Guest lvdkeyes Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 This link was sent to me by a friend today. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Dining-Exper...79#entry2628479 Quote
Guest zzrichard Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 I have had breakfast and lunch at Continental more than one time and have always had hot food and good service. The staff have always been courteous and well trained. I admit that I am not a breakfast fan, but go often in the morning as you can buy a LARGE CUP OF REAL COFFEE for only 45 baht. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 I have had breakfast and lunch at Continental more than one time and have always had hot food and good service. Personally, I have had bad service at the larger one on Thrappaya Rd, but the smaller one has been ok for me. Quote
Gaybutton Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 Personally, I have had bad service at the larger one on Thrappaya Rd, but the smaller one has been ok for me. Other good breakfast choices in the immediate area are Linda's and Papa David's. Maybe there are other good breakfasts at similar prices in that area. If anyone knows of any, please post. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted March 30, 2009 Posted March 30, 2009 Other good breakfast choices in the immediate area are Linda's and Papa David's. Maybe there are other good breakfasts at similar prices in that area. If anyone knows of any, please post. I like the breakfast at Poseidon. Quote
atri1666 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 I have had breakfast and lunch at Continental more than one time and have always had hot food and good service. I agree. I was there 18 times of 20 possible in November last year with BS and always everything has been ok. One time at Papa David's was not ok because they wanted to charge me the free coffee refill included in some breakfasts. One time I was testing Linda's and it was also not ok for me and BS - too small portions and too high prices compared with Continental Bakery. In all the many years in Pattaya my number one still is Grottino's Bakery. Quote
Gaybutton Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Ok, I think I'd like to carry this to the next step. What is everyone's opinion as to where to find the best under-250 baht breakfast in all of Pattaya? And please, not just the name of the restaurant, but how about a good description too. Quote
Guest Patexpat Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Well for an English style brekky, I like White Knight - well cooked quality ingredients well presented and a real tummy full. Of course my FAVOURITE English brekky is the one I cook for ourselves at home on a Sunday .... but as that restaurant has a maximum capacity of 4 and the service can be temperamental depending on the Saturday night out I guess it's not of much use for most folks .... As far as bargain breakfasts go, there is a restaurant called Kim's on third road near the back entrance to Carrefour. As I work near there I often have one of their breakfasts for lunch, and two eggs, two bacon, one slice ham, sauted potatoes, two slices toast, orange juice, tea or coffee ... B59 !!! All beautifully cooked and served by some very handsome waiters! Highly recommended! Quote
Guest Astrrro Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 I've always enjoyed Sanong outside of the Yensabai Condo. 100 baht includes two cups of coffee. But it closes and breakfast ends at 2:30. I like this place much better than the identical looking place right next door. I had many late breakfasts at Gossip Cafe in the Day/Night area, one block from TukCom. it used to be 89 baht, the coffee mug was big and potatos were part of the deal. They have copies of the BKK Post and Nation to read. But they raised their price to 109 baht. If you really want to pig out there's the all u can eat at the Lek Hotel, 2nd Road and Soi 12. Quote
Up2u Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 In the JomTien area I enjoy breakfeast at the SeaFalcon (right on the beach). You also get to watch many of the masseurs and beach staff on their way to work. Quote
Gaybutton Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 there is a restaurant called Kim's on third road near the back entrance to Carrefour. As I work near there I often have one of their breakfasts for lunch, and two eggs, two bacon, one slice ham, sauted potatoes, two slices toast, orange juice, tea or coffee ... B59 !!! Wow, what an incredible price. I don't think I can make breakfast at home for that price. I'd like to try it. Do you happen to know what time they open in the morning? all u can eat at the Lek Hotel, 2nd Road and Soi 12. Several years ago I used to love the Lek Hotel's buffet breakfast. It used to be my top breakfast venue recommendation. But no more. The last few times I had breakfast there the quality had gone downhill so much that neither my friends or I eat there anymore. The breakfast served at the Two Guys Guesthouse was good too. Now that it has changed hands, can anybody let us know about the present breakfast quality? Quote
Guest Patexpat Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Wow, what an incredible price. I don't think I can make breakfast at home for that price. I'd like to try it. Do you happen to know what time they open in the morning? Well to be honest I don't usually roll in to the office till about 9:30 but as the restaurant is attached to a guest house I'd say anytime after 8! They serve up until 2pm .... Quote
Guest alaan Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 When I get to Pattaya after a few days at my guys home outside Khon Kaen, and after eating Issan/ local food [most of which i do enjoy very much] for the whole time I am there....i am ready for a taste of western food. I usually have a western style breakfast every 2-3 days in Pattaya, and go to somewhere 'a stones throw' from wherever I am staying....usually soi day/night. Lately it has been Mosaik so I used to go to Googie's on day/night one. I don't know about others from the UK, but I cannot enjoy the American type breakfast with streaky, fatty bacon and usually with a frankfurter style sausage, I only enjoy lean back bacon and a British style sausage...something that Googie's used to do and was very tasty. I think a basic UK breakfast with brown toast, orange juice, coffee egg/back bacon/sausage/tomato was about bt120....but very good quality. I know Googie's was closed on my last visit last month...but has re-opened under new owners.....any body been there recently can update? I have booked Mosaik again for a week next month around Songkran time [my very first Pattaya Songkran after visiting Thailand about 30 times] and no doubt will have a 'craving'....another place I have tried in Day/night 2 is Baan Dok Mai restaurant...and the breakfast there was much like Googie's with good quality food, can't remember price...but I think was cheaper than Googie's. Anyway....some good recommendations on this thread. Maybe I should walk a bit further afield for breakfast of this type...build up an appetite going...and maybe burn off some calories returning! Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 The frankfurter sausage is not an item that Americans have for breakfast. If we have sausage it is a savory pork sausage link or patty. The frankfurters sold here are nothing like American franks. I do like both streaky bacon, but it must be fried crisp; and I like English/Irish back bacon. While on the topic of food called "American", What the Thais call American fried rice is anything but American. I had never heard of raisins in fried rice until I came here. Quote
