Pascal at Poseidon

[wowpow]

I dined there last evening with a friend who has eaten their every night it was open since 1st April and is enthusiastic. On arrival everything looked much the same as before. The place was a bit warm as the bar air-conditioner was broken but the restaurant ones were coping. It was only 7.30 so not surprised to see only a couple of single guests at the bar. Mr T the restaurant Manager greeted and arranged drink.

The menu is posted elsewhere on this board. It is more interesting than before. We got a tasty amuse geule of salmon tartar, good bread warm and a selection of butters - including peanuts.http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... 11167.html (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/pascal-takes-over-the-posiedon-restuarant-t11167.html)

I had a delicious starter of Pan fried Goose liver with salad. It was Foie Gras for 260 baht!. The salad had a terrific dressing and the Foi gras excellent but could have been warmer. Service was deft with the old staff now lead by Kim - Pascal's wife I think.

My main course was a rack of Australian lamb which I asked for medium - just pink. It was perfection, generous 4 cutlets, herb encrusted, juicy, warm,, delicious and with ratatouille and gratin Dauphinoise. They don't scrape off the bones here. My Ozzie friend says that's the best bit. Why is it I like redcurrant jelly with my lamb rack in the British manner. Unsurprisingly not offered here.

My friend had a mushroom salad that he had enjoyed before and then a braised Veal Shank - both disappeared alarmingly quickly.

We drank a half litre of the Argentinian white and a bottle of the red Malbec - great value at 750 baht. So even though we had pushed the boat out a bit the .bin with a tip added on was just over 3000 baht. We thought excellent value and will return.

Despite the massive publicity on this board and the weekly newsletter the place was not busy. They have re-arranged the restaurant to make tables more spacious and brought in the wine racks from the garden so it seems much smaller and cozier. Mr Heiko seemed very relaxed not to have any worries about the restaurant and was dining and paying happily.

I have yet to visit this restaurant ever without meeting a mosquito. This night was no exception and she was particularly malevolent despite my quick application of Jaico Deet.

We wandered down to Bondi to enjoy their excellent coffee and music.

Despite the massive publicity on this board and the weekly newsletter the place was not busy.

Perhaps because 3,000 baht is closer to the monthly food budget of most people here than a single night out in dynamic Jomthien Plaza!

I think that I may have done the place a disservice by suggesting that a meal costs 3000 baht. That's just when you push the boat out with foie gras and Ozzie rack of lamb.

Here is the menu again which you will see has plenty of reasonably priced items and a wide range of Thai dishes:

