This vegetarian restaurant is behind Wawee Coffee Shop Kad Klangwiang. Offers many vegan menu items. A sampling of the food: avocado sandwiches with pineapple and tomatoes, grilled vegetable sandwiches with pesto sauce, mussamun curry with pineapple, potatoes and carrots, stir fry cashew nuts with pineapple and bell pepper, boiled beetroot with pesto sauce, olive oil and vinegar, hot cappuccino with coconut milk. Closed Mon-Tue third week of month. DEC 2016 REPORTED SHUT.
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Ratchadamnoen Rd, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50100
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27 Reviews
First Review by Davemeredith
Mike Munsie
Points +3466
vego restaurant with vegan options - Edit
I have been to Beetroot Stories several times over the last two years ... its just a few minutes walk from the Thapae gate along the road where the Sunday Walking Street Markets are held ... food prices are good given it is a shop front and not a food cart/stall ... lots of vegan options including delicious curries (about ฿90 ish)and stir frys ... staff are very friendly and have adequate English ... quality of the food is great (taste and presentation) and portion sizes are good value
Read morePros: lots of vegan options
Cons: the restaurant has lost some of its former shine
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robbie5050
Points +102
Food glorious food go try it - Edit
How anyone can say a negative word about this place is beyond me. I have now visited it three times in last 7 or 8 days and have tried almost the entire menu including all the juices and everything was mouthwatering.
Read moreThe owner is so cool and speaks perfect English and loves to talk and tell her story. Place is open just over a year and seems to be doing quite well, I hope so anyway as she makes great food and excellent juices and coffee.
The veggie toasted sandwich is wonderful, all the rice dishes are also excellent.
This is one of the best organic cafes in Chiangmai.
Well worth a visit , you'll be back for more.
UPDATE-- OCTOBER 6TH 2016
IT'S BEEN 3 YEARS SINCE MY LAST VISIT AND THINGS HAVE CHANGED FOR THE WORSE.
The place is quite dirty, dirty tables, dirty walls and floor, menus filthy, price increases with stickers covering up original prices. Staff sitting around playing with their mobile phones. We were the ONLY customers the night we visited so no excuses for being too busy to clean.
Boss not around. Real pity as I loved this place but I will not be returning.
Updated from previous review on 2013-06-25
Pros: Owner is cook, Nice Location , Nice decor
Cons: none
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zoucares
Points +57
excellent food and drinks - Edit
We had the avocado sandwich, stir-fried rice and beet salad. All very tasty!!
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samesamebutvegan
Points +1465
Go for the salad - Edit
First of all, their salads are amazing, absolutely love the dressing and the vegetables are always fresh.
Read moreEverything else is a no-go. Had the fried rice without egg and it was swimming in oil and it was sooooooo salty, also the rice was still pretty hard and the veggies basically consisted of onions. Portion was quite small too.
I remember having a curry here some time ago and wasn't impressed with it neither.
Pros: awesome salad
Cons: too oily, salty, small portions
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Emmaa
Points +261
So expensive... - Edit
I looked at the pictures on here to see the prices and they showed that Beetroots sandwiches cost about 80-90 Baht. Unfortunately when we got there they had stickers with new prices on their menue. They really uped the prices by 40 Baht (!) or even more.
Read moreWe ordered two sandwiches without cheese and asked if it will be cheaper because the grilled cheese is essentially what makes the sandwich more expensive than the Tomato-Avocado Pesto one for instance. The waitress said we don't need to pay for it but her english wasn't the best so we were kinda suspicious about her statement.
The sandwiches were good and what I really liked is the dressing that comes with it.
The bad thing was... we paid full price for a sandwich with grilled vegetables and pesto (140[!!!] Baht) and a sandwich with tomato and pesto (130). We asked if we wouldn't have to pay for the cheese because we omitted it but the female manager of the restaurant rolled her eyes at us and said we have to pay for it even though we didn't order the cheese sandwich with cheese....
