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Announcements
The Charity Club of Pattaya’s
Clothing Appeal: In preparation of the cold weather hitting
the north of Thailand, the Charity Club of Pattaya will be
collecting clothing, shoes and blankets for the people and
children of Esarn. Please make sure your donation is bagged and
clean. You can leave your donation at The Queen Victoria Inn,
Soi 6 or you can contact Malcolm on 089 744 1040 or Christina on
089 545 4185. If you would like to be kept informed about our
forthcoming Gala Dinner or any other club events please leave
your contact details in the bag or contact us via email
charityclubofpattaya @yahoo.com
Clubs
&
Associations
The next meeting of Pattaya
City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, September 23. The
Club meets every Sunday morning at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant
on the north end of Beach Road in the grounds of the Amari
Orchid Resort. The program starts as usual at 10:30 a.m. with a
buffet breakfast available from 9:30 to 11 a.m. This week the
PCEC is pleased to welcome Ittiphol Khunplome ho is a candidate
in the forthcoming mayoral election. Ittipol Khunplome will talk
about his vision for Pattaya. This will be followed by the
lively Open Forum and update on happenings in and around
Pattaya. A full report appears each week in Pattaya Mail.
For more information about the Sunday meeting and the numerous
other weekday activities of the PCEC, see the Club’s website
at www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com and learn more about the many
and varied activities to which everyone is welcome.
A new Rotary Club is in the progress
of being formed and is still looking for members. This RC will
be named the RC of Naklua and is a German speaking RC. If you’re
interested, or know someone who would be, please contact for
more information Stephan Heynert at [email protected] or
Trutz Fiddickow at [email protected]
The Pattaya International Ladies Club October
Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, October 2nd from
10.30am at Casa Pascal, 2nd Road, opposite the Marriot
Hotel. Members, guests and ladies of all nationalities are
welcome. Please make your reservation with Stephanie Moorhouse
on 08 9544 4842, [email protected] or
[email protected] by 2.00pm on Saturday, September 29.
The Rotary Club of Taksin-Pattaya is
inviting all Rotarians and guests to the first family day of
this Rotary year on Sunday, September 23 at the beach near
Sattahip, between 12.30 – 18.30hrs. A modern bus will take
everyone to the beach and return to Pattaya (meeting place -
Amari Resort car park at 12.30). The price is 600 baht and
inclusive of the bus journey, nice food, games for adults and
kids with prizes and drinks (beer and soft drinks) during the
bus journey. Children under 14 years are free. A reservation is
required due to seats being limited to only 50 (first come -
first served). Please contact President John Botting for
reservation and payment. Call 038 406519 (office hours only) or
email [email protected]
For the past 28 years the Samaritans of
Thailand have been providing confidential crisis
intervention services over the telephone. The English-speaking
unit, Samaritans English Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7
days a week to provide support to the expatriate community.
English-speaking staff, trained in crisis intervention will
provide active, non-judgemental and empathetic listening
services on the phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous
basis and are free of charge. Please call (02) 713-6791 (24hrs a
day, 7 days a week).
The Royal British Legion, Chonburi
Thailand Branch is now up and running at Tropical Bert’s.
You do not have to have served in H.M. armed services to join as
long as you support the principles of the Legion you are more
than welcome. All members receive a 15% discount every day at
the bar and we have a get together every Sunday lunch (free
food). Future trips are Burma, Remembrance Day at the British
Embassy and perhaps a day on the ranges. Contact Bert 089
8072335 or call in to Tropical Bert’s 2nd Road Opp Bangkok
Bank.
Rotary Club Pattaya Marina meets every
Friday at 7pm at the Balcony Restaurant (Pattaya North Rd). For
further information call President Nicolas Demet on 081 983
4082.
Chess Club players meet every day at
"Margarita Madness" by Soi 10, Jomtien Beach Road,
directly across from the Sea Breeze Hotel. Everyone welcome.
Call 087 008 9951 for details.
The Dutch Expat Club meets the last
Thursday of every month at Chateau Dale on Thappraya Road at
6pm. For full details please check out the website at
www.nederland severenigingpattaya.org or email
[email protected]. New members are always welcome.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Pattaya: The
Pattaya Group meets Monday & Thursday at noon; Monday,
Tuesday & Friday at 5pm and Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
& Sunday at 7:30pm at the Satree Pattana Center, Soi Skaw
Beach (2nd Rd): Contact Jim on 087 927 0437. The Good Morning
Pattaya Group meets every morning 9am at the Highlander Guest
House, Soi Skaw Beach: Contact Mike 081 741 3166. The Jomtien
Group meets everyday at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel:
Contact: Jerry 086 141 7748.
