Mama's Cafe on Soi 6

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Soi 6 is more noted in the minds of most for DATY than fine dining, but Mama's Cafe near the intersection with Beach Road serves some very good food. I've yet to have a disappointing meal there. It serves French, Italian and Thai food bistro style.

 

 

 

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Last night we began with plates of North Atlantic oysters and whelks (sea snails) imported from France. The raw oysters were small but packed a lot of flavor.

 

 

 

The whelks had been cooked by the owner of Mama's Cafe and were delicious.

 

 

 

The young lady eating with me had a steak that came with a small side order of salad and fried potatoes. The steak was cooked to order (medium) and very tender for Thai beef. It was a large portion of meat and she couldn't finish all of it, even with some help from me.

 

 

 

 

I had a salmon filet baked in aluminum foil. It did wasn't overcooked, a common fate of salmon in Pattaya. It had just the right amount of lime, capers, white wine and dill added to accentuate the flavor of the salmon and not overwhelm it. Fresh fish should taste like fresh fish.

 

 

 

Pizza is another speciality at Mama's and I consider the pies I've had there among the best available in Pattaya.

 

 

They are thin-crust pizzas with a lot of American-style toppings. I prefer pizza in the traditional Italian style of one or two toppings, but Mama's pizza was nevertheless good and not an earthquake of flavors in my mouth.

 

 

That's what a pizza crust should look like.

 

 

On earlier occasions I had the homemade lasagna and squid with garlic, both excellent choices.

 

 

 

 

I don't have any pics, but Mama's also has a wide selection of pasta and salad dishes. The menu features a variety of specialty coffees and dessert dishes.

 

I can wholeheartedly recommend Mama's Cafe. It's worth a trip to Soi 6 just to eat there.

 

Evil

[papillon 695]

No prices?

 

Edit: I see some prices but how about for the rest?

Edited March 2, 2014 by papillon

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

You can find the full menu at http://www.mama-cafe-pattaya.com/

 

Some sample pages:

 

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Evil

[papillon 695]

Evil Penevil, on 02 Mar 2014 - 02:02 AM, said:

You can find the full menu at http://www.mama-cafe-pattaya.com/

 

Some sample pages:

 

MenuA.jpg..MenuB.jpg

 

Evil

 

Well done. Thank you Old Boy.

[MM 6,562]

That's someplace I definitely want to try.

 

Were the whelk accompanied by garlic butter?

 

Are they at all like escargot (land snails)?

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

That's someplace I definitely want to try.

 

Were the whelk accompanied by garlic butter?

 

Are they at all like escargot (land snails)?

 

No, no garlic butter, but I'm sure that could be arranged. They were accompanied by a mustardy sauce, a vinegar sauce and lime slices. Yes, they are very similar to escargot.

 

Evil

Edited March 3, 2014 by Evil Penevil

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

I love snails almost as much as .....

[MM 6,562]

Hi,

 

I love snails almost as much as .....

 

I had no idea. That explains a lot.

[spike 236]

I've had the spaghetti there before and I found the meat sauce a bit too greasy for my stomach. I will definitely try the pizza though, it looks great.

[MM 6,562]

I'll be following up on this one very soon! Food plus Soi 6..great combo

[yorta2 694]

Thanks, Evil. I'm often a bit hungry by the time I get to the bottom of Soi 6....

[Bushcraft 2,591]

I've eaten there several times and can recommend the food, though I think prices are on the high side (why are pasta dishes generally so expensive in Thailand?). The owner (Frenchman named Marcel) cooks a lot of the food himself, he deserves to be busier than he is.

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

I've eaten there several times and can recommend the food, though I think prices are on the high side (why are pasta dishes generally so expensive in Thailand?). The owner (Frenchman named Marcel) cooks a lot of the food himself, he deserves to be busier than he is.

 

I've been told that good-quality Italian-style pasta has to be imported and the tariffs are high, which has to be passed on to the customer.

 

Evil

[MM 6,562]

I ate there today, and decided to take a chance and order the pasta al pesto. "Take a chance" because I've only found one restaurant in Pattaya that can make a decent pesto sauce, and even they weren't consistently able to make it.

