Pattaya's prettiest restaurants

[wowpow]

Decor, charm, lighting, comfort, a view and ambiance can add a lot to a meal. My knowledge of Pattaya restaurants is not total so I thought I would publish my top ten .Suggestions welcome. Maybe this will take the board off it's total abiding fascination with the cheeseburger

7) http://www.artcafe-thailand.com/
3) http://www.cabbagesandcondoms.co.th/
2) http://casa-pascal.com/
8) http://www.mantra-pattaya.com/
1) http://www.mataharirestaurant.com/
4) http://www.pattayatoday.net/index.php?a ... ws&id=1660 (http://www.pattayatoday.net/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=1660) Le Saigon
6) http://www.pic-kitchen.com/
5) http://sugar-hut.th66.com/
11) http://www.gardencentre.com.au/enchantedhut/
9) Luxor
10) http://www.poseidon-pattaya.com/

[lonelywombat]

As you are probably living in Pattaya can you confirm that Poseiden restaurant is closed?

My friend who has just left Pattaya was disappointed that he could not get a booking.

He had a great lunch at Sugar Hut and claimed that dinner bookings are too far ahead for tourists.

Never seen this before . Maybe someone can comment. I believe they have dinner beside the pool

Luxor was great, Bruno ordinary, L'olivier good.

He mentioned a hot plate steak house, he could not remember the name, walking distance from Poseiden

On the other end of the scale he walked to the beach for breakfast every day. Came home to sleep in the afternon

Sounds like a great life. The beach he claims, early in the morning is superb.

[wowpow]

Poseidon restaurant has been closed a few weeks for enlargement of the kitchen. I understand that it will open again in a few days. Their new F&B Manager, Mr Renee, has been testing his new dishes on some regulars clients and reports are very exciting.

Oh yes very good Teepee. I was beginning to think Pattaya had nothing but Niddy cheese burgers and go go bars. Some of those restaurants look fabulous, who would've thought. I may definitely stay a little longer next time.
What are the hotels like? Small charming ones?

I would have to try the infamous cheese burger at least once, it is surrounded by such a lot of mystery. Niddy's from what I saw on the site, has a certain local charm, which I also like. So best of all worlds. :flower:

He mentioned a hot plate steak house, he could not remember the name, walking distance from PoseidenThat would be the Hot Stone Grill, across from the Blind Massage Institute. I've eaten there several times, and highly recommend it.

I think "stylish" may have been a better word. Not that I disagree with your choice and they all have good food and some like Luxor are reasonably priced-others like Mantra are terrifyingly expensive. Pretty could well put off the butch numbers like moi

Stylish was done to death in the 90's, Pearl you of all people should know this. "Stylish" is up there with "luxury" for those nations that never had either. Like "luxury" Xmas puddings, that boast an extra half of a glace' cherry. Or "stylish" Camilla Parker Bowels, sans anything glace'.

Pretty will do.

i vote fer the aloha resterent on road 2. also i thow in a vote for teqeela reaf on street 7, not fer the look but fer the best dam marereetas in twon!

-M

Looks like you had a few of those marereetas before posting that.

looks like yer thum is so fer logged up your fat ass you cunt.

-M

BoyArse do you have to try and ruin a perfectly nice post,get your thumb out yer bum. Martini man are you a foreigner? Have one on me.
What kind of food do they serve at Aloha, I mean I have never tasted Hawaiian dishes are they spicy?

Don't point your finger at me, young Cedric. YOU were the first one to trash up this post with something silly and off-topic:




Stylish was done to death in the 90's, Pearl you of all people should know this. "Stylish" is up there with "luxury" for those nations that never had either. Like "luxury" Xmas puddings, that boast an extra half of a glace' cherry. Or "stylish" Camilla Parker Bowels, sans anything glace'.

Pretty will do.

I was beginning to think Pattaya had nothing but Niddy cheese burgers and go go bars.

Oh, they've gone into the whore business, have they? I guess when one has failed to sell meat between two slices of bread, going back to selling one's own meat makes a lot of sense.

my personal favourite is "the grillroom" in the royal cliff resort, if you want it even more fancy try the caprice, these are for rather formal occasions but if you happen to like a good bottle of wine this is just the place to go.

Brunos is always a good place to go but has lost some of its charm since the old owner has died.

cheers MaX

[wowpow]

murxi, I agree with what you say but none of those are rooms of charm.

Having said that you did remind me of La Ronde at the Royal Cliff which is delightful for lunch despite the magpies http://www.royalcliff.com/restaurant.asp. I also like the Dusit poolside buffet on a Saturday with views along the bay of Pattaya.

[Aunty]

I think "stylish" may have been a better word. Not that I disagree with your choice and they all have good food and some like Luxor are reasonably priced-others like Mantra are terrifyingly expensive. Pretty could well put off the butch numbers like moi

So how much does it cost Pearl?

