Real Thai Kitchen Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Real Thai Kitchen, where the vibrant flavors of Thailand come alive right in the heart of Santa Cruz. Specializing in Thai Seafood Noodles, this casual dining spot offers an enticing menu that caters to all palates, featuring numerous vegan and vegetarian options for those seeking plant-based delights.
The atmosphere is perfect for groups and families, with moderate noise levels ensuring a cozy dining experience. Whether you're enjoying a quick lunch or a relaxed dinner, the friendly staff are ready to provide waiter service that enhances your visit. Highlights from the menu include expertly prepared noodle dishes, bursting with freshness and authenticity.
Conveniently located, Real Thai Kitchen also offers takeout and delivery, making it an excellent choice for any Thai food lover. Don’t forget to pair your meal with a selection from their beer and wine offerings!
Starters
Real Thai Chicken Lettuce Wrap
Family recipe. Our signature appetizer, wok seared minced chicken, mushroom, green onion, and bamboo shoots. Served over crispy rice sticks with cool crisp lettuce.
Satay Chicken
BBQ chicken on the skewers. Served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish.
Satay Tofu
Tofu on the skewers. Served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish.
Egg Rolls
Deep fried spring rolls stuffed with silver noodles, black mushroom, cabbage, and carrots. Served with plum sauce.
Shrimp Rolls
Shrimp wrapped in crispy egg skin. Served with plum sauce.
Fried Sweet Potato
Deep fried sweet potatoes. Served with plum sauce and ground peanut.
Fried Calamari
Deep fried calamari dipped in a coconut batter. Served with plum sauce.
Fried Tofu
Deep fried tofu. Served with plum sauce and crushed peanut.
Crab Lagoon
Fried wonton stuffed with imitation crab, cream cheese, green onion. Served with plum sauce.
Pot Stickers
Pan fried dumplings stuffed with chicken and vegetable. Served with Real Thai black sauce.
Chu Mai
Minced chicken, crabmeat, shrimp, mushroom, and cilantro mixed with white pepper and corn flour wrapped wonton, steamed, and served with real Thai black sauce.
Combination Plate
Deepfried egg rolls, shrimp rolls, sweet potato, zucchini, and broccoli served with plum sauce and ground peanut.
Chicken Tom Yum Soup
Spicy and sour soup with white mushroom, tomato, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir, and spicy lime juice.
Shrimp Tom Yum Soup
Spicy and sour soup with white mushroom, tomato, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir, and spicy lime juice.
Seafood Combination Tom Yum Soup
Shrimp, calamari, fish and mussel. Spicy and sour soup with white mushroom, tomato, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir, and spicy lime juice.
Tofu And Vegetables Tom Yum Soup
Spicy and sour soup with white mushroom, tomato, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir, and spicy lime juice.
Po Tak Soup
Spicy and sour combination seafood soup with white mushroom, white onion, fresh ginger, jalapeno, basil, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir, and spicy lime juice.
Chicken Tom Kha Soup
Chef recommended. Coconut milk soup with white mushroom, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, kaffir, galanga, and spicy lime juice.
Shrimp Tom Kha Soup
Chef recommended. Coconut milk soup with white mushroom, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, kaffir, galanga, and spicy lime juice.
Seafood Combination Tom Kha Soup
Chef recommended. Shrimp, calamari, fish and mussel. Coconut milk soup with white mushroom, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, kaffir, galanga, and spicy lime juice.
Tofu And Vegetable Tom Kha Soup
Chef recommended. Coconut milk soup with white mushroom, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, kaffir, galanga, and spicy lime juice.
Wonton Soup
Chef recommended. Shrimp and chicken wonton in a clear light broth with scallions, white pepper, and roast garlic.
Ginger Soup
With your choice of meat or tofu. Fresh ginger and mixed vegetable in a clear light broth with scallions, cilantro and white pepper.
Vegetable Soup
Mixed vegetable in a clear light broth with scallions, cilantro, roast garlic, and white pepper.
Silver Nooddle Soup
With your choice of meat or tofu. Silver noodle in a clear light broth with cabbage, carrot, zucchini, broccoli, scallions, cilantro, white pepper and roast garlic.
Soups
Salads
Fresh Vegetable Salad
Iceberg lettuce, carrot, and tomato. Served with house dressing.