Menu - from Sticky Rice
Cold Appetizers
Goose liver Terrine with Red Wine Pear, mixed Salad and Toast 370 Baht
Tomatoes and Mozzarella Salad with Romaine Lettuce, Olive Oil and Balsamico 160 Baht
Egg Salad with home made Pickles and smoked Duck Breast 140 Baht
Beef Carpaccio with Parmesan, Rocket Lettuce, Tomato Salsa and Olive Oil 170 Baht
Beef Steak Tatar prepared at your table, served with Toast 195 Baht
Classic Shrimp Cocktail with Egg, Olive and Lemon 170 Baht
Scandinavian Platter. Smoked Salmon, Graved Lax, smoked Fish, Shrimp Cocktail and Herring 210 Baht
Warm Appetizers
Pan-fried Goose Liver on sauteed Mushrooms and green Salad 395 Baht
Pan-fried mixed Mushrooms with Onions, Bacon and Rosemary, served with Garlic Bread 190 Baht
Over-baked Burgundy Snails in Herb Butter (12 pcs.) 220 Baht
Cannelloni, Pasta Rolls filled with Meat Sauce and over-baked with a white Cheese Sauce 170 Baht
Spaghetti with your choice of Sauce 190 Baht
Flamed Mussels. New Zealand Mussels, Alaska Scallops and Clams 270 Baht
Soups
Over-baked French Onion Soup 135 Baht
Cream of Tomato Soup with Basil and Croutons 125 Baht
The traditional Lobster Bisque 155 Baht
Cream of mixed Forest Mushrooms Soup 140 Baht
Peas Soup with smoked Duck Breast and Bacon 140 Baht
Fresh from the Sea
Whole pan-fried Sole with Almonds and Parsley 310 Baht
Poseidon Special, over baked Tilapia Fish a la Provencale 365 Baht
Fresh, whole Rainbow Trout, pan-fried or poached in white Wine Sauce, Potatoes or Wild Rice 395 Baht
Grilled Prawn, Rock Lobster and Alaska Scallop on pan - fried Egg Plants and Tomatoes. Served with Rice or Potatoes 450 Baht
Poultry & Meat
Zuerich style sliced Veal in Mushroom Cream Sauce 370 Baht
Breaded Pork Escalope 250 Baht
Jugged Beef Stew Burgundy Style with Potato Dumplings 310 Baht
Osso Bucco. Braised Veal Shank in hearty Tomato- and red Wine Gravy 460 Baht
Flamed Veal Kidney in Pommery Mustard and Cognac Sauce 330 Baht
Tender roasted Duck Breast with Orange Sauce or Pepper Sauce 285 Baht
Oven roasted Rack of Lamb Provencal. Gratin Potatoes and Ratatouille 590 Baht
Grilled Veal Sausage with Onion Sauce and real Swiss R?schti 240 Baht
Oven-roasted Chateaubriand for 2 Persons 740 Baht
Grill
Prawns 5 pcs. 390 Baht
Pork Steak 220gr. 250 Baht
Beef Tenderloin (Thai) 200gr. 370 Baht
Lamb Cutlets 250gr. 460 Baht
Sirloin Steak 250 gr. 350 Baht
Sauces
Cafe de Paris
Mushroom Cream Sauce
Red Wine Sauce
Rosemary Gravy
Bearnaise
Hollandaise
Mustard
Mint Jelly
Black Pepper Sauce
All Main Course Dishes are served with your choice of Rice, Noodles, roasted Potatoes, mashed Potatoes, boiled Potatoes, Potato Gratin, French Fries, Polenta, or the "real Swiss Roeschti"
Desserts
Chocolate Mousse with Vanilla Sauce and whipped Cream 140 Baht
Tira mi su with Kahlua Sauce 140 Baht
Amaretto Ice Cream Tart with Baileys and whipped Cream 180 Baht
Crepes Suzette with Vanilla Yogurt Ice Cream (prepared by your table) 230 Baht
Assorted Cheese Platter with Walnuts and Fruits 340 Baht
Coupe Romanoff. Vanilla Ice Cream with Strawberries, Raspberry Sauce and whipped Cream 120 Baht
Coup Denmark. Vanilla Ice Cream topped with roasted Almonds, hot Swiss Chocolate Sauce and whipped Cream 120 Baht
Thai Flavors
Sweet & Sour Fish, Chicken, Pork, // Prawn, Beef 190 // 250 Baht
Fried Noodles with Fish, Chicken, Pork, // Prawn, Seafood, Beef 180 // 240 Baht
Fried Rice with Fish, Chicken, Pork, // Prawn, Beef 150 // 200 Baht
Tom Yam Fish, Chicken, Pork, // Prawn, Seafood 160 // 210 Baht
Roast Duck Curry 390 Baht
Yam Fish, Chicken, Pork, // Prawn, Beef, Seafood 180 // 240 Baht
Green Curry with Fish, Chicken, Pork, // Prawn, Beef, Seafood 190 // 250 Baht
Set Menu (A)
230 Baht
Tom Kha Gai, Chicken Soup with Coconut
Pad pak ruam, Stir-fried mixed Vegetable
Steamed Rice
Set Menu (B)
270 Baht
Bean Curd, minced Pork and Glass Noodles Soup
Sweet & Sour Fish
Fried Rice with Egg
Set Menu (C)
290 Baht
Spicy and sour Seafood Soup
Stir-fried Chicken with Cashew Nuts,
Onions and Peppers
Steamed Rice
Set Menu (D)
360 Baht
Prawns in green sweet Curry
Fried Fish in Chili Sauce
Fried Rice with Pork
Set Menu (E)
400 Baht
Stir-fried Prawns with Garlic and black Pepper
Spicy Seafood Salad
Fried Rice with Crab
Set Menu (F)
450 Baht
Spicy Vegetable Soup with Prawns
Stir-fried Beef in Oyster Sauce
Glass Noodle Salad with Seafood
Steamed Rice
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Courtesy Sticky Rice - the magazine

Not a single thing on that menu I'd care to eat. Looks like a 1950's time-warp.