The Charity Club of Pattaya meets most
Sundays at the Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6. Contact Malcolm on 09
7441040 or Christina on 095 454 185; [email protected]
Dining
Sheraton Pattaya Resort unveils
the "Origins of Asian Tapas." Chef Matthew Woolford
has introduced his special Asian Tapas menu, which is made up of
tasting portions of various Asian favourites. Discover items
such as grilled Wagyu beef strips with cashew nut satay, scallop
and nashi pear tempura and slow cooked salmon with cabbage kim
chi or you can try the "Tasting Bento Box" which
features a selection of dishes perfect to compliment a glass of
wine or cocktail, relax and let your senses unwind. Available
Monday to Saturday from 18:00-22:30 hours. For more information
or reservations, please call 038 259 888.
The Mantra Restaurant & Bar,
together with Canpac is holding a Chilean Global Exploration
Wine Dinner on Thursday, September 27. Mantra is all set to take
you on another beautifully exciting journey through wine, but
this time the destination is Santiago, Chile. Mantra has
selected some of the highest echelon wines from Santa Ana Estate
and Codigua Estate, located in Maipo, Colchagua and Leyda, the
most prestigious and traditional of Chile’s valleys. The cost
is 2,900 baht + per person. For more details please contact +66
(0) 3842 9591 or [email protected] and visit
www.mantra-pattaya.com
Fine dining at the Dusit Resort, Pattaya:
Enjoy crab claw creations at The Peak Chinese Restaurant.
Plump and juicy crab claw dishes flavoured and prepared to
perfection by our Chinese chef takes centre stage in The Peak’s
a la carte menu this month. Enjoy mouthwatering selections as
deep-fried steamed crab claw with minced shrimp wrapped in
spring rolls, sautéed crab claw with yellow curry powder,
sautéed crab claw with black pepper, and deep-fried breaded
crab legs. The Peak is open every day for a la carte dining,
11:30 am – 2:30 pm for lunch and 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm for
dinner. For reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2276.
Enjoy the timeless pleasure of combining great food with great
wines at The Bay Il Ristorante Italiano: True Italian
connoisseurs will have a feast for the senses with
sumptuous Italian dishes: Pork tenderloin with black olive sauce
and sautéed radicchio served with one glass of Nerello
Mascakese, Boccanttvo-Sicily; rack of lamb with lentils,
eggplants puree and lamb gravy sauce served with one glass of
Rossa Passo-Lenotti-Veneto; Snow fish with pan-fried leek and
saffron sauce served with one glass of Chardonnay del Veneto
Peruch; and pan-fried tuna fish with green peas, zucchini
stuffed with ricotta cheese and white pepper sauce served with
one glass of Garganega delle Vene Zie. The Bay’s Wine Menu is
available a la carte for lunch and dinner except Wednesday and
Saturday nights. Open every day from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. For
reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2270
Shenanigans Irish Pub is now open at
its new location on the first floor of the new, upscale ‘The
Avenue’ shopping mall, Pattaya 2nd
Road, opp. Soi Post Office. For details of all upcoming events
and dining choices check the Web site at
www.shenanigans-pattaya.com or email: shenang
@ptty2.loxinfo.co.th
Jameson’s Irish Pub
has introduced a new Wednesday three-course ‘Quick Service’
special for 185 baht: Home made soup, mixed salad, or mussels
‘vinai’ (cooked in their shells with butter, garlic &
herbs). Steak and mushroom pie (cooked in a beer sauce) with
crisp french-fries followed by dessert - a choice of two items,
depending upon the chef’s mood! This new three-course
Wednesday special is served from 12 Noon till 11pm. Other daily
specials include on Monday: fillet steak special 185 baht;
Tuesday: breast of poached chicken with white wine sauce 185
baht; Thursdays is kebab special night 185 baht; Friday is fish
and chips 185 baht. All the specials are served with starter
& dessert (except on Thursday). Start from 12 Noon until 11
p.m. As always Jameson’s serves its all day and night carvery
at the weekends, as much as you can eat for 350 baht. Saturday 5
pm – 11 pm and Sunday 1 pm – 11 pm. Cider on draft is back
as well as bottled Newcastle Brown Ale. Jameson’s Irish Pub,
80/164 Soi Sukrudee (Soi AR), Pattaya, Tel. 038-361-873-4, email
[email protected]
Yamato Japanese Restaurant
invites you to experience their exotic Japanese buffet every
Saturday from 18.00-21 hrs. All you can eat for 399 baht (drinks
not included). Yamato is situated at 245/114-115 Navin Mansion,
just outside the entrance to Carrefour off 3rd Road. Tel. 038
429 685.
