Sportman's on soi 13....

[Gabor 296]

Following a heated debate on the FB about the pork ribs the Pattaya farang restaurants serve ( I called it a bone-membrane-bone dogfood ) as a premium food... A restaurant owner had the balls to challenge me to offer me 300 baht just to try his restaurant's pork ribs. I accepted the challenge, but not the " bribe " .... here is my report:

 

Sportman’s pork rib... a challenge...
I decided to sit outside, fresh breeze from the sea side and I was the invisible customer, but later realized, when the kind waitress informed me, it was my own fault, I didn’t saw the button I should to push for the service with a huge sign on it: „ Push for the service „ ... even more, I thought, the tour guide office girl sat next to the restaurant was the check bin girl for the restaurant... My own mistake... I’m a smoker and an annoying detail: there was a „ public ashtray „ but no personal ashtrays on the table, a minus... I had to stand and throw my fag in the public ashtray... at least twice, as the good job take times and I was waiting for my food cca 25 minutes... No any problems, this is not a fast food venue...
My very first order was served quickly.... my bottle of water... it was cold and as I ordered, my glass was full with ice... perfect.
Finally the ribs arrived... I had mixed thoughts to see the thing on the plate... my very first thought was: Yepp.. the same membrane-bone thing....but my second thought was: What animal lies on my plate looking on the size of the bones.... maybe a dinosaur ? Ok, I thought, never mind after the lunch I will drop in for a sandwich to the 7/11...

Yep, the meat was thin on the bones... But it was just an optical illusion.... About this, later...

So, let’s try the taste... At this moment I understood, it will be something really different food, not what I call pork rib BBQ... However, no problems, always interesting to try a new food. The sauce on the ribs was something new to me, we don’t use it back home.... And my gastronomical ejaculation started.... the sauce was super tasty, the meat was tender, simple melted in my mouth...Than again, I became clueless, there was an other sauce in a small plate... On the rib had already the super tasty sauce, not worth to touch, I can only spoil it to add anything to it. It was perfect as it was. So I decided to dip the generous portion crispy ( my pet hate if it is stale and soft ) french fries into the extra sauce, making a taste orgy in my mouth... ingredients ( it was a sauce with smoky taste... also brilliant for my own taste ) adding slowly one by one .... probably I behaved with this dipping thing not correctly, maybe boorish, but who care when I enjoy it... The corn as garnish was an interesting concept for me ( I guess only for me... different cultures ) I don’t really liked, it just spoilt the taste orgy, but I tried. Also was served in a sauce bowl ( is it something trendy ? ) some baked beans with crispy bacon on the top. It was good, obviously home made, not canned.

Now about the optical illusion... the meat, what I was called „ membrane „ in reality were healthy piece meats, what you can see on the picture actually three bites...

and they were enough make me feel fully gobbled... it was hard even to move following the lunch.... so the 7/11 sandwich was cancelled...

The dinosaur bones on my plate after the mission....The optical illusion probably was due to the huge bones...

Verdict: Not what I expected, as a pork rib BBQ, but 9/10 ( only because 10 not exists )

Finally: No any tricks, Vat, service fee thing on the bill....

[js007 795]

Usually those are pretty good. A mess to eat, but pretty good.

[BigusDicus 9,935]

I usually stay at the Whitehouse next door. Have eaten at the Sportsman a few times. Basic "Pub" fare. Never been dissapointed. Do not recall trying the ribs. Looks good!

[Chang_paarp 253]

Good review.

 

Your comment about the corn reminds me of what my Danish grandmother used to say about pumpkin, she considered pumpkin stock feed not suitable for humans as that was what they use them for when she grew up. She worked out how to cook them after a time in Australia. Different cultures, different foods.

[jacko 8,931]

Walked past there the other night and the place was doing well.

Last time I ate there was for the Sunday roast I think, all well, good service.

 

Pork ribs are commonplace and do mostly taste of the sauce served with them, it is all a matter of the amount of meat on them.

It is a bit of an optical illusion of course, looks huge when presented but is mostly bones. and leaves an unappetising appearance when completed as does wings or KFC, like a prehistoric bone-yard.

 

The soi 13 Sportsman has been there quite a few decades now and seems to have remained popular and of a good standard.

[cbrib 354]

Nice review Gabor. I have been to the Sportsman many times over the years but never thought about them for ribs, will have to pop in and give them a go.

[js007 795]

Walked past there the other night and the place was doing well.

Last time I ate there was for the Sunday roast I think, all well, good service.

 

Pork ribs are commonplace and do mostly taste of the sauce served with them, it is all a matter of the amount of meat on them.

It is a bit of an optical illusion of course, looks huge when presented but is mostly bones. and leaves an unappetising appearance when completed as does wings or KFC, like a prehistoric bone-yard.

 

The soi 13 Sportsman has been there quite a few decades now and seems to have remained popular and of a good standard.

 

Those ribs must be beef ribs. They look too big to be pork ribs.

[Billions 687]

Is Robins Nest in Soi Diana under the same ownership as The Sportsman? I'm sure I read that somewhere but might have been a while ago.

 

Anyway,spurred on by this report I went in search of pork ribs at Robins Nest last night (thinking common ownership might mean same product) and for the first time in several visits there was disappointed with what they served up.A very very very fat-laden product. Very unlike what is illustrated above.

