Corner where restaurant is located is sketchy & run down but interior is very nicely decorated & clean. Staff is polite & attentive. Atmosphere is good and the food is delicious. Thai tea is also great. Ordered the Basil Crispy pork & Chinese Broccoli with Crispy Pork, both came with a side of rice. I like spicy food so I ordered my broccoli & pork with level 4 spicy which i loved but could be too spicy for other people. If you just want a kick order level 1 spiciness or whatever is the least spicy they can do for you. Prices reasonable for portions.
3/5 stars is for mainly the service, not the food. We got seated right away Food was tasty, and came out in a timely manner. We had to wait a while to receive our bill and then it took a while for a server to come pick the bill up. After we paid and got into our car, the server came out and gave us our credit card that she forgot to give us back. It was a great start that just went downhill, and although we are happy she came out us our card back, she should have given it back to us at the same time we received our bill. Otherwise i would have given this review a 4/5 stars.
Great food great service
I dont know how I made it 38 years without ever trying Tom Yum. I recently discovered Tom Ka here and it blew my mind, so I went for the next logical item and. My. Lort. This soup could probably cure Covid. In addition to this miracle-working soup, I ordered the Thai Dumplings and they are perfect in every way, I wanna swim in that dipping sauce.
More often than not, I order takeout from here and it's always been great!
I've been eating here since they opened. Great food. Love the crab fried rice and pineapple fried, cat fish, Tom yum soup (I get the highest level of spice), chicken larb and drunken noodles. Has never disappointed. One of my favorite thai restaurant in Riverside. Worth a try if you're craving thai. Very affordable.
I ordered the shrimp pad thai and my friend ordered teriyaki chicken. Both dishes were quite good and the service was fine. Wouldn't mind going back.
The waiter was rude very rude.
My good friend took us here for lunch yesterday. Food is authentic and really good! Excellent customer service and price is very affordable! A must try!
Perfect service. Yummy food.
Best Thai place! We typically order online through Door Dash and its the best. But on occasions we have gone in to dine in and honestly they have the best customer service, very friendly. We took our 2yr old with us and the waitress was so nice she gave my daughter some treats to go and even wrote her name on it. They Dont make you wait to be seated as well. Portions are good sized and their LargeThai Tea is huge which i loveee! Thank you staff !
One of our favorite Thai places to go to, and it has served us well.
Corner where restaurant is located is sketchy & run down but interior is very nicely decorated & clean. Staff is polite & attentive. Atmosphere is good and the food is delicious. Thai tea is also great. Ordered the Basil Crispy pork & Chinese Broccoli with Crispy Pork, both came with a side of rice. I like spicy food so I ordered my broccoli & pork with level 4 spicy which i loved but could be too spicy for other people. If you just want a kick order level 1 spiciness or whatever is the least spicy they can do for you. Prices reasonable for portions.
Great food great service great atmosphere!!! Five stars if I could give 10 I would ,always
Amazing thank you royal orchid Thai 9791 magnolia ave riverside
We have heard about this place for years and have been trying to come for a long time. Shame on us! Thus is the best flavored Thai food in Riverside. Even at #4 spicey, there is still lots of flavor. Definitely coming back soon.
Good food
I had high hopes for this place. I order the crab stir-fry and it was really disappointing the rice was gummy and there was barely any crab on my plate
I ordered and was told it would be 20-25 minutes to receive my food. When I went to check on the status of my food, I was told 10-15 more minutes. I ended up waiting a little over 50 minutes. I only live a 6 min drive away and was disappointed that my shrimp tempura was soggy, my beef pad see ew had very little beef and my pad thai was almost cold by the time I got home.
Excellent Thai food, fast service at a good price!
Amazing food! Excellent service
Nice service and food
I got the curry. It was amazing. 10/10
I bought some vegetable spring rolls which pretty much had lettuce in them and some tofu but not much. I was very disappointed about the spring rolls. Wasn’t what I expected for the money I paid for.
