BYOB Thai spot with red-hued decor & exotic touches offers a big menu for vegetarians & carnivores.
We ordered pad thai, spicy basil fried rice and thai chicken wings. None of them tasted good! Chicken wings were sooo salty. The fried rice wasn't really spicy or had any flavor! We got the crispy pork as an add-on and paid $6 extra for it!! But the pork was overcooked and we couldn't even eat it. I love pad thai in general but this one was very bland, had no salt and no spices. Not sure about their dine-in food. But the food delivered was extremely dull and disappointing :(
I love love love it here, super chill and it is so local, nothing too crazy, a nice spot if you are a patient and want to have a cozy Lunch or dinner the server usually does a lot and I know the people in the back are always so helpful, do not recommend rude and impatient people coming here, this is not your place or I mean anywhere lol.
Anyways, I love everything, the food is delicious and fresh and I am regular here, I will say my favorite server here is Kai, she’s so so awesome! 🤍
This is a very quaint calm restaurant with relaxing atmosphere. When you walk in you truly feel like you're home. The food is top-notch Thai cuisine, it has a home-cooked feel to it. So far we've been here a few times and had delivery a few times and every order we've had has been incredible!
Yummy Thai food. Red Basil has an awesome lunch special! One entree with your choice of meat plus a free appetizer for $9.99. Our entrees were tofu drunken noodle and chicken teriyaki. Our apps were veggie dumplings and chicken satay. We added the Thai salad with peanut sauce as an additional app because why wouldn't you? Great ambiance and friendly waitress.
Amazing restaurant, very authentic food, nice decorations and staff are super friendly:)
Ordered delivery , one and done , awful , small portions, hardly any rice , they should take lessons from Tom yum koong in HH , they dwarf anything that the Red Basil attempts to make , tonight’s was horrendous they should be embarrassed
Said food was gluten free as my wife has Celiac disease but when we left she got sick and we almost had to take her to the hospital. The food was ok but not amazing...I will not be returning. Service was great though.
We ordered pad thai, spicy basil fried rice and thai chicken wings. None of them tasted good! Chicken wings were sooo salty. The fried rice wasn't really spicy or had any flavor! We got the crispy pork as an add-on and paid $6 extra for it!! But the pork was overcooked and we couldn't even eat it. I love pad thai in general but this one was very bland, had no salt and no spices. Not sure about their dine-in food. But the food delivered was extremely dull and disappointing :(
This is a very quaint calm restaurant with relaxing atmosphere. When you walk in you truly feel like you're home. The food is top-notch Thai cuisine, it has a home-cooked feel to it. So far we've been here a few times and had delivery a few times and every order we've had has been incredible!
We received excellent service and food on a large to-go order placed on the spot. This included food for two celiac individuals. No trouble at all afterward. Highly recommended!!
Amazing value for the lunch special. Tried pad see ew and green curry. Both are better than I’ve had in most places in nyc and Boston. What a gem!!
The menu is fairly large and eclectic, which I appreciate for all the options. Great soups and appetizers. As a vegan, I love the mock duck rolls. The owners get to know you quickly l, make you feel welcome, and make good recommendations.
The food was fresh, cooked perfectly and delicious! The service was outstanding and very accommodating to my dietary restrictions.
Sat for about 10min and no body came to see us
Curry was bland and watery
We had lunch at this small Thai restaurant. The food is good and reasonably priced.
Nice atmosphere that I loved because of the bell collection hanging above. Above and beyond service with great attention to my gluten free request. Great flavor in the dishes and plenty of vegetables to make it more balanced against protein and starch.
Service is amazing they are so nice and accommodating. They remember you when you are a returning customer and cater to all your needs. Best thai around.
This is my favorite and the best Thai restaurant in the area. "Cake" and her family provide excellent customer service and the food is great. I have been coming here for about 10 years and have it's been consistently great food and service. Tell them Charlie sent you!!
Great food, fast service. Just a but rundown look.
Red Basil is one of our local go-to restaurants. The food is consistently good. The staff is helpful & will offer suggestions when asked. We also "order out" from Red Basil. Everything has always been hot whether we picked up ourselves or had it delivered.
I absolutely love the food in this place. I travel a lot for work and usually my go to is Thai food and I have to say, this place nailed it. The food was absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to come back when I am in Rutherford.
Awesome food
The food was not good. Noodles were dry and the chicken did not taste fresh. They also nearly poisoned me. They had anti moisture packet mixed in with the sugar packets and I added it to my tea, SMH 🤦♀️ not good. They did go and remove them from all the other tables.
