Seafood restaurants

[SAFETY FIRST]

Okay, Valentine's Day is around the corner. 

 

I promised my little princess I'd take her to the seafood restaurant for Valentines day.

 

What's the best seafood restaurant in Pattaya/Jomtien /Na Jomtien at the moment.

 

Price no object.

 

BTW, we ate at the seafood buffet, Jomtien second road, heading south, on your left just before Chaiyaphruek. 

Food average, did not like the air quality, it was full of burning coal from the BBQ's. 

 

 

 

[CharlieH]

A little further down, but for a change of scenery and some nice food try Bang Saray ! pretty places on the water there.

[josephbloggs]

Pupen in Jomtien is very good. Not posh, just regular, but nice spot and the seafood is fantastic. Was there a few weeks ago on a Saturday and there was an electronic queueing system in place as it does get very busy. Not sure if they take advance bookings but maybe call them. But it's not fine dining - it is regular Thai style.

 

https://www.tourismthailand.org/Restaurant/pupen-seafood-pattaya

 

 

[Centigrade32]

My personal go-tos are Non Seafood at Lan Pho or Lung Sawai 2 in Na Jomtien. But if you want to eat by the sea(recommended) I would almost concur with @CharlieH and suggest that you take a look at Baan Amphur. Pupen and Lung Sawai 1 in Na Jomtien are popular...  

[soisanuk]

9 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Pupen in Jomtien is very good. Not posh, just regular, but nice spot and the seafood is fantastic. Was there a few weeks ago on a Saturday and there was an electronic queueing system in place as it does get very busy. Not sure if they take advance bookings but maybe call them. But it's not fine dining - it is regular Thai style.

 

https://www.tourismthailand.org/Restaurant/pupen-seafood-pattaya

 

 

Agree, Pupen's is very good. I do believe they take bookings, but not for weekends including Friday.  Also, agree with post regarding Bang Saray - you will need transport, but better atmosphere. The one I have gone to (forget the name) is on a pier out over the water, so a nice view. 

[TaaSaparot]

Naklua has the best Seafood Restaurants.

 

Jomtien ones are especially over rated, especially Poo Pen.

[PoorSucker]

Ban Amphur or BangSaray, check google maps for reviews.

 

If you haven't been to Pa Boon,really nice but 1h wait for table.

Go to the left side of the parking

5,237 reviews

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pa+Boon+Café+5,+95+Nong+Pla+Lai,+Bang+Lamung+District,+Chon+Buri+20150/@12.9760569,100.964867,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x3102bf358bfd9881:0x9debb3b4b9062c66!8m2!3d12.9760569!4d100.964867!16s%2Fg%2F11lpwftr79

 

[norfolkandchance]

13 hours ago, CharlieH said:

A little further down, but for a change of scenery and some nice food try Bang Saray ! pretty places on the water there.

Damn. Don't tell everyone.

[norfolkandchance]

3 hours ago, soisanuk said:

 

Agree, Pupen's is very good. I do believe they take bookings, but not for weekends including Friday.  Also, agree with post regarding Bang Saray - you will need transport, but better atmosphere. The one I have gone to (forget the name) is on a pier out over the water, so a nice view. 

This is the one we use on the pier in Bang Saray.

[PJ71]

5 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Naklua has the best Seafood Restaurants.

 

Jomtien ones are especially over rated, especially Poo Pen.

Agree PP mainly caters for bus loads of tour groups, that's a no for me.

[Ralf001]

Preecha Seafood,  Bang Sare beats all.

[Centigrade32]

14 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Preecha Seafood,  Bang Sare beats all.

 

No, it doesn't. Doesn't mean that it isn't on par with some. But no need to exaggerate. 

 

But either way, it makes sense for the OP to take a little tour of the recommended places beforehand, to decide for himself and then to find the manager to reserve the table of his choice. Rather than turning up on the day to be offered a random table.

