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Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand

September 4, 2021 by David Herd

Here are some excellent restaurants

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand, even though we were only here 4 days we found some very good restaurants. I hope his photo blog takes away the guesswork for you. 🙂

Aiku 

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Aiku was right beside our hotel above Starbucks, good Japanese food at a reasonable price.  Our hotel the Dusit Princess was a terrific hotel in the very best location in Chiang Mai, book through THIS LINK for a discounted room rate.

Out of 108 Japanese restaurants in Chiang Mai TripAdvisor rate Aiku number 5.

Whole Earth restaurant

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand Nestled in a beautiful garden setting this turned out to be a nice surprise, food & service were excellent.

Mushroom soup was delicious

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand Very filling & a great start to our meal. 

A large menu & you can sit inside or out.

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The staff were very obliging, the chicken above was very good indeed. Rated 51 out of 1,744 restaurants by TripAdvisor.

The long & the short

Five Aussies Chiang Mai Adventure My friend Patrick is around 200 cms tall, we just had to get a photo with this tiny waitress at Whole Earth restaurant. 🙂

Rabieng Na Maerim

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand This delightful restaurant is halfway between the city & Wat Ban Den which is the most spectacular Thai Buddhist Temple I have ever seen .

Fresh spring roles to die for. 🙂

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand My only criticism was the serving was so big. 🙂

Chicken sate & a Thai Omelette. 

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Both excellent.

Beautiful country view from the restaurant.

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Here comes the storm. 🙂

Rock Me Burgers & Bar

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand Watch the passing parade while enjoying the burgers , hot dogs & beer. Rated 38 out of 1,744 by TripAdvisor. 

I settled for a hotdog

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand The best I have had in years. 🙂

Fabulous green pea soup

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand TripAdvisor rate David’s Kitchen the number one Chiang Mai restaurant. I’m not going to argue as the food was very good and the staff excellent.

Lamb shank

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand Two of us ordered the lamb shank & were surprised when the bill showed a B200 price difference. It turned out there were 2 versions o the menu, my advice to David the very attentive owner is to ensure staff point this out rather have have an argument at the end of an excellent meal.

Talking about he owner

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He makes an effort to interact with his customers & explained that his wife come in of a morning to make he deserts. Here are two fabulous old photos of them in their younger days. David looks like is stepped out of the role as the artful dodger in Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. 🙂

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand

Interesting Food Chiang Mai Thailand The staff singing happy birthday to some happy customers.

Dusit Princess good rooms & great location

Remarkable Temple Chiang Mai Thailand 

A terrific hotel in the very best location in Chiang Mai, book through THIS LINK for a discounted room rate.

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Fabulous Commons Bangkok

August 18, 2021 by David Herd

Fabulous Commons Bangkok

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Fabulous Commons Bangkok located in Thonglor is a wonderful venue for many interesting restaurants. Diners can order their favorite dishes from the various food kiosks to dine at the central communal area before heading upstairs for dessert and shopping.

Meat & Bones

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Great name for a restaurant. 🙂 There are two options: the standout eight-hour-roasted beef ribs (B480) and six-hour-roasted pork ribs (B280), both cooked in a smokehouse and slathered with the in-house recipe of rubs and barbecue sauce.

Soul Food

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Risky Chicken (B250) wraps up a meal of somtam with fried chicken in a Conkey’s brioche bun, while the Khao Soy Cowboy (B259) sees pulled pork in khao soy curry mixed with sweet potato and mustard pickles.

Live lobster available

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Excellent lobster sandwiches here which cost about B900.

The Lobster Lab

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With years of experience as one of Thailand’s top seafood importers, The Lobster Lab serves fresh lobster from Maine and a bevy of other high-quality seafood. Grab a roll to go, or enjoy a spread of hearty sharing dishes like lobster mac-and-cheese or a plate of oysters.

Roast

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This business had a big hand in kick-starting Bangkok’s brunch craze, it serves all-day dishes like crab cakes with eggs Benedict (B360), corned beef hash (B280), and a sinfully rich strawberry waffle (B260). Other meals are represented on the menu too, such as lunch (burgers) and dinner (steak frites B890, roast chicken B480). Thanks to carefully-sourced beans roasted in house, the coffee here is excellent.

