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Exotic Thai Cafe in Newbury Park

4.2 (114) 1930 Newbury Rd #100, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, United States

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Thai restaurant
Asian restaurant
Southeast Asian restaurant

Location on the map

Newbury Park, Ventura County, California, US

Phone: +1 805-375-0272
Site: https://smorefood.com/order-...

Opening hours

Monday:11 AM–9 PM
Tuesday:11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday:11 AM–9 PM
Thursday:11 AM–9 PM
Friday:11 AM–9 PM
Saturday:12–9 PM
Sunday:12–9 PM

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Total reviews rating 4.2

114 Reviews for Exotic Thai Cafe 2024:

Review №1

2023-07-22 11:59:14

Mixed feelings about this visit; Service was lacking and my understanding is it was intentional, and for that there is simply no excuse. So despite the quality food and atmosphere, service and overall rating will stand at 1 out of 5.

Review №2

2023-11-16 19:53:38

We went for lunch….food was delicious, service was awesome! The yellow curry was so tasty! Great authentic atmosphere….Highly recommend!

Review №3

2023-12-10 15:12:20

Yummy food. Superb service. We really enjoyed this place and the dishes were great, especially the curried!

Review №4

2023-05-16 23:01:27

This particular Exotic Thai Cafe has 2 different lunch special menus, but this one is my favorite of the two. You get 2 entree-type choices as well as rice. Delicious. Highly recommend for lunch eat-in.

Review №5

2021-10-05 01:43:31

When I feel like curry for dinner, I go to Exotic Thai. Preferably the location off Kanan Road/Lindero Canyon though. This location, while much closer to home, has much lower quality standards.At my most recent visit, I was served Tom Ka Gai with a chunk of ginger as big as my thumb, and the potatoes in my Karee Gai were undercooked and could have done with being sliced in half. The curry itself was unusually thin as well. My Pad Thai was a bit soggy (still reasonable though). My Pineapple Fried Rice had only a single shrimp. When I placed my order, the employee taking it kept trying to predict what I was saying (out loud) and thus I had to correct her three times.Hopefully they correct course in the future, but they should definitely take notes from the excellent quality and service of the Kanan/Lindero location.EDIT: Ive come back twice since my initial review, and they have gotten worse. Ordered the pineapple fried rice, received it BURNT. Their prices are absurd enough on their own, but compound that with 0% QA and youve got nothing but a recipe for disaster. Sorry, yall lost my business, and referrals, for good now.

Review №6

2023-05-19 02:38:52

I have been coming here for the last 10 years or so and have never had a bad experience. I come with my elderly grandfather who is often rude and impatient. The server at exotic Thai is always so kind and patient. She is one of the best servers I have ever had in my life. She is the tall, skinny one. One of my all time favorite restaurants just because of the consistency over the years. Garden spring rolls and pad thai so good.

Review №7

2023-12-10 08:07:31

Never fails to satisfy. Good food, quick pick up. Its a small shop. The yellow curry is terrific 👍

Review №8

2023-06-25 04:40:40

Exotic Thai is my favorite Thai food place around. I enjoy everything I get - sizzling plate with chicken is like having chicken satay with tons of vegetables and rice... Soooo yummy! Their pad Thai is great... Shrimp pad Thai doesnt have much shrimp though. I have also had their rad na, sweet and sour chicken, crab rangoons/wantons, spring rolls, soups, and mango sticky rice. All so good!!! Their Thai iced tea is bomb. And the little restaurant is also nice atmosphere with good service. Ive had dine-in, and take out. Ive had their lunch menu and dinner menu. Everything is so delicious.

Review №9

2020-02-05 04:19:20

Wow the very best in the thousand oaks area. Yummy. They even offered bowls for our pickup. Lovely people. And Freshness is outstanding

Review №10

2022-05-26 22:54:06

Food is so good here! I especially enjoy their lunch special. I get the chicken curry lunch combo for $12. It comes with a half order of their chicken curry, your choice of steamed, brown, or purple rice, a garden salad with ginger or peanut dressing, and one egg roll. Its a really good deal and filling too! My order was ready in less than 10 minutes. I usually come here for take out, and Ive only dined here once. The staff is friendly and Ive never had an issue with the service or the food. Highly recommend if youre craving some good Thai food!

