Bite Me Bistro--Best New Place in Town

[KittenKong]

I hope they switch it around weekly because the main dish sounds boring.

I agree. The other two are OK though.

Price a bit high.

[Jingthing]

Actually I think it would be smarter to offer dinner sets. I don't think there is a big market for such multi course meals at lunch especially in their location.

[rws85]

I hope they switch it around weekly because the main dish sounds boring.

I agree. The other two are OK though.

Price a bit high.

Wow for that price you could eat at the Hilton...............

[Jip99]

Yes, you can walk it from Soi BuaKhao, but the amount of decent restaurants that open on 3rd Road but do not last a year says it all.

I agree--but this guy seems in it for the long haul. Starting slow and building up based on quality. I'm usually skeptical of new businesses in Patters, but I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

I hope Jingthing decides to give it a go. I'm guessing he'll like it.

Edit: by the way, New York Pizza house opposite this guy has had a nice run so far.

I live near the area and have seen many places last a year and leave, not enough foot traffic , poor location, no bug hotels near bye. as for New Yor Pizza its business has dropped since Dominoes and Pizza Pizza opened and rather deliver which is a plus..I wish the guy the best.

But, I live in a complex with 45 retired Expats and none of them would pay those price3s when they can walk down Soi Lengkee or Soi Chaiyaphum and find a meal for 159 to199 baht

Cherrys seems to get by.

[KittenKong]

Wow for that price you could eat at the Hilton...............

I could not have put it better myself. (But with water, not wine or beer.)

[JESSVANPELT]

Yes, you can walk it from Soi BuaKhao, but the amount of decent restaurants that open on 3rd Road but do not last a year says it all.

I agree--but this guy seems in it for the long haul. Starting slow and building up based on quality. I'm usually skeptical of new businesses in Patters, but I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

I hope Jingthing decides to give it a go. I'm guessing he'll like it.

Edit: by the way, New York Pizza house opposite this guy has had a nice run so far.

I live near the area and have seen many places last a year and leave, not enough foot traffic , poor location, no bug hotels near bye. as for New Yor Pizza its business has dropped since Dominoes and Pizza Pizza opened and rather deliver which is a plus..I wish the guy the best.

But, I live in a complex with 45 retired Expats and none of them would pay those price3s when they can walk down Soi Lengkee or Soi Chaiyaphum and find a meal for 159 to199 baht

Cherrys seems to get by.

Cherrys has an international al buffet and it chaos daily it also is a full sized restaurant, not a single wide little shop house, and you would never spend 550 baht for a meal at cherries

[TaaSaparot]

Cherrys seems to get by.

As does Reun Khao Poon, which is directly opposite Bite Me, and is one of the better options for Thai Food at lunchtime in town.

I eat there quite regularly, and I am not going to be enticed away, by a lunchtime set menu for 550 baht across the road.

[opporna]

I think the new lunch menu is a miss. Too many places offering similar things.

[KittenKong]

The place now has a proper sign outside saying "bistro" and indicating the special of the day with a price.

[Jip99]

I agree--but this guy seems in it for the long haul. Starting slow and building up based on quality. I'm usually skeptical of new businesses in Patters, but I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

I hope Jingthing decides to give it a go. I'm guessing he'll like it.

Edit: by the way, New York Pizza house opposite this guy has had a nice run so far.

I live near the area and have seen many places last a year and leave, not enough foot traffic , poor location, no bug hotels near bye. as for New Yor Pizza its business has dropped since Dominoes and Pizza Pizza opened and rather deliver which is a plus..I wish the guy the best.

But, I live in a complex with 45 retired Expats and none of them would pay those price3s when they can walk down Soi Lengkee or Soi Chaiyaphum and find a meal for 159 to199 baht

Cherrys seems to get by.

Cherrys has an international al buffet and it chaos daily it also is a full sized restaurant, not a single wide little shop house, and you would never spend 550 baht for a meal at cherries

I do.

But I wouldn't pay 550 for the Bite Me lunch menu.

