Bruce Mangosteen

Turn on your monitor?

Not a lot unusual about people taking pictures in Pattaya restaurants mate.

A sandwich walks into a bar. Bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve food here." A brain walks into a bar. Bartender says, "I'm not serving you! You're out of your skull already!" A tangled piece of string walks into a bar. It's unraveled and scraggly at one end. Bartender asks. "Say, aren't you a piece of string?" The string replies, "No, afraid not." A horse walks into a bar. Bartender says, "Why the long face?" A termite walks into a bar and asks, "Is the bartender here?" Giraffe walks into a bar and shouts, "Highballs are on me!" A guy walks into a bar. His friend ducks.

It is certainly true that no farang wants to earn or live like a Thai person. However, in Pattaya (and the tourist areas) ALL prices are inflated over the rest of Thailand. However, that is not the only reason. If you don't believe me, you should have a chat with a few farang business owners and ask them about how expensive it is to get the ingredients they want. Or, just take a walk through Villa Market. And IMO it doesn't hold a candle to the farang food in farang-owned places 99% of the time. I'd rather eat Thai food made by Thais than some bad imitation of farang food TBH. That's cheaper yet. Well, maybe, although I don't know what you base this on. Unless of course it's a guess. That being said, as I said, including 3 beers our tab for the entire meal came out to 1400 baht. I don't think that's too much for two people to pay for a delicious dinner of authentic Indian food; in fact I think it's quite reasonable. If you disagree, fine, you are entitled to your opinion.

Why should Indian food in Thailand be as cheap as Thai food? Farang food is more expensive than Thai food too. It has to do with the amount and cost of the ingredients; especially considering of those ingredients are imported. I can't see why this is particularly hard to understand I'm afraid.

Now folks wish neither of these had happened.

There are plenty of free pic hosts out there; solves the problem of running out of attachment space too.

Well, since not everybody is seeing this problem, I would tend to suspect that the problem is local to the machine(s) that are supporting it. Again, as far as I know, logins are almost always handled with cookies. To find out whether the problem is at TFC's end, I would suggest having him tell you his browser version and all his browser settings. PMing you screenshots would be the most efficient way to do that I should think. I would imagine that you would be able to tell him how to change his configuration to avoid this problem if he does that. If his configuration looks OK to you, configure the same version of browser the exact same way and see if you can replicate the problem. If you can, you have a place to start if you think it's fixable from your end. I know that sounds like a lot of work, but it's really the only way to be sure you are replicating his exact problem. Then, if you think the problem is at the board software end, you can disable ALL login-related checks, then enable them one by one, testing for the login problem after enabling each check, until you replicate the problem. That is the classical way to solve a problem like this. However, you first have to have a computer that mimics TFC's symptoms. PS: Yes, I AM a software guy! Sorry if you weren't looking for this level of advice.

Interesting, thanks for that tidbit of information. Could it be time-related?

You don't have to actively delete your cookies for them to be deleted anyway. Note Firefox's options for deleting cookies:

I doubt it's the IP address. Probably the cookie set in each machine you log in from has a serial number or some other identifying characteristic, and the board software compares the last one it assigned to your user ID with the one in the cookie it checks when you access the board under your board name. If the serial number of the cookie in the machine you access the board from doesn't match the last one the board assigned to you, it makes you log in again. That's how I would write the software anyway.

Works for me. Make sure you have cookies enabled and that they are not being deleted when you shut down Firefox.

I sure do hope so mate! Give me a call and we'll join you.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Thanks for that. Your review was 18 months earlier than mine, so I guess we can surmise that the quality is remaining high there. And, he mentioned that he was with Citibank when I talked to him; specifically he was an IT guy there which is how we got on the topic (me being a computer guy myself).

While searching for something else I found that I had posted the "No Hab Stories" thread on here too: http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...c=39449&hl= It didn't get much notice here though.

Been for many a curry in Blighty after a night on the lash, mate.

Well, I don't classify myself as an expert, but I have eaten Indian food around the US, in England and in India. That being said, the best thing I can say for this place is that I always feel like I've eaten good food after a meal there.

Now, now!

