The Pattaya Sports Club will hold their Summer Party on July 7 at the Town Inn Town Hotel. Doors will open at 7 p.m. sharp, members just show your valid PSC card and go on in, members are allowed to bring one guest for 600 baht, as space is limited to 450 people its best to get there early and it’s possible latecomers may be turned away. A great buffet and plenty of refreshments are on offer. There will be the ever popular lottery with gold and other nice prizes. PSC is also lining up some special entertainment as well as a good dance band.

Tequila Reef Cantina shall be celebrating American Independence Day Sunday July 4 with an ‘All You Can Eat’ buffet from 3 p.m. onwards through the evening. Featured on the buffet shall be traditional American I-Day picnic favorites such as bar-b-q ribs, fried chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, salads and some surprises. All for only 295 baht net per person. 160 baht net for children under 12 years. Tequila Reef Cantina is located on Soi 7, 30 meters off the beach.

Don’t miss Casa Pascal’s new gourmet set menu, pamper yourself with fine touch of culinary art. Menu only @950++ and menu with unlimited wine @1,900++. For reservations, please call 038-723-660 or 01-983-4182 (Kim).

Pizza and Pasta Festival - For an Italian evening in lush tropical gardens, Amari’s chef presents a wonderful buffet with home style cooking. A full dessert buffet is also available and the house band will entertain you all night long. From 7 p.m. in the tropical garden, 330++ baht per person. For reservations please contact guest relations at 038 428 161.

The Friday special at Shenanigans Pattaya is ‘Popeye Pie’. An earthenware dish, filled with ground beef in a brown sauce on one side and creamed spinach with mixed vegetables, all covered in mashed potatoes and grilled under the salamander. Served from 12 midday till 9 p.m. for 150 baht inclusive. Shenanigans Pattaya, Pattaya Second Road, in front of the Marriott Resort & Spa.

Ah well, so we’ve been kicked out of Euro 2004. Why don’t you just head for Soi 6 and the Queen Victoria Inn and drown your sorrows with Draught Guinness being dished out at only 160 baht per pint or Kilkenny at 180 baht. With the 4 course 4 joint Sunday carvery at 290 baht and daily specials at only 140 baht it’s the place to be to eat, drink and cry! Email: queenvictoriainn@ hotmail.com or call 038 425 418 for more details.

There are many vegetarian food offers in Pattaya, but most of them are Thai style or Chinese style; Pat’s Pies have had numerous requests to expand their range of vegetarian food, so they created Pat’s homemade vegetarian lasagna and broccoli base veggie pie to add to the already popular giant Yorkshire pudding with stuffing, vegetables, roast & mashed potatoes, baked potatoes with various fillings (bean, cheese & onion and coleslaw) plus, with an advance order of 24 hours notice, they can offer cheese & onion or broccoli & cheese quiche, cheese & onion pastry and much more. All vegetarian meals are served with vegetarian gravy! They also deliver! Call 038 072 3302.

For those who like to taste more than one dish of the extensive menu at the Paradise Restaurant, Hans has introduced four different tasting set menus, including one meat lover, one fish lover, one exotic delight as well as a gourmet menu. All set menus start with a Caesar salad, followed by a creamy mussel soup with saffron. To complete the dinner, a special tasting dessert is also included, featuring chocolate mousse, crepes with passion fruit sauce and cream caramel for only 495 baht for the meat & fish lover, for the exotic delight and for the gourmet dinner, which includes a small carafe of house wine for 595 baht. Excellent food and great value! Open daily from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. Located opposite the Royal Garden Plaza and Marriott Resort, 215/62-63 on 2nd Road. Tel./Fax: 038 723 177.

