Cucumber Restaurant and Pub on Pattaya Tai

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

 

Cucumber is located on Pattaya Tai between 2nd Road and Soi Bukhao. It's about 100 meters before Tukcom (diagonally across the street) when walking from 2nd Road.

 

 

When I first moved to Pattaya, I lived very close to Cucumber and ate there quite a bit. I never had a bad meal and Thai girls loved it, but after I moved to another part of town, I seldom found my way back. Until this week, I hadn't there for over a year.

 

On Monday, I tried the grilled sea bass at 230 baht. Cucumber offers "international dishes" s well as Thai food, including Isaan specialities

 

 

It came with a potato pancake, salsa and a slice of garlic bread.

 

 

The potato pancake was well-seasoned and the salsa was a a good accompaniment, to it.

 

 

Sea bass has a delicate flavor that doesn't need much in the way of sauce or seasoning.

 

 

It was cooked perfectly. The risk with sea bass is that it is often overcooked so it looses its texture.

 

 

I was very happy with that meal. The portion wasn't huge, but what it lacked in size it made up in flavor. If you're really hungry want a more substantial meal, you can always order soup , salad or several other starters from Cucumber's extensive menu.

 

Last night I had the 200-gram charcoal grilled sirloin steak with vegetables and grilled potato for 340 baht. It came with pepper sauce in a gravy boat (yea! I hate it when sauce or gravy is poured directly on a steak) and a slice of garlic bread.

 

 

It was Thai beef, but still pretty tender and had a lot of flavor. It wasn't at the standard of imported U.S. or Australian beef, nor had I expected it to be. It was nicely grilled, although I wished the sides of the steak had been seared more.

 

 

I'd asked for the steak to be cooked "medium rare" and that's what I got. When I saw the potato, I thought it might have been undercooked because of the color, but It was OK. The vegetables were usual mix, but were cooked al dente and didn't have all the flavor boiled out of them. I tasted the pepper sauce, but it was unremarkable, so I didn't use it.

 

 

I had no reason to complain about my steak dinner, but I doubt I'll order it again. The sea bass was excellent; the steak was OK and the side dishes uninspired. There are better choices to make from the menu at Cucumber than steak.

 

Evil

 

 

 

 

Edited July 23, 2015 by Evil Penevil

[atlas2 4,329]

Looks good.......Right next door to my dentist. And a good spot to watch the world pass by.

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Cucumber has three sections for seating: an al fresco balcony that's great for people watching on Pattaya Tai; an indoor "fan room;" and an enclosed air-conditioned room.

 

I haven't eaten breakfast there,but Cucumber has a lot of breakfast variations (American, English, German, French, Italian, Thai/Chinese and even Vietnamese) as well as specialty dishes like eggs Benedict and creamed mushrooms on toast. I plan on trying the creamed mushrooms soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[capdagde 1,954]

Can we go there next month Uncle Evil, please Uncle Evil, PLEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEE?

 

(even with terrible Euro rate, it still looks good, and how many times have we said we should.....)

 

All the best, Andy

Edited July 23, 2015 by capdagde

[tallguy 1,475]

Stick to Thai food there Mr Capdagde I saw a truly awful picture of a breakfast from there the other day which was 285 baht, (wtf). Definitely wouldn't order eggs Benedict from there.

[MeGoDanceNow 4,281]

Cucumber has been a favorite of mine for many years, and I always have either the sea bass or the lasagna. The lasagna is also quite good, and it also includes nice garlicky garlic bread.

[cbrib 354]

Looks good, thanks for the pics and report Evil!

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

Can we go there next month Uncle Evil, please Uncle Evil, PLEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEE?

 

(even with terrible Euro rate, it still looks good, and how many times have we said we should.....)

 

All the best, Andy

 

Sure. Andy. Give me a call when you're in town.

 

Evil