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Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant

November 24, 2018 by David Herd

Great value Japanese food

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant at Central Marina shopping mall serves excellent quality food at a very good price.

Small compact restaurant

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant I dine regularly at MK right next door to Miyazaki & have walked past dozens of times since the mall was rebuilt in 2017. However the food was such good value I won’t be walking past in the future. 🙂

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant I ordered the special set of NZ beef, vegetables, miso soup & rice at a low price of B280 or $11.70 AUD.

Loved the vegetables & the Miso soup

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant There is no doubt I will be a regular here. Although in Pattaya we do have many very good Japanese restaurants.

NZ beef was fabulous

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant Rare, juicy & tender, cooked to perfection. 🙂

My compliments to the chef. 🙂

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant I can’t believe how lucky we are living in Pattaya with so many great places to eat, every possible cuisine & price range, from five star hotels to street food. Since Terminal 21 opened on October 19 2018 Central Marina has lost half it’s customers, I do feel sorry for their loss of business, on the other had it’s much quieter & more peaceful. 

Friday night at 8 pm.

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant Only 2 other customers apart from myself.

Teriyaki chicken is my favourite

Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant It  literally melts in your mouth.

Many thanks for visiting my Miyazaki Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant photo blog.

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Skechers Performance Footwear

October 15, 2018 by David Herd

Most comfortable shoes I have ever worn.

Skechers Performance Footwear 

Skechers Performance Footwear

Skechers Performance Footwear have been my number one choice since April 2015, since then I have purchased nine pairs and totally destroyed 3 of them. The outlet above opened at Central Marina in October 2018.

My first 3 pairs of Skechers.

Skechers Air (5) Within a matter of weeks I purchased another black pair simply because they were on special at a 50% discount, 2000 Baht or $60 AUD.

January 2017 & they now have exciting colours.

Skeckers (7) I love the colours & the different sole gives an improved cushion effect which really suits me.

The softer sole 

Skechers Performance Footwear Not sure if it will last as long as my original models. 🙂

New compared to worn out soles.

Skechers Performance Footwear You can see how different the old are to the new.

Worn out soles

Skechers Performance Footwear I walk around 1,700 km per year, here is what happens to the soles. 🙂

October 2018

IMG_1430 I guess buying 3 pair may be a little over the top but the price was just too good to resist. 3,750 Baht or $160 AUD, this is normally the price of one pair.

Skechers Performance Footwear 

IMG_1433 The top row are my new purchases & the bottom row my existing shoes.

And these are my favourite pair.

Skeckers (1) That’s why I was happy to buy another green pair that can stay in the box until these wear out. 🙂

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My friend Hamish Elton.

Central World (6) Hamish quickly became a fan after trying on the shoes in Bangkok.

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Central Marina Shopping Mall

June 8, 2017 by David Herd

Renovated Shopping Mall

Central Marina Shopping Mall

Central Marina Shopping Mall

 Central Marina Shopping Mall is only five minutes from where I live so I am often there enjoying Starbucks or the many good restaurants.

Sichuan Restaurant

Central Marina Shopping Mall

This is one of the many exotic restaurants at Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall.

Delicious food

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall

Reasonably priced & a little bit spicy as you can imagine. 🙂

Central bar surrounded by restaurants

Central Marina Shopping Mall

The biggest problem is deciding where to eat, there are just so many choices.

I really like the hamburgers here.

Central Marina Shopping Mall

Lots of choices between Thai or imported beef & totally delicious. 🙂

Thai cheeseburger

Central Marina Shopping Mall

The cheeseburger is usually my choice, I really need to try some of the other varieties.

Strike up the band

Central Marina Shopping Mall

Most nights this band seems to be entertaining the customers.

Mango & sticky rice

Central Marina Shopping Mall

Always after a hamburger I must have this magnificent Thai delicacy. 

Fancy food trucks

Central Marina Shopping Mall

Mobile pop up restaurants add some colour & movement to the Marina forecourt.

Welcome sign is like a lighthouse.

Central Marina Shopping Mall

I often wonder why they call the mall Central Marina as it’s 500 meters from Pattaya Bay. 🙂

MK Restaurant

Central Marina Shopping Mall

Without a doubt MK is one of best Pattaya restaurants for value with a great selection of food. 

Dim Sum

Central Marina Shopping Mall

The dim sum is my favorite closely followed by their roast duck & BBQ pork. My bill is usually under B400 or $15 aud. Take a look at their menu here.

         

Huge chandelier

Central Marina Shopping Mall

Quite spectacular hanging from the high ceiling in the front section of the mall.

Sushi Hina

Central Marina Shopping Mall

 

One of the many Japanese restaurants at the Central Marina Shopping Mall, along with Korean & Chinese.

There is even a Playboy Cafe

Central Marina Shopping Mall

One of the first in a chain being opened in Thailand. Didn’t last too long though, closed it’s doors around August 2018.

Fuji returns.

Fuji Japanese Restaurant returns

It has not operated there since before the major renovations took place in 2017. Check it out on THIS LINK.

 Low cost food everywhere.

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall

Lots of low cost food at Central Marina Shopping Mall.

Another good Japanese restaurant.

Central Marina Shopping MallYayoi serves an excellent Sukiyaki with either beef or pork for around B320 or $14b AUD.

Japanese is certainly the dominant cuisine at Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall. 

Another favorite has re-opened at Central Marina

Best cheap Pattaya restaurants

At Hachiban Ramen, the Gyoza & Teriyaki chicken are to die for, only 153 Baht for the two, priceless. There is another branch on the ground floor of Tukcom at the rear & one at Central Festival. 

Sadly due to Covid-19 Hachiban Ramen closed July 2021. Glad to say it has re-openned on the ground floor adjacent to MK in January 2022.

Great food & lots of staff.

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall

 I regularly dine here at least twice a week.

Next door is Swensens

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall This is a real trap for me, after Hachiban I usually have a scoop of macadamia ice cream with caramel flavouring. 🙂

Sadly due to Covid-19 Swensen’s has closed July 2021.

Adjacent to Swensens

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall As you can imaging it sometimes gets a little noisy. 🙂

The bird is the word….

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall Lots of things to entertain kids at Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall.

Skechers have arrived October 2018.

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall I have 6 pairs of these fabulous shoes.

I couldn’t resist the opening specials.

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall So I bought 3 pairs for B3,750 or $160 AUD. In reality this relates to 3 pair for the price of one.

Right opposite is Honey 2 massage.

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall So just send the missus shopping while you enjoy a soapy massage. 🙂 🙂 🙂

That’s if you don’t object to 90% of customers being from India. 🙂

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall That’s why I always recommend my friends go to the one opposite the Atlantic bar.

Sabai body massage

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall Next door to the Sabai Resort in 2nd Rd & opposite the Atlantic Bar.

Looking from the Atlantic Bar.

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall

This is the view I get from my seat in the bar where I am a regular.

Just two years ago

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Here is how the centre looked.

The renovation took about 8 months.

Central Marina Pattaya Shopping Mall

They worked 24/7 to finish the project.

Click bottom right hand corner for full screen.

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