Bolan thai cuisine in Reading

I've only ever had takeout from this restaurant (due to Covid restrictions on indoor seating) but the quality of their food is terrific. 2024: Editing this review to add that I've had the dine-in experience here now as well, and the service and presentation were both excellent.

The food tastes really good. Fresh and flavourful. The service is good and timely.

Amazing green curry. And we’re very picky about our curry.

A very cute little restaurant. Loved the coziness the ambience brings ! And Food was amazing ( whatever we could eat ) . My suggestion: May be have some more Vegan or Vegetarian options too . Couldn’t have any curries as all of them had fish sauce 😔.

It's a quaint small place and the food was delicious! Our group got a bunch of appetizers, meals, and dessert to share. Everything tasted so good!

Delicious food and a cute spot for date night.

Really good food and a cozy ambience. Recommend the mango sticky rice. Good options for vegetarians as well!

My husband and I have been ordering and dining in at Bolan for 6 years now and not only has their food (literally every meal we've had) remained excellent, but they've also maintained their portion sizes. This place means so much to us, we've spent birthdays and even had our favorite meal from here on the night of our engagement. We hope the owners and workers know how appreciated they are! :)

Authentic Thai food with a mix of traditional and modern elements. The restaurant emphasizes using fresh, quality ingredients, and the spice levels can be adjusted to suit different palates. The presentation of the food also gets high marks, with attention to detail. The restaurant has a cozy, modern interior with Thai-inspired decor. Pricing is mid-range, which some find appropriate for the portion sizes and the quality of food. Overall food was super delicious and amazing. Highly Recommended.

Bolan was awesome! One of the best restaurants I've been to in the Yonge and Eglinton area. The food presentation was excellent, and the flavour matched! The smaller venue size meant we had great service from our waitress. All in all it was a great experience

Bolan is my favourite Thai restaurant in Toronto, an under-appreciated gem that gets unfairly overshadowed by Pai a little farther north. The restaurant is a little whole in the wall, with less seating compared to others in the area, but looks homey, cozy, and is well decorated. With that smaller space comes better service as the staff can get around quickly. The food is delicious and they have some unique items like the Bolan Pad Thai, which substitutes the standard noodles with glass noodles. You can order anything and not be disappointed, but I especially love their signature options, including the Ka-prao, Khao Soi Gai, and Panang Curry Beef which have surprisingly nice presentation (which I miss when I more often have delivered). Also great for takeout and delivery, which I do quite often.

This is the worst Thai food I've ever had in Toronto. Somehow, the food was both incredibly bland and insanely spicy. I don't think I've ever had a few bites of food and just refused to eat the rest. Even the rice was flavorless. How do you mess up rice? It's rice. I can't say the service was great either and they seemed completely disinterested in the fact that both of us didn't even eat a quarter of the food. As to how this place has high reviews, I will never know, but if you actually enjoy good food and have the palate of someone that isn't a nine year old child, I would recommend trying another restaurant in Toronto. I would rather eat a delicious meal and get food poisoning than have to return to this restaurant and eat awful food and feel fine after. That's how bad this experience was. My suggestion is to skip this place. Ask a passing racoon for food recommendations and they will likely be better than the outcome of stepping into Bolan Thai.

This was my first time here and I just became a fan of it!! The food is amazing and the Mango sticky rice is undescribable, it has been so long since a single dish makes me smile out joy!! Congratulations!!!

This would be go to Thai place in all midtown area. The restaurant has a very cozy setting, with touches of Thai products / decorations. The food is amazing. The taste is less oily and more homey comparing to other Thai places. For those who are more into authentic South East Asia flavors, you might need to ask for more fish sauce. The staff were very nice and accomodating.

Delicious food and excelente service.

The food looked awesome, but it was kind of on the sweet and salty side overall. Service was a bit slow and

Just had lunch here and the staff were super friendly and my dish was delicious! Very family friendly spot. Good variety of vegetarian options.

