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Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

September 5, 2021 by David Herd

Restaurants-Pattaya

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Breakfast 

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

A very tasty chowder

Hungry Hippo chowder

From memory I think it was around B179.

Home delivery

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Lunch September 4 2021

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Curry chicken

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Excellent hamburger

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

Big & tasty. 🙂

Close to Treetown markets

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

The Hungry Hippo is diagonally opposite Treetown Market.

Easy to find

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

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

Chicken & pasta soup

Hungry Hippo Soi Buakhao

Delicious at B79 or $3 AUD.

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Good Indian Food Pattaya

August 23, 2021 by David Herd

Good Indian Food Pattaya

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

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

Lets check out the food.

Good Indian Food Pattaya

I ordered a chicken curry not too spicy. 

Good Indian Food Pattaya

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

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

Fish Tikka with Jasmine rice

Good Indian Food Pattaya

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

Good Indian Food Pattaya Right opposite the Royal Gardens shopping mall. Their phone number is 038  488 958.

These prices are very low indeed.

Good Indian Food Pattaya They have a very busy home delivery service.

A huge selection

Good Indian Food Pattaya I certainly will be using the home delivery service.

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Fabulous views, excellent restaurants & a very good room rate if you book through THIS LINK.

The building in the middle is the Holiday Inn, on the left is the Amari Hotel which is another very good five star hotel. Use THIS LINK to book for a very good room rate.

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The best Pattaya budget hotel, 3 pools & opposite Central Marina shopping mall. For a great room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Sutus Court is a great budget hotel right i the heart of one of Pattaya’s main bar areas, just use THIS LINK for a terrific room rate. 420/100 Moo 9 Soi Buakhao.

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BJ Holiday Lodge

August 11, 2021 by David Herd

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BJ Holiday Lodge

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 

BJ Holiday Lodge 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

BJ Holiday LodgeServed with fries for B85 or $3.47 AUD.

Did someone mention ice cream?

BJ Holiday Lodge After a cheesebuger ice cream is conpulsary. 

Pasta & Goulash

BJ Holiday LodgeBack 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

BJ Holiday Lodge 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

BJ Holiday Lodge

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

Bangkok 1998

BJ Holiday LodgePaul & I in Bangkok in 1998 before visiting Pattaya & Koh Samui. 

I guarantee the TV is always on. 🙂

BJ Holiday Lodge No sound just the picture. 🙂

The staff are always friendly & helpful

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

Lunch today August 12 2021

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

Prawn cocktail

BJ Holiday Lodge

It tastes as good as it looks. 🙂

Meatloaf & mash potatos.

BJ Holiday Lodge

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

BJ Holiday Lodge

B95 with coffee or tea is great value.

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Bake n’ Brew Pattaya

August 10, 2021 by David Herd

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Bake n’ Brew Pattaya

Breakfast Bake n' Brew

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

Breakfast Bake n' BrewThey always have a nice choice of cakes to temp you. 🙂

Let them eat cake…

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Let them eat breakfast. 🙂

Breakfast Bake n’ BrewThe breakfast choices here are excellent.

The poached eggs were perfect

Breakfast Bake n' Brew 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

Breakfast Bake n' BrewLooking at this photo just makes me hungry. 🙂

More choices here.

Breakfast Bake n' BrewWhen every dish is so tempting it’s sometimes hard to decide.

Bake n’ Brew Pattaya

Breakfast Bake n' BrewThird road is just 200 meters along, in Chaloem Phrakiat 23 Alley, close to 3rd Road.

In the opposite direction

Breakfast Bake n' BrewThis high rise hotel is about 200 meters tpwards Soi Buakhao.

Location

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

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Here are a few reasons why it’s the most important meal of the day. Many studies have linked eating breakfast to good health, including better memory and concentration, lower levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, and lower chances of getting diabetes, heart disease, and being overweight.

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Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

July 2, 2021 by David Herd

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Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

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

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

Tripadvisor ranked #331 of 1407 restaurants in Pattaya.

The avocado is my favourite

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

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

So I settled for a hamburger & desert

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

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

Penty of calories here I’m afraid. 🙂

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

 The crepe suzette was also was only B85.

Sausages mash & gravy

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

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

Club sandwich

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

Good value as usual. 🙂

On 2nd thoughts

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

There is always room for some icecream 🙂

Meatballs & gravy

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

So many choices & such little time. 🙂

Phad Thai

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

Mango & sticky rice

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

A taste sensation. 🙂

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

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. 🙂 

Make sure you visit mathilda

Mathilda restaurant Pattaya

 This is certainly a very good restaurant with excellent Thai & western food at the right price.

