The Basil Inn

Great little place serving delicious Thai food with very authentic taste. The Tom Yum soup has its sour spice level exactly right you would think that you are back in one of the Soi. The beef balls and brisket are tender and flavourful. The Prawn nuggets are just right. Topping these up with sincere services willing to wait for us to even when we are the last table to leave for the night, I will recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting a piece of Thai memories.

If you are like me who loves Bangkok and thai food and regret not able to go BKK during this trying time, fret not! You can relive the Thai experience at Basil Inn located in downtown east. Have been eating at this eatery since 2013 and the food served here have never failed me once at all. Food are cooked with love from authentic chef from Thailand. It really rekindled the memories of street thai food in BKK. Some of the best dishes and the ones I always ordered without fail are papaya salad, prawn cake, honey chicken, stirred fried kai lan, omelette, Tom yum soup seafood (clear based) and tapioca with milk (dessert). Not to mention my fav dish of all time and highly sought after dish (be prepared that it will be sold out before end of the day) steamed sea bass garnished with lots of garlic, cut chillies and coriander leaves on top). Omg.. the soup base of this steamed sea bass can drive u nuts (in a good way). Try it and enjoy the amazing experience of Thailand! Sawadee krup!

Nice food, small portion, steep price. Service okok. Thod Mun Goong($7)👍 Homemade Fried Prawn Cakes(3 pcs) Big and umami. Gai Honey($9)😘 Excellent! Please have more. Tom Yum Seafood(L)($15) Comforting warming sour spicy soup. Kaeng Kheow Wan Gai($9)😁 Green Curry Chicken Lemaky and spicy. Yummy. Khao Jiao Moo Sap($8)🥰 Thai Omelette with Minced Pork Savoury fluffy crisp egg Phad Pak Boong($8) Stir Fried Kang Kong with Red Chilli A tad salty. Steam White Rice($1) Thai Ice Tea($3.30) Sweetness not enough.

(Updated) Still one of the most authentic thai cuisine in east. Their seabass fish in special thai sauce is especially appetizing with rice. The prawn cake is crisp on the outside and juicy in the inside. The pandan chicken is fairly done. Their pork stir fried with garlic is a new addition to the menu. Pricing has increased over the years but still generally affordable. A meal for 2 adults and 1 child set you back to $60 for filled tummies. Great view of the wild wild wet if you are seated along the window aisle. Order all place and paid at cashier before food can be served. Menu have GST inclusive. No service charge. Hope they have some loyalty program for frequent diners like ourselves or for NTUC members.

The service sucks. We ordered an omelette that came looking nothing like a Thai omelette should. It was scrambled instead of the fluffy and crispy ones. We were told that the normal Thai omelette that we wanted had to be requested for despite being on the image on the menu. The egg that came after we exchanged was much bigger in size. Only accepts cash because they probably didn’t wanna pay for any fees too.