very busy here every time we come.. but give it a try anyway :) it's not bad and the staff are fairly friendly. The green curry was the first thing we tried. I'd say it's a tad spicy though since I prefer a sweeter and more coconut-y green curry. We found a vegetable sticker in it though :/ the owner apologised and immediately brought out a new dish. :) We really appreciated that! So kind! We also tried yellow curry which I preferred. Nothing special but can help you fill a craving. My favorite is the mushroom coconut soup here. It's a little spicy with a huge coconut milk flavor that I love! Very sweet and enjoyable. It's quite a large bowl of soup so you can get that to share for sure! I also enjoyed the pad Thai. It's got that balance of sweet, sour, and savory. You can only have it with chicken and shrimp or seafood, while I usually would prefer beef, but that's okay. The noodles are always cooked to be chewy and flavorful :) Decent Thai place to visit if you're craving it while in Pickering! read more

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Came here for lunch takeout and I really enjoy their mushroom thai soup which was super tasty. The mango wasn't too bad either. Just make sure you take out the hot chilli peppers before you accidentally eat them. They also have lunch specials to check out. They said that you save 10 percent off your bill for takeout but they didn't take it out on my receipt so that's why I give it a 4/5. read more

Thai Orchid Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

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What a day to leave my phone, so no pictures this time. Soooo there are seven of us, all with different taste. When this happens, where do you go? Thai Orchid of course. Now everyone is happy. So the list of chow in our massive dump it on the table was a bunch of Thai Spring rolls (4 orders is 4 times the Awesome) Two orders of Thai Chilli Chicken (double awesome) marinated grilled chicken, cashew chicken, thai fried rice, steamed rice, pad thai with chicken and shrimp, and Ooodles of Noodles with tofu, veggies and curry. All of the above were awesome however i still cant figure out how many noodles are in an Ooodle? One of lifes mysteries i guess. So the bill comes to $127.01 for the seven of us. Well worth it, and delicious results, and no unhappy campers. BoooYa. read more

This is a wonderful Thai restaurant! The food was very tasty and piping hot. We had the coconut chicken soup to start (we split one). I had the pad Thai which contained both chicken and shrimp. It was a large helping. My husband had oodles of noodles and said it was very good and hot. We will definitely be going back. read more

A great place for the coconut chicken soup and green curry. I don't do pad thai unless I add the curry seasoning to make it less sweet.

Pad Thai was edible. Not tasty, but edible. I think they actually used ketchup for the sauce. read more

After constantly driving by this place we decided to finally pop in and give it a try. The waitress greeted us upon entering and told us to pick our seat. We chose a table along a banquet in the front of the restaurant. The waitress was doing double duty handling dine in guests and those ordering take out but she did a good job checking on all the customers. To drink I ordered a green tea which came in a large pot which I always adore. The tea was a mild jasmine flavoured green tea which I enjoyed. We ordered a few dishes to share between the two of us: Pad Thai (chicken & shrimp) - stir fried rice noodle wih tofu, egg, and tamrind sauce, topped with fresh bean sprouts, roasted peanuts, spring onions and lime I have had soo many bad takes on pad thai however this place puts the rest to shame. They got it right, perfect balance of hot, sour, salt, and sweet without being too saucy or dry and ample chopped peanuts and fresh veg on top to give it some crunch Crispy Beef - crunchy beef with sweet peppers, carrots, onions, and thai chilli Good amount of heat in this dish, beef was perfectly cooked and crispy. I really liked all the fresh stir fried peppers mixed into the sweet and spicy sauce. Peanut Chicken Curry - Chicken breast, pineapple, and roasted peanuts simmered in thick red curry sauce My favourite dish of the night! Probably the best thai curry i've ever had! Sooo flavourful, loved the thick spicy red curry sauce with the addition of juicy sweet pineapple tidbits mixed in to balance it out. Also tons of white meat and roasted peanuts in this dish. Just heavenly! Sooo happy I finally checked this place out! Really great flavourful thai food with fresh ingredients and good amount of heat and spice. Portions are large, you'll definitely have leftovers for lunch! read more

