- Restaurants |
- Nightlife |
- Shopping |
- Coffee & Tea |
- All
Golden Thai Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Thai Thai [Edit]
105 Church StToronto, ON M5C 2G3
Neighbourhoods: Corktown, Downtown Core
(416) 868-6668
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11:30 am - 10 pm
Sat-Sun 5 pm - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
37 reviews for Golden Thai Restaurant
Review Highlights
"This place has some pretty amazing green curry."
(in 9 reviews)
"...let down but luckily, the basil shrimp and oh-so-delicious..."
(in 3 reviews)
"...and kick-started an obsession with coconut rice for me."
(in 4 reviews)
Loading...
37 reviews in English
-
Review from Keziah T.
Toronto, ON
12/20/2011
Arguably one of the best THAI restaurants I've ever stepped in. From the food to the atmosphere and to the price of the meal. Wow. That is all I have to say.
I am so impressed and although the wait time for a table is long (if you don't have reservations, so reserve yourself a table), ooooh girl you better be prepared to wait for yo ass to get seated because it will be a long wait, HOWEVER, it definitely was worth the hour that my sister and I waited when we first ate here last summer. My family and I live in Scarborough and we drive all the way downtown just to have their food here.
Recommendations:
Green Curry Chicken
Pineapple Fried Rice
Pad Thai - BEST i've tasted so far. -
Review from James K.
Toronto, ON
11/25/2011
Each time I go I comment on the decor and the restaurant itself. It's also not too loud, you can carry on a decent conversation and the other tables aren't too close.
The food is pretty good, there's a lot to choose from on the menu, and the portions are a good size. The food itself is not amazing, but quite good.
The wait staff are helpful and patient.
I'd definately go back... -
Review from Jay M.
Toronto, ON
10/17/2011
Went in for a late dinner on Saturday night. I used to work in the area and frequently went in for their lunch specials, but its been a few months since I've gotten to try it out so was glad to be in the area looking for food.
The full dinner menu is very comprehensive with lots of great options which made settling on something a task in itself.
The apps were pretty good. We had the spring rolls and the Golden Baskets which are a neat little finger food with a curry flavour. The spring rolls were excellent, and the Golden Baskets good although perhaps some sauce to dip them in would make them better.
For dinner, I had the Golden Thai Pork. I figured that if it was named after the place it would have to be good, and it was! A delicious blend of coconut and curry with tender stir fry pork and vegetables. Normally I like spicier curry flavours but this had a savoury quality that was so good that I didn't even care to add hot sauce. My date had a the Phad Won Sen which was a chicken dish with glass noodles and some kind of sauce which she liked as well.
But really the thing that seals the deal for this place is the decor and atmosphere. It has nice design esthetics, soft lighting, and a somewhat upscale vibe but is not pretentious or stuck up. A lot of thai places either are way too casual or downright cafeteria style seating, or they go for the fancier high end which is also reflective in the portions and pricing. This place sits right in the middle to be comfortable, affordable (most plates in the $11-$15), but still impressive and a great date spot. -
Review from Maddie R.
Toronto, ON
9/28/2011
The good: ambiance, quick and friendly service, location.
We ordered the red curry and a phad thai. The curry sauce was really good- creamy and flavorful, but i'm not sure the chicken was "real"...if you know what I mean...reconstituted?
The phad thai was disappointing. I remember having the phad thai here a few years ago and loving it- so I was excited to have it again-but this time it was dry, boring and completely MEH.
Maybe due to high volumes at lunch they pre-make it?
Not in a huge hurry to go back, and my phad thai craving remains! -
Review from John F.
North York, ON
Updated - 7/4/2011
Recently returned for a group event. Not only did everything go perfectly but they brought a cake cutter for a brought-in cake.
Fed 9 people for $200!1 Previous Review: Show all »
-
6/14/2011
The close-to-downtown location and somewhat elaborate decor hint that the prices might be high, but… Read more »
-
-
Review from M P.
Toronto, ON
2/2/2011
A Thai in the sky?!?!
