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 Bangkok VT Meet, 12.29.04 by Phalaenopsis03
If you're taking a taxi to come here, make sure your driver knows exactly where he's going. Unfortunately for littlegirl0130 and campy012, it took them three or four taxi and tuk-tuk drivers to get here. Leave a Comment Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific RimPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageDirections: Bantadthong Branch at Chula Soi 8
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 Floor Upon Floor of Seafood
and Wires by Bangkokjoe
And the reason it is good because of the food and quick off the blocks service. The environment is like a chaotic food hall with stainless steel tables with formica and a clean lino floor. Four floors of lino floors. It's that big, and it needs to be because it attracts the crowds. And fluorescent lighting to keep it all bright (never mind).
You can do the tourist Sukhumvit Soi 24 Seafood Market if you want, and pay over the odds for live seafood and at the grill cooking. Or you come here and get the fresh stuff straight out of the tanks on the street down on the side soi. Little crab eyes looking up at you, bless 'em. And in ten minutes they'll be in the tastiest curry you'll taste in Bangkok. Hammering away at their dead shells splattering your mates with it all.
The morning glory is usually good and very leafy, the jumbo prawns are extra jumbo and the fishes in lemon/lime are ... oh bugger this, I'm off there now. We were there last night, but to be honest, we're giving our mates a call and we're going to do it again.
The atmosphere is "loads of pals in eating together and chatting and drinking and just doing it". Trolleys for your shared beers and soft drinks at the end of the tables. Loo roll to keep your hands clean.
Down to earth. Marvellous tastes. Great place.
The Crab Curry gets the vote from almost everyone. And the steamed fish are usually done just right.
Large bottles of Heineken drench it all nicely. And they do chill the beer enough, so you don't usually need to put ice cubes in it (don't ask, it happens).
Watch out for the wires out the front door if you're over six foot. Don't touch them, or if you do.... wear your rubber wellies. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageDirections: Thanon Suriwongse.
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 Curry Shrimps - tasty but a
bit oily~ by backpackerbaby
We ordered:
-Tung Yum Gung (Thai Style Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup)
-Thot Man Pla (Fried Fish Cakes)
-Curry Prawns and
- Phat Thai (Thai Fried Noodles)
Actually, Curry Crabs should be the most famous from this restaurant but due to our poor skills in handling crabs when eating, we ordered prawns instead. The prawns were quite large and tasty, however, the sauce was too oily for us (a layer of oil could be seen on the top of the sauce and therefore we couldn't eat our noodles with the tasty sauce together >.
Tung Yum Gung (Thai Style Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup) - it's forever my favourite Thai flavour!
Serving in a heating pot (as shown in the photo), the soup just gave me the hottest feeling I've ever had when eating this soup!!! I really liked it the most and it's worth trying even if you dun/can't eat spicy/hot food. Leave a Comment
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I undestand that this restaurant has four branches. The one that I went to was the one along Surowongse Road. It is quite packed so finding a table could take some time but all this worth it as the food here is delicious (as they say in Thai - 'Aroy') and cheap too. Typing this down is making me feel hungry for more Somboon food.... the staff there are friendly.. with the busy schedule going around, they still find time to pour our drinks for us. We had a deep fried fish Thai style which was equally delicious.. and fried mimosa with garlic and not forgetting the Yellow Curry Squid.. rice for two.. two bottles of mineral water.. and paid around 520 bahts.... which is cheap for food that great. I will definately be back for more, trust me.. i would fly all the way for great food. :-)
Try the dish called 'Yellow Curry Crab'..... I cant really remember what's it called but it tastes great and a friend of mine agrees very well with me. The menu has pictures in it so it is much easier to order ... Just point to it. :-) and if my memory serves me well, this dish is on the top of the left side of the menu. It is usually cooked with crab but worried of being a little too messy or the crab may go flying to the next table ( tables are very close to one another ) we changed it to squids instead which was equally tasty. Yum Yum ..
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 SomboonRestaurant(Surawong) by xuessium
There're not too much to expect for ambience - when good food is in stake, who cares about ambience?