Love this Thai place. Service is always fast, and food is always delicious. Lunch hour specials are great and pocket friendly. Must have spicy noodles or Thai fried rice 🍚 😋
First time there. Food was amazing. Service was great will definitely be back soon
I eat here often and always order the chicken
pad see ew and it’s always consistently delicious!! Ann is so nice and she knows just how spicy I like it:)
There’s a big selection of restaurants in the area, but If you’re looking for Thai food, this is the place!!! The person that took my order was amazing and the food was delicious! I’m definitely coming back ♥️ thank you for the food and amazing service 🙏🏼♥️
Excellent service and best Thai restaurant in East Rutherford, NJ!!
I love love love it here, super chill and it is so local, nothing too crazy, a nice spot if you are a patient and want to have a cozy Lunch or dinner the server usually does a lot and I know the people in the back are always so helpful, do not recommend rude and impatient people coming here, this is not your place or I mean anywhere lol.
Anyways, I love everything, the food is delicious and fresh and I am regular here, I will say my favorite server here is Kai, she’s so so awesome! 🤍
Excellent food and service!! Highly recommend. Staff is knowledgeable about the menu and how to modify food for vegans. Great place to go with a group of vegans and non-vegans. A vegan dessert would be a great addition.
This is our go to place for Thai food! The roti massaman appetizer is one of our favorites and the drunken noodles are out of this world. The servers are very courteous and always serve with a smile 😊
Came here for the first time today, amazing food and fantastic service!
We met up with some friends who used to rehired here. The food was delicious, it had good vegetarian options for them, and great curries all around.
The front door lady was frustrated with us from some reason really wanted to leave. I ordered chicken fried rice was tasted like Chinese food. I ordered the steak with rice, i can tell it was frozen because it was chewy , visually really not good and overpriced. Do not order the steak menu here if you visit here. In fact I am not coming back here.
Need upgrades and tables and glasses were dirty.
I been here 4 years ago it was okay here we are 2023 what a dump.i think I sat on leather covered ply wood concussion my server was chewing while taking my order and it was not gum.no music gloomy atmosphere I definitely think this place is open only because of take out dirty menus.
Everything I ever ordered from here has been fresh and delicious!
Please don’t waste your money at this bootleg Thai “restaurant” I order Thai often, thought I would try a new spot, worst mistake ever! I ordered the drunken noodles via UberEats. First, I was required/forced to pick 2 proteins. I picked the beef, as I scrolled down, another protein was required, so I went with the shrimp. I was charged $3 for the beef, & $2 for the shrimp, along with the disgusting wet noodles! When I opened it, the beef was so tough to the point I had to spit it out & they charged me $2 for TWO baby shrimps. The noodles seemed to be soaked in water. && portion was super small! It legit looks like a bowl of dog food! This is my very first time posting a bad review on a food delivery, so that speaks volumes. This will be put in the trash! I would give zero stars, if possible…ewww!
Good food
Red Basil has amazing Thai Panang Chicken Curry! 👍🏽
Ordered delivery. Huge disappointment. Spring roll cooked to charcoal, seasoning was way off. Pad Thai was so disgusting the chicken inside was not even seasoned and full of the weird taste as water-boiled chicken breast. Not sure if the meat was fresh. Everything should directly go in the trash can.
Hot and tasty 🤤 what more can you ask for
Good place for a quick bite.
The food I ordered had a weird smell to it that multiple people acknowledged and the next day I woke up feeling sick with food poisoning. All I ask is if this is the industry you decided to work in take it seriously, people’s health and lives matter too not just their money.
Dined in with my family of four on Saturday evening. Since we had called earlier, the staff had arranged a table for us by the window. The staff were very friendly and accommodating of our special diet restrictions- served freshly cooked vegetarian food without eggs, onion and garlic as requested. The service was impeccable and quick. Definitely worth combing back !!
Great family restaurant that has flexibility to customize preparation for vegan and Jain food filled with flavor and warm hospitality. Lacks options on deserts. But do recommend.
The food is literally never ever consistent. We have been ordering from here for years now. Sometimes the food is excellent. The other times, it is just ok, and there are times when you wonder what happened. We have couple of items that is a standard and not once has it tasted like any of the previous times we have ordered. As much as we want to stick to ordering local, I think it's time to say bye bye...
My favorite Thai place excellent customer service highly recommend this place
I just had their crispy pork Spicy noodle today. It's delicius! I Will come back With my man nex time.
