Rich Man Poor Man: One of Pattaya's Finest American Food Restaurants

[TotallyOz]

Today, the boys and I made our way to the Rich Man Poor Man Restaurant in Jomtien. It is right off of the beach at Soi 9. It is a great place to eat and I have enjoyed my food there every time.

 

The owner is American and he has some great offerings including meatloaf and spaghetti with meatballs. He has daily specials until they run out.

 

I don't often love places in Thailand that "try" to serve American cuisine. Some people on this board do not like when I cuss or use bad language. So, please don't read any further.

 

This place is fucking fantastic. The food is great. The desserts are great. You can't go wrong with this place.

 

I had a cheeseburger and it was very tasty. The boys had the pork chops and spaghetti with meatballs. Both loved it. We were in the accompaniment of a friend and he had the meat loaf. It was great.

 

We all tasted their soups and between the 4 of us we ordered 4 and loved them. The boys normally do not like farang food and they loved it.

 

Apple Pie to die for! Pumpkin Pie is so tasty.

 

All in all, this was just a great meal and I love going to this place. Prices are reasonable and the soups were about 110 baht each and the pork chops were about 230 baht.

 

If you are in Pattaya and you crave American Food, this place is great. Highly recommended.

 

The only downside for some is that they allow smoking. We go at lunch and it has never been an issue. However, if you can't stand any smoke inside don't go there. If you are OK with a little smoke, you are crazy to miss the fine food here!

 

Rich Man Poor Man Guesthouse

Soi 9

Jomtien Beach

Pattaya

Tel: +66 38 233 414

Tel: 038 233 414 (local)

[firecat69]

Yes I was the friend in attendence and I concur with everything that Michael says. He also forgot to say he had Chili Con Carne and loved it although maybe he considers that a soup(it was much too big) There is just no better home cookin American food in Pattaya or even Thailand. Do yourself a favor and give it a try!

[Guest No2]

Today, the boys and I made our way to the Rich Man Poor Man Restaurant in Jomtien. It is right off of the beach at Soi 9. It is a great place to eat and I have enjoyed my food there every time.

.Apple Pie to die for! Pumpkin Pie is so tasty.

 

All in all, this was just a great meal and I love going to this place. Prices are reasonable and the soups were about 110 baht each and the pork chops were about 230 baht.

 

If you are in Pattaya and you crave American Food, this place is great. Highly recommended.

Never mind the term American food, to this Brit the pork and apple pie look delicious. I spent more time than usual along Jomtien and it's eateries this last trip, but i fear soi 9 was probably further down than we normally park. Is it open to the front? as it is nice to have a view of the sea/beach/people watch while taking tame over a meal.

 

Just past soi 2 on the beach front there is a Swedish style open restaurant, with nice views and breeze when it picks-up, and went there with bf. Normally we share dishes or part of the dishes, and here I had a very light ham/cheese omelete with the egg made very thin like the thai omelets and was delicious, but the surprise was the thai food here including the Prio-Wan Gai (chicken sweet/sour/) which was one of the best we had tasted, the sauce was to die for and packed with lean chicken, pineapple, shallots,peppers, tomatoes, onion etc.. I have eaten this dish all over Thailand with Khon Kaen my favourite place for prio-wan, but this surpassed even there. Even the omelete was fantasic, full of flavour not normally offered up in farang places. That is one great thing about the Pattaya environs and jomtien, that is the sheer amount of choice in excellent restaurants both Thai and farang.

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[Guest thaiworthy]

Here is one more vote for RMPM. The food certainly is fantastic, but not good for my health, unfortunately. But for most farang, it is still recommended.

 

I have been told the owner is a smoker and allows smoking inside his establishment. I am not sure about this since I thought there was a law against it. (Does anybody obey them anyway?) The times I have been there, this did not present a problem for me. If I remember correctly, they do have some Thai food as well, but I am not sure about that. I do remember the bf bringing in Thai food from the outside. I thought the owner told me he had a Thai girlfriend and had to have something on the menu for her and their friends. If someone could correct me on this, I would appreciate it.

 

If you really miss what I would call American "truck-stop style food" then this is the place to go.

[kokopelli]

If you really miss what I would call American "truck-stop style food" then this is the place to go.

 

You do have a way with words Kuhn Worthy! Truck-Stop is the so iconic description of Rich Man Poor Man.

[Guest No2]

You do have a way with words Kuhn Worthy! Truck-Stop is the so iconic description of Rich Man Poor Man.

Yes Khun Worthy you DO have "a way with words!" maybe you could advise this Brit exactly what 'truck stop food' actually is, i would hate to think it is a reference a food-snob would use. Are we talking 'fast food' 'greasy food'?

 

Don't they serve lean pork with vegetables and apple pie at non-'truck stop food' establishments?

 

I'm keen to learn these Americanisms.

[Guest thaiworthy]

No snobbery, it was meant as a sincere compliment. When I saw Michael's photos above, this is the first thing I thought of. Especially pie a la mode. I love this style of food. I just can't eat it with my diabetic/health concerns. RMPM is not exactly the same, but as close to it as I've ever seen. Here's a menu from a self-avowed "truck-stop."

 

http://johnsonscorner.com

[2lz2p]

When an American says truck stop food - it is usually meant as a compliment as long haul truck drivers know the best places to eat good "homestyle" food served in large portions at a reasonable price. RMPM certainly lacks the ambiance, but the food I have eaten there is very good - for me, I usually order either the chicken fried steak or the meat loaf (for those not familiar with chicken fried steak - it is usually made with tenderized meat, breaded like you would for making southern fried chicken and then fried as you would for the chicken - thus the name). In USA it is usually served with mashed potatoes and cream style (white) gravy - RMPM serves a large portion of both with plenty of gravy to pour over both the potatoes and meat.

 

I don't go there often, but the bf doesn't mind going there and picking up a "take out" order. Although many Thais don't like farang food, that is not the case with the bf - he likes both the meat loaf and the chicken fried steak - when picking up for both of us, we order one of each and then share, so we enjoy both. But, twice this last month he said the waitress told him "no meat loaf" and that the cook who knew how to make it had left -- so, I was happy to see that it was recently served - maybe next time, they will have it.