[Centigrade32]

Another option, left of field, is Cabbages & Condoms on Soi 4 in Phra Tamnak. Not  just a seafood restaurant, but if she hasn't been there before, much more romantic than a warehouse with a tin roof near the beach.

[Centigrade32]

Further to the above, a place like C&C is actually equipped for the occasion. Take a bottle of Champagne with you and they'll put in on ice and supply the glasses for a very reasonable corkage and of course pour it for you if necessary. 

Seafood restaurants will, at best, supply a trolley with a bucket of ice to put in your drinks and have no idea how to pour bubbly nor will they have the glasses for it.

 

Of course none of this may be important to you, but since you mentioned Valentines Day, romantic trumps bulk standard.

[mogandave]

I’m sure the Hilton will have a great spread for Valentine’s Day. Call and see what they have.

 

They never disappoint 

[OneMoreFarang]

22 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I promised my little princess I'd take her to the seafood restaurant for Valentines day.

 

I would suggest your ask your little princess where she wants to go.

Because maybe on YouTube or TikTok or wherever they talk about this wonderful place.

And then you invite her to somewhere else "nobody knows".

If she likes seafood, I am sure she will know where she wants to go. 

 

[Centigrade32]

30 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

I would suggest your ask your little princess where she wants to go.

Because maybe on YouTube or TikTok or wherever they talk about this wonderful place.

And then you invite her to somewhere else "nobody knows".

If she likes seafood, I am sure she will know where she wants to go. 

 

 

No. Thai women like the man to take charge. Otherwise he can just give her the money and she can go with her friends. It's his platform to show what he knows....with a little help from friends.

[OneMoreFarang]

4 minutes ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

No. Thai women like the man to take charge. Otherwise he can just give her the money and she can go with her friends. It's his platform to show what he knows....with a little help from friends.

 

I agree that mostly Thai women like the man to take charge.

 

But many Thai women also like to show their friends pictures of where they are and eat, etc. And IMHO the places which Thai women (for whatever reason) like, are often not what farangs prefer.

I.e. it seems some places have buckets full of seafood and people eat it all with their hands. It seems that is popular. I wouldn't select such a place. But if she likes that, why not?

 

 

 

[Centigrade32]

10 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

I agree that mostly Thai women like the man to take charge.

 

But many Thai women also like to show their friends pictures of where they are and eat, etc. And IMHO the places which Thai women (for whatever reason) like, are often not what farangs prefer.

I.e. it seems some places have buckets full of seafood and people eat it all with their hands. It seems that is popular. I wouldn't select such a place. But if she likes that, why not?

 

 

 

 

He is a man. It's Valentines Day. He decides. If it's impressive and Cabbages & Condoms fits that bill, she will be happy with the photo opportunities. 

The food on the table thing is old news and nothing to do with romance. Valentines Day is about romance. So it's up to him to create the scene. 

In addition C&C has rabbits, birds etc and nice grounds, together with being by the sea.

Compare that to sitting under a tin roof at the beach or sitting under aircon at the Hilton(sitting uncomfortably because she feels out of place there). For me, C&C fits the bill for a pleasant afternoon/evening. Plus more choice of starters and desserts. Seafood places are really bulk standard other than the fresh seafood.

He can take her to a food on the table place another day. It's not like he's only going to see her once 😊

 

[PoorSucker]

Roof top bar at Siam@Siam afterwards

[VBF]

You've specified seafood, rather than simply fish, but for the latter, there's an enormous place on Pattaya Beach Road, near Klang

I don't know its name, but from Klang, walk south along BR and it's less than 200 metres.

 

It has tanks outside containing fish, lobster and crab, you go up some steps and it opens out into a big, cavernous area, with a fish pond inside. They offer free all you can eat salad bar when you order your meal, the service was very friendly and not too expensive IMO

[Centigrade32]

1 minute ago, VBF said:

You've specified seafood, rather than simply fish, but for the latter, there's an enormous place on Pattaya Beach Road, near Klang

I don't know its name, but from Klang, walk south along BR and it's less than 200 metres.