[petermik]

I often wonder when new premises open in Pattaya has the owner done a proper business strategy,as we are overloaded with with virtually every form of business-to open this type of restaurant in this area is madness IMHO.I am not knocking the cooking skills or taste of the food,they look excellent but how many tourists walk past this location and want to pay these prices? residents here who enjoy this type of restaurant may well enjoy it-but how often will they visit,once a week/month? within 200 metres there are well established restaurants serving food at a much lower price and get regular customers eating often and they are just about ticking over for most of the year.Just round the corner from Bite Me is a large new Hotel frequented by package tourists mainly from China and (not so many now) Russia,I see the Chinese each evening walking further down third road to a popular all you can eat seafood buffet for just 200 baht.

My best wishes to the owner of Bite Me but I feel his business plan will not work in this location.

[Flanno]

Business strategfy?? Given the number of bars and restaurants which go broke in Pattaya I doubt many have never heard of those two words.

[rws85]

The photos of the food look good.

[Mojomor]

Cherrys seems to get by.

As does Reun Khao Poon, which is directly opposite Bite Me, and is one of the better options for Thai Food at lunchtime in town.

I eat there quite regularly, and I am not going to be enticed away, by a lunchtime set menu for 550 baht across the road.

We were there today, at Ruan khao poon, which I have been told translates roughly as Home of White noodle. I had the Khao Soy Kai which was excellent as always. The noodles were yellow, which was strange, but who cares. A most enjoyable meal ---- no idea of price, just gave my GF 200 baht and she paid the bill for both of us.

[Flanno]

Good luck with the business. I stay in Soi Lengkee when in Pattaya so will definitely drop in next month.

[TaaSaparot]

As does Reun Khao Poon, which is directly opposite Bite Me, and is one of the better options for Thai Food at lunchtime in town.

I eat there quite regularly, and I am not going to be enticed away, by a lunchtime set menu for 550 baht across the road.

We were there today, at Ruan khao poon, which I have been told translates roughly as Home of White noodle. I had the Khao Soy Kai which was excellent as always. The noodles were yellow, which was strange, but who cares. A most enjoyable meal ---- no idea of price, just gave my GF 200 baht and she paid the bill for both of us.

And those little Curry Puffs are the best in town

[onemorechang]

Must say food pic's looked jolly good.

But cant be doing with the name.

Edited January 10, 2016 by onemorechang

[wedders]

Must say food pic's looked jolly good.

But cant be doing with the name.

It's ok, you can't see the name anywhere inside while you're eating

[Rimmer]

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[wedders]

Apologies from Chef Ewan, he didn't realise on joining that using the bistro name wasn't acceptable in replying to comments.

Anyway his reply was ok I think so here it is:-

Ewan MacGlashan

Nice to see we've been noticed, and thanks for all the comments!

We are always open to new ideas, and as for the menus there is a daily special (single dish from the a la carte at a considerable discount). The a la carte changes every week, sometimes more than once. The set menu likewise. As for whether we offer value for money, we look forward to seeing you so you can judge for yourselves

The Scottish chef and part-owner Ewan knows Pattaya very well. Hails from Inverness. He's settled here after cheffing all around the world, including running his own restaurant in Panana (reaching number 1 on TripAdvisor). More recently he has been a superyachts chef. The food has a definite Mediterranean/French flavour, with some Central American touches added in. Ewan is passionate about his work, and is delighted to chat with customers when it's quiet.

We have tried to keep prices as low as possible, and since opening just last week we've been told by some customers that our prices aren't high enough Can't win them all! We really do understand the need to keep prices to a minimum for expats, but for the quality of ingredients in dishes prepared by a top chef, we are pretty 'close to the bone'. We also serve up a range of table, house and premium wines at minimum mark ups.

The bistro is only one part of the business. We are also building a large production kitchen, which will supply a big range of things including vacuum-packed dishes (Bite Me Bourguignon, Bite Me Shank, Bite Me Coq au Vin, you get the idea, from single portion to 5kg packs). Catering for events, restaurant supplies, take-out.

Thanks again for the feedback, keep it coming! Constructive feedback is always welcome

[onemorechang]

Must say food pic's looked jolly good.