House Special Salad
Shrimp, iceberg lettuce, celery, green bell pepper, cilantro, and tomato mixed with the special homemade dressing. Spicy.
Green Papaya Salad
Som tum. Family recipe. Shredded green papaya, carrot, tomato, green bean, and peanut mixed with spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.
Grilled Shrimp Salad
Shrimp, lemongrass, red onion, mint, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.
Grilled Beef Salad
Grilled beef mixed with onion, cucumber, mint, toasted rice, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.
Larb Salad
Chef recommended. Your choice of ground chicken, pork or fried tofu mixed with red onion, green onion, cilantro, mint, toasted rice, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.
Duck Salad
Boneless roasted duck mixed with onion, cilantro, mint, toasted rice, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.
Silver Noodle Salad
Bean vermicelli with ground chicken, shrimp, onion, celery, tomato, cilantro, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.
Lemon Grass Salad
Family recipe. Shrimp, calamari, cashew nut, red onion, sliced lemongrass, mint, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.
Lemon Grass Salad With Tofu
Family recipe. Fried tofu, peanut, red onion, sliced lemongrass, mint, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.
Tangerine Chicken
Deep fried boneless chicken with special tangerine sauce.
Cashew Nut
Your choice of meat or tofu sauteed with carrot, onion, crispy chili, cashew nut and special sauce.
Garlic
Sauteed in garlic and white pepper sauce top on mixed vegetable.
Broccoli
Sauteed with broccoli, carrot and garlic sauce.
Spicy Basil
Pad kraprao. Chef recommended. Your choice of meat or tofu sauteed with garlic, chili, green bean, carrot, zucchini, bamboo shoot, jalapeno peppers, bell pepper and basil. Spicy.
Eggplant
Sauteed with eggplant, bell pepper, sweet basil and black bean sauce.
Spicy Green Bean
Pad prig khing. Sauteed green bean, bell pepper, and carrot with chili paste sauce.
Fresh Ginger
Sauteed with green onion, white onion, mushroom and fresh ginger.
Peanut Sauce
Green bean, broccoli, carrot, zucchini and cabbage topped with peanut sauce.
Mixed Vegetables
Sauteed with green bean, broccoli, carrot, cabbage and zucchini.
Sweet And Sour
Sauteed with pineapple, bell pepper, white onion, carrot and tomato in sweet and sour sauce.
The Good Company
Family recipe. Sauteed with tomato, white onion, green onion, bean sprouts, mushroom, and celery.
Sizzling Combo
Family recipe. Sauteed with carrot, green bean, bell pepper, basil, and chili garlic sauce. Served in a hot pan. Spicy.
BBQ Chicken
Thai style grilled B.B.Q chicken. Served with mixed vegetable and plum sauce.
Sauteed Dishes
Curries
Yellow Curry
Yellow curry with coconut milk and sweet potato. Spicy.
Panang Curry
Panang curry with coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, and eggplant. Spicy.
Red Curry
Red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, and sweet basil. Spicy.
Green Curry
Green curry with coconut milk, eggplant, bell pepper, and sweet basil. Spicy.
Duck Curry
Red curry with sliced boneless roasted duck, spinach, and tomato. Spicy.
Pineapple Curry
Red curry with coconut milk, pineapple, and bell pepper. Spicy.
Mixed Vegetable Curry
Choice of green, red or yellow curry with mixed vegetables. Spicy.
Massaman Curry
Chef recommended. Massaman curry with coconut milk, potato, tomato, white onion, and peanut. Spicy.
Pumpkin Curry
Chef recommended. Red curry with the coconut milk, pumpkin, bell pepper, and basil. Spicy.
Mango Curry
Chef recommended. Red curry with coconut milk, mango, bell pepper, and basil. Spicy.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Chef recommended. Stir fried rice with egg,pineapple, onion, green onion, cilantro, raisins, and cashew nut.
Pineapple Fried Rice With Chicken And Shrimp
Stir fried rice with egg, chicken, shrimps, pineapple, green onion, cilantro, raisins and cashew nut.
Thai Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with egg, scallions, cilantro, onions, and tomato.
Spicy Fried Rice
Stir fried rice, mixed vegetables, bell pepper, basil, garlic, and chili sauce.
