Ko Tao Restaurants

Found this place just by wandering around the bungalows, shops and cafes. It is well known as everything is on the east side of the island as everything is so close to eachother. If you get lost looking for it, which is virtually unheard of, just ask someone! We went on our holiday hoping to have as much Thai food as possible and not touch Western or Chinese food, and so when we found this shack type place we wandered in. They have some tables and chairs but mostly they have very low tables and you sit on the floor on these really comfortable cushions which have a back rest. So to feel more authentic, we went for the floor tables. There are birds everywhere there is food in Thailand it seems, but I dont know the name of these birds, (so if anyone wants to help out?) they are black with bright orange beaks. They are scavengers almost, ready for that second you leave your table to get to your plate before the waitress clears it up..quite fun to watch! The surroundings are fun as well as you have a dense forest like situation going on behind the restaurant (its all made of wooden pillars so there is no glass or front door so you get to see everything around you) and in front you have the main road where you can people watch. They also have a television where you can watch TV programmes (they have satellite) or dvds they may be showing that night.

We first tried the Panang Curry not having any idea what it would be like and some spring rolls, when in Rome and all that...but they didn't have spring rolls so we saw a dish called 'Thai Fries' on the menu instead. So unaware of what they were going to be like our minds started wandering to possible delights! They have big jugs of water on the table so more often than not you don't need to order anything to drink, although when you see the mango, banana, strawberry, kiwi milkshakes come out from the kitchen, you do start to think that might be a better idea!He he! Our curry came and what we usually ended up doing was splitting everything so we could try different dishes. It was a curry with lots of veg which pleased me and after two mouthfuls, my mouth was on FIRE!!!!! But such a great FIRE that I couldn't get enough of it..I wanted more and more and in between mouthfuls of FIRE pleasure I was knocking back the water, knocking back the banana milkshake(yes I couldnt resist!) and anything else I could get my hands on! Then the Thai Fries came out. They are regular fries but fried in a black pepper batter and served with a delicious sweet chilli sauce. Oh wow, my tastebuds were in pure heaven! And the great thing was that the fries only cost 40Baht (about 10yuan for those in China reading, and 70p for those in the West). The bill didnt come to more than 140Baht for food. Needless to say, we paid this place a visit nearly everyday!!!

Ko Tao Hotels

Ko Tao Restaurants

Visiting Ko Tao?

Visiting Ko Tao?