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I ordered Yellow Beef Curry with Coconut Rice and my mom chose Curry Ayam(mild curry chicken, salad and rice). I'd never had coconut rice before, but it was yummy; almost too sweet. The yellow curry was perfect and the beef very tender. My mom loved the chicken curry. Not too spicy and loaded with flavour. We both took doggy bags home which made for a delicious lunch the next day. It was empty when we arrived, but we just beat the lunch rush. It became busier with customers dining in and picking up take out orders; always a good sign! It's not a large space, but it is intricately decorated in rich colours. I enjoyed that we were not all crammed in like sardines. If you're in Pickering and have a hankering for Thai, drop by the Thai Orchid. I'd absolutely go back. read more

We love the Thai Orchid! When we lived in Pickering we'd order in at least once every couple of months. Now we live 40 minutes north we still stop by to order take-out and bring it home. There is a Thai place close to us know but it is crap in comparison to the Thai Orchid. Everything on the menu we found to be yummy and delicious. Wish we have the Thai Orchid in out town! read more

Quite nice place for a quick lunch, they offer a nice list of lunch specials of typical Thai food restaurants such as green/red curry, chill chicken, mango chicken/tofu, and pad Thai. So it is for sure a good place to go if you like Thai food in general. It is very classic and less twisting, so if you like Thai food, you will generally like it here. Spring roll comes with the lunch special which seems to be fresh because it was burning hot which I really enjoyed. It also comes with a drink, selection of pops and iced tea. Iced tea tasted quite unique indeed I don't think it was just a normal iced tea but I could be wrong. Overall, I would recommend this place for my co-workers just because it is quite close and they served us a decent food for a reasonable price! During a covid, I understand that it is quite hard for them to run this business so definitely let's try to support local restaurants and business. read more

Thai Orchid Restaurant - Green chicken curry - Thai Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

This is the 2nd Thai restaurant in two days so I have a good restaurant to compare with. Its almost like a duel or a UFC fight. Thai Orchid Restaurant VS Hot Mama Noi's Thai on the Fly Round 1: FIGHT! In terms of the name of the restaurant, I don't even think I need to point out who the winner is......But I will anyways: Hot Mama Noi's Thai on the Fly. Alright, now lets get on to the actual review. I got my food to go and I thought the service for take-out orders was amazing. The waitress took my order and asked for my name. About 10-15 minutes later the chef walks out and calls my name. I wasn't just a number. I was a person. A simple thing like asking for my name impressed me. Its the little things that count. Chicken Satay $5.25 - two skewers, the chicken was dry, the portions pretty large and the peanut dipping sauce I would prefer smaller chunks of peanut. Don't really recommend. Seafood Pad Thai $10.95 - portion is decent size, great balance of sweet and sour, wasn't much seafood and the shrimps were still in their infant stages of life. In other words they were super tiny. I didn't get around to counting all the shrimps this time around because infant shrimps are not worth counting. (You will understand this part if you read my review for Hot Mama Noi's Thai on the fly). I enjoyed my meal, the service was great, lots of parking and prices are affordable. You can't go wrong with Thai Orchid Restaurant. After reviewing the score cards I think we have a unanimous decision. The winner, by one extra star is, Hot Mama Noi's Thai on the Fly. read more

Thai Orchid Restaurant - Seafood pad Thai $10.95 - takeout version - Thai Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

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We love this place and it's been our go to for many years. Service is great, the waitress knows us and remembers our favourites! We've tried many items on the menu, but the ones we like best are mango salad, Coconut chicken soup and green curry chicken. The food is always fresh and super tasty. Love the Jasmine tea also. read more

