Wow I absolutely loved the ambiance of this establishment. It's very elegant and classy inside. There are multiple different types of seating available inside, as well as an umbrella and and outdoor patio area for two outside the restaurant. The server I had was an absolute sweetheart. Thank you so much for your service today! Friendly Thai Appetizer Plate Beef Pad See-Ew Pineapple Fried Rice The Appetizer plate was a generous portion and included both hot and cold spring rolls, calamari, shrimp satay and mango salad. Everything was absolutely DELICIOUS. The shrimps were a nice size too. I'm a HUGE noodle lover; the thicker the better. The pad See-Ew was flavorful and full of perfectly cooked noodles to satisfy my craving. I was expecting the pineapple friend rice to come in a pineapple. While it did not, it was still plated beautifully. The pineapple hunks in this dish were enormous. They use real pineapple here, none of that canned stuff. The shrimps were seasoned well and plentiful. I was impressed with every dish I tried. If you're looking for a well priced, delicious Thai meal DO check out The Friendly Thai! read more

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I ordered from here on Door Dash last night and was surprised how bad the food was. I had the curry pad thai, which wasn't bad but not amazing. My boyfriend ordered the Kao Phad Goong (Shrimp Fried Rice), which was inedible. I couldn't believe how bad it was. It was such a shame to have to throw it in the garbage and order from another restaurant. It wasn't cheap here either so it was just a waste of money.... Update: I received a message on Google reviews to email them to discuss what happened. I have sent multiple emails and all they do is ignore me. read more

I enjoyed my dinner here when a went a few months back. I ordered the vegetarian spring rolls, not fried and the Pad thai, a classic. I was pretty full after the spring rolls so the majority of the pad thai got saved for the following day. Even better as it allowed the flavours to coalesce. I dont eat Thai food too often, yet for me, classics are a must. Pretty good flavours all round. The server seemed stern. I would maybe return again. My friend ordered muscles to start and another dish that he liked too. I forgot my bike lock that night and my friend and I caught a seat right next to the window so we could watch the people go by and protect my bike. Easy, peasy. read more

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Very clean and comfortable! Service was friendly! I had the Thai sweet and sour soup, the appetizer platter as well as the chicken glass noodles and beef pad thai. All are tasty and excellent. read more

The Friendly Thai - Appetizer platter - Thai Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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My friend and I decided to try the two top Thai places in the junction (Baan Thai, a few weeks ago) and the Friendly Thai the other day. The Friendly Thai appears much more modern than Baan Thai and has very Canadian décor. The menu offers a variety of both meat and vegetarian options all at varying degrees of spice (well marked on the menu by the appropriate number of jalapenos beside each dish). Any carb such as rice or noodles is ordered separate and is about $2/person. The dishes are a fairly large size and are ideal for sharing. However, they do not have the same opportunities to try 4 or 5 dishes for one price as is available down the street. Which was something my friend and I really enjoyed last time. On this occasion, we ordered are separate entrees and because she ordered extra spicy and a prefer no spice, not a lot of sharing took place. I had the Thai avocado chicken and loved the variety of fresh vegetables included in the mix. The smoothness of the avocado complemented the other stir-fried vegetables and meat. I ended up finishing the entire plate but in the future it's probably big enough to get two meals out of it. Price point is average, servers are attentive, and they appear to have a steady stream of customers coming/going. However, I would have liked if they had combos so that customers weren't tied down to one entrée. All-in-all, this place is a-OK but definitely not the best i've had. read more

It was a quiet snowy Saturday. Just me for a bit then a couple came in. Nice server who was pleasant but not overly chatty. Food was great! Coconut chicken soup, coconut rice and green curry chicken. It's a clean a spacious location. Wheelchair accessible right to the bathroom. If I'm in the Junction again I would most definitely return. read more

The Friendly Thai - Coconut chicken soup - Thai Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Congratulations on compelling me to write my first negative review, The Friendly Thai. I usually check Yelp before ordering food from anywhere, but this time, I was lazy, hungry, and relied solely on the delivery app's built in restaurant ratings (a 9.7). Lesson learned. Never again. Where to start? The brown rice was completely obliterated. So much so, it resembled porridge. The Red Curry Beef (with chicken) lacked any chicken, which was probably a good thing, as the beef appeared to be surplus meat rations from a Soviet era MRE kit. We ordered one order of spring rolls, but were provided two, but no matter, they were toxic. I actually spat my first bite out. The green mango salad was just poorly sliced unripe pieces of mango. The "authentic" pad Thai was of the ketchup variety. So, not authentic. We ended up throwing the entire order out and making grilled cheese sandwiches. This was not only the worst Thai food we've ever had, but the worst food ever ordered from a restaurant. And for that, they get a star. read more

