Basil Thai Cuisine-Columbia, SC

702 Cross Hill Rd Suite 300A, Columbia - 29205
231 reviews
Thai Vegetarian
(803) 782-0716

I just had some fantastic Thai food today that I have been missing for a long time! The Tom Kha Gai (chicken coconut) soup was outstanding! Great flavors plus loads of mushrooms and chicken. The Pad Thai was excellent also. I added the thai garlic hot paste to spice it up and it was perfect. Not too hot but just right! I will be back again as they are open Thursday & Friday for lunch.

We had a great time as always, the service and atmosphere were very accommodating! Our server, Micah, was definitely on point, he deserved every bit of his tip and then some. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and will be coming back as usual. And if you're wondering if the food is good, know that it's great! Everything is seasoned to perfection and comes out hot as it is always fresh! We've tried mostly everything on the menu and have no complaints whatsoever. Bon appétit

Food was fine. Pad See-um was a bit off.Hostess was very unpleasant. She greeted us unprofessionally. She also inconsistently enforced the restaurant mask rule. Some customers were asked to wear a mask while others were not bothered, all the while her friend working the phone let his nose hang out of his mask. She should not be greeting anyone.

Food was fabulous and service was excellent. Had sea bass, wonton soup, fried wonton, shrimp roll etc all was excellent. Dessert was fried ice cream and green tea cheese cake. Both great.

We ordered dinner here with a strict request of a shellfish allergy-they put shrimp in the rolls anyway, then when I reported the issue, they told me a manager would call me back-instead they forced a hostess to call me back, and she offered to take the rolls off the tab-nobody asked to see if anyone was sick, nobody offered to refund the tab, and nobody ensured that they would take precautions to make sure it doesn’t happen again. It was pretty clear as a whole that they don’t care. I certainly won’t eat here again. It would be really nice to have another Thai option in this part of town.

I had such a delicious meal. It was a happy time because you kindly responded to the staff. It tastes good, too.

Consistently good food here, its one of ny family's favorite spots to go to (which is almost every week)

Nearly everything here was great. I will say, the satay and a few appetizers here and there were slightly underwhelming, that was more than compensated for by the other dishes. The soups were well executed and flavorful. The crispy duck and and red curry duck were beyond fantastic. The duck dishes had huge portions of protein, so be prepared to share. The soups, while not available as cups, are more than suitable to share. A part of 4 people could come here, order 1 soup, a duck dish, an additional entree, and be content with the amount of food. As someone who thoroughly enjoys Thai food regularly, this was all very much in line with what you'd expect, well executed and flavorful.

Pleasant dining experience with attentive staff. Portion sizes were good for the cost. Good American Thai food.

After being recommended this spot on multiple occasions, we decided to finally stop in but were more than disappointed. Things started out great with friendly service and a relaxing ambiance. We got a beer (Riverrat) and a martini (Sake Peach Blossom) with the fried wontons to start which were all amazing!! Things quickly went downhill when our entrees came out though. I ordered the red curry with chicken and my boyfriend got the pad thai which smelled absolutely awful! My boyfriend and I were so repulsed by the smell of the pad thai that we couldn’t enjoy either dish. The smell closely resembled that of dog or cat food and while my boyfriend said the taste was very different from the smell and better, it was hard to get past the smell. The smell was so overpowering it was hard to enjoy the red curry, but even the red curry was disappointing in that it didn’t even actually taste like curry at all. I wouldn’t say it tasted bad, but when I order curry, one would expect curry. The spices were way off and it was much more soupy than traditional curry tends to be. The portions are okay for the price but the taste isn’t even close to being worth what you pay for it. There are way better thai options in the area, so we most likely won’t ever return but if we do, it’ll be for the drinks and appetizers.