The Hit And Run Restaurant "review" Thread

[Jingthing]

Crown of India

2nd road

North Pattaya

 

I have been there before when they opened but I had heard it had changed so decided on another try.

 

This is a rather higher priced Indian restaurant but they no longer have plus plus as they used to. They are on eatigo.com. 50 percent slots for early lunch only. Many slots at 30 percent though.

 

So I had

 

Tangri kebab

4 small sized chicken legs mild spice marinated in yogurt cooked in tandoor.

Very tasty but considering how cheap chicken is it seemed they went out of their way to serve the smallest possible pieces.

260

 

Dal tadka

The classic yellow Dal generous portion served in a metal bucket.

I had asked three times for them to make it very spicy. Surprise. Surprise. It was not. The white man's burden at Indian restaurants. It was tasty though and not bland.

140

 

Keema minced meat paratha

OK

140

 

Acceptable value with eatigo.

 

There he wrote.

 

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[opporna]

On 2/24/2019 at 2:46 PM, Jingthing said:

Abunawas Indian and Arabic restaurant

Soi "Arab" South Pattaya

Jingthing, I was walking in the Soi Arab area yesterday, along Thappraya/2nd Road up towards the hill, and I noticed that there were a ton of Indian restaurants offering thalis at 150 baht. I must have seen a dozen such places. It was a bit more complicated, many offered veggie thalis for 120 and non-veggie for 149, but you get the idea. In addition, some offered non-veggie thalis for 150ish saying they were 'buffet' or 'all you can eat' style, whereas the single serving ones were 120ish baht.

 

Faced with such a huge selection I chose none, but if you have any knowledge of how to select well from the plethora of choices I'd be all ears.

 

For Indian I usually go to the buffet at Aroma/Colors in North Pattaya for 200 baht, but I'd like to expand my horizons. Thanks in advance for any help.

Edited February 27, 2019 by opporna

[Jingthing]

Good question, but I'm not big on Thalis though.

 

I can say this though --

 

Many places have thalis that aren't even on the menu. Just ask.

 

Non-veg is always more expensive than veg.

 

"Unlimited" means they will bring refills if you want.

 

"Buffet" usually doesn't literally mean a buffet in the western sense. It's similar to unlimited but keep in mind some or many places will only serve "buffet" to groups. 

 

Specific ideas.

 

This place offers a piece of tandoori chicken with their non-veg. thali. That's welcome and unusual.

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293919-d12385859-Reviews-Lovely_Indian_Restaurant-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

 

Years ago I liked the veg thalis here but haven't been lately 

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293919-d3808215-Reviews-Indian_Touch_1_RESTAURANT-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

 

Edited February 27, 2019 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

Simon's Israeli Restaurant

Soi Buakow Market (not the Pattaya Tai one)

Sadly, this wonderful restaurant appears to be closed.

The door is locked with a chain, the tables have been removed, and there is no sign on the door about refurbishment. 

There are three other Israeli restaurants in the neighborhood (including the hotel synagogue one that is actually Kosher) but Simon's is a real loss. 

[KneeDeep]

On 2/25/2019 at 11:48 AM, mogandave said:

Tried the Tex-Mex lunch buffet (฿580 net) at the Hilton this afternoon, and my review is almost identical to the seafood lunch review the other day, in that the Tex-Mex portion was disappointing, but everything else was great. Fish and ground-beef soft tacos were pretty good, as was the pepper corn salad and the chorizo, bean and cheese “wet burritos”. The guacamole was plentiful and something of a highlight. Variety of fresh salsa, none were very good. A few varieties of “salmon ceviche” that were interesting, but salmon being a cold water fish is not caught in either Mexico or Texas, so not sure what that was about. Ceviche is usually made from trigger fish which are junk-fish.

 

Good salad bar, good bread, great roast chicken and Ham and several pasta and Thai dishes that looked good but that I didn’t try.