It was I picked up an order to go. The red curry chicken was amazing, deserving of over 5 stars if that where possible. The ginger beef was good but the ginger was cut a bit thick. I opted for the coconut rice this time, it is amazing and full of flavour, it beats the normal steamed rice hands down. That is if you like sweet food, it mixes very well with the flavour from the curry chicken and quite pleasantly with the sauce from the ginger beef. I also got 2 amazing spring rolls(free with any order over $20.00) read more

The Friendly Thai - Thai Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Food: 3 Service: 4 Ambiance: 4 Overall: 3.5 I really wanted to like this place, I did. I'm not sure what other people's experience of "Thai" food is according to other reviews but this is not authentic Thai food. This is as authentic Thai as much as imitation crab is authentic crab. The food, while not horrible, is lacking so much of what makes Thai food what it is. The sign of a good Thai place is how well they do their Pad Thai (well at least for me it is). As another reviewer mentioned, their pad thai is a clump of noodles with all the wrong flavours. Sadly enough, this is the kind of Pad Thai most people are used to. Seriously though, just watch a few youtube videos of Pad Thai being made in the streets of Thailand and tell me that you still think that orange/neon/glow-in-the-dark Pad Thai that is served here in Toronto is legit. Well enough ranting from me. My friends love this place and so do many others. These are the same friends who love Manchu-Wok when they crave Chinese food. Chacun à son goût! :) read more

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Very bad. Cold rolls were nothing but lettuce, the special sauce is no frills sweet chilli sauce and the pad thai is so dry you could wear it as a hat. However, customer service is exceptional and once the problems were spoken they went above and beyon to rectify them. 2 stars for customer service, no stars for food read more

The Friendly Thai - There is nothing friendly about a box of lettuce for over $7 when you expected a cold roll. No sauce, nothing - Thai Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Really disappointed by the Pad Thai here, the standard non Thai style red sauced Pad Thai with absolutely no tamarind flavour. Just red sauce and chilli. I don't understand why they would label it Authentic Pad Thai on their menu, this is just insulting... The mushroom tom kha soup was ok, but mostly broth and only a few mushrooms. The avocado peanut stir fry was the best thing I ordered. I probably won't reorder. read more

I don't really know where to begin with this review. Food: 3/5. Pretty bland, no real taste, nothing "authentically Thai" about it AT ALL. However, if your taste-buds love Thai Express, Manchu Wok, etc. then this place could be just enough to get you by. Atmosphere: 2/5. There's probably like 10 flies in this restaurant constantly flying around. How are you suppose to eat when there's flies constantly swarming around your dining area? I suggest the restaurant get some sort of bug exterminator or invest in a bottle of bug spray and really try to get rid of the pests. Also, the air circulation... is non-existent in this restaurant. It is probably the most humid, stuffy, restaurant I've ever eaten in. The air circulation, in fact, was so terrible, I ordered the check 10 minutes into my meal just so I could pay and get the heck out of there. Service: 3.5/5. Service is pretty much the only thing that could potentially boost up the rating of this review. There's not much to say about it though. Wasn't horrible, but wasn't great either. Overall conclusion - If I really wanted Thai food in The Junction, I would give this place another try. However, never would I ever I allow myself to dine-in here again. read more

NEVER AGAIN! I ordered delivery from this restaurant last Saturday. The website was fully functional and sent a confirmation notice that my order was on its way. It never arrived. I called several times, emailed them, and since then have emailed them several more times, but no one answered the phone and no one responded to my emails at all. Today I went in and was told that they weren't open but the website didn't say that, and it took my money so the charge is on my credit card. I asked why no one got back to me and was told the manager is away but if I come back in 'maybe next Wednesday' I may be able to speak with them. Are you kidding me? NEVER order from here. They don't care about customers. read more

We ordered takeout from here (Singapore Vermicelli, Basil Chicken and the Veggie Glass noodles) and it was excellent! Arrived home hot and very tasty! I'd give that a 5-star! We ate in the next day with my parents (veggie and chicken springrolls, authentic pad Thai, Singapore vermicelli and spicy noodles) and it was good but not as great as the night before. Still worth the 4-star though. You also get free hot and sour soup for the lunch special. read more

