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Announcements
The Charity Club of Pattaya’s clothing
appeal continues: In preparation of the cold weather hitting the
north of Thailand, the Charity Club of Pattaya is 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, October 28th. 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 welcomes Helmut Buchberger of ABE Accounting & Law who
will talk about living in nearby countries such as Cambodia and
Laos and will cover topics such as visa requirements, general
costs, safety, and status of their laws. This will be followed
by the ever 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.
Rotary Club of
Jomtien-Pattaya welcomes you to their Wednesday meetings in
the Rotary Room Royal Cliff Grand Hotel: Time 18.30 for 19.00.
Contact Lloyd Jones (membership) 0878043943.
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-judgmental 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 severeni gingpattaya.org or email
albertmartin26@yahoo .com. 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.
Dining
The Sheraton Pattaya Resort
invites you to a Special Sake Dinner at Mez restaurant on
Saturday, October 27, from 7pm - 9:30pm. Executive Chef Matthew
Woolford will continue to tempt diners with "Taste The
Future of Asia Today" at the resort’s fine dining Mez
restaurant. Discover and experience the future of Asian dining,
within the "Signature Restaurant" of the resort.
Cuisine in Mez is more of journey rather than a meal period. The
cuisine can be explained as taking traditional Asian techniques
and combining them superior global produce with a contemporary
style of presentation. Mez is a choice for someone wanting a
"Modern Asian Cuisine." For more information or
reservations, please call 038 259 8888 or e-mail to sheraton
.pattaya@ sheraton.com. This is a unique event and space is
limited!
Fine dining at the Dusit
Resort, Pattaya: Enjoy Phuket lobster and prawn
gourmet season at The Peak Chinese Restaurant. Winner in
‘The 15th
International Chefs Gathering’ at the International Food and
Hospitality Show (IFHS 2007), The Peak Chinese Restaurant’s
Chef Chi Tak Lai, shows his winning style in his sublime Phuket
lobster and prawn specialities as sautéed Phuket lobster with
XO sauce and noodle. 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 Perfect Pasta at The Bay Il Ristorante
Italiano: Fresh off the IFHS 2007 win, The Bay’s Italian
chef highlights some of the best-loved pasta creations in
October. Order a la carte delectable pasta dishes as rigatoni
with sea scallops and broccoli pesto. The Bay is open every day,
11:00 am – 2:30 pm & 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm. For
reservations, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2270. The newly
renovated Dusit Gourmet recently opened after a
multi-million baht facelift. Double the size of the old
bakeshop, Dusit Gourmet now offers a plethora of finest bakery
items to complement a wide selection of gourmet teas and premium
coffee. Looking out the hotel’s Atrium, this welcoming pastry
corner offers freshly baked breads, cakes, pastries, cookies,
and sandwiches. Guests can take them away or sit comfortably at
the main lobby while enjoying your favourite drink and pastry.
Dusit Gourmet is located at Dusit Resort, Pattaya’s main
lobby. Open every day from 7:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more
information, please call 0 3842 5611-7 ext. 2497.
Indian By Nature is
bringing you another exclusive Diwali Dining Experience on
Friday November 2; a delicious seven-course sit down
extravaganza. Relax over an innovative welcome drink, the Bad
Badshah and choose from a main course of spice crusted parrot
fish with tomato and lemon sauce, chicken kashmiri or paneer
shashlik. Indulge Maharaja style: price: 990+ per person.
Bookings will be divided into two sessions: 6pm to 9pm and 9pm
until midnight. Reservations are highly recommended and can be
made at 038 36 46 56 (after 4.30) or 081 862 9452 or 089 205
3020 or 081 588 4453.
New and only at Moon River
Pub! The After Work Club, Sunday through Thursday, 7 pm to
midnight, offers guests a Western or Thai evening menu. Groups
of 30 people may choose from the European and Thai all you can
eat buffet (booking 1 day in advance). The all you can drink
(wine, beer, juice, soft drinks, whiskey, tequila, etc.) counts
for both offers. Price per person: 1,000 baht each. The Moon
River Pub is located in front of the Thai Garden Resort, North
Pattaya Road.
Amor Restaurant,
serving fine food in Pattaya for over 13 years, offers a Daily
Special set menu throughout the week. The specials are a
follows: Mondays, American meatloaf; Tuesdays, baked ham;
Wednesdays, roast fillet of beef; Thursdays, roast chicken;
Fridays, country beef stew; Saturdays, roast leg of lamb;
Sundays, roast loin of pork. These specials are offered as
either a three-course set menu or a two course set menu, for
those with a smaller appetite. Amor also offers an extensive
a-la-carte menu with over 200 Western and Thai dishes as well as
a large selection of great home made desserts. For the health
conscious Amor has many low cholesterol dishes, sugar free
gelato ice cream and a home made sugar free fruit pie. They also
have brown rice and whole-wheat pasta available! Visit
www.amorrestaurant.com, tel. 038-710-680 (Open 5pm to midnight).