 

Again, the dessert bar was outstanding, with the standouts being a blueberry cheesecake that could actually be classified as NY style, and Thai-Tea ice cream. The variety on the desert bar changed significantly from the other day.

 

Total for three was ฿1,880 out the door.

 

Sure was a lot of those Chinese that don’t spend any money having lunch there...

 

I'm sorry, but that is nonsense.

 

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

 

You perhaps speak of some U.S variation.

 

Edited March 4, 2019 by KneeDeep

[Yellowtail]

9 minutes ago, KneeDeep said:

 

I'm sorry, but that is nonsense.

 

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

 

You perhaps speak of some U.S variation.

 

And perhaps you know not of what you speak. 

 

DIdn't see Salmon listed on your wiki link...

[KneeDeep]

37 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

And perhaps you know not of what you speak. 

 

DIdn't see Salmon listed on your wiki link...

 

Did I mention Salmon?

 

I know a thing or two about Ceviche....being South American. How about you?

[Yellowtail]

4 minutes ago, KneeDeep said:

 

Did I mention Salmon?

 

I know a thing or two about Ceviche....being South American. How about you?

To be clear, I was reviewing a Mexican buffet, and last time I looked, Mexico was in North America. I grew up In SoCal and have been to Mexico hundreds of times going back to camping and fishing with my family in the sixties. That said, I will admit that my experience with ceviche is limited, and I will bow to your greater knowledge on the topic.

 

So given your superior intellect and broader experience,  have you ever caught Salmon in Mexico or South America or even heard of Salmon ceviche in Mexico or South America?

 

 

[KneeDeep]

15 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

To be clear, I was reviewing a Mexican buffet, and last time I looked, Mexico was in North America. I grew up In SoCal and have been to Mexico hundreds of times going back to camping and fishing with my family in the sixties. That said, I will admit that my experience with ceviche is limited, and I will bow to your greater knowledge on the topic.

 

So given your superior intellect and broader experience,  have you ever caught Salmon in Mexico or South America or even heard of Salmon ceviche in Mexico or South America?

 

 

 

Mexico is not part of South America. ????

 

No, I've never eaten Salmon Ceviche and anyway I was referring to your Trigger fish comment. So perhaps you misunderstood.

 

Edit: On second thoughts, I may have sampled Salmon in the ceviche here; http://mangosperu.com

But don't quote me on it. ????

Edited March 4, 2019 by KneeDeep

[Yellowtail]

3 minutes ago, KneeDeep said:

 

Mexico is not part of South America. ????

 

No, I've never eaten Salmon Ceviche and anyway I was referring to your Trigger fish comment. So perhaps you misunderstood.

Yeah, that must be it.

[CharlieH]

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[Jingthing]

Oh please.

Pattaya has a lot.

 

Not Ethiopian but they have in Bangkok, close than PP.

 

But

 

French -- Multiple

 

Belgian -- Multiple

 

Pizza -- Scads

 

Iraq -- I think probably not specifically but many Middle Eastern restaurants here including numerous Iranian ones (Iran and Iraq rice preparation is similar) 

 

Malaysian -- Malaysia Café, Soi 16 Pattaya Klang

 

Deli -- not sure what kind of deli you mean

 

Vietnamese, Mr. Pho Tappraya and others that are more Thai style Viet

 

Chinese -- several and growing with food from various regions

 

 

 

[Jingthing]

Punjabi Dhaba

Soi 8, yes that Soi 8, between 2nd road and Beach, Pattaya

I heard about this place from a funny Indian travel vlogger as I'm not normally to be found on Soi 8.

He's no foodie. His priority is that a place has chicken biryani which is what he always orders and that it's cheap enough. (180)

It looked OK on his video so I thought, what the hey, how bad could it be?

Punjabi Dhaba is a restaurant aimed at Indian tourists that's priced a tad below the Pattaya market average.

I tried the 1/2 tandoori chicken 180, dal tadka 100, and 2 tandoor rotis 20 each. Asked for spicy.

