Mangosteens Thai Cuisine

We chose this place as it was close to the movie theatre and well, what the heck. So glad we did!
Very quiet on a Sunday night which could be off putting but we received a warm greeting and so we got comfortable.
The menu seemed just right– standard Thai fare with some nice pictures and clever descriptions– we were drawn to several dishes. We had the crispy spring rolls and mango salad for starters. Then we shared the pad Thai (very good– my friend who was craving it after years away in Italy declared) — light and well flavoured, not heavy or gummy. Also had a very flavourful red curry chicken. Just coconutty enough and quite spicy! Cashew chicken and ginger beef (not crispy if that’s maybe what you are expecting) rounded out the dishes and a big bowl of rice for the table. We were 3 people and had very few leftovers bc everything was so tasty.
And the service was lovely. Attentive (lots of water refills) but not intrusive.
I saw some take out pickups and I think deliveries going on too.
We will definitely add this to the post-​movie list, as I’d rather eat local than at a chain/​box restaurant any day!

This restaurant took me a little by surprise. It is unconventional in the way that the waiters do not serve you (you go get the menu and order at the register). The restaurant is also a little more informal and best for lunch dining or a very casual dinner.
Despite the different ambiance the food was really, really well done. If you are looking for good Thai food at descent prices you should definitely give this place a chance.

Noodle dish is mediocre at best. Not impressed. Pad thai taste like one from thai express with upgraded protein potion. Even tho the service is great, the kitchen just didn’t do it. Verdict: Tried once and done.

Good Thai food in the Etobicoke area.
Would definitely recommend the chili fish.

A little Thai gem conveniently located near the cineplex theatre on the Queensway!
I might not have found this place without a tip from a coworker that lives in the area, and it turns out another coworkers brother owns it! So with those two recommendations, and a date at the Queensway VIP, it was an easy choice.
The place is small, with two booths and a few tables. Based on the number of people coming in for takeout, I imagine that’s a popular aspect of the place.
We started with two apps, the fresh rolls and chicken crispy spring rolls. Both were delicious and fortunately the fresh rolls came out super quickly because I was starving! So starving that when the spring rolls came out I forgot to take a picture. Whoops. I then tasted three of the entrees, my own was the beef pad sew which was AWESOME — not light on the beef at all and the cut of meat was a higher quality than I was expecting. Yum! I also tried the curried up pad Thai and Tom yum noodles. Both were excellent!
We were lucky enough to enjoy a banana fritter on the house which was also excellent!
One more about the place is that there’s no liquor license, which was sad because I wanted a beer! That’s probably due to the takeout nature of the restaurant, and I survived. Lucky they serve alcohol at the movies.
I could definitely see myself coming back the next time I’m in the area!

I’m generally not one to give any restaurant a low rating if I think their food is potentially delicious. and now you’re asking, how can I say potentially?
Firstly, I will say that as a small business owner myself, service to the customer and making sure the customer leaves your business happy is paramount and unfortunately, neither the food or the business ethic has left a good taste in my mouth.
As Mangosteens is new and very close to my home, I ordered their Famous Pad Thai some Spring Rolls and Mango Sticky Rice through
. As a lover of spicy foods, I added a comment for it to be hot and spicy just out of past experience with every other Thai restaurant I have eaten at. Well … I am not about to blame Mango for the 35 dollar price tag to get this single order 2 minutes down the road to my house. BUT. The next few hours proved to be an heated experience that I wouldn’t wish upon anyone. 2 Litres of water didn’t even get me through half the Pad Thai. It was fine with my friends to laugh at my attempts to eat this Noodle INFERNO but I had to stop. I don’t need to expand on the extreme pains keeping me up from 4 am to 6:30 that night.
The next day I wrote to their website and after no reply I went to their restaurant and simply asked them to give me another Pad Thai without the ridiculous heat. They said they couldn’t but they would have the Manager call me.. They didn’t call.
I have just got home after a return trip to Mangos and after a lengthy chat with the Manager that included some drivel about «Racial Profiling» when I mentioned I never had such heat in a dish from other establishments, their reply was that restaurants would tone down the heat for people like myself. LOL. OK … So when you deliver to strangers via take out, you turn the heat back up? I asked myself.. Here was someone willing to give their restaurant another chance to redeem themselves and I’m in a verbal volley over a 12 dollar dish!
My theory after they offered me 50% off, was to waive them of my business and to vent a little here. I’m sure their food might be very good but there is a Thai restaurant across the street. If just one person reads this and agrees that for the sake of future business with a customer is to make them happy rather then bicker about semantics then that is a 12 dollar expense they should have bared.
I won’t be going back kids!

good Thai food in Queensway

Although its on the Queensway, it’s location still feels tucked out of the way, which is perhaps why the place is never all that busy. But don’t let that make you think the food is no good or the service is terrible. Their signature Pad Thai was amazing, and their Yellow Curry and Mango Chicken Stir-​fry were delicious. Our only complaint was with the waiter not writing down our order which resulted in a few trips back to ask what we ordered and still bringing a Cashew Chicken to the table.