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.

$$12.95

Satay Chicken

BBQ chicken on the skewers. Served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish.

$$11.95

Satay Tofu

Tofu on the skewers. Served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish.

$$11.95

Egg Rolls

Deep fried spring rolls stuffed with silver noodles, black mushroom, cabbage, and carrots. Served with plum sauce.

$$10.95

Shrimp Rolls

Shrimp wrapped in crispy egg skin. Served with plum sauce.

$$12.95

Fried Sweet Potato

Deep fried sweet potatoes. Served with plum sauce and ground peanut.

$$10.95

Fried Calamari

Deep fried calamari dipped in a coconut batter. Served with plum sauce.

$$12.95

Fried Tofu

Deep fried tofu. Served with plum sauce and crushed peanut.

$$10.95

Crab Lagoon

Fried wonton stuffed with imitation crab, cream cheese, green onion. Served with plum sauce.

$$11.95

Pot Stickers

Pan fried dumplings stuffed with chicken and vegetable. Served with Real Thai black sauce.

$$10.95

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.

$$11.95

Combination Plate

Deepfried egg rolls, shrimp rolls, sweet potato, zucchini, and broccoli served with plum sauce and ground peanut.

$$16.95

Chicken Tom Yum Soup

Spicy and sour soup with white mushroom, tomato, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir, and spicy lime juice.

$$11.95

Shrimp Tom Yum Soup

Spicy and sour soup with white mushroom, tomato, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir, and spicy lime juice.

$$13.95

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.

$$14.95

Tofu And Vegetables Tom Yum Soup

Spicy and sour soup with white mushroom, tomato, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, galanga, kaffir, and spicy lime juice.

$$11.95

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.

$$14.95

Chicken Tom Kha Soup

Chef recommended. Coconut milk soup with white mushroom, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, kaffir, galanga, and spicy lime juice.

$$11.95

Shrimp Tom Kha Soup

Chef recommended. Coconut milk soup with white mushroom, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, kaffir, galanga, and spicy lime juice.

$$13.95

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.

$$14.95

Tofu And Vegetable Tom Kha Soup

Chef recommended. Coconut milk soup with white mushroom, green onion, cilantro, lemongrass, kaffir, galanga, and spicy lime juice.

$$11.95

Wonton Soup

Chef recommended. Shrimp and chicken wonton in a clear light broth with scallions, white pepper, and roast garlic.

$$11.95

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.

$$10.95

Vegetable Soup

Mixed vegetable in a clear light broth with scallions, cilantro, roast garlic, and white pepper.

$$10.95

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.

$$10.95

Soups

Salads

Fresh Vegetable Salad

Iceberg lettuce, carrot, and tomato. Served with house dressing.

$$5.50

House Special Salad

Shrimp, iceberg lettuce, celery, green bell pepper, cilantro, and tomato mixed with the special homemade dressing. Spicy.

$$7.50

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.

$$13.95

Grilled Shrimp Salad

Shrimp, lemongrass, red onion, mint, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.

$$15.95

Grilled Beef Salad

Grilled beef mixed with onion, cucumber, mint, toasted rice, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.

$$15.95

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.

$$13.95

Duck Salad

Boneless roasted duck mixed with onion, cilantro, mint, toasted rice, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.

$$20.95

Silver Noodle Salad

Bean vermicelli with ground chicken, shrimp, onion, celery, tomato, cilantro, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.

$$15.95

Lemon Grass Salad

Family recipe. Shrimp, calamari, cashew nut, red onion, sliced lemongrass, mint, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.

$$16.95

Lemon Grass Salad With Tofu

Family recipe. Fried tofu, peanut, red onion, sliced lemongrass, mint, and spicy lime dressing. Served with iceberg lettuce. Spicy.

$$14.95

Tangerine Chicken

Deep fried boneless chicken with special tangerine sauce.

$$14.95

Cashew Nut

Your choice of meat or tofu sauteed with carrot, onion, crispy chili, cashew nut and special sauce.

$$14.95

Garlic

Sauteed in garlic and white pepper sauce top on mixed vegetable.

$$14.95

Broccoli

Sauteed with broccoli, carrot and garlic sauce.

$$14.95

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.

$$14.95

Eggplant

Sauteed with eggplant, bell pepper, sweet basil and black bean sauce.

$$14.95

Spicy Green Bean

Pad prig khing. Sauteed green bean, bell pepper, and carrot with chili paste sauce.

$$14.95

Fresh Ginger

Sauteed with green onion, white onion, mushroom and fresh ginger.

$$14.95

Peanut Sauce

Green bean, broccoli, carrot, zucchini and cabbage topped with peanut sauce.

$$14.95

Mixed Vegetables

Sauteed with green bean, broccoli, carrot, cabbage and zucchini.

$$14.95

Sweet And Sour

Sauteed with pineapple, bell pepper, white onion, carrot and tomato in sweet and sour sauce.

$$14.95

The Good Company

Family recipe. Sauteed with tomato, white onion, green onion, bean sprouts, mushroom, and celery.

$$14.95

Sizzling Combo

Family recipe. Sauteed with carrot, green bean, bell pepper, basil, and chili garlic sauce. Served in a hot pan. Spicy.

$$17.95

BBQ Chicken

Thai style grilled B.B.Q chicken. Served with mixed vegetable and plum sauce.

$$15.95

Sauteed Dishes

Curries

Yellow Curry

Yellow curry with coconut milk and sweet potato. Spicy.

$$14.95

Panang Curry

Panang curry with coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, and eggplant. Spicy.

$$14.95

Red Curry

Red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, and sweet basil. Spicy.

$$14.95

Green Curry

Green curry with coconut milk, eggplant, bell pepper, and sweet basil. Spicy.

