NoshowJones Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The Thaivisa bar in Bangkok has been open for a week now, how is it doing? Has it been busy throught the week? I have not read any reports since it opened. If there are reports about it in a different forum, then my apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I read that you must show the TV app on the mobile phone to get the discount....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambodger Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Personally the bar doesn't really excite me and I can't see it doing much for the expat community that i know... Its seems to fall into a awkward middle ground in location price and demographic. I'm 37 of modest means and nothing really draws me there, if i'm having a night out on sukhumvit i prefer to head up to the more select bars up soi 11, its a little more expensive but you get what you pay for and its probably where i fit in best. If i'm out for a drink in the afternoon or just few in my shorts and flip flops i'll usually bury my pride, grab a seat a the golden bar on soi 4 at 80 bht a drink and have the street theater as entertainment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhill Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I just spent a pleasant hour or so there, in the upstairs part with a large video screen showing some great excerpts of 'pop' songs, usually from live shows!! There were some people playing pool!! Of course, it's a Buddhist holiday, so may have been reason it was fairly quiet, although busier downstairs!! The 'discount' issue is a bit of a bind though!!! I am a TV member but because I don't have a smartphone, no discount!! This seems hugely unfair and there must be a solution to this issue! A pleasant waitress told me they cannot check members names because they haven't got wifi!!!!! Please, guys, can you come up with a solution to this unfair problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan96822 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Where is this place? Hadn't heard about it till I read this post and you blokes' responses... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Where is this place? Hadn't heard about it till I read this post and you blokes' responses... Thanks. Sukhumvit Soi 7 - maybe 100 meters down on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joncl Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 A pleasant waitress told me they cannot check members names because they haven't got wifi!!!!! Say what? no wifi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 I read that you must show the TV app on the mobile phone to get the discount....... Yes, but there are other ways as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Personally the bar doesn't really excite me and I can't see it doing much for the expat community that i know... Its seems to fall into a awkward middle ground in location price and demographic. I'm 37 of modest means and nothing really draws me there, if i'm having a night out on sukhumvit i prefer to head up to the more select bars up soi 11, its a little more expensive but you get what you pay for and its probably where i fit in best. If i'm out for a drink in the afternoon or just few in my shorts and flip flops i'll usually bury my pride, grab a seat a the golden bar on soi 4 at 80 bht a drink and have the street theater as entertainment... I think the bar may be more suitable for older expats like me for meeting up, rather than competeing with other bars for entertainment etc. When I go to Bangkok, I will try to find out if any members who I know but have never met will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 I just spent a pleasant hour or so there, in the upstairs part with a large video screen showing some great excerpts of 'pop' songs, usually from live shows!! There were some people playing pool!! Of course, it's a Buddhist holiday, so may have been reason it was fairly quiet, although busier downstairs!! The 'discount' issue is a bit of a bind though!!! I am a TV member but because I don't have a smartphone, no discount!! This seems hugely unfair and there must be a solution to this issue! A pleasant waitress told me they cannot check members names because they haven't got wifi!!!!! Please, guys, can you come up with a solution to this unfair problem? I remember George saying that there are other ways of identifying you as a TV member. I am surprised that there is no wifi, but I would imagine it is only temperary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Where is this place? Hadn't heard about it till I read this post and you blokes' responses... Thanks. Soi 7, round the corner from exit 1 on the BTS station, about 100 mts up on the left hand side. I have not been there yet, but I will be shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N47HAN Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 A bar with its roots from an internet forum. And has no wi fi ???? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) A bar with its roots from an internet forum. And has no wi fi ???? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app probably a wise move by George - keep out the riff-raff coming in and ordering a bottle of chang water and sitting in the aircon with their notebook for 5 hours using the free wifi. on the other hand...perhaps they didn't think about it Edited July 12, 2014 by bkkjames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 How are members expected to talk to each other without their keyboards working. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttthailand Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I have not been back since opening but I would guess that unless you shoot pool there would be little to pull you back. Not saying it is a bad place just saying that other than pool there it is nothing special. I know there is a discount for TV members but I think the prices are still a bit high. No, free wifi ? This can't be ..... Is pool free ? Like any new business, if it is not working you make some changes until it does or you shut it down. I wish them luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 A bar with its roots from an internet forum. And has no wi fi ???? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app probably a wise move by George - keep out the riff-raff coming in and ordering a bottle of chang water and sitting in the aircon with their notebook for 5 hours using the free wifi. on the other hand...perhaps they didn't think about it There's such a thing as a finger pointing at the door, and the use of the word "OUT". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Ttthailand says the prices are a bit high, not being a drinker that does not concern me, but is the food prices a bit high too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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