Elephant Cafe
Elephant Cafe
Special pork bone soup served with Shrimp, Ground Pork , Meat Ball , Vegetables and Ground Peanut
Special pork bone soup served with Seasoning Dry Shrimp ,Fish Meat Ball , Vegetables and Ground Peanut
Egg, noodles, celery, onion, carrot and corn. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice.
Stir fried veggies with or without meat. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Eggplant, bell pepper, garlic and onion. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Chicken with cashew nuts, onion and bell. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Stir fried with garlic and oyster sauce. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice.
Noodles with eggs, beans sprouts and onion. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice.
Stir fried with black pepper, garlic and onion. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice.
Stir fried with egg, broccoli and sweet sauce. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice.
Basil, bamboo, bell, zucchini and green bean. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Basil, eggplant, bell, green bean and bamboo. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Potato, carrot and onion in yellow curry. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Bell, carrot, zucchini and kaffir lime. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
(Spicy Thai Basil) Bell pepper, carrot, onion and Thai basil. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Stir fried with pineapple, tomato and bell. Including soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Egg noodles and mixed with vegetables. Including soup, salad and steamed rice.
Rice noodles, bell pepper and basil. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Basil, bell and pumpkin in red curry. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
Basil, bell, pineapple and tomato. Includes soup, salad and steamed rice. Spicy.
5 pieces. A mixture of silver noodles and vegetables.
8 pieces. Deep fried tofu with sweet and sour sauce.
8 pieces. Ground chicken with Thai herbs in wontons.
6 pieces. Ground chicken with pepper wrapped in tortilla.
Cream Cheese in Wonton
Deep fried vegetable dumplings and soy sauce.
Golden pastry with ground chicken and peanuts.
4 pieces. Grilled chicken skewers with peanut sauce.
Deep fried ground fish patties with spices. Served with sweet sauce.
E-Sann province style sausage served with lime, garlic, chilis and peanuts.
Chiang Mai province style sausage served with lime, garlic, chilis and peanuts.
Shredded green papaya, tomato, lime juice, garlic, chili, & ground peanuts
Shredded green papaya, tomato, lime juice, garlic, chili, & black crab
Ground beef or pork, green onion, ground rice, chili and lime juice. Spicy.
Silver noodles with shrimp, ground chicken, cilantro, garlic and chili. Spicy.
Beef, green onion, lime, mint leaf, tomato and cucumber. Spicy.
Squid, garlic, chili, lemongrass and mint with spicy lime dressing. Spicy.
-Hot and sour soup- Lemongrass, galanga, kefir leaf, tomato, lime juice and mushroom. Spicy.
-Coconut Soup- Lemongrass, galanga, kefir leaf, lime, mushroom and coconut milk. Spicy.
Stuffed shrimp wonton in special chicken broth with chicken and shrimp.
Stuffed wonton in special chicken broth with chicken and shrimp.
-Hot and sour soup- Lemongrass, galanga, kefir leaf, tomato, lime juice and mushroom. Spicy.
-Coconut Soup- Lemongrass, galanga, kefir leaf, lime, mushroom and coconut milk. Spicy.
Potatoes, carrots and onion in yellow curry. Spicy.
Bell pepper, basil, zucchini, bamboo and green beans. Spicy.
Bell pepper, basil, bamboo, eggplant and green beans. Spicy.
Kefir lime leaf, bell peppers, carrots and zucchini. Spicy.
Bell pepper, pineapple, tomato and basil in red curry. Spicy.
Bell pepper, basil and pumpkin. Spicy.
Potato, Carrot, Onion and Peanut
Stir fried rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts and green onion.
Stir fried rice noodles, broccoli and homemade sauce.
Stir fried noodles, garlic, Thai basil, onion and bell pepper. Spicy.
Stir fried bean thread noodle, tomato and green onion.
Egg noodles stir fried and vegetables.
Stir fried noodles with chicken, egg and bean sprouts.
Stir fried Noodles with Chinese broccoli,Chiness Broccoli,Carrot and gravy sauce
Choice of noodles, vegetables and meatballs. Spicy.