Decent place, lots of parking on Orient street (Sunday). Food was delicious and quantity and prices were apt!! Would definitely recommend!! Service could have been a bit more friendly but they were busy
Be careful! This place hide 20% service charge in the bill and charge extra 3% if you pay by credit card. Then it still ask you for tips!
Love their food and the staff is so sweet and attentive!
Delivery Order - Ordering from here for the 1st time and not a great experience. Food was hot and delivery was quick but that's the only high point.
For ~$15 each for the Basil Fried Rice and Pad Thai Noodles, I was expecting more. Quantity and Quality was just okay and definitely could have been better for the price. Fried Rice was a little dry and not much flavor. Pad Thai had something like crystals (I am assuming either Brown Sugar or something that was a part of recipe that didn't dissolve well) which kept bothering me while eating.
They offer $8 worth of Spring Rolls for orders over $30 but it was just 2 pieces. $8 for 2 spring rolls is too steep. Sweet Roti at $7 was a joke. You buy a can of condensed milk and some ready-made Roti from any Indian Store and get twice as much done at home for the same price and taste.
Wouldn't recommend, at least for Delivery.
The waitress throws the straws at you. Walks away when you're still talking to her. Rude!
Thai iced tea is on point!! Yum
Asked for a special dish and they delivered!
The quantity of food delivered is too little, for 33$ is just enough for 1 person. Doesnt make sense Not done, extremely overpriced for the taste and quantity
To not miss.
Food excellent, nicely presented
We order from here all the time but usually during the day. Tonight we order delivery and it’s a whole new app with all new increased pricing. We thought maybe dinner portions and decided to get it anyway. Vegetable spring rolls and a noodle entree and chicken entree. $50 for the food and the portions were smaller than they have ever been. Ridiculous. And new app has delivery fee and a “service fee” so with tip it was another $18. Will not be going here anymore. It’s a shame because we have been customers for years.
Thai food? Tastes more like Malaysian and Chinese food. Had the cashew nut and it tasted just like chinese veggies in sauce. My partner had the green curry and it was so spicy we could barely tastes the vegetables. There are better Thai places in the area.
This is our go-to Thai place. It's so good! Everything I've tried I'd recommend but here are some favorites:
Massaman curry
Drunken noodles
Veggie spring rolls
Shrimp pad Thai
Thai spring rolls
Edamame dumplings
Pineapple fried rice (all rice dishes)
Thai ice coffee
Honestly, I could go on and on.
The place is nice but the staff or owner is extremely rude. She needs to learn how to make customers welcomed.
Food is good here. I like how the menu has plenty of vegetarian friendly meals/options.
The only thing I dislike about this place is the wall that divides the room in half. Blocking us from the peripherals of the waitress, causing a delay in service.
I have been coming to this place for years. Food ok. Not great! Was here a couple of weeks ago with my wife and was very disappointed with the service and the tofu Pad Thai. My wife asked for her Pad Thai with a little extra sauce in it and it came with way too much sauce and too sweet that it seemed to be eating a dessert. We told the server that the food was not good and she said she would have to charge us anyway! What a disappointment. Won’t come back to this place!
Cute place. Duck roll and vegetable dumplings were good as well as the massaman curry. The Pad Thai,the country's signature dish was terrible!Overcooked noodles,greasy, much to sweet. This go to dish was disappointing. Not even the correct noodles!More like greasy lo mein
The food always tastes fresh and comes out in a timely manner! I always get exactly what I request and this has become my favorite restaurant as a vegan. You can tell they care about their customers.
Food is fresh and tasty. Friendly, relaxing atmosphere. Never feel rushed. Enjoy this restaurant. Take out tastes just like eating there. Nice place.
My husband drives trucks for a living he and I went her for lunch 6/29/22 for his birthday we absolutely loved the authentic Thai food..I had the Thai ice coffee for 2st time delicious..It's a small family owned business in nice area well worth it every cooked from scratch. We are from las vegas we will be back..
It's the best Thai food in the area. I moved away and the Thai around my new place is nowhere near the flavor and quality you get here.
Have been here twice a d both times found the food to be very salty
Just moved into town and it was my first time ordering tonite. Absolutely yummy! The Spicy Thai Basil Fried Rice was flavorful and perfect temperature. They took extra care to wrap my Tom Kha soup container to prevent spilling. Perfect ending with the Fried Ice Cream coated in sesame seeds.
