The Hit And Run Restaurant "review" Thread

[The Hammer2021]

Bell's Love Cafe on Soi Bonkot is a coffee shop with a difference as it serves and specialises in European 'cold cuts', including ham, cheeses and sausages from Germany and Switzerland. The excellent coffee is sourced from Thailand and is natural and fresh. Definitely worth a visit for the wide range of speciality German sausages and fresh breads. It's also nicely decorated with Thai handicrafts.

[hackjam]

On 1/5/2022 at 9:19 AM, redwood1 said:

There are some great deals on Hungry Now

 

Basmati Cafe

Tikka Masala Chicken and Rice and Naan bread 129 Baht

Butter Chicken and Rice and Naan bread 129 Baht

 

Plus lots of other 50% off Indian food deals....Finally some not overpriced Indian food....

 

 

 

How did they taste?

[thaiflyer1]

Just had an email Hungry Now to close down from 15th March......................

[Jingthing]

8 minutes ago, thaiflyer1 said:

Just had an email Hungry Now to close down from 15th March......................

I heard about that before but didn't post it as I didn't want to be accused of posting rumors.

 

This is not good news.

 

Less competition means higher prices and fewer promotions.

[NewGuy]

Too bad, sometimes okay.

[Yellowtail]

Sign of the times. I wonder what percentage of independents are still kicking...

[hackjam]

Now that's a setback, HN was my favorite app.

[TimBKK]

I use HN quite a bit as well, sorry to see them go.

[thaiflyer1]

Have it on good authority from the boss of a hungry now restaurant there's a new food delivery service coming soon.

 

No more details.

[champers]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

I heard about that before but didn't post it as I didn't want to be accused of posting rumors.

 

This is not good news.

 

Less competition means higher prices and fewer promotions.

It was on 103FM local news last week. 

[Jingthing]

5 minutes ago, champers said:

It was on 103FM local news last week. 

Yes.

I am horrified.

[Yellowtail]

Never been. I thought everyone talked smack about it, no? 

[CharlieH]

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[Jingthing]

Marco's Italian

Specifically PIZZA

Specifically their MONTHLY SPECIAL pizza

Specifically THIS month's monthly special pizza

 

Tappraya Road Jomtien

Grab, and other apps

 

Marco's Pattaya - Restaurant Pizzeria Pattaya (marcospattaya.com)

 

A lot of people know Marcos and have their opinions about it. My opinion is that they have strengths and weaknesses but that overall it's a worthy Italian restaurant choice.

 

At present there is no pizza brand in Pattaya that blows me away but I think Marco's pizza is pretty, pretty good. Their calzone too.

 

It's an Italian style that doesn't have a crispy crust (which works for me). 

 

If their menu is new to you their regular pizza menu has some interesting and unusual choices.

 

But their monthly special's pizzas are another level.

 

Last month they had a pizza with walnuts and it was exceptional.

 

This month the special includes ground wagyu beef, pepperoni, and green pepper (380). 

 

Americans take note. The flavor experience of this combination came across as an American style, kind of like the experience of ordering a "meat locker" pizza. While it wasn't all that much meat, it had a generous amount of grease, which may sound like a bad thing, but as far as flavor was actually a good thing. Actually, seriously SCRUMPTIOUS. 

 

It was my favorite pizza from Marco's ever. 

 

This month only.

 

Warning: Either eat it in house or live close to the restaurant.  Their pizzas don't deliver all that well as far as going cold.  Especially for this variety with the grease feature, you want it HOT!

[Yellowtail]

Anyone that enjoys pizza delivered should own a larger "toaster" oven. Turn it on the highest setting so oven is good and hot when the pizza gets there. Pop it in for five minutes and your good to go. 

 

Roll of baking paper makes for no clean-up as well. 

[Jingthing]

Jah Tea Bar

Soi Khao Talo

SOUTHERN Thai food

 

https://m.facebook.com/jah.restaurant/

 

Smallish portions, lowish prices, serviceable SOUTHERN Thai food.

 

As indicated by my emphasis, the notable thing about this place is that it serves SOUTHERN Thai food which is not exactly common here.

