Pig & Whistle

[NewGuy]

I used to like the P&W on Soi 7, usually for the fish and homemade chips. When they switched to frozen potatoes it wasn’t the same. My girl, now wife, liked the place too. The owner died about 10 years back and we stopped going, partially because it was so well run and the skills to pull that off are rare. The branch on Tapraiya (sp) looks busy - must try it. Hope their chips are homemade.

[Antdav1968]

looks like pigs re opened. Seen new sign on utube

[rott]

On 7/19/2019 at 12:25 AM, TaaSaparot said:

So, you have no idea even how long the Pig & Whistle was in that location?

Between 20 and 22 years. I remember going there when it first opened. 

The rooms were very popular early on, but I am told that they had the fairly common affliction of smelling of damp. 

An Indian guy seems to have taken it on and turned the back half into a curry place. Brave man, as has been mentioned those Sois between the beach and 2nd Rd have lost a lot of custom to Soi Buakhao. 

[properperson]

On 7/18/2019 at 6:51 AM, Bangkok Barry said:

I'm embarrassed to say that I don't even remember his name. But he was indeed a nice guy. I was going to write a book about expats running businesses there, but soon realised it was going to cost me more than a book could possibly have made. Most books don't make money and mostly just serve as an ego-boost for the writer.

Bob Adams ......

[bert bloggs]

A friend of ours used to own a bar in soi 7 15/20 yrs ago ,when it was a busy soi ,and was nice to park at the back of the open bars ,then into the Pig for some real chips ,not the frozen rubbish ,but its so different down there these days ,now just use soi 7 as a cut through when driving .

times change.

[TaaSaparot]

4 hours ago, bert bloggs said:

now just use soi 7 as a cut through when driving 

Nuff Said ????

[Leaver]

On 7/6/2020 at 1:23 PM, rott said:

as has been mentioned those Sois between the beach and 2nd Rd have lost a lot of custom to Soi Buakhao. 

Everywhere has lost a lot of custom to 65 baht beers on or near Soi Baukhao.  

[kinyara]

I'm all for a bit of nostalgia but let's face it Soi 7 is totally dead outside of high season, has been for the last few years. Soi Buakow/LK Metro area is where it's at all year round. 

 

I think some guys come on their annual holiday at peak season and think it's like that all year round lol. Far from reality. 

[wobblyjohn]

On 7/17/2019 at 7:13 PM, CGW said:

I knew the original owner fairly well, went to a few parties at his house, nice guy - didn't he pass on some years back, thinking it must be at least 15 years ago?

Maybe your thinking of the guy that owned Rosie O'Grady's

[TaaSaparot]

On 7/8/2020 at 7:32 AM, kinyara said:

I'm all for a bit of nostalgia but let's face it Soi 7 is totally dead outside of high season, has been for the last few years. Soi Buakow/LK Metro area is where it's at all year round. 

 

I think some guys come on their annual holiday at peak season and think it's like that all year round lol. Far from reality. 

Still plenty of Soi 7 bars with steady trade over the year (pre-covid)

[Leaver]

On 7/7/2020 at 9:14 PM, TaaSaparot said:

65? .. LOL

 

Plenty of places in Soi 7 serving beer at under 65 baht.

 

The demise of Soi 7 is much exaggerated IMO.

So if beer prices under 65 baht can't attract customers, what can?  

[TaaSaparot]

6 hours ago, Leaver said:

So if beer prices under 65 baht can't attract customers, what can?  

 

13 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Still plenty of Soi 7 bars with steady trade over the year (pre-covid)

 

[Leaver]

2 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Still plenty of Soi 7 bars with steady trade over the year (pre-covid)

Like PJ Bar, that couldn't even be given away.  ????

[TaaSaparot]

8 hours ago, Leaver said:

Like PJ Bar, that couldn't even be given away.  ????

Was it not sold? ????

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, Leaver said:

So if beer prices under 65 baht can't attract customers, what can?  

Personally I find many bars there just have too many katoeys and I would rather not use them.

[bwpage3]

There is a Pig & Whistle restaurant in Cocoa Beach, Florida

[Rimmer]

An off topic post and replies have been removed, topic is about:

 

Pig & Whistle

 

 

[TaaSaparot]

7 hours ago, bwpage3 said:

There is a Pig & Whistle restaurant in Cocoa Beach, Florida

The one in Phuket is still open.

[Leaver]

14 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Was it not sold? ????

Was it not given away, for free, after begging for someone to take it over?  ????

[Leaver]

9 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Personally I find many bars there just have too many katoeys and I would rather not use them.

There's a couple of bars down the beach end of the soi with katoeys.  They really need their own soi, a bit like the Boyz Town area.

 

I suppose a new katoey bar opening up next to your own bar would not be good for your business, especially in the bar complexes where it can be difficult to know which girl works in what bar because they are a close together and not separated by a wall.   

 

Edited July 11, 2020 by Leaver

[sanuk711]

On 7/10/2020 at 1:03 AM, TaaSaparot said:

Still plenty of Soi 7 bars with steady trade over the year (pre-covid)

Like the Sailor bar---was that 7 or 8.....been a while since I been Pattaya, that place was good value.......for everything      (except girls)

[TaaSaparot]

9 hours ago, sanuk711 said:

Like the Sailor bar---was that 7 or 8.....been a while since I been Pattaya, that place was good value.......for everything      (except girls)

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[TaaSaparot]

9 hours ago, Leaver said:

Was it not given away, for free, after begging for someone to take it over?  ????

Everything I read was that it was sold.

[kinyara]

2 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Everything I read was that it was sold.

Do you ever actually go to any bars on the ground, or is it all social media from outside Thailand.? 

[TaaSaparot]

9 hours ago, kinyara said:

Do you ever actually go to any bars on the ground, or is it all social media from outside Thailand.? 

I have drank in PJDJ Bar and A7-DJ Bar.

 

But admittedly neither is my scene.

 

[properperson]

On 7/12/2020 at 1:26 AM, TaaSaparot said:

Everything I read was that it was sold.

The P & W owner, owned the FREEHOLD , which was sold ....

[TaaSaparot]

5 hours ago, properperson said:

The P & W owner, owned the FREEHOLD , which was sold ....

Owned PJ the DJ Bar?

 

Wow, everyday is a schoolday.

[kinyara]

On 7/10/2020 at 1:03 AM, TaaSaparot said:

Still plenty of Soi 7 bars with steady trade over the year (pre-covid)

PJ-DJ bar "temporarily" closed down. The owner has posted a video which will give you a good idea what Soi 7 is currently like. A slightly more extreme version of what it's looked like over the last few low seasons, slowly but surely dying in its present format, the customers have moved across 2nd road to Buakow./LK Metro as even the owner admits. 

[Roy Baht]

Photo from two days ago

 

 

[TaaSaparot]

4 hours ago, kinyara said:

PJ-DJ bar "temporarily" closed down. 

No longer exists.