I will be ordering again and plan to visit with family and friends ! 🤗
Definitely the best Thai food in the area! Fresh, cooked to order and great service. I have been ordering take-out and they already know what I like when I call. Highly recommended!!!
The food was good. The soup bowl was big, so it's good that there was plenty of soup given in the meal. 🍜 I asked for the highest spice level for the soup, but it was not as spicy as I expected. They gave extra spice on the table, so I could put as much spice as I wanted in my soup.
This is a restaurant in Rutherford New jersey in the downtown area here I Bergen county - not to far from the train station and felician university. The food here ws very good. The restaurant is small and this is what makes it comfortable- the staff was also very friendly. This was my 1st time here and I will eat here again - the vegetable dumplings is really good!
Great food, location, & reasonable prices. Waiting time about 35-40mins during peak times, doordash & delivery available
The best Thai cuisine in the area, you never go wrong with it. The food is delicious, I love the chicken Tom Kha soup is so good and flavorful.
small portions, good food
Nice food. Good place to sit and have a nice eat out
Ugh this was a bad experience. I ordered the Pineapple Fried Rice with chicken, the Spring Rolls and the Fried Pork through UberEats. The Pineapple Fried Rice had no taste whatsoever; the rice and chicken were bland I tried adding some salt and the spicy sauce they included and nothing, still tasted bland, the only thing that had taste was the Pineapple. Same with the extra crispy pork... no taste. It just tasted like cooked meat, couldn't finish the rest.
2 stars for the spring rolls, they were really good and the rice and chicken were fresh.
However will not be ordering from here again.
Their food is good. But don’t ever order online. Comments don’t go through. They have no one to deliver correct order. No point discussing with them as comments don’t get through. She did offer for me to pick up new order, but I couldn’t go pick it up and they don’t deliver. If a person has small amount of time for food pick up and eat, then if you fix the order, I could not pick it up. Food is good which is why we decided to order. But disappointed with online ordering service. There should be option within food if Vegetarian, then do you want Eggs. It’s funny how people assume that vegetarian can eat Eggs. 😱. Thank you for giving me option to pick up anytime, but I don’t have opportunity to get my food everyday. Hopefully you can fix the glitch for online order in future.
Yummy Thai food. Red Basil has an awesome lunch special! One entree with your choice of meat plus a free appetizer for $9.99. Our entrees were tofu drunken noodle and chicken teriyaki. Our apps were veggie dumplings and chicken satay. We added the Thai salad with peanut sauce as an additional app because why wouldn't you? Great ambiance and friendly waitress.
good food and great service
Best duck anywhere..
I was in. Restaurant 3 pm and she said I can’t accept for dine in only pick up because we closed 4 pm , it’s ridiculous,
Delicious food
The food here is delicious. The portions are good for the price, and the flavor and ingredients taste much better here compared to other neighboring thai restaurants.
I was hesitant to come here because of the recent reviews but I'm so glad I ignored them. Whoever wrote the bad reviews are probably Karens. The food was awesome, and the lunch special is a good price. I've been to 15+ Thai restaurants and usually order the same things and the quality and taste here were great. The people working there were also very nice. Absolutely will be coming back.
Inconsiderate and disgusting owner! Food is not great either. Don’t give her your business.
Worst Tom Yum soup ever tried. Hawaiian curry without pineapple but half of dish string beans? It was good place few years ago. Newer order again.
Delicious true Thai home cooking!
We had a delicious lunch with family. Everyone enjoyed their meal!
Food was good, but there was a strange smell from the AC, and they charged us for an additional rise for curry.
Eh
This is a local restaurant in a quiet, quaint neighborhood but with big flavors! My husband and I are vegan and we got so excited about the menu. 🤤 We tried 4 different appetizers and a pot of ginger tea and barely scratched the surface of the food options. Definitely try this place if you’re even remotely close by 🌼
Called on Sunday afternoon & was informed no reservations needed. On entry , since no one attended to us, I picked up the menus on my own from their counter. I decided to try their lunch menu since their regular menu was pricey. The stewardess/ owner was uptight, no greetings, her behavior seemed rude. Three lunch orders $39, not worth even half the money. There was hardly any chicken in each entre portion, vegetables were very few, only the plates were filled with noodles, food was missing a of flavor or taste. I didn't like any of the sauces which also tasted bland on their own. The chicken meat was tough in both the appetizer & the entre. When the check came, she was standing right there to collect the payment & left without a word. The worst tasting Thai food I've ever eaten
Delicious
Delicious!!!
