Day 8 cont...As arranged, met Thegame925 & Rossco at La Bamba around 7:30pm for a pre-dinner drink or two. It was Thegame925's last night in Pattaya, so I wanted him to see another side to Pattaya before he departed.
I am normally content to survive on Thai food whilst in Thailand, however lately I've been dining at a whole range of international style restaurants, and have found the food generally to be very good, and the pricing particularly reasonable when compared with western prices.
I'm sure it can be very hit & miss if you don't know where to go, but based on my own experience and the recommendations of others, you eventually build up a repertoire of excellent places to dine, where you can be guaranteed of great food and ocassionally even service to match.
Left La Bamba, and headed to MANTRA for what was definitely the most enjoyable meal I had whilst in town. Mantra is located on Beach Rd, North of Soi 1, next to the Amari Orchid Resort which it's associated with.
http://www.mantra-pattaya.com/ There are actually seven separate kitchens in the place, enabling it to offer Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Western, Mediterranean, Charcoal Grill and Seafood on a single menu.
I'm sure Thegame925 & Rossco would agree that it was a memorable evening, with great service, excellent decor, perfect ambience & delicious food.
Whilst at the restaurant, Mardhi popped in for a quick drink and to finally meet Thegame925 before his departure the following day.
Given we were already in North Pattaya, after dinner we checked out some of the bars on Pattaya 2nd Road near Soi 2 &3 or thereabouts.
Quite a few ladyboys to be found in this area, alhtough the quality was somewhat variable.
I did however spot one very cute ladyboy at The Cosy Bar on Pattaya 2nd Rd (opposite
Big C), who appears in the following photos.
Sign in pub "In case of fire - break glass". Now my beer's gone everywhere, and there's still a fire.
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