Thai Basil is subtly stylish and decidedly authentic. The contemporary Thai décor creates one of the best dining atmospheres in downtown Bloor and uptown Richmond Hill- from exquisite artwork, scriptures to hand-made fine dining ware to special ingredients...Thai Basil imports all especially from Thailand. Our servers commit to provide 100% attentive service.more...See more text
Rice noodle sƟ r-fried with eggs, tofu, green onions & bean sprouts, served with peanuts and fresh lime
No meat
$9.95Chicken
$10.95Tiger Prawns
$11.95Chicken & Tiger Prawns
$12.95
802 Pad Woon Sen
Clear vermicelli sƟ r-fried with eggs, tofu, green onions and bean sprouts in authenƟ c Pad Thai sauce and served with peanuts and fresh lime
No meat
$9.95Chicken
$10.95Tiger Prawns
$11.95Chicken & Tiger Prawns
$12.95
803 Pad See Ew
SƟ r-fried fl at rice noodle with eggs, mixed vegetables in Thai soy sauce
No meat
$9.95Chicken
$10.95Tiger Prawns
$11.95Chicken & Tiger Prawns
$12.95
804 Vegetables Fried Noodle in Oyster Sauce
SƟ r-fried fl at rice noodle with mixed vegetables in thick oyster sauce
No meat
$9.95Chicken
$10.95Tiger Prawns
$11.95Chicken & Tiger Prawns
$12.95
805 Basil Chili Fried Noodle
SƟ r-fried fl at rice noodle with basil leaves, green beans, green & red peppers, onions, mushrooms, corns, carrots, chili with Minced Chicken / Minced Pork / Mixed Vegetables
$10.95
807 Fried Vermicelli in Yellow Curry
Fried rice vermicelli with pork, onions, eggs, green & red peppers with dry yellow curry (contains coconut milk)
$10.95
810 Satay Fried Noodle
SƟ r-fried fl at rice noodle with red & green peppers, onions, celery, bean sprouts in satay sauce
Black & white sƟ cky rice served with fresh mango, topped with coconut milk
$6.95
Black Stickly Rice Pudding
Warm & sweet pudding of black sƟ cky rice, red bean, taro cubes & topped with coconut milk
$5.95
Tapioca Cakes
Baked mini tapioca, corns, water chestnuts and coconut milk
$5.95
Tropical Ice Cream
Mango / Coconut / Lychee
$2.95
Lunch Special Combos
11:30am 5:00pm (please order before 5:00pm)
Pad Thai Noodle
Rice noodle sƟ r-fried with eggs, tofu, bean sprouts and green onions; served with peanuts and fresh lime
No Meat
$7.95Chicken
$8.95Tiger Prawns
$9.95
Thai Basil Chilli Eggplants and Tofu with Jasmine Rice
Stir fried eggplant, basil leaves, red pepper, green onion and chili with tofu
$9.95
Cashew Nut Tofu with Jasmine Rice
Stir-fried tofu with cashew nuts, onions, green & red peppers, dried chili
$9.95
Thai Green Curry Chicken with Jasmine Rice
Our signature curry cooked with eggplants, chicken, peppers, lime leaves, basil ,coconut milk and chicken or vegetarian by request
$8.95
Pad See Ew Fried Noodle
Stir-fried flat rice noodle with eggs, vegetables, chicken or Vegetarian in Thai soy sauce
$8.95
Red Curry Beef with Jasmine Rice
Red curry cooked with stripped bamboo shoots, eggplants, red peppers, basil, coconut milk, beef or vegetarian by request
$8.95
Thai Basil Chilli Eggplants and Minced Pork with Jasmine Rice
Stir fried eggplant, basil leaves, red pepper, green onion and chili with minced pork
$9.95
Yellow Curry Chicken with Jasmine Rice
Very mild yellow curry cooked with potatoes, onion, coconut milk and chicken or vegetarian
$8.95
Cashew Nut Chicken with Jasmine Rice
Stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts, onions, green & red peppers, dried chili
$9.95
Basil Chicken with Green Beans with Jasmine Rice
Stir-fried sliced chicken with green beans, Thai basil leaves, red pepper and green chilli
$9.95
Garlic Beef with Broccoli with Jasmine Rice
Stir-fried with black pepper, fresh garlic, served with broccoli
$9.95
Basil Chilli Fried Noodle
Stir-fried flat rice noodle, Thai basil leaves, green beans, mushroom, baby corn, carrot, green & red peppers, onions, chilli and minced chicken or Vegetarian
$9.95
Thai Basil Prawns with Green Beans with Jasmine Rice
Stir-fried tiger prawns with green beans, red & green peppers, carrot, baby corn, mushroom, Thai basil leaves and green chili
$10.95
Garlic Prawns with Jasmine Rice
Stir-fried tiger prawns with black pepper, fresh garlic; served with broccoli
$10.95
Starters
100 Thai Cold Rolls
Rice paper wrapping vermicelli, shredded carrots, cucumbers, green onion, basil leaves with (4 pieces):
Golden fried wrapped minced pork, cabbages, carrots, taro & vermicelli; served with house plum sauce (2 rolls)
$4.95
102 Vegetarian Spring Rolls
Golden fried wrapped cabbages, carrots, taro & vermicelli; served with house plum sauce (2 rolls)
$4.95
103 Satay Chicken or Beef skewers (min. 2 skewers)
