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Forgive me, reader, for I have sinned. I made a classic beginner's mistake in leaving my apartment without checking the battery in my camera or making sure I had an extra battery. I got to the restaurant and discovered the battery was dead. Since I couldn't take pics of the meal we had, I am forced to lift some from the restaurant's Facebook page. I don't like to do this, but I doubt the restaurant will care and the use of copyrighted photos for reviews is permissible under copyright law as it falls under "fair use." Next time I visit Tsunami, I'll be sure to check my camera's batt

Everyone should do their stomachs (and taste buds) a favor and avoid these sorts of buffets. You can in fact get large portions of good food for 250 baht in Pattaya. Evil

No. but it's been on my bucket list for a while now. So many restaurants, so little time. Evil

It does indeed look good and the prices are very low for farang food. Too bad it's a bit out of the way for me or else I would have already tried it on the basis of this thread. Really useful heads-up and recommendation for those who live/stay in the vicinity or have their own wheels. Evil

Bit too soon for another update to Fuji, but it's where my companion wants to eat! I've tried to interest her in trying other restaurants with sashimi and sushi on the menu, but she really likes Fuji. Location is another big factor. Both of us live in central Pattaya and it only takes a few minutes to get to Fuji. We were both hungry, so we ordered the big sashimi boat for 530 baht. She had ordered a small "boat' set as well that included small side dishes of kimchi and mushrooms in addition to miso soup. My "starter" was yaki gyoza, or pan-fried dumplings. Ba

Some restaurateurs are trying to differentiate themselves by offering something new in a very crowded field. I hope they succeed! Evil

The Deli Diner is a new restaurant near Tukcom. If you're standing on Pattaya Tai facing Tukcom, it's on the right-hand side of the subsoi to the right, about halfway down the block at the point where Tukcom ends. For those who know the area, it's next door to La Petite Planete. Posted Today, 09:41 AM There's not much point in commenting on a restaurant unless you've eaten there, so I put my money and my mouth in the same place and had the four-course special Monday night at the Deli Diner. It was a very good deal at 299 baht for salad, soup, main course and dessert.

Time for an MK update. I eat there at least once a month because it's a favorite of a dining companion, but I haven't bothered to take pics or do any additional reviews because not much really changes at MK. The popular chain has hit on a sure-thing among Thai diners and it stays true to its long-standing formula with Thai hotpot cooking as its anchor. Some of the dishes on the a la carte menu may change at infrequent intervals, but MK remains pretty much the same year-in and year-out. One thing that has always fascinated me since I was a child is the display of "plastic food" in the wi

Passengers in wheelchairs are allowed to use the Premium Lanes without any charge, but I'm not sure what the policy is regarding accompanying passengers. I believe one person is allowed through with the wheelchair passenger, but not the whole family or group of friends. I saw this happen once Swampy. An elderly lady was in a wheelchair and a group of about ten people wanted to go through the Premium Lane along with her. They were stopped by the Immigration Police, as they didn't have vouchers. Best to check it out in advance, but it's not always sure you'll get the correct info from th

I arrived last night at 2.45 am on a totally jammed China Eastern flight from Shanghai. I can't remember if it was the East or West Immigration Control. but the feeder "snake" was full to the entrance. I had a Premium Lane voucher, but even the premium lanes had far more people than usual, at least 30-40 queuing. I moved to the other IC point about 150 m further on. Not many people in the ordinary queue and only three ahead of me at the premium lane. Because of the long lines at immigration (and the airline hadn't had arrival cards to hand out), the baggage from the flight had clogg

Just back from 10 days of heavy duty traveling and in due order, I'll get back to some of the other points raised in this thread. But for now, I'll post the response of the general manager of The Sportsman to my review on Trip Advisor. "DartfordDarren, General Manager at The Sportsman Pub, responded to this review, 6 days ago Hi Firstly apologies if you felt you had a bad experience , we can only apologise if you were not satisfied and hope this does not deter you from future visits I have taken up the issues regarding your meal wit the kitchen and since revised the recipe for the c

