shiva Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Does Mexican food exist in Thailand..I'm moving there soon, and as much as I love Thai food, I love Mexican just as much..Does it exist there,and if so, any recomendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAsiaHand Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Not in Bangkok. There are a couple of places that have been around a while (Senior Pico's et al), but they are awful beyond my power to put their awfulness into words. At Bourbon Street, Doug has a Mexican buffet on Tuesday nights that'a about your best bet. To be honest, it's pretty bad too, sort of El Patio frozen entree quality, but in Bangkok it's the only real option. Down in Pattaya, Tequilla Reef used to have the best Mexican food I've ever tasted outside of the continental USA. But that was when Rob was in the kitchen every night. I think he sold his interest and is mostly in Bangkok these days running a blues bar. The last time I was in Tequilla Reef it, too, was pretty bad. There are a couple of other places in Pattaya, but they've always been terrible. Nobody but a Brit would eat in any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davethailand Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Not in Bangkok. There are a couple of places that have been around a while (Senior Pico's et al), but they are awful beyond my power to put their awfulness into words. At Bourbon Street, Doug has a Mexican buffet on Tuesday nights that'a about your best bet. To be honest, it's pretty bad too, sort of El Patio frozen entree quality, but in Bangkok it's the only real option.Down in Pattaya, Tequilla Reef used to have the best Mexican food I've ever tasted outside of the continental USA. But that was when Rob was in the kitchen every night. I think he sold his interest and is mostly in Bangkok these days running a blues bar. The last time I was in Tequilla Reef it, too, was pretty bad. There are a couple of other places in Pattaya, but they've always been terrible. Nobody but a Brit would eat in any of them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Its all the bloody same just folded differently Seriousley though i like mexican food (although i'm a brit ) here in pattaya there are several places that do mexican stuff, some of it is ok. Robs not in the blues bar anymore he was only there for a few months (i think the owner shafted him from what i heard) not sure where he is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugdig Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 Nong Khai has a Caribean/Mexican place that most people say is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 The tex mex in the JW is just about edible...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 After countless years in South Texas and two years in southernmost Mexico, I moved to Chiang Mai. The only place that even pretends to serve Mexican food is the Art Cafe at Tha Pae Gate, and it was terrible. There's a Spanish restaurant in the south part of Phuket Town, but I didn't dare try it. Go to a real Western supermarket (like Rim Ping in ChiangMai) and look for brands like El Patio, nacho-flavored Doritos, etc. Then take it home, and try to prepare it. But you'll pay 3 to 5 times what it costs in south Texas. They may not have much good Thai food in Houston, either, but I passed up a free meal there for fear that it might be real, pet maak Thai food, even though the cook from Lamphun said she could make it mai pet (they lie about that, all the time, in Lamphun). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluto_manibo Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 In Pattaya,Tequila reef is pretty good...The only thing is they do not have a good vent for the kitchen and the smell of tortilla is overwhelming...There is also Kevins' place on Soi Pattayaland...The Blue Parrot, the food is alright there drowned with a couple of beers.... The other option is too buy your own ingredients and make yourself a mexican feast at home....You can buy taco shells, spices, beans, nacho dips(bean,cheese), salsas, tortillas, fajitas, chilli....in Carrefour, foodland, friendship....Nacho cheese in Friendship....Mix up some Frozen margaritas (1 part curacao triple sec/1.5 part tequila gold/1part lime juice).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangene Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 Blue Parrot in Pataya = Blech!!! I was in Pattaya recently and tried it the Mexican food at Blue Parrot. It was only a bit better than Tia Maria on Soi 23 in Bangkok which is the worst Mx food I have ever tasted in my life. Will have to try Tequilla Reef next time I am in Pattaya. Can't believe that Tia Maria is still open-- must be a front for a cash laundering scam because it sure isn't a restaurant.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 ...............Can't believe that Tia Maria is still open-- must be a front for a cash laundering scam because it sure isn't a restaurant.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You may be on to something, farangene. When I worked at the IRS in the USA, one of the revenue agents heard which Chinese restaurants in our neighborhood were on the suspected list of money launderers. The food was great, and a full meal with iced tea something like $2.99! They must have sold the food at cost. The waitstaff wasn't from the right part of China (illegals from western China) and the cook and dishwasher were illegal Hispanics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiva Posted November 21, 2004 Author Share Posted November 21, 2004 Do you think a decent Mexican restaurant in Pattaya or perhaps Koh Samui would fly? I'm from New Mexico, I know good chicano food when I taste it, and if I have to cook it at home, I can cook a mean enchilada. If I can get corn tortillas.. I didn't know Thailand had a Foodland..they are all over here on Maui...and I suppose the mainland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie-Porgie Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 There have been MILLIONS of posts about finding good Mexican food in SEA, and the general consensus is that there ISN'T any. A good Mexican restaurant would fly for sure, but I'm not sure that we are all looking for the same kind of Mexican food. I would pay $100 US for a real $3.00 California, San Francisco, Mission Street, super-Burrito -of any kind- but I'm not that hip on Tex-Mex, for example, although, I've only had it over here, so I might be more enthusiastic if I'd ever had the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Jarvis Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 I go to Bourbon Street and order the Fajitas. Very good I must say. I hear there is a very good place in the Rembrant Hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingy_ Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 mexican food in thailand does not exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 I go to Bourbon Street and order the Fajitas. Very good I must say.I hear there is a very good place in the Rembrant Hotel. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's been 3 years since I last ate there. The meals in the restaurant did resemble Mex food. http://www.rembrandtbkk.com/html/senor_pico.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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