Review №11

2018-10-15 05:56:20

I really loved this place! Atmosphere and staff are very friendly and helpful! Food is great!

Review №12

2023-02-10 21:06:41

Found this whole in the wall with my fiancée and we really enjoyed it for lunch. We had pad thai and yellow curry, spicy eggplant and chicken, very delicious and the prices were great with the lunch special. Server was friendly and gave good service. 👍

Review №13

2022-09-16 01:15:45

Got delivery thru Grubhub. Food tastes okay, but there’re a few things I’m really not happy about…1. I noted for Medium spiciness for both dishes. They both turn out to be not spicy except for the jalapeños in there, which are way TOO spicy when you eat it, but everything else not spicy. I was not expecting that.2. Both dishes have vegetables, but they’re so hard and raw. I think they are barely cooked.3. Like I said both dishes are supposed to have vegetables and no meats. But in one of them, I ate a piece of shrimp shell. Would not be good for someone who has seafood allergy. :(

Review №14

2021-01-18 21:31:30

We ordered enough takeout for two days of meals and our experience was excellent. Mongolian beef, pad Thai, vegetables with shrimp, spicy green beans. Everything was fresh an delicious! Packed up beautifully and with care taken. Even the coconut ice cream was packed on ice. We’ll definitely be ordering more.

Review №15

2023-01-07 23:34:15

I usually order take out so I cant comment on atmosphere. But the food is outstanding!!! I recommend the sizzling hot plate!!! So delicious!!!

Review №16

2019-02-06 21:19:19

Since almost everything I have had here was sweet, I am not a big fan of this place. However, the place is really clean and they have pretty cool lunch options with purple rice with an added $1 maybe, which is pretty good. You have good tea options too like ginger, Jasmine etc which they serve in a kettle. Overall very cool if you have a party of 5 or so, since you can collectively order and not have to deal with the sweet pad Thai alone. 😉

Review №17

2021-05-15 14:38:50

The restaurant delivered last nights leftover food. Everything except one item tasted weird. The restaurant did not follow instructions. Instead of adding egg into the noodle, they fried it and placed it on the side. None of the items had salt in it except appetizers. Also, this is not authentic Thai food. The reviews on Doordash are not real.

Review №18

2022-07-10 03:47:42

We had the Spicy Eggplant with Chicken and the Pad Kee Moa with Shrimp (spicy level requested). They were excellent. Very friendly hostess . We will be back.

Review №19

2022-08-12 02:21:51

Very nice tasting food! The quantity is also really good for the prices. The only con is that it takes a bit longer than most other restraunts. But this is a must try restraunt

Review №20

2019-05-14 23:35:13

Ive been coming to this place for 6 years and never had an issue with them until yesterday. My family ordered three plates of fried rice seafood. The squid was rotten and smelled awful. We asked the waitress to take off one of the plates off our check, because the food smelled disgusting. They did not want to and both waitresses were extremely rude to my mother.My mother did not eat her plate and did not touch it at at all. The waitress kept arguing with my mother, accusing that there was no rice on the plate when there was a full plate of food there. It was the worst customer service Ive ever received there.Im not ever coming back. I dont reccomend anyone eating here. My whole family got sick after eating here and we currently are still sick...I would give this place a 0 rating if I could!

Review №21

2019-03-23 17:20:55

Food and service both are great.

Review №22

2018-02-18 09:02:27

Excellent pineapple shrimp Curry! The brown rice was prepared well. Everyone in my party enjoyed their meals. ... Wow did this place change. Ordered curry takeout and they gave me no rice. I called and they said new owner, we dont provide rice with curry. Come on! Also, they had no option in the app I used to order to purchase rice with curry. To top it off, the curry was nearly tasteless. New ownership is not good for this place. 😕

Review №23

2023-07-04 15:12:29

Food is always tasty and pleasantly plated.

Review №24

2019-08-18 22:32:28

Personally enjoy the all smiles service, and the plates are served well with tons of flavor. Prices are a little high to go there every week for a peasant such as I, but well worth the dishs flavors.