But cant be doing with the name.

It's ok, you can't see the name anywhere inside while you're eating

So its not on the Menu then ?

[wedders]

Must say food pic's looked jolly good.

But cant be doing with the name.

It's ok, you can't see the name anywhere inside while you're eating

So its not on the Menu then ?

Just turn it upside down before you tuck in

Edited January 10, 2016 by wedders

[onemorechang]

Must say food pic's looked jolly good.

But cant be doing with the name.

It's ok, you can't see the name anywhere inside while you're eating

So its not on the Menu then ?

Just turn it upside down before you tuck in

Ok you win.

Maybe i give it ago some time.

[petermik]

Just turn it upside down before you tuck in

Ok you win.

Maybe i give it ago some time.

Be quick then,maybe in a few months time.....

[EwanMG]

Just turn it upside down before you tuck in

Ok you win.

Maybe i give it ago some time.

Be quick then,maybe in a few months time.....

Who knows what the future will bring, but those involved have run successful businesses all our lives around the world, including a combined thirty years in Pattaya, so don't write us off yet

Ewan

[wedders]

Otherwise join the Wine & Dine group on Facebook (I don't know why it's a closed group).

Neither do I. Even if you do request to join they apparently ignore the request anyway (maybe inverse Groucho Marx club syndrome: "we're not going to accept the sort of person who would want to join us").

A lot of FB groups are closed, it's mainly for a couple of reasons for a food group - some people don't want their foodie reviews plastered all over their friends' timelines, or don't want their eating habits visible for the whole world to see. Or both.

As for Wine&Dine, it doesn't accept new members who obviously have no interest in Pattaya/eating in Thailand, or whose profiles seem false (lots of those on FB) or just contain no information at all. It's not trying to take over the world, it just wants a bunch of nice folk who don't flame each other all the time sharing information about eating out in Thailand and Pattaya in particular. It works pretty well, even if it does 'ignore' a big percentage of people who apply. Some guy in Timbuctoo who has done a search for 'Thailand' with something else entirely other than food when he thinks of Pattaya, is not going to bring much to the group other than requests for girls to share their Line IDs. The group is run for fun and information, not for money. It is thankfully, mostly flame free. Makes a pleasant change!

[KittenKong]

A lot of FB groups are closed, it's mainly for a couple of reasons for a food group - some people don't want their foodie reviews plastered all over their friends' timelines, or don't want their eating habits visible for the whole world to see. Or both.

As for Wine&Dine, it doesn't accept new members who obviously have no interest in Pattaya/eating in Thailand, or whose profiles seem false (lots of those on FB) or just contain no information at all. It's not trying to take over the world, it just wants a bunch of nice folk who don't flame each other all the time sharing information about eating out in Thailand and Pattaya in particular. It works pretty well, even if it does 'ignore' a big percentage of people who apply. Some guy in Timbuctoo who has done a search for 'Thailand' with something else entirely other than food when he thinks of Pattaya, is not going to bring much to the group other than requests for girls to share their Line IDs. The group is run for fun and information, not for money. It is thankfully, mostly flame free. Makes a pleasant change!

To me that seems to sum up just about everything that is wrong with Facebook generally. I must admit that I have never seen the attraction of the thing and so I dont have an account.

[wedders]

A lot of FB groups are closed, it's mainly for a couple of reasons for a food group - some people don't want their foodie reviews plastered all over their friends' timelines, or don't want their eating habits visible for the whole world to see. Or both.

As for Wine&Dine, it doesn't accept new members who obviously have no interest in Pattaya/eating in Thailand, or whose profiles seem false (lots of those on FB) or just contain no information at all. It's not trying to take over the world, it just wants a bunch of nice folk who don't flame each other all the time sharing information about eating out in Thailand and Pattaya in particular. It works pretty well, even if it does 'ignore' a big percentage of people who apply. Some guy in Timbuctoo who has done a search for 'Thailand' with something else entirely other than food when he thinks of Pattaya, is not going to bring much to the group other than requests for girls to share their Line IDs. The group is run for fun and information, not for money. It is thankfully, mostly flame free. Makes a pleasant change!

