Western Food - when only this will do !

[CharlieH]

    

 

 

Western food—whether it’s a proper fry-up, classic fish and chips, a Sunday roast, or a perfectly cooked steak—sometimes, you just need it.

 

What do you find yourself craving the most? And, more importantly, where do you go to get it in your area?

We all know places like McDonald's and KFC exist here, but let’s be honest—they're just not quite the same as back home. They’ll do in a pinch, but they don’t always hit the spot.

 

So, what’s your go-to when the craving strikes? Do you cook it yourself, or have you found a hidden gem that serves the real deal? Let’s hear your recommendations! - share with and help other find some great food ! 

 

[brewsterbudgen]

The longer I live here (nearly 20 years) the more western food I eat.  Most weeks I'll cook a roast dinner, pasta dish, fish or steak, and a curry.  There are loads of choices for eating out too - pizzas, burgers, steaks, fish n chips, Sunday roast and the good old English breakfast.

[BritManToo]

I couldn't live without English muffins, pork pies, English breakfast sausages, hp sauce and marmite! First three from Greens in CM, 2nd two from food variety on Lazada.

Add to those lots of bacon and eggs, toasted cheese (from makro) and that's most of my food at home.

 

Then for foreign food, German buffet breakfasts (Auf Der au), Indian meals (Rajdarbar Indian) and tacos (la Casita) and a few zinger burgers (KFC).

 

That's about it

My only Thai food is yellow chicken and potato curry, and nam prik ong (same as mexican chilli without the kidney beans) cooked by my wife and I'm done.

 

Auf Der au .....

meatballs, German sausage, ham, fried fish in breadcrumbs, mashed and roast potatoes.

[bluemoon58]

13 hours ago, CharlieH said:

    

 

 

Western food—whether it’s a proper fry-up, classic fish and chips, a Sunday roast, or a perfectly cooked steak—sometimes, you just need it.

 

What do you find yourself craving the most? And, more importantly, where do you go to get it in your area?

We all know places like McDonald's and KFC exist here, but let’s be honest—they're just not quite the same as back home. They’ll do in a pinch, but they don’t always hit the spot.

 

So, what’s your go-to when the craving strikes? Do you cook it yourself, or have you found a hidden gem that serves the real deal? Let’s hear your recommendations! - share with and help other find some great food ! 

 

In Hua Hin you can get all that at numerous places. 

[Ralf001]

14 hours ago, CharlieH said:

    

 

 

 

In Pattaya you can get all that at numerous places. 

[lyskamm]

For lunch:  Thai dishes and we go out. Breakfast only fresh fruit and coffee. For dinner I'm cooking Italian dishes at home. Various types of pasta. Spaghetti with pesto, gorgonzola, bruschetta etc. The ingredients I either get in a local supermarket or from Lazada. We don't go to restaurants to have farang food as I'm preparing it better and tastier myself

[newbee2022]

18 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

The longer I live here (nearly 20 years) the more western food I eat.  Most weeks I'll cook a roast dinner, pasta dish, fish or steak, and a curry.  There are loads of choices for eating out too - pizzas, burgers, steaks, fish n chips, Sunday roast and the good old English breakfast.

So mainly you're living unhealthy when it comes to food?

[newbee2022]

19 hours ago, CharlieH said:

    

 

 

Western food—whether it’s a proper fry-up, classic fish and chips, a Sunday roast, or a perfectly cooked steak—sometimes, you just need it.

 

What do you find yourself craving the most? And, more importantly, where do you go to get it in your area?

We all know places like McDonald's and KFC exist here, but let’s be honest—they're just not quite the same as back home. They’ll do in a pinch, but they don’t always hit the spot.

 

So, what’s your go-to when the craving strikes? Do you cook it yourself, or have you found a hidden gem that serves the real deal? Let’s hear your recommendations! - share with and help other find some great food ! 

 

Not necessary to eat all that processed food. Thailand can offer better and more healthy food, vegetables and herbs in particular. And fresh fruits.

So I can pass your KFC or mac-shops without even thinking to buy any of that crap.

[brewsterbudgen]

10 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Not necessary to eat all that processed food. Thailand can offer better and more healthy food, vegetables and herbs in particular. And fresh fruits.

So I can pass your KFC or mac-shops without even thinking to buy any of that crap.

 

It might not be "necessary", but processed food is convenient and tasty!  I wish we could buy M&S ready-meals here.

[CharlieH]

On 1/30/2025 at 10:15 AM, newbee2022 said:

Not necessary to eat all that processed food. Thailand can offer better and more healthy food, vegetables and herbs in particular. And fresh fruits.

