Anyone know if someone does a Xmas day / dinner in Khon kaen?

[Kenny202]

Any help appreciated

[Eclipse]

A little bit north of the town. http://www.castle-howchow.com/

The Pullman hotel always do Christmas dinner but have seen nothing advertised yet.

[JLCrab]

The buffet at Pullman is great, however, there are 12 Days of Christmas. Weekends and holidays often find Isaan families from Bangkok and Bangkok families with Isaan connections at the buffet with kids that run around like it was the playground at McDonald's and playing with the buffet food.

My recommendation: Find another one of the 12 days other than new years or a weekend to go

[Eclipse]

The buffet at Pullman is great, however, there are 12 Days of Christmas. Weekends and holidays often find Isaan families from Bangkok and Bangkok families with Isaan connections at the buffet with kids that run around like it was the playground at McDonald's and playing with the buffet food.

My recommendation: Find another one of the 12 days other than new years or a weekend to go

Sounds horrendous. Nothing worse than out of control brats.

[Kenny202]

The buffet at Pullman is great, however, there are 12 Days of Christmas. Weekends and holidays often find Isaan families from Bangkok and Bangkok families with Isaan connections at the buffet with kids that run around like it was the playground at McDonald's and playing with the buffet food.

My recommendation: Find another one of the 12 days other than new years or a weekend to go

Sounds horrendous. Nothing worse than out of control brats.

And isaan people with money haha.

Just joking! :-)

Edited December 13, 2015 by Kenny202

[thaiduncankk]

Pullman is by far the best bet, but it is expensive for what you get.

You get the choice of 2 sittings, and if you choose the early one, once you are finished with the eating part, they like to move you away to make preparations for the second sitting.

[northernphil]

Pullman is by far the best bet, but it is expensive for what you get.

You get the choice of 2 sittings, and if you choose the early one, once you are finished with the eating part, they like to move you away to make preparations for the second sitting.

Sounds like the holiday camps of the 50's. Saying that I loved the holiday camps as a run around brat .

[Sutty]

Why not just cook at home

[Sutty]

Why not just cook at home

[Kenny202]

Why not just cook at home

Do that every day :-)

[Sutty]

Yes me too love it, as Thai people don't celibate xmas it will be just another day here and I will do a chicken for us with roast spuds all the veg and home made stuffing. It's great how many years have I been moaning about xmas being over comercialised at least this year it will be simple

[mr jim]

Yokotai, next to the Pullman will be doing it. Others will be doing it also but they are bars, not restaurants. I think many are holding back on the ads. to gauge the competition and price.

[Expattaff1308]

If you want to travel out to Kranuan, Howard of Castle Howchow, he is putting on a spread for resident and non residents of the resort@ reasonable costs.

https://www.facebook.com/castlehowchowbeachresorthotel/

[JLCrab]

I haven't been to the Pullman buffet in a while -- maybe I'll go on the 28th, the 4th day-of-Christmas as in

On the fourth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

[Kenny202]

I haven't been to the Pullman buffet in a while -- maybe I'll go on the 28th, the 4th day-of-Christmas as in

On the fourth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

I dont like any of those things JL :-(

[JLCrab]

I haven't been to the Pullman buffet in a while -- maybe I'll go on the 28th, the 4th day-of-Christmas as in

On the fourth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

I dont like any of those things JL :-(

You don't like true love? Now if you could just find a place that had a good Christmas dinner and also sold small o-rings you'd be all set.

Edited December 14, 2015 by JLCrab

[Kenny202]

I haven't been to the Pullman buffet in a while -- maybe I'll go on the 28th, the 4th day-of-Christmas as in

On the fourth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

I dont like any of those things JL :-(

You don't like true love? Now if you could just find a place that had a good Christmas dinner and also sold small o-rings you'd be all set.

you old softy :-) How is that steady stream of fresh students going :-)

[Sutty]

Please no more bloody xmas talk go native xmas is not a holiday in fact it's not even recognised here. So sod the turtle doves and all that crap. Just saying

[Dumbastheycome]

XMAS ? You all wait until December 25 for a meal that satisfies some reminisent appeal.

Sad Farkers !

[JLCrab]

Please no more bloody xmas talk go native xmas is not a holiday in fact it's not even recognised here. So sod the turtle doves and all that crap. Just saying

BS -- the checkout girls at the TescoL and BigC are wearing those red & white stocking caps or wearing those reindeer antler hairpieces. What do you think those are for -- a sale on reindeer steaks?