My brother Warren Herd

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Studying the excellent menu at Roast.

Excellent pasta

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 I chose this pasta which was very good indeed.

Kitchen at The Roast

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Very clean and efficient.

Barrio Bonito

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Established about eight years ago on Koh Chang, Barrio Bonito quickly earned itself Tripadvisor’s no. 1 restaurant spot on the island. Co-owner Mariana Villalobos Torres, a self-taught chef from Mexico City, turns out authentic native dishes on a short menu that rotates daily. Usual offerings include burritos, tacos and queso (cheese fondue) with different fillings and toppings like homemade chorizo, slow-cooked pulled pork, beef and lamb.

The Beer Cap

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Unlike its sister venue, Brew, The Beer Cap focuses on niche craft beers, both on tap and by the bottle. When we last visited, there were six beers on tap: BrewDog Punk IPA (B160/260 per pint/half-pint), Holgate (B220), Chainbreaker White IPA (B240), Epic Escape IPA (B220), Epic Mid Mountain mid ale (B220) and Limburgse Witte (B140/240). Bottles are categorized by style (not country of origin like at Brew) and cover brands like Hitachino, La Trappe, Rogue and Chimney.

Communal dining section

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This ambitious project works kind of like a food court, only a really, really good one. Diners can order their favorite dishes from the various food kiosks to dine at the central communal area before heading upstairs for dessert and shopping.

Location

Sukhumvit Soi 55 Thonglor Bangkok 

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Beachfront restaurant Pattaya

August 24, 2019 by David Herd

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya

Beachside pattaya restaurant

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya is aptly named Surf & Turf & is rated number 100 out of 1187 restaurants in Pattaya. For far better food photographs than in this post just check out THIS LINK for my previous Surf & Turf photo blog.

Location

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya On the beach next door to the Long Beach Garden Hotel.

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya A fairly ordinary front entrance.

Air conditioned inside section

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya It’s much nicer inside which you can clearly see.

Catering for the smokers

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya The further away from me the better. 🙂

Inside in the aircon.

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya Especially during the day the front area beside the beach is the most popular part of the restaurant.

Another outdoor area

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya There is quite a number of different sections in this popular Beachfront restaurant Pattaya.

This is the beachside section

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya No aircon but they have plenty of fans & there is usually a beautiful breeze coming off the ocean.

An unusual dish

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya My friend ordered snapper, as you can see the portion was rather small & there was a skewer of beef with it.

Here is the seared tuna

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya Rather delicious.

Chicken Satay

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya The peanut sauce was excellent.

Oysters from France

Delicious, rather expensive here, around B500 or $24 AUD for 6, double what I pay at El Mercado in Bangkok.

My 2 Australian friends

Beachfront restaurant Pattaya Ian Fraser-Smith & David Robertson from the Gold Coast in Australia are regular visitors to Pattaya. They were both impressed with the food at the Surf & Turf.

For far better food photographs than in this post please check out THIS LINK for my previous Surf & Turf photo blog.

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Nathong Seafood restaurant

June 2, 2019 by David Herd

Nathong Seafood restaurant

Drifters Beach Cafe Pattaya

Nathong Seafood restaurant is at Amphoe Sattahip which is about a 30 minute drive from central Pattaya. There are a number of similar places along this particular stretch of beach.

Live seafood tanks

Drifters Beach Cafe Pattaya Live crabs & shrimp ensure the food is as fresh as possible. I think Nathong specializes more in catering for tourist buses rather than the general public. Two busloads of people from China arrived while we were having lunch.

Lots of staff waiting for customers.

Drifters Beach Cafe Pattaya The service was very good as was the view of the ocean & beach.

Beach side dining.

Drifters Beach Cafe PattayaSattahip District It’s always nice to dine overlooking the beach. Along this stretch of the Sattahip District are many similar seafood restaurants.

Looking north to Jomtien & Pattaya.

Drifters Beach Cafe PattayaIt’s only a short drive to Pattaya. Make sure you call into Drifters beach cafe for a cold beer or a cocktail.

Apartments next door.

Drifters Beach Cafe Pattaya A nice stretch of sand here.

Preecha Seafood restaurant

Drifters Beach Cafe Pattaya This popular venue is right next door to Nathong, it was closed the day we visited.

