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Thai
Delivery
Catering
Vegetarian restaurant that relocated from Suk Kasame Rd, Tambon Su Thep. Dishes include Thai classics like fried rice, noodle dishes, and fresh rolls. Open Mon-Sat 10:30am-5:00pm. Closed Sun.
43 Reviews
First Review by gratefulluke
MeowMm
Points +50
Buffet - Edit
The quality is good but cold dish.don't wears shorts coz mosquito attack.
Read morePros: Quality, Service, Nice decoration
Cons: No label for vegan, Taste, Mosquito
Guest
msvegan
Points +377
Best Lunch Buffet in Chang Mai - Edit
Wide and varied lunch buffet that changes daily. Salad bar (often the lettuce mix is organic), steamed veggies section, many different sauces and dressing, stir-fried dishes, noodles section, dessert and non-sugared iced teas (add your own cane syrup).
Read moreAll the stir cooked veg dishes have sign tags in english so you know if theyve put egg in them. The only exception would be on the noodle bar where the yellow noodles are made with egg.
Pleasant courtyard setting and friendly staff.
***Directions***
A red truck should only cost 20 baht from anywhere in Chang Mai. If they quote a price or ask for more get another red truck until you find an honest one as everyone knows the price they are telling you a price in the begining because they are over charging you. Tell the driver "NEIMAN-HYMAN SOY 17" or make the 1 then 7 gesture with your hands if they dont speak english...
Updated from previous review on Monday November 28, 2011
Updated from previous review on Monday November 28, 2011
Pros: Delicious, Vast selection, good quality
Cons: egg in some dishes, egg noodles on buffet
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John Richard
Points +59
Great Place - Edit
We've been going to Khun Churn for four years watching as it progressively moved from one location to another trying to grapple with its well deserved popularity. It has now settled in a great location in the middle of the art/entertainment section of Chiang Mai.
Read moreThe lunch buffet is legendary for its quality and extremely reasonable price (note price is 129 baht as of September 2011). The ambiance is great and you'll find that the Thai diners far out number the farangs which is further testament to how good the food is.
What is often overlooked is an amazing menu selection that is provided for dinner or for those not wanting to stuff themselves at the buffet. Everything is made from top quality ingredients and off the menu can be spiced to taste. The buffet items are mildly spiced but Thais and the more seasoned diners can augment with as much chili as they can handle.
The staff is extremely efficient and need to mention something that happens to us that never found at any other restaurant. One of the chefs comes to us to let us know what special items is working on that day and let us know when he is bringing them to the buffet. He is deservedly proud of his food and wants to make sure it is enjoyed.
One final note on the buffet. It is constantly changing and you'll never see them serving the same dishes over and over again. It is always different and that keeps us coming back.
Updated from previous review on Sunday August 14, 2011
Pros: Food Quality, Variety, Staff
Cons: You Eat Too Much
Guest
wynz
Points +22
My #1 in Chiang Mai - Edit
Been going to the lunch buffet routinely for over a year now. I like how another reviewer put it: "legendary". The chef who does the buffet is so friendly and really makes it a great experience. You can tell there's a lot of love in the food there. Don't know what I would do without Khun Churn.
Read morePros: incredible lunch buffet, great value, friendly staff
Guest
eatyourveggies
Points +2120
The best in Thailand - Edit
I've eaten vegan food all over Thailand and the lunch buffet at Khun Churn is hands-down the best food in all of Thailand. It might just be my fave restaurant in the whole world. The buffet is HUGE and for under $4?!?! Can't beat it! Food is fresh, perfectly cooked, not overly spicy, awesome. Not everything is vegan though so be sure to check. The garden patio and atmosphere is nice too and pleasant to be away from the busy city center. Take one of the red trucks to get there, it should only be 30 baht so don't pay more!
Read morePros: Delicious food, Many choices, Cheap
Cons: Mosquitos
Guest
pradipd
Points +347
Go For It - Edit
I love Thai food and am always scared since they always use shrimp paste or fish sauce. A place like Khun Churn is paradise. One can eat to one's heart's content all the Thai dishes. The lunch buffetis just amazing. Not only is it great value, the choices are bewildering. There were 5 soups alone, and 6 kinds of drinks. All included in the buffet price. The quality and the setting were excellent too. Did not get a chance to go for the evening a la carte meal, but the menu looked very promising.
Read morePros: Quality, Choice, Value
Guest
CherryFlamingo
Points +403
Very good place in Chiang Mai - Edit
Very good place with very good food (and Cheap 98 baht the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet), healthy food (not too fat like so many place), nice staff, close to Aden healthy store (where you can find a very good Vegan Alfalfa sandwich at 20 baht!) nice garden and no smoking restaurant.
Read moreUn tres bon restaurant végétarien (Tres vegan friendly!) ou vous pouvez manger a volonté (et tres varié) pour 98 baht (environ 2,5€). La nourriture y est tres saine et sans trop d'huile comme beaucoup d'endroit en Thailande. Les serveurs sont sympa, surtout le cuisinier. Le restau se trouve tres pret d'un magasin bio "Aden" avec un tres bon sandwich a emporter Alfalfa a 20 baht, et des simili, des barres de céréales, du savon...