October Mushroom Madness at
Mantra: They’re wild and untamable - get wild mushroom
fever this October at Mantra! Titillate your taste buds with the
luscious flavours of this versatile ingredient. In a variety of
shapes, textures, colours and flavours; you’ll be wild about
the marvellous mushroom madness happening in super chef Supachai’s
kitchen! For more information on Mantra Restaurant & Bar
please contact +66 (0) 3842 9591 or email
[email protected] and visit www. mantra-pattaya.com
Come enjoy Casa Pascal
Restaurant’s gourmet set menu: Entrees: Salad of rock
lobster and baby clams with white asparagus and French beans,
dill flavored, chilled cucumber soup with walnuts, poached
oysters in crab roe enhanced Champagne cream sauce, pink guava
sherbet in Champagne; Main course: roasted prawns with garlic-
and Ceylon tea oil or flamed beef filet mignon on mushroom cream
sauce and buttered noodles; Dessert: flamed banana and
mascarpone ice cream toped with almond sauce or assorted cheese
plate. Food only 1,450 baht net, menu with unlimited beverages
2,900 baht net. For reservation (038) 723 660, fax (038) 723
659, e-mail: info@ restaurant-pattya.com or for more
information: www.restaurant-pattaya. com. Open Daily 11:00
~23:00 / Sunday Brunch Buffet: Every Sunday 10:00~ 15:00.
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: [email protected]
Jameson’s Irish Pub’s
Wednesday three-course ‘Quick Service’ special for 185 baht
continues: 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: pork Vienne served with chips, vegetables, lemon slice,
& gravy; Thursday: beef rolls, beef stew stuffed with
carrot, pickle, celery, & bacon served with mashed potato
& gravy sauce; Friday is fish and chips 185 baht. All the
specials are served with starter & dessert. 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]
Poseidon Restaurant in
Jomtien Complex is holding a BBQ Party on Friday & Saturday,
October 26 & 27 from 6pm onward. The cost is only 700 baht
for as much you can eat (food only): beef tenderloins, pork
ribs, chicken drum sticks, chicken wings, prawns, squid, fish,
sausages and nice vegetables to grill like sweet corn, potatoes,
egg plants, zucchini etc, big selection of salad bar and much
more: House-made Sangria (1 liter pitcher / 500 baht). Come with
comfortable dress. Call 038-303-300 now for your reservation
before it’s too late.
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 our 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: 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.
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
The Kilkenny Irish Pub and Restaurant
is situated in the heart of Pattaya’s vibrant nightlife on
Walking Street. Open daily from 10am, pub breakfast is only 99
baht before 2pm and the menu offers large portions of all your
pub favourites at very reasonable prices. Pattaya’s longest
happy hours offer great deals on draught and bottled beers and
house spirits and Kilkenny is home to the 99 baht pint. The
ocean view Beer Garden is great for a peaceful drink or can be
booked for private functions where a BBQ or other catering
options are available. Drop into Kilkenny’s, just 200m along
Walking St or look at www.kilkenny pubpattaya.com
Entertainment
The Green Bottle Pub on
Pattaya 2nd Road,
next to Diana Inn is holding a special Halloween Party on
October 31. There will be 2 live bands plus a bartender show,
Halloween dancing, best costume competition and games and a
prize draw. For details call 038 429 675.
For the cheapest draught beer
in the most beautiful surroundings, you need look no further
than the luxurious Jameson’s Pub where from 4.30 p.m.
until 7 p.m. you can relax in leather bound sofas and chairs,
with Tiger and Heineken draught beers at an incredible 45 baht
for a half pint, and just 80 baht a full pint. Jameson’s Irish
Pub, 80/164 Soi Sukrudee (Soi AR), Pattaya, Tel. 038-361-873-4,
email [email protected]
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.
Oliver Twist Ladies Night: Louise
(O.T.’s expat manageress) offers the fairer sex a haven from
Pattaya’s sports lounges and go-go bars! Every Wednesday is
Ladies Night, complete with special cocktail promotions. Meet
with friends and colleagues in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere:
Oliver Twists Old English Pub, Central Road (opp. Nova Lodge
Hotel). For further information please contact Oliver Twist Bar
on 038 429 262 or Louise on 086 909 9202.
Events
Amor Restaurant
will be holding their annual Pattaya Gay Festival Charity Dinner
on Sunday October 28 at 8pm. A full 3-course menu will be on
offer at a cost of 1,500 baht net per person and 400 baht of the
dinner price and 20% of all drink and wine sales will go to the
PGF charities. There will be a grand raffle to raise money for
the charities, the first prize is one a week holiday in Phuket,
including accommodation at the Absolute Sea Pearl Beach Resort,
courtesy Club Absolute, and round trip air
Bangkok-Phuket-Bangkok for two, courtesy of Massic Travel. There
will also be many more prizes. Tickets are available at Amor
Restaurant and at the Ambiance (see Jim). For further details
call 038-710-680, email [email protected] or go to the
web site www. amorrestaurant.com
Gallery Opium announces
the "Sea within Me", an exhibition by Ingrid Van der
Heyden on Saturday, November 3 at 6:30pm at Gallery Opium,
315/26, Thepprasit Road, Pattaya. Dress Code is Smart Casual.
Please call 038 303 040, 0850 847 947, email:
[email protected] for further details.
Liam’s Gallery,
Pattaya Art Centre is showing paintings from Thai and
international artists. 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
October double promotion from Ahaar Indian Restaurant, Soi Post
Office, 2nd Road, receive a free onion bahji with all food
orders over 850 baht plus also receive a 10% discount from
Delifrance, Royal Garden Plaza. To receive your free Door 2 Door
menu (2007 edition) call 038 720 222 and a friendly driver will
deliver a free copy to you, or visit 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 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 St, opposite Soi BJ or check out
www.kilkenny pubpattaya.com
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