The Hit And Run Restaurant "review" Thread

[Jingthing]

That is great news , we need it!    If they have an Indonesian chef chances are good the food will be authentic. I will go there for a Gado-Gado .  Just to test if they can make it as I remember from Bali.  

 

It's on their menu for 139 baht  . At least 50 dishes has been named in the menu so can't wait. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To add last Wednesday the Indonesian chef had a day off so that might be weekly. They can't do the Indonesian menu when he's not there.  

I was disappointed that they didn't have any dishes with tempeh.

 

Keep in mind that that website menu does not match their printed menu exactly.

 

 

But of course gado gado is on it.

 

Don't expect as good as in Bali.

 

 

 

 

[Jingthing]

some Malee Indonesian menu items --

 

You might want to refer to the Indonesian food "cheat sheet" at this link:

 

http://blog.theholidaze.com/2013/07/indonesian-food-cheat-sheet/

 

Tjap Tjoy 139

 

Sate Kambing 239

Nasi goreng rames 199

 

Loempia special plate 169

 

Fried loempia  129

 

w/ babipang 149

 

Rendang Rice sambal goreng  199

 

Sambal boontjes ajam ketjap rice kroepoek at jar 229

 

Nasi goreng apel 139

 

Nasi goreng special 179

 

Babipang w/ rice 259

 

Fouyonghai 225

 

Babi ketjap 249

 

Veg. w/ rice 149

 

Bali chicken mango salad  149

 

Tahu telor 139

 

Nasi kuning w/ chicken 269

 

Bami rames 269

 

Sambal goreng bami sate ayam 229

 

Tjauw fan babi pangang 249

 

Sambal goreng manis garnalen rice 199

 

Sate Ayam 139

 

Sate Beef 239

 

Sate tahu 139

 

Udang Bali 259

 

Chicken curry  149

 

Soto ayam soup 129

 

Gulai kamping 169

 

Rawan daging  159

 

Gado gado 139

 

Cuke salad 79

 

Ayam rica sambal 159

 

Udang manis 199

 

Fish cake 149

 

Urap urap  129

 

Sambal goreng bunch? 129

 

Dadur jamur  139

 

Tahu telor eggs onion nut sauce  149

 

Sambal goreng 139

 

Nasi cambur Bali 269

Edited June 19, 2017 by Jingthing

[bkk6060]

i know not the best low carb. but Mister Donut makes a fresh grind fresh brew for each cup for a good price.  Coffee and donut 60 b.

Edited June 20, 2017 by bkk6060

[bangkokairportlink]

I found a new restaurant selling Vietnamese food as Nem nuan and noodles, but it's on the dark side at Non prue intersection.

 

All dishes are very nice and sold maximum 100 thb. They also have steak and Thai food, but best of all, they grow their hydro vegetables on the spot. People that we can really call nice and not ridiculous like the supposed vietnamese restaurant on central pattaya.

 

https://www.facebook.com/suan.hataikorn

 

I like vietnamese food and healthy salads in a very nice place, and sold at a very low price, so I am sure to go again.

 

 

Edited June 20, 2017 by bangkokairportlink

[Jingthing]

Do they have Pho?

[opporna]

I'm excited to say that one of my favorite Italian places is back--they've been closed for a couple years (sold out to someone else).

 

It's called Cala La Pasta and it's on Soi Bongkot (sort of). Here's the Google map Location it's opposite a Family Mart:

Cala La Pasta Location

 

The place used to be filled with Italians, and the food is good and very reasonably priced. I had the spaghetti vongole on special tonight for 99 baht. It was excellent and tasted of white wine. Loads of very fresh clams. They used to have daily specials, and the owner said she would continue that. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be eating here quite often.

 

This is the kind of place that needs our support. The location is a bit off the beaten track (around the corner from El Greco), but it's worth making the effort to find it in my opinion.

 

 

[balo]

That looks delicious , did you post the Google map location , link not working. 

 

[opporna]

 

5 hours ago, balo said:

That looks delicious , did you post the Google map location , link not working. 

 

I'll try again:

Cala La Pasta Restaurant Location

 

If that doesn't work, here's a map and if that doesn't get you here's the gps coordinates (12°55'35.1"N 100°53'24.9"E):

 

 

Edited June 20, 2017 by opporna

[Jingthing]

Curry House

2nd Road

Just south of Dosa Hut

 

Some changes afoot with this restaurant.