 

Might try the Sportsman soon if it's not too busy outside...the smoking on the terrace tends to put me off eating there even though it has an outside space the smoke always seems to find its way up my nostrils.

 

The other thing I notice about the Sportsman is how unhealthy the customers seem to be! The last thing any of them would seem to be involved with is sport.

[SimplySam 517]

 

Those ribs must be beef ribs. They look too big to be pork ribs.

 

Any cow with rib bones that skinny would break them regularly breathing.

 

Those are definitely pork regular ribs, just not the St. Louis or Chinese style short ribs.

[too_mutt 10]

The other thing I notice about the Sportsman is how unhealthy the customers seem to be! The last thing any of them would seem to be involved with is sport.

Good one! LoL

[jacko 8,931]

 

The other thing I notice about the Sportsman is how unhealthy the customers seem to be! The last thing any of them would seem to be involved with is sport.

Simply keen spectators.

[gs joe 1,791]

Simply keen spectators.

Dart players ,

 

Joe

[Billions 687]

Masters at pocket billiards for sure.

[cbrib 354]

Is Robins Nest in Soi Diana under the same ownership as The Sportsman? I'm sure I read that somewhere but might have been a while ago.

 

Anyway,spurred on by this report I went in search of pork ribs at Robins Nest last night (thinking common ownership might mean same product) and for the first time in several visits there was disappointed with what they served up.A very very very fat-laden product. Very unlike what is illustrated above.

 

Might try the Sportsman soon if it's not too busy outside...the smoking on the terrace tends to put me off eating there even though it has an outside space the smoke always seems to find its way up my nostrils.

 

The other thing I notice about the Sportsman is how unhealthy the customers seem to be! The last thing any of them would seem to be involved with is sport.

 

Steve the major owner of Sportsman took over the Robins Nest. I don't know which partners if any he brought in or if he still has anything to do with The Sportsman. Dave is the main day to day guy.

[Nightrider 340]

Anyone who eats 7/11 sandwiches is certainly not qualified to be a food critic...........

[teelack 9,860]

Anyone who eats 7/11 sandwiches is certainly not qualified to be a food critic...........

 

Nothing gets my motor running better in the morning than a mug of coffee and a 7/11 ham and cheese toastie.

[gs joe 1,791]

Nothing gets my motor running better in the morning than a mug of coffee and a 7/11 ham and cheese toastie.

I love different types of cuisine on offer in Pattaya , but I too find the odd cheese butty hits the spot ,

 

Joe

[jacko 8,931]

I love different types of cuisine on offer in Pattaya , but I too find the odd cheese butty hits the spot ,

 

Joe

If it is that awful Australian Allowrie processed stuff you can forget it.

Can't get the bloody sticky goo out of the plastic wrapper. Can't believe I bought some more of the shite!

 

Partial to a few Ham and Cheese sarnies for lunch myself.

[Nightrider 340]

If it is that awful Australian Allowrie processed stuff you can forget it.

Can't get the bloody sticky goo out of the plastic wrapper. Can't believe I bought some more of the shite!

 

Partial to a few Ham and Cheese sarnies for lunch myself.

 

Indeed , i too love a nice ham & cheese with onion toastie at any time really as long as i make it myself and i know what's going in it , but i would not touch those supermarket sarnies with a barge pole , they are IMO total shite.........!

[Fatboyfat 361]

Any suggestions for the best supermarket for Brit. style Cheddar cheese ("mousetrap") nowadays? I always used to use Tops, but that option is gone nowadays.

[plahgat 523]

Any suggestions for the best supermarket for Brit. style Cheddar cheese ("mousetrap") nowadays? I always used to use Tops, but that option is gone nowadays.

Tops Supermarket is still there in the basement of Tuk.com in South Pattaya,

and much bigger now when they moved the stuff from the closed Tops at Pattaya Klang!

 

Plahgat

[Nightrider 340]

Any suggestions for the best supermarket for Brit. style Cheddar cheese ("mousetrap") nowadays? I always used to use Tops, but that option is gone nowadays.

 

I always use friendship just because it's close to my place , but someone told me that the food hall in central festival as a good cheese selection , i will have to check next time i am in town , as for friendship they always had a good cheddar in their deli counter and some nice ham on the bone.....

[galt67 2]

Although the food is decent, I CONSISTENTLY find the service neutral (at best) and surly/rude (at worst).

[jacko 8,931]

Any suggestions for the best supermarket for Brit. style Cheddar cheese ("mousetrap") nowadays? I always used to use Tops, but that option is gone nowadays.

I just buy the regular stuff Tesco stocks, but I guess the best selection would be Big-C-X.

Don't Tops have a store in The Central Festival Beach Rd....?

Can you find your favourite in here and have 18 packs delivered?

[Fatboyfat 361]

I just buy the regular stuff Tesco stocks, but I guess the best selection would be Big-C-X.

Don't Tops have a store in The Central Festival Beach Rd....?

Can you find your favourite in here and have 18 packs delivered?

The stuff I liked (I think it was an Anchor "breezeblock") was sold "loose" on the deli counter, but I hadn't realised that they have just re-located, so I'll check out the Tukom location.