 

Once again, I am going to say that what I was served was a novel way of presenting pasta al pesto...not only was it a novel way of serving it, but the green component on the top bore little resemblance to any pesto I have ever eaten.

 

After i had thoroughly tossed the pasta to spread whatever that was around, it was a pasta dish, but I'm not sure what to call it.

 

Here are some examples of pasta al pesto from google image search, first page. I don't see anything resembling what I received.

Incidentally, the picture below, top row, 2nd from left, looks very much like the picture in their menu, so obviously their menu is not using their own pictures.

 

 

Dessert however, was another matter altogether. They have a great dessert menu, and I chose this one...a dish named "Papa" something. Basically, ice cream, whipped cream, hot chocolate...it was quite nice.

 

 

Nothing here was cheap..it was quite pricey by local standards for a small Italian restaurant...at least it seemed that way. I didn't pay attention to the price of each item, but two of us, eating and drinking one dish, one drink, and one dessert came to about 1400 baht.

[Patna 3,802]

Evil, thanks for the revue. Ate lunch there today with Martin and Dave. Although Martin wasn't happy with his pesto, all other things were great. My salmon pasta was almost perfect, I should've asked for a few capers and some more Parmesan for it to be perfect. True, is slightly on the expensive side though but thank God for the French eateries in Pattaya such as this, Cherry's, Momento etc.

[MM 6,562]

This is me thinking about the beef stew I'd left in the refrigerator and how good it would be right then.

 

[Patna 3,802]

I ate there today, and decided to take a chance and order the pasta al pesto. "Take a chance" because I've only found one restaurant in Pattaya that can make a decent pesto sauce, and even they weren't consistently able to make it.

 

Nothing here was cheap..it was quite pricey by local standards for a small Italian restaurant...at least it seemed that way. I didn't pay attention to the price of each item, but two of us, eating and drinking one dish, one drink, and one dessert came to about 1400 baht.

 

Damn' Martin, you beat me to it while I was uploading the pics with my sluggish Internet...

[Patna 3,802]

I should stand corrected, it is not slightly overpriced, it is quite expensive considering the combination of the food and the place.

[MM 6,562]

 

Damn' Martin, you beat me to it while I was uploading the pics with my sluggish Internet...

 

All was not lost..the desserts were just fine...and the potato skins were good too.

 

I was going to order the safe bet, the salmon pasta like you had, but I decided to chance it with the pesto...

 

I should just stop trying the pesto in new restaurants...I'm nearly always disappointed. Oh, but when I am not, it is great.

[Patna 3,802]

 

All was not lost..the desserts were just fine...and the potato skins were good too.

 

I was going to order the safe bet, the salmon pasta like you had, but I decided to chance it with the pesto...

 

I should just stop trying the pesto in new restaurants...I'm nearly always disappointed. Oh, but when I am not, it is great.

 

You know, I'm not much of a cook but used to cook some pasta at home, added some extra virgin and garlic plus fixed it up with pesto from a jar and voila - never failed. It's a 15 minutes dish and never fails. I was somewhat disappointed with the desserts. They were all around 200 baht, I tried to chose a modest 150 one but even that seemed expensive for a little coffee with ice cubes, one scoop of vanilla and a little whip on top. No trace of the usual delicious French desserts on the menu, now come to think of it or did I miss the creme brulée?

Edited March 3, 2014 by Patna

[papillon 695]

MM's Pesto dish would have been sent back especially at those prices. Doesn't even look like Basil.

 

All the other dishes look yummy though.

[spike 236]

MM's Pesto dish would have been sent back especially at those prices. Doesn't even look like Basil.

hahaha... you're on soi 6 and if it's a Thai cook instead of the French owner...there might be repercussions.

[MM 6,562]

No creme brulee on the menu. I'd have noticed it.

[Patna 3,802]

No creme brulee on the menu. I'd have noticed it.

I must say though, that Ricard water bottle for my pernod was a heartwarming experience that I will never forget. I live for the small pleasures...

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Ouch! That pasta al pesto sure didn't look right. Sometimes restaurants try to over-reach themselves. The owner should probably delete pasta al pesto from the menu. I can't imagine anyone ordering it a second time.

 

Evil

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