Review №25

2019-02-23 03:07:56

Service was good. No free refill on soda they give cans but free refill on Arnold Palmer. Food was ok got1- steamed dumplings for appetizer they were ok I prefer pan fried2- wonton soup with bbq pork was good but not much pork.3- satay chicken so good loved it4- bbq pork and chicken pineapple fried rice best part of the mealOnly reason not 5 star was the soda not having refills

Review №26

2022-05-29 11:18:29

I’m giving one star because of the poor service and quality of the food. Neither were pleasant. Perhaps it’s this location but I wouldn’t suggest eating here.

Review №27

2019-02-08 20:14:24

I wish there was a zero star option for this scamming restaurant. I went to this Newbury Park location Exotic Thai Cafe for lunch, by myself and they tried to scam and upcharge me. Rude server seats me at a table of 4 but 2 other people were already seated. When I was trying to place my order she tells me higher prices for items listed on the menu at a lower price. Ridiculous service. Worst experience ever.

Review №28

2015-02-24 23:21:53

On the positive side, nice decor and the only Thai place in Newbury Park.The problem with our service, however, was so bad we will not return. We ordered common items, waited a long time for water, an extra long time for our food, and when it arrived, they gave my wife chicken rather than tofu. When I pointed that out, they took my plate to the back, picked off the chicken, and replaced it with tofu, and brought it back cold. :(And no apologies for such a long wait.

Review №29

2021-10-06 07:40:19

I ordered online. When I came to pick it up there was one person in front of me. 25 minutes later I got my item that was sitting on the front desk nice and cold. Guy at the register saw me, made eye contact, and then turned around and went into the kitchen/back for a solid 5 minutes. Ill go the one in Thousand Oaks on T.O. Blvd instead.

Review №30

2020-09-02 05:32:43

Good Thai food made fresh, and Good prompt Customer service (ask for Ms. Apple or Ms. Bee). To-go order made on time accurately. Menu has Good variety too. Reasonably priced.

Review №31

2019-05-15 06:37:41

The service was bad. Ordered seafood and tasted awful and smelled rotten. Told the waitress about it and she brushed off and charged for it. Four of us got food poisoning from the Seafood fried rice. Will not recommend any of their seafood plates.

Review №32

2020-01-09 17:24:09

Great food. hot pot soups are tasty. service is good. all dishes are tasty really. small place though. can get crowded. a lot of take out orders.

Review №33

2016-04-13 03:45:33

I have been coming to Exotic Thai for over 15 years. I am disappointed to say the food is not as good as then and just gets worse. The Green curry shrimp was thin and watery ( like a soup ) and not so tasty.

Review №34

2016-10-30 02:41:45

Been coming here for years. Part of the local Exotic Thai chain now individually run & owned by each of the partners. Ive eaten at all of them & while the menu is very similar this one is just a cut above the others.Small place in a small mall near Starbucks & Sharkys with friendly, welcoming staff. The Conejo Valley has a number of good Thai restaurants and this place sits up there among that group.Try the tom yum noodle soup. Its a standout. You can order it all day here whereas its only available during the lunch menu at the other Exotic Thai branches. The garden salad here is really crispy & fresh with a nice sweetness from the peanut sauce dressing.The mixed vegetables here with shrimp is excellent. I keep trying to find somewhere in Thai Town that makes this dish as good as they make it here & never found anyone that comes close. Have them stir-fry in some fresh serranos for a flavorful kick.

Review №35

2023-08-22 03:16:54

Excellent food, atmosphere and service.

Review №36

2019-12-12 03:09:23

Ordered vegetarian item if rice noodles and did mention to server who first served us vegetarian and no egg meat etc. The noodles were served with some eggs. Did mention to second server the lady behind the desk and a cold sorry. No offer to take it off the bill.Not going there again aI offer to replace it

Review №37

2017-07-24 22:17:09

The family loves it. Best Pad Thai in town. My son loves the chicken satay skewers. The Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles) is my favorite. Very friendly staff.