Grilled skewer marinated in Thai spices and coconut milk; served with homemade peanut satay sauce
$2.50
104 Crispy Shrimp Chips
Fried homemade shrimp chips and served with peanut sauce
$4.50
106 Deep Fried Calamari
Deep fried breaded calamari and served with house spicy plum sauce with sesame
$7.95
107 Banyan Shrimp Rolls
Deep fried rolls wrapped with minced shrimps & ham; served with house plum sauce and lime (4 rolls)
$7.95
108 Thai BBQ Pork
Tender pork grilled in Thai style; served with pickled vegetables & homemade spicy BBQ sauce
$8.95
109 Grilled Squid
Grilled squid topped with Thai soy sauce; served with pickled vegetables and homemade garlic chilli sauce
$7.95
111 Crispy Soft Shell Crab
Golden fried soft shell crab; served with homemade garlic chilli sauce
$8.95
113 Thai Fish Cake
Deep fried patties of fish mixed with Thai spices and herbs; served with pickled vegetables and peanut cucumber house sauce
$7.95
114 Thai Prawn Cake
Deep fried patties of tiger prawns with Thai herbs; served with pickled vegetables & house sauce
$8.95
115 Crispy Shrimp Pancake
Crispy pancake made with shrimps, cashew nuts, ham, coriander; served with house sauce
$8.95
Soup
Tom Yum, is the most famous Thai spicy & sour soup, each order freshly prepared from the wok with fragrant herbs: lemongrass, lime leaves & galangal, lime juice, mushroom; topped with coriander
201 Tom Yum Goong Lemongrass Prawn Soup
$7.95
202 Tom Yum Kai Lemongrass Chicken Soup
$6.95
203 Tom Yum Pak Lemongrass Vegetable Soup
$6.95
200 Tom Yum Talay Lemongrass Mixed Seafood Soup
$7.95
204 Tom Kha Kai Coconut Chicken Soup
$6.95
205 Tom Kha Talay Coconut Mixed Seafood Soup
$7.95
207 Wonton Soup
Dumplings of minced pork & shrimps in chicken broth; topped with green onion
$6.95
Salad
300 Fresh Mango & Green Papaya Salad
Fresh mango, green papaya mixed with tiger prawns, onions and lime juice
$9.95
301 Thai Pomelo Salad (Seasonal)
Fresh pomelo, a SE Asian fruit closely liked grape fruit imported from Thailand; mixed with dried shallots, onions, tiger prawns and shredded coconut
$9.95
302 Yum Woon Sen Salad
Famous vermicelli salad mixed with tiger prawns, squid, minced pork, onions, celery, coriander, cherry tomatoes, lime juice, fish sauce, peanuts, and Thai spices
$8.95
303 Larb Lettuce Wrap Salad with Minced Chicken
Served with fresh lettuce for wrapping salad mixed with Thai herbs, lime juice, onions, lime leaves and minced chicken
$8.95
304 Green Mango Salad
Fresh green mango salad mixed with dried shallot, onions and lime juice
$7.95
305 Green Papaya Salad
Green papaya mixed with tomatoes, lime juice, onions & peanuts
$7.95
307 Grilled Chicken & Green Mango Salad
Grilled chicken served with green mango salad; served with house sauce
$11.95
308 Soft Shell Crab & Green Mango Salad
Fried soft shell crab served with green mango salad; served with garlic chilli sauce
$11.95
309 Smoked Duck Salad
Smoked duck breast mixed with lime juice, cucumber, celery, tomatoes, onions and spices
Fish fillet steamed in soup cooked with lemongrass, lime leaves, ginger, galangal, minced pork, green onion, celery, coriander, lime juice & plum; served in stove on table
$16.95
611 Sweet & Sour Seafood in Pineapple
Stir-fried slightly breaded choice of seafood with pineapples, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, red & green peppers in sweet & sour sauce, topped with sesame and served in half shell pineapple
Fish Fillets
$15.95Mixed Seafood
$15.95
613 Yellow Curry Seafood Stir-fried
Stir-fried seafood with mild yellow curry, coconut milk, green & red pepper, onions, celery (contains milk & eggs)
Stir-fried slightly breaded jumbo prawns imported from SE Asia with red & green peppers, mushroom, basil leaves, onions and chilli paste (contains milk)
$16.95
616 Grilled Salmon
Grilled salmon fillet, Thai pickled vegetables; served with house garlic chilli sauce
$15.95
618 Garlic Mixed Seafood
Stir-fried mixed seafood with black pepper, fresh garlic; served with broccoli
$14.95
Vegetables
701 Spinach in Thai Black Bean Sauce
Stir-fried spinach in Thai Black Bean Sauce
$8.95
702 Basil Tofu & Green Beans
Golden fried tofu stir-fried with green beans, red pepper, carrot, basil leaves and mushroom
$9.95
703 Green Beans
Stir-fried in the choice of below sauce: Thai Black Bean / Garlic / Garlic Chilli
$9.95
705 Cashew Nut Tofu
Stir-fried fried tofu with cashew nuts, onions, green & red peppers and dried chilli
$9.95
706 Mixed Vegetables
Stir-fried mixed vegetables: bak choi, broccoli, carrots, mushroom, baby corns in Thai Black Bean / Garlic / Garlic Chilli
$8.95
707 Garlic Chilli Tofu
Golden fried tofu stir-fried with onions, red pepper, golden fried garlic and chilli
