White Lotus Thai Cuisine

I slept on this place for many years and all I have to say is Roti Roti Roti!
The Roti appetizers, are perfectly cooked to golden perfection, crunchy and chewy, served with a small bowl of yellow curry that just makes the whole thing pop. Really yummy.
The Khrik King (sauteed meat with green beans), is next level, Smokey, savory, and sweet all at the same time and generous portion size.
The Larb salad was fresh, herbaceous, (Herb-y), with lime juice and mint leaves, and all together, incredible.
This is Thai food to step up from the norm, in a beautiful open environment right near the corner of San Pablo and Solano in Albany. Highly recommended.
UPDATE. I recently tried the Tom Kha Kai, (coconut lemongrass mushroom chicken) and can say without a doubt, it is one of the best in town

I found my favorite Thai Restaurant in Albany, California. There are many choices in the east bay that are so excellent, and I love some of the other Thai cuisine styles and regional flavors, but the freshness, blended spice flavors in her special sauces, and beautiful presentation at White Lotus is just superb. To'i has a gift and her staff are wonderful too.

I love this place, it is always my go-to when I'm craving Thai! I always get chicken pad-Thai, spicy, and it is always delicious. I highly recommend!

I've also tried most if not all of their non-fishy appetizers, and those were also delicious 😊

Love the fried fish and green mango lemongrass sauce. I get the pompano. They fry the bones which you can eat. Just be careful. Also a big fan of the fish in curry mousse, not a common dish at other restaurants.

Probably one of my all time fave restaurants in this area. We've frequented White Lotus for years!! I had dinner here with my now husband 12 years ago when we just started dating and this restaurant is just as good *if not better* than it was then! Their service is always so great too! You can't go wrong with anything on their menu but our faves are the red duck curry, pad thai, and chicken satay skewers!

I dined at White Lotus for lunch on Saturday and it was INCREDIBLE! We ordered the green papaya salad, thai sausage, basil fried rice, hor mok, fish fried #5 style and pad woonsen. All the dishes were so fresh and flavorful. I was pleasantly surprised with the hor mok because the curried mousse description initially turned me off, but we ordered it anyway because my fellow diner said it was her favorite dish. And it did not disappoint!!!

This place has taken over as my favorite Thai restaurant in the East Bay. The food is authentically Thai. It's spicy as you would expect Thai food to be so. The flavors remind me of the flavors I've had in Bangkok with fresh peppercorns and other Thai spices. All the dishes that we ordered were very good from the Pad See Eew to the fried fish, deep fried so well that you can eat the crunchy bones. This place is not usually busy. I hope that it would be so that it could stay in business because we need a good Thai restaurant like this.

I was in the area for an appointment that was delayed, so I decided to get lunch. White Lotus was the closest restaurant near the location of my appointment so I decided to order food from them. I ordered the mango and prawn salad and samosas. Both selections were AMAZING!!!!! It was literally the BEST Thai food I ever eaten. I live in SF and unfortunately am only in Albany approximately once a month, but I will DEFINITELY order food each time I am there. The person who took my order was polite and friendly, and the order was processed quickly. The price was reasonable. I would STRONGLY recommend for anyone in the area who likes Thai food to stop by White Lotus Thai Cuisine. I can't wait to go back for another Mango and Prawn Salad, Samosas.

We come here a lot and there’s hardly ever more than two or three parties in here... I’m sad that they’ll close down... the food is absolutely incredible! The servers are wonderful and they’ll even let you practice Thai with them! I always get the Khao Soi, but I’ve had other items and they’re all delicious. Please patronize this wonderful restaurant. I can’t stand to see them go!

The food is absolutely delicious ‼

Having traveled extensively in Thailand, White Lotus is the most authentic Thai food I have found here. Their menu is extensive with a very wide variety of dishes, each well prepared and delicious.

If they have Hor Mok on the menu, try it. It is delicious and I've never seen it on any menu in the Bay Area except at White Lotus.

Many US Thai restaurants just use fish sauce and sugar to make a simple sauce and every dish tastes the same...not so with White Lotus -- this is the real deal.

Love this spot, one of my favorite Thai spots for over 10 years. Proportions are generous. I love how much variety of vegetarian dishes they have, great tofu. Also the catfish is fantastic- a must try if you like fish.

It’s still the best food and service! Every dish is perfection. We always start with the Roti and curry and it just gets better from there. We finish off with a dessert like mango and sticky rice. Happy, happy!

Munched with a friend for her birthday. Found this place on Yelp! Did not disappoint. Food was fresh, cooked to perfection. Everything was delicious! Bravo to the chef and the server. I would definitely put this place on my radar, next time I'm in Albany! Did I say delish?!!!Deep Fried Corn Cake is a must try!

My cousin and I live in Santa Cruz County. We had never been to Albany prior to 3/12/22, my birthday, when we attended a gig at the Ivy Room across the street. We hadn't eaten all day so we were STARVING. The White Lotus was nearly closed but served us an ample meal, plus kept the kitchen open for our dessert orders an hour after closing time. We had Pad Thai with Tofu, Sweet & Sour (sauteed) Shrimp, fried calamari, egg rolls, and took plenty of food home. We had mango sticky rice and fried bananas and coconut ice cream for dessert. Forgive my menu choices but I loved fried food. They had pages and pages of other choices. Service was excellent and our orders were delivered quickly and accurately, i.e. "no green pepper" on the sweet & sour shrimp. We were there until 10:20 even though they closed at 9pm, and never chased us out. Awesome staff, clean restaurant and facilities, food was presented beautifully with large wedges of fresh oranges. Delightful! Now we know where to eat in the East Bay.

White Lotus is one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants and definitely my favorite Thai restaurant. The food is beautifully presented and can hit different notes. Some dishes are subtle and delicate, and other dishes are fiery and complex. Hot dishes are hot, if you are into that.

I usually order a salad, a noodle dish like Pad See Ew, and a curry dish. I think these are some of the best noodles around! However, everything on the long menu is great.

Kind, attentive service.

My impression is they do a lot of to-go orders, but I usually eat in the dining room.

With so many Thai restaurants around it’s easy to overlook White Lotus driving by on San Pablo, but it’s absolutely worth a visit for some of the best Thai in the East Bay. Try the hor mok, khao mok kai, and pork rib hung lay curry.

We've been coming here for years. It's a genuine family run restaurant with a sophisticated menu.

In the years that we've been eating here, I've never had a bad meal.
The dishes are not only delicious but also beautiful.

The chefs have an amazing style and take on traditional Thai dishes.

I highly suggest giving them a try, this place a hidden gem!

I work in the neighborhood and go to White Lotus at least once a week for lunch; we always receive a warm welcome! Best peanut sauce in Albany!!! Delicious chicken satay and pra ram tofu. Strong Thai iced tea. Good prices and great service.

We've been coming to White Lotus for years. The food is consistently excellent and the owner and staff are friendly and accommodating. The duck, the curries, and the appetizers are all wonderful. We've been getting take out from them during the pandemic and look forward to dining there again soon. We even bought the cookbook authored by the owner's family, though I will probably just scoot on over when I need my fix!