Has become really pricey and smaller portions

We looooved their signature bolan pad thai! It’s just one of the best we’ve tasted so far. The restaurant is small but the ambiance is great! 🤎 Will definitely go back.

Very good diverse food, reasonable prices and many options. Restaurant is nice and cosy. Friendly staff.

Found this small local Thai restaurant. Foods are good. We ordered green curry, pineapple fried rice, and satay chicken. All tasted great. Only disappointment is their portion size - TOO SMALL. We can get way more food, more deliciousness at Chiang Mai and other Thai places with only a few dollars more. Would recommend if they increase their portions at the current price point.

Great spot for Thai food. Delicious and great service

Love Bolan best Thai restaurant in Toronto and hidden Gem in Toronto. Pumpkin soup is beyond. Padseeew is amazing 🤩😻

This place is bomb. Try the Khoa Soi Gai. You won't regret.

Came here for my birthday dinner. Great options for vegetarians. Everything tasted very authentic. We ordered the curry puffs, fried shrimp, sticky rice with peanut sauce, mushrooms in batter, peanut curry, spicy eggplant, Basil fried rice and bua loy. They even serve Singha! Will definitely come back.

Ordered the vegetable Tom Yum soup (no protein) to go, and was utterly shocked that for $11.24 I received soup in a container so small it fits into your fingertips. The person who served me was smart - she had me pay first and revealed the soup from behind her back after; had I seen it before paying, I likely would not have taken it. The soup itself was tasty, however done after 5 spoonfuls. Also, the restaurant had a terrible smell at the cash, close the kitchen, like uncleanly. Needless to say, will not be returning.

I order from Bolan Thai through their Google ordering which directed me to the hungry panda app. I was charged 100 dollars and never got my meal. The restaurant says that the Hungry Panda option is a scam but it’s on their business listing. They did not take responsibility and I am out 100 dollars with no food.

My friend suggested we try out Bolan Thai Cuisine for lunch, as we had never been there before and had limited experience with Thai cuisine. The restaurant appeared small from the outside, but it was bustling with customers once we stepped inside. Despite its compact size, the restaurant had a unique design that intrigued us. Once seated, we perused the menu, which offered a wide variety of options. Some of us opted for the Bolan Pad Thai, with one serving including egg and the other without. One of my friends, who tends to be picky about food, thoroughly enjoyed their dish, while another mentioned that the addition of egg made it a bit dry. I decided to try the Pineapple Fried Rice, which exceeded my expectations. Despite expecting it to be greasy, I was pleasantly surprised by how well-balanced and flavorful it was. Although I couldn't quite pinpoint the exact flavors, the dish was delicious. On the beverage front, I ordered the Mango Tango smoothie, which unfortunately fell short of expectations. At $7, it was mediocre and slightly overpriced. Overall, we enjoyed our lunch experience at Bolan Thai Cuisine. However, one improvement I would suggest is repairing the broken tile on the front steps, as it flipped when I stepped on it and nearly caused me to fall.

Delicious, decent portion sizes, average price, just the place smells awful. Nice decor though!

Their Tom Yum Soup was the best I’ve ever had. Definitely worth the visit!

The food is good and tastes authentic Thai. Ingredients are fresh and tasty. One of the better Thai restaurants in midtown.

Bolan Thai Cuisine offers a delightful dining experience with its authentic flavors and cozy ambiance. The Bolan Pad Thai and Panang Curry Beef are standout dishes, bursting with traditional taste. Nestled in a convenient location, this small, family-owned restaurant exudes warmth and friendliness, making it a hidden gem in Toronto. Its loyal customer base, built through word-of-mouth, speaks volumes of its enduring quality and service. Despite its modest size, the place is never too crowded, ensuring a pleasant visit. Bolan Thai is, without a doubt, my top Thai restaurant recommendation in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area.

The Panang curry beef (deep fried) with boiled egg is way too rich and gets very sickly. Should have a chicken option available instead.

Best Thai food in midtown! The flavor is unbeatable. Kind staff and a great meal with loved ones. Halal chicken too!

