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February 1, 2018 by David Herd

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Villa Market is here

Avenue Pattaya Restaurants Supermarket

Avenue Pattaya Restaurants Supermarket & a cinema complex are just some of the facilities at the 2nd Rd shopping complex. The Robin Hood tavern which is part of the Retox group run by Simon Peatfield is also here on the 2nd floor.

Villa Market

An excellent supermarket with lots of imported products including Australian beef. I do however prefer to shop at Big C Extra in Pattaya Klang for my meat.

Villa Market butcher

Having said that, there is certainly a great choice of quality meat products here.

Rib Eye grass fed Aussie beef

A very good price at B306 or $12 AUD, very good flavour but a little tough, overall good value for the price.

Coffee shop inside Villa Market.

Enjoy a coffee while you shop, quite a good liquor section here as well.

Wine Connection

Excellent liquor store however I noticed today it was not open till 5 pm.

Very good range from around the world

I’m a great fan of their restaurants in Bangkok & Samui, sadly they seem reluctant to come to Pattaya.

24 hour fitness

Not to sure who is going to turn up at 4 am. 🙂

Avenue Pattaya Restaurants Supermarket

There certainly are many Starbucks in Pattaya which suits me fine.

The latest restaurant to open,

Recently opened & on my list to try soon.

Beerfest

Right next d0or to Firepork, it used to be located on 2nd Rd near Big C,

Pork Knuckle

Here is Nathan Corbert doing battle with the knuckle. Before he retired in 2013 Nathan was 11 times the Muay Thai world champion in 3 different weight divisions.

The Avenue is worth a visit

There are lots more shops including banks & real estate offices.

Robin Hood Tavern

Excellent food & service, including a very good Sunday roast, check out THIS LINK.

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Best Pattaya butcher Big C Extra

April 15, 2016 by David Herd

Australian lamb, delicious.

Best Pattaya butcher Big C Extra

Best Pattaya butcher Big C Extra in Pattaya Klang. Thai beef & lamb leaves a lot to be desired compared to Australia & New Zealand, and here at Big C they offer great quality imported meat at similar prices to what you would pay in Australia. Perhaps the price may be 10 or 15% more however I am happy to pay a premium to get the beat product.

Great choice of quality meat

I don’t eat a lot of steak these days preferring to focus on lamb cutlets, chops and the huge lamb shanks here at Big C Extra.

A lot can change in 5 years

It’s now 2021 & Aussie lamb prices have gone through the roof. Currently B1,590 a kilo, up from B950 in 2016.

Thankfully the cost of living in Pattaya has not risen too much, for some examples just follow THIS LINK.

Lamb Shanks

These two shanks weigh 1.2 kilo for B550 or $20 aud. I either roast them or use a slow cooker, either way they are delicious. The good news is they are so large I get two meals out of each shank, I always bake extra vegetables so the following day lunch is cold roast lamb with bubble and squeak, life does not get much better than that. 🙂

Friends arrive for dinner

Here are my friends Larry Krausz and Hamish Elton enjoying roast lamb shanks with vegetables & washed down with red wine from Australia.

Sadly we lost Larry in January 2016 after he suffered a major stroke, RIP buddy.

A slow cooked shank with a view

The view from my condo on the 20th floor of Markland in Beach Road Pattaya. After slow cooking for around 5 hours the meat just falls off the bone.

Perhaps you prefer baked

Roast lamb shank & vegetables with Gravox and red wine.

Chops and Shanks from Best Pattaya butcher

My standard order which gives me six great meals for B800 or $32 aud. The chops are so thick I only need to cook two with some vegetables and gravy.

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Lamb cutlets with a view

Cutlets & baked vegetables with loads of gravy.

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Coffee at Big C Extra

Always after visiting the Best Pattaya butcher I enjoy a B50 hot latte at this little coffee shop right in front of the super market.

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Harbor new Pattaya Shopping Mall

April 12, 2016 by David Herd

New shopping mall

Harbor new Pattaya Shopping Mall

Harbor new Pattaya Shopping Mall next to Foodland in Pattaya Klang. A huge complex with lots of shops & restaurants plus a modern supermarket. The photo above was taken in October 2015 while it was still under construction.

April 12 2016

The centre is 90% completed, bigger than Big C and lots of screaming kids. Many good Japanese restaurants and all the usual coffee shops.

Kids having fun

Being school holidays there were kids everywhere.

Coffee Club

Their latte is hard to beat as is their eggs Benedict. 🙂 Au Bon Pain and Coffee world are here also.

Big modern supermarket

I was impressed how big the centre was plus the supermarket was excellent. Lots of car parking at the rear of the building.

Postal service

Many different shops as you would expect.

Tokyo Teppanyaki

I was surprised at the number of Japanese restaurants here.

Another Japanese restaurant.

I’m guessing there must be a lot of Japanese people living in the area because of the number of Japanese restaurants here. Just down the road 200 meters is Big C Extra, here you will be able to buy the best imported beef & lamb from Australia and New Zealand.

Tuna Ichiban

My friend Geoff Robinson made this comment after visiting Tuna Ichiban, “Another great recommendation David Herd best sushi I’ve had in Thailand”.

Harbor new Pattaya Shopping Mall

Apart from this monster there is a huge kids playground on the top floor, make sure you take your earplugs. There is also two floors of phones and computers similar to Tukcom.