Pattaya: 228 baht for a "kapao kai"! Shop asks for understanding - my customers are foreigners!

[FritsSikkink]

54 minutes ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Ask all the sponsors that send money from abroad and ask all the farangs that take their shorttime girlfriends there to have dinner . By your reaction it seems to me that your a little agitated , is some thai girl spending your hard earned money or did in the past ?? My comment was more of a joking kind it wasn't a statement but you are reacting like it hurts you a bit . Take it easy Frits it's nothing personal keep breathing and enjoy your day live is hard enough already . 

It might be a surprise for you but not everybody makes their money in the sex industry. Doesn't hurt me a bit, my wife has a business of her own.

[Thailand Forever]

23 hours ago, Mops59 said:

The seller should be charges with fraud and scam for his action. He needs to be aware of the consequences.  This customer pays this price once and will never return. He is worse of.

But the government is doing the same with the dual price system for national parks. So the message is take as much as you can from the tourist. Disgusting attitude.

Foreigner pricing happens across SE Asia.  IMO it is entirely logical and fair as it is a way for the poor to develop their countries taking advantage of the spending power of rich Europeans etc.  

In Indonesia it happens quite a lot but only at tourist attractions.  Restaurants still have "local" pricing thankfully... not enough tourists for the special establishments to be built.

[Neeranam]

9 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Stick around a while longer, you'll get it eventually!

Get what? Actually that should read nearly 3 decades. 

[Sydebolle]

Thai logic; fewer customers have to pay higher prices to tally the bottomline.

A clear proof again why tourism in Thailand was doing down the bowl quite some time PRIOR to Goveed Seepgaow. 
 

Remember that place when it was packed with Chinese munching seafood as if there was no tomorrow ..... 

 

I would like to see what Khon Thai would have to say, if they - all of a sudden - would have to pay the "Farang/Tourist" price instead of Khon Thai at tourist sites; hell would brake loose .... 

Edited December 11, 2020 by Sydebolle

[4MyEgo]

16 hours ago, Hound dog 100 said:

Price was advertised, if you want to pay 20bt go to a cart and sit at the roadside. The business owner has done nothing wrong.

 

I have to agree after doing a Google maps search on Mr 99 Pattaya, the restaurant is on Beach Road opposite the beach, so Waterview's would be obtained and the shop is wide fronted with lots of signage in big words clearly stating; Seafood & Steak, Thai & Euro food, so not was I was thinking previously. 

 

 

I retract my 1st post, clearly within his rights catering for Tourists, and you would expect to pay foreign prices just on the set up and location alone.   

Edited December 11, 2020 by 4MyEgo

[tingtong]

a simple Grab food search brings up some Fried chicken with basil +egg = up to 160thb...( have cheaper too, but this is in top 'finds' as well)

no prime location,

add extra for delivery

bet they cater mostly to Thai

 

sooo,

yep, 229thb isnt cheap, but beach road, brick and mortar place, it is somewhat expected and acceptable.

 

[Bruno123]

22 minutes ago, tingtong said:

a simple Grab food search brings up some Fried chicken with basil +egg = up to 160thb...( have cheaper too, but this is in top 'finds' as well)

no prime location,

add extra for delivery

bet they cater mostly to Thai

 

sooo,

yep, 229thb isnt cheap, but beach road, brick and mortar place, it is somewhat expected and acceptable.

 

 

https://web.facebook.com/นนท์-ซีฟู๊ด-non-seafood-296146837769325/?_rdc=1&_rdr

 

Bricks and mortar. Seaview.

Khao phad poo 50 baht

Khao phad talay 50 baht

Phad kraprao gung 100 to 120 baht 

 

Total bill with drinks 240 baht

 

 

 

 

Minced chicken with an egg on top for 229 baht is a travesty.

[jacko45k]

4 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

they should pay up and stop whining like a little baby.

Babies do not pay for food nor use Facebook in my experience.

[Bluespunk]

11 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Babies do not pay for food nor use Facebook in my experience.

Never said they did, perchance a reread of my post will help you see that. 

[tgw]

On 12/10/2020 at 9:16 AM, webfact said:

Pattaya: 228 baht for a "kapao kai"! Shop asks for understanding - my customers are foreigners!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai social media was abuzz after a man called Padiphat Meebunmark went on Facebook to complain that he was charged 228 baht for a plate of "kapao kai with egg on top".

 

Irate netizens called for an investigation. Such a dish, chicken fried with basil, when bought at a roadside stall would probably cost about 60 baht, perhaps 5 baht more for the egg, notes Thaivisa.

 

Padiphat had been peckish on his way home and stopped for a takeaway. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

However, when the authorities went to investigate they discovered this was no street hawker.

 

It was "Mister 99 Seafood" a large restaurant on beach road in central Pattaya - a place that caters mostly to tourists.

 

The item on the menu was clearly labelled - 199 baht plus 29 for the fried egg. 

 

Manager Chaichana Amnuaypornphaisan explained that this was not a cheap stall but a place mostly for foreigners.

