Originally Posted by
HEDDA
A most bizarre review
If you thought that Sawatdee Forum had gone so low in quality that it was impossible to sink further, do take a look at the latest restaurant review posted by the veteran poster now calling himself "TeePee."
It seems that TeePee spent the night dining at Olivier's in Jomtien and noticed on the way out that a new place had opened next door which, according to PeeTee is called "Queen'a Musical Bar and Restaurant."
Rather than come back another night to sample the food, Tee Pee decided that he would beat everyone to the punch, have a drink and write a restaurant review based on "a quick peek at the menu and wine list." He then proudly announced the restaurant to be "yet another jewel in the tiara of multifaceted Jomtien."
I'd have to consult the Guiness book of records, but I believe this may be the first restaurant review ever written without the writer's seeing or eating the food. It would appear that a tidy room and prices at the petite bourgeoise level are all that dear teePee needs to feel he's dined in the lap of luxury and culinary excellence.
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Not to be outdone by TP's stolen thunder, Sawatdee's own pulitzer prize winning know-it-all, LMTU, the man who refuses to concede that "there", their and "they're" are really three separate words, and whose only genuine punctuation and period come once a month, used the occasion to go TeePee one better, by announcing his selection of the five best restaurants in Pattaya.
I won't repeat LMTU's list here, because I suspect that the poor soul probably knows even less about fine dining than grammar or punctuation. Suffice to say, the three best restaurants in the City, in my opinion, didn't make the list, while three of very dubious merit did.
If what I hear about LMTU's normal eating haunts is anywhere accurate, I'm surprised that the Issan guy on the motorbike with the dangling pork sausages in Sunee didn't make his list.
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As for Queen, the latest jewel in TeePee's crown, I have actually eaten dinner there with a companion and was seriously disappointed. I found the movie being run during dinner, primarily a campy collection of cuts from Rocky Horror, Mary Poppins and Cabaret, far too loud to allow pleasant dinner converation. I suspect TeePee may be used to louder conversations. I cannot imagine having to sit through that film a second time for dinner.
The food is quite unremarkable, although my companion's Thai dish tasted better than my choice of western fare - but not by much. His was too, too bland for Thai taste and mine was too, too dry for swallowing. No amount of campy movie clips can convince me that this is good fare at any price.
The place looks nice and clean, as TeePee notes, a virtual clone of the minimalist decor right next door at Olivier's. Don't arrive after cockatils elsewhere or you might sit in the wrong restaurant. But those regal swags and jabows around the movie screen in the main dining room of Queen looked totally out of place.
On reflection, perhaps TeePee had the right idea in passing judgment on this place without sampling the food.
posted by Hedda @ 7/07/2006 05:37:00 PM 3 comments
06 July 2006
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