Leela Thai Cuisine

Alex Yapjoco

Great place for Thai food. We ordered the pad see ew and spicy eggplant. Both tasted delicious and the serving size are quite big. The pad see ew was a bit salty so I had a helping of rice to help with that.

israel gold

A delightful lunch experience - brought out quickly but not at the cost of quality. Amongst one of the best Thai places in San Diego.

Lydia West

My first time eating here. I had a meeting close by and decided to check this place out. I was very surprised with the excellent service and Thai cuisine offered. The mango & rice dessert was delicious as well. The atmosphere was pleasant and relaxing. I highly recommend this secret gem in Santee.

Manny Salazar

This is the spot where I’ve tried Thai dishes for the first time and I have yet to encounter any other Thai place like it!!!!flavorful dishes from drunken noodles to veggie rolls to soups and wine!!!!yum yum yum every time I visit this spot!!!!

Small, dark and clean. Great tasting Thai food served quick, fresh and hot. They have lunch specials also. You can't go wrong here. Well worth having a meal here.

The best pad woon sen. Glass noodles with veggies and choice of protein. They have lunch specials. They are friendly and quick.

First time trying this place tonight. My mom wanted to bring me here. The service was fast, the food was flavorful, had a great amount of spice, and was very fresh. It’s a nice, cozy spot. Will be coming back.

Imraan

Small, dark and clean. Great tasting Thai food served quick, fresh and hot. They have lunch specials also. You can't go wrong here. Well worth having a meal here.

Jessica Hershey

The best pad woon sen. Glass noodles with veggies and choice of protein. They have lunch specials. They are friendly and quick.

Ireland Arbeene

First time trying this place tonight. My mom wanted to bring me here. The service was fast, the food was flavorful, had a great amount of spice, and was very fresh. It’s a nice, cozy spot. Will be coming back.

Love this place, especially for lunch. They are very respectful of your time, food is always on point with flavors, freshness, cooked perfectly and seasoned (spice) right on point with requested level. My cousin and I always do crunchy spring rolls (which are very crisp butter and solid but creamy veggie inside) and the Drunken Noodles with chicken and extra veggies. We both always get 2 servings and still a serving to take home. The Thai Tea is super strong with a great flavor! The staff are always warm and welcoming, friendly to all and helpful.

Good quality Thai dishes. There was a fair quantity of meat for the prices. Service was fast and friendly. The Roast Duck Curry was very tasty, and the pineapple gave a complimentary sweet balance. The Drunken Noodles with beef, shrimp, and calamari, was also very good. However, the amount and size of the calamari were small. The spiciness was spot on with our requests.

The server (Lin) was lovely and welcoming. The food was alright. I'd give it another chance since I came around 1500 and I suspect the food was sitting since lunch. Taste was not bad, but it wasn't good either. The pictures I took were after I've had a couple bites, so don't be put off. Sticky rice mango was good!

Great food, good service with no wait! I had the drunken noodles with chicken at a level 5 for spice and it was a little too hot for me but the dish was delicious. The sampler appetizer was ok, nothing special and I probably wouldn't order it again. For dessert we had the sweet rice with mango and it was amazing. I highly recommend it! We will definitely be back again.

This is an authentic Thai restaurant we visited for lunch. The food was reasonable but not the best Thai I have had. That said the food came out fast and the staff were willing to accommodate last minute change requests. My complaint and the reason I didn't score it a 5* is that the curry was too watery, a soupy consistency. Most places I have had Panang or any Thai style curry came with much thicker base, a sauce rather than a soup. Here, we seem to have compromised saucy thickness for speed of delivery. Again, the Pad Thai was sweet, but this is becoming an endemic throughout Thai restaurants: if we want to tone down on heat we get more sweet.

Great Thai restaurant. Has all the dishes, drinks, and desserts one can expect for an American Thai venue. Service and food quality are good as expected. If you're in the mood for good Thai, this is a place to try. I highly recommend their "fresh rolls" appetizer.

Maria C

Love this place, especially for lunch. They are very respectful of your time, food is always on point with flavors, freshness, cooked perfectly and seasoned (spice) right on point with requested level. My cousin and I always do crunchy spring rolls (which are very crisp butter and solid but creamy veggie inside) and the Drunken Noodles with chicken and extra veggies. We both always get 2 servings and still a serving to take home. The Thai Tea is super strong with a great flavor! The staff are always warm and welcoming, friendly to all and helpful.

Rod Gullo

Good quality Thai dishes. There was a fair quantity of meat for the prices. Service was fast and friendly. The Roast Duck Curry was very tasty, and the pineapple gave a complimentary sweet balance. The Drunken Noodles with beef, shrimp, and calamari, was also very good. However, the amount and size of the calamari were small. The spiciness was spot on with our requests.

