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Fusillo Italian food Pattaya

September 8, 2021 by David Herd

Fusillo Italian food Pattaya

Fusillo Italian food Pattaya in Naklua Road near the corner of 18/1 Alley is certainly worth a visit. Very good food at a reasonable price, & a glass of Chianti will set you back B140 or $6.80 AUD.

Indoor or outdoor seating

I can’t imaging why you would want to sit outside with the smokers. 🙂

Fettuccine & mushrooms

Delicious & only B250 or $12 AUD.

TripAdvisor rating is #137 of 1,207 Restaurants in Pattaya

You gotta love Parma Ham

Plain or on a pizza, either way it’s great. 🙂

Meet Bow Pattaya’s queen of selfies. 🙂

Bow loves her food & eats more than I can. 🙂

Fettuccine Al Pesto

For those of you who like to cook here is the RECIPE.

Spaghetti seafood

What a fabulous looking dish, such a shame I not a fan of mussels, my apologies to Patrick from Belgium. 🙂

Matt Harkness & Bow

I gotta tell you a funny story, Matt runs a factory near Rayong with a staff of around 70 people. Apart from his generous wage he receives a “hardship allowance” for living in Pattaya. What a classic. 🙂 🙂 🙂

The selfie Queen

It certainly would not be a hardship living with beautiful Bow. 🙂

Pizza anyone?

As you can see they are all here.

That’s all for now folks

Thanks for visiting my Fusillo Italian food Pattayaphoto blog.

Location

Update new location, see above.

Larger than the old place but the location is not as good.

Lunch today on Sepember 8 2021

Quite tasty but too much salad for me, I should have ordered a similar dish with pasta.

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La Ferme North Pattaya Restaurant

September 7, 2021 by David Herd

La Ferme North Pattaya Restaurant

La Ferme North Pattaya Restaurant is an interesting venue which is part of the Woodlands hotel in Naklua Rd near the Dolphin roundabout in North Pattaya. Upmarket decor and reasonably priced food, they specialize in Chicken which the name suggests. My favourite is the Honey Glazed Chicken with pepper sauce, only 400 Baht or $15. My only criticism is they overcharge for a glass of house wine, 150 Baht for a half measure. It’s a shame they are so mean with the wine because the food prices are good value. You used to be better off buying a bottle of Chile wine for 1100 Baht, but that was 2013, now the cheapest bottle is 1600 Baht and the average price is 2000, pour it yourself because they will try to push you to finish hoping they can sell you another bottle.

Honey Glazed Chicken

Absolutely delicious, it tastes as good as it looks.

Brad Robbins

Brad is a lawyer from Townsville in Australia, he is with his long time Thai girlfriend Por.

Frank Hawkes

Another Aussie who loves holidaying in Pattaya.

Lets keep introducing the Aussies. 🙂

This is Alan Kendall from Sydney who felt totally at home in Pattaya.

What is this dish?

I just can’t remember, after all it was 2013. 🙂

Another shot of the mob.

On the right is Pothole aka John Martin, the pretty girl beside him is his neice. The other guy is Joergen from Melbourne, but I don’t remember the Thai girl’s name. 🙂

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Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

September 5, 2021 by David Herd

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao is a very popular low cost restaurant with a huge selection of meals both eat in or take away. Very highly rated by TripAdvisor at #235 of 1,103 Restaurants in Pattaya.

Terrific value

Very good selection of dishes at reasonable prices, consequently it is very popular with the locals.

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

Only a hop step & a jump from Cheap Charlies which is another very good restaurant in Soi Buakhao.

Breakfast

One of the cheapest in Pattaya at B79, or $3.26 AUD.

A very tasty chowder

From memory I think it was around B179.

Home delivery

The chowder was so good I had it home delivered. 🙂

Lunch September 4 2021

I ordered this ice-cream sunday & was suprised when the waitress said, “today it is on special at B39”. 🙂

Curry chicken

Very tasty, too much for me so I took home 1/2 for later. Total cost for the curry & and the ice-cream sunday below was B124, or $5 AUD.

