Chuchai restaurant offers friendly service, a relaxed ambiance, a personalized approach, and the ingenious culinary styling of Lily Sirikittikul, a chef whose talents and creativity make her one of the best in the business.
ChuChai is widely praised for vibrant vegan Thai cuisine, with many dishes described as flavorful and inventive, especially the vegan duck and other meat substitutes that mimic traditional textures, along with rich curries, fragrant soups, and tasty dumplings; service and atmosphere are frequently highlighted as welcoming and attentive, and the overall value is considered good, prompting repeat visits, though a few notes mention occasional saltiness, slower service when crowded, and some inconsistency across dishes.
Our group had an awesome dining experience at ChuChai. The staff was super friendly & attentive. We highly recommend Ped Palo (Highly recommend the crispy vegan duck) & Mangue & riz collant. This place hits all of the vibes - the decor, food & drinks. We will definitely come back again! Looking forward to trying other dishes.
Exceptional food quality & service! We tried the vegan shrimp appetizer, peanut dumplings, tofu fries, vegan duck curry & tapioca pudding - all were fabulous! Waiters/waitresses were super professional, kind & considerate & very swift. Best place for vegetarians in Montreal!
Jul 7, 2023
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The food was amazing, & the service was 10/10! The restaurant was packed, which is something I love to see with vegan restaurants, & the service was probably the best I have ever had. I ordered a dish that had vegan duck, something I've wanted to try for years now, & I was not let down, the food was absolutely incredible. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Montreal.
Great as usual! The service was stellar. So many options... duck (ped paulo) was amazing, & so was the mushroom appetizer. Always leave room for the fried banana because it is so good!
ChuChai is by far my favourite restaurant. Even if you are not vegan, don't miss out on this place! Every dish is so well done & so delicious. I highly recommend the breaded mushrooms (taste a little like chicken wings), the peanut sauce chicken skewers & the duck (hard to believe it's not real duck). Thanks for all the delicious food!
My friend & I had a wonderful time, & the meals were just excellent. I'm not even vegan & I found the vegan duck substitute had texture & taste akin to the real thing that it'd be worth converting to veganism at all.
Delicious & creative food, efficient service, clean & pleasant place. We loved every dish we had - crispy duck, appetizer, chicken with ginger & tapioca pudding. My only regret is that we didn't discover this place 15 years earlier:) Thank you
Whether vegan or not, If ChuChai was your go-to Thai place & you haven’t visited in a while, you’re in for a surprise. NO, the soy-product pseudo pork, beef, duck, shrimp, haven’t been replaced by the real thing (shhh, calm down) – it’s still a veg resto specializing in Chi-Thai meals that look, & to some extant, taste like meat/seafood. NO, aside from the addition of the En Masse mural outdoors, the décor hasn’t been dramatically transformed. But those are good guesses, thanks for playing. The surprise is that the separation between “ChuChai fine cuisine” (to the left, to the left) & “Chuch bistro,” has meant some menu/price/clientele changes.
To read the full review, please visit: http://winedinemontreal.blogspot.ca/2013/01/chuchai-4088-st-denis.html
