Best Breakfast in Pattaya: One Gay Man's Journey Searching for Great Bacon and Eggs

[TotallyOz]

I'll admit that I love Breakfast and I think it is a very important part of my day. I get up early and I like to eat early. Pattaya is a gay party paradise. There is simply no place on earth like it. It has every thing a gay man can desire here: sexy guys, great gogo's, a plethora of like minded falangs, an infinite number of secret little hidden gems that people know only by word of month or just happen to wander by.

 

Well, for a few months, I'll try to find some of these little gems in my desire to find a great Breakfast place. I'll test many. I'll love many. I'll hate many. My opinions are only that. They are opinions. I hope everyone realizes that I grew up in the deep South in the USA and to me, good Breakfast entails Biscuits and sausage gravy. I have yet to find that in Thailand but I'll keep searching.

 

I'll try to find 20 decent places in Pattaya that I would be happy to eat in again. I'll rate these on a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the best.

 

Here goes:

 

Stop 1: Grottino's Bakery in Soi Day Night 2

 

I have eaten at Grottino's Bakery quite a bit over the years as I use to live directly above the place and they open very early. They serve good coffee. They have a host of regular clients. They are German/Swiss owned and they have a large German clientele. I am not German but I have always felt welcome and comfortable in there.

 

Today, I had the Breakfast Special for 150 baht. This included 2 fried eggs, several small pieces of bacon and a bread basket. The food was tasty and good. It was served fast and it had a very pleasant look to it.

 

Grottino's is very clean and the chairs are comfortable. The staff has always been friendly and quick to take orders and deliver food. It is located right in the Day Night 2 area directly across from Pattaya's best Thai food at Salt and Pepper. You will notice Grottino's by the big penguin out front. It is easy to notice and the bakery has lots of signage.

 

Overall, I liked the food at Grottino's. They have some great hash browns and some German delicacies that I have not seen to many places but for today, I attempted to try just a regular Breakfast special. It tasted good and the service was fast. The cost is very reasonable at 150 baht. A soda is 45 baht.

 

All day breakfast, snacks and Swiss dishes from 07.00 to 19.00 hours

 

Selection of breads, pastries, Swiss cheese, fondue, cold cuts and sausages at the retails shop

 

Tel. 038-723-150

 

 

I would give this place a 3.5 out of 5.

 

[Gaybutton]

to me, good Breakfast entails Biscuits and sausage gravy. I have yet to find that in Thailand but I'll keep searching.

 

Purple Space Monkey has it, or at least they did the last time I was there for breakfast, about a year and a half ago, but it's hard to get there without your own transportation. It's on Soi Chaiyapruek, about a quarter of a mile toward the beach from Sukhumvit.

 

Their number is 038 074 734

 

They have a Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Purple-Space-Monkey-Bar-Grill-Thailand/196708077031082

[TotallyOz]

Purple Space Monkey has it, or at least they did the last time I was there for breakfast, about a year and a half ago, but it's hard to get there without your own transportation. It's on Soi Chaiyapruek, about a quarter of a mile toward the beach from Sukhumvit.

 

Thanks. I'll put it on my agenda!

[Guest]

"Best Breakfast" depends on what the individual customers prefer.

 

When looking for a healthy cereal, toast, juice & coffee option for myself, with some proper Thai food for any new Thai friends, the cafe @ Baan Dok Mai is a good option.

[firecat69]

Anybody found a place that serves Breakfast sausage , not these lousy hot dog things everyone serves.

 

Love to find Jimmy Dean Sausage!

[TotallyOz]

"Best Breakfast" depends on what the individual customers prefer.

 

Of course it does. I even said in my first post that this was only my opinion. I agree we all have different tastes. To each his own and as long as I am not eating Indian food, I'll be OK.

[KhorTose]

as long as I am not eating Indian food, I'll be OK.