Review №38

2019-01-04 16:56:00

I passed this restaurant by many times and thought I would give it a try.Had their Larb and Pad woon sen. It was really good. Restaurant had a nice ambience and servers were attentive and helpful. You wouldn’t know it, just looking from the outside. I think the local community knows about this place as it was quite packed for lunch.

Review №39

2017-06-15 19:40:27

Best Thai food around. I love their pad Thai and egg rolls. Im a vegetarian, and love that you can get any dish with tofu or vegetables. Ive always had really great service

Review №40

2022-06-19 04:02:13

Their version of Tom Ka soup is one of the best Ive had. The pad Thai is excellent also.

Review №41

2019-09-12 21:57:05

Have been here for lunch three different times. Each time the food was so fresh and tasty. The egg rolls are crispy and not greasy.

Review №42

2021-08-12 02:46:22

Super good food. Go with the Hot its super tasty and it will get you sweating. They have Singa beer and the staff is super quick and responsive.

Review №43

2020-02-16 08:42:05

Lunch special was nice. i really liked the thai curry flavor! the potion is perfect and price is fair to a bit pricy. nice staff

Review №44

2019-03-16 16:42:50

Maybe the only place fro Thai food in Newburry Park. But thats OK. They do it right and you dont have to find another. We just get the basics and have never looked back. Pad thia spring rolls and soup.

Review №45

2021-09-29 18:59:49

Food was good. A good option when youre looking for Thai food. A tad more expensive than other food types.

Review №46

2020-11-19 06:58:33

Fabolous Ty food the best Ive found in Ventura County its cell rice by mama and Ventura Grace election really tasty you can pick up the food outside they deliver curbside gray choice

Review №47

2016-11-30 02:04:46

Pretty nice place for Thai food. Had Tom kha soup and Sweet n Sour tofu. Both were pretty good.

Review №48

2018-02-10 06:02:06

The food is constantly good. Service is a little slower than most Thai food. A nice meal anyway.

Review №49

2022-03-03 02:18:08

My favorite dishes include the Roasted Duck Curry, Exotic Catfish, and the Pork Ribs.

Review №50

2019-08-07 19:32:31

Ridiculously small quantity for lunch special. You spend 12 dollars on the name of lunch special and get literally not even appetiser size portion. It felt like a joke.

Review №51

2020-03-24 04:00:04

Ordered food this afternoon thru Grubhub because of the virus. I have to say the food was delicious and I will tell all my friends and family about you. Thank you.

Review №52

2022-03-28 00:59:57

Food is very good but but the ambience is not so great. It is very clean and the service is very friendly.

Review №53

2015-07-24 20:41:54

Pretty solid - Id really call it a 3.5, but rounding up. Our group had 3 different curry dishes, all tasty.

Review №54

2017-02-04 00:11:43

One of my fav Thai places. Love their Spicy Thai Chicken and soup. Pad Thai is so so but curries are delicious.

Review №55

2022-01-02 23:28:32

The spicy Thai basil with shrimp was fire and the exotic stuffed chicken was excellent!

Review №56

2022-05-29 14:00:49

Served day old rice and more! Nasty service and food. Restaurant isn’t the cleanest either. Never again.

Review №57

2019-11-03 22:48:52

Food is very tastySometimes service can be rough.Prices for lunch are very competitive.

Review №58

2017-01-29 05:46:38

Decent food but long wait for take outs (despite promise of 25 mins) + exasperated once by missed dishes in the take-out and having to come back again to pickup..I am probably done ordering here

Review №59

2018-10-04 03:06:36

Love the food here and the service is great. Try the sizzling plate with beef, YUMMY!

Review №60

2017-09-16 02:43:17

Great atmosphere considering the location. Food was pretty good, although a little on the bland side.

Review №61

2021-07-20 21:35:55

My favorite Thai hole in the wall. Food is excellent and prices are great too!

Review №62

2023-06-26 02:29:35

Excellent food and service.

Review №63

2017-07-14 23:27:19

Excellent food & friendly service! A must for takeout during those rainy days.

