Champa Lao & Thai Restaurant

I just brought home takeout food which I ordered in person and got promptly. (I ordered in person to avoid the $6.95 ordering fee online)! The chicken in my Pad See Ew was like shoe leather. The spring rolls were way over done. The mango in my dessert tasted canned. I ate some of this lunch, but threw the rest out. Very disappointing. Waste of my $. I'm sorry to say I won't be back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Great! Huge portions!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing food and service! It's officially my go to spot! 🔥🔥🔥

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had dinner here a month ago and it was the best Thai compared to surrounding towns. Service is friendly and the owner makes you feel like family! Portions are large enough for two. Came again tonight and ordered pad see ew and it was delicious! Brought my family and everyone wiped plates clean. Can’t wait to come back and and bringing more friends and family.

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles, Pho Soup, Dumplings, Pad-Thai, Orange Chicken, Curry Puffs

Our food was amazing and they were really nice. We got takeout.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles

Hole in the wall place. Is the food good though? Yah. Are the people nice? Yeah.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles, Pad-Thai, Crab Rangoon

Great food! Love the atmosphere and service here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

While visiting from Denver we went here to celebrate my wife's cousin's birthday as it is one of her local favorites. The food was good and I've never seen such a festive celebration of a birthday that the owners gave us. Fun and memorable.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pad-Thai, Red Curry L

Has to hands down be my favorite restaurant. Authentic, fresh and delicious every time!!! Thank you Champa Lao!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Som Tum Papaya Salad

It's a very small place, but quite cute. The food and service are excellent. Great prices. My new favorite Thai restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles, Dumplings, Summer Shrimp Roll, Pad-Thai, Crab Fried Rice

It's excellent. You have to wait for a long time after you order because everything is made to order literally, and it's worth it because you know they are using fresh ingredients. I had their calamari and the larb seen. It was my first time having Laotian food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Homemade. It’s the first word that comes to mind to describe the food at Champa, a Lao and Vietnamese food restaurant, where the flavors of Southeast Asia are present in Manchester, with the kindness and charisma of its owner, Johnny, who always serves with a smile.
I’m a regular customer, and I must say that I have tried the house specialties, and I’ve always been surprised by the quality of their food. This time I decided to write about my last visit because I ordered the simplest food possible, and it was of an equally high quality as the special dishes on their menu.
I started with pho, a delicious rice noodle soup, to which I added shrimps with bean sprouts, napa, and scallions. The broth is spectacular and the flavor is quite delicate, with a truly delicious taste, as if my mother had made it.
Then I ordered Kai Ka Prow, a dish made with ground chicken sauteed with garlic, bell peppers, string beans, fresh basil and Thai chili paste. It’s a little bit spicy, but you have the option of ordering it without spice or with more spice if you wish. It is truly spectacular, I was pleasantly surprised, and I am sure I will order it again on my next visit.
To finish, I always order Thai iced tea,the best of all I’ve ever tasted. And all because, according to Johnny, they import the unprocessed tea leaves directly from Asia, which gives a delicious flavor to this refreshing drink.
Champa is small, but very cozy. Their menu is quite extensive and has delicious starters that I’ve tried before, such as dumplings, Thai egg rolls (my favorites), curry puffs (a big surprise!), crab bag (the best ones), chicken wings (crispy and marinated in Thai herbs and spices), and the delicious fried tofu (deep-fried until golden and served with ground peanuts in pineapple sauce).
You can find that and much more in Champa, a real surprise in Manchester, Connecticut.

Vegetarian options: You can find whatever you want in the menu

Parking: theres is enough parking lot

Kid-friendliness: Yes

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you've never been there before, the place is quite small with 3-4 tables and a 2-3 person staff, one of whom acts as a server and manager. We decided to revisit this place after a long break, as we really liked it before COVID. This time, we ordered Drunken Noodles with Tofu and a House Special - Orange Chicken, for takeout.

When we called to place the order, they told us it would take 45 minutes, but when we arrived to pick it up, it was still not ready. The Drunken Noodles were better of the two dishes but not as good as we remembered from previous visits. The fish sauce flavor was too strong and overpowered the other flavors.

We were disappointed with the Orange Chicken. The sauce and steam from the packaging made the coating soggy, and the vegetables were a bit raw and chewy, likely compensating for the lack of crispiness in the chicken.

I initially thought of giving a 3-star rating but added an extra star for their past excellence. We will take a break before considering a return visit.

Vegetarian options: There are enough Vegtarian options but there is no section for Vegetarian

Parking: Limited parking infront or side of the restaurant, never an issue when other businesse(s) adjacent is closed.

Wheelchair accessibility: Not wheelchair friendly or accessible.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

If you've never been there before, the place is quite small with 3-4 tables and a 2-3 person staff, one of whom acts as a server and manager. We decided to revisit this place after a long break, as we really liked it before COVID. This time, we ordered Drunken Noodles with Tofu and a House Special - Orange Chicken, for takeout.

When we called to place the order, they told us it would take 45 minutes, but when we arrived to pick it up, it was still not ready. The Drunken Noodles were better of the two dishes but not as good as we remembered from previous visits. The fish sauce flavor was too strong and overpowered the other flavors.

We were disappointed with the Orange Chicken. The sauce and steam from the packaging made the coating soggy, and the vegetables were a bit raw and chewy, likely compensating for the lack of crispiness in the chicken.

I initially thought of giving a 3-star rating but added an extra star for their past excellence. We will take a break before considering a return visit.

Vegetarian options: There are enough Vegtarian options but there is no section for Vegetarian

Parking: Limited parking infront or side of the restaurant, never an issue when other businesse(s) adjacent is closed.

Wheelchair accessibility: Not wheelchair friendly or accessible.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

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Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5