FOODOK everyone, i know i promised
to do this years ago, but i have finally remembered to go through the
forum and get peoples restaurant recommendations and make a list of
them. now, some of this information may be REALLY old, and thats where i
am counting on you to help me. the restaurants have all come from posts
on this forum, and i have no personal interest in any of them. the
reviews are not my own.
With so many restaurants in Phuket to
choose from, I have just divided them up into location. If some of these
establishments are not open any longer, please let me know and I will
take them off the list.
PATONGBYD
Lofts. Near the entrance to Andaman Beach Suites. Very modern décor and
great food. Run by the same people who used to own Baan Yin Dee. Party
nights on Fridays and they have fab accommodation too.
Barbecue
Hut on 200 year road. On your way out of town toward Karon/Kata,
lefthandside about 150 meters before you make the left toward
Karon/Kata. I had some great Mexican food, the guy sitting next to me
had a MASSIVE plate of barbecued ribs that looked and smelled great.
Also on the menu were some stupendous hamburgers, which I will have next
time.
Pan Yaah - its on the road out of Patong along the beach,
not far north of the Novotel. Open air dining, I love their crab in the
shell, good Thai food.
Tip Top / Andre in Patong
Try the "Sunday Roast Beef" in Molly Malone's, real yorkshires, tasty gravy and original roasted potatoes
Ta be Ta - Sushi bar on Rat U Thit Road - near Christin Massage, excellent tuna
Christin Massage - near Ta be Ta, excellent tuna
The
Islander is great for brit food, fish&chips, kidney pie, roast
beef, good thai food too, good house wine, very good service, Quiet and
relaxing location off bangla rd. moderate prices.
6 and DANG
(next to each other) on the main street a few doors up from bangla. Both
have exellent thai food and nice service. Noisy place right on the
street is the only drawback. good food and prices make it worth it
though.
Two Black Sheep on Rat-U-Thit Road just across from Soi
Paradise. Good place for music at night, run buy Kiwi Bill a good gent
who runs a good ship. No bar girls employed. Full menu of meateater food
and real NZ Lamb and Beef. Stocks real Victoria Bitter and presents and
honest pour. Good Place and Good people to chat with or watch some
sports. Open 10am to 2 am. Good feed for breakfast!
Sam's steakhouse at the holiday inn
Todai
(end of Beach Rd, Patong) - Fab sushi, better than Zen, and cheaper,
cute little booths for privacy, offer on wine at mo 580 for very decent
bottle of red.
Islander (Bangla, Patong) - What can I say, Brit food just the way I like it
Palm
Tree (behind Lenny's Steak house, Nanai, Patong) best brekkie 99 bht!
Tea, OJ, toast, proper sausage All you can eat B-B-Q every friday 150 !!
99 bht special offers through low (green) season
Dubai ( Rat-U-Thit, Patong) - No 2 rest better than No1. Really great hummous and flat bread.
La Boucherie ( Sawadirak, Patong) - THE Best steak I ever tasted here! 490bht
Cooked to perfection, proper salad, and whatever pots you fancy! Yum
Pan Yaah (just past Ban Rim Paa) - great cheap Thai food, especially garlic mussles. And what a view
You could also try the Danish restaurant Runde Taarn just off Soi Bangle in Soi Patong Resort, good Danish food and Thai
Sharkys bar in Patong, the sandwiches are very tasty there.
They have a pretty good pizza at P Bar (on Nanai). Some special sauce. And REAL pepperoni. Great for hangovers.
Papa
Joe's. Their pizza is GREAT. By any standard. Located on Rat-U-Thit
behind Charoen Optical, about 200 ms from Bangla towards Soinamien. Not
much of a venue, but... yummy. Try the Italian sausage w/bell peppers.
The
Roadhouse which is on the hill to Karon if you coming from Patong. Its
on the left side, still before Simon's caberet. Its run by a south
african couple. A large 300 gram new zealand steak for 150TH. Baby back
ribs, burgers, etc all very cheap. Chang beer bottle 40 BTH. They also
have pool and darts. The food was great as well as the staff. You should
really check it out.
