ON holiday ! European food or thai food ?

[anubis]

Originally Posted by Talbotman

JUST writing on the food subject on another thread and got to thinking. As a chef i personally i reckon Thai food is probably the best in the world so why is it so many farang come to los and spend there time in restaurants eating european food, Dont get me wrong there are many good british restaurants in los with good food but why come all that way to eat sheperds pie and chips 7 days a week. personally when i am in Pattaya for instance i like too have european food maybe 2 times a week but one of my mates from glasgow john only eats british or german food thats totaly ridiculous as well as that in general food in the farang restaurants tends to be more expensive But the big point i am trying to make is when you come to los you should try to experience the whole package and that includes the cuisine but too many people that i personally know would rather eat KFC AND MCDONALDS other than thai food do ant other bms have the same experience as me or am i just unlucky to come on holiday with a couple of fussy FROM UNCLE SAMS HOUSE IN PRESTWICK SCOTLAND

Totally agree with you, I always eat the food from the country I´m visting, it´s a big part of the culture and all countries have food that everyone can like. For instance when I visited scottland I tasted haggish and liked it, however as u pointed out the thai-food maybe the best in the world. Only morons eat only european food when they are in LOS.

[khon kaen boy]

Originally Posted by anubis

Totally agree with you, I always eat the food from the country I´m visting, it´s a big part of the culture and all countries have food that everyone can like. For instance when I visited scottland I tasted haggish and liked it, however as u pointed out the thai-food maybe the best in the world. Only morons eat only european food when they are in LOS.

Anubis how can you say that people who eat european food in LOS are morons...bit harsh to say the least
It is up to the individual what they want to eat, I live in Isaan and yes do eat lots of thai food but sometimes like a change and will make up a pasta or treat myself to a big juicy T-bone.
My youngest daughter who is seven does not like a lot of chilli on her meals and loves pasta..go figure?
It is called freedom of choice so no need to call people morons because of what they like to eat....UP TO THEM !!!

[marc26]

Originally Posted by allybabba22

Its european food for me im afraid, Dont get me wrong I like some of the thai dishes but just cannot stomach them after a few days and I end up feeling really sick which is not what I go on holiday for.

By the way this is not just in thai, I am a really fussy eater at home and have the exact same problem with every holiday i go on, And its not only food, I have the same problem with drink, As I drink a particular cider and thats it (Bulmers), Cannot stomach any other drink really unless I am pissed already, Funny enough I can eat most types of food when I am pissed aswell

Maybe thats the solution Stay pissed

those teqilla's go down well, though

[LivinLOS]

Originally Posted by allybabba22

Also I find the steak is not as nice in the majority of places I have ate in, Even buffalo steak house which was recomended to me, Was not really up to scratch IMHO...

steak obviusly comes down to the beef.. Domestic used to be very tough but has recently seemed to get a lot better... I personally prefer a serloin anyway and dount mind a bit of a chew if its full flavoured..

Try Shakers down on Rat U Thit after christines (left hand side) nearly at the right turn to Girers place.. 400g steak that Shurgar wuould have trouple jumping over with great selection of sauces (roachfort really good).. a mountain of a plateful for 400 baht !!!

[LivinLOS]

Originally Posted by urtheman

I also like good Italian and Mexican (try BBQ hut in Patong good ribs as well).

Is this the one (again) on Rat U thit near the junction to beach road south (Giers direction ??)... Gee was telling me about it and I love a good mex (refried beans !!!) but not yet tried it..

[IRISH JONNY]

Originally Posted by LivinLOS

Try Shakers down on Rat U Thit after !

HEY SEFTON..........IS THAT THE PLACE THAT USED TO BE KNOWN AS THE BLUE LAGOON?
IJ

[marc26]

Originally Posted by allybabba22

Its like what Tarzan said, You know what your going to get

Honestly I even think the farang food is bad in the majority of the places in Los, As has been metioned before the Islander in patong does really good farang food, Fish&chips, Bangers&Mash, Shephards Pie and the Steak and Chips is better than average. In pattaya I found the Sportsmans bar on soi13 to do nice and also shenaghans had some really nice farang grub.

Other than that though I could not find anywhere nice to eat in BKk but in fairness I didnt really have enough time there to find somewhere really nice, And it was also the same in Samui.