Have a ball at Amor this
September. Throughout the month of September, Richard and his
team are offering a very special 3-course menu at a very special
price. A choice of soup or mixed salad, Richard’s famous
meatball curry or spaghetti and meatballs followed by a scoop of
ice cream for dessert: All for only baht 290 (Early Bird
discount does not apply for this promotion). Also continuing
until the end of September the Early Bird Discount. From 5pm to
7pm every day a 20% discount on all regularly priced food and
drinks (excluding wine). For the health conscious Amor offers
many low cholesterol dishes, sugar free Gelato ice cream and
sugar free fruit pie. They also have brown rice and whole-wheat
pasta available! Amor’s full menu is available on their web
site at www.amorrestaurant.com, tel. 038-710-680 (Open 5pm to
midnight).
Poseidon Restaurant in
Jomtien Complex now serves the best breakfast deal in town!
Every day from 8am till 11pm: Along with our brunch set menu at
250 baht, we also serve American breakfasts at 180 baht
featuring choice of juice, seasonal fruits plate, croissant &
toast, butter, jam and honey, cereals and yogurt, choice of 2
eggs, bacon, ham or sausage, pot of freshly brewed coffee, pot
of fresh milk. There are much more breakfast items which can be
served individually, as well Thai dishes. Poseidon Restaurant,
Jomtien Complex, 038 303 300, www.restaurant-pattaya.com
Enjoy "The Chocolate
Room" at the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa.
Beni’s Brunch on Sundays is proud to introduce the Brunch
Chocolate Room as part of the long and lazy Sunday Brunch at
Benihana. Beni’s brunch on Sundays features simply the best of
show cooking, abundant cuisine, selections that capture
simplicity, purity and freshness of regional foods, plus smooth
live jazz from the resident band. Selected beverages plus half a
bottle of wine per person are included in the brunch package.
Price: 1,100++ baht includes selected beverages. Every Sunday
from 11.00 - 14.00 hrs. Location: Royal Garden Plaza, 2nd Floor.
For more information and reservations, call 038 412 120 ext.
1395.
Café New Orleans, a
culinary landmark for over 9 years on eclectic Pattayaland Soi
2, has expanded its Fiesta Filipina menu and added
an Additional Special Menu including imported
black Angus tenderloin steak, succulent lamb tenderloin,
scallops, assorted dinner crepes and chocolate soufflé for
dessert. You can order anything from the famous rack of baby
back ribs and imported steaks to special gourmet entrées, side
dishes and deserts. Chefs coming from some of the top
restaurants in Manila prepare delicious Filipino dishes to suit
all tastes. For more information or to make a reservation call
038 710 805, fax 038 710 784.
The Queen Victoria Inn’s
Sundays just get better and better! Not only can you tuck into
the Sunday Carvery, 3 courses for 320 baht, but you can also be
entertained by The Copy Cats band live from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Come
and have a great Sunday at the Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6, tel.
038 425 418.
For great tasting Thai food
pop along to the Salt and Pepper Restaurant next door to
the Flamingo Hotel behind Tuk-Com City on South Pattaya Road
(opens Mondays to Saturday from 9 a.m. till 10 p.m.). You will
see a new exhibition by Pattaya Mail’s cartoonist
M.J.B. which you can buy (every baht goes to the Pattaya
Orphanage), plus each person who eats a meal and tells the
management they have read about this restaurant in the Pattaya
Mail can pick up one cheeky cartoon postcard FREE of charge.
Theme Buffet Evenings at
the Montien Hotel, Pattaya: Tuesdays - Verandah
Coffee Shop, Reef & Beef international BBQ buffet dinner, 6
p.m. - 10 p.m., adults 695++ baht / children 375++ baht.
Wednesdays - La Mer Restaurant, Mediterranean buffet dinner 6.30
p.m. - 10 p.m., adults 595++ baht / children 325++ baht. Friday
- Verandah Coffee Shop, BBQ & seafood buffet dinner 6 p.m. -
10 p.m., adults 695++ baht / children 375++ baht. Saturday -
Verandah Coffee Shop, international buffet dinner 6 p.m. - 10
p.m., adults 595++ baht / children 325++ baht. Bring your family
and friends. Sit back, relax and enjoy. For reservations please
call 038-428155 ext 1620, 1621, e-mail [email protected]
Eat to the Beat at Starz Diner, Hard Rock
Hotel Pattaya continues to satisfy choosy diners with
the freshest seafood cooked to your liking, international
specialities, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya’s award-winning dishes
with free-flow of wines, beer and soft drinks. A whole
spit-roasted pig is available every Saturday in addition to the
wide selection of sumptuous dishes on the buffet. Eat to the
Beat is available Sunday to Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at
620++ baht per person and on Saturdays from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at
720++ baht per person.
The Kilkenny Irish Pub and Restaurant
is situated in the heart of Pattaya’s vibrant nightlife on
Walking Street. Kilkenny’s new menu features weekend roasts
and new daily specials such as Monday curry night. Kilkenny’s
home made meat pies are proving very popular at just 79 baht as
is Kilkenny’s pub breakfast, only 99 baht before 2 p.m.
