Best Thai in Jacksonville so far. Curry had lots of flavor and the ribs were falling off the bone in a uniquely delicious sauce. Knowledgeable and professional waitress who made the dining experience a delight.

The Buddha Thai Bistro restaurant is near the back of a shopping center and would be easy to miss. The exterior is not ostentatious or even eye catching. But, for anyone who wants to experience a good Thai restaurant, taking the time to locate it is worth the trouble. Of course, there are statues of the Buddha (see photos). That adds to the charm of the decor. The tables are what one might expect in a restaurant that is in the business of providing good food more than an upscale dining experience. On this occasion, I ordered a lunch special from the menu page entitled "Thai Lunch Box". I like Pad Thai very much and ordered this dish with duck. There was an extra $5.00 charge but the duck addition was unique. I had never seen it before in a number of places that serve pad thai. The pad thai with the duck was good but I would probably opt for shrimp or chicken or a combination. The duck had fat on each piece that I sliced off and ended up with a fairly large pile of that on my plate. The effort was worth it as the duck was tasty but would not go to that trouble in the future. The seafood stuffed salmon croquette was also very tasty. It is not like a regular piece of salmon served in a restaurant (hence, the name "croquette") so that may impact a decision to order this particular dish. The taste, with the variety of seafood included, also varies from a traditional American salmon dish. There is an extensive menu available so there is something that will appeal to anyone that likes Thai food. The servings at dinner are more extensive and often more complex dishes. There are also tea selections available and the hot green tea was very good. Service was friendly and prompt. Overall, this was a very favorable experience and, when in Jacksonville again, I would definitely consider returning—perhaps to try some of the other dishes such as the ribs on the dinner menu which sounded excellent.

Not good at all, taste like it’s been cooked 4 times. Sea food soup have 0 seafood in it. Yellow carry is so watery. Even the Thai tea is not good.

Had VEGAN Thanksgiving here. It was FANTASTIC! I had never had Thai food before. The presentation was beautiful and the service was great.

Our favorite Thai restaurant...we've been a regular for over 12 years. Attentive long term wait staff. The peanut sauce (on the PraRam is THE best ever!....We bring a bottle of fresh hot sauce home with us !) Dine in. Fast Delivery if you fall in their range.. Take out very prompt!!!! Full service bar...fun martinis and rum punches, beer selections.

In love with this place. Super wonderful waitress named Patty, is a sweet girl ☺️. Great time!

if you enjoy Thai food I would recommend visiting this place and checking it out period as you can see from the pictures it has a very nice bar selection and good ambiance. we went for lunch and the food was delicious. Anything with curry would be recommended. I went with a spice level 3 and it was perfect. I think the prices are fair so checking them out.

The food is not authentic but okay. The staffs are nice but talk too much and they were not present when I needed. My pad thai was acceptable but a little too sweet. The noodles were cut short in the cooking process (bad luck for Asian) and it makes it hard to eat. Buddha sampler is nice to share between group. Don’t order draft beers. It’s either they don’t do a proper maintenance or there is something wrong with the machine. For the quality, it’s overpriced. Cleanliness is also questionable. I double cleaned my utensils.

My friends and I really enjoyed the food. In addition to the plates in the pictures, we tried the sampler appetizer and Tom Kha Gai soup. My suggestion is that you don’t go for dinner when you’re in a hurry as the food takes times to come out but it’s worth the wait. For us, it was a great overall dining experience because the atmosphere was very relaxed and allowed time for us to catch up without feeling rushed.

Delicious and so fresh. We chose the vegan options and they were able to accommodate. We ate too quickly to get a picture! Veggie summer roll, seaweed salad, Pad Thai with tofu, and the Healthy Vegetable Rainbow and shred it all between two of us.

My favorite place of all time. I eat there way too much, but I have never had a bad meal. Also the service is fantastic!

Service was a bit slow, but not bad. Food came out quickly. Nice and clean. We ordered the Buddha sampler, which was delicious. Also the wonton soup had excellent flavor. The satay chicken was cooked nicely, and was very tender. Would definitely recommend.

Great place to eat! Crab Rangoon, sweet and tangy, the pad Thai, and fried ice cream hit the spot! Staff was accommodating, and packaged our food for us. Great place to eat!

