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Green Basil Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Thai Thai [Edit]
2120 Queen St EToronto, ON M4L
Neighbourhood: The Beach
(416) 698-2120
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for Green Basil Restaurant
11 reviews in English
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Review from Faye C.
2/29/2012
Grabbed take out here last night...
So after fighting a cold for a week, my first attempt at real food was at the Green Basil.
We ordered the Spicy Crispy Beef (which was yummy, but spicy), and the peanut chicken curry and coconut rice. All were great, a bit too spicy for me, but it's hard to tell if it's me or my cold talking. -
Review from bold c.
Toronto, ON
30 Sec Summary
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1. Very flavorful and consistent food
2. Warm ambiance & Friendly service
3. Wait 5 min for table during valentines day with no reservations! - WOW!
4. Garlic shrimp - tasty but not enough shrimps
5. Crispy beef - very spicy - lots of chilies
6. Flavorful and delicious
Recommendation: Would return -
Review from Elitsa B.
Scarborough, ON
10/20/2011
Always consistently Delicious food! Lemongrass soup is usually a bit too oily but still keeps me going back. Pad Thai is cooked to perfection everytime and the Basil Chicken is to die for! I love that they serve shrimp chips everytime and replenish quickly when I bring my kid. The prices are very reasonable, the atmosphere is comfortable and cozy ( esp the booths). Service is always good! Def one of my fav places in the Beaches area and you can always get a coupon from http://menupalace.com (2 for 1)
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Review from Ted K.
Toronto, ON
7/19/2009
The atmosphere of Green Basil is quite welcoming and lends itself well to intimate dining as well as parties of 3-6. I would advise parties of more than 6 to call ahead, unless you don't mind the possibility of being split up.
Dress attire is casual to classy. The staff is very friendly and informative. I am endlessly impressed with how they take orders without pen and paper - pure memorization, even when customizations or substitutions are requested.
A knife and fork is provided on the table when you sit. Spoons accompany any soup you order or at request. Chop sticks are available upon request, and often you will be asked when severed your meal if you would like them.
The kitchen is not visible. Washrooms are clean and well maintained. Décor is Thai-influenced and upscale without being pretentious.
The menu (also viewable at their website) is large without being bloated. The food is very fresh, not salty, and quite delicious. I've sampled several items from their menu and all have been excellent. I enjoy the multiple tastes they blend into each dish. I am also pleased by the fact the food is quite filling. That said, I believe their portion sizes have shrunk a little since they opened, and their prices have crept up a little in the past few months. I no longer visit them as often as I used to, but they are still a favourite place to bring guests or visit for special occasions or dates.
The desert menu is modest, at the time of this review only 3 options. In light of the variety of appetizers and main dishes I'm surprised they don't offer more in the way of desert.
Green Basil is located in a lovely neighbourhood with plenty of interesting shops and cafes (can you say 'after-dinner desert'?) and just steps away from the beach. Convenient buss and streetcar service makes getting there a snap, and there is plenty of nearby parking on the street, side-streets or Green P.
Note: The actual restaurant is larger than the pictures here indicate. There is another set of booths on the other side of the middle row. Check out their website for better pictures. -
Review from Andrew T.
Toronto, ON
7/25/2010
Solid Thai spot with nice people. Pick-up orders are ready in about 15 minutes, and the Pad Thai is under $10, all-in. The standard Pad Thai is a bit ketchupy, but they have an option to use oyster sauce instead (or, go for the curry option).
The restaurant is recently renovated and looks really nice. High ceilings and nice booths. Had a great evening on a date there, and the place always has people in it.
I'd definitely recommend going, it's easy on the wallet, the food is good (especially for the price) and it's great to just watch people go by on Queen Street ... -
Review from Kin B.
Toronto, ON
2/2/2012
These guys are great.....clean, comfy, reasonable price and sizzling hot yummy food. The whole family loves it!
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Review from Ashley P.
Toronto, ON
8/10/2011
This place is OK, but not great! There are a few items on the menu that are delicious and other items that are sub par. I highly recommend the Green Chicken Curry. It's the best Green Curry dish I've had at any Thai restaurant! Their Crispy Beef is also pretty good along with the Red Peanut Chicken Curry. I do not recommend their Pad Thai or the Cashew Nut Chicken. If you go to this place, check out their deals on Menu Palace.
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Review from Joe D.
Toronto, ON
10/4/2009
We ordered delivery from Green Basil, and sadly, we were pretty disappointed. My wife ordered Pad Thai, her usual choice at Thai restaurants, and it was quite sweet and somewhat ketchup-y. (I've been told that some types of tamarind, the primary spice used in Pad Thai, can taste ketchup-y, but to me it just tastes cheap.) I ordered a "peanut curry," which was apparently their usual red curry with added peanuts, and an order of coconut rice to go with it. The curry was reasonably tasty, but not spectacular, and the coconut rice was tasty enough (it's sort of hard to do wrong.) Our order also qualified for free spring rolls, which were eminently 'meh,' and the (seemingly) standard sweet & spicy dipping sauce, which was also meh.
Delivery, though, was reasonably fast - significantly less than the 45m-1h we were quoted.
I had high hopes for Green Basil, but we were unfortunately disappointed. With better options (like Thai on Danforth) significantly closer to us, I don't think we'll be ordering again. -
Review from Tim S.
5/16/2010
Stopped in for Lunch Friday and was pleasantly surprised. More than enough food for a quick lunch.
I had the Crispy Beef with the Mango Salad, tasty. Tried a bite of the Cashew Chicken and the Green Curry and it had no complaints. Nice little place to grab a bit of Thai while visiting the shops in the Beach, -
Review from David B.
Toronto, ON
6/12/2010
We really enjoyed Green Basil. We had beef satay, chicken in coconut milk curry with peanuts and pineapple and curry pad thai. The chicken and pad thai were excellent, the satay was pretty good. The dinner was very good value as well - $30 total bill. The service was ok, although it was a busy Friday night so somewhat understandable. One of our best Thai dining experiences, especially for food quality.
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Review from Trinity M.
North York, ON
7/10/2010
This restaurant was disappointing for a Thai Restaurant. I went with my friend for lunch. I had a Groupon for $30 to use there. We ordered the Cashew Nut Chicken and Phad Thai. The Cashew Nut Chicken was ok and Phad Thai was not good. The Phad Thai was not authentic and not that good compared to Spring Rolls or Salad King's Phad Thai. They also didn't put much chicken or shrimp on it, I guess they were being cheap with the ingredients. I also ordered these appetizers: Calamari, chicken skewer and beef skewer. The Beef skewer was not good, it was very chewy and I couldn't even eat it. Chicken was ok and calamari was good.
Anyhow, overall I wouuldn't go back to this restaurant. The service is ok. The waiter didn't seem to like the fact that I had a groupon to be used. I only went there for the first time to try it out b/c of my groupon which is like a $30 gift card I bought online for $15 so the meal was like 50% off.
There's much better Thai restaurants out there and this place was not worth the drive for me to drive from the West end all the way to the East end for mediocre Thai food.
