Indian restaurants in Pattaya

[thecyclist]

There are almost as many Indian restaurants as Thai restaurants in Pattaya. What most of them lack is customers, more staff than patrons even at peak times. How fresh can the food be with hardly any  turnover. 

I tried a few of them recently, and only one was halfway decent. 

Ordered a masala dosa at the Madras cafe, thought for 180 Baht you would at least get a big portion, but, while it tasted OK, the portion was ridiculously small. 

Tried two others, Chicken masala 250 Baht with 3 or 4 small pieces of chicken. Clearly, most of them are not value for money. 

Any recommendations? 

[Upnotover]

Amritsr, beach road, next to TQ 

[redwood1]

Order online Grab from the Honest Indian their lunch special.....Its good its big its cheap....You can thank me later....

[redwood1]

Most Indian restaurants in Pattaya are over priced with lousy food....Which is why they almost never have any customers ever.....Plus Thai people Hate Indian food...

 

Have you ever seen a Thai person in a Indian restaurant who was not with a farang? No you have not, not even once... EVER...

[henryford1958]

I rarely use Indian restaurants because they are so overpriced but i can recommend Frasers on Thappraya Road. On Wednesdays they do a very nice Chicken Tikka Masala (big portions) with a large naan bread, rice and poppadoms for 239 baht.

[proton]

2 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Most Indian restaurants in Pattaya are over priced with lousy food....Which is why they almost never have any customers ever.....Plus Thai people Hate Indian food...

 

Have you ever seen a Thai person in a Indian restaurant who was not with a farang? No you have not, not even once... EVER...

 

Indian curry in took lae dee Foodland 135 baht, could not pay the mrs to go in an Indian restaurant, she is convinced they are dirty

[Gsxrnz]

Makes you wonder if the myriad of Indian restaurants first order of business is to provide food. 

[HappyExpat57]

Just now, Gsxrnz said:

Makes you wonder if the Indian restaurants first order of business is to provide food. 

I worked at a Scuba shop in Puerto Rico, owned by an American. He said his BEST month was only a $2,000 loss. I told him I had a family member who specialized in helping shops like his, he emphatically replied "No!"

 

Don't know why that came to mind . . .

[redwood1]

1 hour ago, Gsxrnz said:

Makes you wonder if the myriad of Indian restaurants first order of business is to provide food. 

 

Pattaya does not need the 100s of Indian restaurants like it has now...Before 2010 there were only maybe 20 Indian restaurants in the whole city....

 

I guess a few of the current Indian restaurants do a ok business....But the rest??....I really wonder how they can even manage to pay the rent every month....Some one from some where is shelling out the 50-60-70- 80,000k ?  a month to pay for those shop houses...

[Gsxrnz]

2 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

Pattaya does not need the 100s of Indian restaurants like it has now...Before 2010 there were only maybe 20 Indian restaurants in the whole city....

 

I guess a few of the current Indian restaurants do a ok business....But the rest??....I really wonder how they can even manage to pay the rent every month....Some one from some where is shelling out the 50-60-70,000?  a month to pay for those shop houses...

 

You need some legitimate expenses when operating a laundromat or fraud operation.

 

Just ask the big gogo bars. A back of the envelope calculation shows they should be losing millions. But if they can wash out a 30+% return in legitimate money after paying tax and "expenses", they're happy. 

[henryford1958]

1 minute ago, Gsxrnz said:

 

You need some legitimate expenses when operating a laundromat or fraud operation.

 

Just ask the big gogo bars. A back of the envelope calculation shows they should be losing millions. But if they can wash out a 30+% return in legitimate money after paying tax and "expenses", they're happy. 

 

Yes i was in a large agogo on Walking Street last night. Had dozens of girls and the rent must be enormous. Just a few customers. How can they be making any profit?

[novanova]

My TGF is educated (MSc) and well-travelled. We eat Indian at intervals - she is a fan. 

 

Try:

- New Indian Restaurant, Thappraya Rd, on the right in the section running down to the beach

- Indian by Nature, Thappraya rd, next to Frasers.

[Espanol]

10 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Order online Grab from the Honest Indian their lunch special.....Its good its big its cheap....You can thank me later....

 

Do they only serve online?
Can't you eat at the restaurant?

 

 

[redwood1]

31 minutes ago, Espanol said:

 

Do they only serve online?
Can't you eat at the restaurant?

 

 

 

You can eat at the restaurant....I have never been there myself.

[PoorSucker]

49 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

You can eat at the restaurant....I have never been there myself.

its located at a bus parking for Indian visiting bollywood show

[Espanol]

16 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

its located at a bus parking for Indian visiting bollywood show

 

 

Oh yeah! I remember now. In the bus parking lot at the Alcazar Cabaret.
But it's a vegan restaurant.

 

 

[Jim Blue]

On 7/3/2025 at 9:13 AM, redwood1 said:

 

Pattaya does not need the 100s of Indian restaurants like it has now...Before 2010 there were only maybe 20 Indian restaurants in the whole city....