Also I find the steak is not as nice in the majority of places I have ate in, Even buffalo steak house which was recomended to me, Was not really up to scratch IMHO...

Dont get me wrong though, I like some thai food like the green and red currys, And a few of the mixed rice dishes, Also some or the soups were gorgeous I had in Los.

Another reason why thai food does not really appeal to me as much is because I am not really a big seafood man, I lke a bit of fresh cod in batter and king prawns but that about as far as it goes.

1st, what are bangers? i always see you guys talk about them

shenanigan's in pattaya has a great grill buffet, all kinds of nice meats
in bkk- i had a fantastic rib-eyes steak at the westin on sukhumvit
and gson took me to a place in kata, two chef's, swedish guys, had great steaks

[LivinLOS]

Bangers (apart from being BKK) are sausages..

[marc26]

cool, thanks, your country has all kind of different slang sayings for things

[aussie dollar]

what about a good "dogs eye" where do u get one in patong

[Allybabba22]

Originally Posted by LivinLOS

steak obviusly comes down to the beef.. Domestic used to be very tough but has recently seemed to get a lot better... I personally prefer a serloin anyway and dount mind a bit of a chew if its full flavoured..

Try Shakers down on Rat U Thit after christines (left hand side) nearly at the right turn to Girers place.. 400g steak that Shurgar wuould have trouple jumping over with great selection of sauces (roachfort really good).. a mountain of a plateful for 400 baht !!!

Thanks LIL, I will give that place a try next time

[J_019]

thai food - standard

[Allybabba22]

Originally Posted by marc26

1st, what are bangers? i always see you guys talk about them

shenanigan's in pattaya has a great grill buffet, all kinds of nice meats
in bkk- i had a fantastic rib-eyes steak at the westin on sukhumvit
and gson took me to a place in kata, two chef's, swedish guys, had great steaks

Yes and the Irish stew is nice aswell in shenanigan's, Obviously not nearly as good as home but better than average, Fish and Chips in there are really nice.

Also they do a lovely pint of guinness, Nearly as good as home and thats hard to find, Unfortunatly its in pattaya

[aussie dollar]

I like steak well done ,but in patong find it to tough.
so always ask for medium to well done and thats seems the go.

[louiswhitehouse]

Originally Posted by S1MON

I think i have just realised where i am going wrong, everyone here seems to eat every day, i find that i drink so much that i can not bear to look at food all day, then i just hit the drink again at night, perhaps that is why things inside my body start to hurt after a couple of weeks.
must take a note of this for my next trip.

the only thing i saw you eat when i was in patong was beer,beer,beer and burgers from down the side of thai-pan, then more beer and for desert pussy, just what you need to survive in a los, nice one mate, 5555555

[JayBee]

Originally Posted by marc26

1st, what are bangers? i always see you guys talk about them

Gee, Paul!!! Even I knew that one!!

I love Thai food and would eat nothing else when in LOS, except for the fact that it does not "stick to your ribs" and I lose weight as if I had anorexia nervosa if I only eat the Thai food! I'm thin to start with, and lost 15 lbs. on my last trip, and finally had to start eating steaks, pork chops, and lots of potatoes every day to keep from vanishing!

They make a good pork chop dinner with mushroom gravy and potatoes at the first restaurant you come to if you walk out the door at Tai Pan onto Rat-U-Thit, turn right, and go past the currency exchange not too far. It is the place with open air seating in front and is part of a hotel. I think it is is called Phuket Villa, but I'm not sure. It is across the street from Dang's restaurant, more or less.

The best steaks I had was when I was in Koh Samui. All the good restaurants there had great filet mignon, beefsteak, and pepper steak. Prices were way lower than Patong. The only place that I had a really good filet in Patong was at a Swedish restaurant at the Swedish hotel on the left at the end of San Sabai. I don't remember the name, but IIRC, it was the last building on that side of the street. Very good filet, 300 or 350 Baht, I think. Hard to remember the details. That was almost double what I was paying in Lamai, and I think the portions were bigger in Lamai!

JayBee

P.S. The BBQ pork ribs were pretty good at the restaurant at Ex-Pat Hotel, too, and quite reasonably priced. Unfortunately, the potatoes there suck, IMHO.