There is a FOR SALE sign and now also offering a buffet from 5 pm for 199.

Not sure if it's any good but I reckon it's a transition thing.

I did eat there one time and wasn't impressed, but if you're looking for a non-tour group Indian buffet, there it is.

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293919-d10210281-Reviews-Curry_House-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

Edited June 26, 2017 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

Muslim type restaurants, Pattaya-wide.

 

The annual month long Islamic Ramadan thing which has a different schedule every year is now over.

It's involves fasting all day for the entire period. 

You may have noticed many Muslim type restaurants of various nationalities either fully closed or open only at night.

They should all be open again by now. 

Some of my regular places are in this category. 

[champers]

Interesting article from today's BP Business section: I will paraphrase.

Hawker Chan, the Michelin starred street food outlet from Singapore, opened their first branch in Thailand yesterday at Bangkok's Terminal 21 mall. Later this year a branch will open at Royal Garden Plaza in Pattaya. The owner sold an operating licence for 8 years. Meals are in the 300 to 500 Baht price range (no streetfood pricing there) but some dishes are available at 100 Baht.

Edited June 26, 2017 by champers

[Jingthing]

Wow!

Looking forward to checking out the food at Hawker Chan.

To whet the appetite --

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g294265-d5424329-r494248636-Hong_Kong_Soya_Sauce_Chicken_Rice_Noodle-Singapore.html

 

[champers]

8 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Wow!

Looking forward to checking out the food at Hawker Chan.

To whet the appetite --

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g294265-d5424329-r494248636-Hong_Kong_Soya_Sauce_Chicken_Rice_Noodle-Singapore.html

 

The tripadvisor reviews are not the greatest.

[Jingthing]

6 minutes ago, champers said:

The tripadvisor reviews are not the greatest.

No worries. I'll judge it for myself.

[champers]

BEEFEATER RESTAURANT AND PUB.

This is just off 2nd Road on Soi Diana (the soi that is at the side of Kiss restaurant). Coming from Beach Rd on a bus, get off at Mikes Shopping Mall and walk through to 2nd Rd.

I ordered a 250 Gramme Ribeye steak, cooked rare, price 765 Baht.There was a choice of sides included in the price and I went for the green salad. Also included was a medley of roasted vegetables. The steak was excellent, cooked as ordered and extremely tender. Service was very efficient and polite. No pudding today, will try the creme brulee at 150 Baht next time.

This was a marginally better steak than the tenderloin I ate at Lone Star 10 days ago. The difference in price is about 500 Baht. What did I get for that? Well, there is more of a formal atmosphere; all the staff wore uniforms, linen napkins instead of paper and the food was served up more stylishly. I wore a shirt; good shorts and sandals, same as all the other customers in the place. I did go just after opening at 4pm.

I knew it was expensive before I went in, so I have no complaints about the cost. I will return.

RECCOMMENDED.

[topt]

On ‎21‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 6:02 AM, opporna said:

 

I'll try again:

Cala La Pasta Restaurant Location

 

If that doesn't work, here's a map and if that doesn't get you here's the gps coordinates (12°55'35.1"N 100°53'24.9"E):

 

 

 

Thanks for the review. Noticed this place last week as the gf uses the laundry opposite but no idea of its pedigree. Will give it a whirl

[topt]

5 hours ago, champers said:

BEEFEATER RESTAURANT AND PUB.

This is just off 2nd Road on Soi Diana (the soi that is at the side of Kiss restaurant). Coming from Beach Rd on a bus, get off at Mikes Shopping Mall and walk through to 2nd Rd.

I ordered a 250 Gramme Ribeye steak, cooked rare, price 765 Baht.There was a choice of sides included in the price and I went for the green salad. Also included was a medley of roasted vegetables. The steak was excellent, cooked as ordered and extremely tender. Service was very efficient and polite. No pudding today, will try the creme brulee at 150 Baht next time.

This was a marginally better steak than the tenderloin I ate at Lone Star 10 days ago. The difference in price is about 500 Baht. What did I get for that? Well, there is more of a formal atmosphere; all the staff wore uniforms, linen napkins instead of paper and the food was served up more stylishly. I wore a shirt; good shorts and sandals, same as all the other customers in the place. I did go just after opening at 4pm.

