Restaurants In Ban Chang / Rayong

[roulax]

If you fancy a craft beer or willing to try any other worldwide beer, you can try Chase's bar on the bypass road towards sukhumvit, a little bit after the BeeHive on the same side.

He must have at least 150 different beers, and you can also get snacks like a smoked duck breast of just french fries with it.

Everything is imported so prices are bit high, but really nice choice.

Nice place

[LennyW]

Another great new eatery next to Yurak just down from Hey Mom, called Long Time, the place with the converted containers, open from 10 am to 10 pm daily, really good food, although the menu is mostly in Thai the waitress's can help you - they speak great English, they have steaks, ribs, pasta dishes, salads etc. including Thai food.

Good food and great prices too, Buraphapaht road is the place to be these days for eating and entertainment, oh and coffee shops must be 8 coffee shops now between Payoon and Phala lights!!

[Big Guns]

I will check out Long Time. I think the name is a bit unfortunate ?

[LennyW]

1 hour ago, Big Guns said:

I will check out Long Time. I think the name is a bit unfortunate ?

Well, it is because they have been working on putting it together for about two years, not the reason you were thinking LOL!? 

[Big Guns]

Checked out long time yesterday. Decor was nice, seats comfy & aircon cool. The ribs in Korean sauce were lovely & soft, tom yum kung nice & spicey as was my yam salmon.sun dried pork with nam jim jao was great. Only downsides were draft Heineken wan't working, no English menu & sign for gelati ice cream that was for decoration only. That was a pity as my mouth needed cooling ?. Overall I thought it was great & loved it Long Time.

[longball53098]

I will be the first to say sorry to see it but The Camel Bar and Restaurant will be shutting it's doors as of 9 July 2018. Word came down via the VFW Post that we need to find a new home. I guess the Camel could not deal with the lower business volumes recently. Anyone have some better info?

[LennyW]

1 hour ago, longball53098 said:

I will be the first to say sorry to see it but The Camel Bar and Restaurant will be shutting it's doors as of 9 July 2018. Word came down via the VFW Post that we need to find a new home. I guess the Camel could not deal with the lower business volumes recently. Anyone have some better info?

Possibly low turnover, but also Brian just had emergency heart surgery, couple of weeks ago, so that could also be a reason.

Not good to hear of the closing, been a cracking place a long time.

[Big Guns]

That's sad news about The Camel. I haven't heard anything. Its a Ban Chang institution. That will mean the only bar doing food on the strip will be Kitty's Beaver & they specialise in yank stuff not Brit pub grub.

[huangnon]

Yep,  sad to see the Camel closing it's doors after twenty-odd years. It was the first bar on the now (in)famous "Strip", that started the gold-rush at the time. Of course, the demographic of Banchang expat residents has changed a lot since then. The moneyed-up Oil & Gas / construction guys have been replaced by retirees, and people on local salaries.  Times do indeed move on.

The previous owner did well to sell it to the new guy Brian, but the place went rapidly downhill afterwards, it must be said. Brian's health might have been a factor, and I hope he is recovering well from recent surgery.

I can't see anyone taking on the Camel afterwards, tbh. I heard the Retox chain took a look, and gave it a swerve, basically because of the work requires doing, and the bizarre multi-unit-lease arrangements. Maybe it will end up derelict like the the other expensive 'folly'; "Rumours", a few doors up.?

Tbh, even as a long-term resident and sometime customer of those bars for most part, it wouldn't bother me to see most of those shabby generic beer-bars renovated into something else, or moved elsewhere.

 

Edited July 7, 2018 by huangnon

[overherebc]

2 hours ago, huangnon said:

Yep,  sad to see the Camel closing it's doors after twenty-odd years. It was the first bar on the now (in)famous "Strip", that started the gold-rush at the time. Of course, the demographic of Banchang expat residents has changed a lot since then. The moneyed-up Oil & Gas / construction guys have been replaced by retirees, and people on local salaries.  Times do indeed move on.

The previous owner did well to sell it to the new guy Brian, but the place went rapidly downhill afterwards, it must be said. Brian's health might have been a factor, and I hope he is recovering well from recent surgery.

I can't see anyone taking on the Camel afterwards, tbh. I heard the Retox chain took a look, and gave it a swerve, basically because of the work requires doing, and the bizarre multi-unit-lease arrangements. Maybe it will end up derelict like the the other expensive 'folly'; "Rumours", a few doors up.?

Tbh, even as a long-term resident and sometime customer of those bars for most part, it wouldn't bother me to see most of those shabby generic beer-bars renovated into something else, or moved elsewhere.