My friends and I went there last Saturday and had a good meal. Nice ambiance, exotic drinks, great food.... Cant complaint!!
Cocktails like Pataya Payaya and monzoon dont really appeal to me but some of us had them and thought they were quite good.
Ordered the mango and lychee salad (sounds better than it tasted), lamb, chicken and pork satay (yumz) and shrimp lemon grass soup (ordinary).
Then we ordered golden thai fried rice (delicious), pad thai (tasted like ketchup), green curry pork (not bad), steak (only had 1 piece) and the tamarind scallops (delightful) shared everything à la Chinese style so we get a taste of everything.
To wrap up the lovely evening, we had blazing bananas and mango sticky rice!!! The blazing part was cute but the banana was so soaked in wine and mushy, it was kinda gross... I much prefer the mango sticky rice (yumza!) -
Review from Jon L.
Toronto, ON
6/6/2011
Had the green curry, spicy noodles, mixed veg in oyster sauce and coconut rice. Had green tea to drink. Spent $48 including tax and tip. It was all perfect. Server was efficient and friendly as were the other support staff.
Great Thai experience, a real winner! -
Review from Imran N.
3/27/2011
So cheap for the value, and so good on the food.
Their desserts are also really good (homemade ice creams with unique fruits).
Great place for lunch. -
Review from Cat S.
Toronto, ON
10/23/2010
I've been here a few times and it's generally been quite consistent. Nice atmosphere, good service and decent food. My favourites are the panang chicken curry (red) and the green curry. Good tom yum soup and delicious spring rolls, too. I enjoyed the pad thai, but other members of my group found it to be a let-down (to be fair, I've never met a pad thai that I didn't like, so take my opinions on pad thai with a grain of salt.)
Other good bets- the spicy eggplant, basil chicken and cashew chicken. Pretty standard and tasty.
Overall, decent food, decent prices, but it's no Salad King. I'd eat here again, but am not in a rush to get back. -
Review from Tara Z.
6/14/2011
I'm automatically in favor of any place that offers extra food for free--the day we went, our server brought us an order of fried bananas for dessert on the house. The friends I went with go often, and apparently this is pretty common for this place. The food was tasty and the portions large, but I don't think the food was particularly exceptional.
-
Review from Matthew S.
Toronto, ON
4/7/2010
A serious let down from a place that's supposedly one of the best Thai restaurants in the city. I visited Golden Thai on a Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago. It was completely empty - usually a bad sign - but I forged ahead because I've heard only good things about the place. I should have listened to my gut. The food wasn't awful, but it wasn't that great either and it is overpriced.
We were doing the vegetarian thing that day and we went for: Vegetarian Platter for Two ($18.95 or $9.94 for one person), Thai Vegetable Soup ($6.45), and Golden Thai Tofu ($7.95) with Steamed Rice ($2). To be honest, the food was so boring and lacklustre I can't even remember anything intelligent to say about it. I will say that I was really disappointed by the lack of wonderful flavour and fragrance that I usually expect in Thai food. Overall, my experience was on par with Spring Rolls - not a good sign.
Maybe I ordered the wrong things, maybe their meat options are better than the veggy ones, but I certainly won't be back to check. With the superb Mengrai Thai (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) only a short walk away I don't know why anyone would eat at Golden Thai.Listed in: South-East Asian Eats
-
Review from KL M.
Toronto, ON
11/2/2010
Not much to say about this place. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. The Pad Thai had a weird aftertaste, and the two different curry dishes accompanying it tasted a little too similar for my liking. The coconut ice cream could have been made with sour milk, but the coconut curry soup was very good, basically canceling each other out.
I'd say skip this one. There's much better Thai elsewhere in the city. -
Review from Steven N.
Kingston, ON
5/24/2010
This place has some pretty amazing green curry.
After having ventured to Salad King only to find out that it was closed / under renovation, I resorted to my trusty Yelp app on my BlackBerry and lo-behold, Golden Thai came up!
Thank you fellow Yelpers.
Only gripe is that the mango / tofu salad was a bit of a let down but luckily, the basil shrimp and oh-so-delicious green curry chicken saved the day.
