Posted 2008-07-07 11:52:06
 ZimZamZammy, on 2008-07-07 11:46:20, said:
paul1970, on 2008-07-06 21:33:58, said: Without doubt the best place I ahve found in Pattaya for Sunday Lunch is the Courtyard on the darkside. Real roast potatoes not the deep fried imitations, real gravy not bisto crap and a nice selection of veg (even brussel sprouts - yuk, lol). Only downsidse is they only do lamb or chicken but both are delicious.
Of the carvery's Sportsman is the best by far, most of the other places already mentioned are poor.
Where exactly is this on the darkside? Close to the lake or closer to Sukhumvit?
ZZ-Z
Go up Soi Siam country club until you get to the junction where PGA driving range is. Turn right there, as if you were heading towards top of Soi Nernplubwan - The Courtyard is on the right hand side.
I went to the Butchers Arms yesterday - Roast Lamb. Terrific. Yorkshire pudding was tip-top and the veg done lovely. mmmmmmm
Posted 2008-07-07 13:13:21
poshthai, on 2008-07-06 18:20:20, said: If you mean the harley bar,i am not certain as i used to frequent the place a couple of years ago but i hear it has gone to the dogs recently.When i next go out for a couple of sherbets i wil visit and see what the delights are there.
Harley Bar was a part of the Eden Hotel complex. It is now Eden Bar and not the same - but still a decent Sunday brunch.
Also opposite that, on the side road is Caddy Shack - always good and some advertised 'Sunday' dishes (but you can get most of 'em during the week as well).
Depends where you live, where you want to go, what sort of Sunday lunch.
Caddy Shack will give you a roast beef lunch, with soup, yorkshire pud, roast spuds, horseradish sauce and an ice cream dessert for less than your 500b budget - with a beer thrown in.
Bottle of wine would be extra.
Posted 2008-07-07 13:22:14
Also - seeing that it's mentioned on other posts - Caddy Sheck will offer roast lamb w/mint sauce or roast pork w/apple sauce as well as the roast beef.
Plus all their usual pies, fish 'n chips, asian dishes (my wife doesn't think they're Thai) and apple pie and custard.
Unfortunately there's a lot of people there talking about golf - but that's the only real drawback now that smoking is restricted.
Posted 2008-07-08 14:29:32
telaksslave, on 2008-07-06 22:08:28, said: rocky123, on 2008-07-06 12:05:45, said: ROBINS NEST is by far the very best. Best quality and price 199 for as much lamb, beef every meet and 7 veg + great gravy. I look forward to my Sunday meal there. Same thing at sportsmans 425.
bigger letters than ur bull are u the owner, ur avin a laugh, if u enjoy over boiled tasteless food go to them places 
No I am not the owner just passing on FACTS. I went this Sun had Lamb, beef and chicken, veg included Brocali + many other veg and great gravy. When I finished the waitress asked if I would like more, im loaw mac mac. Very tasty and at 199bht why go anywhere else. Robins Nest is on Soi Diana.
Posted 2008-07-08 15:27:47
rocky123, on 2008-07-08 15:29:32, said: telaksslave, on 2008-07-06 22:08:28, said: rocky123, on 2008-07-06 12:05:45, said: ROBINS NEST is by far the very best. Best quality and price 199 for as much lamb, beef every meet and 7 veg + great gravy. I look forward to my Sunday meal there. Same thing at sportsmans 425.
bigger letters than ur bull are u the owner, ur avin a laugh, if u enjoy over boiled tasteless food go to them places
No I am not the owner just passing on FACTS. I went this Sun had Lamb, beef and chicken, veg included Brocali + many other veg and great gravy. When I finished the waitress asked if I would like more, im loaw mac mac. Very tasty and at 199bht why go anywhere else. Robins Nest is on Soi Diana.
You had Lamb, Beef and Chicken and broccolli, and many other veg and gravy 
I am surprised you could walk !
Posted 2008-07-11 21:13:50
The Sportsman on Soi 13 is by far the best, which is probably why you can never get a table on Sunday.
Posted 2008-07-12 07:43:07
ruds, on 2008-07-11 21:13:50, said: The Sportsman on Soi 13 is by far the best, which is probably why you can never get a table on Sunday.
I have been to the Sportsman several times - over twenty - but could not say that it is "the best". It depends what you want for your money - comfort / atmosphere / service / variety of food / well-cooked food / plenty of food / TV or not / music or not / friends (or future friends) company or not / wine with the meal / non-smoking atmosphere / after-meal ability to chill-out in a garden or take a walk / anything else I hve forgotten?
