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Thai
Fast food
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Asian
Gluten-free
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Thai restaurant with vegan choices. Menu includes tofu with mixed vegetables, yellow curry, red curry with mushrooms and tofu, tofu with cashews and more. Specify vegan when ordering. Open Mon-Sat 11:30-14:30, 17:00-21:30. Closed Sun.
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13 Schagchelstraat, Haarlem, Netherlands, 2011 HW
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Added by JerryWdm on 02 Jun 2022
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6 Reviews
First Review by JerryWdm
TrudiBruges
Points +28575
No specific vegan dishes on menu. - Edit
2014: This is from a visit in 2014.
Read moreI didn't add it to HC then, and I'm surpised to see it listed on HC now, as they have no specific vegan options on the menu.
We were there early on a Saturday evening. We didn’t make a reservation, but as the evening progressed the place soon filled up, so it is advisable to make a reservation if you want to be sure.
The menu card lists several vegetarian dishes seperately, of which most appear to be vegan. We specifically checked whether the dishes didn’t contain any egg, and asked which sauce was used to prepare the dishes, and specifically mentioned that we didn’t want anything prepared with oyster sauce. The waitress replied she would give our message to the kitchen.
The soup, Tom Kha Tahoe phak (coconut mushroom soup, 6,95€) was quite nice. As main dishes, we ordered tofu with ginger and black mushrooms & tofu with cashew nuts and mushrooms (12,95€ each). The dishes were served with plain white rice, and crisps that conspicuously looked like kroepoek (prawn crackers). I asked the lady serving us what they were, and she did (with an ‘of course’ tone) confirm they were indeed prawn kroepoek. I mentioned to her that prawns are not vegetarian, but she didn’t seem to grasp what we were trying to tell her (not in Dutch nor in English). As the crisps didn’t touch the food on the plate, we left it for what it was.
When paying the bill, I mentioned to the waitress that the dishes had come with prawn crisps, and that prawns are not vegetarian. She seemed surprised, and only replied ‘but all our dishes are served with kroepoek’.
We left the restaurant with an uneasy feeling. The food was nice, reasonably priced, but the misunderstanding about the kroepoek left us wandering how much the kitchen staff actually understand what vegetarian/vegan stands for (and if they make the same mix up about oyster sauce for example). Maybe the dishes were vegan, but the experience sure left doubt in our minds.
Don’t think we would go here for a second time if we ever visit Haarlem again.
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WiderVistas
Points +1833
They told us they had no vegan dishes - Edit
Based on these reviews, we made an online reservation. We included a note that we were vegan and looked forward to trying the vegan options we read about. They called us the next day to say they had no vegan options for us, just vegetarian because they use egg. It seems so unlikely that they couldn't modify some dishes to be vegan, but we obviously aren't going to ask them to do so when they so clearly stated it wasn't possible. Nice that they called, but very odd.
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food4ricky
Points +2215
Good food - Edit
Erawan is always a winner when dining with non-vegans. My all-time favourite is the red curry tofu and the tofu phad medmamuang. Also, it doesn't say so on the menu, but you can order vegetarian springrolls, which happen to also be vegan. Bonus!
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Jeannette_g
Points +28
Heerlijk gegeten! - Edit
Ik kwam hier al graag voordat ik plantaardig ging eten. Was nu verrast door de keuze in veganistische gerechten. En er werd ook fijn meegedacht!
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yehadut
Points +2099
Meh - Edit
Is it possible that the dutch like this kind of tasteless Thai food? Ordered the basil dish and the cashew dish, and a soup. The food was boring. Thai food in Thailand, or in the United States, is consistently way way better. I won't come back.
Read moreFyi, they charged 1 Euro for tap water.
Updated from previous review on 2022-11-10
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JerryWdm
Points +1759
For tofu lovers - Edit
The variety of vegan options was more than expected! The yellow Curry with tofu and potato was delightful and not as spicy as I was prepared for!
Read morePros: Tofu! And very good curry, Big portions, Cosy atmosphere
Cons: Restless staff, And long waiting times , due to the place being very busy
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