Restaurant Pichai

W

5.0

Amazing Thai spot in Montréal, with a great natural wine list & a menu designed for sharing.

We started with Michel Gahier's Montibulles, a sparkling Chardonnay from the Jura in eastern France. Then moved on to La Salada's Bufarella 2021, a skin-contact orange wine from Penedès, Catalonia.

For food, we started with Yum Hoi Shenn - raw scallops with nam jim talay - followed by Sakoo Sai Moo, tapioca dumplings filled with pork & peanuts. For mains, we had Laab Ped, minced duck salad with grilled duck hearts; Pla Lui Suan, whole fried Arctic char with pineapple, cashews & lemongrass; & Gai Yang, marinated grilled chicken with Thai dipping sauce.

Finished with Nam Kang Sai, a Thai shaved-ice dessert.

Brilliant service from Henry & team too!

Laura

5.0

Truly one of the best restaurants my husband & I have ever visited - no exaggeration. Explosions of flavour. Don't skip the shaved ice - no matter how full you are. 10/10. No notes. My husband is very full.

Veronik

5.0

My absolute favourite take on thai. The service is amazing, as are the drinks & food. I always leave baffled in the best way possible.

Jonathan

5.0

One of the best restos in montreal. Amazing wine list & delicious Thai food

M

5.0

Had an incredible time here with friends! We did the $70pp menu & loved it (& had to take food home afterwards). The service was also great & they were able to easily accommodate my friend's peanut allergy. Strongly recommend!

Mike

5.0

My wife & I were looking for a unique place to have our 45th anniversary dinner & she spotted Pichai when reading through a magazine that listed the 100 best restaurants in Canada. It had an intriguing & tasty-looking menu, wasn't overly far away from our home in southwestern Ontario, & appeared to be one of the few that wouldn't cost us our first-born child just to eat there!

We started off sharing a sup pak vegetable salad from the specials list, featuring broccoli & thinly sliced mushrooms among other things. The combination of textures & flavour were amazing! We've never had anything quite like it.

For mains, we shared two dishes from the regular menu. The first was laab ped, a salad made with ground duck meat & grilled duck hearts. It was served with pieces of cabbage leaves into which you put some of the salad along with some sticky rice, then folded it & ate it. Wow! It was soooo good! Also somewhat spicy, which I liked just fine.

The second was naem moo yang, which featured fermented & grilled slices of pork, roasted peanuts, & lemongrass. This dish also came with pieces of cabbage onto which you could put a chunk of meat & some sticky rice, fold it, & eat it. My wife especially loved this dish, claiming it was one of the best dishes she has ever had. We've eaten in many ethnic restaurants in our lifetime so far, so this is really saying something!

For dessert, we shared a Thai tea tiramisu. A delicious way to end our meal!

Drinks were a mocktail & a glass of wine. Along with a tip, our bill came to just under $150, which we thought was a great price for such a nice dining experience. The restaurant is cozy inside & has a very lively atmosphere! Tables are close together & between the music playing & other voices raised in conversation, it was challenging to talk to each other at times. Not the place for a quiet, intimate dinner! But if you want to try some unique Thai fusion food in a happening place, we would highly recommend this restaurant! Be sure to make a reservation ahead of time. As you can imagine, it's a popular restaurant & is always busy! But so worth the effort!

Annette

5.0

Sat on the patio of this Thai restaurant & was greeted warmly by Frankie. We tried a few appetizers & a few entrees. The raw scallops were exceptional & so was the chicken stir fry on the specials. The hanger steak fell flat for me but I am a filet lover & this was strip so I wasn't a huge fan. The grilled shrimp was so tender & flavorful. Our bottle of wine was tasty & they were super open to our price point & gave us great recommendations.

Andre

5.0

Good quality food, ingredients, flavour, & friendly staff. I love sitting bar-rail & there are some seats. Patio looked nice too. Sounded like seating was by reservation for the majority of tables, but we had no wait for two, if willing to sit bar-rail. Thai red curry was the best curry I've had in a long time. The pork we tried was also great. Seems like a popular & high food quality venue

David

5.0

Discovered this place thanks to someone very special. I hope to go back one day!

Matthieu

5.0

Great food as always, a mix of classics & specials. Wine by the glass is okay but food is amazing.

Highly recommend the mushroom salad, duck salad, prawns, & the green curry.

Top 3 Thai restaurants in Montreal, & it's not third.