$$14.95

Duck Curry

Red curry with sliced boneless roasted duck, spinach, and tomato. Spicy.

$$21.95

Pineapple Curry

Red curry with coconut milk, pineapple, and bell pepper. Spicy.

$$14.95

Mixed Vegetable Curry

Choice of green, red or yellow curry with mixed vegetables. Spicy.

$$14.95

Massaman Curry

Chef recommended. Massaman curry with coconut milk, potato, tomato, white onion, and peanut. Spicy.

$$14.95

Pumpkin Curry

Chef recommended. Red curry with the coconut milk, pumpkin, bell pepper, and basil. Spicy.

$$17.95

Mango Curry

Chef recommended. Red curry with coconut milk, mango, bell pepper, and basil. Spicy.

$$19.95

Pineapple Fried Rice

Chef recommended. Stir fried rice with egg,pineapple, onion, green onion, cilantro, raisins, and cashew nut.

$$15.95

Pineapple Fried Rice With Chicken And Shrimp

Stir fried rice with egg, chicken, shrimps, pineapple, green onion, cilantro, raisins and cashew nut.

$$16.95

Thai Fried Rice

Stir fried rice with egg, scallions, cilantro, onions, and tomato.

$$14.95

Spicy Fried Rice

Stir fried rice, mixed vegetables, bell pepper, basil, garlic, and chili sauce.

$$14.95

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.

$$14.95

Phad Thai

Thai rice noodle stir fried with bean sprouts, green onion, tofu, and egg in zesty tamarind sauce. Crushed peanut on the side.

$$14.95

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.

$$15.95

Phad See Ew

Stir fried fresh wide noodle with broccoli, egg in a special soy based brown sauce.

$$14.95

Spicy Noodle

Stir fried fresh wide noodle, chili, mixed vegetable, bean sprouts, bell pepper, and basil.

$$14.95

Silver Noodle

Silver noodle stir fried with egg, mixed vegetable, and garlic sauce.

$$14.95

Thai Chow Mein

Egg noodle stir fried with egg, broccoli, carrot, zucchini, bean sprouts, and cabbage.

$$14.95

Rad Nah

Pan fried noodle and topped with gravy mixed with broccoli, carrot, and a special bean sauce.

$$14.95

Salmon Delight

Chef recommended. Salmon fillet with eggplants, bell pepper, and sweet basil, sauteed in garlic and black bean sauce.

$$20.95

Gingering Fish

Chef recommended. Panfried fish fillet sauteed with green onion, white onion, mushroom, celery, tomato, and fresh ginger.

$$19.95

Lemon Fish

Fish fillet steamed topped with fresh chili, fresh garlic, broccoli, and cilantro in sweet and sour lemon sauce. Spicy.

$$19.95

Panang Salmon

Panang curry with salmon fillet, eggplant, and kaffir lime leaves. Spicy.

$$20.95

Three Tastes Fish

Family recipe. Crispy fried fish fillet, topped with pineapple, bell pepper, carrot, tomato, and white onion in sweet and sour sauce.

$$19.95

Seafood Green Curry

Seafood combination mussel, squid, shrimp, and fish in green curry with eggplant, bell pepper, and sweet basil. Spicy.

$$20.95

Seafood Red Curry

Seafood combination mussel, squid, shrimp, and fish in red curry with bell pepper, bamboo shoot, and sweet basil. Spicy.

$$20.95

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.

$$20.95

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.

$$21.95

Roasted Duck

Roasted duck on a bed of mixed vegetable topped with gravy. Served with our special spicy balsamic sauce.

$$21.95

White Rice

$$3.00

Brown Rice

$$3.50

Sticky Rice

$$3.50

Peanut Sauce

$$2.00

Steamed Mixed Vegetable

$$8.00

Steamed Noodle

$$3.50

Steamed Silver Noodle

$$3.50

Plum Sauce

$$1.00

Cucumber Sauce

$$1.00

Side Orders

Desserts

Fried Banana With Ice Cream

$$8.95

Sweet Sticky Rice

$$4.75

Fried Banana

$$4.75

Ice Cream

Choice of flavor.

$$4.75

Thai Ice Tea With Boba

Pearls.

$$5.75

Thai Ice Tea

$$4.75

Soda

Choice of flavor.

$$3.00

Thai Ice Coffee With Boba

Pearls.

$$5.75

Thai Ice Coffee

$$4.75

Lemonade

$$3.00

Sparkling Water

Large.

$$5.00

Sparkling Apple Juice

Martinellis.

$$4.50

Apple Juice

Martinellis.

$$4.00

Ice Tea

$$4.00

Water

Bottle.

$$2.00

Hot Tea

$$3.00

Drinks

Thai Noodles Soup

Noodle Soup With Pork

Rice noodles with chicken, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crispy garlic in broth.

$$14.95

Noodle Soup With Chicken

Rice noodles with chicken, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crispy garlic in broth.

$$14.95

Noodle Soup With Beef

Rice noodles with beef, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crisp garlic in broth.

$$15.95

Noodle Tom Yum Soup With Chicken And Shrimp

Rice noodles with chicken and shrimp, bean sprout and scallion, cilantro, in hot and sour soup.

$$16.95

Noodle Tom Kha Soup With Chicken And Shrimp

Rice noodles with chicken and shrimp, bean sprout and scallion, cilantro, in tom kha soup.

$$16.95

Noodle Soup With Tofu

Rice noodles with tofu, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crisp garlic in broth.

$$14.95

Noodle Soup With Duck

Rice noodles with roasted duck meat, bean sprouts, scallion, cilantro, and crisp garlic in broth.

$$21.95