Christmas Dinner 2018

[Evil Penevil]

Steak & Co on Soi Lengkee. Potatoes roasted with goose fat are great!

 

Santa Penevil

[petermik]

I cannot eat 900 baht+ worth of food..........

[Evil Penevil]

The Hilton Resort Pattaya at Central Festival has a slew of options for the holidays.

The Hilton has a 12-page brochure (!) with all the details, in case you want more information.

Santa Penevil

[Evil Penevil]

This is the cheapest fixed plate option I've seen so far.  I applaud their honesty in stating up-front it's local turkey.  I just hope they have a good supplier.

Tequila Sunrise is on the corner of Jomtien Beach Road and Soi Chaiyaphruek, so it's a bit of a haul from central Pattaya.  Book early if you're interested; it's not a big place and I'm sure it will be sold out.

 

Santa Penevil

 

[KittenKong]

8 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

Book early if you're interested; it's not a big place and I'm sure it will be sold out.

Always busy for Sunday lunch (which is very good value) and I imagine that the same clientele will go there for Xmas too. I like their liver bacon chips and peas for 90B.

[davidge]

[Evil Penevil]

For those want a (sort-of) Christmas dinner but don't want to spend much, the Chunky Monkey on Soi Buakhao; the Seaside at the corner of Soi Chaiyapoon and 3rd Road; and the  Golden  Ferret at New Plaza might be options.

The first two are offering Xmas meals that don't include turkey or Christmas pudding. The Golden Ferret is offering  turkey and Christmas pudding. I've seen the pics of their menus on another board, but I don't want to rip off pics without permisson. Neither the Chunky Monkey nor the Seaside have Web sites or social media pages.

Here's  the text of the  Chunky Monkey sign:

"Monkey Gone Mad Christmas Dinner 

NO TURKEY

Cream Of Tomato Soup,
 Prawn Cocktail  Bread Roll 

Ham, Pork, Beef Or Chicken With Mash & Roast Potatoes, Carrots, Peas, Cauflower, Pig  in Blanket & Gravy 

Trifle 
Fresh Fruit and Ice-cream"

The main  course costs 199 baht, two courses cost 249 baht and three cost 299 baht.

The Seaside is offering four roast dinners (lamb, beef, pork, chicken). All include the choice of aspargus soup or prawn cocktail as a starter and one soft drink.  The lamb dinner is 370  baht; roast beef 290 baht; pork and chicken both 250  baht.  The sign doesn't  give a dessert option.

The  sign at the Golden Ferret reads:

"Christmas Day Dinner
Served 1.00 p.m. to  8.00 p.m.

Homemade  Minestroni Soup  
or 
Prawn Cocktail
100 baht

Roast Turkey, Cranberry  Sauce, Sage & Onion Stuffing
Chipolata, Brussel Sprouts, Buttered Carrots
Roast & Creamed Potatoes
495 baht

Christmas Pudding  with Brandy Sauce
or
Fresh Fruit Salad & Cream
150 baht

Mince pie
50 baht

Coffee & Mints
50 baht"

 

[Evil Penevil]

A few more.  The Lion Pub on Soi Regional Land and El Greco (Greek and Mediterranean) Restaurant:

El Greco also has this special offer: 

Offer with any order in Restaurant 
1. Free entree of Tzatziki, Olives and Homemade Pita Bread whilst waiting for your meal. 
2. Free Coffee or Desserts after meal. 

And two on Soi Diana  near LK Metro.  The Robin's Nest has a three- course, all-you-can-eat buffet and Harry's is going with a traditional Swedish  Christmas Eve buffet.  The Robin's Nest doesn't accept reservations for Christmas dinner, while reservations are mandatory at Harry's.

Here's a translation of Harry's Christmas Eve menu:

Welcome to celebrate Christmas with us at Harry's Restaurant on December 24th in Pattaya!

Traditional Swedish Christmas Table with Meatballs, Pickled Beet Salad, Herring (several types), Pickled Salmon, Smoked Salmon, Red Cabbage, Priinskorv (sausage), Ham, Jansson's Temptation (potato and anchovy casserole), Spare Ribs, Deviled Eggs,  Liver pâté, Rice a la Malta, Fruit Salad, Mulled Wine, Gingerbread, Scandinavian Shots & much more!

995 baht
Only bookings with 500 baht in deposit.
First seating:  5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Second searing:  7.30 p.m. untill late

 

Santa Penevil

[chaimai]

On 09/12/2018 at 14:21, Evil Penevil said:

This is the cheapest fixed plate option I've seen so far.  I applaud their honesty in stating up-front it's local turkey.  I just hope they have a good supplier.

Tequila Sunrise is on the corner of Jomtien Beach Road and Soi Chaiyaphruek, so it's a bit of a haul from central Pattaya.  Book early if you're interested; it's not a big place and I'm sure it will be sold out.

 

Santa Penevil

 

 

 

Probably supplied from here:-

 

 

 

[Pheat]

16 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

the  Chunky Monkey

You have got to be pretty skint to go to CM for Christmas dinner 555

[ChiFlyer]

All of this has been interesting and I appreciate the effort that EP and others have put into this. I have decided against one of the Xmas buffet places in that I am just too fussy about turkey to trust a buffet to deliver something worth the cost. Additionally, my partner in crime (Thai GF) would probably hate this much farang food.

Leaning toward a neutral menu place on the beach over in Jomtien. The Sandbar comes to mind and they will have music as well. Should make for some great pics to send to the folks back in the US. I have a mean streak.

[davidge]

Just now, ChiFlyer said:

 

Leaning toward a neutral menu place on the beach over in Jomtien. The Sandbar comes to mind and they will have music as well. Should make for some great pics to send to the folks back in the US. I have a mean streak.