CHALONG:
The Belgian Bakery
Opposite
Wat Chalong. Yum. Lots of westerners there on saturday mornings and
wonderful cakes and bread. More expensive than other places on the
island but you get what you pay for!
The Family Resturant
Greek/Mediterianian
food, Some Thai food, inexpensive, good food and has a take-away
service. On the same road after the post office on the left hand side
(direction Rawai)
The Green Man
Good pub food at OK prices.
Don's Cafe in Rawai – one of our forum sponsors.
Bagels & Beyond
Good snack food, bagels and burritos, no Thai food, not cheap, just down from Sea Bees diving.
Somtam & Sandwiches
English
cafe style resturant, good food both falang and thai, friendly staff
and reasonably cheap, on the rawai road, next to Loma
Swiss Delight
Swiss
food, always excellent quality, good pasta and snitzels, not too cheap,
on the connection road between the two chaofar roads
Sanook
German
style food, huge portions, good quality, not too expensive, just past
"Land & House" housing estate on the right (resturant looks like a
boat)
Flintstones Bakery
Good snack food, Pizzas are ok, the
breads never fresh (always seems like yesterdays bread to me),
inexpensive, opposite "mikes Bikes" rentals.
Fish & Chip Shop
Good
copy of english fish and chips, they used to deliver (dont know if they
still do), not expensive, just down from "Bagels & Beyond", next to
the bar called Nok inn shop
Kaneang 1
Good thai food, cheap as chips, nice views, Right down near the peir.
Yacht
Haven Restaurant, up in the yacht haven obviously - great food, great
bar, open dining on the deck overlooking the marina. Call SEAL for
details I think their number is 076 340406, definitely somewhere to take
friends from out of town to impress - but take a driver so you can
enjoy the drinks.
Chicken and duck rice/ noodles next to SCB (Chaofa/ Phuket Town road)
Fish N Chips (on the road towards the pier)
Tamarind's bar (facing Chalong bay)
La Cabana (on the road towards Rawai - left side)
Restaurant
on the left, half way between Chalong Circle and the pier. Just after
The Siam Real Estate and the deep sea fishing building. Part of the
Parlai family. Good prices, big portions, tasty (try the fish in pepper
sauce). Cheap beer, too.
RAWAI:
Pizzaria Restorante
Excellent Italian food, fantastic pizzas, not expensive, just on the beach road.
Salaloy Seafood (next to Nikitas)
The
stone chairs/tables that are right on the beach road in rawai, sorry
cant remember the name of the palce, great seafood/thai food,
inexpensive and a nice setting (as long as you dont mind stone chairs!)
Mimi's Restaurant
Don's café
Italian Restarant (Beach Street) (closed up to 18. August)
KATA:
Anchor bar & Resturant
English
pub/resturant, good food, inexpensive, good portions but presentation
lacks sometimes, opposite "Lucky's" guest house, near the kata pharmacy
Kwong Shop,
Great seafood place, not expensive, the guy who runs the place is a right laugh, Thai food mainly, near Kata pharmacy.
Ratri Jazztaurant
Great
views and worth the 100 step climb. Start with cocktails on the deck to
see the sunset, and move ‘inside’ for dinner and fabulous jazz music.
Food court at Big C
Japanese Restaurant in Big C - cant remember the name
Italian restaurant near Robinson - forgot the name but you need a reservation
Mon Tris Kitchen in Kata - best service and food I have ever had in Phuket!
Two Chefs in Kata - great affordable food.
La
Gondola in Kata. For me, the best pizzas on Phuket, and at very
reasonable prices, too. As good as the best pizzas in Bangkok.
