Les avis décrivent Pichai comme une expérience thaïe audacieuse et vivante à Montréal, avec de nombreux plats décrits comme délicieux, savoureux et créatifs, les coups de cœur incluant les ravioles de tapioca, le collet de porc, les fruits de mer et le tiramisu au thé thaï, tous mis en avant. La carte des vins est fréquemment louée et l'ambiance est animée, parfois bruyante, avec une atmosphère chic et chaleureuse. Plusieurs convives louent le service amical et compétent et l'ambiance générale, tandis que d'autres signalent des moments d'incohérence, notamment un rythme rapide, un service inégal ou un personnel qui paraît distant, ce qui peut ternir l'expérience. Les portions sont décrites comme variables, parfois petites pour le prix, tandis que beaucoup estiment que la qualité et les saveurs audacieuses justifient le coût. Certains verdicts considèrent l'endroit comme l'une des meilleures options thaïes ou d'inspiration asiatique de la ville et expriment une forte intention de revenir, malgré quelques déceptions ponctuelles comme des retards ou des malentendus. Dans l'ensemble, le consensus est positif, la nourriture et l'ambiance étant souvent louées et le vin et les cocktails ajoutant au plaisir.
Resto thaï super bon ! Il faut aimer les plats épicés mais toutes est savoureux !!! Lors de mon passage il y avait deux cocktails disponibles & plusieurs options de vins
Dined at Pichai on the last night of our weekend trip to Montreal - it was the highlight of our trip.
The Atmosphere: warm, full our colors, life, & small hidden details wherever you look. Great music & vibe overall.
The Service: we didn't have a reservation & were able to get a seat at the bar for 2. Our primary server (a brunette man wearing a shirt saying'piano') was welcoming, knowledgeable, & gave us great recommendations. He guided us through the menu & continued to make sure everything was perfect throughout our meal. There was ~6 other front of house staff in the restaurant at the time, everyone of which interacted with us at some point in our meal, from water service, refreshing out cutlery & plates, & small quality checks throughout the service made for an amazing dining experience. Big applause to the service staff for their attention to detail.
The Food: no notes whatsoever. We ordered 5 dishes, plus dessert to share amongst 2 people & that was the perfect amount of food. Each dish was perfectly created with a variety of elements that all complemented each other perfectly. We had the scallop crudo, tapioca dumplings, soft boiled egg, pork belly, red curry, & Thai tiramisu.
Thank you to everyone at Pichai, I will be telling everyone I know about this restaurant.
4 mai 2026
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10/10 every single time. Favourite restaurant in Montreal & best Thai in the country! so. much. flavour.
Dishes are to share! You won't find your typical pad Thai, pad see eew or green curry on the menu. If you want to try a bunch of things I recommend doing the chef's choice which includes appetizers, mains & dessert. They send out a variety of items from their regular menu & specials, & can also accommodate dietary restrictions. It's plenty of food - you can expect to be walking out with leftovers & a veryyyyy happy tummy. Favourites are the mushroom salad (omg), chickpea tofu, panang curry, massaman curry & Thai tea tiramisu.
We had the chef menu. I have some dietary restrictions & they were so kind to tailor all the dishes to my needs. Everything was delicious & the portions were bountiful. The staff were also amazing. I will say, the food is generally spicy but more flavorful than hot. The Thai tea tiramisu was a great finish to our meal.
A very nice Thai restaurant with authentic Thai food, good flours, & lots of taste. I went here last weekend with three friends, & the staff took good care of us. We all love spicy food & they made sure it was personalized & quick.
Good service , place is nice but sorry to say too salty , my crabe des neige special dish especially, the papaye salad was a bit tasteless & the mango chausson well ....somehow I m sure mango jam at costco taste better nearly 200$ meal including another 2 starters & 3 drinks including tax only one person eating .....I d be tempted to go down to one star for food but as far as I m concerned this is nowhere near Thai food ...the only descent one was the pork sticky rice & cabbage leaves . I don't really understand the food critics in canada as this is now twice I follow their opinions & honesty vin min L.... left me the same bitter impression of money badly spent. But I can understand that if you haven't been to Asia you might think that salty soy sauce is the vinaigrette of Asian food.i would normally not make a bad review but when you have been named in the news by critics should live up to your expectations....it really leaves me wondering on how restaurants critics get to base their critics on ....