Put together a check-list of all your priorities and a points-score of 0-5 for each item (or give a weighting to the more important points) and come up with a winner.
Posted 2008-07-12 09:56:25
Ok well if the Sportsman is not the best. What is? Take a look at the list you just wrote and come up with a better choice for a sunday roast and ill try it. For now im sticking with the sportsman every sunday until someone can come up with a better one.
Posted 2008-07-12 11:15:21
ruds, on 2008-07-12 09:56:25, said: Ok well if the Sportsman is not the best. What is? Take a look at the list you just wrote and come up with a better choice for a sunday roast and ill try it. For now im sticking with the sportsman every sunday until someone can come up with a better one.
I don't think anyone would really give a toss where you have your Sunday lunch mate, so stick with what you know, unless it becomes boring and you might want to get off your arse and look around elsewhere for yourself.
Posted 2008-07-12 11:20:38
You can get Lamb and Mint sauce or Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pud similar to like your mum use to make, not expensive at the Seasider Restaurent on Soi Chaipoon off Soi Bouakow - and before anyone jumps in and says the place is a load of rubbish, its not posh or luxury, but the Food is ok and there always seems to be customers in there. Its ok, tasty and value for money.
Posted 2008-07-12 12:18:31
pattaya_girl, on 2008-07-12 11:20:38, said: You can get Lamb and Mint sauce or Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pud similar to like your mum use to make, not expensive at the Seasider Restaurent on Soi Chaipoon off Soi Bouakow - and before anyone jumps in and says the place is a load of rubbish, its not posh or luxury, but the Food is ok and there always seems to be customers in there. Its ok, tasty and value for money.
Agreed. Not quite as good as real Alberta meals, but a good first approximation.
Posted 2008-07-12 12:58:39
pattaya_girl, on 2008-07-12 11:20:38, said: You can get Lamb and Mint sauce or Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pud similar to like your mum use to make, not expensive at the Seasider Restaurent on Soi Chaipoon off Soi Bouakow - and before anyone jumps in and says the place is a load of rubbish, its not posh or luxury, but the Food is ok and there always seems to be customers in there. Its ok, tasty and value for money.
Seasider is OK for a meal - but Sunday lunch is usually a little bit more than a meal, take family out, eat a slow and leisurely meal and sit back afterwards, rest and relax. Sit out on the Green and watch the village cricket team.
Soi chaiapoon does not offer anything other than heat it / eat it / beat it places. Nowhere to relax with family. Neither does the Sportsman.
But everyone has different priorities and that's why so many eateries survive when you hear comments that <I wouldn't eat there>, <That place serves small helpings>, <those people should dress properly before going in a food place> and so on. It may not be your preference, but others like it.
Meantime - I am in Ca Mau, Vietnam, and will have a sandwich for Sunday lunch, go to a local restaurant in the evening where the menu is all in viet - so I point to this, point to that and hope I get something other than the VAT bill.
Posted 2008-07-12 13:11:53
sotsira, on 2008-07-06 16:27:50, said: rocky123, on 2008-07-06 12:05:45, said: ROBINS NEST is by far the very best. Best quality and price 199 for as much lamb, beef every meet and 7 veg + great gravy. I look forward to my Sunday meal there. Same thing at sportsmans 425.
More important is where do they buy their MEET from.
Posted 2008-07-17 10:07:38
did someone just say 'bulky stodge'?
Posted 2008-07-17 14:49:47
My mate said that the Sunday brunch at Mantra, top-end of beach road is superb. Anyone else been there for Sunday brunch?
Posted 2008-08-13 12:46:14
[size=2]PS: ROCKY!
DONT FORGET, SPORTSMANS YOU CAN EAT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. YOU CAN REFILL AND TOP UP AT YOUR WILL.
ITS A PROPER CARVERY.
ROCKY YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVENT GOT A CLUE WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IF YOU THINK THAT ROBINS NEST ARE SERVING THE SAME AS THE SPORTSMAN FOR 199!
DO THE MATHS.. IF THEY ARE SERVING FOR 199, IT MUST BE COSTING THEM ABOUT 60 BAHT! THEY HAVE TO WORK ON THOSE MARGINS ON FOOD. SO ALL YOUR GETTING IS 60 BAHTS WORTH IN ROBINS NEST.
