Holy Basil

What We Ordered: Soft Shell Crab Salt & Pepper Calamari Beef Pad Kee Mao Seafood Pineapple Fried Rice Fried Ice Cream Customer Service: 5/5 Taste: 5/5 Ambience: 5/5 Waiting Time: 5/5 Value for Money: 3/5 Thai food never misses. However, we’re also of the opinion that Thai food generally tastes the same across the board. This place is the exception though. In fact, we’d say this is the best Thai place we’ve ever eaten at. Everything from entree all the way until dessert tastes delicious. Food comes out in smaller portions, however, is consistently fragrant and flavourful. Combine that with a beautiful interior and quick, friendly service, and it’s a near perfect place to grab some dinner. The only downside was the price v serving of food you’d receive - something easy to overlook from a quality v quantity perspective.

The best Thai food ever. I love this restaurant. The restaurant itself is very pretty, its just next to the parramatta river, you have the option to sit outside too but I personally love the decors inside the restaurant, its beautiful. I have been there multiple times and the food is delicious. Its is a bit expensive compared to other Thai restaurants but the food portion is good. They also have fresh juice option and it is delicious, we have the option for our own combinations of fruits. Their Stir fried pork and holy basil fried is Yum and Don’t miss the Fried Icecream !!

Beautiful interiors with great service and delicious food, this place is a must visit for great Thai food in Parramatta. Even over weekdays expect to wait for 15-20 mins if you don't book ahead but the food and ambience is well worth tge wait. The only negative for us was that all the non-alcoholic drinks on the menu were mere badly made milkshakes with a ton of ice that weren't quite up to the mark given everything else on the menu was par excellence.

Overall was a pretty good meal. The food here was nice with a few things to mention. There’s a lot of salad with the soft shell crab but there was something that made it ‘tough’ to eat in terms of texture, wasn’t able to pin down which vegetable wasn’t blending well. The pad Thai was nice but we don’t think it was mixed well as the more we ate, the less flavor the noodles had. The curry was fine and the rice portion was generous. Service here was nice as they ensured we stayed warm by turning off the heater but also switched it off when requested so they were attentive. We were seated outside on the smaller tables and they give you another mini table to compensate but would recommend choosing a larger table if you plan on getting more than three dishes.

The entrées here were okay but the main dishes were very good. Really liked the pad see ew, the soft shell crab, the pork belly with chilli and basil, and the penang curry. The dining room is really buzzy and nicely decorated. Service is reasonable. The prices for the food are much the same as other Thai restaurants in Western Sydney BUT they are not byo, and the alcohol adds a lot to the bill. Speaking of which, they don't split bills, which is annoying.

Beautiful interior and look posh, but food average. We tried to order more food around 9.05 pm and they said the kitchen closed. Most places ask you for any final order before they close the kitchen. May be something for the management to consider and ask people for any final order before closing the kitchen.