East West Café

I arrived at this restaurant on a Wednesday night. The place was nearly empty, with just 2 other groups dining in the back end of the restaurant. The space is large with ample seating inside, which is probably why the restaurant felt even emptier than it was. Maybe I ordered the weakest dish on the menu—I had the Chicken Pad Thai, which is usually my default order when trying a new Thai restaurant. The pad thai portion was generous, but very underwhelming quality-wise. The noodles were overcooked and the flavor was absolutely bland, with no real flavor. For context, I’ve had many great pad thai noodles in New York City, so maybe I had too high expectations at a local Thai restaurant in Burlington, VT. Regardless, I couldn’t finish it, and that’s very rare for me. By the way, the Chicken

Open on Monday for Dinner. Arrived around 8:00 pm for our first visit. Very nice waiter explained many of the menu items. Tom kha soup was a nice sized and very tasty portion. Mixed vegetables and rice were enough for two to share! Prices were very reasonable. We will definitely be back.

We really wanted to try Thai food while in Burlington for our last dinner while visiting. This place was great! The spring rolls were crispy & delicious. The Thai iced tea was one of the best we’ve had, topped with Cabot whipped cream! My husband & I split the Thai fried rice & the drunken noodles- both vegetable. We ordered the Thai fried rice mild, & got slightly spicy for the drunken noodles & it was a good amount of spice. Reasonably priced & huge portions! Very nice staff.

I like the hint of spiciness in both the salad and the soup noodles. Salad is very refreshing, with the chewy papaya and grinded peanuts, it is satisfying for my teeth and my tummy! On a rainy day like today, it's totally comforting to have a warm soup with seafood and rice noodles! There's a friendly staff to help me with the newly input QR code ordering. It's easy breezy!

Best Thai cuisine I've ever had - and that is saying a lot after decades of enjoying Thai food across many different urban centers. I swapped out chicken for shrimp in thai coconut soup and it was beyond scrumptious. The Pad Se Yew noodles with chicken was incredible. Everything is served fresh. The staff are sweet, kind, respectful and professional. I will be coming here again!