 

It has tanks outside containing fish, lobster and crab, you go up some steps and it opens out into a big, cavernous area, with a fish pond inside. They offer free all you can eat salad bar when you order your meal, the service was very friendly and not too expensive IMO

 

Seriously? Beach road?

[VBF]

5 minutes ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

Seriously? Beach road?

Yes!  I was pleasantly surprised when a friend took me there last year.

Without that I would have simply walked past, just as I do the restaurants in Walking St.

There were quite a few Thai people eating there if it it interests you.

[Centigrade32]

Just now, VBF said:

Yes!  I was pleasantly surprised when a friend took me there last year.

Without that I would have simply walked past, just as I do the restaurants in Walking St.

There were quite a few Thai people eating there if it it interests you.

 

Yes, likely Thai tourists. But it's also...the surroundings. Would be a hard no from me. If you were suggesting the northern parts of Beach road, then perhaps. But the southern part for Valentine's Day? Sleazy, dirty, noisy and not romantic at all.

[VBF]

5 minutes ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

Yes, likely Thai tourists. But it's also...the surroundings. Would be a hard no from me. If you were suggesting the northern parts of Beach road, then perhaps. But the southern part for Valentine's Day? Sleazy, dirty, noisy and not romantic at all.

Fine, your choice. Enjoy wherever you go

[JellyBabies]

Although not just a fish restaurant Mays in Jomtien has some of the best seafood I have tried, a little bit above your average restaurant

https://www.mayspattaya.com/

[bkk6060]

Probably just me, but I find most of these seafood places pretty much the same.  Same ways of cooking or frying the fish and the sides are usually the same offered.

Bangsaray for me is OK for an early afternoon drive.  But, good luck on Valentines day I bet almost 45 minutes to get there, and later close to an hour to get back to Pattaya.

Up to you, Naklua is decent as is Jomtien for seafood.

[Centigrade32]

38 minutes ago, VBF said:

Fine, your choice. Enjoy wherever you go

 

Ditto. 

Would it be your choice for Valentines Day? Even if you had a sea view, it would be marred by traffic, coconut ghosts and their supporters together with the general sleaze all around that area. Bars. Bar girls. It's not something for a special occasion.

 

Contrast that with sitting in smaller more private dining areas, surrounded by nature with unadulterated sea views overlooking Hu Kwang Bay.

 

To that end, if the OP chooses C&C, he should definitely visit beforehand to take a look in order to reserve the table he likes the best.

If he hasn't been before, I think he too will be impressed by the nature, seating arrangements, views etc 

 

Not knocking any of the suggestions for good food. But we are talking about Valentine's Day, so some nice surroundings are important to set the scene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Centigrade32]

9 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Probably just me, but I find most of these seafood places pretty much the same.  Same ways of cooking or frying the fish and the sides are usually the same offered.

Bangsaray for me is OK for an early afternoon drive.  But, good luck on Valentines day I bet almost 45 minutes to get there, and later close to an hour to get back to Pattaya.

Up to you, Naklua is decent as is Jomtien for seafood.

 

The food is but one aspect. Restaurants crowded with Chinese tourists are not my idea of romance. 

[VBF]

6 minutes ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

Ditto. 

Would it be your choice for Valentines Day? Even if you had a sea view, it would be marred by traffic, coconut ghosts and their supporters together with the general sleaze all around that area. Bars. Bar girls. It's not something for a special occasion.

 

Contrast that with sitting in smaller more private dining areas, surrounded by nature with unadulterated sea views.

 

To that end, if the OP chooses C&C, he should definitely visit beforehand to take a look in order to reserve the table he likes the best.

If he hasn't been before, I think he too will be impressed by the nature, seating arrangements, views etc 

 

Not knocking any of the suggestions for good food. But we are talking about Valentine's Day, so some nice surrounding are important to set the scene.

 

As you asked a direct question...... "It would depend upon who I was "Valentineing" that particular year. 🙄😆😆

As to the rest of your post - valid points 👍