So all in all, we paid a ridiculous 270 Baht for four slices of toast with veggies. Please do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. At Taste of Heaven we would have had been able to get a tea, two big mains and desert plus ice cream for the same price. Will definitely not go here again.
Pros: Nice dressing
Cons: Expensive, Had to pay for cheese, Manager showed really bad behaviour
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TattooLady
Points +147
Always good food! - Edit
Really yummy brown rice and curry. I love the simple rice and the juices are good too.
Read moreVery friendly staff. They remembered me from my last visit 2 years ago.
This cafe is always on my list for Chiang Mai
Pros: great food, nice people , good location
Cons: sometimes a bit slow , not super comfortable
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natido
Points +40
highly recommend!! - Edit
Great value for delicious food and smoothies!
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freesiaoriental
Points +149
Cheap, Hit and Miss Food - Edit
Cheap 80 baht meals for red rice and a main dish of either curry, stir fried veggies. There are also salads, sandwiches, and fried rice. The mushrooms in coconut milk was good but had ants in it for some reason. Veggies with cashews and pineapple was good. The beetroot salad was just...weird. Good resto for a quick meal anyway.
Read morePros: Some good dishes, Cheap, Good location, easy to find
Cons: Some bad dishes, No airconditioning
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Brittanydiane56
Points +78
¯_(ツ)_/¯ - Edit
Decent. Not overly fantastic, but definitely not bad. A bit on the salty side, and no tofu available, but overall I think one visit was enough.
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thetofutravellers
Points +5369
Tasty sandwiches for lunch - Edit
Beetroot Stories Cafe was the first place where I had lunch during my stay in Chiang Mai and I enjoyed it a lot. I ordered an avocado sandwich because I needed a change from all the rice dishes, and it was really tasty. It was not too filling, but just right for a light lunch while exploring the city. Service was friendly, but very slow - although I feel that this is the case in many Thai restaurants, so I don't complain.
Read moreI also ordered a fresh juice which was nice, too. There are many advertisings of yoga courses and other events on the walls and the cafe is grouped around a courtyard with many other cafes. I found it easily, though.
Pros: Varied menu and tasty lunch, Good location
Cons: Slow service
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Benlondon
Points +159
Cheap and cheerful - Edit
The food is fairly good and nothing special. Simple menu of Thai food. Service was good.
Read moreWould recommend for a quick lunch rather than an evening meal.
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Caitlinhappymeal
Points +59
has potential but is a let down - Edit
I don't like to leave bad reviews but I've been to this place many times mainly because I love their super salad with the fresh ginger dressing, but as for everything else on the menu it just isn't to my standard. The sandwiches are sloppy before I've finished them because the filling is too 'wet', the smoothies have sugar in them, the last time I went I thought I would try the massaman curry and it was probably amongst the worst food I've ever had in Thailand, this is saying something as I've been coming for 14 years, it was so so sweet, tasteless and runny and the rice was unseasoned so very very bland. I will go back but only for the super salad as I love sitting in the garden with a book and watching the world go by. The owner is lovely, the places is really cute, she buys from local farmers and she says food is organic so it's a shame I am leaving not a great review as this place really has potential.
Read morePros: the setting, the ethos
Cons: tasteless food, sugar in smoothies
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ppdan
Points +215
good smoothies - Edit
We came here to have a drink, the smoothies tasted good, try the peanut butter coconut one! Area is a bit touristy. We did not eat but food also looked good.
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0711
Points +53
Perfect: Let's try it! - Edit
I had the green curry with brown rice. My girlfriend the fried rice with pineapple, cashew vegetables and yellow curry. Both was perfect!
Read moreAlso the fresh juice was very tasty and all made without sugar and ice. Just try it!
Pros: Everything is made with love. Food and interior., Very authentic!
Guest
YozzyOti
Points +93
decent food - Edit
I had a curry and banana and homemade peanut butter shake which were nice. one lady speaks good english, so there was easy for me to communicate with.
Read morethe drink in Chiang Mai was often L or XL size.