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Foodland low cost breakfast

June 28, 2021 by David Herd

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Foodland low cost breakfast

Foodland low cost breakfast

Foodland low cost breakfast is the best value in Pattaya & Bangkok, only B65 or $2.70 AUD. This low price is available everyday between 6.30 & 9.30 am. I’m a regular at the Terminal 21 branch in Pattaya.

Very busy prior to Covid-19.

Foodland low cost breakfast

Now due to Covid customers are way down. Often there are only 6 or 7 other people there beside me.

Modern open kitchen.

Foodland low cost breakfast

One thing is for sure, currently with so few customers the breakfast arrives in record time. 🙂

OK, here it is.

Foodland low cost breakfast

Includes orange juice, toast & jam & tea or coffee.

Scrambled eggs this morning

Foodland low cost breakfast

They were excellent. One thing to remember, right now it’s a little difficult to get to the branch at Terminal 21 before the mall opens due to a new carpark being built. You must enter from the back road.

Next door to the restaurant is a supermarket

Foodland low cost breakfast

I often do my shopping after breakfast, sadly however it’s too early to buy booze but 5 minutes down Pattaya Nua is the wholesale part of Best supermarket. 🙂 See more  about this market by following THIS LINK.

An excellent deli 

Fabulous Foodland Terminal 21 Pattaya

The supermarket has an excellent deli with a hugh selection of cold meats.

Pattaya Klang branch

Best Pattaya breakfast coffee service

Located 200 meters north of Big C, sit at the counter if there is a spare seat. 🙂

Menu

Foodland low cost breakfast

The restaurant is actually called Took Lae Dee, they have a large food selection, my apologies for the blured menu. For lunch one day I had the Oxtail Stew which was excellent.

Many thanks for visiting my Foodland low cost breakfast photo blog, if saving money is your aim this is the place to go. 

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Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya Restaurant

June 23, 2021 by David Herd

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Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya Restaurant

Cheap Charlie's Pattaya Restaurant

Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya Restaurant is located in busy Soi Buakhao next door to the Sutus Court Hotel. Tripadvisor give it a rating of #386 of 1,105 Restaurants in Pattaya.

This is their small breakfast

Cost of living Thailand

 Probably one of the cheapest in Pattaya, only B89 or $4.84 AUD including tear or coffee. The bacon was excellent compared to other low cost breakfasts I have had in recent times.

Daily specials

Cheap Charlie's Pattaya Restaurant

 Some very interesting choices here at very good prices, no wonder it’s one of Pattaya’s most popular restaurants.

Outdoor area

Cheap Charlie's Pattaya Restaurant

 I guess some people like being outside, personally I can do without the exhaust fumes from busy Soi Buakhao. 🙂

Other choices

Cheap Charlie's Pattaya Restaurant

Voted number one in 2020. 🙂

Good low cost hotel

Cheap Charlie's Pattaya Restaurant

 The Sutus court Hotel suits all the Cheap Charlies who arrive in Pattaya looking for a low cost hotel in a good location amongst the action. For an excellent room rate just book through THIS LINK. 

Opposite the hotel

Cheap Charlie's Pattaya Restaurant

Cha Bear is a very nice cafe, a hot coffee latte is only B40, or $1.68 AUD.

Roast Chicken special

Cheap Charlie's Pattaya Restaurant

Only B99 or $4.10 AUD, now that’s a very good deal. 🙂

Home delivery

Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya RestaurantHome delivery is so convinient with the Covid-19 restrictions.

Delicious beef stew  is excellent value

Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya Restaurant What you are seeing on the plate is about 40% the delivery, I will have the rest tomorrow. 

Here is a perfect lunch

Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya Restaurant

Chicken Kiev followed by a rum & rasin pancake.

Pancake

Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya Restaurant 

This rum & rasin pancake was absolutely delicious, at a crazy price of B49, or $2 AUD.

Here we are

Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya Restaurant

Come & join us.

I recently published an article on the cost of living in Pattaya & naturally Cheap Charlie’s was one of the examples, check it out through THIS LINK.

Thanks for visiting my Cheap Charlie’s Pattaya Restaurant photo blog, if you walk north for 3 minutes you will find the Hungry Hippo which is another great value low cost restaurant. Otherwise just check out THIS LINK. 

If you want to go upmarket a little take a 5 minute walk down Soi Diana to 2nd Rd, there you will find Patrick’s Belgian Steakhouse.

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Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

March 23, 2021 by David Herd

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Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant is located behind the Unixx condo in South Pattaya. It’s on the ground floor of the Pattaya Heights Condo & is rated by TripAdvisor 165 out of 1,100 Restaurants in Pattaya.

Warn atmosphere

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

The food and service is excellent, don’t let the location deter you, this is a very good restaurant.

Ride em cowboy

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

I don’t suppose you can really call Thomas Shelby a cowboy, Birmingham is a long way from Texas. 🙂

What about the food you ask?