I've gone here on/off for a year usually coming on my lunch break. I went one night with my friend and service was just ok. There was a caucasian guy at the bar that made some weird black joke and when I looked over, him and a couple of other ladies were laughing, looking at my table. Me and my friend are black btw. But we ignored it because we were not positive what it was about. Our appetizers came out, I got the fried tofu which was gross. My friend got lettuce wraps that had chopped chicken and shrimp, which he loved. Where it went totally wrong is when our main meals came out, I took my fork and went into the rice, there was literally a dead insect in the center of the rice. Almost seemed like it was placed right in the center. The rice was in a shape like a bowl upside down and the insect was in the very center. I immediately had our server and host come over to witness this. They took my plate and said they will get me a new one. I was like " no I lost my appetite." Another lady came and apologized. She didn't introduce herself so I am assuming she was the manager. She compted the entire meal and said next time I come they would give me a free meal. She never took my name down or anything to assure I'd get that free meal if I come in on a day she's not there. Unfortunately they have lost a customer forever. Dead bugs in food cannot be washed over for me. The bug looked steamed like it fell in the pot of steamed rice maybe, idk, but it ruined our appetite. My friend didn't even touch his meal after seeing the bug in my food.

Good but not great. I HAD a 3 on heat scale and after 2 bites it tasted regular like the hot part was on top..ijs but price wise it was good. We sat at the bar and our bar tender was very nice and knowledgeable.

Brilliant find on JAX beach - food was very good and nice drinks out of Buddhas belly - recommend the Hawaiian fried rice and the White Buddha drink

This is one of the worst places i have eaten by far. I would rather starve then eat in this restaurant. The food wasn’t authentic and I hated the larb salad( larb kai). the larb salad was super greasy and the chicken was almost mushy. The yellow curry tasted bland and not spicy( even though I requested for it to be the highest spice level). The platter I ordered had very little food and it tasted disgusting. I wouldn’t have mind if THE FOOD WAS GOOD. Worst part is that the waiter served the food he spilled the hot soup on me. I don’t recommend to buy food from this store.

Went on a Wednesday night with a friend for dinner, and everything was perfect. From the timing of all of our dishes to our waiter, we had no complaints. The food was hot. Wine service was great. The atmosphere is quiet, but we preferred it that way as we were able to have a full conversation without having to shout at each other. Highly recommend for a nice and relaxed dinner!

Enjoy this unique place with good food and different beer offerings. Will be back!

The food is very delicious here. The restaurant is off and on with how good it is, but most recipes are consistently delicious. Emerald green curry and the crispy fish garlic dish are our favorites. They also make a great lychee martini and all the Thai basics are great.

Disappointed! This place used to serve tasty Thai dishes on linen tablecloth’s in a charming ambiance. Went out Thursday evening on a date with my granddaughter and I was disappointed with the lack of flavor in the food. Tasteless!! Our appetizer platter was over cooked. My duck lacked flavor and a breast, Only served the leg portion. Vegetables bland, could of used salt at the minimum. And a very Small serving of Shrimp fried rice. For $70 plus a 20% tip, $84.00, not worth it, don’t waste your money. There are too many classier, tastier Thai restaurants around.

We went for our lunch at the Buddha Thai Bistro out of our cravings for some Thai food. The food was damn yummilicious and that too with pocket friendly prices.. The ambience too was good enough followed by great hospitality. So a thumbs up for the restaurant and would love to recommend this place to the Thai food lovers out there.

Recommended as a place to eat since I’m new to the area. Lunch was delicious! Highly recommended the crab ragoons. Level 4 pad Thai is spicy but so YUMMY! Did not disappoint.

The ambiance of this establishment tonight was incredible along with the food. I ordered the Red Snapper Red Curry fish and my husband ordered the Crispy Honey Duck with the Andaman Sea soup. The food was amazing and our waiter received an early Christmas gift for not bothering us too much during date night. Locating the building took too much time but overall we enjoyed ourselves and we’ll be back with the kiddos and in-laws next week. I am dying to try their seafood hot pot and fried banana ice cream

This restaurant has gone down hill. The ladies bathroom smelled horrifically terrible and only had one working sink which was filthy. The smell was so bad that I lost my appetite. The whole fried fish hardly had any meat on it nor was it cut into pieces at the table like most Thai restaurants do. The curry came out luke warm. I got so turned off by the entire dining experience even more due to having to swat at little gnats/fruit flies swarming around us. I will not be coming to this establishment ever again.