A truly awesome Thai restaurant is Montreal is really hard to come by, so I was really keen on giving Tuk Tuk a try. Came here on a Saturday evening around 6.30 and was seated right away. The place was rather chic, cosy and clean. White table cloths without an air of pretentiousness. We were two and ordered the chili thai basil chicken with rice and fish Amok with rice. We got the amok because the waiter told us it was very popular and a lot of Yelpers also said good things about it. I chose the chili thai chicken basil because it's one of my favorite thai dishes so I have a pretty good idea of what it should taste like.
The service was quite quick and we got our food not long after ordering. The first thing I noticed was the heap of vegetables on my plate with a tiny ball of rice in the corner. The amount of vegetables was rather overwhelming, to be honest, and I was scared to find out how much (or little) chicken/fish was hiding beneath them. My fear was right for the chili thai basil dish. I would say the veg/protein ratio was 4 to 1 and that was disappointing. Thankfully, the sauce was good. The fish amok was more reasonable. The size of the fish filet - though still really small in comparison with the vegies - was decent. The fish amok sauce was excellent and we were wishing there was more rice so we could enjoy every last drop of the leftover sauce. We were still hungry after the meal.
Though the quality of food was great, I'm not sure I'd go back simply because the veg/protein/rice balance was extremely off.