I'm starting a dedicated thread and linking to some posts which I completely missed reading.

We tried Pad Lay tonight.  It is on the side street off of soi buakhao, between Diana estate and Chill Inn.  How I missed this is beyond me.

It was delicious!  I had a kg of shrimp and crab kra pow.  Wife had a platter of everything.

She was surprised at the size of the mussels.

Beautiful shrimp.

I enjoyed it thoroughly, but I need to be honest that some of the shrimp and also the lobster weren't "fresh off the boat".

Still delicious.  We will do this again.

2350baht

 

 

 

 

 

 

@PeterPL2 For a nice restaurant, I'd choose Pad Lay. However, prices are a few times higher than in other Pattaya places, and it's good only if it's a special occasion. I wouldn't take my "date" here for a first or second ST/LT, it would be very awkward.

 

@teasingfish Wanted my first pad thai of the trip, and looked up "Pad Lay" in treetown. Probably highest rated A/C mini-restaurant in the area, and a great place to sit and have a chat. Food was very mediocre though, and not deserving of near 5 star reviews on google

 

 

1 hour ago, travelling_man said:

I'm starting a dedicated thread and linking to some posts which I completely missed reading.

We tried Pad Lay tonight.  It is on the side street off of soi buakhao, between Diana estate and Chill Inn.  How I missed this is beyond me.

It was delicious!  I had a kg of shrimp and crab kra pow.  Wife had a platter of everything.

She was surprised at the size of the mussels.

Beautiful shrimp.

I enjoyed it thoroughly, but I need to be honest that some of the shrimp and also the lobster weren't "fresh off the boat".

Still delicious.  We will do this again.

2350baht

I have ordered many times from this restaurant on Grab always really good food 

Why not post this in the Restaurant section?

You are 100% correct.  That is where it belongs!

I requested a move ...

Edited July 1Jul 1 by travelling_man

The value for price point is right, it is hard to beat for a proper seafood meal on that stretch of Buakhao. I'd add that going before 7pm makes a real difference, once the evening crowd hits service slows and the best items go fast.

Supposedly they are planning an expansion into a space next to them ... But I don't know if it is official or just their goal.  It is surprising how many people get turned away each night

On 07/07/2026 at 16:25, travelling_man said:

Supposedly they are planning an expansion into a space next to them ... But I don't know if it is official or just their goal.  It is surprising how many people get turned away each night

That's good to hear. I struggled to get a seat a few times, Fortunately turnover seems to be pretty quick so when I asked if I could reserve a table if I came back in 30 minutes it was OK. Didn't seem like they had a formal reservation policy where you could reserve well in advance at that time. I thought the food was excellent and it was pretty much always completely full so an expansion is good news if they are able to keep the same standards.

2 hours ago, Saint Asterix said:

Didn't seem like they had a formal reservation policy where you could reserve well in advance at that time

Our name was on the board and a reserved placard was on our table.

I doubt they will take it more than a few days in advance, but for the next day was easy.

1 hour ago, travelling_man said:

Our name was on the board and a reserved placard was on our table.

I doubt they will take it more than a few days in advance, but for the next day was easy.

Thank you. Good to know for future reference.