Ahaar Indian Restaurant is located at the Second Rd. end of Soi Post Office. Lady Mangosteen and I first saw it from the back of a songtaew and, despite never having eaten Indian food before, she immediately started lobbying to go there. One evening, after a session at TQ1, we took a walk up there, and we were very pleased with the food. We have been back twice more this month, and another time Lady M. picked up a take-away from there. Despite having loved the food myself, given that the boards sometimes have various Indian food snobs and connoisseurs, I hesitated to post a review despite the fact that I have loved the food each time. However, encouraged and emboldened by some positive comments from other posters, notably davethailand, I decided to post my review after all. The restaurant itself is located on the second floor of the building. You enter at street level to find a small dining area and a stairway leading up to the main restaurant area. The restaurant itself is an open-plan affair with little in the way of decoration. The tables are arranged in long rows, sort of like "family-style" Italian restaurants I've been to in New York. BTW, the pics in this report were taken with my camera phone, so please excuse the mediocre quality. There was no music on when we arrived. There was a projection screen TV showing Indian Premiere League Cricket on, and they had the sound on in the dining room. I was perfectly happy with that. So was the cook, who was watching in between preparing orders. That didn't slow our order from coming out though. The Thai service staff is friendly, polite and helpful. Lady M., despite being unfamiliar with Indian food, is always quite successful in assembling an order of food she enjoys, thanks to the staff. Lady M. ordered Prawns Masala. I ordered Keema Samosas for us to start, Mutton Rogan Josh, Pulao Rice, and Garlic Nan. Of course, the Papadums came out first, with the chutneys. The popadums themselves were crisp and golden brown in color with a nice toasted flavor. The chutneys tasted very fresh, with strong, fragrant spicing. As soon as we were done with the papadums, the Keema Samosas arrived. These are pastry puffs (Samosas) stuffed with spiced minced lamb (the Keema). They arrived looking very tasty indeed! The Keema was nicely spiced without being overpowering. The Samosa pastry was flaky and flavorful, and complimented the flavor of the Keema filling perfectly. I particularly enjoyed the mint yoghurt chutney as a condiment, and the combination of the three produced a particularly lovely flavor combination. We relaxed over this appetizer, enjoying it at our leisure. That is one thing I have particularly appreciated about this place: I never feel hurried or rushed. Again, my impression is that the staff cares about your overall experience of the restaurant, so they create a relaxed atmosphere for you to enjoy eating. They discreetly keep their distance, but arrive promptly if you want a refill of your drink. A few minutes after the appetizers were removed, the mains arrived. L-R: Pulao Rice, Prawns Masala and Mutton Rogan Josh. The Mutton Rogan Josh was VERY tasty. While not "hot" spicy, the gravy provided a symphony of lovely spice flavors to my palate, which, rather than individually competing for my attention, blended beautifully. Lady M. was quite amused by the fact that I kept closing my eyes to more enjoy the rich flavors. The Prawns Masala was a good "strength" for masala, satisfyingly hot while letting the prawn flavor through clearly. The prawns tasted quite fresh, and had the slightly al dente texture of fresh seafood that hasn't been cooked to death. I appreciated the hints of cinnamon flavor, which really added complexity to the masala gravy. Again, it tasted great. The Pulao Rice was a long-grain rice with a fairly dry consistancy. Again, the spices tasted fresh fresh fresh, and I was a little surprised at the strength of the spices (but pleasantly so). The rice complemented the other dishes perfectly. The Garlic Nan was just wonderful. The bread itself was light with the right amount of "chewability". The garlic again tasted fresh, and was strong without being overblown. Turning the bread over shows that it is cooked to provide a nice balance between the moisture of the dough and the toasted flavor. As we relaxed after our meal (me with my third Kingfisher of the evening), I experienced that lovely feeling of well-being that you get when you've just had a great meal. I have had that same feeling every time I have eaten at Ahaar, and even the time Lady M. and I ate the take-away in our condo. The owner of Ahar is Mr. Madan Mansharamani, a friendly and pleasant guy of around 45 I'd say. He has usually been around when we've been there, so I assume he's probably around most of the time. He said hello briefly as we were finishing our meal; remembering us, he enquired about my legs. After the meal I chatted with him briefly. He explained that he imports all his spices from India, and also has an Indian chef. He said that his recipes are Northern Indian, same as the English curry houses, and many Brits tell him the food at Ahaar is just like what they are accustomed to. Interestingly, although he was born in India he lived for a long time in the Northeastern US, not far from where I live. For those interested in the gory details, the meal, including 3 Kingfisher beers and a bottle of water for Lady M, came out to about 1400 baht. I thought that was a good price for what we got. And how much we enjoyed it. BTW, Ahaar is available from Door 2 Door (not sure about the other services), and also has a take-away menu. They are open 7 days from 12 noon until 1:00AM, perfect for that late-night curry after a hard session. Ahaar Indian Restaurant. Lady Mangosteen and I have enjoyed this place every time we have visited. Friendly staff, good food, good location, reasonable prices. Not a bad combination.

They were wearing fishnets in Misty's last night (and not much else). I think they wear nylons in Secrets.

Typical.

What are your prices to other locations? My GF is from Ayutthaya, how much to go there from Patts? What about to be picked up there and brought back?

LOL! No, but it doesn't surprise me at all!

That story was told by me in the OP of my "No Hab Stories" thread on the Secrets board. It happened to my then GF in China.