Humberto Alvarado

The server (Lin) was lovely and welcoming. The food was alright. I'd give it another chance since I came around 1500 and I suspect the food was sitting since lunch. Taste was not bad, but it wasn't good either. The pictures I took were after I've had a couple bites, so don't be put off. Sticky rice mango was good!

Nicole Imbimbo

Great food, good service with no wait! I had the drunken noodles with chicken at a level 5 for spice and it was a little too hot for me but the dish was delicious. The sampler appetizer was ok, nothing special and I probably wouldn't order it again. For dessert we had the sweet rice with mango and it was amazing. I highly recommend it! We will definitely be back again.

Carrie Blast

This is an authentic Thai restaurant we visited for lunch. The food was reasonable but not the best Thai I have had. That said the food came out fast and the staff were willing to accommodate last minute change requests. My complaint and the reason I didn't score it a 5* is that the curry was too watery, a soupy consistency. Most places I have had Panang or any Thai style curry came with much thicker base, a sauce rather than a soup. Here, we seem to have compromised saucy thickness for speed of delivery. Again, the Pad Thai was sweet, but this is becoming an endemic throughout Thai restaurants: if we want to tone down on heat we get more sweet.

Lior Gonda

Great Thai restaurant. Has all the dishes, drinks, and desserts one can expect for an American Thai venue. Service and food quality are good as expected. If you're in the mood for good Thai, this is a place to try. I highly recommend their "fresh rolls" appetizer.

This place was great! I was shopping for some things at dollar tree and needed to have a quick (and affordable lunch) I saw Léelas and it’s been some time since I’ve had Thai. Then I also saw they had a lunch special for 12.95. I ended up getting a Thai iced tea for 5$ which was great! A bit sweet but the Thai tea flavor was strong which I love. The only suggestion I have is more meat in my meal. I would’ve preferred that. I left full and feeling good (:

Caraline Kunch

This place was great! I was shopping for some things at dollar tree and needed to have a quick (and affordable lunch) I saw Léelas and it’s been some time since I’ve had Thai. Then I also saw they had a lunch special for 12.95. I ended up getting a Thai iced tea for 5$ which was great! A bit sweet but the Thai tea flavor was strong which I love. The only suggestion I have is more meat in my meal. I would’ve preferred that. I left full and feeling good (:

Nice service, clean restaurant. Ordered the Drunken Noodle to go. They asked what level of Hot I wanted on a scale from 1-10, I asked for a 10. It was only a little hot. It ain’t hot, y’all. I don’t know why they need a scale to ten. They may as well just ask what level you want from 1-3 because there was no heat. And the food had grit, like dirt. The food tasted okay but that kind of grit may be from unfiltered water. I do not know, but multiple bites had grit.

The Craic Pirate

Nice service, clean restaurant. Ordered the Drunken Noodle to go. They asked what level of Hot I wanted on a scale from 1-10, I asked for a 10. It was only a little hot. It ain’t hot, y’all. I don’t know why they need a scale to ten. They may as well just ask what level you want from 1-3 because there was no heat. And the food had grit, like dirt. The food tasted okay but that kind of grit may be from unfiltered water. I do not know, but multiple bites had grit.

I used to love this restaurant. Sadly, at some point the owner starting being greedy with prices. I stayed away due to this. All protein became a huge extra charge. Prices were just raised again. I took a chance ordering today. I will never make this mistake again. Leela Fried Rice comes with shrimp, chicken, and vegetables for around twenty dollars. I assumed they did not shrink the dish while charging more. I was wrong. It came with two pieces of shrimp and chicken. The extra vegetables I ordered were missing entirely. The rice looked like white rice with one tiny dash of soy sauce. It was soggy like chicken broth was poured over it. Then, the container was even smaller than before. It was 1/4 of the size it used to be. I'm not going back. I'm shocked this is what I was served. It's no longer good, let alone a decent portion size.

Rude customer service, The yellow curry was spicy And it has green peas. I will not return, there are better Thai places 👎🏽

AJ

I used to love this restaurant. Sadly, at some point the owner starting being greedy with prices. I stayed away due to this. All protein became a huge extra charge. Prices were just raised again. I took a chance ordering today. I will never make this mistake again. Leela Fried Rice comes with shrimp, chicken, and vegetables for around twenty dollars. I assumed they did not shrink the dish while charging more. I was wrong. It came with two pieces of shrimp and chicken. The extra vegetables I ordered were missing entirely. The rice looked like white rice with one tiny dash of soy sauce. It was soggy like chicken broth was poured over it. Then, the container was even smaller than before. It was 1/4 of the size it used to be. I'm not going back. I'm shocked this is what I was served. It's no longer good, let alone a decent portion size.

Adriana Alvarez

The dish didn't quite meet my expectations. I asked for it to be spicy, but it had no heat, and the flavor was lacking. Overall, something felt off and was missing from the experience.