Twice I was at the Bantadthong Branch - the external, aside for the usual gaudy neon lights just simply does not portray "good food is found here". In fact, the streets of run down shophouses did little to improve appetite!
However, once the food starts arriving on the table, perished your thoughts about run-down shophouses, dirty streets and plain exterior - you won't have time to worry about them!
My fave? The fresh succulent oysters!! Lemon are for wimps. You do it the Thai way: Squirt a little Thai lime, add some herbs, squirt in a big wallop of rich and spicy chilli paste and pour the whole damn thing in your mouth. It's heaven served up in a shell!!!
The most famous dish of Somboon is actually its fresh crab fried with curry. Deliciously decadent. Cholesterol loaded. Sinfully out-of-this-world.
Every other dish else were fantastic! The stir-fried mung-bean noodles served up in a crab was my other fave...but really nothing beats those oysters!! Man.... Leave a Comment
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DEcor is very simple, food is also simple presentation. But taste if great for seafood - fresh seafood. But food must be eaten quickly - it cools off very very fast. Service excellent = basic and efficient. do not speak much english. A very popular place for locals as well as toursit. price very affordable.
My fav is the crab curry, but also love the snake fish in spices sauce, grilled prawns, and if you like glass noodle. No dessert except fresh fruits. Leave a Comment Theme: SeafoodPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 169/7-11 Surawong Rd (3 other branches)Directions: Opposite Peugeot Showroom. nearest train station is CHongsi.... just walk straight on the highway, and look out for huge modern AIA building. The location is not far from Sofitel hotel, and it is directly opp to a small Hotel Plaza.Website: http://somboonseafood.velocall.com/
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It's a restaurant worth LOOKING for...haha...
Pu Pad Pong Ga Ree (Stir fried crab in curry sauce) Leave a Comment
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This is a superb seafood restaurant where they serve the best crab curry I have ever had. It is hard to eat (still in the shell) but worth the effort.
Crab curry Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Soi Chula 60, off Phayathai near Rama IV.
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1. The basic rule in Bangkok is that there are fake everything and buyers beware.
2. Never ever trust your taxi driver to bring you to the place you want to go for FOOD, SHOPPING, or ANYTHING RELATED TO AN EXPENDITURE (MASSAGE, RESTAURANTS, etc). This is inspite of giving them specific directions written in Thai.
3. The problem is, for every famous place, there is an imitation (eg the famous Somboon Restaurant versus the fake Somboondee Restuarant). All taxi drivers will automatically bring you to the fake places period (regardless of instructions in Thai / English, etc).
4. All fake places charge at least 5x - 10x the price of the original places.
5. I had a simple seafood dinner consisting of 800grams crab, 900gram Fish/Seabass, a fried rice and a plate of vegetables (Kangkong / Morning Glory). The cost came out to a shocking 7,000 bahts. The correct price should probably be only about 1,000 bahts in Bangkok.
6. Even the restaurant owners will lie to you upon being confronted. They will lie about the road / location they are on, the name of the restaurant, etc.
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At Least Do This: Use a credit card to pay if you suspect of being scam. Then deliberately sign under a different name or initials. Upon receiving the bill, tell your credit card company that you didnt sign for that bill. One scam deserves another scam!! The only people who loose out are the original scammers as the credit card company will back charge the restaurant or shopping place.
Alternative: Always take the sky train or MRT if you intend to go to any restaurant or shopping places. Make sure you have a photo of the place you want to go to.......otherwise be prepared to be brought to a fake location where prices are easily 5X to 10x of the origional. Leave a Comment
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Holy Crab!!! Their House specialty is the Crab with fat and scrumble eggs, simply the best!!! I am from the Philippines and we have the best tasting seafood but somboon's crab is incomparable. We also had huge prawns. the prsentation is very nice but lacks a little salt taste. We also ordered beef with nuts and it is also nice. Their price is very cheap and very large serving. e-mail me at im_bubs@yahoo.com
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