JAI DEE MAK Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Amazing! Though I've never used it myself I was always led to believe that Ali Baba on Pattaya Klang near B/R was one of the best Indian restaurants. Can't believe no one has mentioned it Possibly the answer is in your question !!!!!!. JDM if you are Looking to rent an apartment in a condo take a look at my website. http://www.condopattaya-rent.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreggerz Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Hi there. There is a new Indian restaurant in town and I think it's worthy of your attention if you love Indian food. It's called Royal Masala Restaurant 59/21 Pratumnak Road, South Pattaya (basically Pattaya 2nd road but north of South Pattaya Road) It's basically located in that cluster of Middle Eastern and Indian restaurants in South Pattaya. To find, locate Beverly Plaza hotel and then go a little bit towards South Pattaya Road, same side. Next to Pars Iranian restaurant. http://hotelbeverlyplazapattaya.com/location.html With all the competition, why is this new place special? A number of reasons. Freshly ground spices from whole spices Chef from Punjabi region Specializing in Northern and Punjabi cuisine Has plenty of choices, goat, chicken, paneer, fish, and a South Indian menu coming soon. Prices reasonable (not the cheapest but reasonable) Very clean environment Unusually responsive management. If you have a special request, just ask. Will suit your spice level. Will even make dish requests not on menu if they have the ingredients. Open daily I think noon till midnight. Delivery free (for now) to a reasonable area. Sample from menu: Samosa Veg 4 pieces 80 Papadum Masala 2 pieces 30 Breakfast Gobi Parantha with curd 140 Dal Tadka 100 Kadai Paneer 180 Bhindi Masala 120 Kadai Chicken 200 Mutton Rogan Josh 240 (goat) Some dishes I had: Tandoori Chicken 1/2, 140 Rajmah Masala (this is spicy pinto beans. If you like Tex-Mex chili you might like this.) 120 Hyderabadi Biryani with goat and gravy on the side. Custom off menu request. 225 Plain nan 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreggerz Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 A note about goat. At local Indian restaurants you will often see Mutton dishes. But it is usually goat not mature sheep meat as many westerners expect when seeing the word mutton. Because in South Asian culture the word mutton refers to goat, not mature sheep. If the menu says lamb, you should expect at least lamb or perhaps mature sheep meat but if it says Mutton, expect it will be usually be goat. They're not trying to fool you. That's the word they use for goat. Not everyone likes goat meat. I do. At Masala restaurant it is claimed the goat meat is raised in Thailand and not frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Fear Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I've always found goat tasty... no objection to it. Mutton or goat is fine for me as long as not tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreggerz Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 There is an odd thing about goat in Thailand which I can't explain. The taste is less strong, less gamy than any goat meat I have tasted before in the U.S. and Mexico. There if you eat goat it's kind of with you for a long time. This local stuff, not really. I actually prefer the stronger taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Fear Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Yeah that fits with my experience too. In the UK, it mainly just seems to be served in Caribbean places (where they just chop through the bones, leaving them all jagged - WTF) and it's quite distinct from lamb or sheep. But in Thailand I've found it more generic like you say. Well, assuming that what I had was goat, anyway. It was in Indian restaurants and called mutton or just 'meat', haha. Always a bit disconcerting when they don't specify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreggerz Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Sometimes I do wonder what it is. But the goat I had at this new Masala place had the kind of bone/gristle profile of other meats that I have had that taste like stronger goat. So I think there anyway it really is goat. Now I wonder if it is because the Thai goat meat is almost definitely Halal. It wouldn't need to be for the Mexican or Caribbean market. Anyway, it's fine and I guess most people don't want to taste their dinner on their breath for 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Fear Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 ha, I often avoid red meat for exactly that reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreggerz Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Posting more about Masala Restaurant ... my new favorite Indian restaurant in Pattaya! Here is the non-veg. thali: Pictured clockwise from upper left: mixed veg curry w/ cauliflower dal tadka (or choose dal makhani) basmati rice roti and papadum basic yogurt mutton masala curry (or choose chicken masala curry) A closer look at the breads: Dessert of Gulab Jamun included but I requested a second roti to have instead, no problem. Chutneys Mint and Indian pickle presented. How many places give you a choice of dals and meats for curries in a basic thali? Wow. Cooked to order at your spice level request. Cost for this feast -- 220 baht Another dish to show: Tandoori Veg. Seekh Kebab 140 baht This restaurant uses real ghee in many of their dishes, particularly the curries. If you prefer to have no ghee, just ask, again, no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreggerz Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I would like to post the menu of Masala Restaurant. This is a new restaurant and turns out it is very good restaurant, with very good service, at very reasonable prices. So I think they deserve more business as being new not that many people know about them yet. So here is their menu. Most of it anyway. There is some more in the printed menu such as varieties of raitas. Also some exciting news coming. They have decided not to support a full South Indian menu and instead because of the special skill of their chef to offer a Rajastani dishes menu in about a month or so. The Rajastani dishes menu obviously not available yet. Also, forget about getting dosas here. You can go elsewhere for that. I think they also will be dropping their pizza menu. They do deliver but I doubt they would know every place in town. But you could call and ask. The phone number on the menu ending with 643 is the number to call for an English speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreggerz Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I want to add don't confuse royal MASALA restaurant from Royal Indian Hut restaurant which is really easy to do because they are very close to each other and both have Royal in their names. The Royal Indian Hut is a bit north of Beverly Plaza hotel towards Jomtien, and the royal MASALA restaurant is a bit south towards Pattaya Tai. They are not related ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahoy Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I will be visit Pattaya in October and was wondering if anybody can reccomened a good Indian restaurant.... Cheers I like the Raj Indian Restaurant on South Road, right near Walking Street. The owner also does a cooking show on local television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duvel Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I want to add don't confuse royal MASALA restaurant from Royal Indian Hut restaurant which is really easy to do because they are very close to each other and both have Royal in their names. The Royal Indian Hut is a bit north of Beverly Plaza Hotel towards Jomtien, and the royal MASALA restaurant is a bit south towards Pattaya Tai. They are not related ownership. I think you are mixing up “north” and “south”. their ≠there ≠they’re; theirs ≠there’s; your ≠you’re; its ≠it’s; whose ≠who’s; bearback ≠bareback; loose ≠lose; too ≠to; wander ≠wonder; then ≠than; men ≠man; women ≠woman; know ≠now ≠no; quiet ≠quite; site ≠sight; except ≠accept; of ≠'ve; waist ≠waste; sure ≠shore; etc. (et cetera)
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