I knew it was expensive before I went in, so I have no complaints about the cost. I will return.

RECCOMMENDED.

Eaten there a few times in the past but don't remember paying that much for a steak - was that the imported NZ or Oz one?

[Jingthing]

Tarka House Bengali and Indian Restaurant

Pattaya 13/4 Alley, South Pattaya (Boyztown area)

Closer to 2nd than Beach

 

BENGALI food in Pattaya!  

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293919-d12416771-Reviews-Tarka_House_Restaurant-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293919-d9722219-Reviews-Ruchi_Indian_Restaurant-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

You can see some sample Bengali food pictures at the links. But they're mixed with the Indian food. So if it looks very familiar, it's probably the Indian part.

 

There are a number of places for this kind of food.

Similar to Indian, but different. 

Generally the places that have Bengali also have Indian.

I'll only be commenting on the Bengali food here.

That doesn't mean it's not worth checking out the Indian food too. I'm just not focused on Indian as that is all over the place.

But it's worth mentioning that the PRICES for their Indian look friendly too.

 

What is Bengali food?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_cuisine

 

Well, see the link but right off the bat there are a lot of dishes with MASHED stuff, they use a lot of MUSTARD OIL, fish curries are common, and the popular starch is RICE.

 

I'll focus on Tarka House now, but the quality is similar to Ruchi on Pattaya Klang. There are one or two other Bengali menus near Ruchi on Klang and also on 2nd south of Soi Diana. Also there is probably still one or two Bengali menus on the "City Park" pedestrian street between 2nd and Beach south of Royal Garden. Too many to cover! I suspect they're all similar quality anyway. 

 

Generally the Bengali menu places are not expecting "foreigners" to be interested in the Bengali menu. So translations are generally not there and most places don't even have pictures. 

Tarka House and Ruchi do have pictures.

Tarka House Bengali menu is in the ending part of their menu. Ruchi's Bengali menu is in the middle.

 

So if you don't know this food (I certainly didn't before I started exploring it in Pattaya) it will take some work to figure out what the choices are.

 

Lucky for you, I have translated almost the entire menu of Tarka House!

 

You're welcome.

 

For starters, I would suggest a fish curry and one of the MASHED mustard oil dishes such as potato or dal.

 

So far at Tarka I have only had a spicy fish curry and a mashed dal.

 

I totally loved the mashed dal! Believe it or not, it reminded me of ETHIOPIAN food, though obviously with different spices.

 

This took me some time to do ... hope some people use it --

 

 

Quote

 

Tarka house Bengali menu

Alu vorta MASHED POTATOES 80
actually bhorta:
Bhorta: Any vegetable, such as potatoes, beans, sour mangoes, papaya, pumpkins or even dal, first boiled whole and then mashed and seasoned with red shallot, fresh chile, mustard oil/ghee and spices.

 

bagun vorta (bhorta) EGGPLANT MASHED 80

 

Alu dim vorta (bhorta) Potato egg mash in balls possibly steamed 80
 

miste lao vorta bhorta
Something mashed but no idea what it is!?! 80

 

Moshur dal vorta, mashed yellow dal 80
had this, excellent 

 

Patla dal 80
Wet yellow dal

Shol mas bhorta 150
Fish mashed in balls steamed w/ spices

 

Vaje, they mean Bhaja FRIED

 

Korla Bhaja 80
fried bitter melon

 

Korla alu bhaja 100
fried bitter melon w/ potatoes

dal vuna 80
another yellow dal

 

Bajun vaje 80
bagun Bhaja
Fried eggplant

 

Dharosh baje (Bhaja) 80
Fried Okra

 

Korla chingre bhaja 150
Bitter melon prawns fried

 

Ful Kope Bhaja 100
Fried Cauliflower

 

Chicken vuna (Bhuna) 180
a dryer curry

 

Koi mas bhaja
Fish fried dry 160

 

Rui mas bhaja
Another fish fried dry 160

 

Dim Vuna bhuna 100
A semi dry spicy EGG curry

 

Chicken curry 180

 

Rui mas vuna (bhuna) 160
Curry fish 

 

Rui maser jhol 180
Hotter fish curry 
I had, tomato based.