Nathong seafood restaurant

Drifters Beach Cafe Pattaya The food was very good & these dishes were only B150 each, or $4.80 USD.

Looking south.

Drifters Beach Cafe Pattaya I certainly would recommend both Nathong & Preecha for low cost fresh seafood.

Thai fishing boats 

Drifters Beach Cafe Pattaya Two hundred meters from the restaurant these boats are a nice photo opportunity.

Location

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Good restaurants Vientiane Laos

April 17, 2019 by David Herd

Good restaurants Vientiane Laos

Good restaurants Vientiane LaosGood restaurants Vientiane Laos and terrific coffee shops. You won’t go hungry in this nice city. I was with my friend from Australia Tony Murphy & we both really enjoyed the food & wide choice of restaurants.

Pimenton was one of the best.

Good restaurants Vientiane LaosTripAdvisor rate this establishment 6 out of 424 restaurants in Vientiane.

Tony chose duck prosciutto

Good restaurants Vientiane LaosVery tasty & well presented.

A vegetable side dish.

Good restaurants Vientiane Laos I can’t remember what it was, but it was certainly colourful. 🙂

I chose the pork ribs.

Good restaurants Vientiane Laos Very tender & tasty indeed.

Good restaurants Vientiane Laos

Good restaurants Vientiane LaosRed wine & service was excellent & deserved it’s high rating.

Cafe Sinouk

Good restaurants Vientiane Laos Very good value here, I had a hamburger & 3 glasses of red wine for around $17 AUD.

Hamburger at Sinouk.

Good restaurants Vientiane LaosTo be fair it was not a great hamburger, I would rate it about 6.5 out of 10.

Excellent French food at L’Adress

Good restaurants Vientiane LaosA TripAdvisor rating of 18 out of 424 restaurants in Vientiane seemed too low to me. The food & service was excellent, I’m surprised it’s not in the top 10.

I chose the spinach soup as an entree.

Good restaurants Vientiane LaosVery good, I would rate it 8.5 out of 10.

Main course was beef liver.

Good restaurants Vientiane Laos Different to what I would normally order, however it was on the “specials list” at a very good price. Tasted fine & very French. 🙂

Caesar salad for Tony.

Good restaurants Vientiane Laos It tasted as good as it looks.

Escargot & scrambled eggs.

Good restaurants Vientiane LaosNow this is what I call a very interesting creation. 🙂

We stayed at the Bloom Boutique Hotel.

Bloom Boutique Hotel Vientiane I would like to recommend the Bloom Boutique Hotel, excellent rooms, friendly staff & a great breakfast. Use THIS LINK to book for a very good discount.

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Taxi tour discovering Vientiane

April 16, 2019 by David Herd

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane in Laos only cost us $10 USD for an hour of sightseeing. This is the capital city with a population of only 783,000 in a country of 6.858 million.

The photo above is Pha That Luang, a gold-covered large Buddhist stupa in the centre of the city of Vientiane. Initially established in the 3rd century, the stupa has undergone several reconstructions, as recently as the 1930s due to foreign invasions of the area. Wikipedia

Temple near our hotel

Taxi tour discovering VientianeIn fact it was virtually in the same street as the Bloom Boutique Hotel, we would walk through it to get to the riverside.

Lets take a closer view.

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane Like many cities in Thailand there seems to be temples everywhere.

We did not spend too much time in the temples.

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane Our focus was more on the bars & restaurants. 🙂

I would like to recommend the Bloom Boutique Hotel, excellent rooms, friendly staff & a great breakfast. Use THIS LINK to book for a very good discount.

Patuxai is a war monument

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane Built between 1957 and 1968. The Patuxai was dedicated to those who fought in the struggle for independence from France. In romanising the name from the Laotian language, it is variously translated as Patuxai, Patuxay, Patousai and Patusai. Wikipedia

Meet the jolly jumbo

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane Made out of porcelain plates, saucers, cups etc. I have no idea what it stands for. 🙂

Rather spectacular.

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane It really is a fantastic monument.

Thai bank in Vientiane

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane I actually have an account at Kasikorn Bank.

This is what you need for a road trip. 🙂

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane Gotta be the most famous bike in the world.

