The Hit And Run Restaurant "review" Thread

[BigStar]

Took Lae Dee, T21. 2 fried eggs Thai style, coffee, bacon, juice, 2 slices of whole wheat toast, butter, jam. Napkin, toothpick. Quiet, no Sky Sports, with good service. B81.

Edited June 24, 2020 by BigStar

[hackjam]

A few days ago, went to Nadia's, on Soi Bonkot, beside El Greco Greek place. 

They open at 8am, open air place, background music, TV on without sound, nice.

I had a fry up, 149B, and have to say, one of the best I have had in and around Pattaya, mainly due to the quality of the ingredients. 

And missus was very complimentary of her Thai dish.

Lots of positives, only negative was staff, while pleasant and efficient, just loudmouthed, both having conversation while at opposite ends of the restaurant, this is such a common issue for me in Thailand.

Will return for sure.

[opporna]

23 hours ago, luckyluke said:

On the Darkside - Soi Siam Country Club

 

" Pum Pui's", pizzeria,

French guy left, but ultimately taken over.

 Daily bread available ( Excellent ).

 

Do they still make and sell their own sausages do you know?

[luckyluke]

1 minute ago, opporna said:

Do they still make and sell their own sausages do you know?

Not to my knowledge.

Certainly no pâté anymore.

Taken over by an Australian and a German, I believe.

They kept the staff.

[hackjam]

A good sausage is something I have never found in Thailand.

I guess it is all about where a fellow comes from, am sure that the like of Germans will have found some that are similar to their home land.

[bkk6060]

2 hours ago, hackjam said:

A good sausage is something I have never found in Thailand.

I guess it is all about where a fellow comes from, am sure that the like of Germans will have found some that are similar to their home land.

https://g.co/kgs/CbdN48

 

 

[Jingthing]

A delivery food review. 

 

Jasmin Iranian Restaurant 

Soi 17 

South Pattaya 

 

Iranian food has been on my rotation and up until now I hadn't located any delivery options for that. 

 

So I was delighted to find Jasmin on the Lineman app. 

 

I had seen Jasmin in person before but I didn't find the street presentation welcoming, both with the crowd and the lack of any English signage. 

 

Not sure if it's open now but I do favor Reza restaurant near the Marine Plaza particularly for their spiced Lima bean rice dishes. 

 

For those unfamiliar with Iranian food it's definitely it's own thing but has similarities to Arabic, Turkish, and Indian. The spicing is on the low key elegant side of things. 

 

The delivery menu at Jasmin is almost all kebab rice platter options at 200. But they also have lamb shank at 380 and the national stew dish gormeh sabzi at 160 both including rice of course. There is also a very expensive lamb ribs dish at 600 and they offer bbq chicken wings as well which most local Iranian places don't. 

 

I went for the larger combo kebab at 260 which includes both chicken pieces and a spiced ground beef thingie. 

 

What arrived was mostly standard with a few differences. 

 

The one long piece of ground beef was over salted but still tasty. 

 

I expected a normal portion of chicken but instead got about three times that. I'm not complaining but I don't think you should expect that. I mean massive. I reckon there's a story behind the story at their kitchen behind that. 

 

Iranian rice cooking is a big highlight of their cuisine but in this case it was just basic and OK. Usually you get something more fancy like a yellow layer on top of the white basmati. 

 

It had the standard grilled tomato. 

 

It had the standard side leaves and green onions. But it lacked a raw whole white onion and chili peppers. I had some chili peppers at home so no problem. Forgot to add some onion. It might sound odd to miss raw onion but to me it goes perfectly with Iranian kebab. Eat it like an apple! 

 

I like to put sumac on Iranian kebab rice but they didn't include any. You can't really buy that at grocery stores here either but Iranian restaurants usually have it on the table. 

 

It's my impression that with Lineman the menu prices are the same as in house but they add on a very high delivery fee. But then they have promotions for cheap delivery which they had for Jasmin which was only 10 baht. 

 

In conclusion the food at Jasmin for my one order had some pros and cons but I would definitely order delivery from them again. 

 

As a place to eat in I still prefer Reza if it's still open. 

 

 

 

Edited June 25, 2020 by Jingthing

[TaaSaparot]

Good to hear you are still hanging in there Jingthing.

[Mutt Daeng]

23 hours ago, hackjam said:

A few days ago, went to Nadia's, on Soi Bonkot, beside El Greco Greek place. 

They open at 8am, open air place, background music, TV on without sound, nice.