Rice Dishes
Noodle Dishes
Old Fashioned Phad Thai
Thai rice noodle, stir fried with bean sprouts, green onion, egg. The real thai style, with the crushed peanuts on the side.
Phad Thai
Thai rice noodle stir fried with bean sprouts, green onion, tofu, and egg in zesty tamarind sauce. Crushed peanut on the side.
Phad Thai With Chicken And Shrimp
Thai rice noodles stir fried with bean sprouts, green onion, egg, tofu, chicken and shrimps in zesty tamarind sauce. Crushed peanut on the side.
Phad See Ew
Stir fried fresh wide noodle with broccoli, egg in a special soy based brown sauce.
Spicy Noodle
Stir fried fresh wide noodle, chili, mixed vegetable, bean sprouts, bell pepper, and basil.
Silver Noodle
Silver noodle stir fried with egg, mixed vegetable, and garlic sauce.
Thai Chow Mein
Egg noodle stir fried with egg, broccoli, carrot, zucchini, bean sprouts, and cabbage.
Rad Nah
Pan fried noodle and topped with gravy mixed with broccoli, carrot, and a special bean sauce.
Salmon Delight
Chef recommended. Salmon fillet with eggplants, bell pepper, and sweet basil, sauteed in garlic and black bean sauce.
Gingering Fish
Chef recommended. Panfried fish fillet sauteed with green onion, white onion, mushroom, celery, tomato, and fresh ginger.
Lemon Fish
Fish fillet steamed topped with fresh chili, fresh garlic, broccoli, and cilantro in sweet and sour lemon sauce. Spicy.
Panang Salmon
Panang curry with salmon fillet, eggplant, and kaffir lime leaves. Spicy.
Three Tastes Fish
Family recipe. Crispy fried fish fillet, topped with pineapple, bell pepper, carrot, tomato, and white onion in sweet and sour sauce.
Seafood Green Curry
Seafood combination mussel, squid, shrimp, and fish in green curry with eggplant, bell pepper, and sweet basil. Spicy.
Seafood Red Curry
Seafood combination mussel, squid, shrimp, and fish in red curry with bell pepper, bamboo shoot, and sweet basil. Spicy.
Spicy Basil Seafood
Seafood combination mussel, squid, shrimp, and fish sauteed garlic and chili with green bean, carrot, zucchini, bamboo shoot, jalapeno, bell pepper, and basil.
Seafood Dishes
Duck Dishes
Spicy Basil Duck
Roasted duck, sauteed garlic, and chili with green bean, carrot, zucchini, bamboo shoot, jalapeno peppers, bell pepper, and basil. Spicy.
Roasted Duck
Roasted duck on a bed of mixed vegetable topped with gravy. Served with our special spicy balsamic sauce.
White Rice
Brown Rice
Sticky Rice
Peanut Sauce
Steamed Mixed Vegetable
Steamed Noodle
Steamed Silver Noodle
Plum Sauce
Cucumber Sauce
Side Orders
Desserts
Fried Banana With Ice Cream
Sweet Sticky Rice
Fried Banana
Ice Cream
Choice of flavor.
Thai Ice Tea With Boba
Pearls.
Thai Ice Tea
Soda
Choice of flavor.
Thai Ice Coffee With Boba
Pearls.
Thai Ice Coffee
Lemonade
Sparkling Water
Large.
Sparkling Apple Juice
Martinellis.
Apple Juice
Martinellis.
Ice Tea
Water
Bottle.
Hot Tea
Drinks
Thai Noodles Soup
Noodle Soup With Pork
Rice noodles with chicken, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crispy garlic in broth.
Noodle Soup With Chicken
Rice noodles with chicken, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crispy garlic in broth.
Noodle Soup With Beef
Rice noodles with beef, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crisp garlic in broth.
Noodle Tom Yum Soup With Chicken And Shrimp
Rice noodles with chicken and shrimp, bean sprout and scallion, cilantro, in hot and sour soup.
Noodle Tom Kha Soup With Chicken And Shrimp
Rice noodles with chicken and shrimp, bean sprout and scallion, cilantro, in tom kha soup.
Noodle Soup With Tofu
Rice noodles with tofu, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crisp garlic in broth.
Noodle Soup With Duck
Rice noodles with roasted duck meat, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crisp garlic in broth.