The duck is yumm
I came here to celebrate my parents' 26th wedding anniversary. I had just come from work and I was hungry and exhausted. I had no idea what to expect since my parents usually do the picking for where they want to eat. Upon entering I was greeted by a friendly smile. A beautiful young woman named "Floy" was standing at the front desk and asked, "Can I help you?" After noticing my party, I smiled at her and said, "I'm with them." I sat down and looked at the menu. I ordered the Teriyaki Chicken Special and requested it to be served without the homemade Teriyaki sauce. Floy was very joyous and told me with a smile, "of course!" After some small talk with my family, my food had arrived. The presentation was beautiful. Steamed deep green vegetables with grilled chicken breast fillets. It was delicious! I asked for a to-go container so I could save the other half for later. The atmosphere, service, food and overall dining experience was 10/10. I highly recommend trying this place out. Hope this review helped. God Bless.
- Brandon Vielkind
I love this place and it always makes me feel like home. Their food will bring you to tears and the service is always top class
Hidden gem! Delicious food, friendly staff, and excellent service at great prices. This place will be our favorite Thai restaurant in Riverside. Thank you!
The food here was very fresh and good or service was good as well
First time eating Thai food and looked and tasted terrific definitely worth coming back for more .
Besides that all dishes went up in price, I wouldn't recommend it for type of service they provide. They will put tiny pieces of expensive vegetables and fill it up with cheapest they can find. Royal orchid rolls used to be a decent size and now cut them in 1/4 to make it look they same they are actually giving you less for $10.50 old price $8 never coming back!
You'll never know what you will get at this place. I ordered Yellow and Green Curry, my green curry never ever had cabbage!!! Well i got like half of cabbage in both curries!!! and 2 tiny pieces of eggplant!!! Very upset! I'm not over exaggerating, I will post pictures of the food!
It was Sunday afternoon, and the place was going to close soon, but still, we received good service. I didn't care for their Tempura since it wasn't what I had known. But overall it was good.
I never got the refund for the extra charge on my credit card but they can keep it since it wasn’t worth my time filing a claim, and I believed the lady answering the phone promising to revert it. I could’ve filed a police report for theft but didn’t. Keep the change you filthy animal.
The restrooms are dirty and they didn't give me my credit card back. Later that night I realized they made another charge without my authorization. I will never be back to this place. Great way to chase costumers away.
The best Thai food restaurant I've been to the food is amazing I get the drunken chicken noodles and tempura shrimp so good ,customer service is amazing.
Ok this is my honest review... You need to know what to get and what not to get when you come here.
You can never go wrong with the soups here.
The amount of food on the entrees is the perfect amount for 2-3 people. That includes noodles and rice.
I've been here a hand full of times with my significant other and for 2 people I've spend well over $60 + tip.
Our order usually consists of
1 soup
1 entree
1 rice plate
1 appetizer
2 can sodas.
The total is usually $63 + tip.
So I can only imagine what a family of 4 would spend. Overall the service is great and this is usually a ones in a while outing
(Chicken noodles) 3.5 out of 5 only because my first bit I had a piece of egg shell, noodles and chicken decent.
(Angel wings ) 5 out of 5 crispy chicken good stuffing
( Fried Wontons) with supposedly chicken, I don't recommend them 0 out of 5 very thin not fresh not worth even buying them if you're craving them at be satisfied.
(Pad Thai rice ) 3.5 out of 5
I took the food to go, all in all I'd choose a new spot to try out next time. For the price I paid I don't think I was satisfied with the food flavor or quality wise
Tum-Yum seafood soup 💣, super tasty 😋 lots of veggies. Pad see ew with Chinese broccoli yummy and my favorite Chinese broccoli with crispy pork, this dish was cooked right on point broccoli was crispy and the chicharrón along with garlic oyster sauce its just too good to say no thanks. Bring it on..
