Bangkok Kitchen Thai — Restaurant in Edmonton

As someone who used to work in a Thai restaurant, I was honestly puzzled by the overwhelmingly positive reviews for Bangkok Garden. After dining here, I’d say this place falls far below the standard of what real Thai cuisine should be.

The Tom Yum soup was a disappointment from the start. A proper Tom Yum should carry the fragrance of lemongrass and include straw mushrooms, but those essential ingredients were completely missing. Shrimp is offered only as an “option,” which dilutes the authenticity even further.

The mango salad was unbalanced and overly sweet, with a watery texture that lacked the crisp, refreshing bite you’d expect. The so-called Thai calamari barely resembled anything Thai at all—it was more like onion rings you’d find at a fast-food chain like Burger King.

Pad Thai, which should be the hallmark of any Thai restaurant, missed the mark entirely. The noodles lacked the crunch of fresh bean sprouts and spring onions, while the pork was overcooked and flavorless. The green curry was another letdown: thin and soupy, with none of the key Thai ingredients such as Thai eggplant, which are expected for proper depth and texture.

What truly sealed my impression was the menu itself. Fried dumplings and spring rolls are standard in pan-Asian or chop suey-style spots, but they don’t belong on a menu that claims to be authentically Thai.

Overall, Bangkok Garden feels less like a Thai restaurant and more like a generic Asian eatery catering to Western expectations. If Edmonton diners think this represents Thai food, it may just reflect how difficult it is for authentic Thai restaurants to...

My friend recommended this place to me and we went here for dinner a few days ago. The outside is bit dismal as you drive up to this forgotten corner lot on 100th Ave. Inside, the atmosphere is reminiscent of your grandma's house. A bit too warm and over-decorated, but you love it anyway cos it's your grandma's house. It all adds to the experience of an amazing home-cooked meal.

We started with the papaya salad and the vegetable pan-fried dumplings. Now, I have been to Thailand a few times and papaya salad is something I get with every single meal. It it is one of my favourite Thai dishes. This salad so was amazing. Immediately, the flavours transported me back to Thailand. I was sitting on a busy street beside a food cart, making conversations with some cute old gramma. The spice level was on-point. A little too spicy for my friend, so I happy ate it all. I couldn't stop eating this salad. Wow!!! The dumplings were average and I'll probably try something different next time.

For our main, we had the seafood pa-nang curry with coconut rice. Agian, I was blown away by the flavours. The coconut broth was delicious and the seafood cooked perfectly (I am generally not a huge fan of seafood in broths/soups/curries, as it just keeps cooking and tends to get too dry.) But this was perfect. The shrimp were nice and plump and the scallops were still suple and juicy on the tongue. We ate every drop.

We definitely...

I once had a nightmare this place closed down for good. I get sent all over the continent by my work and this is still the best Thai restaurant I’ve ever been to.

I show this restaurant to everybody I know, and it’s everyone’s favourite Thai place. It’s a great group dinner spot after conferences because It satisfies the vegetarians too. There’s so so many fantastic vegetarian options.

All the food here is just so flavourful. It somehow tastes even better as leftovers, Especially the curries. I tried all the Thai places in Edmonton, and this place blows all the others out of the water.

I recommend Papaya salad: it’s crunchy and refreshing and packed with so much flavor. It’s so good that my friend drinks the sauce. pad Thai with fried tofu: the way they make the fried tofu is just so crispy. I actually prefer this to meat as the protein green curry: hands down the best green curry I’ve ever had. coconut rice: no other Thai restaurant makes such flavorful coconut rice. Before eating it with other stuff, Make sure you taste it just by itself, it’s so good Thai lemon iced tea: every other place serves Thai iced tea, but it’s hard to find Thai lemon iced tea. (Some places call it Thai lemonade) it’s more refreshing than the milky...