 

I recently took advantage of a Food Panda promotion and ordered four dishes from this place for a menu sampler of a place new to me.

 

I found it reasonably tasty and reasonably believable as SOUTHERN

 

So I will be happy to order from them again though not overly excited at the prospect.

[Jingthing]

Bonchon

Korean Fried Chicken and modern Korean food

Royal Garden Plaza

 

MALA flavor option for fried foods.

 

I've been a fan of this international brand for many years and it has been mentioned here numerous times.

 

Just posting now about the addition of  the MALA flavor option.

 

The older options only included soy garlic and hot.

 

I find the soy garlic too sweet.

 

So MALA of course refers to Sichuan Chinese tingly numbing plus hot.

 

I finally tried their version of mala with a fried chicken thighs combo plate via Food Panda (currently good promotions on offer).

 

I rather liked it!

It was not really a traditional Chinese taste which I didn't expect anyway. It was more like a modern Korean version of mala  Definitely on brand.

 

I will probably switch from hot to mala there for future orders.

[TaaSaparot]

8 hours ago, Jingthing said:

As indicated by my emphasis, the notable thing about this place is that it serves SOUTHERN Thai food which is not exactly common here.

Lost count how many times I have pointed out the SOUTHERN Thai Food places in town.

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, TaaSaparot said:

Lost count how many times I have pointed out the SOUTHERN Thai Food places in town.

OK. Wonderful.

 

Feel welcome to list them here now. Because of the pandemic many restaurants of many kinds have closed. Merely HECKLING is not helpful to anyone.

 

I do recall a mention by someone of a place near the back of Big C North Pattaya years ago. I looked for it without success.

 

There was a very good place out of Phuket on Jomtien 2nd road which I assume is closed now.

 

There was a very good but quite expensive place in Terminal 21 but I have no idea about their current status.

[Yellowtail]

10 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Bonchon

Korean Fried Chicken and modern Korean food

Royal Garden Plaza

 

MALA flavor option for fried foods.

 

I've been a fan of this international brand for many years and it has been mentioned here numerous times.

 

Just posting now about the addition of  the MALA flavor option.

 

The older options only included soy garlic and hot.

 

I find the soy garlic too sweet.

 

So MALA of course refers to Sichuan Chinese tingly numbing plus hot.

 

I finally tried their version of mala with a fried chicken thighs combo plate via Food Panda (currently good promotions on offer).

 

I rather liked it!

It was not really a traditional Chinese taste which I didn't expect anyway. It was more like a modern Korean version of mala  Definitely on brand.

 

I will probably switch from hot to mala there for future orders.

The laab/larb and BBQ favors at BonChon I think are good. The seem to add an drop flavors monthly. 

 

The spicy corndogs I think are pretty good. 

 

The I was very disappointed with the fish.

 

Bonchon also reheats very well in a toaster-oven, or the leftovers go very nice chopped up on a salad or in a wrap. 

[NewGuy]

There was a Southern Thailand food place that set up every night - and went late - on Pattaya Tai across from Wat Chai. They had 3 or four dishes in large caldrons. My favourite was “gaeng tai pa”, a fiery soup with fish balls, unlimited green beans, cucumber and other veggies”. For me, it was the place to go at 11 pm. I really miss it.

[Jingthing]

2 hours ago, NewGuy said:

There was a Southern Thailand food place that set up every night - and went late - on Pattaya Tai across from Wat Chai. They had 3 or four dishes in large caldrons. My favourite was “gaeng tai pa”, a fiery soup with fish balls, unlimited green beans, cucumber and other veggies”. For me, it was the place to go at 11 pm. I really miss it.

Yes. Have eaten in those places. To my understanding, that is not Southern Thai food

 

https://thaifoodparadise.com/kanom-jeen/

[Jingthing]

4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

The laab/larb and BBQ favors at BonChon I think are good. The seem to add an drop flavors monthly. 

 

The spicy corndogs I think are pretty good. 

 

The I was very disappointed with the fish.