Not much to recommend here. My pad Thai noodles were bland and rather tasteless, service was a bit curt. The interior was plain. Plenty of other Thai restaurants in the area that do much better. I won't be back read more

Truly a luxurious establishment. We thoroughly enjoyed the guidance of our cocktail connoisseur and pleasant server. Lounging after our meal was such a treat and the anticipation was thrilling as we waited to see if the bill ever would arrive. One brilliant star for you. read more

Thai Orchid Restaurant - Backwards sign. Weird. - Thai Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

The pad thai and spring rolls are amazing. Also great hot sauce. would highly recommend

This is the only Thai restaurant in the GTA that offers amazing food, service and a relaxing atmosphere perfect for any occasion! Super friendly staff. The best Pad Thai! read more

It is never busy here. Probably because the food is just mediocre. Not good but not terrible. In Toronto this restaurant would be totally empty because their are so many better Thai restaurants. Once every five to ten years is plenty to try. If you don't know good Thai food then this place might appeal to you. read more

Thai Orchid is located on Highway 2 in Pickering just West of Valley Farm Road in the plaza with the Running Room and the Greek Place. I came here with my mom on a Saturday evening for dinner. I'm fairly new to Thai food but have enjoyed most of what I've had so far so we arrived and had a fairly thorough look over the menu. My mom suggested we try the cold thai rolls and mango salad and I was game for both to share. I ended up going with a chicken and eggplant dish and my mom went for classic pad thai. Now, it took the server FOREVER to come over an even take a drink order. This restaurant isn't that big and it most certainly was NOT busy on a Saturday evening. I think there may have been a whopping 4 tables in the entire restaurant, none bigger than a party of 4 so there's no excuse for service this slow. My mom ordered a glass of wine and she said something seemed kind of off about it but she drank it and didn't send it back. Our cold rolls came quickly followed by the mango salad. The cold rolls were excellent with a nice spicy sweet dipping sauce. They're quite a bit larger than usual so when ordering keep this in mind if its just two of you sharing. The mango salad was excellent, all the components sliced super thin and lots of crushed peanuts all over. I'm usually not a HUGE fan of mango salad but I could eat this one all day. My main dish, Siam Style Eggplant, was disappointing at best after two excellent appetizers. It was okay but then the more I ate, the more I realized how very very very salty it was. I couldn't finish it and ended up throwing the leftovers out the next day because all I could smell was the salt off of it. My mom was disappointed with her Pad Thai, said it was good, but the pad thai at the Red House in Pickering was much better. Overall, Thai Orchid was a decent place to eat, not super cheap but not overly pricey. The portions are generous and some of the dishes are quite good. Service was very slow without any plausbile excuse for why (seeing the two front of house employees standing around behind the bar area frequently when we needed things). I'm not sure I'll come back but I might just to try a few other dishes. read more

Hands down the best Thai restaurant I have ever been to. I adore the food here, definitely my favourite thing about the place. Every dish I have had here has been hands down delicious. My two favourites being Pad Thai & the mango salad. They're both must tries. I have had everything from the spring rolls to noodle dishes. Everything taste good. The prices are fair for the quality & quantity of the food. The service has always been well. Polite & friendly. I had come here for everything from family gathering to dates. I use to live about 10 minutes away, now I live about 40 minutes away & it's still worth the drive. Only negative about the place is they are closed on Sunday's. I would 110% recommend this place. It's worth traveling a bit for! read more

This is my go to Thai place in the area. Very similair to the original Satay on the road on Bayview. Everything tastes good and is well priced. Service is friendly and consistent. read more

I have the Chicken and Shrimp Pad Thai like once a week at least. I always order pick up and the food is ready very quickly. Sometimes the customer service is prompt yet gruff but that's okay with me, the food is always yummy. I've never ate in - just pick up or delivery. Definitely a staple in my household! read more

