The Hit And Run Restaurant "review" Thread

[hackjam]

I think its also available in a baguette?

[bkk6060]

Burger Map Naklua on main road. Retro inside. Good aircon friendly staff.

The beef seemed very fresh hand formed not frozen and bun homemade.  Not huge but just right tasty.

220 b.

[Jingthing]

I don't eat many burgers so for me burgers in Pattaya are a no brainer. Arnos at T21 has freakin' fantastic burgers, and not even expensive even more so with their before 5 PM free soft drink promotion. 

[champers]

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Burger Map Naklua on main road. Retro inside. Good aircon friendly staff.

The beef seemed very fresh hand formed not frozen and bun homemade.  Not huge but just right tasty.

220 b.

Closed and all locked up 2 days ago. The Korean eatery upstairs has gone bust as has a half-hearted attempt at a BBQ place. 

Also, saw Wok n Roll at Dolphin roundabout was closed on Christmas day and has been closed ever since. Spent more time refurbishing the place than running it.

[Jingthing]

19 minutes ago, champers said:

Closed and all locked up 2 days ago. The Korean eatery upstairs has gone bust as has a half-hearted attempt at a BBQ place. 

Also, saw Wok n Roll at Dolphin roundabout was closed on Christmas day and has been closed ever since. Spent more time refurbishing the place than running it.

I had stopped by Wok N Roll while they were still open and they had an interesting and long menu of Malaysian items that sounded interesting but no prices and no explanations so I asked when they would actually have a coherent menu. I even kind of lectured them that you're losing business if people can't see what you're selling and for how much. So I guess when is never. Some places you can tell right away are basically asking not to make it.

[bkk6060]

36 minutes ago, champers said:

Closed and all locked up 2 days ago. The Korean eatery upstairs has gone bust as has a half-hearted attempt at a BBQ place. 

Also, saw Wok n Roll at Dolphin roundabout was closed on Christmas day and has been closed ever since. Spent more time refurbishing the place than running it.

??

Burger Map?

I just ate there today...

[champers]

15 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

??

Burger Map?

I just ate there today...

It must have been closed for just one day then.

[hackjam]

My favorite Thai seafood place, Obaroi on Jomtien Beach Rd, in front of Navin resort, has closed and has the for sale signs up.

While missus loves Pupen, I am easy easy, find it a bit chaotic at times and would appreciate any recommendations for good seafood place in Jomtien area.

[DrTuner]

3 hours ago, hackjam said:

While missus loves Pupen, I am easy easy, find it a bit chaotic at times and would appreciate any recommendations for good seafood place in Jomtien area.

I stopped going to Pupen and Lung Saway when the Chinese invaded. They might be ok now?

[TaaSaparot]

1 hour ago, DrTuner said:

I stopped going to Pupen and Lung Saway when the Chinese invaded. They might be ok now?

Is Loong Sawai 2 still open.

 

Same menu but always quieter.

Edited February 8, 2020 by TaaSaparot

[TaaSaparot]

4 hours ago, hackjam said:

My favorite Thai seafood place, Obaroi on Jomtien Beach Rd, in front of Navin resort, has closed and has the for sale signs up.

While missus loves Pupen, I am easy easy, find it a bit chaotic at times and would appreciate any recommendations for good seafood place in Jomtien area.

I guess you stay in Jomtien?

 

I far prefer Naklua for Seafood Restaurants.

[hackjam]

News, under Fraser's in Jomtien has always been a favorite of mine, and glad to report, still good.

Went for lamb shank, came with sauté potatoes and missus had the planked salmon, came with mash.

Must say, nicest lamb shank I have had in a long time, salmon excellent, they gave a complimentary basket of thinly cut toasted bread with some king of crushed olive dip, and was just the ideal nibble.

We did have 2 glasses of house red, decent for 190B a glass.

While may seem a tad expensive to some, for me it is decent value for a quality meal with wine, in a nice venue.Total damage was 1515B.

Service girl could do with learning to smile but overall, good service.

Would recommend.  

 

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, hackjam said:

News, under Fraser's in Jomtien has always been a favorite of mine, and glad to report, still good.
...

 

 

 

Just a caveat. I think some lazy readers might read that post as being about Frasers. Of course it's not. Its about -- 

newssteaks.com/

[hackjam]

Right now, my favorite Italian around Pattaya is Alby & Micky, on Soi Boukow.

Consistent, clean place with good staff. They seem to have a loyal Italian following. 

Relatively cheap, nothing fancy.

[champers]

5 minutes ago, hackjam said:

Right now, my favorite Italian around Pattaya is Alby & Micky, on Soi Boukow.

Consistent, clean place with good staff. They seem to have a loyal Italian following. 

Relatively cheap, nothing fancy.

Whereabouts on Soi Buakow is that, please?

[bkk6060]

21 minutes ago, hackjam said:

Right now, my favorite Italian around Pattaya is Alby & Micky, on Soi Boukow.

Consistent, clean place with good staff. They seem to have a loyal Italian following. 

Relatively cheap, nothing fancy.

Would have rather seen the food then the bill.

But, thanks for the info. ????

Edited February 25, 2020 by bkk6060

[champers]

Ristorante Rinapp, Soi 13/1 off Pattaya Beach Road.

Soi 13/1 also known as Soi Yamoto and this resto is next door to Yamoto restaurant.