Review №64

2022-03-15 15:12:49

A little pricey, but food was plentiful and very tasty 😋

Review №65

2020-10-07 18:49:09

$$ But tasty. Do have leftovers, and it still tastes very good. So I can appreciate that.

Review №66

2020-09-26 19:01:10

The flavor was not upto the mark of some of the other Thai places in and around town

Review №67

2012-09-25 20:49:26

We only came to ask for a soup and even though they were already closed, they happily served us.

Review №68

2020-03-01 03:06:23

Absolutely Amazing. Best Yellow curry ive had in a long time

Review №69

2018-09-19 04:50:24

I love the food here. It is authentic and reminds me of Thailand

Review №70

2020-04-01 03:17:08

Food is amazing! I recommend the Glass Noodle soup.

Review №71

2018-11-22 05:06:42

Awful experience. I have never had to sit and wait an HOUR for my food before. NEVER will we return.

Review №72

2018-10-14 03:57:56

LOVE. . LOVE this place, the fusion of flavors in each dish is amazing !!!

Review №73

2018-12-01 04:17:16

Large menu and large portions. My dishes were made perfectly.

Review №74

2018-09-19 04:23:16

Love this place. Wonderful food, good service.

Review №75

2023-06-23 15:25:23

Yummy fresh food!

Review №76

2019-03-19 23:14:14

Great food and pricing is very reasonable.

Review №77

2022-04-01 22:50:35

Curries are good but not consistent

Review №78

2019-01-24 19:01:07

Great food great service good prices

Review №79

2022-08-13 16:45:42

Small but delicious food.

Review №80

2018-06-25 11:22:12

Great quality, happy smiles, nice atmosphere. Love it !!

Review №81

2017-09-10 16:31:15

Very good place to eat authentic Thai food

Review №82

2019-05-13 17:46:19

The best Thai food in Ventura county.

Review №83

2019-07-12 01:34:44

Crazy good - flavorful, good portions, friendly.

Review №84

2019-08-23 04:49:51

Yellow curry w/ chicken. Mm mmm good!

Review №85

2020-03-01 18:10:34

Good food. Nice small place

Review №86

2018-01-07 20:51:31

Their tum yum soup is delicious.

Review №87

2020-07-05 23:19:20

They have the best chicken Satay.

Review №88

2020-09-30 01:10:54

My go to Thai place. Always amazing.

Review №89

2023-02-08 03:39:15

Pricey for what you get.

Review №90

2019-01-11 02:48:38

One of the best restaurant in the conejo valley

Review №91

2017-08-15 07:08:25

Good Thai food. Good veg options

Review №92

2017-09-11 19:56:32

Spicy fried rice was really good

Review №93

2014-06-25 23:45:53

Delicious food. Pleasant staff.

Review №94

2018-06-28 02:46:45

Favorite Thai food in Thousand Oaks.

Review №95

2017-08-16 13:39:16

Best Thai food in Newbury Park

Review №96

2019-09-17 21:58:44

Mediocre food thats expensive.

Review №97

2018-11-11 03:40:25

The pad Thai is delish

Review №98

2018-09-11 23:07:20

Good food

Review №99

2023-03-15 23:41:51

Pad Thai and yellow curry chicken.

Review №100

2018-06-16 04:15:55

Cozy. Pretty good food.

Review №101

2017-12-19 05:21:00

Great food!

Review №102

2019-01-16 03:11:08

Great local Thai!

Review №103

2013-01-25 02:13:32

REALLY Great food !

Review №104

2023-03-11 22:08:32

Love this place

Review №105

2018-06-17 03:40:22

Food is delicious.

Review №106

2021-08-06 03:00:33

Very delicious 😋

Review №107

2018-11-11 02:27:52

Yum 😋

Review №108

2019-04-04 03:14:56

🐌 to slow for the high cost

Review №109

2015-04-13 17:11:48

Service a

Review №110

2021-10-01 20:36:04

Great taste

Review №111

2019-01-16 08:08:59

Delicious!!!

Review №112

2019-08-07 00:56:38

Great food.

Review №113

2023-07-10 05:12:59

The service is perfect for me. There are no cold glasses.

Review №114

2017-06-14 16:42:24

The portion is large and the taste is just right...