Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine offers delicious dining and takeout to San Francisco, CA. Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine is a cornerstone in the San Francisco community and has been recognized for its outstanding …
Best duck curry I've ever had, no question. Fresh, slightly crunchy veggies, rich broth. Im totally spoiled for this place. Everything was perfect. I ordered takeout so I cant comment on the service.
I feel like I have to try everything on the menu now
Gigi F
21 contributions
Didn't like
• 10/18/26
• DoorDash order
Don't do it!
Disappointing Thai Food – 3/10
I would give the food a 3 out of 10, and that’s being generous.
We ordered the spicy noodles, which were anything but spicy. The dish was drenched in oil, lacked flavor, and was completely underwhelming.
Our second dish was the kombucha curry. What a disappointment! Although it contained generous chunks of kombucha, the curry itself was overwhelmed by red chili oil floating on the surface. To make matters worse, the coconut-based sauce was excessively sweet, completely overpowering the dish and ruining what should have been a flavorful curry.
I consider myself a connoisseur of Thai cuisine, and this was, by far, one of the most disappointing Thai meals I’ve had. Frankly, it felt like a rip-off.
Our third order was the chicken tenders. How can you go wrong with chicken tenders? I wouldn’t typically order them at a Thai restaurant, but since it is game day, my boyfriend wanted to take advantage of the two-for-one special. At least that was a decent value, although it’s hard to get excited about basic fried chicken at a Thai restaurant.
We were starving and genuinely excited for a delicious Thai meal. Unfortunately, we are thoroughly disappointed.
Thai cuisine is known for its beautiful balance of heat, sweetness, acidity, and aromatic flavors. Sadly, none of that balance was present in the dishes we ordered.
Overall, overpriced, excessively oily, and seriously lacking in authentic Thai flavor. I wouldn’t return.
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Miguel F
3 contributions
Didn't like
• 1/26/26
• DoorDash order
Very little meat in the Praram. It was 90% steamed veg with a thin layer of beef on top that appeared plentiful but was not. The blandest Tom Kha Gai I've ever had that just seemed like very lazy cooking. The coconut milk was still chunky even. I would never order from here again - so many better options for Thai food in SF.
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James B
3 contributions
Didn't like
• 4/19/25
• DoorDash review
I was part of a group order from this place. My meal came to $86. And it was wholly NOT worth $86! I ordered crab rangoon, cucumber salad, tom kha gai, and the ginger stir fry (can't remember the Thai name) with beef and jasmine rice. The ginger stir fry was the only stir fry dish where the add in of jasmine rice cost $4 (the others' were $2). The portion of stir fry was not commensurate with the cost. (Especially where the cost of appetizers rivals the cost of entrees. My first bite of the stir fry was one large piece of beef gristle. The dish smelled of ginger, but unfortunately lacked any sort of depth of flavor. The soup was excruciatingly sweet and also lacked depth of flavor (no acid, no spice). The cucumber salad was the only thing with spice, but it was also cloyingly sweet.
My fellow group members ordered different curries, and they also all said that it was just all very sweet. No spice. No rich depth of flavor.
My meal should have been $30 max given the quality and portion.
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Max G
1 contributions
Didn't like
• 1/24/25
• DoorDash order
Saw the two for one deals and thought I'd try the Crab Pad Thai and Panang Curry. The curry was fine but nothing special. The crab Pad Thai is basically just a pile of rice noodles. Zero egg or bean sprouts or peanuts or scallion, with a couple pieces of tofu and a tiny bit of crab on top that did not smell fresh. I’d say skip it — A double portion is not really a deal when you don’t want to eat dish.