The tandoori chicken was well spiced and not too dry, served on a plate rather than a sizzling pan. It included a quite lovely kind of pickle salad of a different style than I've seen locally. The meat portion was not impressive. Two smaller legs and some other smallish piece.

The dal was more soupy than I prefer, but well spiced as I had requested. However there was a major flaw. There was too much salt. I don't completely blame them because it's not uncommon for extra salt to be added when you ask for more spicy, but still I wasn't very happy with it, so I blame them somewhat.

The breads were as expected.

Overall, this place definitely didn't suck.

You wouldn't call it a destination restaurant but if you're in the Soi 8 area, yeah that Soi 8, and you want some lower priced Indian food, Punjabi Dhaba is waiting … 

[Rimmer]

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[KneeDeep]

Who'd have thought it?

 

Not one authentic Italian restaurant in the whole of Pattaya; http://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/food/2019/02/28/there-are-44-italian-restaurants-in-thailand-rome-approves-of/

 

Seems we need to go to Ambassador City to get authentic ingredients; http://www.ambassadorcityjomtien.com/restaurant-jomtien-beach/pasta-pasta-restaurant-jomtien.html

 

????

[Spidey]

6 minutes ago, KneeDeep said:

Who'd have thought it?

 

Not one authentic Italian restaurant in the whole of Pattaya; http://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/food/2019/02/28/there-are-44-italian-restaurants-in-thailand-rome-approves-of/

 

Seems we need to go to Ambassador City to get authentic ingredients; http://www.ambassadorcityjomtien.com/restaurant-jomtien-beach/pasta-pasta-restaurant-jomtien.html

 

????

Have eaten in the Italian restaurant in Ambassador City and found the food average and very overpriced.

 

Agree that there aren't any truly authentic Italian Restaurants in Thailand, they just can't get the correct ingredients. Can't make an authentic pasta sauce with tinned tomatoes or Thai tomatoes. 

[KneeDeep]

8 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Have eaten in the Italian restaurant in Ambassador City and found the food average and very overpriced.

 

Agree that there aren't any truly authentic Italian Restaurants in Thailand, they just can't get the correct ingredients. Can't make an authentic pasta sauce with tinned tomatoes or Thai tomatoes. 

 

 

Actually you can. The problem is the source. Most American brands sell fake products.

But if you buy the real thing...; 

 

 

 

 

[Spidey]

1 minute ago, KneeDeep said:

 

 

Actually you can. The problem is the source. Most American brands sell fake products.

But if you buy the real thing...; 

 

 

 

 

I have eaten out many times in Italy. I can assure you that a decent Italian restaurant, in Italy, doesn't use tinned tomatoes.

[KneeDeep]

Just now, Spidey said:

I have eaten out many times in Italy. I can assure you that a decent Italian restaurant, in Italy, doesn't use tinned tomatoes.

 

My girlfriend is Italian, from Capri....so I think I might have some idea of what can be utilised and what not.

[Spidey]

14 minutes ago, KneeDeep said:

 

My girlfriend is Italian, from Capri....so I think I might have some idea of what can be utilised and what not.

I have been to Naples a number of times and eaten in several restaurants there. Not a tinned tomato in sight. A true Neopolitan would rather die, than put tinned tomatoes in a sauce, particularly as it's the home of San Marzano tomatoes, probably the best cooking tomatoes in the world. You've never had a real pizza unless you've eaten one on Naples made with fresh San Marzano tomatoes (not tinned).

[myshem]

48 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Agree that there aren't any truly authentic Italian Restaurants in Thailand, they just can't get the correct ingredients. Can't make an authentic pasta sauce with tinned tomatoes or Thai tomatoes. 

 

So ridiculous ! there is nothing that cannot be bought in Thailand, and Italian import it themselves anyway !

