Kwao Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Esquimalt

Kwao Thai restaurant unfortunately scrapped the delicious rice soup and Thai spring roll from the lunch menu, which the past ZAP Thai restaurant did serve. The deep-fried wonton does not taste that good at all and on top of that, it is Chinese food. The sweet and sour stir-fry was so sweet that it could be qualified as a dessert. The food generally is just OK, but not that I would recommend it. I lived 19 years in Southeast Asia and know Thai cuisine very well, so I know what I am talking about. Your prices are way much too high for what you serve, and the restaurant is a little shabby. This is why I give you a...

I was worried I would be disappointed since the food took less than 5 minutes to “prepare” and unfortunately I was right. The vegetables were raw which made the carrot impossible to chew and the dish in the picture lacked flavour, it was as if some sauce was quickly mixed with the rest and served with a side of rice. Most of the vegetables were onions and the “spring roll” tasted like one of those bought in bulk, could it be maybe because I showed up 30 minutes before closing time? (2pm) the place is small and I was the only customer there but I had to ask for a napkin to clean the table myself. Lots can be proved...

We got several really disappointing dishes. Fried wontons--greasy and soft. Texture off. Yellow curry--couldn't taste the coconut milk. No flavour, salt, or spice. Pad Thai--tasted like it was cooked in scorched oil. Ir was very dry--no tamarind sauce. We ordered another noodle dish that tasted ok. The sauce they used on the chicken wings was good. Wings are braised in liquid rather than fried. We were really surprised by the lack of flavour and spice. They have been much better...