Thai Cafe

I was pleasantly surprised how lowkey and chill this place was. Each table had a small vase with battery operated mini lights. I had to take the top off to turn it on, couldn't resist. The Sesame chicken itself was a 9.5/10 in terms of actually tasting like chicken...and having a super light and airy crunch/bite. I had to get up to walk to the bar for another coke...and the broccoli and carrots served with the Sesame chicken just didnt taste good. A for effort...B or C for taste and overall experience.

I got the basil rolls, which were filled largely with rice noodles and the basil didn't stand out. I liked the spicy plum sauce, but it could have been spicier. Then came the chicken panang curry, add vegetables. In hindsight, I would have asked for half chicken, half vegetables as it was a lot of chicken. The sauce was milder in flavor than I'm used to, bordering on bland, and the chicken and vegetables tasted like they were cooked plain and then doused with sauce. Overall it was a decent meal but I was not thrilled for >$25 plus tip. Service was a little slow as they dealt with seating a few other tables and a short line of people picking up takeout.

The food was excellent! The fried spring rolls were light and crunchy, the Crab Angel's were excellent and the Pad Thai Shrimp was perfect. The service was a bit un-attentive. We never got our salads that came with our lunch entre and we weren't checked up on once throughout our entire meal. We sat for a long time with clean plates set to the side waiting and finally were asked if we needed anything else. The staff is kind, inviting and very nice.

We love Thai Cafe! We started coming here a few years ago when we came from New Jersey to visit our daughter and family. We moved to Zebulon also two years ago. Whenever we have to be in Wake Forest we plan on visiting Thai Cafe. The food is fresh and delicious. The service is great. They have had to limit there hours, I suppose because of pandemic, but we can still find a convenient time. My daughter likes to get red bean curry with tofu, my husband likes just about anything with chicken and love it all!

I don't usually leave reviews on yelp, but I had to leave a review for Thai Cafe. I have lived in Thailand, so my standards are high, I admit. The best thing I have to say about this place is the coconut soup - it's on point. The sushi was horrible, the worst I've ever had. The kind that when you taste it, you know you shouldn't eat any more of it unless you want to be up all night. They offered to replace it with another roll, but the other one was not fresh and I didn't eat that one either. I ordered pad Thai, because most Thai restaurants do a decent job at that dish. This was the worst pad Thai I've ever had. It didn't even look like the authentic dish. I couldn't eat much of it because it was so overly sweet, with no sour or savory or spicy flavor, literally just sweet. A big disappointment and I won't be back.

Great food but absolutely horrible service every time we go. The service is always incredibly slow and we always seem to have some kind of issue. I’m done giving them chances. I will only order carry-out from now on. Last time we went, our table ordered 4 mixed drinks and they came out to us with the glasses literally half-filled. I’m completely serious when I say they looked like shots. We all started laughing when we saw them and the waitress didn’t seem to understand our reaction. I took a sip of my drink thinking maybe they had forgotten to put the mixer in but I couldn’t even taste the alcohol. We tried to explain what was wrong with them to the waitress but she still didn’t understand so we just sent all the drinks back and ordered wine and beer. There was also the time they double-billed everyone’s credit cards at the table and we didn’t realize until the next day. So, yes I would recommend take-out although I saw a woman there waiting quite a while for a take-out order that she had expected to be ready upon her arrival.

Love Thai Cafe. Has been one of our favorites for a while. Recently prices went up which is understandanble but we also had 2 bad meals. Last one the sushi had tiny pieces of fish on it and it did not taste fresh. The noodle dish wasnt right either. I am hoping it is a temporary staff/chef issue. We will go back as it has been consistentky good until what i hope is a small dip in the road.