 

Fings aint wot they yoosta bee.

[chrisandsu]

1 minute ago, overherebc said:

Fings aint wot they yoosta bee.

Hopefully it does not become  boring liberal hell hole !

[overherebc]

2 hours ago, huangnon said:

Yep,  sad to see the Camel closing it's doors after twenty-odd years. It was the first bar on the now (in)famous "Strip", that started the gold-rush at the time. Of course, the demographic of Banchang expat residents has changed a lot since then. The moneyed-up Oil & Gas / construction guys have been replaced by retirees, and people on local salaries.  Times do indeed move on.

The previous owner did well to sell it to the new guy Brian, but the place went rapidly downhill afterwards, it must be said. Brian's health might have been a factor, and I hope he is recovering well from recent surgery.

I can't see anyone taking on the Camel afterwards, tbh. I heard the Retox chain took a look, and gave it a swerve, basically because of the work requires doing, and the bizarre multi-unit-lease arrangements. Maybe it will end up derelict like the the other expensive 'folly'; "Rumours", a few doors up.?

Tbh, even as a long-term resident and sometime customer of those bars for most part, it wouldn't bother me to see most of those shabby generic beer-bars renovated into something else, or moved elsewhere.

 

Can remember when it was opened first.

Think Don's ( MacAllister ) was the second ( now rumours )

I heard the name rumours came from one certain married lady who loved to start making stories up to cause problems between expats and their wifes.

[huangnon]

On 7/7/2018 at 12:22 PM, chrisandsu said:

Hopefully it does not become  boring liberal hell hole !

Not much chance of that, tbh.?

 

However, as the Camel was the only non-girlie attendant pub / bar on the Strip, you now have no excuses (to the missus) for being up there anymore..?

 

"I'm just in the Camel, dear" now not applicable.

[overherebc]

23 minutes ago, huangnon said:

Not much chance of that, tbh.?

 

However, as the Camel was the only non-girlie attendant pub / bar on the Strip, you now have no excuses (to the missus) for being up there anymore..?

 

"I'm just in the Camel, dear" now not applicable.

Ah.  The Camel with no hump.

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, huangnon said:

Not much chance of that, tbh.?

 

However, as the Camel was the only non-girlie attendant pub / bar on the Strip, you now have no excuses (to the missus) for being up there anymore..?

 

"I'm just in the Camel, dear" now not applicable.

Sent you a PM.

[Big Guns]

I agree that I'm just in Kitty's beaver dear' doesn't sound quite right ?.

[overherebc]

They've started stripping out the Camel today.

Edit.

Maybe the Mormon church can take it over and use it as a meeting place and Hostel.

Edited July 10, 2018 by overherebc

[huangnon]

^Saw that earlier. As a former regular there since it opened, it made me a bit wistful, tbh. Oh well, thanks for the memories.

[scubascuba3]

They've started stripping out the Camel today.
Edit.
Maybe the Mormon church can take it over and use it as a meeting place and Hostel.

If they are stripping it out, maybe another bar/restaurant/hotel

[overherebc]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

4 hours ago, overherebc said:

They've started stripping out the Camel today.
Edit.
Maybe the Mormon church can take it over and use it as a meeting place and Hostel.

If they are stripping it out, maybe another bar/restaurant/hotel

In all honesty I don't think BC has a big enough customer base to support the number of bars/restaurant directly aiming at expat customers.

The Camel ( deceased ) I think consists of 3 original shop houses banged into one and bought/rented from 3 different owners.

Trying to run another business there would mean a whole lot of work trying to sort out who is prepared to sell/buy what and how much building work is required to reinstate dividing walls utilities etc etc.

Nightmare.

[Toosetinmyways]

Today just drove past the ex Italian restaurant, ex clock restaurant, which became a sabu sishy (check spelling) type restaurant. Its closed with a for sale or rent sign outside.

As on another thread maybe the only way to succeed in the catering business is a bamboo hut on rented land. But then again the robin hood failed in Ban Chang.

 

[overherebc]

16 minutes ago, Toosetinmyways said:

Today just drove past the ex Italian restaurant, ex clock restaurant, which became a sabu sishy (check spelling) type restaurant. Its closed with a for sale or rent sign outside.

As on another thread maybe the only way to succeed in the catering business is a bamboo hut on rented land. But then again the robin hood failed in Ban Chang.

 

Might be way of course here but the places that seem to last generally don't need to make a profit or at least a big profit. They appear to be 'something to do' for want of a better expression. If they generate a few thousand baht a month after bills and wages that's ok.

Maybe that's what's meant in BanChang as a 'profitable business'  ??