 

Hey KoKo he says he doesn't like Indian food!!!!!!! Michael, I am just joking of course, but you reminded me of one of the best breakfast foods ever. If you are ever in the Southwest, you have to try frybread. Once you taste it you will never go back. By the way, we get cornbread, turkey, cranberry, blueberrys hominy and mush from the American Indians.

[TotallyOz]

Hey KoKo he says he doesn't like Indian food!!!!!!! Michael, I am just joking of course, but you reminded me of one of the best breakfast foods ever. If you are ever in the Southwest, you have to try frybread. Once you taste it you will never go back. By the way, we get cornbread, turkey, cranberry, blueberrys hominy and mush from the American Indians.

 

KhorTose, do you mean those people that are descendants of the Jewish tribes? (According to Romeny)

 

If you are talking about American Indians, I like that food.

 

When I was in NYC, all my friends thought I was Puerto Rican! They said, "you are what you eat."

 

I love frybread, cornbread, and most things from the South.

 

I have been promising a few friends I'd cook them some Beans and Greens and Cornbread but I have not had time.

[Rogie]

I love frybread

 

Greens

 

Is frybread the same as what we call in Britain fried bread? Fried bread is just bread either dipped or soaked in whatever you cooked your fry-up in, so if for example you have cooked some bacon then that's the fat used to fry the bread, which is done after the bacon, eggs etc have already been cooked.

 

Are these greens the same as what we call in Britain greens? Our greens are like a sort of cabbage but looks more like a cos lettuce. They're about a foot in length and a few inches wide. The leaves are fairly loosely packed and a very dark green when mature (the outer leaves).

[Guest thaiworthy]

Is frybread the same as what we call in Britain fried bread? Fried bread is just bread either dipped or soaked in whatever you cooked your fry-up in, so if for example you have cooked some bacon then that's the fat used to fry the bread, which is done after the bacon, eggs etc have already been cooked.

 

Processed carbs soaked in saturated fat. No offense Rogie, but this sounds like a recipe for a coronary. I like Z's breakfast better.

[KhorTose]

Is frybread the same as what we call in Britain fried bread? Fried bread is just bread either dipped or soaked in whatever you cooked your fry-up in, so if for example you have cooked some bacon then that's the fat used to fry the bread, which is done after the bacon, eggs etc have already been cooked.

 

Yes, basically, it is fresh dough made with milk, fried and then eaten with honey. I guess you could fry it in bacon, but it is delicious with just oil, Better then any biscuits, toast, bagel I've eaten, and just as good as a croissant,

Heart healty,? Ah well you only live once.

[Rogie]

but this sounds like a recipe for a coronary

 

I walk a tightrope, on the one side the so-called healthy option and on t'other side is the greasy spoon grub. Most of the time I eat muesli, with bits of freshly chopped fruit added, for breakfast along with mugs of tea and that's it. I have either milk (full fat 4%!) or yoghurt with it, and recently switched to a soya-based yoghurt which must make me very cultured as it contains S.Thermophilus and L. Bulgaricus.

 

But when away from home I often plump for the 'full English breakfast' but even then hardly ever eat the fried bread. I had some at the weekend and it was like a trip down memory lane, but I won't be making a habit of it.

 

The main problem with a cooked breakfast as I see it isn't the fats, it's salt. After a few days by the seaside over the summer staying at guest houses and eating the fried breakfast each morning, after a few days I took stock of just how much salt I'd been eating, salt in the bacon, in the sausage, in the bread or toast, salt in baked beans, and no doubt other stuff too. It was nice to give my tastebuds and blood pressure a rest and revert to my muesli once i got back home.

 

Yes, basically, it is fresh dough made with milk, fried and then eaten with honey. . . .

 

and just as good as a croissant,

 

The frybread sounds a lot better than fried bread. Pity about the croissant comparison though as I dislike those. Why? Well I think it's because they are seen as being 'continental', something those Frenchies eat and as you know we Brits are very insular and suspicious of anything like that.