Ice-ceam sunday

I’m a sucker for desert, B25 on special.

Excellent hamburger

Big & tasty. 🙂

Close to Treetown markets

The Hungry Hippo is diagonally opposite Treetown Market.

Easy to find

There is no doubt Soi Buakhao is one of the busiest areas in Pattaya, so many places to eat and drink.

Cup of tea included with breakfast

Without a doubt this is the largest cup of tea in the whole city. 🙂

Chicken & pasta soup

Delicious at B79 or $3 AUD.

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Storm pulverises Pattaya

August 27, 2021 by David Herd

Storm pulverises Pattaya

Storm pulverises Pattaya on the morning of August 27 2021. Naturally the beach was badly damaged as usual. However the council will roll out the heavy equipment tomow & quickly repair the damage. This photo was taken from my balcony at markland Condo around 11 am.

Due to the wild downpour

It does not take long for the beach to be damaged.

Tonnes of sand is washed away

I think this may be a dress rehersal for next month, September of course is Pattaya’s wettest month.

Opposite Markland Condo

Loacated opposite Soi 2 in north Pattaya.

That’s the A-One Hotel in the foreground

The damage is the same every 50 or 60 meters along the beach. Usually opposite a Soi, the water floods downhill from 2nd Road.

Soi Diana is flooded

It seems every part of Pattaya is affected.

Patrick’s Belgium Steakhouse

As you can see there is water all along the arcade. However apparantly none acually got to the inside of the restaurant.

Patrick’s

Looking down the arcade to 2nd Road.

Storm pulverises Pattaya & the arcade is underwater

Hopefully all the restaurants escaped serious damage.

Many Pattaya roads flooded

This result is not unusual, it’s a common occurance in the wet season.

Beach Road

All this floodwater spills over to the beach and causes lots of damage.

Jomtien Beach

Imagine the force needed to inflict this amount of damage.

Ok let’s just fix it. 🙂

They moved fairly quickly to repair the damage.

Have you checked your boat lately?

This can only end in tears.

The Pattaya weather forecast

Spot on I would say. 🙂

The last big storm

The following day the heavey equipment was hard at work reparing the damage, I’m sure they will return again tomorrow.

August 29

Two days after the big storm it has been raining most of the night causing this damage.

Huge pumps opposite Soi 6

Even these smart looking pumps can’t cope with the volume of water.

Reinforcments have arrived

Whoever has the contract for repairing the beach is making a fortune. 🙂

Hopefully this is what awaits.

I thought I would include a photo of a beautiful Pattaya day, hopefully this weather will return soon.

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Good Indian Food Pattaya

August 23, 2021 by David Herd

Good Indian Food Pattaya

Good Indian Food Pattaya located in 2nd Rd just opposite the Royal Gardens shopping mall. I don’t often patronize Indian restaurants however the food at Zaika was very good so in future I will make an effort to visit other similar places.

Fairly mundane decor

In fact the upholstery on the booths looks like it needs a good shampoo. Otherwise it’s comfortable & compact.

Lets check out the food.

I ordered a chicken curry not too spicy.

Good Indian Food Pattaya

Lets take a closer look at the Good Indian Food Pattaya. The curry was excellent and the long grain rice exceptional.

Chicken Biryani

These two photos I borrowed from TripAdvisor to let you see a couple more food samples.

Fish Tikka with Jasmine rice

TripAdvisor rating is #27 of 1,091 Places to Eat in Pattaya which seems a rather high rating, hard for me to judge after only one visit.

Located on 2nd Rd

Right opposite the Royal Gardens shopping mall. Their phone number is 038 488 958.

These prices are very low indeed.

They have a very busy home delivery service.

A huge selection

I certainly will be using the home delivery service.