King Anouvong Statue

Taxi tour discovering Vientiane Chao Anouvong (1767-1829), or Chao Anou for short, was the last king of the former Lao kingdom of Lane Xang. He ruled from 1805 to 1828 in Vientiane and came to power after his brother’s death.  Chao Anouvong had long been an ally of the Thai monarchs against Burmese invaders but unfortunately his accomplishments and support of the Thai kingdom was not well recognized. From 1826 to 1828 Chao Anouvong rebelled against Siam in an attempt to gain independence from Siam.

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Next Best Bar Pattaya

December 17, 2018 by David Herd

Soi 8 Pattaya party street

Next Best Bar Pattaya

Next Best Bar Pattaya

Next Best Bar Pattaya & Best bar are side by side in Soi 8 one of Pattaya’s best known party streets. If you want to be close to these bars right upstairs is the Baron Beach hotel, very convenient indeed.

Best bar has had same owner for over 25 years.

Next Best Bar Pattaya Owned named Sven who everyone calls Seven. 🙂

Best Bar Soi 8

Next Best Bar Pattaya A nice casual atmosphere with good service.

Next Best Bar Pattaya 

Next Best Bar PattayaRecently purchased right next door.

Next Best Bar Pattaya

Next Best Bar Pattaya Next Best Bar Pattaya or Best Bar, take your pick between the two. 🙂

The Usual suspects

Next Best Bar Pattaya From the left we have Hamish, myself, Por, Brad & Pete. As the Kinks sung in 1966, we were just lazing on a sunny afternoon. 🙂

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BBQ lunch

Next Best Bar Pattaya Wild boar steak from a farm up country owned by Sven.

Best Bar Pattaya

Next Best Bar Pattaya From the left we have Sven aka Seven, his brother Pete who managers the bars & Hamish Elton who is a legend in his own lunchtime. 🙂

Hotel is right above the bars.

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Nice rooms at the Baron Beach Hotel.

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Fabulous mural

Next Best Bar Pattaya Hamish took this photo on his Google phone.

Farewell from Brad, David & Hamish.

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Been There Loved Every Minute

April 18, 2018 by David Herd

What a Wonderful World

Loved Every Minute, starting with “The Big Apple”.

Loved Every Minute

Loved Every Minute photo blog simply shows some of the many wonderful places I have been fortunate enough to visit. Most travellers have their own bucket list & I’m pleased to say I have ticked 98% of my long list.

Last time I was there it was freezing.

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It was mid February & I had arrived from Rio de Janeiro where the temperature was in the high 30s.

Talking about Rio…..

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Here I am on Sugarloaf mountain with Copacabana in the background.

 In case you were wondering about the featured Photo

Loved Every Minute

Well, it’s Madonna di Campiglio 8,500 feet high in The Dolomites in Northern Italy.

 This needs no explanation. 🙂

Loved Every Minute

The Great Wall of China is an ancient series of walls and fortifications, totaling more than 13000 miles in length, located in northern China. Construction began in the third century B.C. as a means of preventing nomadic barbarians from invading the Chinese Empire. 

Majestic Table Mountain

Loved Every Minute

Cape Town is certainly one of the most stunning location on Earth.

Loved Every Minute of the Italian Riviera

Loved Every Minute

Camogli is a fishing village and tourist resort located on the west side of the peninsula of Portofino.

Loved Every Minute of Budapest on the River Danube

Loved Every Minute

The Hungarian Parliament Building, also known as the Parliament of Budapest a notable landmark of Hungary.

Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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What a surprise packet, Mostar is a city in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, straddling the Neretva River. It’s known for the iconic Stari Most (Old Bridge), a reconstructed medieval arched bridge.

Ankor Wat Cambodia

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An amazing experience.

You gotta love the Ginza.

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Tokyo, what an incredible city in an amazing country.

Dubrovnik

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The best advice I can give you when you visit this amazing city is to go in the quiet season otherwise it will be like an ant’s nest.

On the ferry to Koh Chang.

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Thailand’s 2nd largest island after Phuket.

Rice paddies near Ubud

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Bali is a wonderful tropical island, just a pity so many out of control Aussie pests travel there.

