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.
Reviews consistently praise ChuChai for a fully vegan Thai menu that delivers authentic flavors and textures, with crowd favorites such as the vegan crispy duck, Tom Yum, green and red curries, Panang, and dumplings with peanut sauce that satisfy both vegans and meat lovers. The atmosphere is described as cozy and minimal, and the staff are repeatedly described as friendly and attentive, though a few comments note slower service during busy times or moments when refills are missed. The menu is varied and creative, and many meals are described as well balanced and deeply flavorful, with soups and curries highlighted as standouts. Prices are generally viewed as reasonable, though some dishes feel a bit pricey to certain diners. Reservations are often advised during peak hours due to popularity. Overall ChuChai is regarded as one of the best vegan or vegan friendly Thai options in Montreal, offering a dependable, flavorful dining experience for groups and for diners who are not vegan.
Lemongrass soup & mains were terrific. Sauce heavy on the salad & chicken skewer but the sauces were well done. Overall special menu was a great success. Great service thank you
This restaurant was the saving grace of our Montreal trip. We had been having a hard time finding good Vegetarian food until here. Service was an amazing, cozy atmosphere, packed restaurant. Food was very tasty, however portions of entrees were on the smaller side for price as well tofu & eggplant dish was simple in taste & technique compared to other places I've gotten it from. We got the dumpling in peanut sauce, le tiger cocktail, pad Thai & tofu & eggplant. I wanted to get the fried banana dessert but when asked the dessert selection it wasn't offered.
Nov 9, 2023
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The character of this place is minimal yet pretty with a cozy atmosphere & amazing food! We tried Pad thai, Veg Fried Rice, Dumplings with Peanut sauce & Chicken Skewer & all four dishes were scrumptious. Can't recommend enough if you are into vegan & thai.
PS: The bar seats were not very comfortable to sit but the food made up for it!
As a non-vegan/vegetarian person, can say that this food does not disappoint in any way. Impressive the way the vegan meat is similar to real deal, & the dishes (like the sauce, curry) are kept close to what one would see in other restos.
Bonjour, excellent service, par contre j'avais l'impression de manger plus un dessert qu'un repas (boeuf vegan sauce 3 saveurs), beaucoup, beaucoup trop sucré, pas assez de saveur, opinion personnelle, la musique était terrible, pire pop que j'ai entendu depuis longtemps & les voisins (pas de votre faute) on mis de la musique encore plus terrible encore plus fort, pas une très belle expérience
As a vegan who adores Thai food, I have always been fond of ChuChai. I have come by here a number of times over the years. There is a wonderful selection of mock meats & there are menu dishes that involve their wonderful peanut sauce. The food is tasty while not always consistent it is still a refreshing spot in a wonderful location (right on saint denis) for a meal.
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!
Nous avons pris le menu dégustation & c'était délicieux, les algues frites, la salade de mangue, brochette style poulet aux arachides &...le succulent tofu avec sauce du chef wow c'était délicieux & que le début, la soup Kim khà était très bonne & pas trop piquante puis, les repas principaux tous très bons mais notre coup de coeur était le faux canard miam & le dessert tapioca & lait de coco tout aussi subblime. Certainement que nous y retournerons mais il faut réserver idéalement car le restaurant était plein.
Absolument délicieux! Le cocktail MK2 est un must! Tellement de saveurs! Excellent service! Demandez les assiettes coup de coeurs vous ne serez pas déçu. Poulet version vege sauce aux arachides. Crevettes basilic thaï épicées. Des arômes & des arômes!
Meilleur restaurant végétarien en ville! Le faux canard était délicieux; le tofu sauce aux arachides & épinards croustillants parfaits. Les coktails étaient aussi créatifs & intéressants. Service courtois, joli resto. À essayer & adopter!
Dec 4, 2022
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Une super découverte vraiment je recommande les dumpling arachide & le canard !!
Testez leur cocktail qui sont vraiment bons
Un personnel vraiment agréable avec une jolie décoration.
Si je devez faire une remarque c'est sûrement pour le boeuf, la sauce peut être vite trop sucré malgré le riz, peut être rajouter des brocolis en plus des poivrons ou quelques chose de neutre pour balancer le sucré.
Vraiment merci pour ce nouveau favori
Excellente nourriture, service amical & efficace & expérience merveilleuse dans l'ensemble.
La nourriture de ChuChai est toujours créative & délicieuse. Notre groupe a partagé plusieurs entrées & les portions étaient parfaites pour nous permettre à tous de goûter un peu à tout. Vous devez absolument essayer l'apéritif Miam Kram - c'est une délicieuse explosion de saveurs dans la bouche. Le Kiao Satay, le Kiao Tod & le Waan Krob étaient également délicieux.
Pour notre plat principal, nous avons essayer le canard végétalien, le poulet végétalien à la sauce aux arachides avec des épinards croustillants & un excellent plat au curry accompagné d'un délicieux Chianti végétalien. Nous avons tous nettoyé nos assiettes . . & avons réussi à trouver un tout petit peu de place pour le gâteau au fromage pour le dessert.
Since becoming vegetarian, one of the foods I've missed the most is THAI -- There is fish sauce in everything. ChuChai has been the perfect solution to this problem. I (& my omnivore friends) don't even notice the difference. I've been back 3 times in the last month & can see myself going there regularly for my fix of peanut sauce!
Staff is very friendly & service is quick. My only complaint is that the drink list didn't have ingredients listed, but if you ask the wait-staff they will happily recite what every drink on the menu contains.