Guest alaan Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Yes lvdkeyes, the frankfurter style sausage would probably not be what Americans would class as a real sausage back home............ I should have been more precise in that I meant when in Thailand some hotels and restaurants sometimes describe their western breakfasts as American breakfasts[abf] and there tends to be a frankfurter/hotdog style piece of rubber masquerading as a sausage in there somewhere...certainly that was true of the Flamingo Hotel abf when I stayed there. Either description ...blandness is the result. I only occasionally actually eat the breakfasts in Thai hotels...on my last visit in Feb my friend did want to try the breakfast at the Riverside [palace?] Hotel in Ayutthaya..... the Thai breakfast was just ok ....but the hotdog style sausages were stone cold....even less palatable than the heated version....after the first bite I realised I wasn't that hungry after all. Quote
Gaybutton Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 the frankfurter style sausage would probably not be what Americans would class as a real sausage back home............ Not 'probably.' Change that to 'definitely.' I can't imagine that the Thai concept of an American style sausage could possibly have come from a Thai who has ever been to the USA or has ever tasted an American sausage. I also can't imagine that an American was ever consulted. If the Thai concept of American sausage actually came from an American, then they picked the wrong American. Finding a real American sausage in any restaurant in Thailand is probably close to impossible. The one time I ever had a real American sausage in Thailand was at the buffet breakfast at the Marriott in Pattaya. When I went there a second time, they weren't serving the American sausages that time, so even there it's hit or miss. The only place I have ever seen real American sausage for sale is Villa Market. Unfortunately, probably due to import costs, it's very expensive. I never buy it because of the price. I'd love to be able to get American sausage in Thailand, but not at that price. And nobody in Thailand seems to have ever heard of corned beef hash, which I used to love at breakfast. Even Villa Market doesn't carry it. That's one food item I truly miss The American style bacon that the Brits out there refer to as 'streaky bacon' is good in Thailand, just as good as in the USA. But I, like lvdkeyes, want it cooked crisp. That can often be hard to find. I have yet to ever find a really good American breakfast in Thailand. If I ever find one at which the eggs are cooked properly, the bacon is crisp, and if sausage is served, they have the right kind, then that's where I'll have breakfast if it's at a reasonable price. In my case, if I have breakfast at all (I usually don't), most of the time I'll make it myself at home. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 You can make your own breakfast sausage. Here is one recipe for it. American Breakfast Sausage 2 pounds ground pork, not too lean 1 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp. dried sage 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. dried marjoram 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 1 pinch ground cloves -Combine all ingredients by hand in a bowl. -Form mixture into 1/4" thick patties. -Brown patties in a large skillet over medium high heat for 5 minutes on each side. NOTES: Makes great sausage gravy! Quote
Guest Patexpat Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 excuse my culinary ignorance - but is an American Breakfast Sausage more like a burger? In form at least? Never tried one but lvdkeyes recipe at least looks like it should taste very yummy! Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 excuse my culinary ignorance - but is an American Breakfast Sausage more like a burger? In form at least? Never tried one but lvdkeyes recipe at least looks like it should taste very yummy! American breakfast sausage can be either in links or in patties. To make at home, patties are easier than getting the casings and the tools to stuff them to make links. Quote
2lz2p Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 excuse my culinary ignorance - but is an American Breakfast Sausage more like a burger? In form at least? Never tried one but lvdkeyes recipe at least looks like it should taste very yummy! American sausage can be "link" (similar to frankfurter, but smaller and much tastier) and in "patty" form (similar to a hamburger patty, but usually a little smaller). Thanks lvdkeyes for the recipe for patty sausage - one of the things I greatly miss living here in Thailand. As to breakfast here, I usually order an English breakfast over an American breakfast as I prefer the back bacon and English sausage -- like the other posters, I prefer my American (streaky) bacon fried crisp. Quote
Gaybutton Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Thanks lvdkeyes for the recipe for patty sausage My thanks too. I'm going to try that recipe. It seems easy enough and also will give me a good excuse to use the food processor I bought, but hardly ever use. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 My thanks too. I'm going to try that recipe. It seems easy enough and also will give me a good excuse to use the food processor I bought, but hardly ever use. Don't use a processor. You don't want it to be so finely ground. Just mix gently using your hands. Quote
Guest laurence Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 Ok, I give up. Living in the US for all my life I don't know what is an American style breakfast sausage! But then I don't eat breakfast. Is it Bob Evans or something like that? But if you really want "American" for breakfast then try fried SCRAPPLE from Philadelphia. The name says it all. All I eat is Pablum and it is good and I am full of it. Quote
Guest lvdkeyes Posted April 5, 2009 Posted April 5, 2009 Is it Bob Evans or something like that? Yes, Bob Evans is a good example of American style breakfast sausage. I am not a big fan of scrapple. Quote