I ordered the Duck👍If you want the Best, This is it.Great taste,
I will be back soon!
Our area favorite for Thai cuisine.
I mentioned I wanted tofu teriyaki like three times when I placed the order. I ended up getting chicken teriyaki. I don't eat meat and I just wasted 14$. They dint even listen. Worst customer service experience.
Best Tom yum in town
Great food fast service
Food is ok
Staff is very friendly.
I never felt rushed, Nice quiet place to grab a bit.
Food was very flavourful..
Spicy noodles and crispy duck with some dumplings = the holy trinity
I was at work, found this place randomly.
We tried the food and we liked it.
Depending what you order you get a good amount of food for your money.
I truly DID enjoy the food I've ordered from here but the last few times (over the past year) I've wanted to order, they were always closed/ closing for lunch break. Why can't I order food around 3 or 4 o clock hour??!! This last time, I called at 3:44 and was told they were closed until 5!! I am throwing away the menu so I don't think of calling again.
Excellent food and great prices on their lunch specials. Friendly staff.
Waited for 15 min. And then they wanted me to wait 15min more fora delivery
Regular menu is pricey so I decided to try their lunch menu which is still pricy. I waited an hour for my food they said they had issues. Two lunch orders $26. Unfortunately and very honestly: Not worth it. Food was missing a lot of flavor. I had to add a sauce to spice it up because it’s bland on its own. I think I received the Thai iced tea without the milk because it didn’t have that milky consistency when it’s mixed, it was just a deep red color of water as you can see.
Good thai food but you get thai portions with american prices.
Nice place for some yummy thai food.Been here a few times and have never disappointed. Their curries and appetizers are to die for and would definitely come back.Very quick and friendly service as well.
Pad thai is tasty.
I love the convenience of visiting Red Basil but lately I've noticed that they don't have the heat on during the winter. It is FREEZING in there. Also, the scallion pancakes and veggie dumplings serving is ridiculously small for the price. It's literally two dumplings cut in half so it looks like four servings. They taste great but I refuse to order them again.
I've had better for the prices. The food tasted like it was from a subpar fast food chinese restaurant. Requested shrimp with my "tom yum" soup. Didnt mind being charged extra, but for 2 tiny little shrimp?? I know times are rough but pinching pennies like that wont get you repeat customers. Wont be ordering from this establishment again.
Great Thai food with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options as well
Small, cozy spot. Fast service but a little pricey. The food was delicious.
The wings and fried rice were great! I've eaten here a few times and this has been my favorite meal so far.
The attitude of owner was demeaning and very unwelcoming. The low food quality does not make up for their degrading service. I will not go back.
Pretty good local Thai food.
Dry, cold, rubbery chicken. You'd think you'd at least get a hot meal for how much you pay.
The food is so good but the owner is a little rude. Might be language barrier who knows ? She just hangs up in your face.
Great food. Great service. Strongly recommend this place. Especially for lunch.
GREAT FOOD!!
Great food and amazing customer service. Definitely try out their Lunch special for great prices
Great service and good food!
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- 200 reviews
- 4.0 Health Rating
- Contact: +1 201-460-8585
- Website: https://www.redbasilnj.com/
- Location: 4 Glen Rd, Rutherford, NJ 07070, United States
- Map: 40.827407, -74.1028645
- Thai restaurant
- Vegetarian restaurant
- Monday: 11 AM–4 PM–5–8:45 PM
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: 11 AM–4 PM–5–8:45 PM
- Thursday: 11 AM–4 PM–5–8:45 PM
- Friday: 11 AM–4 PM–5–8:45 PM
- Saturday: 11 AM–4 PM–5–8:45 PM
- Sunday: 11 AM–4 PM–5–8:45 PM
- Kerbside pickup: Available
- No-contact delivery: Available
- Delivery: Available
- Takeaway: Available
- Dine-in: Available
- Great tea selection: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Solo dining: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
- Coffee: Available
- Comfort food: Available
- Healthy options: Available
- Quick bite: Available
- Small plates: Available
- Vegan options: Available
- Vegetarian options: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Catering: Available
- Dessert: Available
- Seating: Available
- Toilet: Available
- Casual: Available
- Cosy: Available
- Family friendly: Available
- Groups: Available
- Accepts reservations: Available
- Credit cards: Available
- Debit cards: Available
- NFC mobile payments: Available
- Credit cards: Available
- Good for kids: Available
- High chairs: Available
- Paid street parking: Available
- Parking: Available