It is Italian owned and seemingly popular amongst the Italians in town.

I had the lasagnella which, as the name suggests, is a smaller version of a lasagna. It was superb, light and delicious. I had room for dessert and plumped for the tartufo. This was also superb, a wonderfully gooey chocolate centre, you could say an icy version of a chocolate fondant.

I will venture back to sample other items on the menu, which allows you to mix and match your favourite pasta to your sauce of choice. A similar deal on gnocci or ravioli.

Prices are value for money.

Reccomended.

[bkk6060]

2 minutes ago, champers said:

Ristorante Rinapp, Soi 13/1 off Pattaya Beach Road.

Soi 13/1 also known as Soi Yamoto and this resto is next door to Yamoto restaurant.

It is Italian owned and seemingly popular amongst the Italians in town.

I had the lasagnella which, as the name suggests, is a smaller version of a lasagna. It was superb, light and delicious. I had room for dessert and plumped for the tartufo. This was also superb, a wonderfully gooey chocolate centre, you could say an icy version of a chocolate fondant.

I will venture back to sample other items on the menu, which allows you to mix and match your favourite pasta to your sauce of choice. A similar deal on gnocci or ravioli.

Prices are value for money.

Reccomended.

Good to know thanks.

If I can make it past the massage shops I frequently hit up there, would like to try it out.

[TaaSaparot]

3 hours ago, champers said:

Whereabouts on Soi Buakow is that, please?

LMGTFY... 

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.92572,100.8807035,3a,75y,347.24h,90.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-ksyfLXmMMMmSYZ-MJQeNw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

[hackjam]

About half way between market and Action Street,

[champers]

On 2/25/2020 at 1:25 PM, champers said:

Whereabouts on Soi Buakow is that, please?

 

On 2/25/2020 at 1:18 PM, hackjam said:

Right now, my favorite Italian around Pattaya is Alby & Micky, on Soi Boukow.

Consistent, clean place with good staff. They seem to have a loyal Italian following. 

Relatively cheap, nothing fancy.

Went today and had the tagliatelli with Italian sausage and mushrooms. I also ordered a side order of garlic bread. The tagliatelli portion was enormous and no way could I eat it all. A couple of slices of bread came with the dish and they were left untouched. I did leave enough room to polish off an apple strudel for dessert. A nice mix of apple and raisins, with ice cream and whipped cream. Microwave ovens don't do pastry any favours but that is a minor grouch.

On recieving the bill I thought it was a bit high and on closer inspection it was because I had been charged for 2 main courses rather than just the one I had. I don't know if this error was by accident or design but it was a reminder to me to check bills carefully before coughing up the readies. The corrected bill came to 450 Baht which included for a bottle of water along with the food.

Good value for money. Check bin then check bill.

[seasia]

I have eaten at Alby & Mickeys several times.

Almost invariably have the tortelloni, which is merely a larger size of tortellini.

 

I choose the  meat filled version in a ragu/bolognese sauce. Delicious, served with complimentary bread.

Probably the best tortelloni/tortellini I have had in Pattaya.

Also went once with 4 friends, all chose that same dish, everyone enjoyed.

Tried a taste of the lasagne once, prefer Grottino on soi 33 naklu for that.

 

Yes, good service and reasonable prices.

[hackjam]

Akvavit, Jomtien beach road for an excellent lunch today. Place was busy around 2-30pm, weekly special went for chicken and egg salad starter, came with a homemade sauce, bit like thousand island.

Had salmon, mash, veg and a nice cream and fennel?? sauce.

Was a lovely meal for a reasonable 260B.

They do change this weekly.

 

[DrTuner]

58 minutes ago, hackjam said:

Akvavit, Jomtien beach road

They used to be really, really good but then suddenly (Chef left?) the quality plummeted a few years ago. I've been going back every once in a while since then, but no, quality hasn't returned. Perhaps somebody knows the back story?

[hackjam]

My favorite breakfast is Tropical on Darkside,  the American with extra baked beans, comes with 2 slices of toast and mug of tea. Bacon is crispy streaky. Staff well trained, AC and 180B plus 40B extra for beans. Not greasy. 

Does a good trade, always busy and great Thai food also.

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, hackjam said:

My favorite breakfast is Tropical on Darkside,  the American with extra baked beans, comes with 2 slices of toast and mug of tea. Bacon is crispy streaky. Staff well trained, AC and 180B plus 40B extra for beans.

Darn, hovercraft fuel.

[bkk6060]

Was in the mood for a good salad.  Saw this special walking around.

I know they have had a 99 b special before, but this is not bad for the quality all very fresh.

At Terminal 21.

[gargamon]

9 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Was in the mood for a good salad.  Saw this special walking around.

I know they have had a 99 b special before, but this is not bad for the quality all very fresh.

At Terminal 21.

I used to go here regularly. They had a ceasar salad in the salad bar that was pretty good. They stopped that maybe 6 months ago and I stopped going. Any chance it's back?

[champers]

8 minutes ago, gargamon said:

I used to go here regularly. They had a ceasar salad in the salad bar that was pretty good. They stopped that maybe 6 months ago and I stopped going. Any chance it's back?

Perhaps they had run out of ceasars (Fawlty Towers joke, variation thereof).

Edited March 5, 2020 by champers

[TaaSaparot]

Had a craving for some Khao Soi today.

 

Khrua Mueang Neua - 3rd Road.