The Hit And Run Restaurant "review" Thread

[fredscats]

Im not travelling more than a few miles for a meal,so bit restricted....the small food court ,back of small Amazon coffee place Soi Boocow  has pizzas for 49 baht up,pasta meals 79b up   plus can buy beer and drink at table  small 42  big 60b...but Wetherspoons opposite has been pretty empty since opening

[fredscats]

On 9/26/2021 at 8:05 PM, Jingthing said:

I used to really really LUV Pizza Art on Tappraya Jomtien for Neopolitan pizza until they sadly closed (pre Covid). 

 

Now I see there is another such place:

 

Pizza Napoli - หน้าหลัก - เมืองพัทยา - เมนู ราคา รีวิวร้านอาหาร | Facebook

 

Has anyone tried it? Any comments? Ideally comparing to Pizza Art. It's far from me so if I do try it it will be delivery and for a pizza that's a problem.

 

No need to mention Pizza Big (not a fan). 

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[thaiflyer1]

For those with a sweet tooth there's a new Ice Cream joint on Jomtien beach road...........The Queen of Ice Cream

 

Very much in the Swensen style and similar pricing but with a much better view................tried it last night, sat outside 1 scoop 65 baht...........2 scoops 120 and 3 scoops 165 baht if memory serves me correct..............knickbocker glorys were all around 155-175 baht

 

I had just the one scoop of Rum Raisin..............very nice

 

Located just after Soi 9...................bit of blurb about it below

 

https://thailandtv.news/a-photo-look-at-the-new-ice-queen-the-queen-of-ice-cream-in-jomtien/

 

 

[Espanol]

9 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

By "good" do you mean that shops that do not order frozen from Makro and steam? 

For instance ????

[Jingthing]

30 minutes ago, thepdru said:

 

I also think that a good pizza can also be sold 200 thb because it doesn't cost more than 100 to make, so all places selling them 300+ 400+ are just scammers who use idiots ready to pay for it.

 

 

So you think their only cost is food ingredients?

[couchpotato]

9 minutes ago, LarrySR said:

Ever owned a restaurant or priced a menu? 

 

Food cost should be in the neighborhood of 25% to 35%. In other words, if you pay 100Bt for something, you should usually charge a minimum of 285Bt. 

Keep in mind that you aren't just paying for the food itself. You're paying someone to purchase it, prepare it, serve it, and clean up afterward.

You also to pay for the building, utilities, trash, kitchen, furnishings, decorations, advertising, waste, insurance, taxes, & take care of the other costs of keeping your business afloat, then you need a PROFIT to pay for your salary, housing, raise a family, pay for the car, school, clothing, entertainment, medical, insurance, retirement........

Now who's the idiot? 

25% to 35%. In other words, if you pay 100Bt for something, you should usually charge a minimum of 285Bt

Something wrong with the math here??

[thepdru]

10 minutes ago, LarrySR said:

Ever owned a restaurant or priced a menu? 

 

Food cost should be in the neighborhood of 25% to 35%. In other words, if you pay 100Bt for something, you should usually charge a minimum of 285Bt. 

Keep in mind that you aren't just paying for the food itself. You're paying someone to purchase it, prepare it, serve it, and clean up afterward.

You also to pay for the building, utilities, trash, kitchen, furnishings, decorations, advertising, waste, insurance, taxes, & take care of the other costs of keeping your business afloat, then you need a PROFIT to pay for your salary, housing, raise a family, pay for the car, school, clothing, entertainment, medical, insurance, retirement........

Now who's the idiot? 

 

 

Bla Bla Bla....

Some takeaway places charge as much as restaurants, they are clearly cheaters aimed to idiots, not my problem if you cannot understand this.

 

 

[WhiteBuffaloATM]

yes, it appears some members have only ever worked for public employers earning & spending “other peoples money” so know nothing about Finance &  Marketing……. Materials - Labour - Overhead- Brand- Profit ( or Loss). how naive to assume cost of production equals price.

[LarrySR]

34 minutes ago, thepdru said:

Clearly still you in case you still don't know !

you have been brainwashed by all the BS of restaurants owners who keep crying when profit is so high and anyway not many other job that they could have done with such a developed brain !

But then, keep supporting them as some keep supporting vaccines, this is what you have been told to do, and you do it well ❤️

 

 

Vaccines? LOL Can't believe I'm arguing here in the restaurant reviews with some anti vaccine conspiracy crackpot.

Nuff said.

 

Going to L'Oliva next week in Bangkok. Reservations needed way in advance. All the "idiots" apparently are eating there. Hope they are all vaccinated. 

Last time I had the Pan seared Turbot filet on chickpeas cream, with white wine sauce, caper leaves and caviar +  Cannoli Arbuzzesi for dessert. 

 

Don't read the menu, You'll pop a vessel.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=lolivabkk&set=a.536318970592621

Photos

https://www.facebook.com/lolivabkk/photos/?ref=page_internal

[couchpotato]

29 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

25% to 35%. In other words, if you pay 100Bt for something, you should usually charge a minimum of 285Bt

Something wrong with the math here??