 

Bonchon also reheats very well in a toaster-oven, or the leftovers go very nice chopped up on a salad or in a wrap. 

I should have clarified this better.

 

Yes indeed Bonchon is always featuring new, unusual, and sometimes wild special menu items with a variety of flavors.

 

But I think for their CORE BRAND menu items which are especially Korean Fried Chicken, the flavor options are set.

 

Was soy garlic or hot.

 

Now you can also choose mala.

 

I also didn't think much of their fish.

 

My favorite core menu item is the Korean fried chicken legs.

 

Their spicy soft tofu soup is good and pairs well with fried stuff.

[NewGuy]

My wife tells me gaeng Tai pa is Muslim. The Tai part says it is from the south. If you ever find yourself in Krabi town, go to the large market, at the back is a lot of food - Muslim stuff - no beer, but that’s okay. The best local food except when you bump into large shrimp right off a fishing boat.

[Jingthing]

35 minutes ago, NewGuy said:

My wife tells me gaeng Tai pa is Muslim. The Tai part says it is from the south. If you ever find yourself in Krabi town, go to the large market, at the back is a lot of food - Muslim stuff - no beer, but that’s okay. The best local food except when you bump into large shrimp right off a fishing boat.

Interesting.

That is correct about the curry but I think you were referring to curry over Khanom Chin (fermented rice noodles) places which are mostly associated with Central Thailand.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanom_chin

 

When I think about Southern Thai food I think of dishes like

 

Khao Yam Nam Budu

Spicy rice

 

Gaeng Som

 

Gaeng Kua Kling

 

Gaeng Sataw

Stinky beans

 

As far as street places serving Muslim Khao Mok Gai chicken yellow rice yeah that would be southern but I haven't really thought of them as Southern Thai restaurants per se but more of as Muslim food.

 

Cheers

 

 

[NewGuy]

Now I remember, gaeng Tai pa is made from fish guts I think. Addictive, but I noticed most customers went for other foods. Some some stalls on Pattaya Tai, near where the closed market is, have sataw, if you fancy making some.

[Jingthing]

12 minutes ago, NewGuy said:

Now I remember, gaeng Tai pa is made from fish guts I think. Addictive, but I noticed most customers went for other foods. Some some stalls on Pattaya Tai, near where the closed market is, have sataw, if you fancy making some.

Fish guts.

Yummy!

[Jingthing]

Honest Indian

Pattaya 2nd road

Grab / Panda

 

https://honest-pattaya.business.site/

 

https://m.facebook.com/HonestSouthPattaya/

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293919-d17435191-Reviews-Honest-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

 

I'm kind of a butterfly as to my current favorite Indian restaurant.

 

There are so many still open and most of them have at least something to like about them.

 

But for now with no promises about the future my current favorite is Honest Indian.

 

Honestly Honest is a good name for the place as its no lie that they deliver very tasty Indian food with unusually large portions with not so cheap but still fair pricing.

 

Ask for spicy you get spicy.

 

The regular size tandoori chicken at 170 might be the best tandoori chicken deal in town. Plenty left for later to use in a home recipe.

 

The plain naan massive and top quality.

 

The curries don't all taste similar like many Indian places that overdo the kitchen shortcuts.

 

I realize it sounds crass to focus on the portions but when you get large portions with great flavor, that's exceptional.

 

Honest Injun them's some tasty vittles (sorry)

 

[Rimmer]

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[thierryviteau]

On 2/13/2022 at 1:40 PM, The Hammer2021 said:

Bell's Love Cafe on Soi Bonkot is a coffee shop with a difference as it serves and specialises in European 'cold cuts', including ham, cheeses and sausages from Germany and Switzerland. The excellent coffee is sourced from Thailand and is natural and fresh. Definitely worth a visit for the wide range of speciality German sausages and fresh breads. It's also nicely decorated with Thai handicrafts.

 

 

I put the link to this place...

 

https://goo.gl/maps/c3miVUv51CuhhBGq5

 

they are not specialized in any cold cuts

they just serve breakfast with some ham

 

https://www.instagram.com/bellsinnlove/