[Guest fountainhall]

Frybread sounds somewhat similar to the beignets I loved for breakfast on my only visit to New Orleans.

[TotallyOz]

The Pig and Whistle in Pattaya is on Soi 7 between Beach Road and 2nd Road and near Central Festival. I have eaten there in the past and enjoyed it. I wanted to try the place for breakfast today. A friend suggested the place as he did not want to go to Jomptien.

 

The Pig and Whistle has good traditional English food. Their breakfast menu is very limited. It has only 4 choices. I had the Large English Breakfast and it was just way too much to eat. The food tasted very good and the service was quick and efficient. They open very early but I could not figure out the hours as they were open around 8 when we went. It is an enjoyable place to eat and the food tasted great.

 

I would give them a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

 

http://www.pigandwhistlepattaya.com/

 

Phone: 038 361 315

 

Located in Soi 7 off Beach Road or Second Road, Pattaya, Thailand.

 

Email info@pigandwhistlepattaya.com

[firecat69]

Oh my God. Only 3.5 out of 5. I can't wait to see the breakfast restaurant that gets 5. The waiter would have to be JC himself.

 

I also was at this breakfast and will elaborate. I ordered the smaller version which included all that you see on Michaels plate except the mushrooms and 1 sausage instead of 2 and I believe less eggs.

 

a. First the scrambled eggs were excellent and don't tell me anyone can make scrambled eggs. They were light and fluffy and tasted like maybe cream was added. Definitely superior to most versions I get in Pattaya.

 

b. The sausage was delicious and not those chicken hot dogs that most breakfast places serve. Not Jimmy Dean but damn good.

 

c. The Home Fries were excellent , crispy on the outside and moist on the inside an excellent version.

 

d. Bacon was more like ham but was well cooked and had good flavor.

 

e. Toast was the only disappointment. Only 1 slice and a boring thick white bread with no flavor.

 

f. Service was excellent.

 

g. Price extremely fair at 130 baht coffee included.

 

A Solid 4.5 from me and if they find a better bread and get American Bacon they would get an easy perfect 5.

[Up2u]

As an American I think my tastes are similar to Michael's. If USA chains like Denny's, Carroll's, IHOP etc. can give you a decent breakfast at a fair price, why not here? I agree with the Grottino's rating. The Pig and Whistle is another story. This applies only to dinner at the Jomtien location. Large, generous portions of extremely bland food at rather inexpensive prices. Friends and I have been there on 3 different occasions. Rating: 2.5 This place has been scratched from our dining list.

 

Looking forward to future "stops". (If in North Pattaya on Naa-gleua Rd., the Bon Cafe serves one of the better breakfasts for only 130 baht. Eggs (2), 2 slices of ham, 2 pieces of American bacon, sausage, toast, juice, coffee or tea. 130 baht.)

[firecat69]

I think any time you go to a restaurant that has expanded to a 2nd location, you run the risk of it not being as good as the original.

 

PanPan is a perfect example. Always liked the Jomtien location but the Pattaya 2 Rd location and Central Festival locations are both Crap.

 

The original Pig and Whistle has always been good and the breakfast I got there this morning is way better then many other restaurants I have tried including Papa Davids etc.

[TotallyOz]

Today I went to one of my favorite breakfast places on Pattaya; Papa David's in Jomtien.

 

I normally really enjoy the food here and think the staff is great and the prices are reasonable. I don't like saying anything bad about a business but something has changed here and I can't quite put my finger on it.

 

The food is still OK and the place is a very comfortable place to sit and relax and enjoy a meal. I got the English Breakfast for 175 baht and it had coffee and juice and ham, sausage, eggs, beans and toast. The toast is great from this place and I often pick up an extra loaf from my home.

 

I enjoy this place but something is a bit different than before and perhaps they have changed owners or the owner was away for a bit. I did enjoy him and he added a personal touch when I would visit there.

