Thai Essence,

231 Franklin Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110

"The best Thai restaurant I’ve been to! Grilled tube and mango sticky rice for desert are recommended!!!!"

"I ordered for pick up through online ordering. It was easy enough to use online but all the options were lunch sizes. I was ordering at 2pm. I ordered two Tom yum soup bc I enjoy the fresh veggies, the flavorful tartness of the lemongrass. We also ordered other dishes which did not disappoint. Once my husband picked up the order we drove back to our area in Bergen county (which is quite a bit of travel time). Excited to enjoy the soup, I sipped it right out of the container. What I tasted was saltiness, not so much spicy, and there was no tartness that I was looking forward to. Even the appearance of the soup didn’t look right. My husband tasted it and he said it tastes like the broth was made from an older broth and not fresh. This rarely happens with Thai essence. I’ve dined in and the food does not disappoint. However today must have been an off day. My only regret is that I ordered two Tom yum soup that unfortunately will just go to the trash."

"Came in so close to their AM closing time around 2:20pm and we were still accommodated. Staff was wonderful and service was quick. We tried their Sampler trio which was a good decision lol everything was good. Chicken Satay must be our favorite on this app dish - great flavor and perfectly grilled. The drunken noodles was perfect too. Very flavourful, good portion of noodles and meat and noodles was nice and chewy. The Grilled Lemongrass was good but wasnt exactly a favorite. Although there was lots of meat as they used chicken breast, i felt perhaps it would be more flavorful if a bony area was used like maybe the thigh part. I loved the side of papaya salad and the sticky rice though. Overall still had a great late lunch meal. Lots of parking space at the back too and Kubo Coffee and creamery is just across for some nice desserts!"

"3/14/22 First time here. It was nice, clean and quiet. Service was friendly and fast. We had pad se ew and drunken noodle, both were good. Papaya salad to start and that was nice. I love that they removed the tails from the shrimp. Sign of a good, caring chef. Thai iced coffee was really good too!"

"Drunken noodles, vegetable spring roll, and chicken dumpling were all good and prepared quick. Quiet place on a Sunday night but clean, and the fish tank is fun to look at with music playing in the background of piano instrumental covers of popular songs. Anyways, Drunken Noodle had good but not amazing flavor, everything could use a bit more of a kick. Also wish I received a bit more quantity for the $15 it cost."