Kilkenny’s Ocean View terrace is ideal for private functions
or for a quiet drink and meal. Home to Pattaya’s longest happy
hours, Kilkenny’s has great cheap drink specials every day.
For locals, even better savings are available by applying for
Kilkenny’s privilege card. Contact via www.
kilkennypubpattaya.com
No. 43, Italian Bistro, Kanary Bay Rayong
presents a Special International Lunch Buffet every Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 11.30 - 14.00: Only 220++
baht per person, children 50% discount & a Special Italian
Buffet Dinner every Wednesday from 18.00 - 22.00: Only 370++
baht per person, children 50% discount. For info &
reservations please call 038-804 844.
Aisawan Resort & Spa, Pattaya
presents a "Wine Buffet" promotion. Enjoy a selection
of 3 white wines and 3 red wines from South Africa. Come and
enjoy every day from 7-10 p.m. Drink a limitless amount for only
800 ++ baht per person including cheese plate. This promotion is
available now at Bay Leaf Restaurant, Aisawan Resort & Spa.
Tel. 038 411 940-8
Entertainment
Salsa Amante
Dance Studio holds a dance workshop from 8 till 9 pm
every Friday followed by free dancing in the studio from 9 pm
till 1 am. Every Sunday is "salsa Matinee" featuring
free dancing to South American music from 4 till 10pm: For
information about dance events check www.salsaamante.com or call
038-73 69 82: Salsa Amante Dance Studio, 268/5 Soi Photisarn,
Naklua, Pattaya North.
Events
The Pattaya International
Ladies Club is holding its Annual Holiday Charity Bazaar
at the Royal Cliff Hotel on Saturday, October 6 from 10am. This
year is set to be bigger and better than ever and PILC would
like to thank the many businesses and individuals who have
kindly donated this year’s raffle prizes. Raffle tickets are
on sale from PILC members or please contact Cindy Logue, Special
Events Chairperson 086-0397811.
The New Zealand-Thai
Chamber of Commerce is holding its 2nd
Eastern Seaboard Networking Event, on Friday October 5. The
venue is the Sheraton Pattaya Resort, "Latitude"
(Beachfront) and the time is from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Cost:
NZTCC members - baht 200; non-members (pre-registered) - baht
300; non-members (walk-in) - baht 500. Includes, free flow beer,
NZ wine and delicious food along with great Kiwi company. Please
register for this event, by October 2, via email to
[email protected], or book via the Chamber’s web site:
www.nztcc.org. Bookings may also be made via fax to: New Zealand
- Thai Chamber of Commerce - 02 634 3004.
Art Exhibitions at Gallery
Opium: Featured artists both international and from Thailand
are on display at Gallery Opium, 315/26 Thepprasit Road, Pattaya
- contact Alan Kirkland-Roath, gallery director on 038 303 040
(Gallery), 0850 847 947 (English) and at the Sheraton Pattaya,
437 Pratamnak Road, tel. 038 259 888 Pathira Nakngam Riley,
marketing communications manager.
Liam’s Gallery,
Pattaya Art Centre is now showing paintings to welcome the
"Rainy Season" until September 2007. Famous and
emerging Thai artists including Thawan Dachanee, Chalermchai
Kositpipat and Natee Utarit amongst many others will be
exhibiting their work alongside that of artists from around the
world. Open House with wine and snacks is every Friday between
6:30-8:00pm: Liam’s Gallery, 352/107 Soi 4, Pratamnak,
Pattaya, Tel. 038 251 808.
Promotions
Door 2 Door’s
September double promotion from Ahaar Indian Restaurant, Soi
Post Office, 2nd Road: Receive a free masala papadum (2 pieces)
with all food orders over 750 baht plus also receive a 10%
discount from the Continental Restaurant, 315/158, Thappraya
Road. To receive your free Door 2 Door Menu (2007 Edition) just
simply call 038 720 222 & one of their friendly drivers will
deliver a free copy to you or visit them on www.
door2doorpattaya.com
Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya
Party Pack - Fab Four! - Choose four dishes from Hard Rock’s
six-pack offering. Party pack includes 1 jug of Singha beer and
1 jug of soft drink plus 1 classic Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya tee
shirt and a complimentary photo at only THB 1,600 net. For more
information & reservations please call 038 426 635.
The Moon River Pub’s
draft beer promotion continues. For every liter of draft beer
ordered, receive one stamp in your "Beer Card".
Collect nine stamps and get one liter of beer free. Moon River
Pub is located in front of the Thai Garden Resort, North Pattaya
Road.
The Kilkenny privilege
card has arrived for the local punter. The cardholder will be
entitled to Guinness & Kilkenny pints 165b & local
bottled beer 79b all day every day. Sign up by emailing Stewart
at Kilkenny’s website www.kilkennypubpattaya.com or drop into
Kilkenny’s on Walking Street. |