To me that seems to sum up just about everything that is wrong with Facebook generally. I must admit that I have never seen the attraction of the thing and so I dont have an account.

FB isn't for everyone for sure, but I don't really understand why a group of like-minded people talking politely about the pros and cons of restaurants in Pattaya and elsewhere in Thailand is a bad thing?

[KittenKong]

To me that seems to sum up just about everything that is wrong with Facebook generally. I must admit that I have never seen the attraction of the thing and so I dont have an account.

FB isn't for everyone for sure, but I don't really understand why a group of like-minded people talking politely about the pros and cons of restaurants in Pattaya and elsewhere in Thailand is a bad thing?

It isn't. But why is one expected to sign up for a service one doesnt want at all (Facebook), and provide assorted totally irrelevant and unverifiable information (name, location, age, sex etc) in order just to read a few comments about restaurants? It all seems ridiculously over the top to me.

Your argument that "some people don't want their foodie reviews plastered all over their friends' timelines, or don't want their eating habits visible for the whole world to see" holds no water as there is no reason at all for that personal information to be available to anyone and everyone, apart from the group's admin requiring it. You can easily have individual screen names and a measure of traceability on a discussion forum without requiring people to divulge even their real names, let alone their entire life story.

[wedders]

To me that seems to sum up just about everything that is wrong with Facebook generally. I must admit that I have never seen the attraction of the thing and so I dont have an account.

FB isn't for everyone for sure, but I don't really understand why a group of like-minded people talking politely about the pros and cons of restaurants in Pattaya and elsewhere in Thailand is a bad thing?

It isn't. But why is one expected to sign up for a service one doesnt want at all (Facebook), and provide assorted totally irrelevant and unverifiable information (name, location, age, sex etc) in order just to read a few comments about restaurants? It all seems ridiculously over the top to me.

Your argument that "some people don't want their foodie reviews plastered all over their friends' timelines, or don't want their eating habits visible for the whole world to see" holds no water as there is no reason at all for that personal information to be available to anyone and everyone, apart from the group's admin requiring it. You can easily have individual screen names and a measure of traceability on a discussion forum without requiring people to divulge even their real names, let alone their entire life story.

I still don't really understand. No one expects anyone to sign up for a service (FB) they don't want - if they don't want, they don't sign up, surely? You can restrict the information you give to the bare minimum, ie your name - which is supposed to be genuine, and is subject to checks by FB. Or provide more, it's up to you. It's not that hard for admins to weed out the few false profiles, with the end result that in a FB group like Wine & Dine, the vast majority are real, identifiable people. Being identifiable is the individual's choice, not a FB group's admin. No one forces them to post outside their personal page/timeline. Anything they post on their personal page/timeline can be as visible as the FB members wants - he can restrict access to one or two others only, if that's what he desires. But if he posts outside the personal page, in a public open FB group for example, his words are available to all. In a closed group, they are limited to members of that group. Some prefer that - they enjoy talking about a topic with like-minded people, are happy with contributing to FB for whatever reason under their real names, but prefer the chat limited to group members.

In a forum such as TV, of course you can be completely anonymous. And that can be fun too. But it's a whole different ethos, because it allows people to say what they like, hiding behind that anonymity. People whose identities are known tend to be a bit more careful in choosing their words. That alone makes the moderating task in a FB group a lot easier, because there are far fewer flame wars. To give an example, it's much harder for someone to get away with slating a restaurant that he's never even visited, just for the sheer hell of it, or because he's a friend of a competitor. Or in the opposite scenario, to give a rave review of a mate's place.

Everything has its pros and cons - I enjoy contributing to and reading both - I've been a member here for 9 years now. But I do find the constant sniping wearing, which is why I contribute less to forums like this nowadays, and more to FB. Still read TV a lot though, it's a great source of information. But I've nothing to hide in having a real public profile, and I prefer the greater degree of honesty on FB. It's fun chatting to people you often end up meeting in the real world. Keyboard warriors don't last long.

Each to his own!

Edited January 12, 2016 by wedders