Don’t miss the theme buffet evenings at the Montien Hotel Pattaya; Verandah Coffee Shop on Tuesdays: Asian buffet dinner 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays at La Mer Restaurant its Mediterranean buffet dinner from 6.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Friday it’s back to the Verandah Coffee Shop with a BBQ & seafood buffet dinner from 6 till 10 p.m. and on Saturday don’t miss the international buffet dinner. For reservations and information call 038 428 155 ext. 1620-1 or email: [email protected]

California Steak at the Orchard, the best steak venue in Sriracha, is now offering a special steak buffet dinner every Wednesday evening. Indulge your taste buds with delicious steak menus including beef, chicken, pork and seafood only at 263 baht + per person (130 baht + for a child). Special on every Monday and Friday, you will get free salad bar with any order of steak or a la carte menu prices over 140 baht. For reservations or more information contact California Steak on 038 771 3900 ext. 225

The Horseshoe Point’s new bar, La Quinta offers football games on a big screen. Games are taped and shown the next evening at the more decent hour of 7 p.m.! Heineken just 65 baht, Singha 55 baht. Alan & Sarah hope to see you there. Horseshoe Point is located 12km from Pattaya centre, on lake Mabprachan. Call 038 735 050 or email for directions at: www.horseshoepoint.com

Cheer your favorite football team at the Sunbeam Hotel, Soi 8. Buy a 250 baht coupon and get another free with a special privilege of free gift drawings this season, until July 5. For more information contact Sunbeam Hotel Pattaya, Tel: 038 427 120-9.

There is still time to enjoy Moon River Pub’s beer promotion. Every guest who buys one liter of beer receives a beer card. After consuming 9 liters of beer you will get one liter free of charge. The card is valid for 3 months. Please note that this promotion is only valid for draft beer and not for bottles (every liter of beer ordered will be market on the card) and don’t miss the new in house band Rebounce. Always a fun night out at the Moon River Pub, Thai Garden Resort, North Pattaya Road.

The Tahitian Queen 2 (Soi BJ, South Pattaya Walking Street) will be throwing a 4th of July Party at 8 p.m. on Sunday. They’ll have special bikinis for the dancers, and a slew of delicious food for all from the new “Shooters” kitchen. This includes the famous Shooters Wings and the spicy and delicious Shooters Poppers. There will be lucky number prizes all night as well. Everyone is welcome!

The Launch Party for the two live CDs recorded at Shenanigans by Pop’s Pattaya All Stars in their classic rock style and the Bastards in their usual punkish manor, is on Friday July 2 with both bands appearing on the night. The CDs will go on sale on July 2 which will be an even more momentous occasion as it also marks the last date of the Bastards in their present state as the landlord’s mate, Alf is moving to Phuket. The band will almost certainly blow the roof off the pub. Shenanigans Pattaya, Second Road, in front of the Marriott.

Coming To Pattaya! Angela Larocque, a psychic who uses numerology, playing cards and psychometry (holding a piece of the sitter’s jewellery) to look into your future to guide and assist you. Her natural talent for remote viewing and card reading is exceptional when doing personal/and or business readings. Her clients include the media, television documentary producers, and clients who work in the financial markets across the world. In fact clients come to her from all walks of life. Here early July and bookings which last for 30-35 minutes at a cost of 1,800 baht can be made through Gill on 01 751 5012.

Join in a Meditation Group, novice or experienced, come and join this informal get together for anyone interested in experiencing this wonderful form of relaxation to calm the mind. Maggie Counihan and Gill Chrystina Dalton will be facilitating these informal get-togethers every Thursday evening from 6 p.m. at Gill’s house. For more information call Gill on 01 751 5012 or Maggie on 07 073 4237. Refreshments provided and payment is by donation only with all proceeds going to Dawn of Light, a project that will eventually be turned into a non-profit foundation.

For art lovers, don’t miss the opportunity to view ‘The Sense of Thai Style’ exhibition of Peerasak Sompon featuring a wonderful array watercolor paintings. The exhibition runs until July 12, daily 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. At the Art Cafe Pattaya, 285 Moo 5, Soi 16, Pattaya Naklua Road