Ben Thai Cafe

1331 Polk St, San Francisco - 94109
318 reviews
Thai
(415) 771-2562

Elegant and quaint restaurant in the Polk Gulch neighborhood. Service was friendly and food came in reasonable time. The food was tasty and the spiciness was not overpowering. This is definitely a return-worthy place.

Incredible food. The roasted duck was super tender, the peanut sauce is awesome, the golden bags are a really cool concept and taste great, etc etc etc. Even tried an iced coffee and that was one of the best I've had to date. It's unfortunate that I'm only in SF for a few days; this would become a usual spot for me if I weren't from out-of-state. Definitely give this place a go.

We've been craving thai food all week when we came across this gem in Polk Gulch neighborhood. We walked in as they were just opening for dinner service, but it soon became crowded with waiting line outside. We ordered Khao Soi and Gra-prao. We asked for just regular cut chicken than minced meat and they followed the instructions very well.Pleasantly surprised with the portion size and their flavors! On top of everything the owner and the servers were extremely friendly and the service was impeccable. Definitely coming back to try other menu items :)

Amazing food, great taste, great indoors! I see why the reviews are so high. Will come back again

It was great! The chicken Satay, veggie spring roll, pad thai and pad see ew are great. Pad thai was pretty spicy.

Friendly service, but the pad thai wasn't great. Sauce seemed a bit vinegary, but the noodles and veggies were good.

Cute place. I liked the unsweetened hot Thai iced tea a lot, a nice alternative to the classic style. Lunch specials are good.

Good authentic food and nice service.The ambience wasn't as expected, The kitchen is very close to the dining area so we could smell sea food which was disappointing.

I ordered the pad see ew with chicken (medium spice) and it was truly the best Thai food I have ever tasted. I've only tried the place for take-out during the shelter in place order so I can't say much about dine-in, but the service for pickup is efficient and safe. Sanitizer available, gloves, masks, blocked tables, and social distancing measures were in place. The food is stapled in a brown paper bag for safety precautions.

Service and food were amazing. Very impressed with the roasted duck soup as well as the COVID protocols, masked and vaccinated only.