The curry was rich, creamy and filled to the brim with chicken - love it.
Try it. You know you want to. -
Review from susan c.
12/22/2009
To the Company that Decided to Have a Holiday Party at Golden Thai:
Hi, there! Remember me? I came in with my little party of four trying to catch up with friends while you monopolized 2/3 of the dining room with your employees? Yeah, it's great that you want to share this special time with your colleagues but when you subject other diners to your speeches, we can hear how you made your employees pay for their own meal. Way to show your appreciation! But what else would I expect from a company that was too cheap to rent the entire restaurant, and keep out customers like myself?
By the way, too bad the sales department was so off with their sales projections. My dinner companions and I couldn't stop talking about that and the other enthralling bits of info gleaned from your announcements.
Happy Holidays!
Yours truly,
susan "hire me, please" c.
With mainly 4- to 5-star ratings on Yelp, I suspect that on most days the food at Golden Thai is great but not so on the night we went. Maybe the CtDtHaHPaGT sucked the life force out of the kitchen, too.
FOOD
Four of us shared an assorted appetizer platter for two ($19.95). Most of the stuff was bland or not hot enough temperature-wise like the mushy spring rolls, calamari, chicken and shrimp satay. But the worst offender was the green mango salad which was a soggy mess of indistinguishable fruit strips drowning in a soapy pool of inedible sadness.
The shrimp in the Basil Shrimp ($11.95) were grayish even beneath the spicy red sauce and did not taste fresh. Ew.
Chili Garlic Squid ($9.95) was a little too chewy.
The Phad Thai ($10.95) was fine but I've had better.
The one redeeming dish (and the reason for 2 stars versus 1) was the Chicken Green Curry ($10.95). The flavors were bright and intense; not the usual watered-down curry paste out of a can that you get at most Thai restaurants.
VIBE
Much nicer than the ticky-tacky neighborhood Thai joint; the interior looks like someone raided the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
SERVICE
Polite but awkward; the waiter got our order of rices wrong.
BATHROOM
Reeked of roach spray and I had to hold my breath the whole time I was taking care of business.
GOOD FOR
Corporate functions...Not.Listed in: Don't Believe the Hype
-
Review from Connie T.
Toronto, ON
1/8/2009 3 photos
You'd have to threaten my life before I actually order pad thai in a restaurant again. However, at Golden Thai... I'm willing to put down my pride and compromise.
I used to work near Golden Thai, and it was THE place to eat. In fact, my job was to order take-out for over-timers and clients, and this was one of the few menus that sent jooblies down their spine.
The pad thai, in particular, is not ketchupy, nor goopy and sticky. The scrambled egg actually comes in CHUNKS and the shrimp is substantial. I don't normally get the pad thai anymore -- my weakness is for their ginger chicken and mushrooms or the chili shrimp dishes. Bwa. The texture and flavour is all kinds of fantastic.
And don't mind its regal appearance if you're on the outside looking in. It's not a quick-bite sort of a place -- probably a better experience if you have company. But the prices are worth it. Nice as a post-St. Lawrence Market trip.
I'm appalled that I haven't returned in the 6 months I've been back. Shame. Shame. -
Review from Lynn C.
2/20/2011
fairly average thai food. We had the pad thai and basil pork and they were good, but not amazing. The basil pork came with a lot more green bell peppers than pork. i liked the fact that there was a good potion of vegetables. their cocktails are expensive and small in size, but really good.
-
Review from Cait H.
Toronto, ON
8/8/2009
Big Thai fan right here (Pi-Tom's sees me at least once a week), and Golden Thai didn't disappoint. Service was awesome, food was great (and kick-started an obsession with coconut rice for me).
I went with my Dad, and we both had spring rolls to start (I had veggie, he had the shrimpie).. I'm usually not a huge spring rolls fan so I don't really have anything to compare these to but they weren't bad. The sauce was delish too!
Since it was just my dad and myself and I can't comment on how they are with groups, but I noticed a few big tables around so it seems they encourage it.