Stir fried rice, peas, carrot, onion, cilantro and eggs.
Stir fried rice with crabmeat, peas, carrot, onion, cilantro and eggs.
Stir fried rice with chicken, shrimp, egg, pineapple and cashews.
Stir fried rice with seafood, peas, carrot, onion, cilantro and eggs. Spicy.
Stir fried combination of vegetables.
Choice of meat or tofu or veggie, stir fried with ginger, mushrooms, onion and bell pepper. Served with steamed rice.
Choice of meat, tofu, or veggie stir fried in garlic with oyster sauce and broccoli.
Choice of meat, tofu or veggie, stir fried with black pepper, garlic, onions and bell pepper. Served with steamed rice.
Choice of meat, tofu or veggie, cooked in homemade sauce with eggplant and bell peppers. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Stir fried cashews nut, chili sauce, onion and carrot. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Choice of ground meat, tofu, veggie, with chili, garlic, basil, mint, and bell pepper. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Choice of meat, tofu or veggie stir fried with onion, pineapple, carrots, and bell pepper.
Choice of meat, tofu or veggie, with green beans in Thai style chili paste sauce. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Glazed chicken nuggets cooked in house made orange sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Grilled Chicken come with Teriyaki sauce
Grilled BBQ beef marinated in special sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Grilled spare ribs served with Thai chili sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Chargrilled 1/2 chicken marinated in Thai herb sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Coconut milk, curry paste and bell pepper. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Combination seafood stir fried, saute' in garlic pepper sauce.
Combination seafood stir fried in red curry and coconut milk. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Combination seafood stir fried with garlic, chili and Thai basil. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Stir fried combination seafood with curry powder, egg and veggies. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Egg Fried Rice
Fried banana wrapped in wonton.
Jasmine hot tea
Crying Tiger, $16.95
Amazing Thai beer.... very smooth and sweet
two cups and saucers on a table
a display of fruit and decorations
Kai Kua Noodles with Chicken & Spicy Eggplant with Beef
Outside
drink
Pad Thai with Shrimp - Recommend
Singha beer
Fried banana
Pad See Ew (with chicken), $12.95
a person holding a plate of food
Tom Kha Gai soup
Spicy Eggplant Shrimp
menu
Menu 1/2
Golden Triangle
Menu 2/2
Tom Yum with shrimp
menu
P. L.
Feb 14, 2025
Rice and Vegs w steak strips very agreeable ! Won ton soup follows according . 2.95 small salad also groovy .Service good . Cashier and greeter and "bus boy " eager to please .And now the cherry on top : ice coffee (Turkish ?) w sweet cream . Starbucks ....get back !!
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Reese J.
Feb 21, 2025
I've lived in South OC for so long and have always seen Elephant Cafe and was always curious about it. We got to visit on a Wednesday for dinner. We got seated right away. The restaurant has plenty of seating inside and the aesthetics is very cultured. It took a while for a server to greet us and take our order. We ordered shrimp fried rice and yellow curry. The food came out pretty quickly. Food had great flavor. I would definitely come back and try their other food items on their menu.
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Alison R.
Jan 18, 2025
On this cold evening warm Thai food sounded perfect! One of our favorite local places is Elephant Cafe in Lake Forest. This small restaurant is on a busy corner intersection so if you aren't paying attention, you can miss the driveway to enter and then you have a long block before you can turn around. Elephant Cafe is a charming place with super friendly staff and amazingly authentic food. There are plenty of options for everyone. They even customize the level of heat on many of their dishes. Tonight the place was hopping! Booths full of customers chatting away and a constant flow of take out orders. I got take out as well and only had to wait about 10 minutes or so for our food. Tonight's menu was fried wonton, Thai Basil Fried Rice with veggies and Mild heat and Pad Kee Mao noodles with Chicken and Mild heat. We are so happy eating our yummy Thai food and watching college basketball at home! Prices are excellent too and I highly recommend Elephant Cafe!
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Kim I.
