patsfangr Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I highly recommend that you visit Aroi Resto. I had my second visit for that menu item today. It was as good as my first visit a few weeks ago. I know that this place has been discussed here before; but I don't think anyone has mentioned this specialty item; so I wanted to present it to you. Now, I really mean it with that title. They are served in a large aluminum bowl, that is filled to the top. If you don't really LOVE mussels; and you don't have a big appetite; I'd suggest that you bring a friend (or two), and share them, along with a small additional side dish (they're served with French Fries). These are large New Zealand mussels. There are 5 varieties to pick from, that include wine sauce, cream sauce, and (my favorite) Provencal. They are only available on the weekend days; Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Aroi Resto is a large, clean, cool and comfortable restaurant that's located on Soi 89, off of Sukhumvit. Head south from Pattaya Klang. Pass Pattaya Thai. Pass Macro (on the other side of the road). Shortly after, look for (you guessed it!) a 7-11 on your left. A little hard to see, because there's a typical huge cluster of telephone wires partially blocking the sign. :-) It's only about 200 meters past Macro, so stay left from that point on. Turn left on Soi 89. Go over the RR tracks. Aroi Resto is about 500 ahead, on the right side. Covered (green awning) parking is directly across from it. Room for several cars there. Very good menu of both Western (including pizza, which I have not yet tried) and Thai food; so I recommend it even if the mussels are not for you. Excellent selection of home made desserts (mouth watering stuff!); plus a nice assortment of wines and imported Belgian beers, as well as the usual varieties. My #1 hangout for drinking and eating is The Blue Moose; but Aroi Resto is definitely an occasional regular stop for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Had them a couple of weeks ago, cream sauce was nice, but at that time they were not big mussels, rather small in fact. Didn't affect the taste, just a lot more effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Just remembered, I took a picture..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Just remembered, I took a picture..... Mussels.jpg I hope that picture was taken half way the meal . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Just remembered, I took a picture..... Mussels.jpg That is not a large bowl of mussels. That is a snack. I long ago stopped ordering mussels unless they come "all-you-can-eat". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 What is the price of this feast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Just remembered, I took a picture..... Mussels.jpg That is not a large bowl of mussels.That is a snack. I long ago stopped ordering mussels unless they come "all-you-can-eat". It was full when I started and it was more than enough! Sent from my SM-N9005 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikiss Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I can wholeheartedly agree with Patsfangr & Upnotover, the mussels in Aroi are delicious; I have had them many times. Depending on the season their sizes varies. E.g. they were smaller April - I think they were even sourced locally at that time, regardless, portions have been generous everytime (attached a pic of one of my visits). Can’t remember the exact price, between 350-400 b, great value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I don't like oysters...I prefer ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Cant remember the exact price, between 350-400 b, great value. I dont see how that could possibly be described as "good value". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uwe_rayong Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Cant remember the exact price, between 350-400 b, great value. I dont see how that could possibly be described as "good value". If imported from NZ and a big portion 350-400 THB is not expensive, it would be very, very cheap. But if you look at the first picture it looks not like imported from NZ. How much is 1/2 kg of the Thai stuff on the night market? One bag about 20-30 THB, cooked already. Most times overcooked, big shell, very small dark colored mussel with a large hairy beard. But with the spicy seafood sauce ok to eat, without tthe sauce no fun to eat. Sometimes I do buy NZ mussel in Makro. 1kg box frozen is about 200 THB, Because of the reduced shipping weight, they pack the mussels most times only with half shell. So if a restaurant serves something small, with a big beard full shell I doubt it is imported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicookingchef Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) My friends and me will never eat Thai mussels so it's good that they are imported. The few times we have been sick in this country is when eating mussels when it never happened when eating other seafood. Anyway local mussels are really not good compared to New zealand and other imported mussels. Edited June 28, 2014 by thaicookingchef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicookingchef Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 It's not OZ mussels on the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamemjay Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 We buy the New Zealand variety of mussels but farmed locally in the markets way up country North of Chiangmai, or delivered in a blaring pickup. already cooked and spiced for 40B kilo (20b if you want smaller ones). Beautiful! We eat buckets of them regularly with never a problem. The only trouble I have ever had from eating mussels was after eating them in an expensive restaurant in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joncl Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 That confuses me as the pictures show green lipped mussels, not the normal black new zealand mussel or are you referring to the fact green lipped mussels are grown locally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Anyone who likes garlicky mussels could do much worse than to go to the All Seasons buffet in The Avenue. It costs 249B (on offer from 299 elsewhere). I go every week or two for a mussel hit. OK these are not giant imported mussels from NZ or wherever, but they taste good and you can have all you want. They also do very good fresh grilled mackerel. Most of the other dishes are also acceptable but you do have to be bit selective as some are not so nice. The chips (fries) are terrible, for example, but the mash is good. Water and soft drinks are included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantu Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Much prefer the local steamed mussels, big bag for 25 baht available at many night markets with a great spicy dip...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Much prefer the local steamed mussels, big bag for 25 baht available at many night markets with a great spicy dip...... Yes, fine when you can get them but rarely available near where I am at the time I want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 La Cantina, Soi Rungland, Thursday, mussels with french fries ( decent portion ) 170 ThB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Went here last night to meet some people. Very good Belgium beer. I had a red curry dish and it was quite good. Nice setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 It took me a while but I finally did get around to trying their mussels, having tried their Sunday buffet a couple of weeks ago.Verdict: they are good. I went for the "all-you-can-eat" offer at about 330B including salad bar and French fries which is available on Fridays. The fries were frozen but were of decent quality and properly cooked.The mussels come in various styles. I tried the cream and garlic (which bizarrely also had onion in) and the Provençale (which was served like a large soup). All very tasty indeed, and authentic enough, but I seemed to get at least twice as much sauce as I needed and I just left it, which was wasteful. They would save money by drastically reducing the proportion of sauce to mussels and this would have no effect at all on the flavour of the dish. The mussels themselves were the green-lipped sort, and nicely plump. Cooking was fine (apart from the onions mentioned previously, and they were unexpected rather than unpleasant). Salad bar was nice. For those who dont like mussels they do a kebab skewer. Beers are from about 70B, and they promote various unusual wines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 PEI mussels 100x better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seizetheday Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I probably go to Aroi about three times a week, not too keen on the mussels, but the buffet on Sunday is pretty good, plus many other good choices on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seizetheday Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 We buy the New Zealand variety of mussels but farmed locally in the markets way up country North of Chiangmai, or delivered in a blaring pickup. already cooked and spiced for 40B kilo (20b if you want smaller ones). Beautiful! We eat buckets of them regularly with never a problem. The only trouble I have ever had from eating mussels was after eating them in an expensive restaurant in Australia. Sorry, I'm not very clever, can you describe in detail the trouble you had eating the Australian mussels. Please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamemjay Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Easy! I got horribly sick in the stomach. Ended up vomiting them all up - typical reaction after eating seafood that is in some way "off", not fresh, inappropriately handled or contaminated in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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