It was nice inside and I really don't think the prices reflected the service or the decor (my entree of veggie curry was $8, coconut rice $3.. service 5 stars, decor 4) and I'll definitely go back.
(But I still like Pi-Tom's better!) -
Review from Eric F.
Calgary, AB
11/8/2009
Following a disappointing dinner at Salad King, I was craving Thai food for a second night in a row. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Golden Thai.
Golden Thai is everything Salad King is not: tasty, filling, good value.
My companion and I split the lemon chicken soup (just sour enough to make it interesting), the pad thai (not too sweet, not too sticky) and the green chicken curry with a side of coconut rice. We both left incredibly full and with two boxes of leftovers. Yum.
Sunday at 6 p.m., the entire space was packed, so service was a bit slow. (I suppose that's what happens when everything else in the neighbourhood is closed.) But otherwise a terrific experience.
$40 for two people, filled right up to the brim. -
Review from Adrian P.
East York, ON
12/22/2009
This place is great but I would recommend walking west on Richmond to Mengrai Gourmet Thai for the truly best Thai in the city.
Everything Golden does well (service, creative preparation, freshness, selection) Mengrai does just a bit better.
I've had one disappointing Mango salad (it wasn't all fresh or properly sliced) here but after several meals I can say that they tend to do everything well.
I like the decor but I find the room a bit on the large and loud side most of the time.
That said, they are usually quite fast with service, and they take care with all of their dishes (90% of the time). -
Review from Soukia S.
Toronto, ON
12/30/2009
I love Thai food and I have been seeking an authentic Thai experience ever since my trip to Thailand. Though the food at Golden Thai was good and the ambiance was really nice, they did not prepare their food in the traditional Thai manner.
I had their papaya salad, chicken curry, beef with basil salad, and sticky rice with peanut sauce. Their food had a big Chinese influence; their beef and basil salad was more of a stir-fry. The price range is good and it's a good date restaurant. The service was fast and professional. Overall, I would go back but truly authentic it was not. -
Review from Kenny P.
Toronto, ON
2/23/2011
I can count on Golden Thai for quality thai food in a nice dinning room. It is not exceptional and doesn't compare to Mengrai but is still enjoyable and worth the visit. I've been several times and it has produced consistent results. The dinning room is nice, better then the average thai place. Worth checking out but nothing to rave about.
-
Review from Sylvain P.
Newmarket, ON
10/30/2010
Ok well, there's really nothing golden about this place. The food is so-so and really doesn't taste like anything. Uncle Ben's please. I can't forsee ever going back.
-
Review from Luisa S.
Vancouver, BC
10/10/2008
When it comes to SE Asian food, I'm always in search of an authentic experience. A place that replicate can the thrill and flavours of streetcar food (minus the dust and the likelihood of subsequent food poisoning), a place that can reproduce the same heat from green curry and that same slow burning sensation...
Golden Thai does a decent job. Their vegetable rolls were lovely although I could have done with more interesting sauce as opposed to your standard sweet chili affair. As in Thailand, they're very aware of vegetarianism and can cater meals to suit most dietary restrictions. The spicy eggplant is a must-try. -
Review from Sheena B.
1/4/2009
This place officially ruined all of New York City's Thai food for me.
Toronto has a few "Best Of" places that stand out in my mind & this was one of them. Really fresh ingredients that came together to create a beautiful & memorable meal. Very impressive! -
Review from Randy E.
Vancouver, BC
9/18/2009
Love this restaurant. Beautiful room. Server even remembered Jayne and asked how her daughter was doing at school. Food was full of flavour however the green papaya and chili salad was a bit spicy for the table.
-
Review from Eric H.
8/9/2010
Pad Thai and Green Curry Chicken are a can't miss. You won't be disappointed.
-
Review from Andy K.
10/19/2009
I went here based on the recommendations on Yelp. It was all I thought it would be. I went on a Monday night and it was at least half full. The service was great as was the food. I highly recommend Golden Thai!!
-
Review from Jes L.