Still one of the best Thi food restaurants in Riverside. If you like Thi food this is for you. From the Kung Pao to the BBQ chicken and everything in between you can find something delicious for you. If you want to take it home or dine in they can accommodate you.
We went here on a weekend for dinner in a group. We ordered seafood papaya salad and angel wings for appetizers. Then, we ordered Thai jungle curry, pad Thai, drunken noodles, Mongolian, chow main, catfish delight, Thai orchid special, massaman. All dish are good.
Yellow curry three spiced, just flavorful with correct chicken.
The food is always sooo yummy. Pad Thai is always a must.
I tried the fried pork belly plate and I told the server to make sure they go light on the sauce. When I get the plate and eat it at home, the pork is too salty and the sauce is too drench to even taste any flavor. In addition, when the order was placed, I was told it would only take 15 minutes to make. It took the staff 42 minutes to make and I only followed up with the server after 20 minutes. No explanation to why it took long or an apology. This restaurant has low standards compared to other local Thai restaurants.
Great little spot for some delicious Thai food. Their Boba Thai Iced Tea is super delicious and the large is bigger than you’ll find at most boba spots.
It does the job, but there’s more options nearby
Did a GrubHub order from here for the first time. The food was affordable, plentiful and very tasty! The Pad Thai was not overly sauced or salted. The noodles were perfect and the chicken & shrimp were tender and juicy!
The only thing I could complain about was not getting chopsticks in the bag, but there was silverware and napkins. I didn't ask for them, so that's on me.
The volume of food is plenty for a couple of leftover meals!
Really enjoyed the Chicken Satay as well. Super flavorful and the peanut sauce was excellent!
Good food great service
Great food and prices
I came in the restaurant to eat. I usually order pick up but decided to eat inside. To make it,short bugs came out of my food there was two little black bugs coming out of my fried rice and they just crawled out and I got nauseous after seeing that. As much as I loved the food there it’s unsanitary, never again.
Buen servicio recomendado!!!
I've been a costumer for 15 years
There food is delicious Tom yum is great
I’m pregnant and there pad Thai is all I crave, it’s not to greasy and portion sizes are awesome. I’d highly recommend this place!!!!
Delicious basil fried rice with chicken. Quick!
Horrible customer service and on top of it they do not speak clearly nor understand what I am ordering. However, I went in to get my food and got home it was incorrect. I called back to see if they can correct my order as I would drive back and get the CORRECT order and was told NO they were not able to do that because they already cooked the food. I would not recommend this place and if you happen to go there please make sure you triple check your order!! They do not care if you have been loyal customers they want their money!
First time order food here. Thai papaya salad to go. When open it up it was more a of a soup than a salad...drench in old sweats sauce. The worse Thai salad experience.
If they had a 0 star rating, I would’ve given that. One of the lady at the front desk was nice the other is very ill mannered and rude. She told me over the phone to be there in 10 minutes. I went by Lyft and she said to wait another 10 minutes when I reached there. I wasted my lyft fare twice to get there. And when I told her why didn’t she say 10 mins over phone, she yelled at me that do you want to cancel the order. I was very hungry that’s why didn’t cancel but I will never be back here and do not recommend to anyone.
Cheese wontons barely have filling they're VERY stingy with it and its dry. It was disappointing not only to me but also to my boyfriend and his family. I ordered the Supreme Duck and it was almost burned making it hard to eat. For my first time coming here I wonder what the hell the rave is for something so mediocre.
Outstanding service. I am very picky about my Thai restaurants and just found this branch, by going in that direction for another appointment. To bad you can't drive down the stores, without having to go out to main street and go back in another. Sun City/Menifee has no thai or descent Chinese restaurant, not a fast food type. Be nice to get a branch around the growing area off Newport 215. Or off McCall 215. My very best favorite Thai restaurant of all time, is unfortunately down in San Diego County. Rancho Bernardo. I do not remember the name, however at one time it is a classy restaurant. Table cloths napkins a large Buddha fountain when you enter. It's pricey, but the quality and amount of a large portion meal is a 5 star restaurant. Over seas, myself I learned a lot of Asian foods and love more than American. Have learned to make my own versions, but would prefer just to get it. I will be at Royal again next week when I go back to my other appointment and will definitely stop there again.