Check
out "The Tube" bar in Kata Beach they have a great 150 baht BBQ buffet
on Frday nights at 7.30. A surfer from Sweden named Mike, and his lovely
wife and kids host the evening, surf movies are shown and expect an
expat bunch of surfers,sailors, and other
cool folks Its on Khok Tanod rd..
KARONKaron Café has terrific steaks, nice salad bar, decent house wine and excellent service. Moderate prices.
For
a different experience, has anyone been to the wooden bar/restaurant (I
think it's called the Reggae Bar or similar) built into the hillside on
the west coast coming north from the Cape (complicated enough, or
what)? It's decked out with Bob Marley/cannabis/Jamaican flags and
banners, plays reggae music and you can often find the waiters sitting
about playing reggae on their guitars. Watch the sunset from there - its
well worth it.
PHUKET TOWN/KATHUKarna
Sutra in Phuket Town - Indian food - very nice decor and food. Kama
Sutra: In PPhuket town go down Ratsada Rd with the banks on the left,
toward the clock circle / fountain and the Talaad Sod. Before the circle
turn left. Mikes and the Kama Sutra are on your right about 50mtrs up.
Thamachat (Thai Cusine)
Mike's Bar / Restaurant
Da Jam near Robinsons (ex-Gitano)
La Cabane
Phuket City Hotel lunch buffet.
Metopole Hotel in Phuket Town has an all you can eat international buffet for around 200 baht. The food is great.
Pizzaman
Pizza. Used to be in the Tango bar near the Aliance Francais in Town
but now moved around the corner to opposite the Kajonket school. Great
pork red curry and chicken green curry flavoured pizza - I'm not kidding
- they are the proverbial dogs b***cks. Their other food is also great
and all at Thai prices. The guy used to be a cook at The Meridien.
Steak
Samkong restaurant, near Lotus. The owner is a well-traveled Thai and
speaks good English; international menu and just plain gooooood and
cheap!
The Royal Nam Tok in Kathu.
On the road to kathu water
fall. Run by ywo Belgium guys. Maybe a little bit expensive but
excellent service and food. ( lot of food which you normally only find
in Holland or Belgium )
Looks like you sit in an european house
restaurant. The restaurant building is also there house so you sit next
to the swimming pool.
NAI HARNNok Yoong (somewhere in the bendy Nai Harn Road)
Oasis BBQ chicken (before Soi Cokmakham)
Lorenzo's
in Nai Harn (At the main entrance to the Royal Meridian Yatch Club)
Great pizza, great other items too, also great music, although a touch
expensive compared to maggies, worth it for the location.
The
best Pizza in Thailand is to be had on NaiHarn beach. Owned and operated
by an expat Italian guy who learnt from a master Pizza maker in Italy
before he moved to Thailand to be with his Thai wife. Called Lorenzo's -
looks very downmarket shack in amongst the other restaurants / shops
but it really is the bet Pizza. Cooked in authentic stone oven (built
himself). Has a tree in the middle going through the roof. Open everday /
evening during the season. A bit hit and mis off season
SURIN BEACH/LAGUNATWO BROTHERS restaurant right on Surin Beach. Run by a great guy named Bow as in Ow!
"The
bakery" at Canal Village in Laguna. As some of you probably know, this
is a small little stand-alone cafe serving excellent cuisine off of a
limited menu (kitchen's not that big!) and the pizza is easily some of
the best I have ever experienced. As a native of a very Italian "suburb"
of Boston and a former resident in Italy for 3 yrs, I can say that
without a doubt it is "world class". I am not sure but would expect that
the pizza at the main Sheraton Laguna restaurant would be equally good
with same recipe, equipment, etc but don't know frankly because have
never dined there. Just be aware that the Canal Village cafe is only
open til 6pm daily so don't plan a dinner there (maybe a good reason to
go to the Sheraton resto). By the way, excellent cappucinos and FREE
WiFi internet access are also good reasons why I go there (although I
got addicted to their pizza long before the WiFi started).
Silk Restaurant in Surin - expensive, but absolutely magic place to be.
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