Sweet Basil Thai Berkeley

This restaurant serves delicious and authentic Thai cuisine that is simply amazing! The staff is also incredibly friendly. Overall, I would rate the food a perfect 5 out of 5.

I would like to begin by saying how this restaurant is very kid-friendly. They provided paper and crayons for my daughter, her own plastic plate and silverware, a potty seat in the restroom, hand soap for children, and a sink that she could easily access. The kids' menu was also the best I have ever seen. I ordered the steak salad, which was sweet, vinegary, and incredibly fresh tasting. My husband enjoyed the grilled pork with pineapple, which was fantastic. The restaurant has a lovely ambiance with a spacious outdoor dining area where my toddler could walk around. I highly recommend visiting this establishment.

I just have to be honest and say that the dish I am eating lacks flavor. It is bland, with no spice and minimal taste in my noodle dish. If you are looking for Thai food, this place is not the best option. The portion size is average and the prices are very high.

Nina and I had intended to meet for lunch at Delirama but found them closed. I had misread the hours on their website, or else I had an old iteration of the website up. In any case they were closed on a Wednesday. We decided to walk across the street to Sweet Basil Thai. It has been decades since I was here. We were seated at a two top by the woman who also served as our server, and given menus. There was a large group seated nearby who were a bit noisy, but it was quieter after they left.We both ordered off the lunch menu. Their lunch specials cost $15.50 and included a crispy vegetable roll, a choice between tom yum or tom kha soup, salad, a main and rice. There is a $1 upcharge for brown rice. I like green curry best. It was marked as spicy so I asked our server whether it could be made mild. She told me it wasn't really that spicy, more like mild+, which is what I often order, so I decided to take a chance and order it, w/ pork, along w/ brown rice and tom kha soup. Nina ordered a dish w/ crispy chicken and green beans, w/ the same choices I made in soup and rice. We both ordered hot tea to drink. After a reasonable wait our food and drinks were brought to us.The lunch was served in a thali-like divided plate, the soup in one section, the salad in another, the rice in another and the main in another. The roll was perched in one of them. Each aspect of the meal was fresh and delicious. Nina gave me a taste of her chicken and green beans and they were very tasty. I mixed my rice w/ my curry, which was a little spicy, and it was perfect. The one gender neutral bathroom was very clean, w/ a lovely blue tile floor and low wainscotting of the same tile. We were both pleased w/ our lunches and would return.

The green curry I got is good, but for as much as they charge for a curry dish you'd think they could include rice. Or at least specify that it's not included.