An amazing special at Retox Game On (hate that name, BTW)

[MM 6,562]

I've generally given up on ordering beef steaks in Pattaya restaurants because I've been consistently disappointed with the quality of the steaks. They have universally been tough, evidenced by having to saw back and forth with a steak knife to cut off a bite, endless minutes chewing tough meat. These steaks have been touted to be Australian, grass fed, aged xxx days, blah blah, but are below the quality of the steaks I buy at my favorite butcher and cook for myself at home.
I won't name the places where these disappointing steaks have been served, but I will say that the prices have been between 600 and 1200 baht per 250-300g pieces.
So, it was with some trepidation and skepticism that I chose to give Retox Game On's "aussie steak 450g grass fed blah blah" steak a try last night. I was enticed by the picture posted on Facebook, but was doubtful it would be any good, especially at 499 baht for the huge size of the steak.

Big surprise! Floored! Flabbergasted!

The steak was tender, juicy and flavorful.

The service was outstanding and the price was unbelievable. I don't know how they pulled this off without losing a fortune on this special. The only way to make a profit on this would be to hijack a meat truck.

In the better meat shops, for the quality of steak I had, I would expect to pay between 1100 and 1600/kg for that meat. That would make my cost for the 450g between 500 and 750 baht...yet it sold, cooked and with delicious chips for 499 baht.

Best not to look a gift horse in the mouth, I suppose.

Suffice to say, if that special ever repeats, I'll be there in a trice.

[jacko 8,815]

Agreed many steaks are a disappointment in Pattaya, yet command a price.

I always felt the same way about steaks in the UK. The best results I got were cooking them myself, with a little help from a thread I read here saying how to cook them. I often wonder if it is simply bad cooking.

 

I am afraid the pic above doesn't look very good and mean with the chips.

[tallguy 1,477]

Agreed many steaks are a disappointment in Pattaya, yet command a price.

I always felt the same way about steaks in the UK. The best results I got were cooking them myself, with a little help from a thread I read here saying how to cook them. I often wonder if it is simply bad cooking.

 

I am afraid the pic above doesn'yt look very good and mean with the chips.

How many chips do you need with a pound of meat?

[jacko 8,815]

How many chips do you need with a pound of meat?

A baker's dozen.

[MM 6,562]

How many chips do you need with a pound of meat?

I left most of the chips and took a bit of steak home.

However the steak looked, it was deceptively tender and juicy.

 

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[JONPAT 222]

How many chips do you need with a pound of meat?

More than what was shown. I'd say 18 or therebouts.

[MM 6,562]

It takes all kinds..

 

The central point of this post was the surprising quality of the steak and we get the chip counters chiming in.

 

It's a crazy world.

[Kev 178]

Good to hear small miracles happen. I brought 1 kg of steak over here from oz for the holiday in the village. Enjoyed

every bite of it.

[Bazle 1,493]

Thanks, MM. Always useful to know where to get a good steak. I have mostly been disappointed in my quest in the last year.

 

Just to be clear, you are referring to the "new" place in Soi Honey, aren't you (i.e. not the one in Lengkee)?

 

What you had was on "special" but do they have anything similar on the regular menu, perhaps at a higher price?

[MM 6,562]

Thanks, MM. Always useful to know where to get a good steak. I have mostly been disappointed in my quest in the last year.

 

Just to be clear, you are referring to the "new" place in Soi Honey, aren't you (i.e. not the one in Lengkee)?

 

What you had was on "special" but do they have anything similar on the regular menu, perhaps at a higher price?

As far as I know, Bazle, it was a "one-of" special..perhaps the meat really did fall off a truck.

[capdagde 1,954]

"One-of" or "one-off" - clearly a very special special !!

 

Maybe the last of a batch of steaks being sold off? Are steaks of the imported variety chilled or frozen (frozen steaks are no good in my experience)? Top-grade Thai steak? I saw a thing on French TV recently where French breeders are crossing Charolais with Thai ox-looking cattle - by artificial insemination, presumably because the Thai lady-cattle are not pretty enough(?).

 

Here you go - a link http://www.thaifrenchbeef.com/PYK_ENG.html

Edited August 23, 2016 by capdagde

[parry 58]

It looks a super steak no doubt about it. I had the special yesterday which was Steak and Guinness Pie with chips which was very nice (299 baht)

It sounds like the steak MM had was/is the special on Saturday. Form an orderly queue then gentleman

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

Hard to beat a good steak but hard to find, as MM states. I'd like this with a nice Cotes du Rhone Villages.

[BiteMeBistro 66]

Looks great. There are some good value deals around when buying steak from suppliers - consistency isn't always there though at that price. Top kitchen team, and they have buying power which helps. Nice one, will try it next time it's on..