Barretts Esophagus

[Old Curmudgeon]

 

There is a certain “style” of restaurant in Chiang Mai, a little building, often very tiny, next to a family home, in a residential area, that specializes in home-style farang food.

 

I’ve found exceptionally good farang food, plus friendly, welcoming service at such places.

So actively looking for others to try.

 

Examples:

 

CM old-timers will remember 10-15 years ago, “Garden Cafe” at the end of Thapae Soi 3.

Perfect breakfasts, very nice sandwiches.

I still recall a USA-style Thanksgiving dinner there one year: roast turkey, stuffing,

pumpkin pie – excellent.

Alas, Garden Cafe is long gone.

 

My current favorite of this style is Bucoliq restaurant out SanSai way.

Far down a long and winding road, past rice fields.

Tiny building next to what seems to be family home.

Specializing in Texas-style BBQ + perfect pancakes + the best hot dogs I’ve found in 20 years in Thailand.

 

Where – these days – are there other such “hole in the wall” restaurants that are likely to offer good quality farang food like that?

 

 

[chiang mai]

Bake and Bite, previously in Watkate since 2006, recently moved to same road as Coq d'or

[FolkGuitar]

The Gekko Garden Restaurant on Sri Donchai Rd. offers a large Farang menu as well as Thai food. It offers good food and good value for the money.
They will be doing a Thanksgiving buffet, as well as their regular Sunday night buffet.

[Bill97]

The Omlette Mae Rim and Ruam Chok

[TaaiTaai]

The Garden has moved way out the city, but still well worth the drive for me !!

Same lovely couple in the kitchen, and you now can have a breaky before and lunch after your visit to Buatong 😁

 

4X3X+4F Mae Ho Phra, Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai

[sappersrest]

Sausage King  a good place.

[Old Curmudgeon]

8 minutes ago, sappersrest said:

Sausage King  a good place.

 

Agreed about Sausage King, especially for breakfast.

[Old Curmudgeon]

On 10/17/2024 at 7:26 AM, chiang mai said:

Bake and Bite, previously in Watkate since 2006, recently moved to same road as Coq d'or

 

I want to support small, independent, restaurants around here, especially those serving farang food (especially those with American food and/or Full English you-know-what), so I've decided to put more effort into this thread.

I have no personal connection with any of these places.

 

Here's more about Bake and Bite, a restaurant I personally enjoyed many times when it was in Nimmanhaemin Road and I was living just around the corner.

 

Here is the current location -- according to TripAdvisor -- although I have not yet been there:

 

 

Any errors, corrections quickly please.

Edited 1 hour ago by Old Curmudgeon

[Old Curmudgeon]

.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Next up: Gekko Garden suggested above by @FolkGuitar

 

 

 

This is exactly the kind of food I had in mind when I put up the original post.

Exactly!

 

I've never been to eat at Gekko Garden, but after seeing their menu, it won't be long before I correct that mistake.

 

 

[Old Curmudgeon]

About Omelette Bakery Cafe,  suggested above by @Bill97, reports from experience, please.

I've never been, so can't review myself.

 

Pictures look pretty "hi-so" to me, but that's not a critique of the food.

I'm only middle-so, so probably would not make the long drive.

Should I correct that and make the effort to go to Omelette Bakery Cafe??

Comments??

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Old Curmudgeon

[Old Curmudgeon]

On 10/18/2024 at 10:21 PM, TaaiTaai said:

The Garden has moved way out the city, but still well worth the drive for me !!

 

Thanks for that report, @TaaiTaai.

But I don't have a car, so probably would not go all that way just to eat.

Sad.

 

But, if you have photos or a more detailed review, @TaaiTaai I encourage you to post about The Garden.

[Old Curmudgeon]

1 hour ago, sappersrest said:

Sausage King  a good place.

 

I'm going to follow up on @sappersrest's post about Sausage King garden, because I was there just a few days ago.

The full English, of course.

With eggs poached and fried bread instead of ordinary toast.

Mighty tasty.

Plus a large bag of frozen sausages to take home.

For any of my fellow Americans reading this, the Jimmy Dean "replica" sausages are very nice.

 

 

 

For some reason, waitress didn't automatically bring HP brown sauce.

They've got it ... just ask for it. 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Old Curmudgeon

[Bill97]

43 minutes ago, Old Curmudgeon said:

About Omelette Bakery Cafe,  suggested above by @Bill97, reports from experience, please.

I've never been, so can't review myself.

 

Pictures look pretty "hi-so" to me, but that's not a critique of the food.

I'm only middle-so, so probably would not make the long drive.

Should I correct that and make the effort to go to Omelette Bakery Cafe??

Comments??

 

 

It is not hiso but if good looking plates of food are scary then stay away.
 

Stay away is best,  you would probably be complaining they don’t serve omlettes.