So I can pass your KFC or mac-shops without even thinking to buy any of that crap.

 

No one is saying its "neccesary" its just sometimes people want a change and look for something familiar and want what some may describe as "comfort food" as thats what they spent 40+ years eating before coming here.

[newnative]

    On Pattaya's Darkside there's Route 66 Diner, La Cremerie, I Steak, Jaybees, and Taco House, among others.   Lots of the restaurants have western food choices on the menu. 

[CharlieH]

5 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

In Pattaya you can get all that at numerous places. 

So help people out and tell them where !! 

[sungod]

29 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I wish we could buy M&S ready-meals here.

 

You should check out Siamburies website in Pattaya. They have quite a few ready meals from various suppliers now.

 

I had a really nice fish in parsley sauce, mash potato and peas the other day, 159 THB.

 

https://expatfoodsthailand.com/

[OneMoreFarang]

When I arrived in Thailand, long time ago, I somehow had this idea to only eat Thai food. I think I did this for maybe one or two months and then I was really fed up with it. And for some time I ate only farang food.

Then not much later I adjusted to eat whatever I feel like at that moment. Sometimes Thai food, sometimes food from "back home", sometime Japanese, Korean, Lebanese, whatever.

Living in the middle of Bangkok here it is easy to find whatever I want.

 

And sometimes I do it myself. I.e. decent steak is very expensive outside, and doing it myself is a fraction of the price and it tastes just fine.

 

[newbee2022]

53 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

 

No one is saying its "neccesary" its just sometimes people want a change and look for something familiar and want some what some may describe as "comfort food" as thats what they spent 40+ years eating before coming here.

Maybe. Not my cup of tea

[Joinaman]

40 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

So help people out and tell them where !! 

cheap Charlies  ?

[newbee2022]

56 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

 

It might not be "necessary", but processed food is convenient and tasty!  I wish we could buy M&S ready-meals here.

If you're craving for that kind of food, and you got a watering mouth and the taste already on your tongue.....then it is necessary, obviously. 

Enjoy🤗

[Lacessit]

Plenty of places in Chiang Rai with Western food, although I or my GF cook for ourselves most of the time.

 

Eating out, Cumberland sausage and mash with peas, Spinach and cheese omelette, whole roast fish, Caesar salad.

 

I also like Thai mussuman curry, pad thai goong, and pad siew gai.

 

Then there's a ham, cheese and salad roll with a mango smoothie. 180 baht at the Hungry Nest, Jetyod Road, Chiang Rai

[CMHomeboy78]

In Chiang Mai it's The Duke's [Iron Bridge] for me.

Low-balling it, Mickey D's Double Quarter Pounder with cheese is a pretty good burger when the craving strikes unexpectedly.

[Hanaguma]

I get the craving for good Greek (food) sometimes.  GRK Restaurant in the Pattaya Park Night Plaza is actually pretty good. 50 baht for souvlaki, good roast potatoes, even tzatziki.  

[Cameroni]

In Chiang Mai if you crave Western bread, ie French Baguette, you are blessed with "L'Opera". They have bread better than in France.

 

If you crave Burgers, "Rock Me Burger" has burgers better than America.

 

Mix Restaurant next to One Nimman has awesome steak, but it costs of course.

 

For quality Chinese Tolou delivers like in the West.

 

At San Kamphaeng walking street on Saturday's you'll get a quality Chicken Doner from a Halal Muslim guy for 60 Baht. Churros too.

 

Why Ribs make superb ribs in Chiang Mai.

 

Rimping Chiang Mai sells good fresh Bagels if you get there on time.

 

Mega Bangna in Bangkok has Shakeshack.

 

Basically you can get anything in Thailand. Just a question of price.

 

 

 

[CMHomeboy78]

4 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

In Chiang Mai if you crave Western bread, ie French Baguette, you are blessed with "L'Opera". They have bread better than in France.

 

If you crave Burgers, "Rock Me Burger" has burgers better than America.

 

Mix Restaurant next to One Nimman has awesome steak, but it costs of course.

 

For quality Chinese Tolou delivers like in the West.

 

At San Kamphaeng walking street on Saturday's you'll get a quality Chicken Doner from a Halal Muslim guy for 60 Baht. Churros too.

 

Why Ribs make superb ribs in Chiang Mai.

 

Rimping Chiang Mai sells good fresh Bagels if you get there on time.

 

Mega Bangna in Bangkok has Shakeshack.

 

Basically you can get anything in Thailand. Just a question of price.

 

 

 

All good places I'm sure, and worth recommending.