Or put another way, what would the cost be to take a slip of a young thing such as you there as a charming dinner companion and evening escort? Dior? Channel? Armani? A couple of quid and a jar of old Spice?

BoyArse do you have to try and ruin a perfectly nice post,get your thumb out yer bum. Martini man are you a foreigner? Have one on me.
What kind of food do they serve at Aloha, I mean I have never tasted Hawaiian dishes are they spicy?
Hawaiian food is definitely not spicy! And it is also nothing to write home about. It is south Pacific style food, some pan-Asian influences, and includes a love of SPAM. The "food" spam. One distinctive thing is "scoops" of rice with gravy, made with an ice cream type scooper. Bland, often fatty, comfort food.
Aloha doesn't serve Hawaiian food, from what I could tell from the menu, more like generic beach resort continental. I would be surprised if it was even mediocre, looks like a total tourist trap.

so was I Cedric.

Aunty is that an invitation ?..from memory the only time I've been to Mantra the bill for 4 was about 22000 baht..I glimpsed it as I passed it onto someone more suitable to pay...I think it was LMTU !.

I accept and look forward to dinner..I hope you don't mind but I spared my last companions the expense of French champagne but I insist as it will just the 2 of us you buy me at least one bottle..ask for a mortgage on your condo now. I know I look it but I don't come cheap

[wowpow]

For fear that anyone would take Pearl seriously or in an y other fashion please read http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... ght=mantra (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8005&highlight=mantra)
and you will see that his fine new restaurant is no more expensive than Mata Hari. I suspect that Pearl's 22,000 baht included fees for staff abuse in the wonderful toilets.

http://www.mantra-pattaya.com/

[Dodger]

The Lobster Pot (Walking Street) is probably my #1 pick for ambience....not sure if it's pretty though.

The restaurant is in three sections. First is the entranceway with fish tanks of live fish and refrigerated sections for the catch of the day, next is an undercover section with bamboo decor and then out on to the deck proper, overlooking the ocean, with two marquees at the furthest edge.

The open deck eating area is quite romantic (if you want it to be), especially at dusk.

Watching those sparkles dance across his face... as the fire from the torch lites reflect off the ocean... is magic.

The food's not bad either.

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Er, I thought Hawaiian food might be more interesting than that, don't they at least use tinned pineapple and a fresh fish or two. In Euroland anything with a bit of tinned fruit is automatically Hawaiian. I am sure Martini man meant well. Poignant in fact that he should recommend such a place, it can't possibly be as bad as all that. I will certainly try it after Niddy's.

That restaurant Mata Hari sounds very much like something I ate at in Bangkok, on a date with a Malaysian businessman out to impress. A nice large white house, once belonging to Royalty, formerly used to house visiting dignitaries. We had the entire house to ourselves sadly, the duck confit was terribly dry but the starters were deliciously moist and Thai. Malaysians have a very bad habit of starring at you when you eat and wont touch their food, until you have swallowed the last mouthful?
It was the washroom that made me think of it, flat wash hand basin in the form of a giant black granite slab, just like the one in the Peninsular Hong-Kong. Some clever use of windows mirrors and lights let you feel like you are slashing in the great outdoors beneath a giant forest canopy. Somebody's been busy.

The Hawaiian staple, poi, is one of the vilest things I've ever put in my mouth. That said, I haven't sucked Homintern's cock yet.

[Aunty]

It's a date! And for you darling well bugger the bloody Bolly. It's nothing less than the finest Dom Perignon to moisten your lips. I know a real classy shelia when I see one! ;-)

For desert, perhaps we could invite the delicious young Cedric to join us? LetтАЩs tell him itтАЩs an underwear party for the hell of it, and to come dressed accordingly.

By the way the prices you quote are not too bad for a good restaurant. A few weeks ago I went to The French Caf├й here in Auckland which is generally regarded as the best restaurant in Auckland for its consistently great food and service, although itтАЩs not full 5-star, but the food is, better than most 5-star restaurants nactually. It came to about 5000 baht for two (no wine, I was driving) but we did have champerтАЩs cocktails, but at the price we thought it was very reasonably (cheap really) priced for such excellent food. Check out itтАЩs website, they even have recipes! http://www.thefrenchcafe.co.nz/

For a meal at a top 5-star restaurant here in Auckland with a good quality bottle of New Zealand wine, well that would cost around 3500 тАУ 5000 baht per person. Throw in a bottle of good red French plonk and you can add 1000 baht to that figure and more. Very similar price wise to MantraтАЩs in Pattaya I think. We donтАЩt drink French white wine in New Zealand anymore because the New Zealand stuff is just too hard to beat, and weтАЩre now making some great reds as well, especially merlots.

http://www.siamhotels.com/Thailand_Patt ... aurant.htm (http://www.siamhotels.com/Thailand_Pattaya_Hotels_SiamBayshore/Pattaya_Resorts_SiamBayshore_Restaurant.htm)