Whenever I have anyone in town & want to impress I bring them here! This place is like if a very chic bottle of funky wine had a sabbatical year in Thailand. All the dishes are bursting with flavour, snd the atmosphere is intimate & cozy. The servers are also ++ pleasant & a fun time. I've spent my last two birthdays here with no regrets. Get the fermented pork belly & whatever else they have on special, you won't regret it!
Excellent resto thaï ! Il faut aimer les plats épicés. Nous avons partagé, le tartare de boeuf thaï (photo), la salade de champignons, la salade de papaye verte (très spicy), l'espadon grillé, le poulet sauté & le porc grillé. Tout était savoureux. 6 plats pour trois personnes étaient plus que suffisant. Il y avait deux cocktails disponibles & plusieurs options de vins
6 mars 2026
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Went to Pichai for dinner with a friend, & had a bunch of dishes to share that were all delicious! Loved the Som Tum Thai papaya salad & the Phai Mamuang Tod (pictured here) was flavourful, not too sweet & a delicious way to end the meal! Would recommend ordering a couple things to share ✨
Première fois pour nous chez Pichaï & ce sera la dernière. Notre serveur était vraiment désagréable & a gâché notre moment. Il était tres arrogant, moqueur, & n'était pas capable d'expliquer correctement les plats (quand je lui ai demandé la différence entre tel plat & tel plat il m'a juste répété exactement ce qui était écrit sur le menu). A la fin quand je lui ai fait la remarque sur les plats que j'avais trouvé vraiment épicé, il m'a répondu avec un air arrogant & moqueur'c'est thaïlandais'…
(tiens donc je pensais que c'était portugais!)
bref il était vraiment très désagréable & nous étions contents de partir rapidement!
Quant aux plats, ils étaient bons mais loin d'être exceptionnels, les prix sont trop élevés & les portions vraiment petites. Nous sommes pourtant habitués à Pumpui & ses portions vraiment généreuses donc on pensait que ce serait la même chose mais pas du tout.
We ordered three dishes, pork ,duck salad & Tom yum soup, & they were either too salty or too sour. All of them had a very strong, overpowering spice flavor. I've had many other Thai meals before, but the seasoning here is very unbalanced.
The lighting at our table was also very poor - it was so dark we could barely see what we were eating.…personally really don't understand why this place has such a high ranking.
We started off with the scallops which were a solid 8.5/10 but everything fell apart shortly after.
The tartare & the pork jowl were okay (maybe a 6/10 but the rice that it came with felt like cement rather than sticky rice)… the food was also way too salty
The duck dish & the noodle dish however were both irredeemably disgusting. Incredibly oily, bland & the meat feeling like the texture of pet food.
We were expecting a lot more from this restaurant based on the reviews we saw online.
Thai food is usually fragrant, spicy & delicious & honestly this joint should be shut down by the Thai embassy. (False advertisement)
8 févr. 2026
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Everything about this restaurant was exceptional, from the food to the vibes to the service. We had:
- Beef tartare (seasoned perfectly & served with sticky rice & endives to make little wraps)
- Papaya salad (so fresh & exactly what you would expect)
- Tom Yum soup, which was one of the specials (high quality, imported seafood all cooked to tender perfection in a savoury broth that warmed us to the core)
- Tiramisu (the Thai tea flavour really shone through & it was delicious, but a tad on the sweet side. Loved the addition of coconut chips on top which added texture).
My only minor issue was the quantity of cilantro on everything, though I know this is a personal preference. The soup was also served in a vessel that was very cool (central flame to keep it warm), but felt a bit impractical for serving the soup since the ladle barely fit inside it.
There was a lovely selection of natural wines to complement the meal.
Overall, really nice ambiance & great flavours, you can tell a lot of love goes into these dishes. Would definitely return!
amazing. LOVE the scallops, fermented pork belly, grilled pork collar & thai tea tiramisu. all super flavourful super delicious.
one thing to note we got served the sticky rice with the pork belly so we thought it came with that dish & ate it all just w that but later realized it was just a sticky rice for the table :p shoulda kept some for the other dishes
The food tasted like the one I had in Thailand, terrific. We had the beef tartare, the curry of the day & the papaya salad. Incredible 😱 I will return for sure.
Cozy & cute ambiance. The service was great & food was also pretty good. I think my expectations might have been a little high cause I heard great things & LOVE Thai. Favourite was the Tuna! Not a huge fan of the chicken & dumpling balls were interesting / original, which I liked. No Padthai & a few traditional foods you'd expect to see on the menu just FYI
