Elephant Cafe

23384 El Toro Rd, Lake Forest - 92630
254 reviews
Thai Noodles Soup
(949) 472-3100

One of my favorite places for Thai Food. Great food; the curry is so flavorful and well done. Good service and good prices.

Our first experience here was great. It was packed when we arrived ~7:30 so it's clearly popular with the locals. We found out it's family run with the family making their own recipes. And let me tell you, the flavors are IMPECCABLE! The Tom Kah soup blew me away, not because they put it in a type of "hot pot" with a jet of fire shooting out the middle, but because it was SO flavorful and creamy and just perfect. The pad see ew was well done with very mild flavors (as expected) and just a little chili dressing gave it the perfect pop. It certainly felt like a friendly family business and we look forward to returning!

Absolutely the top Thai food. It reminded me of the first time I had Thai food an completely fell in love. The chicken larb, pineapple rice, and veggie curry were absolutely famous! Chill vibes, very friendly and respectful. Thanks cap! ??????

Excellent service and food! Great prices too!It's a little spicy for me, but I'm a lightweight!

My wife and I always swing by coming back from my parents. Our favorites include pad see ew and yellow curry. Only downside is that they're closed on Sundays and I believe Mondays, so we don't visit my parents those days.

Best Pinapple fried rice and good portions. Love their food. Overall great quality/quantity and value for money!!!

Came here the other day to try out some Thai Food in south OC. I found this place and decided to give it a shot.It's pretty easy to find Elephant Cafe as its located on the very corner of that intersection. It sits next to a Nail Saloon so look for some really bright lights and youre at the right place.I order my food via their website and picked it up, but walking in, the restaurant itself was small and cozy so I can definitely see myself coming back and ordering to eat inside. I ordered the Pad See Ew with Chicken, Pineapple Fried Rice, Chicken Satay and Thai Tea. The food was delicious and really hit the spot. What really took the spot for the night was indeed the Pad See Ew. The Pineapple Fried Rice was really good as well but there was only like two shrimp. The Chicken Satay was good as well but I definitely had better.Overall, I would definitely come back since this place is just so convenient and decently priced.

Excellent Thai food ?I enjoy Pad kee mao, vegetable. I am not a vegetarian but I love the vegetables! They have several kinds of Currys ? and we usually go for the lunch specials. They start you with soup, then the main dish with rice and salad. I highly recommend this place.

Great prices and food is always delicious! They have a great lunch special too. This is my go to restaurant for Thai food!

This place was great! We got the crab fried rice, prik king with beef, and the pumpkin curry. Each dish was delicious. They also have a good spice scale. We ordered medium, but would pick spicy next time. We also got the fried bananas and ice cream for desert wonderful. Pretty sure this is our new goto Thai place!