I've been coming to this restaurant since it opened years ago & i've had everything on their menu. The best items I find are the Thai Coconut Milk Mushroom Soup, Thai Beef Salad (which has a lil kick to it), Siam Eggplant Dish that consists of ground chicken, the eggplant of course & shrimp. It is to die for! Also the Red & Green curries are a must to try. For dessert the Sweet Sticky Rice garnished with mango & colored coconut shavings is a nice way to finish off your meal. It gets crowded on the usual busy days so I recommend getting there at a good time as its a small place & fills up fast read more

Thai Orchid Restaurant - Best Thai Coconut Mushroom Soup ever made! - Thai Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

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Two words: MANGO SALAD OMG BEST EVER!!!! I order this whenever I have close family I want to feel special. It blows their socks off. Its my secret gem. Its so good, I 'treat myself' with it. read more

The men at the restaurant were very nice. The decor was nice. The restaurant has a nice ambiance. The bathroom could have been cleaner. We got the chili chicken lunch special, the luncheon delight lunch special and the pad Thai lunch special. I cannot stress this enough : the pad Thai was horrible. Save yourself and don't order it. The shrimp tasted like it was just defrosted -no flavour. The chicken was strange. It tasted like ketchup noodles and had egg shells in it. The upside: it was well-presented on the plate, came with a spring roll and a drink. The luncheon delight had satay sticks and they were all well seasoned. The shrimp were slightly burnt, but I didn't mind. The vegetables were drenched in a mystery brown sauce and were not good. The rice didn't seem to have a place in the meal. It was served with a peanut sauce and that was good. The chili chicken was in a brown sauce that had tasted like soy sauce mixed with black pepper and chili peppers. It had a nice flavour, better than the chili chicken at tangerine. Overall, i would not recommend these particular dishes, maybe I would say try the chili chicken if you're in the mood for it. To be fair - maybe their other dishes are better. It was just these particular dishes that we tried and can rate. read more

Table of 3. We ordered the green curry, beef satay skewers, crispy beef and spring rolls. All the food was flavour less except the spring rolls. If you like bland food this a great place. I felt sorry for the server which was one to the whole restaurant. She brought the wrong food to our table and then served the other table first which came 10 mins after us. Took forever to get more water and the bill. She is definitely over worked. read more

This is another restaurant in my ongoing quest to eat as much Pad Thai as possible! I didn't know there was a place in Pickering, so I thought I would check it out. This place is in the middle of a strip mall, a little bit past the Pickering Town Center. The decoration is nice, very themes, and the service was good. The Seafood Soup was decent, I found it odd they called it "Thai Seafood Soup" and no Tom Yum soup. It was pretty much the same thing. they didn't have coriander that was the only difference. It tasted good though. The Pad Thai... it smelled like Ketchup. Yea, I said it. It was bland, they didn't ask for how spicy we wanted it (I should know to leave when this happens). It was sweet, and it tasted like Ketchup. For those of you who don't know, you're supposed to use Tamarind. Some recipes say "use ketchup if you can't get Tamarind". I might excuse the substitution in like BFE because they weren't able to get Tamarind. However, this restaurant does not have this excuse. They say it's authentic, but the Ketchup smell and taste told me different. In summary, the restaurant was a solid three, not great, not bad. Until the Ketchup Pad Thai, which pulled it down. I won't say it's horrible and the worst I have had. I just wouldn't go back, or suggest it to others. read more

Great food and friendly service. Update : Came here again for dinner and the food was "very " oily ... I feel very sick right now. Hit and Miss not a good sign for consistency. read more

The menu has a ton of variety. It's terribly delicious. The service is good. Prices are reasonable. read more

Had a family dinner and it was delicious. We usually order take out from here, and it was nice to eat in. The service was great and food was delicious. We had the Yellow beef curry, broccoli and beef cheddar, lemon grass chicken and garlic shrimp. Everything wonderful. Personal favourite was the yellow beef curry. read more

