Restaurants In Ban Chang / Rayong

[chrisandsu]

On 7/10/2020 at 11:41 PM, overherebc said:

The whole thing kicked off when Mr Coulson opened the first bar,  last building on the row at the Chang Hotel end. Next one was Don McAllister I think, where the new shop is. It just started expanding from there and at that time the majority of 'expat bars' were scattered around Ban Chang.

Prior to the strip the most popular bar was the Oasis on the road from Maptaphut, the road nearest the beach, and when things starting going down with fewer expats working in Maptaphut a lot of the staff from the Oasis moved to the Camel etc.

The strip did have one or two Thai only bars but they didn't last long..

Basically the strip started 97/99 slowly built up and for the past few years has been slowly dying, but who knows the future nowadays.

Early days a lot of guys worked in Maptaphut and they were the main customers. Then the golfers from Pattaya for a couple of years.

Sorry didn’t see this reply . Thanks for the explanation , first time I came down to bc was around 2004 and it was heaving . Does seem to be less and less expats every time I come back . 

[overherebc]

10 minutes ago, chrisandsu said:

Sorry didn’t see this reply . Thanks for the explanation , first time I came down to bc was around 2004 and it was heaving . Does seem to be less and less expats every time I come back . 

Don't quote me on the actual years, I could be a bit out on some dates but the 'gist' is near enough I think.

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[overherebc]

Phala Pier getting back to business again after refurb'. At the moment no real 'big food' menu.

For a couple of weeks or so will be finger food and beer etc, coffee for the driver.

January should see a gradual return to a fuller menu.

Nice to sit for a cold beer and chill for a while at the moment.

[overherebc]

5 hours ago, overherebc said:

Phala Pier getting back to business again after refurb'. At the moment no real 'big food' menu.

For a couple of weeks or so will be finger food and beer etc, coffee for the driver.

January should see a gradual return to a fuller menu.

Nice to sit for a cold beer and chill for a while at the moment.

Should add that I don't the tel' number, it might be on facebook??, worth calling before going just to make sure open/closed and, as I said, what's the 'finger food' of the day.

[wilai]

Great new grilled chicken place just opened on Phala Road (Yellow sign on the right immediately before Phalagoon Resort if coming from Ban Chang). Eat in or take away. Also does sticky rice, Somtam and other Isaan dishes. Can recommend.

[keithsimmonds]

Can concur with the above post...loved the Chicken and the Som Tam Thai (Papaya salad) is just the way i like it....gonna be a regular stop off for me.????????

[overherebc]

On 8/15/2020 at 11:35 AM, chrisandsu said:

Sorry didn’t see this reply . Thanks for the explanation , first time I came down to bc was around 2004 and it was heaving . Does seem to be less and less expats every time I come back . 

As it was 2009.

Only 3 or 4 bars left now it seems.

[longball53098]

On 3/9/2022 at 9:21 AM, overherebc said:

As it was 2009.

Only 3 or 4 bars left now it seems.

IMHO the "Bar Strip" is effectively gone and being replaced with Thai businesses. Sure there are a few bars remaining but slowly they are dying. The oil and gas folks are all gone for the most part and the tourist golfers are gone and Covid killed the rest of the business.

[overherebc]

On 3/10/2022 at 10:33 AM, longball53098 said:

IMHO the "Bar Strip" is effectively gone and being replaced with Thai businesses. Sure there are a few bars remaining but slowly they are dying. The oil and gas folks are all gone for the most part and the tourist golfers are gone and Covid killed the rest of the business.

It's been dying a slow death for a good few years. As you say Covid  was the final nail in the coffin.

Edited March 19, 2022 by overherebc

[steve187]

I found a restaurant on sukumvit on the left just past mega home going towards Ban chang, set inside at the rear of the large 'garden centre' where they sell water features and statutes, good food good prices, quite big with air con - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@12.7160805,101.0373344,3a,86.9y,283.51h,91.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRQxErEUPHEpeAKGknMjz1w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

[brewsterbudgen]

We moved to Ban Chang 6 months ago, and try to eat out at least once a week.  So far, these are the restaurants we have been regularly going back to:

 

Piper Tree

Ciao Bella

Long Time

Finnegans

 

I think we need to venture nearer the beach!

 

[steve187]

19 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

We moved to Ban Chang 6 months ago, and try to eat out at least once a week.  So far, these are the restaurants we have been regularly going back to:

 

Piper Tree

Ciao Bella

Long Time

Finnegans

 

I think we need to venture nearer the beach!

 

not sure where piper tree and long time are, ( i see piper tree and long time are on the bypass road, but there is '24' and phala rib hous opposite each other on Tesco road, phala closer to the beach

[EVENKEEL]

9 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

We moved to Ban Chang 6 months ago, and try to eat out at least once a week.  So far, these are the restaurants we have been regularly going back to:

 

Piper Tree

Ciao Bella

Long Time

Finnegans

 

I think we need to venture nearer the beach!