 

 

Can someone tell me where the Indian tourists eat?   Hardly ever  see them in the places we go ? Bit expensive for them I would think.

[Jingthing]

My current favorite combining delicious authentic flavors with competitive pricimg for the Pattaya market is Spirit of India. Particularly excellent biryani which is hard to find and also offering some southern regional dishes of Goa and Tamil Nadu in addition to the expected standards. Those who say good Indian food isn't available in Pattaya are clueless but it is true that there are many sub par places.

 

https://www.spiritofindiapattaya.com/

 

Pattaya Klang 12 Alley

Grab and Lineman

 

From Restaurant Guru:

Spirit Of India, Pattaya - Restaurant menu, prices and reviews

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Beach road is a great attraction for tourists who come to eat at this restaurant after long walks. Spirit Of India has tasty butter chicken, chicken biryani and chicken tikka listed on the menu. When visiting this place, order great masala chai.

This spot is famous for its great service and friendly staff, that is always ready to help you. Here you will pay democratic prices. Most reviewers think that the atmosphere is comfortable here. Google users who visited this restaurant state that the most suitable rating is 4.9. Spirit Of India menu online can be viewed on Restaurant Guru.

 

 

[Jingthing]

On 7/3/2025 at 4:35 AM, redwood1 said:

Most Indian restaurants in Pattaya are over priced with lousy food....Which is why they almost never have any customers ever.....Plus Thai people Hate Indian food...

 

Have you ever seen a Thai person in a Indian restaurant who was not with a farang? No you have not, not even once... EVER...

I have. 

[Jingthing]

On 7/2/2025 at 8:28 PM, Upnotover said:

Amritsr, beach road, next to TQ 

I agree that they have very good food but a bit expensive.

[Upnotover]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

I agree that they have very good food but a bit expensive.

Agreed, but all relative if one takes dessert next door.

[Kenny Boy]

On 7/3/2025 at 4:35 AM, redwood1 said:

Most Indian restaurants in Pattaya are over priced with lousy food....Which is why they almost never have any customers ever.....Plus Thai people Hate Indian food...

 

Have you ever seen a Thai person in a Indian restaurant who was not with a farang? No you have not, not even once... EVER...

I saw 6 Thais at a table last Saturday in a fine Indian restaurant in Hua Hin, not a foreigner with them.

[Kenny Boy]

On 7/3/2025 at 7:24 AM, henryford1958 said:

I rarely use Indian restaurants because they are so overpriced but i can recommend Frasers on Thappraya Road. On Wednesdays they do a very nice Chicken Tikka Masala (big portions) with a large naan bread, rice and poppadoms for 239 baht.

How authentically Indian 🤡

[Kenny Boy]

On 7/4/2025 at 10:47 AM, Jim Blue said:

Can someone tell me where the Indian tourists eat?   Hardly ever  see them in the places we go ? Bit expensive for them I would think.

Near Soi Arab.

The dirtiest but the busiest

[Dionigi]

Best Indian food I have ever had was in Kuala Lumpar, Shop was full of Indians, plates were banana leaves on the table and the food was in empty paint tins nailed to a short length of broom handle, dropped onto your banana leaf.

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, Dionigi said:

Best Indian food I have ever had was in Kuala Lumpar, Shop was full of Indians, plates were banana leaves on the table and the food was in empty paint tins nailed to a short length of broom handle, dropped onto your banana leaf.

 

Yeah there's great Indian food in Malaysia and Singapore as well.

Personally my favorite was a place in California favored by Indian software engineers. They had money so they could pay great chefs.

Bangkok has some of those "banana leaf" style restaurants too. 

[Magictoad]

On 7/3/2025 at 7:37 AM, Gsxrnz said:

Makes you wonder if the myriad of Indian restaurants first order of business is to provide food. 

You mean they may be a 

[CanadaSam]

I am an Indian food fan, but not in Pattaya, because none taste authentic, or even tasty!

 

The ONLY place in Pattaya that IMHO is authentic Indian, and really worth dining at, is Patiaala House, inside Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel, on Jomtien 2nd Road, near the turning to the beach (it is fairly new, and not well-known, but their Bangkok Branch has been doing well for years).

[TimBKK]

I’m no foodie but did enjoy Tarka House on Soi 13/4 - would go back fwiw

 

Friendship has a variety of Indian foods in the frozen food section, good for a decent and easy meal at home.

[Magictoad]

By and large the Indian restaurants in Pattaya are very disappointing compared to the UK where in Rusholme in Manchester we have the now famous curry mile with a hundred excellent restaurants and in London Brick Lane also with up to a hundred Indian restaurants and Bradford and Sheffield are famous too. There is a new one opening in Stockport that will fit 150 customers! It's opening at the old Co-op Headquarters in a magnificent pyramid. 

So Pattaya is very, very disappointing for decent Indian restaurants.

I'm glad someone bought the subject up.