I had a fry up, 149B, and have to say, one of the best I have had in and around Pattaya, mainly due to the quality of the ingredients. 

And missus was very complimentary of her Thai dish.

Lots of positives, only negative was staff, while pleasant and efficient, just loudmouthed, both having conversation while at opposite ends of the restaurant, this is such a common issue for me in Thailand.

Will return for sure.

That certainly looks good and at a very good price. Only thing missing is a piece of black pud. Then it would be perfect!

Edited June 25, 2020 by Mutt Daeng

[bkk6060]

38 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

Only thing missing is a piece of black pud

Yes, remember:

BPM.

Black Pudding Matters.

[petermik]

9 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Yes, remember:

BPM.

Black Pudding Matters.

Especially if it,s a Bury black pudding...

[hackjam]

2 hours ago, Mutt Daeng said:

That certainly looks good and at a very good price. Only thing missing is a piece of black pud. Then it would be perfect!

Yes indeed, cant remember if black pudding was available as extra or with a different breakfast. 

The best black pudding I have had in Pattaya is at Bake and Brew.

Edited June 26, 2020 by hackjam

[hackjam]

3 minutes ago, petermik said:

Especially if it,s a Bury black pudding...

Or a Clonakilty, awesome white and black puddings.

[jacko45k]

4 hours ago, petermik said:

Especially if it,s a Bury black pudding...

Off the market?

[Jingthing]

Odessa Ukrainian restaurant in Jomtien previously very positively reviewed here is back on a delivery app. Hungry Now. 

Have visited numerous times and also on apps. 

If you get the borscht be sure to order the garlic donuts to accompany. 

[pineapple01]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Odessa Ukrainian restaurant in Jomtien previously very positively reviewed here is back on a delivery app. Hungry Now. 

Have visited numerous times and also on apps. 

If you get the borscht be sure to order the garlic donuts to accompany. 

Beetroot Soup so not as to confuse the Brit Greasers.????

[Rimmer]

A libelous post has been removed

[TaaSaparot]

10 hours ago, pineapple01 said:

Beetroot Soup so not as to confuse the Brit Greasers.????

You will be really confused then, when you find out there is other variations of Borscht ????

[Jingthing]

Oh, I forgot to mention that Odessa Restaurant also not surprisingly has a number of Russian dishes. OK, Ukrainian and Russian food is very similar of course. But the big "news" is that they are now doing at least one famous Georgian dish, Adjaruli Khachapurim, which is available by Hungry Now app as well. 

 

https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/khachapuri-georgian-cheese-bread/

 

I haven't tried their version yet myself but I did see a rave about it elsewhere.

[Jingthing]

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

Right you are but I was referring to the classic Ukrainian beet version to have with the garlic and donuts.

OK the "donuts" are probably not what you're thinking of.

They're basically dinner rolls served with garlic oil to dip them in. 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2020 by Jingthing

[champers]

39 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Oh, I forgot to mention that Odessa Restaurant also not surprisingly has a number of Russian dishes. OK, Ukrainian and Russian food is very similar of course. But the big "news" is that they are now doing at least one famous Georgian dish, Adjaruli Khachapurim, which is available by Hungry Now app as well. 

 

https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/khachapuri-georgian-cheese-bread/

 

I haven't tried their version yet myself but I did see a rave about it elsewhere.

Had a squint at their FB feed and their food looks very appealing to my taste; i.e. not spicy. I am in Jomtien next week and will give it a try. It will be a first for me.

[hackjam]

We tried Odessa about 5 weeks ago, on the recommendation of a foodie friend, have to say, not impressed.

I know it was during lockdown, they had no chicken, which he did recommend, missus asked for seabass I think, no have, they did have a salmon steak, came way undercooked, part raw. 

I had lamb chops which were OK. But, maybe my fault, came with no veg or potatoes. I should maybe have asked what does it come with? But you would expect to be prompted by waitress also. 

There was a cat roaming around, we were only 2 customers there and bill, for what we got, was expensive, a few plus plus.

Just got the impression they only wanted to cater for the Ivan.

They did give a complimentary shot of something like vodka and a raw pork appetizer. 

[Jingthing]

8 hours ago, hackjam said:

We tried Odessa about 5 weeks ago, on the recommendation of a foodie friend, have to say, not impressed.

I know it was during lockdown, they had no chicken, which he did recommend, missus asked for seabass I think, no have, they did have a salmon steak, came way undercooked, part raw. 

I had lamb chops which were OK. But, maybe my fault, came with no veg or potatoes. I should maybe have asked what does it come with? But you would expect to be prompted by waitress also. 