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Pattaya Beach remodel

August 17, 2021 by David Herd

Pattaya Beach remodel

Pattaya Beach remodel between August 2021 & November 2023 has started with the removal of many trees & widening the footpath & the road.

Heavey equipment is raring to go

November 2023 seems a very long time to finish this project, I’m guessing it’s going to be very flash indeed. 🙂

Artists impression of Pattaya Beach

The trees are all in a very straight line. 🙂

Meanwhile back at the ranch…..

Work continues, many trees are being removed making lots of locals very unhappy.

These people are lodging aa complaint.

A group of prominent local Thai residents and community leaders came out today to Beach Road to protest the project. They stated that they felt it was destroying nature and was the wrong time to do a beach remodel with the city in such dire straits due to Covid-19. The project has been temporarily paused for discussions between the community leaders and the mayor.

Work continues

Many of these trees are over 60 years old.

That’s the Dusit Hotel in the background.

The extra traffic lane will allow for creation of 700 parking spaces along the 2.7-kilometer stretch between the Dusit Curve and Walking Street.

The blueprint also calls for creation of recreational areas on the beach, three underground restrooms and beach showers, plus the planting of new trees along Beach Road, and additional lighting for improved safety. This vital north-south artery, which only was fully patched up earlier this year after an agonizingly long bout of road construction, will be ripped up once again to widen it by three meters, taking that space from the footpath.

Moving the light posts

This was the morning of August 17 2021.

Out come the seats

Hopefully they will be upgraded.

Encroaching on the beach.

This shot will give you an idea how much beach will be lost.

Waiting instructions

The team is ready to go. 🙂

Foundation is laid

Now they are making real progress.

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BJ Holiday Lodge

August 11, 2021 by David Herd

BJ Holiday Lodge

BJ Holiday Lodge in Soi 3 North Pattaya iserves an excellent breakfast including tea or coffee for B95, or $3.90 AUD. They also offer a good low cost selection of Thai & western food.

Scrambled eggs

One thing you can guarrantee is the bacon is always very crispy. I mentioned this to BJ one morning & he replied, “I serve it that way because that’s the way I like it.” 🙂

BJ Holiday Lodge Cheese Burger

Served with fries for B85 or $3.47 AUD.

Did someone mention ice cream?

After a cheesebuger ice cream is conpulsary.

Pasta & Goulash

Back in the normal times before Covid-19, I would enjoy drinks at the Cherry Bar or the Atlantic Bar then walk home via Soi 3. Many times I would stop at BJs for dinner & a glass of wine.

Reminissing

This shot was taken in 2005 before BJs view of Pattaya Bay was lost due to another hotel building right next door. The room cost in those days was B540 or $22 AUD.

Friends from San Diego

My friend Paul McNeil & his lovely family paid a visit to Pattaya in August 2016, we all had breakfast at BJ’s. 🙂

Bangkok 1998

Paul & I in Bangkok in 1998 before visiting Pattaya & Koh Samui.

I guarantee the TV is always on. 🙂

No sound just the picture. 🙂

The staff are always friendly & helpful

As soon as you sit down they arrive with a menu & manouver a fan to keep you cool.

Lunch today August 12 2021

Chicken & Cashew nuts was delicious, cost B160 or $6.60 AUD.

Prawn cocktail

It tastes as good as it looks. 🙂

Meatloaf & mash potatos.

This was on special November 30 2021 & was the best meatloaf I have tasted in years, at a low cost od $6 AUD

Finally poached eggs

B95 with coffee or tea is great value.

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Bake n’ Brew Pattaya

August 10, 2021 by David Herd

Bake n’ Brew Pattaya

Bake n’ Brew Pattaya iserves an excellent breakfast, & I’m sure lunch & dinner would be bery good as well. It’s located in Chaloem Phrakiat 23 Alley, near 3rd Road. It’s a little awkward to get there but certainly worth the effort.

