Reviews for Champa Kitchen in Waterloo, ON
The best service I?ve ever had. The owner was really fun to talk to! The food was great! I tried all of my friends? dishes and... they were awesome too! The desserts were so delicious just wished I remembered to take a picture of them. I?m hoping to comehere more often so I can try everything on their menu. Read more
Came with a large group for lunch. Lots of variety on the menu, unfortunately they were out of roast duck which I was hoping to... try. Tried the Crispy chicken and a bunch of other starters to share, the Champa platter, mango rolls and chicken skewers. Allof the food was very fresh, came pretty quickly and tasted great. Just don't come if you have severe peanut allergies! Read more
Large menu and friendly staff and atmosphere. The food experience was somewhat mixed. Nam khao was tasty, pork skewers were... pretty good, but the crispy chicken stir fry was more of a takeout experience. Serving sizes are large but the service itselfwas slow. 3.5 stars, worth a try for the hard-to-find Laotian menu variety. Read more
Amazing!! I ordered from this place on Uber before but I really recommend the in-person experience. We had pad kee mao, larb,... and the Indonesian fried rice. Pad kee mao ? vegetables were tender-crisp and noodles were perfectly done. I asked for this tobe extra spicy and it was pretty good. We were even offered more hot sauce after ???? Larb ? yum! Chicken heart is deliciousbut they also offer this dish with just chicken breast as well. Indonesian fried rice ? I didn?t try this one but it lookeddelicious and my friends really liked it! It came with satay and peanut sauce, and smelled really good. Service was so friendlyas well! I want to come eat here every day!! Read more
Love that there's an authentic Laotian restaurant in Waterloo! Definitely enjoyed our meal here and the owners are amazing. We... stumbled by this restaurant literally looking for pad thai and I saw that they had Laotian sausages which are my favourite!! Andthey make it well! All the food had a lot of flavour and were all big portions. Can't wait to come back and try more dishes liketheir coconut rice, larb and sakoo yat sai! Read more
Got takeout with a large group. The food was pretty good, but nothing really stood out to me. The food was a little cold when it... got here but other than that, it was enjoyable! Read more
My wife and I enjoyed lunch here on my birthday. The restaurant was a nice family run place, and satisfied my craving for some... new flavours and textures! I took some recommendations from our friendly server, the chef's husband. I started with the mangorolls - these were nice to start, as they fruit provided some lightness, but with the meat inside and peanut sauce, they werestill hearty enough. I went with Larb Moo as my main, taking the server's recommendation of chicken/chicken heart as my protein.(It is also available with beef or pork.) The larb was spicy and flavourful. There was some in house made chili paste that Ienjoyed with my rice. I finished with a warm pudding style Lao inspired dessert which hit the spot - it reminded me of theflavours I enjoy with the type of pudding style dessert I'd be served for a birthday at my Bengali parents' house, but this Laodessert had a totally different texture and consistency. It's nice to be exposed to some new flavours and textures, and I'dlove to come back to try more of the menu. Read more
Ordered SPECIAL SET!!! 50$ for two. What I got. One plate of soup (10$ max), two plates with noodles (12$ for plate max).... "Fresh rolls", how can rice wrapped in rice dough with a piece of lettuce be called rolls!? And glass of water! Just water, noice or lemon. Although, judging by the price of the set, this water was brought from Tibet. In Toronto, even in the smallest andmost modest restaurant, you will be served water with lemon and ice and green tea for FREE!!! And it won't cost as much as ameal at a restaurant with three Michelin stars! Sauces and spices, salt and pepper were missing. Usually they are either on thetable or they are brought along with cutlery. But no! They are only available upon request! Probably afraid they will be stolen!And for dessert they gave two tablespoons of sweet porridge with nuts. It's hard to describe this taste. He's terrible!!! Itwould be better if they put one slice of pineapple! I do not recommend this restaurant! In another Asian restaurant this dinnerwill coast maybe 35-40$ max with tips. Plus the food was just disgusting. So I'm living a restaurant with empty pockets andhungry! Read more