Ik heb prima gegeten. Crispy porc erg goed. Soepen ook prima en aardige bediening. Geen nagerecht gehad. Werd ook niet voorgesteld

My favourite Thai restaurant in Toronto, food is always fresh and flavourful! Every menu item is delicious (yes I have tried them all) but I especially recommended the Bolan Pad Thai and Panang Curry Beef. Great cozy place for a date or dinner with family.

The food was delicious! I highly recommend their mango sticky rice and pad ke mao

This place is terrible. I haven’t left a review in a long time. I had to tell you DO NOT ORDER HERE. Just order Pai or any other thai place. This is the worst Thai food period.

We have ordered from here a lot. It used to be good. Now, tonight’s order…..the pad Thai was so spicy it was inedible and the amount of rice given with the large amount of green curry was tiny. Only enough rice for one person. Disappointing.

Delicious meal delivered by Deliveroo. Chicken on toast, dumplings, Tom yum soup, and a stirfry. Chang to drink. They don’t offer wine on their menu. Very disabled these days, and used to love lunching there in person.

Cozy little Thai spot. Super authentic and delicious, very homey!

Their food is absolutely delicious! We tried their fried tofu, spring rolls, and mango salad and they were all so tasty. My friend got their Pad Thai and really liked it, and I had the Khao Soi Gai which was also super yummy! The atmosphere was also nice, i especially enjoyed sitting by all the plants up front. 10/10! I’m excited to come back and try more things off the menu :)

We did book a place to eat but walked into town, alot of places booked up but we stumbled on this restaurant and wow we were not disappointed from the moment we walked in friendly staff, lovely clean restaurant with lovely atmosphere. Food was beautiful and my husband whole sea bass was outstanding . Thank you to all we will definitely return maybe with our children next time :)

Everything on the menu is divine, this place lives up to the hype and serves authentic Thai food. The staff are passionate and friendly.

This is the best Thai restaurant in the city. I wish all Thai restaurants put this level of attention into the flavor of their food. If you like spicy food, I highly recommend the Pad Kee Mao.

Their food is so good also the presentation makes it looks more fancy. Nice portion with acceptable price. Friendly service👍🏻

The best Thai I have ever had in Canada

We stumbled upon this restaurant while shopping. We decided to give it a try. The service was very quick and fast as you can see by our pictures the food was fabulous. I would highly recommend.

Unexpectedly great date-night lighting! Super cosy and not pretentious

The food here is awesome! The environment is quaint. Busy,...Because of the food. Isn't that what you come for? So tasty and dishes all taste different not made with the same ingredients, I over ate..but I couldn't stop.. My wife agreed!

Authentic, you can order custom stuff like thai fried eggs which are very good

Had take out from here, pad thai was delicious! Only complaint is that they don’t give enough rice on the side when ordering the curry.

The food here is very tasty and authentic and good value for money. The main caveat is that they are often not open on time and there is no sign on their door with their hours so you have to rely on google for that. One time we waited ten minutes past opening time no sign of any life inside so we left and ate elsewhere and when we walked back 40 minutes later we saw they were open . We went inside to explain our disappointment and no apology or anything. Another man had also been waiting with us so they lost paying customers that day. The bathroom downstairs isn’t the cleanest either. Next time we may just do take out as the food is delicious

The best Thai restaurant in midtown by a mile. Better than Pai and Naguk Eatery.

Where do I start? At first place, I love Thai food (I mean, I love green thai curry 😝). And this place felt like heaven in my mouth. I really love how the after taste was also in my mouth. I would definitely want to go back to experience the food again and again or maybe even get a takeaway. But with regards to service and the staff, I think this needs a bit of work on the eticates because the lady serving us food, gave a small plate for our starters and before we even finished our appetizers, she took away the plate even without asking. These are really small things that need attention cause it's a bit of disrespect on the costumers.

Welcoming team, relaxing atmosphere, fast service & delicious food 🥰 Really recommend the Pad Thai. If in a couple or group get a few dishes to share.

