Hemingways Sports Bar in Soi Honey

[blue1878]

I just thought I would start a post for this cracking Sports Bar in Soi Honey,  It opened on the 15th March 2022 in the former Retox building.  

A great bar to watch live sport

There food is top notch

Friendly Staff

And a big plus for me is that it sells Old Speckled Hen Bitter.  In England I am a Bitter drinker but in Pattaya I have to mainly drink Lager.  So it's great knowing that I can visit Hemingways for a pint of Old Speckled Hen Bitter.  I hope fellow bitter drinkers will visit and have a pint or two of this fine beer,  If we don't call in and drink it this beer could well disappear. I know we go to Pattaya for the girls but we also need to know that there are places we can visit and drink something  else other than Lager

[gazO]

Always visit when in town. The food is excellent quality. 

[mmaaarrrkkk]

Love this place , a good replacement of Retox. Same same but different

but is it only me or is the lady inside the side bar facing the other entrance always grouchy? Everyone is near perfect , the staff and their knowledge of what they serve , their english , speed , attentiveness and the management's training , accommodating of request etc

Ive been in more than a few times and always see that one girl either in a bad mood or just plain difficult.

Edited August 20, 2023 by mmaaarrrkkk

[Downandup]

The service here is haphazard, I once was left waiting 45 minutes for a meal, it had been sitting somewhere for a long time as it was no longer hot.

[Petesie]

Hit & miss...

Some of the lads booked a sitting for Xmas dinner...they ran out of food so the lads were waiting 2 hours for their food. No excuse for cold food, send it back, check bin & leave. If they can't manage a bar they shouldn't be running one, grumpy staff...? GTF. 🧐

[simon6666]

39 minutes ago, Downandup said:

The service here is haphazard, I once was left waiting 45 minutes for a meal, it had been sitting somewhere for a long time as it was no longer hot.

Apologies for the TFing as this is a bit off-topic, but I had a similar experience at a different establishment, and I saw why it happened.

Sat down, ordered, could see all the cooks - they finished the meals they were working on, then they cooked every single person working in that kitchen meals, and all sat down together to eat them.

By the time I saw that all the food they'd just made was for themselves, 45 minutes had passed.

I would have had to wait for them to finish eating, then cook my meal and deliver it.

Waitress tried to keep me there, but I just checked bin on drink I'd had and left.

[Essexman1961]

I had quite a few breakfasts there last year when staying opposite at the Bay Breeze and service and food was always good.Just had the one this year as a result of moving to Bukhao and having decent options at Tis cafe takeway and All at one.

[soopamaz]

On 16/07/2023 at 07:29, blue1878 said:

I just thought I would start a post for this cracking sports bar in Soi Honey,  It opened on the 15th March 2022 in the former Retox building.  

A great bar to watch live sport

There food is top notch

Friendly Staff

And a big plus for me is that it sells Old Speckled Hen Bitter.  In England I am a Bitter drinker but in Pattaya I have to mainly drink Lager.  So it's great knowing that I can visit Hemingways for a pint of Old Speckled Hen Bitter.  I hope fellow bitter drinkers will visit and have a pint or two of this fine beer,  If we don't call in and drink it this beer could well disappear. I know we go to Pattaya for the girls but we also need to know that there are places we can visit and drink something  else other than Lager

Nice one. I do like the old speckled hen. I'll be back in July and pay them a visit.

[blue1878]

2 hours ago, soopamaz said:

Nice one. I do like the old speckled hen. I'll be back in July and pay them a visit.

Sadly towards the end of last year they stopped selling Old Speckled Hen due to lack of demand

[Leo_Bia]

7 minutes ago, blue1878 said:

Sadly towards the end of last year they stopped selling Old Speckled Hen due to lack of demand

The Pattaya one seems to have less beer variety than the Jomtien and Darkside ones.

[lincsfun]

Bring back the old Retox

[khwan]

Last time I came here there was a really beautiful petite girl working....that impressed me more than the food 😛

[cheetzie]

I agree with some of the posters before that the service is inconsistent. I think their chicken roast dinner was very good but it took a long time to arrive even though it was very quiet last time I was there in late October.

Furthermore, their TV coverage of a live cricket match failed whilst I was watching it. Anyway, most times Ive had great experiences there and the manager is a good host  

During low season they had some excellent drink deals including pint of draught tiger beer for I think only 99 baht. Hopefully those same deals will be back in March. 

Edited February 11, 2024 by cheetzie

[soopamaz]

20 hours ago, blue1878 said:

Sadly towards the end of last year they stopped selling Old Speckled Hen due to lack of demand

It seems to be a common theme. I'm sure there are many ale drinkers that visit pattaya but if like me, your are on a short leash, seeking out fine ales isn't top priority.

[blue1878]

5 hours ago, soopamaz said:

It seems to be a common theme. I'm sure there are many ale drinkers that visit pattaya but if like me, your are on a short leash, seeking out fine ales isn't top priority.

Girls are my priority but as I usually spend a month at a time in Pattaya I'd like to drink something else other than lager

[Syd Tybil]

Hoping that Stella and Peroni return to 199 baht soon for one pint.

 

[soopamaz]

2 hours ago, blue1878 said:

Girls are my priority but as I usually spend a month at a time in Pattaya I'd like to drink something else other than lager

Yes I quite agree. I find myself "lagered out" very quickly.