Pattaya Beer Garden

[roger101]

After driving past for the last few days and seeing the girl(s) sitting out front I thought today I might pop in for a drink. As I'm not a regular (only ever been there once before ) I checked their website this morning for the price of drinks. After seeing the house wine at 120 baht I thought I'll have that instead of a beer.

So I arrived at the bar ordered a house wine (not brilliant but not bad) and then looked at the bill 180 baht. It's not that I haven't paid that price before but normally as part of a meal and not just as  one off.

Anyway it will be a one off as I wont be back. Why dont these restaurants etc up date their websites when they change things.

[dddave]

Yup, they should have updated their website but you could have and should have easily verified the price by asking the server or checking the menu. Half the blame is really yours.

[Upnotover]

Certainly seems that menu page has a few cobwebs on it....."Copyright Pattaya Beer Garden 2008"

[roger101]

17 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Certainly seems that menu page has a few cobwebs on it....."Copyright Pattaya Beer Garden 2008"

I must admit if I was lucky enough to own a business that had a website I would make sure it was up to date so as to not upset my prospective customers.

[shy coconut]

Did they not have a menu or price list, if you are placing all your hopes

and expectations on a 12 year old promotion and end up having to pay

60 baht more than you hoped for, then some of the disappointment

is down to your due diligence.

 

Apologies, just checked the website and prices advertised are from

2012, including the 120 baht house wine. Many websites are left 

idle on the internet, I've never been lucky enough to own a business

advertised on the internet either, maybe it's just something they put up

and forgot about or maybe their IT guy moved on and no one there knew

how to remove or update it.

 

Anyway if it were me who made the mistake, I would just take it as one of

lifes many lessons, I certainly wouldn't bother starting up a thread to 

report my misfortune.

Edited August 10, 2020 by shy coconut
Amendment

[scubascuba3]

websites are more often than not, out of date here, it's a Thai thing. Also quite poor, Decathlon Thailand for example has a rubbish search, UK version is good

[redwood1]

8 hours ago, dddave said:

Yup, they should have updated their website but you could have and should have easily verified the price by asking the server or checking the menu. Half the blame is really yours.

I agree.....If you dont ask the price or see a menu then the fault is yours....Hooters would have a short good special then leave it on the internet for months on purpose just to get people in......I am pretty sure this was not the case with the Beer Garden....

Edited August 11, 2020 by redwood1

[bkk6060]

Should have showed the manager the advertised price.

By the way, how was the wine?  Sugar water or the real vino?

[roger101]

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Should have showed the manager the advertised price.

By the way, how was the wine?  Sugar water or the real vino?

Not having a smart phone it would have been difficult to take my computer there.

The wine, I've drunk better for less, But it wasn't bad.

[roger101]

The whole point of the internet is information and communication. If it cant get the information right what is the point of it.

I've had this before with Booking.com. Their information about their hotels (especially swimming pools and restaurants) has upset me before. So now when I book a new hotel I double check on the facilities.

[BritManToo]

17 minutes ago, roger101 said:

Not having a smart phone it would have been difficult to take my computer there.

The wine, I've drunk better for less, But it wasn't bad.

It's normal to look at the menu before ordering.

[kinyara]

I went into the Beer Garden last night, took one look and walked out, 2 customers at 10pm. 

[scubascuba3]

36 minutes ago, kinyara said:

I went into the Beer Garden last night, took one look and walked out, 2 customers at 10pm. 

Still, apparently the boss man knows his stuff

[dddave]

44 minutes ago, kinyara said:

I went into the Beer Garden last night, took one look and walked out, 2 customers at 10pm. 

I ate there Friday around 6:30 pm. (sunset time) and all the waterside tables were full. Most seemed to be having meals so they are at least getting some business. Their food has always been dependable; not great but not bad for the price and location.

[NanLaew]

48 minutes ago, kinyara said:

I went into the Beer Garden last night, took one look and walked out, 2 customers at 10pm. 

Amazing when you consider their website says a glass of house wine is only 120 baht.

[Chivas]

I have been twice in decades and simply will never go back. Absolutely dreadful and with food prices that were farcical. Tapes of Abba music dont cut the mustard

Avoid a simply awful place

[bkk6060]

56 minutes ago, kinyara said:

I went into the Beer Garden last night, took one look and walked out, 2 customers at 10pm. 

