Thammada — Restaurant in Montreal

The first time I came here I was impressed - had the pad see ew and the panang short ribs. Both were great and I'd thought I'd found my new Thai restaurant, despite it being VERY expensive. Recently I ordered the pad see ew on uber eats and it was nothing like the one I'd had at the restaurant - swimming in oil, missing the dark soy sauce stain and wok hay flavour with only a few slices of beef AND it came to $34 before tip - $40 with 15% - which is INSANE for some oily rice noodles. Uber eats refused to refund me so I called the restaurant. To their credit, they admitted they had a busy night and that quality was compromised and refunded me $30 and offered a pad see ew on the house. I recently went to pick it up and ordered the panang short ribs that had left such an impression. When I got home, not only had they forgotten to pack the rice (which they did deliver once I called to complain) but sadly, the short ribs were nothing like the first time. They were cut in small cubes instead of the nice whole pieces I had the first time, and clearly hard boiled in water as opposed to slow braised. This is obvious is the way the meat tasted - like bland boiled beef and the texture which was tough and the fat which was tough and curled. Gone were the signature bones of the short ribs, due to the rushed nature and hard boil which forced them out. It was also swimming in 1/4 cup of oil/fat that I had to skim off. So despite hoping they would redeem themselves with this order, they just solidified that they are terribly inconsistent with the quality and I will not be giving them another chance after this. If someone forgot to put the short ribs on to be ready for service, better remove the most expensive item on your menu ($40 with tax incl) then put out a rushed and completely underwhelming and...

Loved this little place! THE BEST PAD SEW I’ve ever had. The appetizers were also amazing, we were 9 girls and everyone agreed it was delicious. The drinks were great and the service was top notch!

Most things on the menu are spicy which I don’t do but there are some non spicy options. Just a heads up that the peanut sauce on the “non spicy” chicken skewers is a bit spicy - I let my waiter know since I had requested non spicy and he apologized and brought me a free imperial roll entree ! They really own customer satisfaction! My amaretto sour made with a Quebec amaretto was amazing.

Parking is apparently usually a bit hard to find but we went on a Saturday night and most of us found parking in front or close by.

The doors to get into the restaurant are a level Down on the side of the building. It’s a small place but very cozy and homey. I like that you can hear eachother talk and the music isn’t too loud. The decor and ambient lighting is very comfortable and makes you feel like you aren’t really in Montreal. Loved it!

The seating we sat in - a half booth and high tables was ok but after a while Your legs start to hurt since there isn’t really anywhere to rest your feet. People in the booth had their feet dangle with nowhere to rest them. Would be cool if the tables had foot rests.

Overall loved this place. I...

Thammada is by far my favorite Thaï restaurant in Montreal. Food here is tasty, authentic and made with high quality ingredients. But because of the pandemic, I was only able to order food via UberEats. When I was finally able to dine here for the first time, I got disappointed by the service. As being a person with a lot of experiences in restaurants, I can be patient and understanding because I know how challenging it can be ; especially because of covid. But the service was beyond what I could imagined. I had to ask for the menu after waiting for 20 minutes, our order was taken 1h after we sat, drinks were brought to us at the end of the starters, main courses were brought to us even if we haven’t finished yet our starters and we had to eat our dessert while being surrounding by our empty plates of food we ordered ! And, for the best part, the waiter threw away the receipt in the air when I believe he noticed I gave a 10% tips. No thank you, no good bye, no manners. He just left. I am more than happy to pay for food at Thammada but definitely not for that type of service and behaviour. And I am sad for witnessing that because food is so great here and it doesn’t reflect what this restaurant has to offer and it is unfair to the owner. I hope the service will get better. I sincerely wish you that. Food : 5...