I often asked how big the food was, and waiters indicate about this big, but when the food were served on the table, the portion was as twice big as the waiters indicated. so I often ended up getting too full.
I also wanted to try coconut milk cappuccino, but I didnt have enough cash on me.
Next time i go back to Chiang mai, i will definitely try it out!
Updated from previous review on Thursday September 24, 2015
Pros: nice area
Guest
WeFewVeggies
Points +365
Simple Raw Tasty - Edit
If you are Craving a "Western" style Toasted Sandwich, this is the place...
Read moreRelaxing Cafe with many Fresh Fruits, Jucies, smoothies, Lassies, Salads, a few Thai curries & stir fries...not to mention A "Rockin'" Toasted Sanga!
I had a Very "Slurpicious" Bannana-Choc Smoothie, not Sweet but Rich and Chocholatie! YummO....
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LilacHippy
Points +12780
Nice Food - Edit
The food is pretty good here, the menu is fairly limited and the service is kind of slow but it's a small place so they don't have that many people working here and it's Thailand so you get used to it anywhere. Would have liked to have seen more choice on the menu but the prices are good, ambiance is nice and the food hits the spot. Even though they don't sell alcohol, you can buy it from the place next door and drink it in here.
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benzol
Points +91
good food and nice service... - Edit
We had the avocado sandwich and a thai curry. The avocado sandwich was really delicious, but a little pricey. The thai curry was good, but nothing special. We had also the beetroot juice - really delicious.
Read morePros: good food, nice service
Cons: little bit pricey
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nomeatnomad
Points +4795
There's always something - Edit
I initially visited this restaurant about a year ago, and gave a 2 star review because of how frustrated I was with the slow service. Back in Chiang Mai again this year, and staying a 2-minute walk from Beetroot Stories, I thought that I'd give it another shot. And although the impression that I have now isn't quite as negative as that first visit twelve months ago, I've now been here three times, and every time there seems to be something.
Read moreThat first time 12 months ago, the staff were so slow taking my order that someone took my table and I ended up stuck outside on some bench in the dark, far away from the restaurant itself, and very pissed off. The next time, I had a lovely dinner only to be confronted by a drink that I did not order having been added to my bill. I had to contest that it had been added in error, and they removed it without arguing, but still. And then the last time, they were again very rushed and understaffed. Everyone was waiting 20+ minutes for their food, and seeing as I was only having a cold sandwich, such a wait seemed farcical. It was making a lot of customers very agitated.
Plus, on this final visit they were having a real hippy problem, where a group of hippies had infested the biggest table and, not only did they smell repulsive, but they were playing music on their weird hippy instruments, much to the ire of everyone else in here. But rather than trying to fix the hippy problem, the owner seemed to encourage them. Which they didn't need, hippies never do. They already live under the assumption that people want to hear them make music out of plant pots and bits of string. Let's not make it worse, we're just trying to have dinner here.
I want to like this restaurant, I really do. The staff are so friendly, and I love what they stand for; organic, local produce. On three visits, I haven't once walked away not shaking my head about something though.
To their credit, the food is good. You just might have to wait a long time and put up with some bs before you can eat it.
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Suboptimant
Points +152
cozy cafe with great food - Edit
the setting is nice, has a distinct cafe feeling to it. the food is good an inexpensive, very friendly staff. definitely a good option.
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reissausta ja ruokaa
Points +1897
Nice cafe, good sandwich - Edit
This is a nice cafe situated in a park-like yard surrounded by many small restaurants.
Read moreThe pesto is vegan (at least when I asked) and I had sandwich with pesto, avocado and tomato. It was good and came with a bit of salad with pineapple dressing. I did not check if the bread was vegan, as toasts usually are not in Thailand.
I would be even nicer if vegan foods would be marked in the menu :)
Pros: good sandwich, peacefull location, nice little restaurant
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DinaLun
Points +178
Nice small veg place - Edit
The place is small, but cozy. Nice salads with healthy dressings. But we're not impressed with the smoothies: they're too cold (in case if you ask do not add ice) and overwatered. The prices are ok. Veg but not organic. Note: there is a mistake in the happy cow's map - it's located two blocks to the east from the mark.
