Angels' All-You-Can-Eat Buffet

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

 

Angels is a new restaurant that opened maybe two weeks ago in the same premises as the former Copa Cabana. It's located on the Soi 15 that runs between 2nd Road and Soi Bukhao. It's located right next to the Urban Condo and about 100 yards from the Mercure Hotel.

 

 

 

The big news about Angels is that it features an all-you-can eat buffet for 249 baht. Drinks are very cheap, with a bottle of water at 15 baht; a bottle of Leo or Chang at 55 baht and SML o Heineken at 70 baht. I've eaten there twice in the past few days and was happy with my meals, especially the starters. I could have eaten only from the starter table and still felt like I'd gotten my money's worth.

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The emphasis is on Italian food, although the interior doesn't reflect a particularly Italian theme.

There's a table with starters, salad ingredients and antipasto; the main buffet table with 12 hot dishes, including three or four Thai dishes; and a small selection of dessert items.

The starters' (and dessert) table:

The tomato-and- mozzarella appetizer was especially good.

Some selections from the main buffet table:

Pumpkin risotto.

Pasta:

Tortellini:

Spinach:

And a dish you don't see often at buffets, soya protein stew:

More in the next post!

[Billions 687]

Looks good!

 

Any idea what the spinach is swimming in?

 

Is this restaurant located directly behind The Avenue?

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Looks good!

 

Any idea what the spinach is swimming in?

 

Is this restaurant located directly behind The Avenue?

 

The spinach was in a too-watery cream-type sauce. Angels isn't directly behind The Avenue, but about 150-200 meters south of it on Soi 15.

 

Back to the review:

 

The manager, a very friendly guy, told me that the dishes on offer vay from day to day. What will keep me coming back is the antipasto. The food on the main buffet table is OK, but it's not going to win any prizes. Some of the hot dishes have been excellent. I thought the pumpkin risotto was delicious. The antipasto followed by a plate of it alone would be fie with me. The pasta dishes were OK, but a bit skimpy on seasoning and cheese. On the other hand, the Thai dishes were too spicy for my palate. The mashed potatoes were more like potato pur`e, far too watery.

 

My plate of starters and antipasto for my first meal at Angels:

 

 

My selections from the main buffet table:

 

 

What was labeled "lamb stew" was actually "stewed lamb," small pieces of lamb that had been long-cooked. It was very tasty; I just wish the mashed potatoes had been better.

 

 

The dessert was a shot-glass of panna cotta:

 

 

My first plate on my second visit:

 

 

 

The manager brought me over a glass full of bread sticks to go with my antipasto, which was a nice touch.

 

 

My second plate that day:

 

 

 

 

I'm not a huge fan of buffet dining, but I'll probably visit Angels again because it's so close to where I live. It's an OK buffet at a reasonable price.

 

Evil

[losgrad 264]

Thorough review with great pictures, but I miss the background in the pics of your other restaurant reviews :).

 

Occasionally I walk this Soi, but didn't know the new restaurant opened.

 

Thanks for the info and keep it going!

[darkmancomes 75]

I take it in the stewed lamb plate you had that was mashed potatoes and not as I thought desert of rice pudding on the same plate? The Eastiny on soi 8 had a similar buffet when the hotel opened a couple of years ago and the buffet was great for a couple of trips then the next one I went back on the dishes had greatly reduced and price up and was shit ! Reminds me must check the room prices there now see what its like.

[jimmac 66]

Nice review. It looks like good value.

 

Did you try the 100 Baht/glass house wine?

[Billions 687]

 

Did you try the 100 Baht/glass house wine?

I did! Had a good measure of red in an impressive glass....was nice!

 

Definitely a good call by Evil....the heads-up on Angels.

 

I dropped in around 5.30,wanting to beat the bingers and gluttons by getting there soon after opening. As it turned out,I was the first customer of the day,and indeed the only one up until the time I hauled myself out,stuffed to the gills three quarters of a hour later.

 

Place still has that just-opened-and-finding-it's-way feel about it.

 

Starters were much as Evils observation,and yes,the cheese and tomato was gorgeous. I snaffled some slices of baked aubergine,some sticks of asparagus,a few slices of Parma ham and probably another couple of bits off the table.

 

There were plenty of options for the main course. Some of the canopies holding the food were unnamed so I had to open them all up for scoping out exactly what was on offer. And some products were misidentified...chicken wings were labelled chicken stew,and a spinach quiche was described as an omlette. There was rice dishes,two or three pasta variants,potato puree....very creamy mashed potatoes....spinach and sliced potato bake...lamb stew....something that tasted like a chicken burger (a breadcrumbed flying saucer with a mystery meat inside) and a couple of other things I've either forgotten or couldn't identify. But everything was lovely,even though it wasn't obvious what it all was.

 

After two robust platefuls of mains I went in search of dessert....only to find they hadn't put any out yet. No worries....two panna cottas appeared soon after and that was that.

 

Great food,nice wine,comfortable surroundings and all at a great price. 249 for the tucker and 100 for the wine. No ++ here.

 

So,it's highly recommended again.

 

I was amazed that I was alone the whole time....there's nine or ten tables on the terrace and twelve or fifteen inside so it's not a small place. There were three girls serving,and a chef floated in and out of the kitchen.

 

One observation is that there's no view...it looks out on the back of hotels,similar to an urban or almost industrial location. And if you are coming from central Patts it's best to cut through The Avenue and march southwards rather than trek down Second Road to Soi 15 as I did.

 

I hope this place does get busy,it deserves rewarding.

[Nightrider 340]

Good review again evil , i walked past this place about a month ago when all the building work was going on so it will be nice to go give it a try when i get a chance.........

[Gabor 296]

Looks good... I would give a try, too bad it seems it opens only 5 pm.

[bangkapiboy 5]

Here is an interview with the owner of Angel's on Pattaya Channel's YouTube:

I haven't been there either. I read they also are doing a breakfast for 100B until 12 noon now. I sleep til noon though, so I won't be doing that one. ha ha.

[4wheels 119]

Is this place still a going concern? Looks appealing.

[Bazle 1,493]

Is this place still a going concern? Looks appealing.

Still open, which is surprising as it gets very little custom.

 

I fear it won't escape the poor reputation it built up in its previous incarnation in what appears to be the same ownership.

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

I believe they have discontinued the all-you-can-eat buffet. I'll try a meal there in the near future from their a la carte menu.

 

Evil

[pattayaman 8]

its always being pushed on inspire tv

looks ok

will try it out

[Larryst 7]

Is this place still open?????

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Is this place still open?????

It's open, but they have discontinued the all-you-can-eat buffet.

 

Evil