In June friends and I had dinner one night at the Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant adjoining the Birds and Bees Resort. It was my third visit to the place and I enjoyed it yet again. Not getting much of a result after doing a forum search here I thought IтАЩd mention it in a little more detail and make the suggestion to try it, especially if you want to take someone special to a lush, impressive (and romantic) location for some pretty good food.

IтАЩve have never had anyone look sideways at me when IтАЩve visited with one or more male companions and canтАЩt imagine they ever would as long as you didnтАЩt try fooling around on the lawn and frighten the rabbits hopping around there.

The entryway to the restaurant from the parking lot at Birds and Bees Resort:


Before IтАЩm taken to task about the тАЬpretty good foodтАЭ part of that last sentence, let me say itтАЩs not the best Thai food IтАЩve had in LOS and it seemed to be more tailored to the Western palate, but you can always ask for things to be more highly spiced, if thatтАЩs your taste. The views around the open dining areas and the pleasant, attentive staff were all very lovely.

Looking up from our table in the lower dining area, just above the surf (ask to sit down by the water):


Our waiters for the evening:


Their web site - http://www.cabbagesandcondoms.co.th - has driving directions and a map on it. It was about 7 to 10 minutes by car from the Jomtien area, just across sstreet from the Asia Pattaya Hotel.

I appreciated the great attention to quirky detail throughout the resort complex - from the bunnies hopping around the gardens to the life-sized figures covered in condoms in the gift shop to the sea-view windows above the urinals in the menтАЩs room of the restaurant (!?!), visible in this photo:



The waves breaking on the shore 15 feet below our table were restful, the tiny blue lights strung throughout many of the trees and the warm night ocean breeze made for a very relaxing meal and visit. The picture below isnтАЩt one of my better night shots, but it gives you an idea of the view from our table:



Add to the package that the entire resort is part of a charity organization thatтАЩs done a magnificent job with birth control, AIDS prevention and other causes since 1974 and you have a winning situation all around. IтАЩm thinking of seeking the Bangkok location out next month. If anyone has any input on that location IтАЩd be happy to hear it.

HereтАЩs a bit from their site:

тАЬMechai Viravaidya is the founder and Chairman of the Population and Community Development Association (PDA), one of Thailand's largest private, non-profit development organizations. Since 1974, PDA has initiated community-based family planning services, community and rural development programs, and HIV/AIDS prevention activities throughout Thailand.тАЭ

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