So amazing!! From the staff to the food, I love it all. They are always so friendly and the food is always prepared perfectly.
Their vegetable pad Thai was delicious, spice level 4 has quite the kick but it’s not overwhelming. The prices are fair, the restaurant itself is clean and the staff is friendly. I will definitely be back.
This place has some delicious of the most delicious thai food in the area. What separates them apart from the rest, they offer do it yourself kit. Where they sell you the already ingredients and you cook it home. How awesome is that. Want to learn how to cook Pad Thai. By it from here without the hassle of having to go buy the ingredients at different markets.
Tasty Food...! Nice Restaurant! Very Friendly and easy to talk to & ask questions! Soup was SO GOOD...!!! 😋
The food was excellent, and it location easy to find. It's right on the corner before the light with an easily visible sign. I would definitely recommend the yellow curry, a personal favorite.
OMG! You want good Thai food!? Well, your palad will thank you till the end of your days for eating food from this restaurant.
My husband and I eat here any time we want to reward ourselves and eat like Kings, and this place is definitely Royal. We love the staff, the flavor and their prices, but don't take my word for it, try it!!!
Worst customer service no help at all food is awful smells in the restaurant do NOT come here. Staff is very disrespectful to me. Also says they have certain items and are ran out. do NOT come here.
Fast delivery all the time. Great food good portions. Nice place 👌 👍 👏
I always order from here and it use to be good. But these time it was not good at all the drunken muddles taste it old. And veggies were slimy. 😞
Great food, fast delivery!
Great tasting food! Not the biggest portions but quality food!
Food was okay. Merchant charge my card twice took 4 days try to convince the merchant to refund my money. Other than that it's a so so establishment not empress with. The manger who finally refunded my money was kind.
We ordered a smorgasbord of food from here and it was all bomb.
Delicious. Period.
I would not recommend this place, it’s scandalous they charged me 36 bucks for three dishes with little to nothing of food. Find a different Thai place.
Crispy fried pork is always good only bad thing about it was couldn't enjoy it in the car
Great food, fast service
Excellent Thai restaurant, family owned. I try and make it to Riverside from Fontana at least twice a month. Well worth the drive.
Polite and clean. Delicious.
It was really good. Loved how they make the tofu.
The owner is very rude! I have been a customer for years and the way how they treated me on my last visit defenetly made me feel unappreciated and I had to eat rushed.
The food is delicious! No complaints, however, perhaps some customer service friendlier. . . And recommend some favorite dish from the menu.
3/5 stars is for mainly the service, not the food. We got seated right away Food was tasty, and came out in a timely manner. We had to wait a while to receive our bill and then it took a while for a server to come pick the bill up. After we paid and got into our car, the server came out and gave us our credit card that she forgot to give us back. It was a great start that just went downhill, and although we are happy she came out us our card back, she should have given it back to us at the same time we received our bill. Otherwise i would have given this review a 4/5 stars.
Food was too oil
Great food, great staff. Thank you Google for recommending Royal Orchid Restaurant, great find. The Spicy Thai Rice w/vegetables was a hit with just enough kick and the fried vegetables spring rolls were outstanding. #NoMeat #NoProcessed #VegetarianLife #VeganLife #PlentyofOptions #Yum #Yum #Yummy
Taste like home
Best Thai ever
Very yummy. Nice and spicy. Curry rice was delicious. Thai teas are huge and so tasty.
Very good food
The staff went above and beyond to accommodate my pickyness! I Love the place. Great food, huge portions and wonderful staff. A must every time I am in Riverside!
