4.7
4000+ Ratings
Thai Essence Restaurant
4.7 x (4,000+) • 2557.9 mi • Thai • Asian • Noodles • Family Friendly • Group Friendly • $ • Info
231 Franklin Ave
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Rating and reviews
"I am gluten free and love how delicious the food is while also knowing I won't suffer after eating it. My favorites are the Pad Thai with chicken and over course, the sticky rice with mango."
• Lauren M. • 06/22/22
"The highest quality Thai restaurant in the area. The perfect place for any occasion. There are so many great restaurants in the Nutley/Montclair area; this one is towards the very top."
• Anthony M. • 03/16/24
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Sunday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM • Dinner
Monday - Friday
4:30 PM - 9:00 PM • Dinner
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM • Lunch
Saturday
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM • Dinner
Dinner Appetizers
- Chicken Satay$12.00 • 90% (11)Marinated chicken on a skewer served with peanut sauce and cucumber radish.
- Dim Sim$9.00 • 66% (9)Thai ravioli stuffed with shrimp, crabmeat, and herbs.
- Chicken Dumpling$9.00 • 54% (11)Steamed chicken dumping served with house garlic soy dipping
- Vegetable Thai Spring Rolls$8.00 • 96% (65)Served with sweet plum sauce.
- Crab Meat Pancake$10.00Thai pastry stuffed with grounded chicken sweet potato carrot and onion served with cucumber salad
- Chicken Curry Puff$9.00 • 80% (15)Baked puff pastry stuffed with chicken, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, and curry powder. Served with cucumber salad.
- Seared Tuna Sashimi$15.00Gluten free. With citrus salad and mustard ginger sauce.
- Fried Calamari$10.00 • 100% (5)Served with thai sweet and sour sauce
- Fresh Basil Rolls$8.00 • 100% (5)Carrots, shiitake mushrooms, Romaine lettuce, Thai basil, and mint wrapped in thin rice paper. Served with hoisin sauce.
Dinner Soups
- Tom Yum Koong$7.00 • 49% (93)Spicy. Gluten free. Spicy and sour shrimp soup with mushrooms and lemongrass.
- Mushroom Soup$6.50 • 96% (25)Gluten free. Combination of mushrooms in a clear broth soup
- Fresh Crabmeat Soup$8.00 • 89% (37)With mushrooms.
- Ravioli Soup$7.00 • 77% (18)Shrimp and crabmeat ravioli in clear broth soup with mixed vegetable
- Tom Kha Gai$7.00
Dinner Salad
- Papaya Salad$10.00 • 68% (35)Gluten free. With shrimp, tomatoes, string beans, fresh sliced garlic, and chili in spicy lime juice.
- Spicy Beef Salad$13.00 • 80% (36)Sliced charcoal broiled steak with lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, scallions, lime juice, mint, fresh chili, and Thai herbs.
- Thai Essence Salad$7.00 • 100% (32)With lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, bean curd, and chips. Served with Thai peanut dressing.
- Squid Salad$10.00 • 88% (9)Tossed in lime juice, lemongrass, fresh garlic, Thai chili paste, tomatoes, and Thai condiments.
- Mixed Greens Salad$7.00 • 100% (11)Tossed with walnuts and grapes. Served with choice of balsamic or peanut dressing.
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- Rating and reviews
4.7
•4000+ Ratings •
56 Reviews
Fran L.• 04/18/24Dishes were delicious and good portion size
Mia M.• 04/07/24Drunken Noodles is my favorite dish ever
Anthony M.• 04/02/24best restaurant in Nutley
Ryan H.• 03/27/24Fresh and well packaged
Ashany S.• 03/18/24Consistently reliable good quality and delicious Thai food. This is our go-to place.
kaleen M.• 03/16/24The food was nice and hot very fresh. Well packaged
Anthony M.• 03/16/24The highest quality Thai restaurant in the area. The perfect place for any occasion. There are so many great restaurants in the Nutley/Montclair area; this one is towards the very top.
Anthony M.• 03/15/24best Thai good in NJ!
Emily S.• 03/13/24Good
Paul S.• 03/09/24Yummy
Vanessa B.• 03/01/24Love this place!!
Darcy W.• 02/29/24Food was absolutely delicious and really fresh, great tasting and well prepared.
Kristin B.• 02/25/24Quick and good
Katiana M.• 02/04/24So good
Fatima I.• 02/04/24It’s very delicious
Shauna H.• 01/15/24BEST THAI IVE EVER HAD! They never disappoint
Jonathan B.• 12/19/23Far and away the best Thai restaurant in the area and that's including Montclair, Bloomfield, Verona and Nutley.
Aaron E.• 12/14/23Tasty and a good size portion. Great pad se ew and the calamari is excellent too.
Chaw D.• 12/10/23Food are great
Lavar Y.• 12/06/23Best green curry around
Catherine C.• 11/27/23the food taste was great
Sean O.• 11/25/23Great taste!
Zaque M.• 11/21/23Very good, good size portions.
Suburah G.• 11/04/23Best drunken noodles in the area
joanne T.• 10/04/23I enjoy the meals all the time....tasty and well prepared I am a food critic and and I must say they are the best
Dynaira M.• 09/23/23Everything in this restaurant is absolutely amazing!!
Nicola M.• 09/14/23Tofu and vegetable pad Thai was very tasty.
Ayan N.• 09/08/23Yayyy!
Brenna M.• 09/05/23Flavorful, fresh, and delicious!
Vee Q.• 09/03/23The drunken noodles were fantastic
Agustina B.• 08/27/23great food!
Allen C.• 08/26/23NA
joanne T.• 08/03/23The food was great....thank you!
gaby I.• 07/28/23Everything was DELICIOUS
Seashells S.• 07/02/23Tasty
Mariel D.• 06/18/23Great food and quick
Gail H.• 05/28/23The food was hot and delicious Thank you
Mireya C.• 05/28/23Quick and affordable
JAISON P.• 05/01/23High recommend it this place, food are delicious, bring the real essence from Thailand, Five Stars! Keep good people
Anne C.• 05/01/23Quick and good every time
Dynaira M.• 05/01/23This place has the best Thai Iced Tea I’ve ever tasted. The food is amazing!!!
Soraya N.• 05/01/23The food is phenomenal, very authentic and fresh. Their staffs are so friendly and very helpful. Highly recommended!
Mireya C.• 04/29/23Best Thai ever
RICHARD R.• 02/28/23The food is always consistently amazing!
James S.• 02/01/23Amazing
Christina S.• 01/13/23Never fails…best food!
Claudia I.• 10/19/22love everything ....
Anne A.• 08/30/22Some of the best Thai food around!!
Lauren M.• 06/22/22I am gluten free and love how delicious the food is while also knowing I won't suffer after eating it. My favorites are the Pad Thai with chicken and over course, the sticky rice with mango.
Pamela P.• 03/16/22fresh, delicious and prepared quickly, but the thai iced tea i ordered was not included
Kevin C.• 02/08/22Best Thai around
Ruth J.• 01/03/22Tasty!
Talia B.• 12/21/21good
Gena J.• 12/04/21delicious
Kate K.• 10/01/21Cashew rice was really good
NOAH I.• 07/23/21Affordable and delicious food!