I PERSONALLY AGREE THAT SPORTSMANS IS SLIGHTLY EXPENSIVE FOR PATTAYA BUT IT IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST QUALITY CARVERY IN TOWN ALL BE IT SLIGHTLY OVER PRICED ITS THE NUTS OF A CARVERY. VERY NICE. AND PUCKER QUALITY MEETS ETC, ITS NOT A CHEAP CARVERY! ROBINS IS EXACTLY THAT! CHEAP. IF YOU WANT CHEAP ITS FINE BUT IF YOU WANT PUCKER YOU HAVE TO PAY A LOT MORE THAN 199!
IF MONEY IS NOT A PROBLEM SPORTSMAN IS STILL THE BEST IN TOWN.
YOUR COMMENT THAT ROBINS NEST 199 IS THE SAME AS SPORTSMANS 425 JOB IS WAY OFF. I HAVE HAD 2 RESTAURANTS IN LONDON, I KNOW FOOD AND THE COSTS OF HIGH QUALITY PRODUCE. I WOULDNT EAT ROBINS CARVERY UNLESS I WAS SKINT AND HUNGRY.
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Posted 2008-08-13 19:02:08
NanLaew, on 2008-07-17 14:49:47, said: My mate said that the Sunday brunch at Mantra, top-end of beach road is superb. Anyone else been there for Sunday brunch?
A fiend of mine was invited to Mantra by a Russian friend of him not so long ago. He told me it was fantastic but it is not within the +/- 500 category. If I remember well the price is 1300,00 or 1500,00 baht.
But then you can eat salmon, cherry and other european delicatesses ,probably caviar too; Mantra has even a chocolate fountain.
Posted 2008-08-13 19:19:37
Update Buffet Lunch at Dusit is 500 + Service +Tax
Posted 2008-08-14 11:24:11
whatchamacallit, on 2008-07-07 11:23:33, said: PattayaParent, on 2008-07-06 17:06:31, said: Jameson's Alll You Can Eat Carvery @ 350 Baht can't be beat.
If you wear dentures... forget it!!!! Tough, chewey, leathery meat... 
You're name Simon by any chance?
Exact opposite mate, for me it's too soft, I prefer my meat well done.
Posted 2008-08-14 11:25:42
Madame, on 2008-08-13 19:02:08, said: NanLaew, on 2008-07-17 14:49:47, said: My mate said that the Sunday brunch at Mantra, top-end of beach road is superb. Anyone else been there for Sunday brunch?
A fiend of mine was invited to Mantra by a Russian friend of him not so long ago. He told me it was fantastic but it is not within the +/- 500 category. If I remember well the price is 1300,00 or 1500,00 baht.
But then you can eat salmon, cherry and other european delicatesses ,probably caviar too; Mantra has even a chocolate fountain.
Ordering off the menu is cheaper, if they'll let you do that on a Sunday?
Posted 2008-08-14 13:30:01
PattayaParent, on 2008-08-14 11:25:42, said: Madame, on 2008-08-13 19:02:08, said: NanLaew, on 2008-07-17 14:49:47, said: My mate said that the Sunday brunch at Mantra, top-end of beach road is superb. Anyone else been there for Sunday brunch?
A fiend of mine was invited to Mantra by a Russian friend of him not so long ago. He told me it was fantastic but it is not within the +/- 500 category. If I remember well the price is 1300,00 or 1500,00 baht.
But then you can eat salmon, cherry and other european delicatesses ,probably caviar too; Mantra has even a chocolate fountain.
Ordering off the menu is cheaper, if they'll let you do that on a Sunday?
I have no personal experience of Mantra. If my friend did not remember well (he was invited there anyway) then sorry for it.
Posted 2010-09-07 02:28:44
Shenanigans with the surly staff.
Not a chance!!
Posted 2010-09-07 02:48:07
1unique, on 2008-08-13 12:46:14, said:
DO THE MATHS.. IF THEY ARE SERVING FOR 199, IT MUST BE COSTING THEM ABOUT 60 BAHT! THEY HAVE TO WORK ON THOSE MARGINS ON FOOD. SO ALL YOUR GETTING IS 60 BAHTS WORTH IN ROBINS NEST.
I doubt that many of the 'stack it high, sell it cheap' eateries in Pattaya are getting your 70% gross margin. Same goes for the 99 baht breakfasts.
The Pig & Whistle, Queen Vic, Shenanigans, Jamesons etc will.
Posted 2010-09-07 15:04:39
Crazy Daves on Soi Chaiypoon is a most luxuriantly place to dine
Posted 2010-09-07 15:09:54
jori, on 2010-09-07 15:04:39, said:
Crazy Daves on Soi Chaiypoon is a most luxuriantly place to dine
And my Uncle Morrie is the Queen of Sheba!
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