The food here is amazing, tried it twice so far, will be back again and again. Thank You.
Great Thai food place to go with, crying tiger and Rad Na are so good also Thai ice tea with boba.
My fiancé and I have HIGH expectations for Thai food we are VERY particular with our Thai restaurants but we just ate here today 9/29/19 and WOW ! We were pleased with how CLEAN this establishment is. We were politely greeted as soon as we walked in , sat down and got our drinks quite quickly ( note it was empty ) so probably that’s why we had such fast service. We ordered our favorite Thai dishes pad prik king and drunken noodles and fried wontons .. We played it safe for the level of spiciness . I had pad prik king level 3 I could of done level 4. The flavor was really good !!!! My fiancé ordered drunken noodles level 2 he could of had level 4 as well. The flavor was ALL THERE definitely coming back again and HIGLY recommended. Thank you to Minnie who served us today she was great!
Best Thai food in Riverside!
Great Thai food not as spicy as I expected
Got the basil eggplant and loved every bite.
Amazing authentic thai foods
Everytime I come here, the service and food is amazing! Very clean and sleek place. I recommend the thai tea with boba!
This is my favorite Thai restaurant in Riverside!!! Great food, great service, great flavor!!!!
The food is okay but the portions are really small. My husband is 6 feet 2 inches and weighs about 190 and is a hearty eater. We had our dinner and at the end we were both still a little hungry. I don't think we'll be returning anytime soon.
They kindly let us stay 30 minutes after closing time. Food was great. AWESOME people!
Good lunch specials. Consistent good Thai.
The thai iced tea was extremely generous. Paid $4 for a ton of thai iced tea. Ordered many different plates with my party of 4. I got full off my panang curry and thai iced tea (and I'm a big guy). All my friends said the Tom Yum soup was veeery good. Pad thai was decent. If you are not good with spicy, get a spicy level of 1 or 2. No more. Lastly, the mango and sticky rice was pretty good. Order it if you like mango and/or rice.
On top of the generous food portions, the service was amazing. The servers were always on standby. They also took our dirty plates frequently.
Service was okay however, the food was not what I expected. Every dish is made with bell peppers and onions even if it's not supposed to be in the dish you ordered. For example I order chicken mint leaf and I was given chicken with veggies. It just was not Thai food that I'm used to (Authentic).
Great food great prices
The food was delicious and the service quick and friendly.
I go here all the time at lunch. They could really improve on their customer service but the food is always good.
The food here is always good and reasonably priced. Two appetizers and two meals less than $40. Service was good as well.
I want to start off by saying I really do like this place! I’ve tried the curries, the PadThai and soups here. The only reason I’m giving it 3 stars is because the last few times I visited I’ve gotten sick afterwards. I always get chicken, my friend and I both noticed that it wasn’t the freshest the most recent time I went and I got sick. I got sick twice before then and thought it might be because of the spice but I’m certain it’s the chicken. Still tasted okay but I don’t think I’m going back after this last time.
I love Royal Orchid. Their Chicken Satay and Pad Thai Noodles are excellent, but I think Cashew Chicken is my favorite for now! Hapun Kap!!
Great food
Good food
Amazing thai food
Staff was prompt and attentive. Food was excellent.
Terrible service and food , I would not recommend this place to anyone
We went there today. We saw dirty tables, I had to clean my own table. Terrible food at very high prices. For example the food was way too salty. We will not return.
Great food and great service.
The Royal Orchid is my favorite Thai food place in the city of Riverside, service is always great and the food is fantastic.
Best food ever!!
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- Contact: +1 951-354-6100
- Website: http://royalorchidthairiverside.com/
- Location: 9791 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92503, United States
- Map: 33.917911499999995, -117.4520874
- Thai restaurant
- Monday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
- Tuesday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
- Wednesday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
- Thursday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
- Friday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
- Saturday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
- Sunday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
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