Aroi Pub and Resto on the Darkside

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

I visited Aroi Pub and Resto on the Darkside for the first time on Sunday, June 21. I went with six other friends to try the all-you-can-eat chicken and ribs buffet for 259 baht.

Aroi is a a spacious and comfortable restaurant, bright and very clean. It is indeed a pleasant setting for a meal.

Unfortunately, the food was disappointing, very disappointing. That was the unanimous opinion of all the people in our group. The selection of food was limited, not particularly tasty and worst of all, cold or lukewarm. For some reason, the flames hadn't been lit under the chafing dishes, nor had they been covered.

The chicken and ribs might have been OK if they had been warm. My quarter-chicken was cooked through, but another person in our group said his was still pink. Ick!

The side dishes consisted of French fries and ried potatoes, cauliflower in a tasteless white sauce (NOT cheese) and peas with diced carrots. All were cold. Again, ick!

There was also rather unimpressive salad table. Sauces and salad dressings were the only things that seemed plentiful.

I've read some favorable reviews of Aroi elsewhere, so this might have been on off day. But even giving it the benefit of the doubt, tere were just too many cardinal restaurant sins all at once for me to go back to try one of Aroi's other buffets.

Bottom line: The table conversation and the large draft Singha (110 baht) were the best parts of the meal for me.

There are many restaurants in and around Pattaya that offer buffets in the 200-300 baht range and all that I have sampled are better than Aroi.

If you want more information, Aroi has a Facebook page. In terms of location, Aroi isn't very far from Makro on Sukhumvit Road.

Evil

[Gary 4,119]

The only question was, was the beer cold? Draft beer in a warm mug is not good.

 

Added, when you pull the leg off the thigh and it is bloody, that's not very appetizing. I've been there and done that.

Edited June 24, 2015 by Gary

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If as the owner you can't find the time to tend to your business, you better hope that you can find a reliable farang manager.