Pros: Vegan Friendly, Lunch buffet is great value , Nice garden
Cons: Not wrote when vegan (have to ask)
Guest
m@earthville
Points +10784
Possibly the champ of Chiang Mai for flavor... - Edit
Khun Churn is a major vegetarian institution in Chiang Mai, so it's bound to attract both praise and criticism.
Read moreFor my tastes, it's probably the best place in town, at least as far as flavor and (for the lunch buffet) value are concerned (though May Kaidee gives it stiff competition for flavor and Giva wins the prize for health and good chi). It's true that some of the curries and sauces are sweet, but i didn't find them overly sweet - in fact i find them rather irresistible. The peanut sauce (among the salad dressings) in particular is tops. I also appreciate that the som tam (papaya salad) has just a tiny bit of chili for authentic flavor, but it isn't excessively spicy, for which my digestive tract thanks them.
At 98 Baht, the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet is a stomach-bursting good value. (Public service message: try not to eat yourself into a food coma, and don't overdo it on the oily dishes...)
The covered garden setting is quite pleasant, even when it's busy.
To reach Khun Churn on the cheap, you can take a songthaew to Nimmana Haeminda (Nimmanahemin) Rd and jump off at Soi 17 (just south of the Baiyoke Chiang Mai Hotel), then walk east on the soi for half a block. A songthaew to/from the Tha Pae gate area should cost no more than 30 Baht (as of Jan 2011).
Two corrections to the main listing (which might be updated by the time you read this):
- The lunch buffet price is now 98 Baht, not 80.
- They do accept credit cards.
Pros: Supreme flavor, Lunch buffet is great value, Nice setting
Cons: Buffet food can be oily & less fresh, Non centrally located
Guest
broadreach
Points +17
bugs in the rice - Edit
Huge disappointment after the glaring reviews here.
Read moreReceived a bowl of white rice that was clearly infested with little rice bugs. I would expect a restaurant of this caliber to check their rice supply and at least wash it before serving it to a diner's table
Guest
RfromYoko
Points +29
Awesome lunch buffet! - Edit
The lunch buffet here is hard to beat. My favorite place for lunch in Chiang Mai. Such a huge variety of dishes, including many Northern-style items. I only wish I had a bigger stomach so I could eat more.
Read morePros: Large selection, Great taste, Good Value
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nan
Points +24
Not Good as expected - Edit
I went to Khun Churn for lunch, i had 3 dishes of the food; Papaya Salad, Tom Yum and Thai Noodle,they were so sweet. Service wasn't good at all. We finished out foods,but no one take out the empty plates from the table. No tissue on the table and we have to ask.... I don't think i will go back there a again as i know there are a lots of Vegetarian restaurant in Chiang Mai and some is very good, tasty and cheap as well...
Read moreGuest
veggievixen
Points +35
one of the best in Chiang Mai - Edit
first of it's a very decent restaurant. it's much more spacious than other vegetarian restaurants in town. the staffs are friendly but don't speak and understand english much. we really had a difficult time trying to tell them not to put red chilli into our dishes. the menu is extensive and it really encourages customers to return to the restaurant as there're just so many dishes to try and taste. it's really one of the best in the city.
Read morePros: excellent food, nice environment, extensive menu
Cons: no english speaking staff
Guest
Agenda
Points +270
You must visit it! - Edit
The buffet is great, delicious, big variety of dishes. They have fresh cut vegetables, steamed vegetables, 3 dressing for them; 5 soups, brown rice, different noodles with 2 curries for them, dessert and choice of herbal drinks, plus ice and water. It as great as it takes! The place is very neat, clean and modern. Khun Churn shouldn’t be missed!
Read morePros: buffet variety, lots of good drinks, beautiful surroundings
Cons: very popular!!!
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eishsdhana
Points +17
The best food i've had in Thailand! - Edit
I love the buffet they have at noon. They have a large variety of vegetables that you can use make a salad. Delicious penut sauce and dressings. A variety of steamed vegetables that changes daily. Brown rice. Several other tasty dishes that include a variety of local ingredients. 5 or more different kinds of soup. Noodles. Dessert. And several varieties of juice. And if this doesn't please you there's always the menu...
Read morei love this place!
Pros: excellent food, great atmosphere, friendly staff
Guest
goldie
Points +128
Excellent - Edit
This place is open 10 to 10, 7 days, info current at August '08 confirmed by the staff.
Read moreThis place is a bit of a hike from where most visitors are likely to be staying in Chiang Mai. It's a 40 minute walk from the old centre so best to take a tuk tuk, taxi etc. Tuk tuk was charging me 80 to 100 baht from old town & red taxi bus was 40 baht.
Khun Churn has a very nice ambience, it is set in a courtyard with a lot of grass & trees. There is an extensive menu, mostly Thai but with a few western dishes. Food was a bit mod, not like most Thai food places.
There is also a very good juice & smoothie bar attached, not sure if it's different owners but it seems to be separate but order off the same menu, if that makes sense.
I've sampled quite a few dishes & all were good. One criticism is that a lot of dishes contain egg & I'm a non egg eatig vegetarian. I was able to get them to prepare one dish without egg but personally I would prefer to see less of this.
Guest
gratefulluke
Points +32
My best vegetarian food experience in Chiang Mai. - Edit
This place was great. The staff was very friendly and there was a huge selection of food. The outdoor terrace where the food was served was great too. I would definitely eat here often if I lived in Chiang Mai.
Read morePros: Large Selection, Atmosphere
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