Gaybutton Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 I never thought of Soi Buakao as a place to look for good restaurants, but last night I found out that I had been missing out all this time. A friend told me about Le' Kitchen and I, along with two friends, gave it a try. All three of us really enjoyed it. It's an open air restaurant, but no smoking is allowed. There is a chair and table set up outside for smokers. Le' Kitchen is a buffet. The staff is excellent and the food is very good. They've got everything there, both Thai and farang food. They have a small salad bar, three soup choices (last night is was cream of chicken, goulash soup, and a Thai chicken-coconut soup). There are several bread choices, ranging from French bread to croissants. The buffet selections last night included several chicken, pork and beef choices, all of which we thought were really good. They also have both steamed and fried rice. That's not all. They also have a kebob grill, with cooks. You get your choice of chicken, beef, and pork kebobs. They also have large shrimp (prawns) that they grill for you. Don't forget dessert. Danish pastry and ice cream is included in the buffet price. You have to ask for the ice cream and the choices are vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. I'm still not finished. They have a coffee machine that dispenses good quality coffee of your choice . . . regular coffee, expresso, capucino, etc. If you prefer tea, they also have a pot of hot tea. How much for all this? Would you believe 229 baht? If you order bottled water, now the bill becomes 245 baht. Getting there is easy. Baht buses run constantly on Soi Buakao. The restaurant is located as part of, and adjacent to the Royal Suite Hotel. You can't miss it. If you're coming from South Pattaya Road (Pattaya Tai), take the baht bus down Soi Buakao almost to where it ends at Central Road (Pattaya Klang). You'll spot the Royal Suite Hotel on the right. You'll see they have their plants outside all decorated with small, orange-ish light bulbs, almost like Christmas lights. If that is too vague for you, no problem. There is a location map on their web site at: http://www.lkpattayahotel.com/royal_suite/location.htm I have also attached their business card to this message. Give it a try! As I said, all three of us really enjoyed it and we can't figure out how they can possibly do it at that price, but there it is. We're going to make Le' Kitchen one of our regular eateries from now on. After you try it, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if you do the same thing. Le' Kitchen is also open for both breakfast and lunch. Sooner or later I'll get around to trying their breakfast, but I'm not much of a breakfast eater. Perhaps someone else will beat me to it and will be kind enough to post about it. Quote
