Basil Leaf

Well the mail arrived today and in it was a flyer for Basil Leaf and that they were under new management. My neighbour and I decided to order and see how it was. I ordered the Vietnamese Spring roll, Phở and Green Curry Beef. We were told our food would arrive within 45 minutes, an hour and 5 minutes later it finally arrives, cold. The spring roll was nothing to write home about, the Phở came in 3 parts, cold broth, cold stuck together noodles, cold meat and bean sprouts. Seems it is only Monday and they had run out of Thai basil. The Curry Beef was not spicy and also cold. In all honesty people do not order in food, spend $ 50 for two people and then expect to have to cook it cause it is cold. Sorry by a delivery guy does not cut it at all. This is not Phở Hung on Spadina, it is not Ha Long Bay Bistro (also on Eglinton) and, unlike them, it is NOT worth the bother.

Basil Leaf opened recently in the former location of Phở Bolsa. It is Viet-​Thai fusion, the quality is good and the prices are low.
I went for lunch with my wife today: I had vegetarian Singapore noodles — lots of crunchy vegetables — my wife had Thai chicken red curry which was really pretty decent, and surprisingly spicy. The bill came to $ 15 and change after the 10% grand opening discount.