Ordered takeout for the first time, and the food was hot and delicious! We had the crispy beef which was tasty and just spicy enough, the chicken pad Thai was also good but could have been elevated with more crunchy texture and a little more colour in the vegetables. The veg spring rolls were hot and crispy! Service was quick and efficient, and we'll come back again! read more

Whaaa happened, Friendly Thai? I know they were closed for a bit for renovations (installed a few new booths where the bar was before) so not sure if it changed ownership or management. This Friendly Thai WAS one of my favourites in the Junction 'hood. We went in on a Wednesday night around 8pm. The restaurant was pretty empty. I ordered the glass noodles ($10.99) while others ordered the pad thai ($9.99), curry pad thai ($10.99) and crispy beef ($10.99). They use to have a special for $10 draft pitchers of Amsterdam but that was no longer available. In fact, beer had disappeared off the drink menu all together. When my glass noodles arrived, I was less than impressed. It looked like a mound of clumpy noodles, all stuck together in a gross massive heap. The noodles tasted a bit burnt and they were super spicy. I don't remember seeing any indication of spice on the menu. Not appetizing at all. The whole time I was staring at my dish, this is all I could think of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5S-a4Ex5Rw read more

This is not Thai food. Mango salad should not come with sweet ripe mango, but green mango. Awful service, awful Thai food. If you dont like spicy food and like lots of sugar this is the place for you. Very bland.The cook does not seem to know how to make Thai food. The service was awful. We had to actually stand up and wave the server over. One time my dinner partner had to get up and go over to the servers to ask for something. They were more interetsed in the conversation they were having than serving the 2 tables in the place. Better re-named from 'The Friendly Thai' to the 'The Not So Thai' read more

Sunday night where to go? I decided to try something on The Junction, and found this "Friendly Thai". Amazing surprise, specially for a sunday night, when most good restaurants are already closed! It's well decorated and suitable for a cozy dinner, they offer full bar for a reasonable prices - so you can also go there for beer and drinks and won't be scared after you see the bill. The food really impressed me. We asked for two completely different dishes, and an extra steamed rice. DON'T DO THAT, unless you've been starving for years in the desert. The portions are HUGE and two people can totally share one, specially if you ask for an entree or appetizer. I brought a folder home, and apparently they offer 10% off on take out, and some gifts on large delivery orders. I can't wait to try it! read more

I love this place : the food is consistently good, the service is laid back and chill and it's busy enough without being congested so you never have to wait for a table but you're also never the only one there either . Their coconut rice is to die for, especially on the days it's extra creamy ! They also make a great red curry and I love their Thai chicken wings. I come by to this location at least once or twice a month. Definitely on my top 10 list of local faves. read more

We have eaten here twice, when sort of desperate and not wanting pizza. Curry is a bit bland, what can you really do to white rice, and mango salad is really, really sweet. Had to get an extra plate to drain the syrupy liquid off. I love mango, but this is not green mango. Reminded me of those cans of mandarin oranges in my childhood. Both times the service was dreadful. Staff had a great time talking to each other, and drifted by our table the absolute minimum they could. Had to ask for another fork, had salad then we weren't given new plates when she brought our second round of food. Had to ask, beckon, or walk to the back to get water, the check, etc. The first time we were not asked if we wanted any drinks, so we didn't bother to get our usual beer. BTW if you order online, make sure you are getting the right location. We went to pickup and found it our order was actually on Yonge south of Bloor. (Food there even worse-don't go there if sober, and unlike the Junction location, kinda dirty.) Went to the Dundas West location last night. The Pad Thai was leaden and vinegary, stuck together and had to be cut with a knife to dish it out. We ordered Vegetables with Cashew Nuts; upon opening it at home it turned out to have no spice and NO nuts. So much for protein. Finally, my daughter bit into the veggies and got what looks like a staple in her tooth. It actually hurt. I've taped the staple to our check and will probably take it back, but frankly, what are they going to do for me? I sure don't want a free meal, and consider myself lucky she caught it before wrecking a couple thousand dollars of orthodontic work. read more

Stopped in here on a lovely autumn day off. I had the vegetarian hot and sour soup and the Pad See Ew (sp?) with chicken. The soup was sweeter than I've had before, but was delicious. The Pad See Ew came with more vegetables than I've had it with before, as usually it's just chinese broccoli, but it too was yummy. I appreciated that I could sit anywhere I chose and was warned that the table I chose was usually quite hot. I was okay with that. read more