Toronto, ON
2/8/2009
The first time I ate at Golden Thai was on a date with an ex-boyfriend. Although that relationship ended my love affair with the basil shrimp and coconut rice carries on. The staff are lovely and top class. The food is extraordinary and superbly presented. Toronto is filled with tons of great restaurants, but the ones that stand out from the pact are worth remembering and celebrating.
-
Review from Peter L.
4/29/2009
went here for dinner. it was a party of 11. we pretty much sat there for 30mins before ordering. it was pretty pack house. we ordered tons of food, i think maybe close to 20 dishes. pretty much everyone order 2 dishes.
i had like 3 tiger beers as well. the bill was around $50 per person for 7 peeps and the other 4 who didnt drink pay 140. so total was around $490. tips was already included in the bill. maybe the bill was inflated by a couple person who order cocktails.... oh yeah, damn 11% tax in canada... freaking heh...
i think its kinda pricey.... the food was decent. i guess this is the "it" place in toronto. ive certainly had better thai food in SF and BKK. nothing special to me. the service was ok. it was a busy night, so i guess they are forgiven. -
Review from Jason W.
5/20/2010
Had the Green Curry and Tom Yum soup ... they did it really well, one of the best Thai places I've been to. Service was very good too.
-
Review from André C.
Toronto, ON
9/6/2010
best coconut thai chicken soup in the world..period... I have been to Thailand 10+ times and had thai food at both high- and low end places across the world. This soup is fantastic! All food is in general very good and very reasonably priced. Venue is a bit plain and their deserts should be better. I normally have their spicy beef salad (awesome), cold vegetable rolls (pretty awesome as well), but find most of the food well above average across the board. Service is decent, frankly I don't go there to be impressed by it and they havent done anything to screw things up on any of my numerous visits.
-
Review from Anna V.
Toronto, ON
10/17/2008
Best Thai food in the city hands down. Because it's located south on Church, it's a little out of the way, but a great place to eat in or take out. Their hot and sour soup is the absolute best I've ever had. Almost everything I have ever tried, is loaded with flavor and the waiters are very friendly and know the menu inside and out. It's great for groups or dates and can lend itself to a bit more upscale in terms of dress.
-
Review from Barry H.
3/12/2010
Went with 2 colleagues. Nice room, few light bulbs not working in Chandeliers (ok so i am picky, but i think that shows no-one cares). Quick service, too quick. Everything we ordered all came at once. My green curry was cold by the time i got to it. Waiter did not know what Brown Rice was when i asked for it. Veggie appetizer platter, ok. Mango salad bland. OK value for money, but i have tasted better. Staff did not say when we entered that the kitchen closes at 9pm, but we were not offered desserts. Obviously in a hurry to get to see the Olympic Hockey on TV.
-
Review from S. S.
Toronto, ON
10/16/2009
Great place, clean, good food and even better is the low price!
Love coming here for lunch or dinner after work. -
Review from Mika D.
Toronto, ON
11/27/2010
Food was great, would have given it a 5 if it was just a bit cheaper, although the prices were very reasonable for a fancy restaurant like this...
-
Review from Alan K.
London, ON
2/17/2011
Been here once and it was a great visit. It was crazy-packed inside but once we were seated (had to wait about 10 minutes - during that time, had a friendly conversation with the bartender), the service was extremely quick, efficient, and organized. I had the Thai spicy noodles with chicken and it was an exceptionally good noodle dish. It had just the right amount of heat and featured perfectly cooked vegetables with nice morsels of chicken. I devoured it within minutes and left very satisfied.
-
Review from Kolleen J.
Toronto, ON
9/28/2008
I didn't really like the dishes that I had at this place. It may have been because I tried some new things, so maybe I simply didn't like the type of food that I purchased, not the way it was prepared. In any case, the chicken was crunchy, and not in a good way. The flavor wasn't to my liking either. I got the Mango Chicken and the Asian Custard. I guess the custard just wasn't what I was expecting. I may go here again to try something "standard" that I know I'll like, but with Ivory Thailand a block away, I doubt it.
