Thai Basil — Restaurant in Collingswood

Let me just start by saying.....there's nothing worse than being hungry and when you get the food, you're beyond disappointed!! with that said, I won't completely embarrass this restaurant by posting pictures but I will express how awful this food was. I ordered the Papaya Salad and the Thai Basil Treasure appetizer sampler. Having eaten at so many great Thai restaurants, this food was not a true representation of Thai cuisine by any stretch of the imagination. The papaya salad was more sour and spicy (the papaya was not fresh) and lacked flavor. The chicken satay in the sampler was so dry and overcooked it stuck to the skewers, the fried tofu looked like and tasted like a dry sponge!!! Unfortunately, all items were overcooked and quite frankly tasted like they could have been an order from maybe a day or two before. Listen, I know I'm hitting hard here but as a avid foodie and someone who tells you if something is great when it's great...I also have to tell you when its awful. What's worse, this is pretty local to me so I said to myself, instead of travelling 20 minutes to what I know is great, I'll give my local restaurant a try....big mistake. Trust and believe I will not make the mistake again. Hopefully I'm keeping someone from...

There is a good variety of food with fun specials. The dishes we had were flavorful, fresh, and well cooked (I had the red curry and the curry puffs with chicken). Veggies were not soggy or overdone. They did not water down the spices. Portions were not giant but were generous and pricing was fair. Nice ambiance - music that provides enough ambient noise for some privacy but not loud enough that you need raise your voice. The wait staff was attentive and friendly, and being able to make a reservation was a plus.

Why only 2 stars? Because it is 1am and my infant is currently waking every 15 minutes screaming. I asked our waiter whether any of the dishes I was planning on ordering contained soy since my nursing son has an intolerance and was told they do not, but this is clearly not the case since he is reacting. The waiter went to the kitchen to check and had asked me for backup options as well so I was hopeful this wouldn’t be an issue. I suspect the curry puffs, which were delicious.

This was our first date night in nearly a year and I am so...

Went last night (Valentine's Day) after not going for a few years. There were so many negatives, I am not sure where to start. The main issue was that we waited well over a hour and a half for our food and when it finally arrived-it was cold. I would understand the wait if it had just been that they were really busy, however a family arrived 20 min after us and was served first. Another major issue was that through out the entire time we waited for our food...take out orders just kept coming, and coming and coming out of the kitchen....probably close to 35 orders were filled...all while we waited for our meals. Not one person said sorry, explained why the wait was so long, refiled our water or anything. Lastly, the food quality def as gone downhill. We will never...