| Winking Frog I do not like but the food is OK.
I like the Black Swan and used to think the food was great but it has not been so good recently imo. Still OK for a drink though.
I know not in Bangkok but I thought I would make a couple of comments on Crawfords down in Hua Hin. I have previously expressed an opinion that the food was not wonderful there but just the other week i had an extraordinary experience (well for Thailand anyways) there.
I met a mate for a few beers who suggested that we go eat at Crawfords as he likes it. so the pair of us plus one of his mates entered the pub to find that it was failrly full with only one table available but it had a big "reserved" sign on it.
After a few seconds a staff memebr came and removed the sign and we sat dwon to order 3 beers and 3 plates of farang food.
i ordered the mince pie/chips/peas.
A decent size helping was placed in front of me and I commenced eating. The crust was a bit rich for me but it was OK although i kept feeling that some of the food was cold - the hot gravy masked it somewhat. i thought it might be the peas.
i had eaten more than a third of the pie when i realised it was the pie and right in the centre it was ice cold- still frozen.
i was not prepared to eat it- didn't want to get sick and i motionned the staff over to ask if they could blast it again in the microwave.
Lots of apologies could i wait a few minutes and they would give me a new pie. OK I said.
5 minutes or so later i had a new plate of pie peas and chips- all hot. Half way through eating this a staff member came up and picked up the 'bin' and removed the chitty for my meal "On the house sir- appologies again"
I couldn't believe my ears.
Normally it is "Ma pen rai at least you have food on your plate and lets get on with life'
Most impressed I was.
Also note that Crawfords has beer specials each week night.
Monday it is Guiness. I think it was 140 baht /pint
Tuesday it is Tiger 90 baht a pint.
I think it is Kilkenny on Wednesdays
Not a bad place to start the evening |