Krapow - (Near Montréal, QC)

5 /5 Zakir Jafry: Excellent food plated with care. Several vegetarian options! Bathroom decor is hilarious and incredible. Ill definitely be back!

4 /5 Feline Queen: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the food!! Its flavourful, well-balanced and is not overwhelming. Since I do not eat spice so I was a bit apprehensive when all of their dishes are marked spicy. The wait staff who forwarded outstanding service to us assured me that the foods spicy level is well-tolerated and she was absolutely correct. The flavour of the food is extremely delicious with just the right amount of spiciness. I have been to Satu Lagi, another Indonesian/Malaysian Southeastern Asian restaurant area and we love the food there too but I find the food at Krapaw to be more down to earth, authentic and wholesome without everything coconut. I love coconut and its flavour, dont get me wrong but when you have every dish being coconut based, it gets old a bit after a while. And I am thrilled to find Krapaws chefs being able to create dishes with variety of ingredients. And we are very grateful for the patience of the wait staff who was able to explain the dish to us as well as customizing the vegetarian dish the Lodey to include meat for my children. The soup is absolutely delicious with its addition of fried tofu, an ingredient that I never knew can exist in tumeric and cumin soup. Another thing to check out at this restaurant is the earrings on sale that are handcrafted by the owners daughter as the wait staff mentioned to me. They are beautifully designed, very elegant with innovative forms and shapes that are aesthetically refreshing. The only thing that I took one star off is its setting. I wish they have chairs with backs or more hooks for customers to hang their winter jackets and to change its tiles to be non-slip in the seating area. Chairs without backs and with only limited amount of hooks around are a bit difficult during winter when the customers have no place to hang their jacket and have to resort to placing them on the stools which can result in the jackets getting dirty when they fall especially when they are long and/or get splashed on with food especially when they eat Lodey (like what happened with my child). The tiles in the seating area can get very slippery when the customers step on them with snow from outside and that could potentially be a safety hazard with especially senior citizens and the mobility challenged.

5 /5 Travelling Gourmets: Kudos to owner & team. The resto is tastefully decorated giving off a street vibe. Friendly service/staff & the food was hallucinating. What a celebration for your taste buds!!!! Make sure to accompany your meal with one of their rice beers to complete your experience!!! - Beef Krapow (delicious Thai dish made with ground beef, holy basil/krapow, garlic, and chili, all served with a mound of their signature rice, and topped with a fried egg ) - Beef Rendang (Indo-Malay dish of tender, savory beef flavored with shallots, lemongrass, garlic, chili, tamarind, and coconut milk, served with a mound of coconut lemon rice, fried shallots, and delicate pickled daikon slices