Boonsong Thai
“I love the Vegetarian Curry Puffs, they are by far my favorite appetizer, thought the Steamed Chives Dumplings are also wonderful.”
“The only Thai place in Bloomfield that delivers (though there are only two Thai places in the town anyway).”
“I live very close so its not a problem to drive or take a walk down the the restaurant.”
Boonsong Thai
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Just had a really nice lunch here today!
Clean and quick. Large menu so will return to try other items soon.
Salad to start, pretty standard. My wife had special noodles Yen Ta Pho that were spicy and she said very tasty. I had crispy pork with basil over jasmine rice, very tasty too. I asked for medium spicy and it came just like that.
Good service and friendly.
I'd give Boonsong an extra half star- I really don't think its a 4 or a 3.
The wait staff is awesome- as is the manager. So why not higher? They close really early- 9:30; and considering that food is hard to find in Bloomfield past 9pm, they really should want to be picking up all that business they miss out on. People order out usually because they get home too late from work, and since many commute to NYC, its just a missed opportunity.
The other reason its not higher rated for me, is that when Ive called in an order and its within 2 minutes of their 9:30pm cut off time, they refuse to take it- thats just bad business.
Now, on to the food-
The fried calamari appetizer is seriously good- prepared well with a really good sauce- I always order the sauce with my pad thai. The papaya salad with shrimp is also excellent- some of the best Ive had anywhere- small dried shrimp in the spiciest tangiest chili lime sauce- most excellent.
The curries are good, not fantastic, good. My main complaint on the curries is the size- if you order this as takeout, the Massamun curry for example (first thing I ever ordered from them) was in a small pint container the same size as a wonton soup container- it had 5 pieces of small somewhat tender beef, and really light on the potatoes and onions, so little peanuts I'm not sure it even had them.
Noodles: Here is where they get my vote of confidence, Pad Thai- really well done, has all the right stuff in abundance- great as a lunch special, not too different in size or price from dinner though- this is something they need to work on- lunch specials are anything but special- expensive in comparison to the regular menu, not much different. Drunken Noodles- really pretty good too.
The entrees Ive had here were all good. I cant recall the name of the dishes I had, but one was a seafood and noodle dish with chinese eggplant tat was very good and if you say, "make it Thai spicy", they will look at you oddly and ask if you're sure…one waitress I had there told me she doesnt even eat it like that- and yes, they are all from Thailand- cute too 🙂
If you like spicy, this is the place to go.
So, I'd really like to up the rating another star, lets see if they read these reviews- I will keep coming (even though at one time I specifically talked to the manager and swore I wouldnt after that first small curry disappointment). Overall the food seems reasonable, but if you take in to account that the portions are designed for diners who order multiple courses- you can easily spend more than you wanted to, and with Thai food, that's really not necessary- none of these dishes are a shareable size at all- that is their downfall; one shouldnt need to spend $60 to feed two people.
Been a customer since they first opened a few years ago. The quality has remained great but the portions have reduced. Delivery is always on time and customer service is good. Last night I had the Tom Yum Soup (veggie), Satay Beef, Som Tom salad (seafood), and the Pad Kee Mao (shrimp) – all mild, and green tea ice cream. It was great with enough leftovers to last additional meals. The only Thai place in Bloomfield that delivers (though there are only two Thai places in the town anyway). Will continue here as my Thai go to spot!
I've only eaten food from here once, but from what I did eat, I've certainly had better.
That is not to say this is bad food, but there are a couple of better Thai spots a quick drive away.
I started with the chicken curry puffs. The inside was pretty tasty, spicier than other places with a bit more curry flavor than others. However, the outside is more like an empanada than a puff.
My main entree is probably where I made my mistake. Pad See-Ew was just alright. Nothing to rave about. You'd figure garlic and sweet soy sauce would tickle your taste buds, but No. No flavors popping out at me.
Maybe next time I'll stick to Pad Thai and try their satay. In the meantime, this place remains at 2 stars.
Came here for dinner on a weeknight with friends– I'm not sure if it's every day or weekdays, but there was a special one-page menu offering a noodle special. For $8.95 I could choose from a set list of noodles, meats and broth and decide if I wanted them as a noodle soup, just noodles, or noodles with soup on the side. While the portion was smaller than what I would have gotten ordering a noodle entree, the amount was just right. The tom yum broth was great- a good balance of hot and sour without being too much of either- and the few pieces of duck I got were okay. If I lived in this area this might be my go-to place as the flavors were consistent.
Went there for lunch.
Start to finish took about 1.5 hours :::Yikes::::
Unfortunately we had a person ahead of us who was allergic to everything and had to scrutinize the menu with a microscope. She probably added 45 minutes of wait time to our experience.
I ordered the tom yum soup – had tomatoes in it which was odd for me – but soup was flavorful
I also had the duck salad which was drenched in a sauce that i'm still paying for a day later.
Not very happy.
Came here for a family dinner with family friends who have never had Thai food before and they loved it! I got the chuu chee tofu tod which is a red curry and pad kee Mao. We got the curry a medium spice level and the pad kee Mao medium-hot ( it was the perfect amount of spice, mind you I love spicy). Everything was delicious and the service was great too!
I'll definitely go here again!
Went with a large group and were happy with our results! We had two small children and the restaurant was very kind about moving about seats.
Food was great – had the pad see ew – basic noodle dish. Everyone in the party had only good things to say about their food. Thumbs up!