Ok understand now...my bad.

[WhiteBuffaloATM]

certain low mental capabilities and prejudice evident again.

now implying difference between Cost and Price =High Profit.

and critical of any restaurant support.

market forces will inevitably determine restaurant survival.

[l4ml4m]

On 10/10/2021 at 8:48 AM, Yellowtail said:

By "good" do you mean that shops that do not order frozen from Makro and steam? 

 

Most people are just too stupid to understand that the food they eat is often frozen and made to look better, they pretend to be expert but they know nothing, clearly.

I could open a restaurant, by frozen food, add some plates decoration and few ingredients, then sell 10 times the price what I bought from Makro or any frozen food suppliers, and I am sure that 99% customers would feel nor understand nothing.

Then they keep thinking that they know anything...

So funny ! Thank you !

 

 

 

[WhiteBuffaloATM]

“I could open a restaurant…..”

doubt that restaurant would last the first few days with such manifest contempt for any unlikely customers and clueless approach. No Gordon Ramsay are you ……

 ……

[The Hammer2021]

On 10/12/2021 at 3:04 PM, thepdru said:

 

 

Bla Bla Bla....

Some takeaway places charge as much as restaurants, they are clearly cheaters aimed to idiots, not my problem if you cannot understand this.

 

 

They are not cheating. They are offering a choice which is not compulsory. Fools who complain about cheating are unable to run a business. I am happy to pay extra to avoid such fools.

[LarrySR]

We went into a Mexican restaurant the other day on Soi 5 Pratamnak and discovered their 34 page menu! 

Everything from Eggs Benedict, Club Sandwich, Fish of the Day, Pizzas, Curry, Hamburgers, Sweet & Sour Pork, Russian selections, Japanese Gyoza, Chinese Spring Rolls, Texas Chili Con Carne, Greek Salad, English Breakfast, 25 Thai dishes and 15 Peruvian / Mexican choices. 

A 34 page menu in a ghost town? Not promising...What are the chances any of this is fresh and yummy I wondered?

 

Would they be chiseling 2 year old freezer burned Macro "Fish Of The Day" out of the refrigerator and zapping in a microwave?

We decided not to find out....By by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Espanol]

On 6/2/2020 at 3:05 PM, AlexCanada said:

Honorable mention to the LK Empress breakfast buffet but that's really more a brunch than regular breakfast.

 

I may be shot down for this but imo the worst is the much overrated Lek hotel breakfast buffet.  Tried it when I first came to Pattaya because of reviews and never returned. 

Actually I'm staying at this hotel now, came today morning for breakfast and was really underwhelmed. 

 

Most food was Asian and, actually, my Thai wife didn't enjoy it.

 

About farang food, only ham, croissants, spaghetti and eggs.

 

Breakfast was included in room price, but it's marked as 300 baht if not resident. 

 

I would never pay 300 baht for this breakfast. 

[hackjam]

Thanks for the warning

[Jingthing]

Texas Chicken

Pattaya Tai

 

Proving yet again that this thread isn't some kind of precious foodie hangout, I will now address local fast food fried chicken.

 

Texas Chicken (the same brand as Churches) is much better than KFC! There, I said it.

 

Got a set tonight from Grab which included two large pieces, three strips, a biscuit, and two soft drinks. 

 

I gave the drinks to the delivery guy, he was happy. The strips I might use as a cooking ingredient later.

 

But the large pieces of chicken (ordered the spicy style) were seriously delicious.

The last time I ordered fast food fried chicken was from KFC and it was a grease festival. 

 

The beauty thing is that with the spicy option the Texas brand tastes similar to Popeye's (which we don't have here)!

 

The Grab menu is in Thai. You'll need to translate it.

I see that on Panda, it's in English, so it was the Set for 2.  Weird that they only give one biscuit. I ordered a side small mashed potatoes as well. Promotions change often, this was 179. 

 

Texas Chicken (PTT Pattaya Jomthien) delivery near you in Chon Buri| foodpanda

 

No lectures on how unhealthy fast food is. Yeah, I know. I rarely order it but if you're gonna have it, hopefully it's gonna be good, and this Texas fried chicken was definitely good.

 

Who Has the Best Fried Chicken, Popeyes, Church's, Chick-Fil-a, KFC (insider.com)

[hackjam]

4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

The Grab menu is in Thai. You'll need to translate it.

That was the deal breaker for me, however, good to know its in English on Panda, that's Foodpanda, right?

Pisses me off, the like of Taco Bell with menu descriptions in Thai only.

[Espanol]

6 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Texas Chicken (the same brand as Churches) is much better than KFC! There, I said it.

Best fried chicken so far in Pattaya at Bonchon Royal Garden Pattaya.

 

I tried yesterday and it was really amazing. They have also soda deals (50%) and also bibimbap.

 

[Jingthing]

32 minutes ago, Espanol said:

Best fried chicken so far in Pattaya at Bonchon Royal Garden Pattaya.