$8.95
709 Kana Chinese Broccoli
Kana, the thick stem vegetables, Stir-fried in choice of sauce: Thai Black Bean / Garlic / Garlic Chilli
$9.95
710 Thai Basil Chilli Eggplants & Tofu
Stir-fried eggplants, onions, mushroom, carrot, basil leaves, red pepper and chilli with tofu, served in hot pot
$9.95
711 Steamed Mixed Vegetables
$8.95
712 Garlic Broccoli
Stir-fried broccoli with chopped garlic
$8.95
Fried Noodles MENU - Thai Basil
801 Pad Thai
Rice noodle stir-fried with eggs, tofu, green onion and bean sprouts in authentic Pad Thai sauce, served with peanuts and fresh lime
I ordered the chicken pad thai lunch special - ordered it spicy, didnt come that way, so I didnt get what I asked for (came in a three compartment styrofoam container). The pad thai sauce has better flavour than most on Bloor W , an ample portion altogether, okay on the chicken, not big on tofu in my pad thai either but it was okay. The soup container was half full of the soup that comes with the lunch special - did I mention it was half full? The broth was great, I do admit, with some sort of green and two halfs of one mushroom, not big on substance but big one flavour (spicy). The vegetable spring roll is large but not a lot of flavour comes with it. The salad was just iceburg lettuce, nothing else. Overall with a few changes I would go back, a few small changes would make this a great lunch menu/deal (cooked spice options perhaps 1 to 5, a full soup container, or smaller container thats full, better spiced/flavoured spring roll, bit of shaved carrot in the salad, add some colour and interest, maybe a few bits of cucumber - great for when customers order their pad thai spicy - 5).
I first tried this restaurant because I had dined...
I first tried this restaurant because I had dined at the same location before it was Thai Basil. I noticed that the interior was the same except for a few added Asian flourishes: textured paper hang in fat strips scrolling down the walls; Thai wooden sculptures are perched in nooks. .not fancy but adequate..I'm glad they kept the glass-walled front which allows light in from outside and is good for people watching. And I am happy my curiosity brought me back in.
As I have been to Thailand and lived there for periods of time, I am always on a quest for authentic Thai food when I return to Toronto. Well, Thai Basil certainly fits the bill! I make sure to eat there on a regular basis, usually satisfying cravings for my favourite dishes, and they have remained consistent. I always order the deep-fried boneless fish fillets done "Crispy Basil On Soft-Shell Crab" style. The crab dish is on the menu but I request that they prepare it in exactly the same way with fish instead. This dish is excellent and I could eat it all the time! It's made with chili, garlic, red pepper and topped with crispy basil.
For a vegetable side, I love ordering the "Tung Choi (water spinach) or Green Beans Malaysian-Style" which is stir-fried with onion, shrimp paste and chili paste. The Grilled Black Cod is listed as a 'starter' on the menu, but could be eaten as a 'main'. It is served with soy sauce and their homemade garlic, chili, seafood sauce.
They also make very good 'typical' Thai dishes such as Garlic Chili Tofu; Pad Thais; Tom Yum soups; Green Papaya Salad and their different types of Curries are always made with a choice of either chicken, beef, pork or mixed vegetables. In my opinion, the Panang Curry is the best. It's a spicy, thick curry cooked with Kaffir lime leaves, red pepper, red chili and coconut milk.
Their wine list isn't too extensive but they have okay choices listed like the Louis Latour Chardonnay, Yellow Tail Shiraz and Chianti Ruffino. Their house wine is the Concho Y Toro Frontera from Chile, which is offered in red or white and in a 6oz., 8oz. glass or half-litre. But I prefer to drink their non-alcoholic beverages when I dine. The Iced Lemongrass tastes great and claims to "combat bad mood; goes well with spicy food" and the Coconut Tea is different, creamy and comforting.
The servers do their job adequately but aren't incredibly friendly. And the place may need re-decorating soon just to freshen the place up a bit...it has been a while now since Thai Basil took over; plus with the restaurant doing brisk business, I imagine they could afford a re-do.
Oh, I didn't mention the Lunch Specials...pretty good selection of dishes that include soup, crispy spring roll AND salad; are better-priced and available every day, even weekends...you'll just have to try Thai Basil for yourself!