 

Try the Crab House in Phala. Nice on the beach vibe. 

Edited September 25, 2022 by EVENKEEL

[LennyW]

15 hours ago, steve187 said:

not sure where piper tree and long time are, ( i see piper tree and long time are on the bypass road, but there is '24' and phala rib hous opposite each other on Tesco road, phala closer to the beach

And Micasa just along a bit inside the soi on where Rib house is.

[LennyW]

15 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

We moved to Ban Chang 6 months ago, and try to eat out at least once a week.  So far, these are the restaurants we have been regularly going back to:

 

Piper Tree

Ciao Bella

Long Time

Finnegans

 

I think we need to venture nearer the beach!

 

Excellent restaurants inside Grand Garden Hotel and the new Kantary hotel. 

[scotty1286]

On 9/25/2022 at 7:05 PM, brewsterbudgen said:

We moved to Ban Chang 6 months ago, and try to eat out at least once a week.  So far, these are the restaurants we have been regularly going back to:

 

Piper Tree

Ciao Bella

Long Time

Finnegans

 

I think we need to venture nearer the beach!

 

Purple Parrot does excellent UK style grub

Rib House very good.

[brewsterbudgen]

28 minutes ago, scotty1286 said:

Purple Parrot does excellent UK style grub

Rib House very good.

Definitely plan to try the Purple Parrot.

[hotandsticky]

29 minutes ago, scotty1286 said:

Purple Parrot does excellent UK style grub

Rib House very good.

+1

[longball53098]

17 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

+1

where is the Purple Parrot? Is it now in the old Meeting Place location? 

[hotandsticky]

1 minute ago, longball53098 said:

where is the Purple Parrot? Is it now in the old Meeting Place location? 

ddress105/42 moo 4 phayun road. Ban Chang District

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/atastefromfaraway

 

[longball53098]

1 minute ago, hotandsticky said:

ddress105/42 moo 4 phayun road. Ban Chang District

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/atastefromfaraway

 

OK . do you know if the place is take away only or they have indoor seating? I do not use Facebook. 

[hotandsticky]

3 minutes ago, longball53098 said:

OK . do you know if the place is take away only or they have indoor seating? I do not use Facebook. 

Both 

[overherebc]

Is Nina's place still going.

[LennyW]

56 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Is Nina's place still going.

She was open but only selling noodle soup, post on FB on Friday says it is shut again due to ill health, not sure about this week.

 

[LennyW]

 

On 9/25/2022 at 7:35 PM, brewsterbudgen said:

We moved to Ban Chang 6 months ago, and try to eat out at least once a week.  So far, these are the restaurants we have been regularly going back to:

 

Piper Tree

Ciao Bella

Long Time

Finnegans

 

I think we need to venture nearer the beach!

 

Another good one if you have not tried it yet is Zum Adler, just down Payoon road opposite the entrance to Eastern Star.

[brianthainess]

The Lord Nelson.

[brianthainess]

On 9/30/2022 at 11:50 AM, longball53098 said:

where is the Purple Parrot? Is it now in the old Meeting Place location? 

It used to be called 'Smarties'. 

[LennyW]

23 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

It used to be called 'Smarties'. 

And before that, The Meeting Point, and before that A & L 3 in 1.

[longball53098]

I guess I missed it back in May of 2022 but Pizza Hut opened a take-away place with a 2 table seating area. On Suk near the Motorcycle shop on the corner of Soi 25 (Bar soi). I pulled this off Google maps.

 

https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/Pizza+Hut+1150+-+Banchang+Rayong+(พิซซ่าฮัท+สาขาบ้านฉาง+ระยอง)/@12.7225318,101.0504271,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipONRu4BUgSOX2FAHwu39Cnp_ND6m4VSWa0I0MBm!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipONRu4BUgSOX2FAHwu39Cnp_ND6m4VSWa0I0MBm%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i3024!8i4032!4m7!3m6!1s0x3102f3eef22f5e0b:0x8d1eec86794f5157!8m2!3d12.722692!4d101.050356!14m1!1BCgIgAQ?hl=en&authuser=0

 

Some folks that don't get out too much like me may be interested.

[Eff1n2ret]

Has anyone eaten at the Kantary in Banchang? 

Just had a flyer in the letterbox (well, it's nice to get anything in the letterbox these days) - Special Valentine's Day set menu dinner at their rooftop restaurant.

Several courses, not including booze except for "Sparkling Wine". I guess a commanding view of the Banchang Hospital, and romantic background noise from the traffic on Sukhumvit.

At 1200Baht per head plus (in the small print) 10% service charge plus VAT I'm not especially tempted.