Review: Legato Cafe's Thai Lunch

Green curry with coconut milk, eggplant, bamboo shoots

A friend who works in Kerrisdale asked if we could have lunch at a restaurant she had never been before. She was concerned the food might not taste good (and didn't want to be blamed).

But I'm all for trying something new, even if it doesn't work out. Cause you don't know until you've tried it.

The place is called Legato Cafe, and its signage outside promotes that it also serves Thai dishes. 

Spring rolls with salad comes with the lunch set

We were curious.

Inside it looks like a cafe, with coffee, tea, baked goods and some salads, soup and sandwiches. 

The lunch set menus looked good -- about C$15 per person with a starter and a main course.

We ordered two different mains, green curry and pad Thai and sat down.

The waitress was busy, but efficient. We made our order and paid at the cashier and then sat down where she gave us glasses of water and utensils.

The starter featured two halves of a deep-fried spring roll choc full of vermicelli and strips of carrot, with a nice portion of salad, a simple mound of lettuce with shaved carrots and a ranch dressing.

Not long afterwards we were served the green curry with chicken, and a side of rice. The curry initially had a mild taste that got hotter at the end, perhaps thanks to the chilli flakes sprinkled on top. The curry had Thai eggplants, bamboo shoots, and carrots mixed with coconut milk. 

Pad Thai with bean sprouts and peanuts, no chilli

The curry was quite addictive -- I couldn't help but keep spooning more on my plate even though it was quite spicy!

Meanwhile the pad Thai arrived, a bit too much ketchup-y sauce that made it look orangey than soy sauce, and tasted sweeter too. We also chose chicken for this dish (the choice was beef, chicken, pork or tofu). It really should have prawns in it, but cost-wise it would be more expensive.

Nevertheless, in general it had some of the main ingredients, but lacked scallions, chilli flakes and tofu. 

In general we were quite pleased with the food, not completely authentic, but at a decent price. We'll be back!

Legato Cafe

2299 West 41st Avenue

Vancouver

604 264 1666