Food is good but not as spectacular as the reviews made it seem to be. I’d say it’s decent. The fried wontons were too oily + chewy and the meat was a little undercooked inside. The fried chicken in my red curry was the same way. Overall the food left my stomach aching and feeling strange. - Service is good, the server is nice but it kind of seemed like she was rushing to get us out when it was only us 2 in there.

My name is JJ Czinner. Bolan Thai Cuisine is excellent. I ordered vegan: pad khana, Buddha's delight and pad thai. Food is perfect. Service is perfect. Nice people good food.

Food presentation was great but shrimps had a funny taste and were either not fresh or not cooked enough.

Amazing food, good portions, fantastic and courteous service!

I wish we had tried this place sooner! We love the array of choices on the menu. Everything we've tried has been carefully prepared with fresh ingredients. The curry puff appetizer and peanut curry, warm ginger and savoury cashew dishes are our favorites so far. Pay attention to the chili pepper icons on the menu if you don't want something too hot & spicy.

Wow, this place is fantastic! Everything was so fresh and prepared with care. Friendly and prompt service, and just a lovely, comfortable space. Keep up the great work!! I will definitely be a repeat customer very soon. *edited to add, 3 years later I still love you guys! I can't eat onion and garlic and often order delivery - and it's always perfect! Tonight I got coconut ice cream too and it's so yummmmmy!

A small place with halal chicken and delicious food.

The food is very tasty, the presentation is a masterpiece, but the water for tea was chlorine-flavored. Please change the kettle for boiling water and water, and it is better to brew leaf tea.

We ordered the pad Thai with chicken, and it was excellent. Not overly saucy, but very flavourful. For an extra kick, get this dish spicy. My colleague wished it was spicier, even mentioned it the next day. Which meant the dish was still on his mind, and that’s a good thing. Will come back here 100%.

The best thai food I've ever had. 100% reccomend. If food could win a Grammy than the food here deserves it. Pretty good service as well. I got the Bolan pad thai and it was amazing.

Everyone should come here. Best Thai in Toronto 💯

Very nice atmosphere. I really loved the food. I ordered for one fried rice and Thai curry with jasmine rice. OMG it was soooo yummy. I recommend to try the food atleast once.

Don't come if you're looking to take your time eating🤣 they seemed in a rush to get us out. We were just coming in for quick bite. My first time here, great food, younger lady was super sweet and very attentive. Older lady was also nice but typical Asian mom attitude, eat, enjoy, get out 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Overall, excellent food. Cutely decorated space The food was delicious

Delicious food ,antique decoration and friendly waitress 👍

Such a cute spot, lovely decor, servers are nice, food presentation is so pretty, and tastes amazing! Will def be coming back.

Tasted very authentic. The flavours may be too strong for some, but that's what non-watered down Thai food is. Service was good and price was reasonable. I'd go back

Bolan Thai Cuisine is an excellent Thai restaurant with a unique take on their pad Thai noodles. The thin and flavorful noodles, along with great presentation and vibe, make this place a strong contender to PAI.

Freshly cooked food with a balanced flavour. I really enjoyed all the authentic plates. Small and cozy place with nice & helpful people serving.

Terrific food, and friendly, efficient service. Nice, cozy setting. Worth a visit.

The atmosphere is quiet and nice. The food is great too. Bit pricey though.

May 21, 2023: presentation of food was great but that was it. Food was mediocre at best. Would not recommend this Thai restaurant

Unreal! The food was awesome and the service was great.

I loved the flavours and this has become my go to place for Thai food

Khao soi gai - I like curry comes with coconut taste, a bit spicy but not over. Veggie and lime bring fresh to the dish but crispy chip too soft, not fresh, a bit disappointed. Panang curry beef with rice - it looks too dry but actually it doesn’t. Beef is taste and crunchy, interesting dish. Friendly and nice service. Table and seats are clean. Price reasonable. Overall good restaurant.

Great find in midtown Toronto. The menu was good, service great and food delicious. The prices were very reasonable and the four of us all enjoyed our meal. The orders were taken quickly and food delivered quickly too. Not only were our dishes tasty and well presented but they were served piping hot. Dishes included khao soy, pad thai and chicken basil. The cold wrap starter was shared by all 4 of us and was a delicious start to the meal. We would all recommend this restaurant.