The Great Ocean Road on the south coast of Australia

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Behind me is “London Bridge”, The span closer to the shoreline collapsed unexpectedly on 15 January 1990 leaving two tourists (Kelli Harrison and David Darrington) stranded on the outer span before being rescued by police helicopter.

Trafalgar Square London

Been There Done That

I have lost count of the number of times I have visited this great city.

Ha Long Bay Vietnam

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Northeast Vietnam, it’s famous for its emerald waters and thousands of towering limestone islands topped by rain-forests. 

Behind me is the most expensive building in the world.

Been There Done That

US$ 5.7 billion, including the cost of the prime land. Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore is in a class of it’s own, click on THIS LINK for a closer look.

Thanks for visiting my Loved Every Minute photo blog. Here is Volume 2. 🙂

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Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya

February 22, 2018 by David Herd

Home style restaurant

Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya

Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya is a cosy little home style restaurant in Soi 3 North Pattaya. Food is good but the place can be quite noisy at times when the Japanese golfers arrive from playing golf.

Noisy customers

Chamiko Japanese Food PattayaCertanly it’s not just the Japanese who drink too much and get rowdy, the Aussie on the right John Martin aka “Pothole Bin Ladin” is a disturbing influence no matter where he dines. 🙂

Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya

Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya To put things in perspective, overall the food is good without being exceptional, I dine there more from convenience as it’s on my way home from my local drinking hole. Plus there are many massage places nearby where I can enjoy an hours relaxation after dinner.

Genki in Soi 4 is a far better option & there is a very good selection of Japanese restaurants at Central Marina shopping mall just up the road. If you want to experience an authentic noisy Japanese dining experience head for Shakariki in 2nd Road South Pattaya.

Delicious California roll

Chamiko Japanese Food PattayaAs you can see they serve some excellent dishes.

Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya Salmon Sashimi

Chamiko Japanese Food PattayaOne of my all time favourites.

My great friend Larry Krausz.

Chamiko Japanese Food PattayaLarry loved his food and always enjoyed dinner at Chimaki, sadly on October 28 2016 he suffered a major stroke and never recovered, he passed away 3 months later when they took him off life support, RIP old buddy.

Japanese hamburger

Chamiko Japanese Food PattayaVery tasty indeed.

I could eat this every night. 🙂

Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya

In fact I will in May when I visit Japan again for another 2 week Bullet Train adventure.

Some of the friendly staff.

Chamiko Japanese Food PattayaThanks for visiting my Chamiko Japanese Food Pattaya photo blog, this cosy little restaurant is certainly worth a visit.

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Genki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant

February 3, 2018 by David Herd

Excellent food at Genki

Genki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantGenki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant located in Soi 4 North Pattaya is one of my favourite Japanese restaurants in Pattaya. Lucky for me it’s only a short 5 minute walk from my condo. 🙂

Outdoor seating

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantOutdoor seating plus a private room for around 16 people.

Rarely do you see a Farang here.

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantCustomers are mainly Japanese, rarely do you see a Farang. (Foreigner)

Gyoza comes fried or steamed

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantPriced at B90 or $4.00 AUD.

My Australian friend Viv Kennelly

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantLike myself Viv really enjoys his food.

 Salmon Caviar

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantOne of my favourite dishes at B300 or $14.50 AUD.

Same dish as above.

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantProbably prepared by a different chef. Both come with the sheets of seaweed to make a delicious sandwich. 

Genki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantThe omelet is so light it melts in your mouth. 🙂

 This guy was the boss.

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantI believe he has gone back to Japan & the standard seems to have dropped slightly.

I’m not to keen on prawn heads in my miso soup.

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantOh well I guess it improves the flavour. 🙂

Salmon sashimi

Genki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant Always hard to beat.

Mushrooms wrapped in bacon

Genki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant For all the non Muslims out there. 🙂

More Aussie friends

Genki Pattaya Japanese RestaurantHamish & Matt both have pretty good appetites.

Here is a funny story, Matt runs a factory in the motor industry with 60 or 70 staff, naturally he is on a very good wage. The clincher is however, on top of his wage he gets a hardship allowance for living in Pattaya. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Genki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant September 4th 2019

Genki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant David Robertson aka “Chocs” & his girlfriend Thip.

Thanks for visiting my Genki Pattaya Japanese Restaurant photo blog.

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