If you want a stare down sit at the bar and eat if it is not crowded.  I do think the food is decent but the last 2 times I went the two female bar staff stood 6 feet away from me, with their arms crossed, wide eyed and watched every bite I took.  I just assume they must have been very hungry.  ????

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, roger101 said:

The whole point of the internet is information and communication. If it cant get the information right what is the point of it.

How about using it to get customers in under false pretenses, as there is little they can do about it after they have ordered and consumed. 

[dabhand]

1 hour ago, roger101 said:

The whole point of the internet is information and communication. If it cant get the information right what is the point of it.

I've had this before with Booking.com. Their information about their hotels (especially swimming pools and restaurants) has upset me before. So now when I book a new hotel I double check on the facilities.

Pity that, having that stated poor experience with hotels, you neglected to similarly 'double check' the PBG prices on their web page before you ordered the wine.  

[BritManToo]

7 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

If you want a stare down sit at the bar and eat if it is not crowded.  I do think the food is decent but the last 2 times I went the two female bar staff stood 6 feet away from me, with their arms crossed, wide eyed and watched every bite I took.  I just assume they must have been very hungry.  ????

Should have invited one of them to join you.

 

I got used to the Thai bars/nightclubs where you filled a table with food, bought a whiskey set with 4/6 glasses and the girls came and grazed while chatting to you and working the other tables.

Edited August 11, 2020 by BritManToo

[kinyara]

15 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

If you want a stare down sit at the bar and eat if it is not crowded.  I do think the food is decent but the last 2 times I went the two female bar staff stood 6 feet away from me, with their arms crossed, wide eyed and watched every bite I took.  I just assume they must have been very hungry.  ????

Lol. When I went in shortly after they re-opened I couldn't believe how much weight a couple of the more attractive long term staff had put on. Didn't look like they'd been putting in the hard yards on the family rice paddy up country during lockdown. 

[scubascuba3]

34 minutes ago, Chivas said:

I have been twice in decades and simply will never go back. Absolutely dreadful and with food prices that were farcical. Tapes of Abba music dont cut the mustard

Avoid a simply awful place

Yeah I didn't like the place, went once only, seems to be where farang pick up freelancers, usually older birds, i recall they have cards on the table saying whether want to meet or not

[kinyara]

52 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Amazing when you consider their website says a glass of house wine is only 120 baht.

I might look at their beer prices for a bit of nostalgia. 

[madmen]

5 minutes ago, kinyara said:

I might look at their beer prices for a bit of nostalgia. 

50 baht tap beer all night 

[roger101]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

It's normal to look at the menu before ordering.

Not when your only ordering one drink and you have already checked their website for their  prices.

[scubascuba3]

1 minute ago, roger101 said:

Not when your only ordering one drink and you have already checked their website for their  prices.

schoolboy error though, you have to triple check here

[TaaSaparot]

10 hours ago, madmen said:

50 baht tap beer all night 

60

[SidJames]

10 hours ago, kinyara said:

Lol. When I went in shortly after they re-opened I couldn't believe how much weight a couple of the more attractive long term staff had put on. Didn't look like they'd been putting in the hard yards on the family rice paddy up country during lockdown. 

I've been saying exactly the same thing.

This younger lot have never worked the fields so when they go home they won't do it so they must just lounge around all day eating sticky rice

[TaaSaparot]

16 hours ago, SidJames said:

This younger lot have never worked the fields so when they go home they won't do it so they must just lounge around all day eating sticky rice

Its kind of ironic .... but I am friends with a lot of the Beer Garden staff, who because of the reduction in the days they can work have all headed home.

 

And from their posts, they are most definitely not lounging around eating sticky rice.

[madmen]

On 8/11/2020 at 1:10 PM, Chivas said:

I have been twice in decades and simply will never go back. Absolutely dreadful and with food prices that were farcical. Tapes of Abba music dont cut the mustard

Avoid a simply awful place

Bloody hell how tight are you? 150 baht for thai food water front. I guess you could munch on some byo sticky rice at the bar maybe start by changing your nic from chivas to 100 pipers

 

It's 70s 80s music not just Abba you wally