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Chalawan Asian Eatery, Cambridge, MA

Chalawan Asian Eatery

4.7
4.7
291 Reviews
$30 and under
Asian
  • Child-friendly
  • Good for groups
  • Neighbourhood gem
CHALAWAN, therefore, has been founded to prove that Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine, including Asian style dining culture of sharing their food can be served in a leading international restaurant. With this belief, we have created a delicious and delightful menu in a restaurant decorated in traditional Thai style in a warm welcome atmosphere with a great service minded attitude of our team, including choices of wine to perfectly pair with our food.

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Asian, Southeast Asian, Thai
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily 11:30–14:30 Daily 17:00–21:15
  • Phone number
    (617) 547-8888
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Area
    Cambridge
  • Parking details
    Street parking is available for curbside pickup
  • Public transit
    The T: Redline to "Porter Sq."
  • Additional
    Beer, Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 291 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.7Value

NoiseModerate

291 Reviews
  1. Dennis

    Orlando

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 7 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We ate here on a Wednesday and it was very quiet. Too quiet in our view as the food and service was outstanding. We have two youngsters in the age of 14-16 years and they loved it and so did we. We would advise everyone to come here at least one night to taste the outstanding combination of Thai, Malay and Indonesian food!

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    VIP

    Chicago

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 11 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Not my first time to Chalawan, I had amazing food there every visit. And the expenses were not crazy at all. I definitely would come back for food.

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    VIP

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 April 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Scallop appetizer, snapper, & beef cheek rendang were delicious. Pork belly was a little overcooked & so it was dry. Ribs were fine. Prawn & green apple salad was disappointing. The lime/bitters mocktail is my favorite.

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  4. AndyZ

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 30 March 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    My wife and I had not eaten at Chalawan in some time. We found the food as good as we remembered.

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  5. DanaO

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    22 reviews

    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on 23 February 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was excellent and different than a lot of other Thai restaurants. Service was good. Food was also presented beautifully. Also thought interior was pretty. Will go back often.

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  6. JohnG

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on 14 January 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent spot in Cambridge with very reasonable prices. I highly recommend the snapper dumplings, duck red curry, and banana cake for dessert.

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  7. Phoodie

    Greater Boston

    20 reviews

    3.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on 6 January 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service was great, however, the food was mixed. We ordered dumplings and fried calamari to start. Both were delicious. Next we shared a number of main dishes. Each one had a very delicious sauce: duck curry- this was outstanding; eggplant-equally delicious; shrimp - over cooked; deep fried fish - over cooked, and lamb shank - over cooked. We didn't send any of the food back and perhaps in hindsight we should have let the restaurant know about the over-cooked food. If we had ordered only duck and eggplant as main dishes we would have rated the restaurant a 5, but given the overcooked food and the prices of everything we had to rate it lower.

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  8. CarolynR

    Washington DC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 December 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was very good! We had the duck salad, which I really enjoyed. We also had Aceh chicken which was good but not amazing. Roti was delicious. I had the butterfly lemonade which was very different but enjoyable.

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  9. CindyT

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 17 December 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was a little salty for my taste. But customer service was good

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  10. ZhexunX

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 7 December 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was amazing. All the dishes were very unique, not authentic but unique. It’s creative and the tastes were not something you would taste usually at home or regular restaurants. If you like Asian food and want to try something new, this is the place. If you are among for real authentic Asian food, consider your choice. The desserts are the tops. The vibe here is also very warm and cozy, quiet and chill. Service was excellent.

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FAQs

Chalawan Asian Eatery offers delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Chalawan Asian Eatery also offers takeaway which you can order by calling the restaurant at (617) 547-8888.

Chalawan Asian Eatery is rated 4.7 stars by 291 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

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Google Map for Chalawan Asian Eatery

1790 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Cambridge
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily 11:30–14:30 Daily 17:00–21:15
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Asian, Southeast Asian, Thai
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street parking is available for curbside pickup
  • Public transit
    The T: Redline to "Porter Sq."
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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