 

The customer was within his rights to make a complaint but Chaichana said they had done nothing wrong and asked for understanding from the public. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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and let's add for good measure that when a foreigner orders Krapow Gai from a roadside stall and the price magically goes up from 60 baht to 100 baht, it's because the place is "catering to tourists"...

Next customer (Thai) back to 60 baht.

 

 

[thaicookingchef]

if he was not idiot he would only it at kiss restaurant !

 

[Leaver]

This Thai guy got the real farang tourist experience here.  He will go back home and say, "I think all farang must have big money."  ???? 

 

Maybe he should start his own Youtube channel comparing farang prices to Thai prices, all around Thailand.  Cha-Ching.  ???? 

[sitanonchai]

utter greed, hope karma will catch up with him soon.

[Leaver]

1 hour ago, sitanonchai said:

utter greed, hope karma will catch up with him soon.

Why do you say that?

 

If his rent is hundreds of thousands of baht a month, it must be passed onto the consumer.  Whether the price point meets the market is a different question.   

 

The greed is from the Thai landlords who have pushed rents up to the point they have exceeded what the market is willing to pay for F & B here.  We saw this last high season, pre covid, with a dead high season.   They have slowly outpriced Pattaya in Thailand, and in the region, for a value for money holiday.  

[The Now Factor]

20 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Are you from Australia? I was charged $200 more for a game of golf there because I was a foreigner. 

$200 more?? What was everyone else paying?

[balo]

Nothing to see here, a Thai complaining about restaurant prices ?  If he wants to eat cheap try a street stall. 
 

[Neeranam]

4 hours ago, The Now Factor said:

$200 more?? What was everyone else paying?

$300. That's Aus $.

 

Royal Melbourne Golf Club

Edited December 11, 2020 by Neeranam

[Techno Viking]

21 hours ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Ask all the sponsors that send money from abroad and ask all the farangs that take their shorttime girlfriends there to have dinner . By your reaction it seems to me that your a little agitated , is some thai girl spending your hard earned money or did in the past ?? My comment was more of a joking kind it wasn't a statement but you are reacting like it hurts you a bit . Take it easy Frits it's nothing personal keep breathing and enjoy your day live is hard enough already . 

 

I seriously doubt Mr. Padiphat Meebunmark has a farang sponsor.

[KhunFred]

Don't whinge about high prices if you eat at a fancy "sit down" restaurant. There's a reason that Thai-style places are so cheap.

[Bangyai]

In other news we have :

 

Neo Pattaya: Popular resort undergoes rebrand - focus on "High Quality, High Value, High Spending"

 

Not to mention High Prices ! .....Well, off to a flying start but dont hold your breath for the crash.

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, KhunFred said:

Don't whinge about high prices if you eat at a fancy "sit down" restaurant. There's a reason that Thai-style places are so cheap.

You have to stand up at the ones you go to?

[Nanaplaza666]

On 12/11/2020 at 11:01 AM, FritsSikkink said:

It might be a surprise for you but not everybody makes their money in the sex industry. Doesn't hurt me a bit, my wife has a business of her own.

Happy for you and your wife , if it doesn't hurt you ,why do you keep on replying ? Seems to me it does hurt you a bit especially the way you react . Like i told you before , i was joking but you take it serious like someone that is hurt even if it's only a little bit but still . Maak je niet druk Frits denk aan je bloeddruk . 

[Nanaplaza666]

7 hours ago, Techno Viking said:

 

I seriously doubt Mr. Padiphat Meebunmark has a farang sponsor.

Maybe not good for him , but if the price is on the menu then what is he complaining about . Just walk away and eat somewhere else . 

[EVENKEEL]

3 hours ago, KhunFred said:

Don't whinge about high prices if you eat at a fancy "sit down" restaurant. There's a reason that Thai-style places are so cheap.

"Fancy" ??? Did we look at the same photo of restaurant. If that's your idea of fancy....then????

[Pattaya Spotter]

What's the story here...man orders food from a restaurant menu and is suprised to be charged the menu price so goes on a social media rant and the police stop in to investigate ????  Give me a break.

[jomtienisgood]

On 12/10/2020 at 9:47 AM, PatOngo said:

Of course not, it's every Thai's right to rip of foreigners! 

The complaining party was a Th National.......

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, jomtienisgood said:

The complaining party was a Th National.......

 Great observation! Why were the prices high that he was complaining about? Have another read!

[OneMoreFarang]

I guess next they pretend they should be listed in the Michelin Guide.

[wavodavo]

On 12/10/2020 at 5:13 PM, Card said:

Agree. Also the owner has to pay rent on a building in a prime location, which 65 baht carts do not have to do. Fair price 

Its entirely up to you the customer if you get ripped off or not... go into the restaurant..look at the menu and if you dont like the prices of the food..simple just walk out.

[LammyTS1]

Mr 99 also sell house wine at 639 baht for a carafe, that Normally costs 990 baht for 5 litres from the supermarket. 

Nice 500+% mark up!