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

 Sorry it took so long, on our first visit my old mate “Pothole” & I both had the corned beef which was very good but nothing like what we have in Australia. Both of us however thought the cabbage was the best we have ever tasted in our lives. This was the daily special at B350, or $14.80 AUD.

A week later we returned for the hamburgers

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

Pothole really enjoyed the Wagyu beef hamburger, however the real surprise packet were the sweet potato fries, absolutely delicious. Good value at B190 or $8 AUD.

For me it was the Wagyu sliders

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

Very good indeed even though I struggled a little to get through the three. 🙂 Very good value at B175, or $7.40 AUD.

Shepherds Pie

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

 The owner E.T. made 2 servings of Shepherds pie especially for Pothole & myself, it was absolutely delicious. I only ate 1/2 of mine & took the 2nd half home to eat tomorrow. Pothole of course not only ate the lot, but washed it down with 2 pints of Guinness which is a meal in itself. 🙂 

Lamb Shank

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

We have not tried this yet, I borrowed this photo & the one below from their website.

They open for breakfast as well.

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

Very convenient for those living in the building.

We certainly will return

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

There are lots of other dishes on the menu I want to try.

Having a party?

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

Here is a great room for celebrating a birthday or a divorce, totally separate from the main room.

Terrific decor

peaky-blinders-pattaya-restaurantCoupled with an interesting menu.

A pensive Pothole

Peaky Blinders Pattaya Restaurant

I just had to include a shot of Pothole, normally he doesn’t travel past Soi 6, but for the good food & service at Peaky Blinders he is happy to make an exception. 🙂

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Sicily Pizza Pattaya

March 8, 2021 by David Herd

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Sicily Pizza Pattaya

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

Sicily Pizza Pattaya is located on the dark side opposite Maprachan Lake about a 25 minute drive from Beach Road. A popular family restaurant serving some affordable  delicious Italian food.

A pre lunch drink at the bar

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

 Orange juice please, I’m driving. 🙂

There is the pizza over on the right

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

 On my next visit I’m having a pizza.

Looks very tasty indeed

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

Perfect meal for two people.

Bruschetta Di Montagna

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

This was my choice of entre. I think I may be mistaken with the name of this dish, my apologies.

Fresh Melon & Prosciutto

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

This is the entre I should have ordered. I had a taste & the melon was delicious. 🙂

Delicious mushroom soup

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

 Very tasty with lots of truffles. 

A huge lamb shank

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

Very tasty indeed, a little expensive at B690, or $29 AUD. Patrick’s Steakhouse has a similar dish for B390. A little smaller perhaps.

Fire up that pizza oven

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

A good pizza with red wine is hard to beat. 🙂

A very interesting wall

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

The featured lady has been given an extra leg. 🙂 

Location

Sicily Pizza Pattaya

As I mentioned earlier it is located on the dark side opposite Maprachan Lake about a 25 minute drive from Beach Road. This friendly establishment is certainly worth the drive, it offers very good food & service with a nice atmosphere. On the way you will pass 3 or 4 other interesting looking restaurants. 

Thanks for visiting my Sicily Pizza Pattaya photo blog, check out the links below for some interesting restaurants I have visited all over the world, including a review of popular Pattaya venues.

Thanks also to my friend Hamish Elton for introducing me to this interesting Sicilian venue. Here is a LINK to Sicily Pizza.

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Surf and Turf Pattaya

February 24, 2021 by David Herd

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Surf and Turf Pattaya

Surf and Turf Pattaya

Surf and Turf Pattaya is located at the front of the 4-star Long Beach Garden Hotel. For a more accurate description replace Pattaya with Naklua. The photo above is the original restaurant, the following shots taken in February 2021 will show the new section which is currently not in use due to having few customers because of the Coronavirus. 

The new section

Surf and Turf Pattaya 

It more than doubles the size of the original section.

Lots of surfboards feature

Surf and Turf Pattaya

However I have never seen a surf in Pattaya. 🙂

Outdoor section

Surf and Turf Pattaya

 My preference is inside in front of a fan, however today was February 24 2021 & the breeze coming off the bay was magnificent.

Surf and Turf Pattaya

Surf and Turf Pattaya

 A very popular restaurant, there always seems to be more Thai people than foreigners. 

Avocado smoothie

Surf and Turf Pattaya

At B140 it was fairly average, I did have high hopes as I do love avocado. 🙂

Hamburger

Surf and Turf Pattaya

With prawns, the beef patty was very good, as were the fries. One of the features of this nice restaurant is the huge choice of dishes, both western & Thai, the staff are very nice as well.

If you prefer a quieter location to stay rather than Pattaya, the Longbeach Hotel is a good choice, especially with their beachside restaurant the Surf & Turf. For a very good room discount just follow THIS LINK.

Before you leave please check out my original Surf & Turf photo blog HERE.

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