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superman

Have a green. You are completely right.

crazy dog

'It was just the manner in which he posted. He came/comes over somewhat arrogant and full of his own self importance. In saying that you get them on other forums too.'




Quite right superman, if such a guy wants to spew his crappy restaurant all over the web he has to accept the brickbats along with the positive experiences posted. No restaurant gets it right all of the time and an amateur set up like FC is likely to get it more wrong than right, so why bellyache when customers put up the occasional bad opinion? I don't buy the 'you should have told him privately' idea as sometimes it's just not possible, and why should you have to anyway.

chitown

He probably does not have much time to live and when he goes the restaurant is finished. So why go on about it? He is very sick and I do not wish pain, suffering and death on anyone.

His food may not be good, he may be a wanker, he may not be able to accept criticism about his food or him being a wanker, but the fact is he has positioned his place well in the bus terminal and has masterfully marketed the place. If you do a Google search on Surin his site comes up on the first page, even above the Surin government site.

He does serve a variety of food and has a farang style store to cater to his customer's farang needs. He offers tours, motorbike and car rentals.

So his food or his wankerness really don't matter.

BTW, you guys that don't like him are giving him free publicity eight here on this thread.

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crazy dog

Is he sick? it has been reported here as he had a 'scare'. Anyway, the visit I made was four years ago and I have not gone on about it only having mentioned it twice when other people have brought the subject of the place up. Mentioning the guy or the FC does not mean posters are wishing the guy to suffer or die, that's a bit of a silly suggestion.

chitown

Never said that it was - see the one letter word "I"

terry57

I've also met the fella, seemed Ok at the time and his staff made me a cracker breakfast.

I did feel a tad sorry for him as he was a rotund Pommy bastard.

panama hat

Yes, the pommy bit is a bit rough to see someone saddled with

thegent

Whatever one may say about Martin personally or about the quality of his food the fact remains his establishment is the only venue in Surin where farang can attend sure in the knowledge they will find some company. Admittedly, many of the bush denizens who congregate there are probably beyond reason and the conversation can lapse accordingly but at least it is a place to meet and booze is booze wherever one goes.

He is to be commended for lasting the course where others have failed miserably.

Anyway, what do people expect in the depths of Isaan. If you want faux cordon bleu cuisine served up by a bisexual Antipodean stick to Bangers and the venues haunted by Fatima Twat and his nancy boyfriends from Adelaide.

chitown

Actually, Norbies in Surin serves a lovely pork cordon bleu with roasted potatoes.

Rural Surin

There is plenty of company to be found in Surin without the 'aid' of Farang Connection as a 'must' to connect. You'll also find that an overwhelming percentage of his foreign business are travellers and passers-by, as FC is well established and long promoted throughout the expected conduits. The four or five bush residents that make up some sort of regular local market would never allow Martin to stay afloat in a immediate local Farang market that is minimal. The place has always been empty whenever we happen by.

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crazy dog

Are you thinking of fat Mike from Boston who fancies himself as a writer by any chance?

daveboy

Not true