Two Lions Pub & Restaurant

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

 

I read on another board that Two Lions Pub & Restaurant served the best pizza in Pattaya. As I'd never even heard of Two Lions, I thought I check it out in case I was missing a "hidden gem." It's located on Soi 9 off Pattaya Klang (Central Road). If you are walking east on Klang, past Soi Bukhao, it is the first perpendicular soi on the right-hand side of the street.

 

 

Two Lions is situated about 100 meters down Soi 9. It turns out Two Lions is a Swedish restaurant that serves Swedish "husmanskost" (roughly translates as "home-style cooking") as well as pizzas, doner kebab and hamburgers.

 

 

 

"...the best pizza in Pattaya" was an optimistic assessment, but the pizza at Two Lions was certainly good and value for money at 230 baht. I chose the cheapest variation of 24 on the menu, the Vesuvio (cheese, tomato sauce) for 230 baht, with the most expensive multi-topping type at 340 baht. Two Lions' pizzas only come in one size and the diameter isn't specified on the menu, but I'm guessing t was 14". You have to very hungry to finish one alone at a single sitting!

My personal preference is for pizza with one or two toppings, not the "earthquake in your mouth" variety. And to put bearnaise sauce on a pizza (three variations at Two Lions) is just wrong IMO. Of course, some customers may like it; that's why there are are 24 variations on the menu.

Pizza long ago went from a regional Italian specialty to a popular dish all over the world. On that journey, the humble pizza has taken on forms that have little to do with its country of origin. The pizza you'll get at Two Lions is good eating, but whether it's "authentic" Italian pizza ... well ...

But the Vesuvio I got was close to what you'd get at at one of the better neighborhood pizza shops in NYC. What distinguishes a Swedish pizza is a dollop of olive oil after the toppings have been placed on the base. It adds flavor, but could make the pizza too greasy for some. I'm fine with it.

The crust was perfectly done. A razor-thin layer that as crispy and nicely charred, but the rest of the crust soft inside. If the whole crust is crispy throughout, it's been in the oven too long.

A small serving of "Swedish pizza salads" preceded the pizza.

It's a type of cole slaw, but the chopped cabbage is dressed with oil and vinegar and seasoned with fennel seeds. I prefer it to the U.S. variety that uses mayonnaise.

I had a leisurely meal with a couple of bottles of SML (75 baht/bottle) and was there between 4.30 p.m and 6.00 p.m. During that time, I was the only customer in the Two Lions.

I'll be back to the Two Lions not so much for their pizza but to try the Swedish "home cooking." You can find the Two Lions' menu here.

Evil

Edited June 4, 2015 by Evil Penevil

[badtaya77 3]

Nice review, many thanks!

[BigDUSA 71]

Pizza looks good. Thanks for taking the time to post.

[cbrib 354]

As always a great detailed review by Evil. This one was not enough to take me away from a few of my go to places especially for pizza but i appreciate the effort, look forward to the next one

[Sailfast 503]

That review actually made me hungry...for Pizza.

 

Pizza comes in so many varieties of crust and sauce that it's hard to pin down a favorite. However, if one ever finds oneself in New Haven, Ct. please do try: Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana

[keyman 1,413]

I went to the Two Lions based on this thread the other night. It was about 7.30 and there were 4 other guys in there. My partner and I both ordered prawn cocktail and a cheeseburger and chips. When the prawn cocktail arrived it only contained 4 small prawns. The salad within the glass was layered in such a way that you could not mix it up and basically could only eat a layer at a time. So you started with your 4 small prawns, followed by thick slices of tomato, then thick onion slices, then a large clump of lettuce. The cocktail sauce was not a large portion though, and only just about covered the prawns. So all in all, not overly happy with the starter.

The cheeseburger was a similar affair. Lots of salad stuff but very little burger. The burger itself was only just about warm and very disappointing, but on the plus side the chips were hot!

During the whole time we were there the 4 other guys were talking as if they were at opposite sides of Pattaya - EXCEPTIONALLY LOUD! They were so loud you couldn't hold a normal conversation yourself and they pretty much sucked the oxygen out of the room!!.

To sum up, we found the food to be poor, the ambiance created by these other guys even poorer and I'm afraid to say we won't be going back no matter how good the pizza may be. Shame really.

 

 

KM

Edited June 6, 2015 by keyman

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

 

To sum up, we found the food to be poor, the ambiance created by these other guys even poorer and I'm afraid to say we won't be going back no matter how good the pizza may be. Shame really.

 

 

KM

 

 

Ouch! Sorry to hear that. I won't be rushing back to try the other food at Two Lions, but I may at some point try one of the Swedish dishes.

 

Evil

[Catbear 28]

Evil

Wife and I went last night and had the pizza. We both thought it was pretty good but with a slightly unusual flavor. Our service girl was excellent. We also had a similar experience to Keyman as there was a table of 6 with ONE guy extremely loud, the others not so much. All in all we will be back for pizza in the future. Thanks for your review