 

Koi mas vuna (bhuna)
another fish curry

 

Pui shak shirm vuna bhuna
mustard greens w/ shrimp 160

 

Shirm bhuna 180
Shrimp dryer curry 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 27, 2017 by Jingthing

[champers]

1 minute ago, topt said:

Eaten there a few times in the past but don't remember paying that much for a steak - was that the imported NZ or Oz one?

Yes, topt, imported NZ. Fillet was more expensive. I prefer ribeye; a bit more fat for flavour.

[hackjam]

Any recommendations for a good Lebanese place in Pattaya? 

[Awohalitsiktoli]

44 minutes ago, hackjam said:

Any recommendations for a good Lebanese place in Pattaya? 

Is Israeli food close enough?  If so, then Jasmine in Soi Buakow (same road that leads to Pattaya-Central Hospital) is great!  I just ate hummus with caramelized onions, great pita bread and a tomato-cucumber salad.  Really delicious food.

 

Jasmine Restaurant on Soi Buakhaow, a few meters from Soi 15.

[Roger Lee]

Any recommendations for a good Lebanese place in Pattaya? 

Although I haven't eaten there and wouldn't know good Lebanese food from bad, they do a pretty fair job of trying to welcome you in.

Palace Restaurant at Central Festival on the 4th floor. They can be googled and they also have a Facebook page.


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[Jingthing]

2 hours ago, Roger Lee said:

Although I haven't eaten there and wouldn't know good Lebanese food from bad, they do a pretty fair job of trying to welcome you in.

Palace Restaurant at Central Festival on the 4th floor. They can be googled and they also have a Facebook page.


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Yes, they're on eatigo.com but I wouldn't say it's the best in town.

That would be ANWAR on THIRD road, if it's still there, which I think it is:

http://www.anwarlebanesepattaya.com/

Sadly, my very favorite little Lebanese gem, Lebanese Gourmet, which was located in the current BOLLYWOOD KURRY location, closed for lack of support. 

 

Edited June 28, 2017 by Jingthing

[pegman]

On June 27, 2017 at 5:31 AM, champers said:

BEEFEATER RESTAURANT AND PUB.

This is just off 2nd Road on Soi Diana (the soi that is at the side of Kiss restaurant). Coming from Beach Rd on a bus, get off at Mikes Shopping Mall and walk through to 2nd Rd.

I ordered a 250 Gramme Ribeye steak, cooked rare, price 765 Baht.There was a choice of sides included in the price and I went for the green salad. Also included was a medley of roasted vegetables. The steak was excellent, cooked as ordered and extremely tender. Service was very efficient and polite. No pudding today, will try the creme brulee at 150 Baht next time.

This was a marginally better steak than the tenderloin I ate at Lone Star 10 days ago. The difference in price is about 500 Baht. What did I get for that? Well, there is more of a formal atmosphere; all the staff wore uniforms, linen napkins instead of paper and the food was served up more stylishly. I wore a shirt; good shorts and sandals, same as all the other customers in the place. I did go just after opening at 4pm.

I knew it was expensive before I went in, so I have no complaints about the cost. I will return.

RECCOMMENDED.

Not on the menu but available there are very good sautéed mushrooms. They go great with the steaks.

[Jingthing]

The one mystery dish at Tarka House Bengali has been identified.

Miste Lao vorta is a fried dal instead of a steamed into a ball dal.

[Jingthing]

Oriental Trattoria

2nd road and Soi Yamato

 

Soft opening of a multicuisine restaurant.

 

For now only pizza and pasta.

Promotion going now for a month or two.

Pizzas 180

Pastas 90

Serious looking pizza oven

 

Coming later and of more interest to me a pan Asian menu including hard to find Malaysian food.

 

I assume there won't be a massive number of choices for each national cuisine.

 

Also some choices for German, Russian, and American. But not yet.

 

Yes I know it sounds like a tourist restaurant trying to do too much so skepticism is well founded but I intend to definitely check it out for a bargain pasta and the Pan Asian menu when it happens.

 

Hope springs eternal.

 

 

 

 

 

[champers]

Sounds too cheap to be true.

[Jingthing]

Sounds too cheap to be true.

Short term promotion. Who knows?

[balo]

3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Short term promotion. Who knows?

Is it soi 13/1 , opposite Avenue ?  

 

[Jingthing]

Across from Avenue yes.