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Na Siam Authentic Thai Cuisine
Categories: Restaurants Thai Restaurants Diners Thai, Diners [Edit]
730 Yonge StToronto, ON M4Y 2B6
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(647) 351-7456
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 11 am - 10 pm
Sun 12 pm - 9:30 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
14 reviews for Na Siam Authentic Thai Cuisine
14 reviews in English
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Review from neesa r.
5/26/2011
this place can be easily lost among all the other thai/cninese place along yonge next to bloor, but look for it anyway.
they always have some special offers that they post on their facebook page along with coupons for discounts. it doesn't make the food worse.
I actually found the food to be pretty thai good and yummy.
it's cheap (thanks to all the offers) and the staff is friendly.
can't say if it ever gets packed as I only went there once and it was half empty (maybe sunday night might explain that...) -
Review from Eugene M.
Toronto, ON
5/25/2012
As a Thai food lover, anyplace claiming "authentic Thai" always suckers me in. Na Siam even puts it in the name of the restaurant, so you figure they can't be lying. Then you read the menu and notice the red peppers and carrots in many of the dishes, and you start to get suspicious. Well, your suspicions are justified, friend. This is yet another authentic Thai poser. Now I'm sure they're trying to appease the masses, but I must say - don't call it authentic then!
The run down:
Golden Purses - Delicious
Street Pad Thai - I know they don't say that it has tamarind, but hey! does street pad Thai ever not have tamarind? come on. We had to add fish sauce and lime to bring it to life.
Basil Seafood - Bland and carrot-ridden.
Duck Red Curry - While there were shredded carrot in here, it was tasty enough to overlook. A recommended dish.
All-in-all, it was a decent delivery experience. While some dishes were disappointing, it's probably worth a stop for lunch. But you're better off going to Bua Thai. -
Review from Tony D.
Toronto, ON
5/11/2012
This was a disappointment. Me and a friend went here for lunch, and when we walked in we weren't really sure what to do. There is a steam table at the front, so the place seemed to be a take-out joint. We found out that we could sit down and order off the main menu as well, which is what we did.
While my friend's pineapple fried rice dish was fine, my own basil beef dish was a disaster. The dish was INCREDIBLY SPICEY. I literally had tears in my eyes and felt like I was on the show Fear Factor or something. I have no idea how a "basil beef" dish was one of the spiciest dishes I'd ever had. I had to force myself to finish it because I was hungry.
If you're going to make a dish that is a killer like that, you need to make that known on the menu. Use one of those hot pepper signs or something. I absolutely DIDN'T enjoy my meal because of how spicey it was.
Service was mediocre at best too. I had to go to the washroom and fill up my water bottle in order to cool off my mouth with water.
At least for lunch, this is more appropriate for a take-out place rather than a sit-down resto. My bad experience though will probably mean I won't give it another shot. Ginger is across the street, and I've had consistently tasty meals there at a much cheaper price. -
Review from Steph L.
1/11/2012
A less cheap and cheerful alternative to Ginger!
You can entertain yourself by watching characters hanging out at the Brass Rail and have yourself some "authentic pad thai".
The menu has a lot of items and everything sounded delicious.
I ordered the dinner special to-go for $11.
This place has recently been updated since the days of Green Mango, but not entirely. The badly stained upholstered benches still remain amongst chairs with faded gold elephants.
You can make your way to the back for cafeteria style serving.
For $11 bucks you get a lot of food. I saved half of it for later.
You are able to choose one meat or vegetation option with pad thai/rice. It comes with a spring roll, coleslaw, and a drink.
That's a lot of food.
*The pad thai was a bit over-cooked and sticky-soggy, with sliced carrots and broccoli.
*The peanut chicken was a thick peanut sauce with a few pieces of chicken and slightly cooked green beans. Tasty, heavy, and sweet but not a lot of chicken.
*The spring roll was alright. I sort of like the spring rolls at Ginger more.
If you have a craving for Thai food and you are in the Yonge and Bloor area, this place does the trick!
However, I can't say it's even close to being one of my favourite places for Thai in the city.
I'll be back though. -
Review from Char C.
Toronto, ON
4/19/2011
I have just finised my meal...like I'm sitting here still. Good? Definitley. Portions may look small but they aren't I'm quite full. So price? I had a coupon for 15 off and the total was...16.
2 entrees (go for pad thai)
1 tea, 1 mango juice
I had panang curry not bad but I've haD better.
The one star off is because the service, as nice as it is, is slow!!! 40 mins for my meal to come.
Still good food though! -
Review from Terry P.
1/3/2011
This restaurant is a bizarre combination of fast food and menu based. You can choose to order from a full size menu, or you can head to the back of the restaurant which is setup like a food court where the food is pre-made, you take a tray and your own cutlery, and pay before you head to your table.
Since my friend and I were starving from a shopping expedition at Yonge and Bloor, we went with the fast food option. You can select a 1, 2, or 3 item combination plate (also comes with rice or pad thai noodles) for $7, $8, or $9. For the most part the food was good, and the portion size was excellent. The noodles were great, the basil shrimp was very tasty and spicy, but the chicken was dry and flavourless (both from my friend's cashew chicken and my lemongrass chicken).
