Jingthing Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 6 hours ago, redwood1 said: https://www.marcospattaya.com/ Marcos, Very very good pizza..... Yeah I like Marco's pizza, but I like Frankie's more and it's closer to where they're staying. FRANKIE'S INN, Pattaya - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyT Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 You who like pizza may have an answer; Why is Pizza more expensive here than in the US or EU? I don't know any other food being so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, GypsyT said: You who like pizza may have an answer; Why is Pizza more expensive here than in the US or EU? I don't know any other food being so. Is that the case? A medium/large pizza in Dominos in Pattaya is US$ 4.80/6.25. How much are they in the US/EU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextG Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 57 minutes ago, GypsyT said: You who like pizza may have an answer; Why is Pizza more expensive here than in the US or EU? I don't know any other food being so. It isn’t, unless it uses imported ingredients. Strange assertion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogradod Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 hours ago, NextG said: It isn’t, unless it uses imported ingredients. Strange assertion. It makes alsways sense to define the item under discussion until a consensus is reached. In this case a pizza. For me that means a Neapolitan Pizza which calls for imported ingrediants, like real Mozarella, Olive Oil, Carciofi etc. I find that under these conditions, a pizza is surprizingly cheap here. I would rather like to pay the double prize, if they were not so stingy with the size of toppings, which they must be given the exuberant import taxes. This is as well true for any other dish in a restaurant. The real ingredience is the biggest cost driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextG Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, moogradod said: It makes alsways sense to define the item under discussion until a consensus is reached. In this case a pizza. For me that means a Neapolitan Pizza which calls for imported ingrediants, like real Mozarella, Olive Oil, Carciofi etc. I find that under these conditions, a pizza is surprizingly cheap here. I would rather like to pay the double prize, if they were not so stingy with the size of toppings, which they must be given the exuberant import taxes. This is as well true for any other dish in a restaurant. The real ingredience is the biggest cost driver. The way to get around that it to supply them with the necessary ingredients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogradod Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, NextG said: The way to get around that it to supply them with the necessary ingredients. You would not believe it but I have contemplated this idea before ! Instead of paying for the pizza I would then go for an expensive wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextG Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Just now, moogradod said: You would not believe it but I have contemplated this idea before ! Instead of paying for the pizza I would then go for an expensive wine So what has stopped you? Obtain the quality of ingredients that reach your standard. Then pop along to the pizzaiolo with the wood fired oven. You pay him for the base pizza and a little extra for his work. No problem to take your own standard of wine along and offer to pay corkage. Life is too short to suffer bad food. Don’t waste your time eating rubbish if you can afford a good quality. No decently run restaurant will refuse. They still make money on the pizza, with further profit on a corkage charge. You of course will return to the place time and again due to being happy with the quality and service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 4 hours ago, GypsyT said: You who like pizza may have an answer; Why is Pizza more expensive here than in the US or EU? I don't know any other food being so. A pizza at the level of Frankie's would be 20 to 25 dollars in the US. Here it's 9 to 12. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextG Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, moogradod said: You would not believe it but I have contemplated this idea before ! Instead of paying for the pizza I would then go for an expensive wine Not so different to visiting Lan Pho seafood market, buying the seafood you like and then getting one of the surrounding eateries to prepare it in the style that you want. Don’t be afraid nor embarrassed. Everything is possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 21 hours ago, GypsyT said: I don't know any other food being so. A good beefsteak maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyT Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 "Is that the case? A medium/large pizza in Dominos in Pattaya is US$ 4.80/6.25. How much are they in the US/EU?" Here's the answer how much pizza buyer must work for it; "The hourly minimum wage of Thailand (1.26 USD) is way lower than that of the USA, which is around 7.25 USD." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop mak Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 On 9/22/2023 at 3:39 AM, Jingthing said: Let's Wok American Chinese food Soi Lengkee However, tasty food is tasty food. I have had a better than expected experiences at Let's Wok on Soi Lengkee located in the American Bar and Grill restaurant. +1 for Let's Wok. It's tasty and good. My fav is Beef in black pepper sauce (Grab 360 baht + rice 50 baht) but beef sometimes chewy, sadly. Sweet&Sour hong kong style, has been good every time. But small portion (Grab 280 baht and add on rice 50 Baht) Grab add 30% on top of restaurants prices, if I'm not wrong. Even I take that into consideration, my conclusion is: Very good food, but overpriced compared to portion size. I would order much more, if meals cost 50-70% less. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Shop mak said: +1 for Let's Wok. It's tasty and good. My fav is Beef in black pepper sauce (Grab 360 baht + rice 50 baht) but beef sometimes chewy, sadly. Sweet&Sour hong kong style, has been good every time. But small portion (Grab 280 baht and add on rice 50 Baht) Grab add 30% on top of restaurants prices, if I'm not wrong. Even I take that into consideration, my conclusion is: Very good food, but overpriced compared to portion size. I would order much more, if meals cost 50-70% less. I agree with you that their food is overpriced. For example even their rice which would typically be 10 to 20 baht in a regular Chinese restaurant. Of course they are free to charge what they want but I choose to not pay their prices and use authentic Chinese restaurants instead. Which are generally not cheap here either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Dragon Belly restaurant on Beach Rd Soi 3 has opened in The Moon hotel. It proclaims it produces "modern Chinese" food. This includes dim sun which is not commonly found in Pattaya, I believe. It is part of the A-One group as are many properties on that soi. I imagine it will be very busy the next few days so maybe wait a week before trying it out. Edited November 23, 2023 by champers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cogalar Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On the recent subject of pizza, I used to enjoy pizza from a stall run by an Italian guy half way down Paratumnak Soi 5 where the road forks. He was there most nights from 18:30 onward. I went on Friday evening and noticed a new shop had opened where he used to park outside of and wondered if he’d been moved on as he was nowhere to be found (I had a drive around to see if I could spot him elsewhere) Pizza was tasty and decent value for money. Does anyone know where he is these days? TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted February 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 7 (edited) New apparently gourmet level Turkish restaurant opens in South Pattaya. Istanbul Restaurant Pattaya Tai (near 2nd road corner) I have eaten at the Turkish restaurants in Pattaya over the years and also been to Turkiye, and it's obvious to me just by looking at the menu that this new one is at a higher level than ever seen before here. Of course the proof is in the eating but I can tell you there are dishes on their menu that you've never seen before. Clearly to have a full meal there, it won't be cheap, as you'll need multiple dishes (similar to a full Indian meal) but the prices don't seem extortionate at the per dish level. I guess going in a group and just ordering mezzes to share would cut the per person cost down. As people try this place, please report back here your impressions on specific dishes. Istanbul Restaurant Brings World Class Turkish Food at Affordable Prices to Pattaya - The Pattaya News Istanbul Restaurant - Pattaya (foodmenu.online) Edited February 7 by Jingthing 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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