I’m sure they’ll appreciate the pics of elderly Europeans in budgie smugglers

[ChiFlyer]

12 hours ago, davidge said:

I’m sure they’ll appreciate the pics of elderly Europeans in budgie smugglers

 

You have a mean streak your own self.

I was thinking more in terms of something like this.

[striderman]

7 hours ago, Pheat said:

You have got to be pretty skint to go to CM for Christmas dinner 555

[Evil Penevil]

21 hours ago, chaimai said:

Probably supplied from here:-

 

The Facebook page says Tananan's turkeys are "heritage" turkeys, but doesn't specify the breed.  In the U.S., over 99.99% of all turkeys raised and sold are Broad Breasted Whites, a breed developed in the 1940s.  Through selective breeding, those turkeys have become giant lumps of white breast meat that can't fly and hardly walk.  They also mature twice as fast as other domesticated turkeys, which is why the white meat is so dry.  The turkey doesn't have time to develop a layer of under-skin fat that  would help keep the meat moist during roasting.

Heritage turkeys are making a comeback in the U.S. from the verge of extinction.  In 2000, only about 4,000 breeding heritage turkeys were known to exist, while about 270 million Broad Breasted Whites were produced the same year.  Because heritage turkeys are produced in such extremely small numbers, they are much more expensive that the Whites, even though many people consider the taste of heritage turkeys far superior.  The risk is that heritage turkeys can be very tough and not suitable for roasting but better used in stews or soups, perhaps slow-cooked.  

In colonial North America,  wild turkeys were boiled, rather than roasted.  But today's commercial turkeys haven't descended from those ancestors.  Modern turkeys come from wild turkeys that were domesticated by native Americans in Central America about 2,000 years ago. These turkeys were taken to Europe by the Spanish in the 1500s. They were called "turkeys" because the Spanish shipped them from Spain to Turkey, from where they were sent to England.

In the 1700s and 1800s,  British settlers in North America brought British-bred turkeys with them and the modern Broad Breasted White descended from those birds.

 

Santa Penevil

[ChiFlyer]

I do not think I have seen the Sandbar Holiday offerings in this thread, so I will add here. Short story is pretty expensive and the Xmas Night (my interest) band looks to be over powering. I am unlikely to do this. Still the menus look attractive with several options available.

[Evil Penevil]

On 12/12/2018 at 14:56, ChiFlyer said:

Leaning toward a neutral menu place on the beach over in Jomtien. 

 

18 hours ago, ChiFlyer said:

I was thinking more in terms of something like this.

Infiniti at the InterContinental (former Sheraton) has some of the best sunset views in all of Pattaya.  From the Web site:

Infiniti isn't offering a Christmas menu,  but you can check out its "Romantic Dinner Menus." An example:

Christmas 

Elements at the InterContinental does have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day buffets.

 

Impressive!  That's a REAL buffet menu.  It's not cheap, but considering some pubs are charging over 1,000 baht for limited carvery buffets, it's good value for money.

Santa Penevil

[Czmate]

If you fancy a run out for dinner the Cafe de Mar on Jomtiem beach front is not a bad option and I think the baht buses will be a nice option to get there.

[ChiFlyer]

Just now, Czmate said:

If you fancy a run out for dinner the Cafe de Mar on Jomtiem beach front is not a bad option and I think the baht buses will be a nice option to get there.

 

Is this the place you mean?

https://www.cafedelmarpattaya.com/

If so, the web site looks very upscale for that price. Also, if that is the place, the baht bus does not run that far. You would need a cab IMO.

[Czmate]

Just now, ChiFlyer said:

Is this the place you mean?

https://www.cafedelmarpattaya.com/

If so, the web site looks very upscale for that price. Also, if that is the place, the baht bus does not run that far. You would need a cab IMO.

No sorry my mistake Cafe Le Mar but that place looks quite posh does anyone know if it’s any good ?

[Evil Penevil]

Just now, ChiFlyer said:

Is this the place you mean?

https://www.cafedelmarpattaya.com/

If so, the web site looks very upscale for that price. Also, if that is the place, the baht bus does not run that far. You would need a cab IMO.

I'm wondering about that, too.  This is what I find on the Cafe del Mar's Web site:

@Czechmate-  Are you sure the photo in your post was taken at Cafe del  Mar?

 

Santa Penevil

[Evil Penevil]

I don't think you'll see many guys in wife-beaters at the Royal Cliff:

 

Santa Penevil

[ChiFlyer]

Here is the Cafe le Mar link.

http://cafelemar-pattaya.com/

Their Google map does not indicate very well where it is. The Trip Advisor one shows it to be about 50 M South of soi Chom Tian 15. The baht bus should run that far, although I hear they occasionally pull up short. Even if that happens, it would be a very cheap motorbike ride to complete the trip.

[davidge]

2 hours ago, ChiFlyer said:

Here is the Cafe le Mar link.

http://cafelemar-pattaya.com/

Their Google map does not indicate very well where it is. The Trip Advisor one shows it to be about 50 M South of soi Chom Tian 15. The baht bus should run that far, although I hear they occasionally pull up short. Even if that happens, it would be a very cheap motorbike ride to complete the trip.

I’ve not eaten there but it’s just past Cetus Condo so is easy to find. As you say, baht bus may stop short so you could bung them a few baht or enjoy a short stroll.

[Evil Penevil]

For those of you who don't like traditional Christmas food but want a festive meal on Dec. 24th or 25th,  Fat Belly Pattaya in Naklua could be an option.  Fat Belly is noted for its casual atmosphere and creative food. The photos are from Fat Belly's Facebook page where you can find more info on the holiday menu.

 

Santa Penevil