There was a cat roaming around, we were only 2 customers there and bill, for what we got, was expensive, a few plus plus.

Just got the impression they only wanted to cater for the Ivan.

They did give a complimentary shot of something like vodka and a raw pork appetizer. 

Honestly I think you didn't order the right things. Many good restaurants are not so good if you fail to order what they excel at. Like you can't go wrong with items like dumplings pelmeni, potato pancakes, etc.  I've always been welcome there. The pork thing is traditional Ukrainian. I don't eat that. I don't think its raw though. It is basically fat. But I hear you. Sounds like you won't be going back. Up to you. 

Edited June 27, 2020 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

BTW I just had delivery from Odessa.

The borscht as good as ever.

Tried the Georgian cheese bread pie thing.

I've never been to that Georgia so I can't say how authentic it was but I can say it's way too big for one person. The cheese was kind of like a rustic soft farmers cheese. I couldn't even locate the egg. I wonder if they make that cheese themselves as I've never tasted that before. A very large portion of cheese. It's possible that it just melded into the cheese. I enjoyed trying it but it's not a repeat order for me. Did I mention it had cheese? 

I've had a similar dish elsewhere without the soft type of cheese and definitely had the egg. 

Edited June 27, 2020 by Jingthing

[TaaSaparot]

Uzbek Family Restaurant ‘Caravan’ Will Complete Your Pattaya Trip

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/food/2020/06/25/uzbek-family-restaurant-caravan-will-complete-your-pattaya-trip/

[Jingthing]

21 minutes ago, TaaSaparot said:

Uzbek Family Restaurant ‘Caravan’ Will Complete Your Pattaya Trip

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/food/2020/06/25/uzbek-family-restaurant-caravan-will-complete-your-pattaya-trip/

Yes, I've been there. They have good food, although not cheap.

They also are on at least one app (I forget which).

For manti I also recommend the 8 Horseshoe Tavern on the Tappraya hill between Jomtien and Pattaya.

Edited June 28, 2020 by Jingthing

[samtab]

Review there:

 

Why when closing a thread someone is not even able to link to it ?

 

 

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, Alsxex2005 said:

Very good kitchen AUSHA SHOP !  Tasty and cheap !
Easy found in Facebook

How's business? (Sorry.)

[hackjam]

Went to O'Gara's at Tara Court today for breakfast, 150B, had the small one.

O'Gara's is a nice, comfortable place that I have used for many years but I find there menu has always been poor.

I do like that they give a big pot of tea, that gets you 2 mugs.

Food was bang average, service poor, extremely loud service grannies.

[Jingthing]

Farang Food

(Don't shoot the messenger. That's how they're named on Food Panda!)

Location -- Food Panda app or 43/8 Moo 11 Sukhumwit road, Nongprue Banglamung.

Actually I don't even know if it's an actual restaurant. Some places are just kitchens for deliveries.

 

Now for something a little bit different. Russian and some Ukraine and "Georgian" food that gave me the impression of eating food from Soviet era USSR (as I imagine, I wasn't there).

 

Low prices. Hearty "people's" food. Portions. There are portions. About as far from gourmet as you can imagine and yet somehow satisfying.

 

I tried three things:

 

Chicken Pilaf 70 baht

Obviously a rice dish. The rice was nicely colored. It might have been whole grain. The chicken pieces were small, some bone, gristle, and fat, Comrade. The flavor was minimal.

 

Stew Eggplant with vegetables 60 baht

As described in a too sweet for me tomato sauce. 

 

The highlight!

3 Georgian Big Dumplings 100 baht

Khinkali

 

I've had this before and the dumplings are always pleated with soup broth inside. Yep, similar to Chinese xiaolongbao but bigger.

These were what I imagine is a Soviet (ha ha) variation. Very big balls of unpleated very chewy thick dough balls surrounding fatty ground pork with some herbs IN soup broth! What can I say, I really loved the chewy thick dough! 

 

The dumplings and soup arrived hot but I probably should have nuked the lukewarm pilaf.

 

Overall I consider this another real find.

 

The menu is rather extensive.

 

Some other items for examples but there is much more.

 

Vegetable zucchinni puree 60

Pickles 30

Ukrainian borscht 90

Chicken Kiev w/ mash 120

Russian Navy Macaroni (has meat) 60

Salmon Cutlet 35 per piece

Georgian Chicken leg 120

Meat Pie 40 per piece

Stuffed cabbage leaves 30 per piece