Gaybutton Posted December 4, 2008 Posted December 4, 2008 These menus will each be served both at the Casa Pascal and Poseidon restaurants: _____ CHRISTMAS MENU (Available both at Casa Pascal & Poseidon) December 24, 2008 Dinner December 25, 2008 All Day ( 10.30 ~ 23.00 ) Amuse Bouche ***** Dill & Black Pepper marinated smoked Salmon Fennel and Endive Salad on Hazelnut Oil Dressing -or- Home–made Venison and Mushroom Pâté with Cumberland Sauce, Waldorf Salad and red wine Pear ***** Pumpkin Cream Soup with Tea-smoked Duck Breast ***** Orange Champagne Sherbet ***** Stuffed Butter Ball Turkey served with Chestnuts, Cranberry Sauce and Gravy -or- Whole roasted Beef Tenderloin with Horse Radish and Apple Cream, red Wine Gravy and Béarnaise Sauce Both main dishes accompanied by green Peas, Carrots, Brussels Sprouts and braised red Cabbage , Roasted Potatoes with Bacon and Shallots ***** Caramelized Peach in Marsala Wine Zabayone -or- Traditional Christmas Pudding with Rum Sauce Price 1,550 baht / person ____________________ NEW YEAR’S EVE MENU Available both at Casa Pascal & Poseidon on Dec. 31, 2008 Amuse Bouche ***** Pan-seared Tuna & Salmon on Spanish Gazpacho Salad with a light Soya & Sesame Dressing ***** Mushroom Cappuccino with Black Truffle Snow ***** Pan-fried Goose Liver Medallion on Potato Blinis with Tomato & Onion Chutney ***** Lime Sherbet in oriental spiced Vodka ***** Pan-fried Alaska Scallops on four Vegetables, Served with wild Rice and Champagne Sauce -or- Oven-roasted Rack of Lamb à la Provencale with Gratin Potatoes, red wine Shallots and Leek ***** Fine selected international Cheese -or- Mixed fresh Berries in Walnuts & Vanilla Ice Cream on Galliano Mousse Menu Price 2,950 baht / person ____________________ For more information, please contact our staff Casa Pascal (038) 723-660 , Poseidon (038) 303-300 http://www.restaurant-pattaya.com info@restaurant-pattaya.com Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 I think they are going to price themselves out of the market. The food at both restaurants is very good, but they are taking advantage of the holidays. Quote
KhorTose Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Agree Have you priced a good NYC restaurant lately. At Pascal's the food is great, the owner is on site and oversees the preparation, and I think the price is reasonable. You have been right on with many of your recommendations, but on Pascals we will have to agree to disagree. I only wish I was in Pattaya to enjoy the dinner. Quote
Guest laurence Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Do the prices for these dinners also include the wine (usually unlimited)? Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Have you priced a good NYC restaurant lately. At Pascal's the food is great, the owner is on site and oversees the preparation, and I think the price is reasonable. You have been right on with many of your recommendations, but on Pascals we will have to agree to disagree. I only wish I was in Pattaya to enjoy the dinner. Are we to compare Pattaya prices with NYC prices now? Quote
KhorTose Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Are we to compare Pattaya prices with NYC prices now? Actually, I compare the quality of the food for the price with the same quality of food in some of NYC's restaurants (I agree other cities may be used to compare). Casa Pascal's is a bargain. You are not buying a hot dog or a Pizza, but a quality gourmet meal. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 You are not buying a hot dog or a Pizza, but a quality gourmet meal. I do know fine dining as compared to hot dogs and pizza. I have no problem with Pascal's or Poseidon quality of food, but to ask for NYC prices in Pattaya is way out of line. It is quite apparent you don't live in Thailand or understand its economy. Check into the labor cost in these restaurants as compared to NYC and you will see that they are overpriced. Quote
KhorTose Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 Check into the labor cost in these restaurants as compared to NYC and you will see that they are overpriced. I've done the comparison in my head, talked to a local gourmet restaurant owner (my friend), and respectfully disagree as to being overpriced. Still a bargain. Perhaps your assertions as to cost differ radically from mine. Lay out your estimates and I will have my restaurant friend give you his cost for the same thing and then you can see. Assuming the same quality of food, Pascals is still a bargain. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted December 5, 2008 Posted December 5, 2008 I've done the comparison in my head, talked to a local gourmet restaurant owner (my friend), and respectfully disagree as to being overpriced. Still a bargain. Now I understand; you are defending your friend, so I won't comment any further. Quote
Gaybutton Posted December 5, 2008 Author Posted December 5, 2008 Personally, I wouldn't call the prices a bargain, but knowing the quality and service at Casa Pascal, I also don't see the prices as outrageous. It's definitely expensive by Pattaya standards and I can't afford the New Year's Eve dinner . . . but if I could, I'd be there. Quote
Guest George Posted December 8, 2008 Posted December 8, 2008 Personally, I wouldn't call the prices a bargain, but knowing the quality and service at Casa Pascal, I also don't see the prices as outrageous. It's definitely expensive by Pattaya standards and I can't afford the New Year's Eve dinner . . . but if I could, I'd be there. Knowing what the normal cost for me to dine at Casa Pascal is, in comparison to the prices being charged for his dinner menus at Christmas and especially New Year, makes these menus in my opinion, very expensive. You will get no argument from me in regard to the quality one normally finds with Pascal's food, however, although I may be wrong, I can't see too many ex-pats rushing to make bookings with him for either Christmas, or New Year with the prices he is advertising for them, especially as there seems to be no wine being offered in the price of either menu. With respect Khor Tose, I have to agree with lvdkeyes and believe it to be more than a little foolish on your part, to make comparisons between a restaurant here in Pattaya and the prices it charges, with one in NYC. In my opinion, doing this would be equivalent to comparing the charges made for the services of male prostitutes in NYC, to those being made by the boys here in Pattaya. For the record, from my own personal experience when living in NYC, whilst some of the "dishes" that were available on the menu in my time there looked quite tasty, they never lived up to their promise when I made the decision to sample them. This is in complete contrast to my experience with "dishes" on Thai menus, which in the case of many of them, were far better when I came to sample them and proved to be even more tastier, than they had initially looked. Choc Dee Khor Tose, George. Quote
