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"... loads of scrumptious Thai, veggie
and Western fare." Lonely Planet, 2005
"A
delicious restaurant..." M.R.
Thanatsri Svastivat, Thai Rath, 29 April 2007
"... long and delicious menu ... very
good-value Italian wines." Rough Guide, 2006
"The
best steak I've had in 13 years in Thailand" • "Best Thai
food we've had in two months touring the country" • "The
carbonara's better than [5-star hotel in Bangkok] •
"I think we'll come back to Sichang the next time we're in Thailand,
just for Pan's food"
167 Asdang Road, 200 m before Rama V Palace,
next to Marine Police tel 038 216 075
Open: 11:00 to 21:30 weekdays, 08:30 to 22:00 Saturday & holidays, 08:30
to 20:30 Sunday. Closed
Wednesday - Reservations advisable Friday & Saturday
Cuisine: Authentic Thai, Italian, French, vegetarian
Ambiance: **** Open air garden and rustic pavilion
Food quality: ****
Service: *** / ****
Typical supper for two B450
Those are unpaid reviews and genuine guest comments. But let's be up front about it: we run Pan & David, and we run this website. We think it's a good restaurant, and so do a lot of other people--thanks to fresh seafood (live crabs), an attractive garden, really friendly service, English-language paperbacks and newspapers, plus truly good cooking. And take a look at our wine list, now with some superb wines like Chateau Leoville Barton 1994 for B4,900--thousands less than you'd pay in a big hotel!
Our food's good because we've been putting our heart into our kitchen for a long time, and because we use the best ingredients--jumbo prawns from island waters, real grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese from Italy, extra-virgin olive oil, Modena balsamic vinegar, sea salt, Greek Kalamata olives, herbs from our own organic garden. You can enjoy Thai dishes from subtle to volcanic, great pasta, fine sandwiches or a small selection of first-class European entrees. Not to mention home-made ice cream in flavors like maple pecan, cantaloupe sorbet, fresh strawberry and butter almond.
• Spicy-sour
shrimp soup (tom yam kung) B140 •
• Whole sea bass (white snapper) steamed in soy sauce B320•
• Tuna melt sandwich with New Zealand cheddar B140•
• Crisp-fried tuna steak with green peppercorns B160 •
• Spicy grilled pork salad (namtok muu) B95 • Squid tempura
B100•
• Steamed crab B220 (500 grams) • Crab fried rice
B60 • Garlic bread B70 •
• Home-made fettucine with asparagus & anchovies B195 •
• Spaghetti all'Amatriciana (fresh tomato sauce and bacon, Parmesan)
B150 •
• Free-range chicken sweet green curry B140 •
• Mixed salad with balsamic dressing B100•
• Filet mignon with wild mushroom sauce, French fries and
vegetables B395 •
• Pork cutlet
with three-peppers sauce, French fries and vegetables B220 •
Lek Tha Wang
by Rama V Palace entrance tel 038 486 210
Open: 07:30 to 19:30
Cuisine: Thai, seafood a specialty
Ambiance: * rural basic
Food quality: ***
Service: **
Typical supper for two B320
Lek's has long been the island's
best-known restaurant, has featured in a couple of TV shows,
and still attracts large groups coming to the island for a
quick samlor tour and a big meal.
There are often hard-to-find-elsewhere seafood items, like
the delicious scallop relative hoi takataai (also known
as hoi fan krataai, rabbit's-tooth shells) and hoi
nom saao, the maiden's breast conch. Seafood is your best
bet here, especially the soups and fried fish.
Sichang Palace
Center of town at the base of the
biggest pier
Open: 07:00 to about 22:00 every day
Cuisine: Thai, Chinese, Western
Ambiance: ** typical hotel coffee shop
Food quality: */ **
Service **
Typcial supper for two B340
Ko Sichang's only air-conditioned restaurant, not an unimportant point at lunchtime on a windless March day. Most of the Thai dishes are standards of acceptable if not inspired quality; the Chinese are often just as good, but more variable. The Western items on the menu are very often not available, and nothing special when you can get them.
Nok 'n' Noi
180 m before Rama V Palace, diagonally
opposite Pan & David (no English sign)
Open: 09:00 to about 22:00 every day
Cuisine: Thai
Ambiance: ** basic
Food quality: ***
Service **
Typcial supper for two B360
A long-established operator in a new location: worth visiting. What the variety of seafood to choose from may occasionally lack is made up for by good cooking. Like Lek Tha Wang, most reliable for seafood
Baan Bai Fern
Asdang Road about 300 meters beyond
Tiew Pai tel 038 216 138
Open: 09:00 to 21:00 almost every day
Cuisine: Urban Thai, Chinese
Ambiance: ** well lit, simple
Food quality: **
Service **
Typical supper for two B350
Reliable no-nonsense food in considerable variety, with several good Chinese-influenced dishes. The inside seating is a little institutional, and if you like full-blooded Thai cooking you'll probably find the seasoning a bit sweet and bland, but you can count on fresh, well-prepared dishes.
There's no trendy food on Ko Sichang, but it is a great place to eat. First and foremost, we recommend Pan & David, about 200 meters before the palace entrance. Read at left to find out why we like the place so much.
There are a lot of other places you can get good food, too. The obvious thing to look for is seafood. The island's fleet of squid boats in particular means that squid here seems like a completely different thing from what you get served in Bangkok. We just don't bother to order it anywhere off island. Several places have live crabs, too, and very big (up to about 180 g each) prawns--all at extremely low prices compared to major tourist destinations, typically 70% cheaper.
Apart from the places below, there are dozens of noodle shops and pushcarts for a quick snack, usually pretty good value, too.
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