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AmericanPhil
Points +246
fresh and made to order - Edit
Good food made fresh to order. The owner is very stressed but kind. Made a mistake and offered us that dish free when we didn't eat it. Great juices and good vegan options. Good atmosphere but its changed a lot since some of the employes left. Hopefully they get back on track. Good prices :) eat the beet root salad
Read morePros: good food, made fresh, beets!!!
Cons: inconsistent hours, inconsistent food
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agentbey
Points +91
The Beet Story - Edit
My first time going to Beetroot was good. The panang was tasty with fresh vegetables. Not the best in the city though but good. My coconut milk, banana, chocolate smoothie was good too. I went the second time for lunch and they were closed. No sign posted. The third time I went to get the same smoothie and the quality was not as good. More ice than coconut milk. The staff person might have been new. Hence, the average smoothie.
Read moreFourth time I was disappointed. I requested massaman with no onions. And I got onions. But the thing that got me was that it was not freshly made. It scooped out from a hidden dish somewhere. It looked liked something that was made from the day before. And barely any vegetables.
As I was spooning through the massaman curry I saw onions. The staff person rushed over and said I'm sorry you said no onions. She took the food back. At this point I thought she would make a fresh bowl of massaman. But I noticed she ducked out of sight behind the counter. I walked over to checked and she was picking out the onions.
I just told her if it was cooked with onions that I would like to cancel that order and get something else. My intuition at that point was to leave. But I stayed.
So the owner pops in and says hi. She remembered me from the other visits. She said, "You are lucky you came on time. I was going to closed early." Hmmm, I'm lucky?
Alright, veggie business owners never do this. It shows the customers that you are not committed to serving the vegetarian community and its not compassionate to when customers are looking for a trusted source to eat when traveling.
So the owner makes stir-fried vegetables with cashews and pineapples. Mouthwatering just thinking about it as I heard it being made. My smoothies came and it was watery. So basically hardly any coconut milk was added with more ice and water. 50 baht of half goodness.
The stir fried came and the veggies were swimming in broth. Tasted good but mmmm. Where are the vegetables? For 70 baht I should have more that 1/8 cup of vegetables.
Review:
Average food not well proportioned for the price.
Pros: Good Location
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Tofulicious
Points +1337
Worst Tom Kha I've Ever Had - Edit
When I discovered this place, I was looking forward to finally having a *vegan* (as opposed to 'vegan-with-shrimp-paste') genuine Thai soup. To say that I was disappointed is an extreme understatement. What was promoted as 'Tom Kha' was in fact half a very small bowl of coconut cream with SOOO much salt in it (presumably to replace the galangal, kaffir lime, lemongrass, garlic and chilli that were missing) that it was inedible. I've rarely left anything on my plate, ever; love soup; and hate wasting money; but after scooping out the few vegetables, I left the brine-like liquid for the staff to deposit it where it belonged, down the drain. The juice was nice though.
Read morePros: Nice juices, friendly staff
Cons: terrible, terrible food, too much salt, vastly overpriced
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psiphi75
Points +258
Great fresh food - Edit
We ate here a couple of times. Food was very good and the shakes / juices were excellent. Try the pineapple+banana+peanut butter shake, it's awesome!
Read morePros: Great food, Excellent shakes
Cons: Not much seating
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Davemeredith
Points +45
Nice food - Edit
We went hereforlunch. This is a fairly new place and the owner is trying hard to make a go of it. Her rent is quite high and as it's a small place it's not that easy. She has an interesting menu whichcaters for both tourists and Thais. They make a lot of the items fresh for customers. The portions are a bit mean I'm afraid and I think that will hurt the number of customers who return and maybe the viability ofthe venture in the long run.
Read morePros: Fresh food, Good location, Menu for Thais and westerners
Cons: Small portions
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