Thai Fresh - Austin

Rice balls had great crunch and just enough flavor! Loved the dipping sauce with came with. We also had the coconut shrimp fritters. Delicious! Beware the dipping sauce it comes with, it’s pretty spicy! But we loved it. I had the green curry fried rice. I added chicken and a scrambled egg to it. It was definitely a good choice and not too much spice. We also tried the spicy basil fried rice and added the pork belly. The pork belly was perfectly crunchy on the outside and nice and juicy on the inside. We would have liked it to be a bit more spicy. I’m not sure how I feel about the “order online” structure they have. We needed water, silverware, napkins and even just to tell someone about our food would have been nice. For all of those things, we had to get up and tell someone which takes away from our dine in experience.

This place has my heart. There are tons of options if you have any food limitations or allergies! Always super tasty! The Curries and Pad See Ew are my favourites!

We LOVED our lunch at Thai Fresh! I cannot eat gluten, so it's always hard to find a place you can eat and trust! I LOVED that I could customize my plates. If I wanted to use only avocado oil in my dish, done. If I wanted to add broccoli or shrimp to my plate, done. We loved the pad thai, curry, and basil fried rice. And, another bonus: EXCELLENT gluten free desserts! It's almost impossible to find amazing gluten free desserts. We had ice cream and then took home the delicious coffee cake and a salted dark chocolate tarte. We will for sure be back! We LOVE Gati too! BIG FANS!

The food was indeed fresh and the flavors were good. Could have used a bit of salt and heat, but generally tasty. Great variety, too. The atmosphere is cozy and what you’d hope for in a neighborhood cafe in South Austin. They even have outdoor seating, but we elected to sit indoors near a window instead. The service, however, leaves a lot to be desired. The hostess/food runner would clearly prefer no customers. They refused to make eye contact and would turn away from you as you are talking. The gentleman behind the counter made up for it, although he forgot to send in one of my dishes. No “welcome” or “thanks” or any acknowledgement as you leave, either. Overall, it’s a cute place that I can see returning to. I just won’t be bringing anyone with me I’d want to impress.

The food was good but salty (panang); they fry the tofu in with other meats, which makes it difficult to eat there if you are vegetarian/vegan