Even limiting yourself to CM nowadays you are spoiled for choice.

Quite a difference from what the oldtimers remember.

[Lacessit]

44 minutes ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

In Chiang Mai it's The Duke's [Iron Bridge] for me.

Low-balling it, Mickey D's Double Quarter Pounder with cheese is a pretty good burger when the craving strikes unexpectedly.

Duke's IME is terrible food.

 

I had a fish burger there once that was still frozen in the middle. I didn't say anything, just never went back.

 

Auf Der Au and Butter is Better both have good food.

[Cameroni]

22 minutes ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

All good places I'm sure, and worth recommending.

Even limiting yourself to CM nowadays you are spoiled for choice.

Quite a difference from what the oldtimers remember.

 

Yes it is amazing what you can get in CM these days, but I was just in Bangkok and there is even more choice there.

 

This is why I love Thailand and think it is better than Philippines, Vietnam etc. You can't get there what you can get here.

[suzannegoh]

22 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I couldn't live without English muffins, pork pies, English breakfast sausages, hp sauce and marmite! First three from Greens in CM, 2nd two from food variety on Lazada.

Add to those lots of bacon and eggs, toasted cheese (from makro) and that's most of my food at home.

 

Then for foreign food, German buffet breakfasts (Auf Der au), Indian meals (Rajdarbar Indian) and tacos (la Casita) and a few zinger burgers (KFC).

 

That's about it

My only Thai food is yellow chicken and potato curry, and nam prik ong (same as mexican chilli without the kidney beans) cooked by my wife and I'm done.

 

Auf Der au .....

meatballs, German sausage, ham, fried fish in breadcrumbs, mashed and roast potatoes.

That looks ghastly.

[CMHomeboy78]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Duke's IME is terrible food.

 

I had a fish burger there once that was still frozen in the middle. I didn't say anything, just never went back.

 

Auf Der Au and Butter is Better both have good food.

Funny you'd mention fish at The Duke's Iron Bridge.

I had the fish and chips a few nights ago with some friends and relatives who ordered a variety of other things.

The fries were just OK - I've had better there in the past.

The fish [snapper] was exceptionally good and done to a turn.

There have been many positive and negative reviews of The Duke's over the years but the place has been going strong since the early '80s and has always attracted a diverse clientele.

The consensus seems to be that it is the best - or one of the best - restaurants for American steakhouse food in Chiang Mai.

To each his own.

 

[Cameroni]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Duke's IME is terrible food.

 

I had a fish burger there once that was still frozen in the middle. I didn't say anything, just never went back.

 

Auf Der Au and Butter is Better both have good food.

 

Unexcusable of course, but Duke's pizza is not bad. These things can happen. I have to say Duke's ribs are not the best in CM by a long shot, but the Pizzas are not bad.

 

[VillageIdiot]

8 minutes ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

Funny you'd mention fish at The Duke's Iron Bridge.

I had the fish and chips a few nights ago with some friends and relatives who ordered a variety of other things.

The fries were just OK - I've had better there in the past.

The fish [snapper] was exceptionally good and done to a turn.

There have been many positive and negative reviews of The Duke's over the years but the place has been going strong since the early '80s and has always attracted a diverse clientele.

The consensus seems to be that it is the best - or one of the best - restaurants for American steakhouse food in Chiang Mai.

To each his own.

 

"To each his own."  Indeed.

For some it is mushy peas and kidney pie reeking of urine.

Around our house in my Thai hood there are often pervasive cooking odors that make me want to barf.

It goes with the territory - live with it - I tell myself.

[suzannegoh]

41 minutes ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

Funny you'd mention fish at The Duke's Iron Bridge.

I had the fish and chips a few nights ago with some friends and relatives who ordered a variety of other things.

The fries were just OK - I've had better there in the past.

The fish [snapper] was exceptionally good and done to a turn.

There have been many positive and negative reviews of The Duke's over the years but the place has been going strong since the early '80s and has always attracted a diverse clientele.

The consensus seems to be that it is the best - or one of the best - restaurants for American steakhouse food in Chiang Mai.

To each his own.

 

Duke's is like a Bennigan's, Applebees, or a TGI Fridays in the States.  If you're homesick for that type of food it might hit the spot but fine dining it's not.

[VBF]

3 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

I get the craving for good Greek (food) sometimes.  GRK Restaurant in the Pattaya Park Night Plaza is actually pretty good. 50 baht for souvlaki, good roast potatoes, even tzatziki.  

Thank you...I'm going to try that!  Where exactly is PP Night Plaza?? Is it known by another name?