However when people ask back home What do they call Christmas in Thailand? I say (this year) FRIDAY! although the official word for Christmas in Thailand is Kreet Mah

BTW to the above post from 202: Steady as she goes (or they go).

Edited December 14, 2015 by JLCrab

[Sutty]

the checkout girls at the TescoL and BigC are wearing those red & white stocking caps or wearing those reindeer antler hairpieces. What do you think those are for -- a sale on reindeer steaks?

Maybe because they tesco and big c are owned by western businesses and there told to wear them for the tourists and long stay Farangs. Not one Thai I have talked to in village is celabrating xmas in any way

[JLCrab]

the checkout girls at the TescoL and BigC are wearing those red & white stocking caps or wearing those reindeer antler hairpieces. What do you think those are for -- a sale on reindeer steaks?

Maybe because they tesco and big c are owned by western businesses and there told to wear them for the tourists and long stay Farangs. Not one Thai I have talked to in village is celabrating xmas in any way

Thais don't celebrate Christmas. There aren't enough tourist or long-term farang where I live to make it worthwhile. But if it ain't celebrated in the village I guess it ain't celebrated.

I saw a pallet of fake Christmas trees (made n China) that would be 20 for each farang that shops there.

Edited December 15, 2015 by JLCrab

[nev]

Tiki bar owner said he was doing something for Xmas but i think more in line with a buffet or a Aussie barbie.

If he does the barbie I will be there much prefer sausage and steak sarnies than a Xmas dinner, yokotai does deliver food to tiki bar, so food not up to scratch I am sure they wood bring a meal over.

[JLCrab]

Being a Yank, my favorite thing about non-Christmas in Thailand is not having to listen to those Salvation Army Bell Ringers every time I go out to shop from Thanksgiving until Christmas.

No video (although they are on YouTube) -- if you're from US, you already know and, if you're not from US, you don't want to know.

Edited December 16, 2015 by JLCrab

[Eclipse]

Pullman Hotel.

[tom21]

looks like Pullman is the place (only)

[mr jim]

looks like Pullman is the place (only)

I wouldn't be too sure but with Thailand banning the import of turkey, maybe so. Couldn't the USA and the UK ban the import of Thai rice? We all know that Thai rice can make one illogical,bad at driving and a little greedy don't we!!!!

[Kenny202]

looks like Pullman is the place (only)

I wouldn't be too sure but with Thailand banning the import of turkey, maybe so. Couldn't the USA and the UK ban the import of Thai rice? We all know that Thai rice can make one illogical,bad at driving and a little greedy don't we!!!!

Frk me! I wondered why I'd been experiencing all those traits in others living here. Don't start me on the driving! I tell my missus it's like being in a video game where everyone is trying to kill you. It's nothing for me to have a motorbike passing me on the inside and outside, an idiot pull out from a side soi and cut me off whilst having some suicidal lunatic coming towards me on the wrong side of the road...all at the same time!

[Sutty]

looks like Pullman is the place (only)

I wouldn't be too sure but with Thailand banning the import of turkey, maybe so. Couldn't the USA and the UK ban the import of Thai rice? We all know that Thai rice can make one illogical,bad at driving and a little greedy don't we!!!!

Frk me! I wondered why I'd been experiencing all those traits in others living here. Don't start me on the driving! I tell my missus it's like being in a video game where everyone is trying to kill you. It's nothing for me to have a motorbike passing me on the inside and outside, an idiot pull out from a side soi and cut me off whilst having some suicidal lunatic coming towards me on the wrong side of the road...all at the same time!

And the problem is !!!!

[Kenny202]

looks like Pullman is the place (only)

I wouldn't be too sure but with Thailand banning the import of turkey, maybe so. Couldn't the USA and the UK ban the import of Thai rice? We all know that Thai rice can make one illogical,bad at driving and a little greedy don't we!!!!

Frk me! I wondered why I'd been experiencing all those traits in others living here. Don't start me on the driving! I tell my missus it's like being in a video game where everyone is trying to kill you. It's nothing for me to have a motorbike passing me on the inside and outside, an idiot pull out from a side soi and cut me off whilst having some suicidal lunatic coming towards me on the wrong side of the road...all at the same time!

And the problem is !!!!

No proprem darring. Makes life interesting :-)