Bangkok Garden House - Virginia Beach

This is some of the best Thai food I've had in a long time. I ordered the sweet basil tofu with vegetables, while my dad had the chicken pad khing. They even prepared a vegan Thai tea for me with coconut cream. The spices in the sauce were just right, and the portion sizes were reasonable—not so large that I felt like I had to overeat. The food was served quickly, and our waitress was very attentive. Although I don't live close by, I might just find a reason to come back to this place again.

The mango curry was decent, but the spring rolls didn’t meet our expectations in terms of both taste and texture. We’ve certainly had better elsewhere. The Thai fried rice was just okay—nothing special. The Thai iced tea, unfortunately, was excessively sweet and off in flavor; I had to dilute it with water just to make it drinkable, but even then it was still not great. Overall, our first experience with this place hasn’t left a strong impression, and I think we'll continue our search for a better Thai restaurant. The service was acceptable when we picked up our order, and I will say the restaurant is very well decorated. Nonetheless, we’ll be looking for a better option next time.

For our meals, I ordered the papaya salad and beef massaman curry, while my husband chose the combo pad Thai. We were pleasantly surprised to find that lunch also included a small side salad and an egg roll. Both of our dishes were excellent. The papaya salad was fresh and perfectly seasoned, with just a mild kick, so it wasn't overly spicy. Although we were stuffed, we couldn't resist ordering the mango sticky rice, and it turned out to be a fantastic decision. The sticky rice paired with mango slices was wonderfully balanced and kept us wanting more. I could easily enjoy this dessert every day! Our waitress was incredibly friendly and attentive, always checking in on us. All the food we tried was delicious. This will definitely be our go-to Thai restaurant!

It lovely inside. Staff are very nice. I like their menu choices. We will go back to try them and hopefully to give a 5 star review. Neither of us were impressed with the food. We had choice of chicken or pork. We did not like the pork. It didn't taste right and neither of us felt right after eating. Next time we will get chicken. Sorry we just did not like the pork from here. We have had these dishes at other places and they were good but maybe they were just having an off day

It has been a good minute since I've been to Bangkok Garden! I used to go to their Loehmann's Plaza location often years ago when we were stationed here the last time. Lots of great memories made there with colleagues during work lunches. That location may have been the only one back in those days. Nice to see that they've expanded and have quite a number of locations all over Coastal Virginia. We happened to be in the Hilltop area and half of my fam wanted Chick Fil A and the other half wanted Thai, so we split up. TLC My oldest and I got there right when it opened on Saturday at noon. We were greeted by a nice lady and was told to sit wherever we wanted. She was attentive throughout the entire visit and was very sweet and patient. Vibe The interior is decorated with a lot of Thai accents, with dark wood walls and furniture. They've installed a portion of what typical temples and houses look like in Thailand, complemented by Buddha artwork. It took me back to my trips to Thailand when I was a spring chicken. The decor adds to the experience. Noms Thai Tea tasty, but holy geez, this thing is huge, like gas station super size me huge. It's like they give you the refill at the same time, before you ask. I took half of it to go. Seafood tom yum my only gripe of this entire meal was with this soup. The the scallop did not seem fresh and did not seem to be cooked all the way through. Almost like it was frozen, thawed and thrown into the soup. Had that spongy texture. The broth itself was great and also had shrimp and salmon along with some onions and tomatoes. Beef pad kapau this is one of my go to items on the menu. My previous colleague got me on it and I loved it so much, I looked up a recipe and I make it at home from time to time. (It's actually a lot easier to make than I thought). This dish is quite aromatic with the addition of sprigs of Thai basil and the sauce on it is just so tasty. I added some extra eggplant to the dish to get some more veggie ratio. Beef pad seew I ordered this for my oldest as she loves rice noodles and beef and broccoli which is perfect for her. For both beef dishes though, I found the beef to be a bit tough. The portions are quite generous and I ordered a little too much for myself and my oldest, even though she has quite the appetite. It made great leftovers the next day and we got another meal out of it. Glad to see that they have more locations throughout Coastal VA which makes it more convenient to get our Thai fix! Stay safe, Friends!