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12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Most of us know Thai style khao mun gai. Well that's similar to the chicken rice you would get in Singapore, etc. but not the same. In my non expert opinion, it's about the care given to how the chickens are cooked resulting in a distinctive flavor and texture.

Actually the best Khao Man Gai is made from Capons, not Chickens.

5 hours ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

Finally went to that cheap steak place on third rd.

 

Cheap or value for money?

After yesterdays day at the races, we dropped in to Vientiane on Nerm Plub Wan, only to find a name change, which is now 'Nham Nuang'

Asked the waitress why, she said it had been sold, and the new owner wanted a name change.

End of an Era ...

Apart from the menu is the same, prices were the same, and the food was as good as ever.

Any of the many branches of Mr DIY stock a good selection of these types of masks.

In case someone missed it, Tequila Reef re-opens tomorrow, as Reef Cantina in Welcome Town, off Pattaya Glang.

11 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Don't go to Bali for setv. If denied at airport Thailand it will be a problem. 

Can you expand on this please.

5 hours ago, fforest1 said:

One comment on the new food court at Central.......HELLA DAMM EXPENSIVE.....

Geezuz .... you have it bad.

5 hours ago, mockingbird said:

It would appear that the excessive scaremongering and troll 'denial of entry' posts have really taken their toll. 

Most of them posted from the usual Wishful Thinking mob.

No doubt the re-opening of this Food Court has really upset the cost conscious ones.

Another one of those Thai Myths .... if its a food court, it must be cheap!

6 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Good for you. In any case their access via Grab and now the Central luxury food court will give convenient access to many more people. 

So why mention it?

5 hours ago, ukrules said:

Yes, they are randomly rejecting people at the ports of entry. When people fly half way around the world they are correct to be nervous about being rejected because it does happen.

 

Well .... on here it's seemingly happening.

20 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Standouts to me were that EL GRECO the well regarded but poorly located Greek restaurant

Excellent location FOR ME.

20 hours ago, pegman said:

Had he taken over from the English guy? I had heard he (English guy) married his longtime who ran the bar then there was a domestic problem. Lucky he got out alive.

Working out of .... nothing to do with owning or managing.

8 hours ago, smedly said:

how (deleted) stupid is that at a time when tourism is under pressure - oh yes there might be numbers provided from other Asian countries but how much are they spending ?????

 

Thailand needs to think very hard about what it is they want, once people start going elsewhere it will be very difficult to win them back

 

It really defies any sort of sensible logic - 18% of GDP and it is going down the drain and self inflicted

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1806469/baht-concerns-abound

The strong baht in 2019 is a result of Thailand's massive current account surplus. The surplus, worth US$26.4 billion (797 billion baht) on a year-to-date basis as of September, stems from lower import value compared with export value, inflows of tourism revenue and near-record foreign reserves of about $222 billion.

Spotted on Facebook, and probably worth posting here ..

End of an era, as Smokin' Joe's and Steak & Co change hands. Sold to a Korean/Japanese venture. Former owner Ian has taken out a lease on a Lengkee unit (photo), to be converted to a Western-style Chinese restaurant and takeaway, with delivery of course, under the 'Hungry Panda' name, and is looking at other potential investments around town. Good to see some money is still being spent in Pattaya and in Lengkee, which has been suffering of late..

EDIT - just to make it clear, SJ’s and S&C are NOT closing, as far as anyone knows so far it’s carrying on as normal under the new owners...

"I just need to leave the country and come back in, last time i was there was 15 years ago and it was a jungle then"

????

8 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:

Glasgow rings a bell.

Yes, her husband was Scottish, and she learned how to cook in Glasgow, before opening Wok n Rok.

I know they then returned to Glasgow, but I remember reading somewhere that she was now cooking in Dublin.

8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I was wondering the same. Formerly on Soi Buakhao specializing in Brit takeaway style Chinese food and pretty good if I recall. A UK guy whose Thai wife did the cooking.

 

8 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:

Yep. Always had major problems with staffing in the restaurant and eventually closed and moved to a cabin on LK Metro opposite Billabong. Last heard of working in conjunction with a restaurant in Rhompo. Have been able to buy their frozen takaways from a couple of farang minimarts on the Darkside until recently. IMO the best Chinese food in Pattaya.

Rattana has been cooking in Glasgow (and Dublin, if I remember correctly) for many years now.

11 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Pretty standard, 1 less sausage in the special bangers and mash!

It's not pretty standard in any places I eat.

15 hours ago, BuckBee said:

fingerprints and pictures make no difference as they get same history record purely from passport system history

But how can they do this, when every time you get a new passport, its a new number?

Is it really true that they charge you 200 baht and hour to keep you in the detention centre if you appeal?