Since its start as a local restaurant in Florida in 1983, Hooters has benefited enormously from gossip, speculation and even negative public debate/protests. It's received the equivalent of millions of dollars in free publicity all over the world. Hooters has attracted more attention on the Pattaya boards than most of the 3,000 (5,000?) bars where P4P is readily available. There's a Hooters' thread on TPC than runs to 75 pages and 1,500 views; The main Hooters' thread on Addicts is 41 pages and 1,000 views. Both of those threads were quite long before Hooters Pattaya was even built, much less

I'm not in Thailand right now, but I hope this one is run again soon as the special. Evil

The sausages you think look like "dried, tired human limp dick" are beef sausages made with far less fat than pork sausages. When smoked, the beef sausages also lose moisture, which causes the casing to wrinkle. Some sausages are supposed to look that way. Plump sausages in 7-11 are usually full of non-meat filler, whether animal parts or grain. Evil

Jocko didn't succeed in rattling my cage, but it sure looks like I rattled your cage and I wasn't even trying! The phrase "final question" referred to the final question (actually, there were two) in post #8, not my final question for the thread. In post #8, I asked you five other questions, none of which you answered. Nothing I have written in this thread is untrue. You are reading things into my posts that I never wrote, just like you attributed motivations for my review that I never had. For reasons of your own, you're giving my words an interpretation I never intended. To write a nega

Now that's interesting! Vigilante justice on the part of a mod in a thread that has nothing to do with Gabor. It's particularly ironic because Gabor had launched a personal attack on me in this thread and the mods deleted his post. But what's jacko's ultimate goal? Is he hoping I'll become so rattled I'll post something that violates board rules so he can "formally" punish me? I'll never get that rattled; he should know that by now. But I would have speculated in a different direction on jacko's reason for wanting to rattle my cage, at least in this thread. Fatboyfat got hi

Why would he want to do that? Evil

The relevant section on Addicts ( Restaurants, Cafe's, Take Aways & Nightlife Venues) is not protected and can be read by non-members. Evil

On Addicts, rule 28 says, "its against the rules to show protected content to non members." The Addicts' posts I quoted came from an area of the board which isn't protected ("Restaurants, Cafe's, Take Aways & Nightlife Venues" in the Public Forum.) Evil

Sausages come in hundreds of varieties depending on which meat and other ingredients are used; country of origin; and method of preparation. There's no one right way for sausage to look or taste. Almost every country or region in the world has its own style of sausage. It's just a matter of personal preference which you like best. Japan is considered to be the only major country (and cuisine) which doesn't feature sausage. That's because eating meat was discouraged in Japan until the late 1800s and didn't become widespread until the 20th century. The country never developed a tradition of

That's my plan for 2021. Seriously, if for any reason I get an unsatisfactory meal at a restaurant, I usually wait quite a while before going back. The exception would be if I've had several good meals previously and then get a bad one. I would figure the restaurant had an off day and give it another try. But if I reported on it, I would make no bones it wasn't good. I forget which chef said it, but there's a quote that goes something like, "A restaurant is only as good as the most recent meal it served." Evil

That was a very different set of circumstances- and your response was different, too. The post about the Indian restaurant was a brief one in which the OP claimed he'd gotten "terrible diarrhea" from eating there. He titled his report " Avoid (name of restaurant)" and the word "Avoid" was soon deleted by the mods. Also, the OP has never logged into Talk again after making that post. That was not a review, but a warning made on shaky grounds. I never claimed anyone got sick at The Sportsman, nor did I urge anyone not to eat there. I simply reported on the meal I got. Here was your res

Believe me, I am thankful for all the help I can get. Evil

This thread is proving interesting. One BM thanks me for a "very well written review," while another accuses me of doing a "hatchet job" and attributing dark motivations to my review. It's like one of those pictures that can be interpreted in two ways. What do you see in this picture? My review of The Sportsman is no different from any other review I've ever done. I ordered a meal, took pictures of the food I got and wrote up my reaction to it. In this case, it was a negative reaction based on what was on the plate in front of me. How is that any different from any other review by me o

I think you've hit it squarely. There are different conceptions of what is good food in various countries and sometimes these conceptions clash. That doesn't mean either side is "right" in terms of objective truth, but just that preferences aren't uniform across geographical borders. Case in point: boiled vegetables. What I think is way overcooked, many British consider to be OK. The type of "al dente" vegetable I prefer might get sent back by a British diner because it is under cooked. I've also noticed differing concepts of crispiness between the U.S. and the U.K. French fries I have thought