Royal Thai Bistreaux

I'm always happy with the honey basil chicken! It's especially good when you get a little extra special presentation!

You can really tell all the food here is made by hand. Authentic Thai food and the coconut shrimp is delicious. Wide variety of dishes and the service is always super great! Definitely would recommend stopping by!

Visited here for the first time a little over a week ago. This place is easy to miss especially depending on from what side you approach it. There was parking onsite. There were tables inside but I did take out. It's a very causal place. The staff person who helped me was very kind. My food was tasted very fresh. I ordered the Tom Yum Goong soup . It was more spicy than I expected. I don't mind spice but if you prefer medium to mild spice this soup may be too spicy for you. I also ordered Pad See Ew and Sweet Rice with Thai Custard. They both were pretty good too. I would visit here again and try some other dishes. The staff person said they have a page on the menu with mainly just traditional dishes. I may try one of those on my next visit.

Royal Thai is the epitome of hole in the wall. It's located kind of randomly out in Harahan. The curbside appeal is not everything (like at all), but the restaurant is welcoming and cozy once you walk in. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive, and the food was scrumptious. We ordered 4 different items- royal paper shrimp, tom yum goong, pad kee mow, and the basil eggplant sautéed with chicken (not pictured as I was too excited to try it and forgot to snap a picture). The shrimp came with a sauce, and it was delicious!! Not to mention how cute the presentation looked. The tom yum goong (soup dish) is perfect for a cold, muggy say. It's just sour enough with plentiful aromatics. However, if you're not a cilantro girlie like me, maybe see if you can do without. It's not too overpowering, but her presence is known. The drunken noodles were LOVELY!! The flavor and sauce and veggies did not come to play. For the sautéed eggplant with chicken, the eggplant really tied it all together as it soaked up the flavors and spices. I'd order everything again it was perfectly satisfying. Regarding price, it's not the cheapest- our 4 items were a total of $50. But definitely try this out if you're looking for authentic Thai food!!!

This is only the second time I've been here in the past three years but I used to come at least once a month. Kids...COVID...Anyway, let's start with the Boba. Little guy didn't want any real food today--just a smoothie--so he picked out the Blueberry Pineapple smoothie with Strawberry popping bobas, which we all liked. I'm more of a green-smoothies-at-home and avocado-with-black-tapioca-balls-when-I'm-out kinda guy, but this was good. We all enjoyed it as soon as he was full but until then, this typically generous kid wasn't sharing the boba tea. He liked it that much. Made with real tamarind instead of peanut butter, the chicken pad thai here is excellent. I haven't eaten out enough in the past year to rate it against other establishments, but three years ago it was the only pad thai I'd eat on the East Bank. Still good today--better than I remembered, not as good as my wife remembered, so...a wash. As good.The chicken green curry is my wife's favorite dish here and it did not disappoint.The chicken satay was not as good as it used to be. The chicken was a little tough today--it's usually delightfully moist and tender--but the flavor was still excellent, and the sweet chili sauce with fresh cucumber is amazing.Royal Thai is definitely going back into our new/old normal.

The service was very nice. Their Thai tea was so delicious! I added the brown sugar jelly in it, and it made the flavor even better! For the food that I ate, I ordered the Royal Spaghetti, but it was not the best as they added too much oil to the meal; however, maybe this just comes to my preference and the fact that I just simply chose the wrong dish. The dishes that the rest of my cousins ate looks better than mines, so I won't judge too harshly. As for the decor, it's not aesthetic and trendy, but the customer service made up for it. In conclusion, I would come back and try a better dish.

We ordered appetizers and a couple of entrees from the restaurant. We're from out of town and wanted to have some good Thai food. This place didn't disappoint us. We had the eggplant and chicken and pad kee mow with shrimp. Staff is really friendly. Our Uber was running late and they asked us to wait inside even though they were closing. It's a small restaurant tucked in a white old building, so was a little difficult to locate first, but worth visiting.

I eat here about weekly, and have been for many years. Very nice staff. My favorite is the red curry - I like to get extra veggies or extra chicken but hold the rice. Good value, and nice sized lunch serving. They get crowded some days for lunch so I try to get there before or after the rush.

This is a little hidden gem! Small place, nice servers. Definitely recommend the Royal Thai fried rice!

I don't go often, but I always have a good experience at this little restaurant. The food is always excellent and the service efficient and friendly. They are ready with suggestions if needed. I love this little place.