My go to Thai restaurant! The food is always delicious and fresh. Must order the Mango salad it is hands down the best! I travelled to Thailand and they still have my favourite Mango salad! Great option for take out too! read more

We get take out/delivery from Thai Orchid all the time and love it! Usually we start with the Mango Salad which is amazing. Julienned strips of mango, carrots, onions with tons of cilantro, lime and crushed peanuts. Delish! I tried the papaya version once, but wasn't quite as impressed. Maybe the papaya wasn't quite ripe enough. My husband and I love spicy food. I'm vegetarian, so I usually go for the Spicy Eggplant which is fantastic. The eggplant isn't too firm or too mushy, and is sauteed with lots of basil and huge hunks of hot green chilies. Yes, I get immense heartburn afterwards, and am constantly gulping Tiger Beer, but it's worth it. Jamie likes the beef dishes. He is especially fond of the Spicy/Crispy Beef. I can't really comment on it, since I've never tried it myself. When you order take out, you get the GTA prerequisite "free spring rolls" (is this just a local phenomenon?). We always ask for the veggie version which are good. Crispy, and not too greasy. Served with sweet/hot sauce. The only negative I could mention is that the Eggplant dish doesn't always come with enough basil or chilies. Now I make a special request when ordering, and so far so good. To sum up, the food is delicious, we'll definitely eat there again. I haven't eaten in the actual restaurant yet, but the decor looks nice too, and if you live in Pickering you know how hard it is to find a restaurant with good ambiance here :) read more

We've recently moved to Uxbridge from Pickering and I can't tell you how much I miss Thai Orchid. We tried the local Thai plae last night and was so disappointed we just may have to more back! :-) I've take Thai Orchid for granted over the last 3-4 years we've ordered from them. They have always been consistent and have always delivered great food and a reasonable price. I'll be picking up from Thai Orchid in the future and driving it the 40 minutes north. Would it be too much to ask to set up another location in Uxbridge???? read more

I use to go Thai Orchid frequently when I was working in Pickering and living in Ajax. Mostly for pickup food. The food was always good. I recently went back and the food was terrible, not tasting as before and poor quality. Very disappointing. read more

My once in a blue moon craving for mango salad hit and off we went. Got there and the place was quite empty with no other patrons in there. Ordered about 4 dishes and waited anxiously. As we were waiting, my husband and I heard someone clipping their nails. (I'm sorry but isn't that something that should be done in the privacy of your home?). He went up to the counter to find the waitress with her foot up on the counter while sitting on a stool clipping her nails and one of our dishes sitting right next to her to bring to our table. With disgust he expressed how unhygienic it was to be working in a restaurant and giving yourself a pedicure while one the job. She didn't see anything wrong with what she was doing. When we asked for a manager we were told that he had stepped out and wouldn't be back until closing. Needless to say my craving went out the window really quickly. read more

My husband and i wanted to try this restaurant as we were celebrating our wedding anniversary. What a huge disappointment. Extremely poor customer service. The lady behind the counter never once smiled at us. When we walked up to her, she was busy so she pointed at a table and waved her arm to go sit. She then came over to the table and quickly scattered our napkins, forks and threw down our menus before running off. Again NO smile or greeting. Has she never been trained on how to treat patrons ???? The water she served us wasn't even chilled, just lukewarm. If you ever get a glimpse at the bottom of the water pitcher that she was carrying, you would be totally disgusted. It was flithy and black with grim and germs. We ordered an appetizer, 2 entrees and rice. The food was mediocre. At the end, when we paid our bill at the counter she never looked up at us again and just tossed our receipt to us. No " thank you" , no smile, no eye contact !!! Sorry to have been a disturbance to your day. You certainly have no idea how to make customers feel appreciated and should change jobs. If you are comtemplating this restaurant, please do yourself a favour and don't go !!! You will leave regretting ever stepping foot in that restaurant !! read more

Best mango salad! Love this place, never disappoints ! Will be going here more often!