The only reason being that most people know nothing and cannot see the difference between good ingredients and bad ones, better sell them cheap $$shit at a high price than good expensive ingredients that they are not even able to recognize.

 

 

[KneeDeep]

25 minutes ago, Spidey said:

I have been to Naples a number of times and eaten in several restaurants there. Not a tinned tomato in sight. A true Neopolitan would rather die, than put tinned tomatoes in a sauce, particularly as it's the home of San Marzano tomatoes, probably the best cooking tomatoes in the world. You've never had a real pizza unless you've eaten one on Naples made with fresh San Marzano tomatoes (not tinned).

 

Oh please....I live on Capri for some of the year. Do you walk into the kitchen to see what they use? Just stop it, instead of pretending to be some kind of expert.

 

[KneeDeep]

31 minutes ago, myshem said:

 

So ridiculous ! there is nothing that cannot be bought in Thailand, and Italian import it themselves anyway !

The only reason being that most people know nothing and cannot see the difference between good ingredients and bad ones, better sell them cheap $$shit at a high price than good expensive ingredients that they are not even able to recognize.

 

 

 

Indeed, I know of 'authentic' restaurants here that regularly pass off cheaper hard cheeses for Parmigiano-Reggiano.

 

I import my own authentic ingredients, as most of what is sold in the supermarkets is the lowest quality sold at high prices.

If not that, then it comes from a different country altogether. Danish mozzarella, Australian Feta....what next?

[KneeDeep]

38 minutes ago, Spidey said:

I have been to Naples a number of times and eaten in several restaurants there. Not a tinned tomato in sight. A true Neopolitan would rather die, than put tinned tomatoes in a sauce, particularly as it's the home of San Marzano tomatoes, probably the best cooking tomatoes in the world. You've never had a real pizza unless you've eaten one on Naples made with fresh San Marzano tomatoes (not tinned).

 

So I guess in your eyes this tinned product is not authentic; https://www.qualigeo.eu/en/prodotto-qualigeo/pomodoro-s-marzano-dellagro-sarnese-nocerino-dop/

[KneeDeep]

45 minutes ago, Spidey said:

I have been to Naples a number of times and eaten in several restaurants there. Not a tinned tomato in sight. A true Neopolitan would rather die, than put tinned tomatoes in a sauce, particularly as it's the home of San Marzano tomatoes, probably the best cooking tomatoes in the world. You've never had a real pizza unless you've eaten one on Naples made with fresh San Marzano tomatoes (not tinned).

 

My girlfriend's mother makes her passata, seals it in beer bottles and stores it in their underground area. Lasts forever.

If you think that they are throwing fresh San Marzano tomatoes on top of pasta/pizza, you have got it all wrong.

[KneeDeep]

51 minutes ago, Spidey said:

I have been to Naples a number of times and eaten in several restaurants there. Not a tinned tomato in sight. A true Neopolitan would rather die, than put tinned tomatoes in a sauce, particularly as it's the home of San Marzano tomatoes, probably the best cooking tomatoes in the world. You've never had a real pizza unless you've eaten one on Naples made with fresh San Marzano tomatoes (not tinned).

 

Anyway, let's not argue. Let us celebrate the good food. Next time you are in Napoli, try; https://www.pizzeriadaattilio.com/menu if you haven't already done so.

[CharlieH]

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[ThaiBob]

Another excellent meal at Italian Osteria at T21. Recommended. 

[NewGuy]

Jingthing and interested others: I’ve started posting Phnom Penh foodie items in Sheryl’s Cambodia forum thread. Hope to finish tomorrow. 

[Jingthing]

3 hours ago, NewGuy said:

Jingthing and interested others: I’ve started posting Phnom Penh foodie items in Sheryl’s Cambodia forum thread. Hope to finish tomorrow. 

Thanks for that. I might be interested in a trip there. Yes I noticed they have an Ethiopian place and lots of Chinese. There is a particular MUSLIM Chinese restaurant there that I read about that intrigues.