El Coyote, one of Pattaya’s newly created Mexican restaurants, announces its ‘Fourth of July Barbecue Festival’. The restaurant is offering Americans and everyone from all nationalities a varied choice of barbequed specialties in honor of the American Independence Day, on July 4, 5 and 6. Join the U.S. history trivia and get a chance to win a free dinner for 2. For Kids guess how many candies are in jar and win lots of prizes. The restaurant is located in the Jomtien Complex, on the right after the Thepprasit junction and before the beach on Jomtien Road. For information call 038 303 644 or Clarisse on 018 642 328.

The Kiwi Pub & Restaurant is alive and well in Bang Chang! A great Kiwi & Thai menu available along with a large range of cold beers & hot spirits. A pig on a spit or catering for larger groups available, a great spot for Pattaya golfers who frequent the Bang Chang area. The Kiwi Pub & Restaurant can be found in the center of Bang Chang behind the big Suzuki shop on Sukhumvit Rd. For bookings and details phone Lee on 01 457 1347 or Pete on 01 862 9832.

The Raj, Pattaya’s newest Indian restaurant has membership cards available to all their diners at no cost. Just bring your name card. This entitles you to a 20% discount on all food and drinks. On top of that, a special drawing is held every week for one bottle of wine with your meal.

Pat’s Pies have moved back to their old premises on 3rd Road. All the usual items are available including weekly specials. Please note their new telephone number is 038 723 302.

As well as all the other outstanding features in the Queen Victoria Inn (Soi Yodsak 6) such as outstanding value rooms, great food, excellent drinks, big screen and free email, the Queen Vic can now offer customers a nice can of cold Blackthorn Cider along with perhaps a packet of Walkers crisps or a trip to the many local and distant tourist attractions in their new executive mini-bus. Really a great place to meet, eat, drink and stay. Call 038 425 418.

Visit the Old Speckled Hen, Jomtien Beach Road, Soi 9. A tasteful mix of English and Thai, this is a relaxing lounge style bar you can bring your wife or girlfriend to! Harleys, Hammers and Hash House Harriers especially welcome! Open from 10.30 a.m. till late - an extensive wet bar, great music, friendly staff, rock bottom prices and the most delicious high-calorie bar grub around. Burgers dripping with melted butter, BLT sandwiches with fried onions ‘n mushrooms and a full English breakfast where your eggs are actually served on top of buttered toast, with the best baked beans in town! Featuring “Somtam Sunday Specials”, ladies, bring the old man in for a drink and you get to eat as much of your favourite hot stuff as you like, free of charge!

For those who like tableside flambé, Hans and his team at the Paradise Restaurant offer several sensational flambé dishes throughout July. Including pork fillet with apples and prunes, flamed with Calvados, the drunken chicken seasoned with Mexican spices and flamed with tequila, lamb fillet with macadamia nuts and a mango salsa flamed with bourbon, or pepper steak Remy Martin. A Mediterranean seafood combination, rock lobster or tiger prawns are flamed with a choice of brandy with a lobster sauce or with Pernod and served on a creamy Anise seed and Pernod sauce. Bring your loved one or that someone special to the Paradise Restaurant and enjoy a delicious flambé dinner. Bon appetite. For those who like something different, the Paradise restaurant is Pattaya’s first and only casual dining restaurant specializing in exotic food. A dining experience you wont regret and forget. Don’t miss it. Open daily from 10.00 am - 10.00 pm located opposite the Marriott Resort, 215/62-63 on 2nd Road. tel./fax: 038 723 177.