Very pleasant atmosphere

They always have a nice choice of cakes to temp you. 🙂

Let them eat cake…

Is a saying that shows insensitivity to or incomprehension of the realities of life for the unfortunate.

Let them eat breakfast. 🙂

The breakfast choices here are excellent.

The poached eggs were perfect

There certainly are cheaper breakfasts in other restaurants including Cheap Charlies, JBs in Soi 3 & Robin Hood, where you can eat well for B99. having said that the quality at Bake N’ Brew is very good indeed.

Eggs Benedict is always a favourite

Looking at this photo just makes me hungry. 🙂

More choices here.

When every dish is so tempting it’s sometimes hard to decide.

Bake n’ Brew Pattaya

Third road is just 200 meters along, in Chaloem Phrakiat 23 Alley, close to 3rd Road.

In the opposite direction

This high rise hotel is about 200 meters tpwards Soi Buakhao.

Location

Now you know exactly where Bake n’ Brew Pattaya is located, so there is no excuse.

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Fat Coco A-One Hotel

July 24, 2021 by David Herd

Fat Coco A-One Hotel

Fat Coco A-One Hotel is a rather unsusual name, I have no idea what it means or what it stands for. Having said all that I was able to follow the entire building process from my balcony on the 21st floor of Markland Condo. The shot above was how it used to look before somebody decided to spoil what was an attractive unusual landmark on Beach Road.

OK, lets do it.

This particular construction started on the 31st of January 2021.

January 19 2021

What a great view from my balcony, I have lived in Markland for 10 years.

Up come the tiles

Next job is the demolish the beautiful swimming pool. This is what I call a very cunning plan. 🙂

After all, who needs a nice pool at a Beach resort?

Far greater minds than I know the answer. 🙂

Now we are getting somewhere

I have always been of the belief, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. That logic certainly does not apply here. 🙂

What a fabulous locating

Pattaya beach in all it’s glory.

Those trees have to go.

Replace them with concrete please. 🙂

Bring in the excavators

Those palms will be “gone baby gone”.

Fat Coco A-One Hotel February 23rd 2021

As you can see progress is being made.

Thats my condo in the background

I get an excellent view of the renovation from the 21st floor.

We need some bamboo

Bamboo will certainly enhanse the tropical theme. 🙂

Pattaya Beach

Right across the road is Pattaya Beach.

The finished product

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Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

July 2, 2021 by David Herd

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya offers an extensive menu for Thai & western food at a price which is hard to beat. I remember a few years ago when you could buy a bottle of Aussie red for only B400 or $16 AUD, which is a good price in Thailand. Of course now in June 2021 with the Covid-19 crisis alcohol is not available in restaurants.

Very good selection of food

Tripadvisor ranked #331 of 1407 restaurants in Pattaya.

The avocado is my favourite

I had lunch there yeserday July 1st 2021 & sadly there was no avocado.

So I settled for a hamburger & desert

The burger was very good & only cost B85, or $3.50 AUD.

Penty of calories here I’m afraid. 🙂

The crepe suzette was also was only B85.

Sausages mash & gravy

After you finish this I guarantee you won’t be hungry anymore. 🙂

Club sandwich

Good value as usual. 🙂

On 2nd thoughts

There is always room for some icecream 🙂

Meatballs & gravy

So many choices & such little time. 🙂

Phad Thai

Pad Thai and mango and sticky rice, a perfect lunch. B225 or $9.50 AUD including a 10% tip.

Mango & sticky rice

A taste sensation. 🙂

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

Dinner with my two friends, Hamish Elton, a Queenslander who lives in Pattaya & Dave Elder, a Queenslander visiting on holiday in 2017. I remember very well, prior to dinner we had drinks at Retox Game On which sadly has now closed due to Covid-19. Anyhow on one of the many TVs we saw a terrific game of Australian Rules football, my team the Sydney Swans narrowly beat Essendon in an absolute thriller. 🙂