I've eaten here or ordered from this place a few times over the years and have never had a horrible experience. The food is decent and reasonably priced. Unfortunately, I am writing this review because of a bad experience that I had. I ordered food there yesterday and when I started eating my veggie spring roll, I bit into something hard. It was a dark green cone shaped object. At first I thought it was an incense cone, but it was made of hard plastic and appeared to have broken off from something - a tool or an instrument of some kind. I brought it back to the restaurant and the worker showed it to the cook who did not recognize the object and could not explain how it ended up in my spring roll. If the spring rolls are made in house, then the object came from the kitchen somewhere and it is disconcerting that it was unexplained. The worker could only offer me a free spring roll. With other Thai options in the area, I won't be returning to The Friendly Thai anytime soon. Potentially breaking a tooth puts a bit of a damper on the eating experience. I find it very interesting that someone else recently had a similar experience (a staple was found), I think more attention needs to be made when cooking! read more

The Friendly Thai is a good spot for Thai. I enjoyed the pad Thai and vegetable spring rolls I had. The pad Thai had a slight sweetness, along with an appropriate (but not tear-making) level of heat. It was all served hot. The service here is good, and the restaurant is clean. Take out service is available, and there is a 10% discount for take out orders of 15$ or more. Most menu items fall between 8-12$ before tax. This is a solid place to enjoy a good meal. It is not usually crowded , so you can probably walk in without a reservation. read more

Service outstanding . Food, meh Fresh rolls could have been fresher soup was average . There's better Thai on the 'hood read more

Pros - reasonable prices, prompt delivery, friendly service. Cons - bland, greasy, sugary. read more

I really like this place. The food is pretty good though I always order the same thing (chicken fried rice and cashew nut chicken). The delivery time can be long but I guess that depends on what time of day you are calling. Anyways, overall good food. read more

Great value at lunch time. Servers are cool as well. Cheaper than fast food chains and way healthier. Park for free on High Park Blvd.

Very very very tasty! I'd been craving pad thai for weeks, and after wandering famished to Silk and then Baan, which were disappointingly both closed for lunch on Sunday's, my boyfriend and I decided to head to The Friendly Thai. It was awesome- not sure why this was our third choice? We ordered the pad thai and the Malaysian shrimp curry to share. The portions were huge, and everything seemed extra fresh. The curry comes in a large bowl with a generous side of rice and salad on a separate plate. After eating about half of each dish, we were completely stuffed. We agreed to pack it up and eat the rest for dinner. About 5 minutes after making this decision with my mouth full I believe I said something like: " I know we should stop eating but... I don't want to". The flavours, especially in the curry, were very bold and perfectly spicy. The pad thai was very saucy. That said, I'm not sure how "authentic" The Friendly Thai is...I don't remember eating saucy pad thai in Thailand, and there never seems to be any Thai staff or patrons in here, but if the food is good, who cares about authenticity? Also, the prices are very reasonable. The food and two beers cost $37 after tax. We rolled home and took a nap. A perfect Sunday. read more

The only decent thing on their menu is Malaysian curry, it's rather oily and heavy but the flavours are good, but that's about it. Everything else is mediocre, I have decided to not to order from them again after their fresh shrimp rolls arrived with single tiny shrimp and turned out to be nothing but a bunch of soggy old lettuce wrapped in rice paper which fell apart as soon as I picked it up. It looked like a 5 year old prepared it, to charge 7.99$ for it is an insult. read more

Love this place I go all the time everything is yummy the portions are good Service is great , value for money it's one of the best places around highly recommended read more

I order last week from FT dundas, uber got lost & I complained to FT who told me not to order from uber but from them so they save 30%. I tried to order today from FT & checked it shows del during these this time. I was told by FT nope they do not del. I ordered cashew nut chicken & red curry both with rice. I only rec'ed one rice - add'ing rice is an extra $5. I called FT & was told they would do nothing about this. Just because we are in covid does that mean no customer service? I live 10 mins from FT - not sure why post says cali read more

We have been here before and the food has been good. Lately the service has slipped quite a bit. A couple of times there was no server, or the server was late for her shift, and the owner or cook (?) helped out. On Dec 18 we came here to have lunch. The restaurant was open. There was nobody in the restaurant, nobody in the kitchen. We called and looked downstairs. We waited for about 5 minutes, nobody showed up, just another potential customer. Nobody on the premises at 2pm on a Friday. It was strange and creepy. After this, we will not be back. Then we had lunch at the Schnitzel Place next door, and it was great! :-) read more