Was looking for a cozy Thai spot close to my house and saw this place on Google, after reading the reviews I had to try it. I made a reservation the same day which was a Friday night for five people. Service was a little bit slow, it took them about 15 minutes to actually take our order once we sat down. After we ordered it was a solid 25 minute wait for the food but it was SO WORTH IT because the food was absolutely amazing, probably the tastiest and highest quality Thai food I've ever had (and everyone I went with agreed). Our server was super nice and the vibe of the restaurant is very authentic and laid back. The only reason I didn't give five stars and only four is because of the slower service but it seemed like they had a ton of takeout orders which kept them busy. Will definitely come back here and highly recommend if you're looking for amazing Thai food but don't want to mission downtown.

Nice cozy space and delicious food!

A neighbourhood gem! We tried the green curry and chicken pad thai, both absolutely delicious, super flavourful, well balanced. Can’t wait to come back to try more dishes. The dining room is snug and cozy, with very polite and attentive staff.

Food was good service was great. Just don’t know what it was but the place smelled little strange. Had to ask to change table and still there was this strange bleach type of smell coming from the tables. Just had this giant headache trying to stand the smell, we figured they just went overkill with the cleaning there outside of that a great place for some amazing Thai food.

My favourite restaurant in the city. I have a bunch of food sensitivities and I never react to this food. Always fresh and soooo good. I think I’m actually addicted.

This hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant has some of the most incredible Thai food we've had in a long time. The food tastes super authentic and delicious, they have a great selection, and portions are great. Don't miss the mango mousse because it will rock your world. Highly recommend!

Cozy and nice place with very nice staff. However their food is really sweet for our taste. Some people may like it.

Delicious, authentic food. Family owned spot with fast table service and great take out.

This place is sooooo good. Had Crispy beef penang curry and it was delicious. The flavor of the curry is on point, not overly salty and right balance of sweet. Much much much better the Pai down the street. Will definitely bring friends here.

Best restaurant in Toronto, strongly recommend. Everyone must go to the restaurant to taste the most delicious Thai food.

Loved the food here. This is simple place with very subtle interiors. The food is good . Ordered the khao pad grow chicken and the green curry. Both the dishes were good. The khao pad is good for one person and the green curry is good for two people if you order extra rice with it. Overall treat their spice level indicated seriously if they write it is spicy it is definitely spicy. There is only one person who serves and manages the front as well but was very polite.

I was looking for something different and I never really had Thai food before except for some fast food place and this was exactly what I was looking for. Small quaint little place where the staff are friendly and personable. The combination of curry and if I remember correctly coconut milk was a great sensation for the taste buds. It was so good that I had to go back and it was just as good the second time. I am going to keep going back until I've tried everything on the menu at least once.

The best Thai in Toronto! We’ve been going there for years, and it’s consistently amazing. The ambiance and decor are nice and cozy. The service is super friendly and prompt, and the food is so good. Fresh ingredients, super flavourful. We had the spring rolls, the pad Thai and the pad sew ew, all of which were so good! We also order takeout and the portions are generous.

Simply the best Thai food I have had Great attention to details and creative cuisine with enticing presentation Really recommend the Panang Curried Beef.

It's a tiny restaurant, usually quiet. The food arrives hot, not lukewarm. The presentation is lovely, and I've never been disappointed with the food.

Great food, average service & looks clean!

Love their food but wish they would be more reliable. Came today & waited until 12:10 and there was still no sign of them opening, not the 1st time...

Hands on best Thai food in Toronto! brought many of my friends in and they all loved it here. Tried a lot of dishes on the menu over the years and no misses yet. A must try spot for thai food lovers.

I've eaten at many Thai restaurants around Toronto and Bolan is easily at the top. The Bolan Pad Thai is a 10/10 and I'd recommend that to anyone looking for authentic Thai food in Toronto!