[chrisandsu]

On 7/8/2018 at 7:57 PM, huangnon said:

Not much chance of that, tbh.?

 

However, as the Camel was the only non-girlie attendant pub / bar on the Strip, you now have no excuses (to the missus) for being up there anymore..?

 

"I'm just in the Camel, dear" now not applicable.

The ‘strip’ does not even exist in my wife’s eyes ! Many detours have been had to avoid that road as there is no girly streets in ban Chang don’t you know ? 

[chrisandsu]

8 hours ago, overherebc said:

Might be way of course here but the places that seem to last generally don't need to make a profit or at least a big profit. They appear to be 'something to do' for want of a better expression. If they generate a few thousand baht a month after bills and wages that's ok.

Maybe that's what's meant in BanChang as a 'profitable business'  ??

It’s just to keep the missis working and out of the hair or she will be in your business and sitting around all day ! It’s another form of babysitting . 

[LennyW]

17 hours ago, Toosetinmyways said:

Today just drove past the ex Italian restaurant, ex clock restaurant, which became a sabu sishy (check spelling) type restaurant. Its closed with a for sale or rent sign outside.

As on another thread maybe the only way to succeed in the catering business is a bamboo hut on rented land. But then again the robin hood failed in Ban Chang.

 

That place is far too expensive with their rent, a killer for most small business.

 

Edited July 15, 2018 by LennyW

[LennyW]

17 hours ago, overherebc said:

Might be way of course here but the places that seem to last generally don't need to make a profit or at least a big profit. They appear to be 'something to do' for want of a better expression. If they generate a few thousand baht a month after bills and wages that's ok.

Maybe that's what's meant in BanChang as a 'profitable business'  ??

With places like Hey Mom, Location Garden, and a few others where you can get a big San Mig for 90 baht it is difficult for the strip to justify charging almost the same for a small one!!

Drive along the bypass road between the Payoon and Phala traffic lights around 10 pm any night of the week and you will see where the action is, mostly geared towards the locals but now many foreigners with their better halfs frequenting there too, great places to eat, Euro, Seki Sushi, Long Time, Yurak, entertainment with Fifty Five, Hey Mom, La Luan, to name but a few.....that area is like a city on it's own in the evenings!!!

BTW, Seki Sushi has some fantastic deals on right now!!

On the other side of the coin you have Chase Beer, all imported beers and ales, nothing under 250 Bhat and guess what......full every night with locals!!!

Maybe just us foreigners that are poor!!! ??

 

Edited July 15, 2018 by LennyW

[chrisandsu]

26 minutes ago, LennyW said:

With places like Hey Mom, Location Garden, and a few others where you can get a big San Mig for 90 baht it is difficult for the strip to justify charging almost the same for a small one!!

Drive along the bypass road between the Payoon and Phala traffic lights around 10 pm any night of the week and you will see where the action is, mostly geared towards the locals but now many foreigners with their better halfs frequenting there too, great places to eat, Euro, Seki Sushi, Long Time, Yurak, entertainment with Fifty Five, Hey Mom, La Luan, to name but a few.....that area is like a city on it's own in the evenings!!!

BTW, Seki Sushi has some fantastic deals on right now!!

On the other side of the coin you have Chase Beer, all imported beers and ales, nothing under 250 Bhat and guess what......full every night with locals!!!

Maybe just us foreigners that are poor!!! ??

 

Bang on as when I’m in ban Chang it’s where I’m normally at . Live music with decent food . It’s the part of ban Chang that I really love . You tend to get Thais with decent enough jobs in them . 

[NewOldLife]

Hi everyone! I am new in Rayong and will be here for 4 months for work here. May I know where is the nice place for drinks and maybe with company of girl? I am currently staying at around Rayong Central near to Tesco Lotus, thus prefer somewhere around the area. 

 

Many thanks in advance! 

[LennyW]

7 hours ago, NewOldLife said:

Hi everyone! I am new in Rayong and will be here for 4 months for work here. May I know where is the nice place for drinks and maybe with company of girl? I am currently staying at around Rayong Central near to Tesco Lotus, thus prefer somewhere around the area. 

 

Many thanks in advance! 

20Kms back up Sukhumvit to Banchang ? ?

 

[uwe_rayong]

7 hours ago, NewOldLife said:

Hi everyone! I am new in Rayong and will be here for 4 months for work here. May I know where is the nice place for drinks and maybe with company of girl? I am currently staying at around Rayong Central near to Tesco Lotus, thus prefer somewhere around the area. 

 

Many thanks in advance! 

Manora Spa & Massage , it is about 2-3km from Tesco Sukhumvit.