Free self serve water from a cooler is available.
Overall, satisfying and a great price. -
Review from Downtown D.
Toronto, ON
2/21/2011
Watch out Sukhothai, a new player is in town for authentic thai food! (We came to try this place for dinner when they had their $10 off Facebook promotion.)
We ordered authentic pad thai (wrapped in an egg crepe), beef curry and a signature dish - glass noodles with mushrooms that came with pineapple rice.
We were happy with our selections, service was attentive and the portion size was just right.
Since this location is right near Yonge & Bloor I will probably come back to try their $6.99 lunch special. -
Review from Anthony D.
Burlington, ON
2/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is a typical Thai restaurant that one would find in this neighborhood (Yonge and Bloor). Like many, it's menu is a "build-your-own" type with several items to choose from. It's great for take out and sit in situations. The prices are generally below 10 dollars for lunch.
I recommend the classic pad Thai. -
Review from Jonathan S.
York, ON
9/2/2011
The stretch of Yonge Street between Bloor and Dundas is a checker board of sex shops, head shops, off-brand clothing and shoe shops, and fast food outlets in varying states of decomposition.
Na Siam nurtures greater hopes. In a former life, it was the Green Mango, one of many pretenders to Salad King's throne as the best cheap Thai spot in town. Noted for it's affordable steam table specials, the Mango closed for "Renovations" last year, and emerged from it's construction cocoon with a new name, and possibly new ownership.
And man, the new place tries hard. Gone is the traditional food court seating, replaced by swanky banquettes and richly upholstered chairs. The room is actually pretty now. If Thai's your thing it's a civilized place to spend ones lunch hour.
The steam table remains, but now it rides alongside table service. This makes for uneasy conversations with harried waitstaff, who look after those who order from the menu, but ignore and sometimes glare at the self-help dining set. Note to self: Unless you plan on tipping, DO NOT ask for water.
Perhaps in a nod to competition from Khao San Road, Na Siam has recently introduced their version of Khao Soi; egg noodles with chicken in a vibrant yellow curry sauce, topped with more noodles, this time crisply fried. It's fine, but brings more sweet than heat-a recurrent theme at Na Siam.
Thai food revolves around four basic flavours: hot, sour, salty and sweet. Done well, each bite achieves a slightly different but pleasing balance. I err on the savoury side, so given a chance I will ask for less sugar and more chili. Bellied up to the steam table here, I ask for whatever's least sweet. The answer changes by day. Basil Chicken, Tomato Tofu, a range of curry options and spicy noodles rather than ketchuppy pad Thai usually find their way on my plate. Spring rolls are crisp and tightly wrapped, but parsimoniously filled. Noodles are a highlight; mildly spiked with chili and a fair helping of the usual veggie suspects. Golden curry has great depth of flavour, but as mentioned could use less sugar and more fire. Ditto for basil chicken, which is fragrant but lacks a flavour punch. Shrimp dishes and fried rice just look sad. Satays are terrific when fresh; all springy texture, set for dunking in standard-issue peanut sauce. Left to sit for a while, they're tough and chewy and just shy enough of hot to raise the spectre of food-borne illness. Tea is offered, but it's tough to linger over a cup during a rushed lunch hour.
Signs in the window promise better specials with table service, and staff pushes new items and dinner options if you feel like a fix later in the evening. In some respects, Na Siam would be better off further downtown or uptown, either as a late night greasy-noodle fix or a bedroom community takeout stop. At the corner of Bloor and Yonge, it has yet to find the right fit. -
Review from Jim G.
8/27/2011 12 Check-ins Here
I go here quite a bit for lunch, when you walk up to the counter cafeteria-style and order your choice of noodles/rice, choice of and number of dishes, and salad. The food is decent. The dining room is large and clean and faces Yonge Street, including the two-storey sign of a '90s brunette suspended on the face of the Brass Rail across the street. I've never been here for dinner, when I'm told they have table-side service. It's a good, standard place for lunch. For two items on rice/noodles and a salad, expect to pay just shy of $9.
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Review from Julianna B.
Toronto, ON
7/2/2011
I grabbed dinner here last week. The service was good and cheerful, and they've put some money into the decor. I ordered the curry pad thai, which was so sweet I didn't end up finishing it. The noodle texture was good, but what's with the sugar? If I'm in the area, I might stop by and try something else.
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Review from Trevor C.
North York, ON
10/29/2011
I miss Green Mango! Staff are friendly but since the name/set up change service is slow. That said, the food is great. Seem to make changes to the menu often. I loved the chicken spring rolls which are now off the menu. Service disappointed last visit but will probably be back
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Review from Andrew C.
1/31/2011
I ordered the pad see iew and i gotta say that it was delicious and authentic. the portion size was decent and was enough to fill me up. it wasn't too salty like other places, and i'm definitely ordering it again. as to other dishes, the rad-na that my friend order was good too, but there was definitely more vegetables than noodles that he craved for. that's something they can improve on! otherwise, this is a great place to eat, especially the convenient location.
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Review from Fon A.
Toronto, ON
1/25/2011
Authentic Thai food. Menu offers great varieties. Some of the dishes are really authentic and you can't find it in any other Thai restaurant in Toronto.