 

However, if you are in Jomtien, it is worth a visit to try their food.

 

I give it 3.4 out of 5.

 

481/3 Moo 12, Thappraya Road, Jomtien, Bang Lamung, Jomtien, Chonburi, 20150

[firecat69]

I can' believe you gave this place the same rating as Pig and Whistle. All you have to do is look at the photos to tell there is no comparison. No home fries, no mushrooms, less scrambled eggs. The only thing that could have been better is the toast. Although I was not there I would bet the service did not compare either .

[Rogie]

I enjoy this place but something is a bit different than before and perhaps they have changed owners or the owner was away for a bit. I did enjoy him and he added a personal touch when I would visit there.

 

I agree 'Papa David' was usually there and often made a point of checking everything was ok. I did read some where on one of the boards he had either retired or moved his restaurant elsewhere. Apologies if this information is incorrect.

[MrBill]

I'm surprised non one has mentionded Boat Bakery on 2nd Road across from Boyztown. It's been about 3 years since I've been to Pattaya but I ate breakfast there almost every day. I like my eggs over medium and I find it hard to find a place that makes them right here in the USA, let alone in thailand where they are not [my] native speakers. The waiters were very friendly and attentive and food, both thai and farang, was very reasonable and tasty in my opinion. PLUS, I found their fried chicken, available by the piece, nearly as good as my Kentucky grandma used to make. The baked goods and ice cream were icing on the cake, no pun intended.

 

The last time I was there, the old lady behind the glass that watched over the money as intently as the guards at Fort Knox, was chasing one of the bus biys with a cleaver. There was a notchen that sounded like breaking glass and out he came with the old lady right on his tail. No charge for the show.

[Up2u]

I hope you left a generous tip for the floor show.

 

Seriously, the Boat caters to budget travelers and prides itself on serving one of the

cheapest breakfasts in Pattaya. My scrambled eggs, excuse me one egg, was watered down. Food was served piece meal.

 

Agree that their bakery is good.

 

My rating: 2 (higher score because it can offer value if traveling on a budget)

[TotallyOz]

A good friend heard that I was seeking the best breakfast in Pattaya and he offered to introduce me to a place that he likes. The place is called Tara Court and it is in the Pratumnak area of Pattaya. It is very easy to find if you are headed from Pattaya to Jomtien, you turn right at the red light and go down a few soi’s and it is on the left hand side and right on the main road after Soi 5.

The place was busy and they seem to attract a nice crowd. They have a nice menu and part of it included pancakes that I heard were good so I wanted to try them. The pancakes were yummy. They cost 100 baht and they come in a plate of 2 large pancakes. If you are with a friend, you may want to share this. I also ordered the small breakfast and that had some ham, sausage, eggs, toast, juice and coffee. It was 110 baht. So, the prices were very reasonable.

The food was very good and I really enjoyed the place. I also thought the staff was very friendly and accommodating. The prices are great and you do get a nice cup of coffee.

It was nice to sit and chat with friends over a nice cup of coffee and they never rushed us out and bothered us. I definitely recommend the pancakes. Good food at good rates.

I give this a 3.7 out of 5. My highest grade to date!

Tara Court's, O'Garas Bar and Grill

http://www.taracourt.net/en/O-Garas-Bar-and-Grill/336

 

338/109 Moo12, Soi 5, Pratumnak Road

Jomtien

Chonburi

Thailand

20150

Tel No: +66 (0) 38 250 666

[Guest]

Dead pig is not my kind of breakfast, but if it was, the portion would be way too small. That's like a starter.

[Guest thaiworthy]

Dead pig is not my kind of breakfast . . .

 

Dead pig! 555! I'll have to remember that. I agree with Z. That picture does indeed show a rather skimpy platter and the bacon is nearly raw. Thank God they stock Grape Nuts cereal in the markets here or I'd starve!