Jan 13, 2025
Elephant Cafe you had me at pad Thai.. I'm SO particular with my noodles and I've tried quite a few pad Thai's in this area and nothing compares to this one. I like my pad Thai more on the sweeter side than salty. It's not too oily and seasoned so well with the veggies. I usually get it with tofu and it's a perfect combo of firm but chewy too. It doesn't come spicy so if you want it with spice just ask it tastes better spicy too. The Thai tea is sweet, some would say too sweet but I love it, and if you ask them they'll even add boba to it. I ordered the lunch special for $12.95 and the portions were huge! It came with a scoop of rice, small salad and soup, The service is fast for the most part, when they get busy you just need to track someone down as they are hustling in the restaurant. The ambiance really makes you feel like you stepped into Thailand, the decor is pretty and full of nooks and crannies. I've been to Thailand so I feel like this is authentic to me as they come, the closest place that has pad Thai that I loved was in Denver so I'm happy we have this gem here. And don't skip dessert, when in season (our waitress said summer time) the mango sticky rice is just what you need to cleanse your palate.
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Bernadette Y.
Dec 8, 2024
Let me start off with saying the service here is great. They are attentive, but not overly, and kind. 5 stars. We got the pad kee mao first, and it was absolutely delicious. Perfectly spicy (medium) and the flavors were robust and spot on. Thoroughly enjoyed this plate. 5 stars. Next came out the pork chop plate. This was unfortunately a 1-star for us. First, it took quite a little while to come out. We were pretty much done with our noodle plate. Secondly, it had quite a porky smell. It was almost as if it was thawed out, grilled, then spread out on a bed of raw cabbage. I couldn't understand why it would have taken so long to come out, but, maybe it was the thawing out. Also, it wasn't really a pork chop, but more like a cutlet. Fortunately, the servers were willing to replace our order with something entirely different. 1 (0) stars. We then ordered the cashew chicken. Cooked well, with a great flavor. The only downside would be, the sauce seemed quite sweet. But, definitely way better than the pork chop plate. 3.5 s
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Daph H.
Nov 9, 2024
Came to Elephant Cafe for lunch. They have lunch specials Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm, starting at $12.95 with your choice of chicken, veggie, tofu or pork or $14.95 for beef or shrimp, and comes with soup, salad and steamed rice.I chose the pad see ew off the regular menu since it was the same price. It was a generous serving, with a good mix of rice noodles, chicken and veggies. I have a big appetite and couldn't even finish it!My husband chose the pineapple curry lunch special, which was good. Spice levels are mild, medium, spicy and very spicy. Service is terrific! They really make you feel welcome. Plenty of parking in the lot.
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Michelle T.
Nov 25, 2024
Food is great here! Always driving by but never decided to try until last week and very glad I did. Restaurant is in same plaza as the new Aldi. Plenty of parking and easy to access. It was pretty busy on a Monday night. Cute place, with Christmas decorations and lots of lighting. We were seated right away at a booth. From the time our order was taken to food being served, it was only about 10-15 minutes. I ordered the hot jasmine tea and I had to request a second tea bag because with one, I couldn't even taste the flavor. Definitely needs two to taste decent. We started with the fried pork belly and the Tom Yum soup (small size). So good! Then we ordered the Pad Thai and the Pad Kee Mao. Also delicious and I was able to take half of my dish home to have the next day, so the portions are very generous. Servers kept checking on us and provided excellent service.
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Pslbbh S.
Feb 20, 2025
I got pad thai with veggies to go, the wait wasn't long whatsoever!! I was greeted with amazing service by a young man, he helped me pick up my order. He had made sure they included utensils and extra sauces, as for the food it was amazingly light and flavorful not to mention a really good size portion and super nice to go containers! I recommend this place a bunch!
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Jason G.
Dec 21, 2024
Food/Service has been much better since my last review so updating my rating. Go-to dishes are the Pumpkin Curry (not typical at Thai spots) and Pad Thai. Thai tea also good here. Nice booth seating available. Service friendly. Authentic flavors. Colorful interior. Bathrooms could be cleaner. 4 stars for the food.
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Mark E. S.
Nov 24, 2024
Pretty room, great friendly staff, always consistent foods! My favorite is the green curry chicken, but I liked the pineapple curry too.. What can I say? It's a cozy Thai place you'll want to keep coming back to!
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