A couple of weeks ago, a reader wrote in complaining that
the Dining Out Team only goes to the expensive places, and not the more
middle of the road venues. With new five star properties all anxious for us
to review their up-market restaurants, how could we refuse? However, here is
one restaurant to satisfy the low budget diner.
We found this restaurant when we took some visitors to the new Mimosa
development on Sukhumvit Road, opposite the Ambassador City Jomtien. Go just
past the Mimosa and turn left into the parking area. Enter Mimosa through
the side entrance and turn right along the walkway and the (Mimosa) German
Oktoberfest restaurant is about 20 meters along on your right. It has been
in operation for nine months, and was very busy on the night we went to
review it.
Manager Kai (who is German) and his Thai wife have gone
to great pains to create an authentic German atmosphere with a rustic
Bavarian décor, heavy wooden chairs and tables set in alcoves as well as
being free-standing. The blue and white Bavarian check is seen on the
tablecloths as well.
There are two sections, one indoors and air-conditioned, and the other
outside on the deck. We chose the air-con!
Before we perused the menu we sat back with a couple of German beers, of
which I like the Warsteiner pilsener (B. 120 for 300 ml). And two is not
enough! There are also all the usual local beers (B. 85-95).
The menu is part pictorial and is in English and Thai and duplicated in
Russian (many Russians use the Ambassador City Jomtien as their holiday
location). When you have ‘foreign’ clientele, incorporating photographs in
the menu is the way to overcome communication problems!]
The menu begins with appetizers (B. 90-200) with salmon
at the top end. They are followed by soups ((B. 120) and the vegetable soup
with sausages looked very interesting.
Salads are up next (B. 90-220 with salmon at a premium once more).
There is a page of German sausage dishes (B. 220-350) with these items
coming from a German butcher to ensure they are authentic (Nuernberger,
Bratwurst, Krakau and Weiss wurst).
The following page is mainly European items such as Weiner schnitzel
(enormous and only B. 250), beef goulash (B. 270), pork knuckle with mashed
potatoes and sauerkraut (B. 399), chicken steak with french-fries (B. 230)
and on the next page some pastas (B. 150-170) and many others including lamb
shank (B. 400) and Pacific Dory fillets (B. 220).
There two pages of Thai food specials, generally B. 120-150.
I tried the German sausage, with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes and shared a
pork knuckle with Kai. An enormous pork knuckle, I must say and it was
brought to the table with a special knife to cut through the roasted pork
skin.
Madame, who is Thai, judged the Thai food on offer to be very authentic, and
I felt the same about the German cuisine items. We have been back twice, the
food was so good. We enjoyed the food and noted that the prices were not
exorbitant in any way. It is an ideal venue to take overseas guests.
Recommended wholeheartedly by the Dining Out Team.
Now, the following is important - an entry fee into Mimosa has been imposed,
but here is how you get around it. On arrival at the car park, ring the
restaurant and they will come and meet you and provide free passage into the
Mimosa complex. If you forget to do this, the entry fee is currently B. 150
per head. The phone call is worth it!
While in Mimosa, don’t miss the spectacular lady-boy dance show around the
fountain in the center of the complex. Show times are 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5
p.m., 7 p.m., and 9 p.m. at weekends; during the week the 1 p.m. show is not
scheduled.
The Mimosa complex is quite amazing, very eclectic and leave yourself an
hour to wander after your German meal!
(Mimosa) Oktoberfest German Restaurant, telephone 038 110
312 or 082 207 0400, email
[email protected] o pen seven days 10 a.m. until 11 p.m.,
secure car parking beside the complex.