[Brad the Impala]

Not a single thing on that menu I'd care to eat. Looks like a 1950's time-warp.

You would rather eat "fashionable" food??!!

You don't care to eat fried noodles or Tom Kha Gai?

[Smiles]

" ... The menu is posted elsewhere on this board. It is more interesting than before. We got a tasty amuse geule of salmon tartar, good bread warm and a selection of butters - including peanuts.http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... 11167.html (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/pascal-takes-over-the-posiedon-restuarant-t11167.html) ... "
Thanks for the report Wowpow/Teepee. Ate at Poseidon a few years ago and it was fine ... though under the old owners I gather. I ate Thai, the beloved ate French :blackeye: ... and was happy! Friendly waiter . . . I think I got 'The Look' a number of times.

But a quibble: when you include a url in your message you have to separate it completely from the regular text and punctuation surrounding it. In the case above your pasted the 'http' part right up against a period and thus wiped out the hotlinking ( http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... 11167.html (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/pascal-takes-over-the-posiedon-restuarant-t11167.html) ). I know, I'm anal.

Even quibbly-er: Why do you use two handles on the Board?

Cheers .... (Questions such as these have been known to get folks put On Ignore in the past :bounce: )

[Lunchtime O'Booze]

well bloddy fantastic !!.

I'm sick of all these new joints that are still getting into the high friging tech look and "nouvelle cuisine" which is so bloody old hat-give me a 1950's restaurant any day. Lets get back to some good old glamour and sensible , starched white table cloths, silver service..the lot. Menu looks sensational...looks perfect for a cultured gastranome toff like me.

( didnt ya just love the 50"s..you could roam the world as a sex tourist and no bloody prompous twits telling you awful it all was...and boys dropping out the trees in every country you went to..they were the days !!!)

I could not agree more with Lunchtime Kuhn (minus the spelling)! I love that food! I come to Thailand to avoid snobbery :-)

Smiles

Thanks for the tip on urls needing a space at each end

As I mention on my TeePee posts signature. I only use this name when I cannot get onto the board using wowpow. Neither ES or I know the reason why and it varys between Pattaya and Bangkok. Using my Safari browser at home I get on as wowpow but if I use Firefox it is refused and I have to ressurect TeePee. Any suggestions welcome.

I never IGNORE people for frivolous reasons.

Not a single thing on that menu I'd care to eat. Looks like a 1950's time-warp.

You would rather eat "fashionable" food??!!

You don't care to eat fried noodles or Tom Kha Gai?

Fried noodles? yeah...at a street stall for 30 baht, maybe.

This is the stodgiest, most unimaginitive menu I have ever seen.

Flamed veal kidney? Yum!

"I'm not gonna try it. You try it."

"Im not gonna try it."

"Hey! Let's give it to BG!"

"He won't like it. He hates EVERYTHING!"

(for those of you too young, or too foriegn to know what Im talking about see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYEXzx-TINc

[Lunchtime O'Booze]

"This is the stodgiest, most unimaginitive menu I have ever seen."

the restaurant is merely pitching itself to a certain market and will do very well.

Actually I am surprised at the number of farangs who don't like Thai food as it's one of my great joys in life but you cannot change people's tastes...viva Pascal !!!

It seems to me that the prices of some of the old and new restaurants are becoming quite high. Thailand use to be a good bargain. I am sure the food was very good.

We are visiting from BKK and have had two very nice dinners at the Poseidon. It is convenient to Jomtien, and the prices are reasonable for the quality of the food. The house red, Malbec is also good value.

Having eaten there twice this week, all I can say is that the food was absolutely superb on both occasions. The restaurant was also full of diners on the two nights and I have no doubt whatsoever that Pascal will do exceptionally well at his new venue. For the record, for those wishing to dine on Thai food, there is also a very good Thai selection of dishes on the menu. Choc dee Pascal :cheers:

G.