Thai Basil Restaurant: Authentic Thai Cuisine in Boston

​I visited Thai Basil based on a friend's recommendation and it was a great choice! The food was really good. I tried the basil fried rice, calamari, and crab rangoon, and everything was delicious. My friends had the vegetarian options, they mentioned that it was good and their dishes definitely have a kick to them, so be ready for a little heat! The staff didn't ask us for a specific spice level, but the menu does use icons to show how spicy things are, so keep an eye on that when ordering. Overall, a solid spot with fresh food!

Good food, good amount of vegan and vegetarian options, be ready to wait on a weekend to get a table. This place is usually pretty full and service is decent, not too slow and not too fast. We had the lychee boba and thai iced coffee(very delicious)- both were really good! Must try! For starters we had curry puffs which were delicious and the sause that came along with it was balancing the flavors well- it almost reminded us of samosa. For mains we got the green thai curry in tofu and the siam fried rice- both were very nice! Definitely recommend this place for good thai food right on Newbury street

The chicken satay with peanut sauce and cucumber relish was excellent, and was hearty enough to serve as a meal for someone who isn’t hungry enough for a full entree. The restaurant staff are kind enough to seat people close to closing time. They’ll ask you to place your order no later than 15 minutes before closing.

Good service. Quick friendly staff. Nice space inside the dim lights for dinner. The food was great. Would come back and recommend. One of better options in Boston and this area. I’d say was not expecting it to be this good on newburry st.

The red curry was a little dry for our taste, a little more sauce would have been nice. The crispy Pad Thai with peanut sauce was good. The prices were fair, especially considering the place is on Newbury Street.

Great and calm atmosphere. Nice and friendly staff. I had a tom yum shrimp soup and it was pretty good, I liked that it was medium spicy. The salad was way to spicy I could barely eat it. The portions are good and prices are fair. Overall everything else was very good.

The best Thai food restaurant! The lady from the hotel recommended this place and it was absolutely delicious! The flavor and spice levels were perfect! You have to go down quite a few steps to get to the restaurant, they have plenty of seating and the decor is very nice, the staff was friendly and helpful, very good menu with a lot of Vegetarian options and the food came out quickly and fresh! We really enjoyed the food, we highly recommend this place!

So I’ve been going to this restaurant for years. It’s very close to the Copley branch of the library and so conveniently located and just a super reliable spot for lunch. Probably my default option when I’m looking for something near Copley. Today I had the spicy tofu lunch special which came with some small pork dumplings (I could have had spring rolls instead). The flavor of my meal was spot on, just the way I like it. Tofu wasn’t great by themselves but the flavor was there. Dumplings were also just fine. From prior experience I would recommend the basil fried rice and they have this eggplant thing which I think is my favorite thing I’ve tried there. Also the fresh Basil rolls are also really good. I will say, it’s extremely standard Thai food and I don’t think it cracks my top three Thai restaurants around boston, but it is tasty, reasonably priced, and great location. I’ve probably eaten there close to twenty times. For me it’s a comfort lunch at this point.