 

I tried yesterday and it was really amazing. They have also soda deals (50%) and also bibimbap.

 

Agreed that it's very good but Korean Fried Chicken is an entirely different category.

[Espanol]

Don Pepe

 

https://g.page/don-pepe-tapas-bar?share

 

AUTHENTIC Spanish restaurant.

 

Spanish chef Alex prepares real Spanish food: Seafood paella, gazpacho, boquerones en vinagre, txangurro, carrillada, pluma, jamón ibérico, merluza en salsa verde and other typical Spanish food specialties.

 

Good selection of Spanish wines too.

 

 

[bbko]

14 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Texas Chicken (the same brand as Churches) is much better than KFC! There, I said it

I sat down in Texas Chicken on Sukhumvit down towards the Chaiyapruek intersection, and in my opinion that was the blandest chicken I've eaten in a while, nothing like Church's in the states and the biscuits were so sweet I thought I was eating a muffin. I've had better tasting chicken from the open markets.   Adios' Texas Chicken.

[Jingthing]

25 minutes ago, bbko said:

I sat down in Texas Chicken on Sukhumvit down towards the Chaiyapruek intersection, and in my opinion that was the blandest chicken I've eaten in a while, nothing like Church's in the states and the biscuits were so sweet I thought I was eating a muffin. I've had better tasting chicken from the open markets.   Adios' Texas Chicken.

Like I said, I was commenting on their spicy option. I agree about the regular being too bland.

[sirineou]

37 minutes ago, Espanol said:

Don Pepe

 

https://g.page/don-pepe-tapas-bar?share

 

AUTHENTIC Spanish restaurant.

 

Spanish chef Alex prepares real Spanish food: Seafood paella, gazpacho, boquerones en vinagre, txangurro, carrillada, pluma, jamón ibérico, merluza en salsa verde and other typical Spanish food specialties.

 

Good selection of Spanish wines too.

 

 

Reading this thread almost makes me want to move to Pattaya. I haven't had a good Paella in years????

We live in khon Kaen which is an ethnic food desert. 

We did our quarantine last May in BKK and we ordered Grab food from all the different restaurants every day, When the quarantine was over the wife asked if we could quarantine  a couple of  days more LOL.  

[thaicookingchef]

On 10/14/2021 at 6:25 AM, LarrySR said:

We went into a Mexican restaurant the other day on Soi 5 Pratamnak and discovered their 34 page menu! 

Everything from Eggs Benedict, Club Sandwich, Fish of the Day, Pizzas, Curry, Hamburgers, Sweet & Sour Pork, Russian selections, Japanese Gyoza, Chinese Spring Rolls, Texas Chili Con Carne, Greek Salad, English Breakfast, 25 Thai dishes and 15 Peruvian / Mexican choices. 

A 34 page menu in a ghost town? Not promising...What are the chances any of this is fresh and yummy I wondered?

 

Would they be chiseling 2 year old freezer burned Macro "Fish Of The Day" out of the refrigerator and zapping in a microwave?

We decided not to find out....By by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it's so incredible how some restaurants owners know nothing and are not interested to learn to do anything correctly !

only idiots offer a 34 pages menu and more idiots do not understand what it means.

 

 

 

[The Hammer2021]

Soi 4 Pratumnak. Cup and Cakes has opened again selling excellent home baked cakes and pastries, good coffee and health drinks and a western and Thai menu. Great British breakfast, newspapers and an art gallery upstairs..A very nice family business.

[Jingthing]

On 10/14/2021 at 6:25 AM, LarrySR said:

We went into a Mexican restaurant the other day on Soi 5 Pratamnak and discovered their 34 page menu! 

Everything from Eggs Benedict, Club Sandwich, Fish of the Day, Pizzas, Curry, Hamburgers, Sweet & Sour Pork, Russian selections, Japanese Gyoza, Chinese Spring Rolls, Texas Chili Con Carne, Greek Salad, English Breakfast, 25 Thai dishes and 15 Peruvian / Mexican choices. 

A 34 page menu in a ghost town? Not promising...What are the chances any of this is fresh and yummy I wondered?

 

Would they be chiseling 2 year old freezer burned Macro "Fish Of The Day" out of the refrigerator and zapping in a microwave?

We decided not to find out....By by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wouldn't call that place a Mexican restaurant.  Some people call it a Peruvian restaurant.  I wouldn't call it that either.

[Yellowtail]

14 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Like I said, I was commenting on their spicy option. I agree about the regular being too bland.

I like Texas chicken. I usually get the Mexican wrap and a couple biscuit.

 

That said, I still think the best takeout chicken in Thailand is the Five-Star  rotisserie. I don't care for their fried chicken though. 

 

Incidentally. the biscuits at Texas chicken are sweet, but the texture is nothing like a muffin.

[Jingthing]

Biscuits are a food of the American south. They are not muffins. They are not UK biscuits.  I assume the biscuits at Texas Chicken in Thailand have been localized for Thailand.