Delivery debacle. We placed our original order for delivery at 6:30 pm. I was told it would be here in 45-60 minutes. After 1h20m, I called. The guy on the phone said he found out from the kitchen our order would be longer, but had "no way of relaying that information"...I guess my phone number wasn't enough. The guy on the phone was very snarky and offered no apologies for the delay. It was disappointing. It turned out they got part of the order wrong. They sent a veggie medley instead on green curry. I called them back at 8:10pm and dealt with a girl who was as unapologetic and snarky as the gentleman I spoke with. I was clear that I wanted it delivered ASAP, but she kept asking if I still wanted it (not sure why I wouldn't want something I paid for). She told me my food would be here in 45 minutes. It took 1h30m... It took 3 HOURS for our food (since initial call). Unbelievable. read more

My husband and I have been loyal customers of Friendly Thai for years. It was simple, delicious food that was always delivered with a smile. Lately, though, the food quality has really taken a hit. Last night was the last time I will order from Friendly Thai. My yellow curry chicken arrived with a thick layer of oil on top of the coconut milk. So thick that it would not mix in, even after stirring. I've never seen it like this before, and I was really grossed out. When I called to tell management about my inedible meal, I was told that coconut milk is expensive, so sometimes they have to supplement the recipes with oil. That reasoning is not only insulting, it's laughable. If you can't afford to stock coconut milk, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A THAI RESTAURANT. That's equivalent to telling a customer "We can't afford real food, so we fed you fat. And we charged you for it!" I feel bad for the woman I spoke to on the phone - she was only doing her job and the manager refused to help her out. I ended up having to settle for an offer of a free order of my choosing next time, but with a disclaimer that it might still be of poor quality if they again run out of coconut milk. That was the best I was offered, and not once was there an apology for a crummy meal. Sadness. read more

Crappy Service! I walked in as a brand new customer and ordered take out. The girl at the desk that took my order said it would be 15 minutes. I looked around and there was NO ONE in the restaurant---so I had my suspicions. I waited 20 minutes and then observed one of the waitresses sit down and was eating a meal very similar to mine. She didn't make eye contact with me as she was eating so I found that to be suspect. I then had to wait an additional 20 minutes. Finally my order came out and the food was not at all worth the wait! I will very likely NOT return. Better restaurants around. I wish them all the best but I'm a 1st and a last customer of theirs. read more

Worst experience ever! I can't believe that after getting the order wrong, the new employee (Maria) was trying to tell me (a vegan and vegetarian person) that I placed the order wrong. The manager should teach their employees that customer service is #1. When I finally arrived there to get my refund, Maria kept on arguing with me claiming that WE had incorrectly placed the order instead of attempting to make amends in an effort to keep me as a customer. This place will be closed within a short time especially with employees like Maria. read more

Ordered takeout for the family on a Friday night. Food was ready for pickup on time and the portions are large. But, it's uninteresting food - won't be going back. Got a red curry with coconut rice - very thick and waaaaaaay too sweet. That's really the only flavour present - coconut and sugar. No ginger, no curry, nothing but sugary sweetness. Also got lychee tofu (okay), Pad-See Eww (okay), and glass noodles (vege) - probably the best dish of everything. Oh, and two small sticks of chicken satay (for $6 - ripoff). The food was no better than a very average mall food-court - not memorable, absolutely no reason to go back. This place has been good at times, but given the extremely average meals we've had the last times we've been there, it's now off our list. read more

So far, I have to say I am quite surprised that some of the best Thai food I've tried is in Toronto, specifically here in The Friendly Thai. I've tried Thai dishes in Bangkok and Singapore, and the food here is comparable to 5-star hotel quality in that part of the world. No kid. The only thing is that the portions were a little smaller than I expected. Keep up the excellent work. read more

I've been here a few times for lunch and the food was good. Wait staff is slow ad not very attentive. Only one others table in the place and it took quite some time to be greeted. It's usually like this. I went for dinner with my boyfriend and ordered my usual peanut avocado stir fri and he ordered curry pad Thai. Regular pad Thai came to the table. It looked like the sauce was pure catchup and had been sitting in the kitchen for awhile. We sent it back, but the waitress made a big deal about it. When it came back out it looked like the same food had been tossed with some curry powder. Curried catchup...yuck! read more

Went for lunch with my son and we were both very happy. Had the oodles of noodles and it had just the right amount of spice. Loved the chicken and tofu combo, you usually only get a choice of one or the other, but here they give you both. My son had the pad thai and it rocked. Very clean, nice decor. Prices reasonable. read more