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Dining Out: PolTony’s Restaurant & Mini-Golf - another secret revealed
Half Time, Change Sides: During the recent crackdown on licences and closing times, the officers charged with making sure that tourists didn’t spend too much of their holiday money in watering holes and that most of them managed to get back to their hotel for a good night’s sleep, concentrated their efforts on boozers employing females and those who would be female.However, concerned officials are now turning their hoses on the pink palaces. Basically, they are leaving no shirt unlifted in determining whether boozers, most of which are located in Sunee Plaza, Pattayaland Soi 3 (Boyztown) and Soi Day-Night 2, have the requisite licences. The word is that those places that fail the paper test will be compelled to shut their doors for up to 30 days or more. I’m in Paradise: The Paradise Club lounge lizard libation room, located towards the Beach Road end of Soi 8, is currently offering all night happy hour on Sunday’s with all liquids at just 55 baht (except Remy Martin and cocktails). Considering I coughed up 55 baht for a glass of syrupy pineapple juice at a tiny beer boozer in Soi Happy just recently, I think 55 baht for almost any drink in an air-conditioned lounge lizard den to be more than generous. Wobble out of the Warbler: The official grand opening extravaganza funfest party is due to take place at The Warbler 2 lounge lizard libation room and noshery (situated at the front of the Baiyoke Hotel, just across the road from the long-established Golden Dragon beer boozer and body paint shop) this weekend. The Warbler 2 wants to concentrate on its excellent Mexican-style nosh and following the opening party - and for the foreseeable future - all drinks will be sold at the bargain basement price of 30 baht. The joint kicks off at around 4:00 p.m. and continues until 2:00 a.m. The original Warbler is in Bangkok, just around the corner and down the street from the Nana Entertainment Plaza, and has built a steady following among expats and regulars in the Big Chilli. Ahoy, you swabbies: For those who like to saunter around Fun Town’s number one dine and dash street - namely Soi 6 - but don’t want to be hassled by young, and not-so-young, lasses suggesting a closer look at their etchings, then a good and friendly place to watch the comings and goings is the Jack Tar beer boozer. Drinks are reasonably priced and there’s a good variety menu available for those who get a bit hungry watching all the primping and preening at the entrances to less salubrious locations. You never know just who you might spot ducking in when they think no-one’s looking. Quasimodo on the line: I doubt there would be a beer boozer in town that could top the following story. A regular customer to the Atlantic beer boozer and magic pool ball hall (Soi 3, opposite the Sabai Room bathing salon) was back in France and, although only a couple of days from returning to Fun Town, to get in the mood he got on the blower to the owner and asked him to ring the bell. The owner told his friend that the joint was packed with customers and ringing the bell would cost a small fortune (probably the equivalent of giving Notre Dame Cathedral a fresh coat of paint). However, the ebullient Frenchman was insistent and so the deed was duly performed with the phone placed close enough to the bell so that the latter-day Quasimodo could hear the cheers from the assembled multitude. The Frenchman duly arrived a few days later and happily settled his account. Talk about premature excitation. My e-mail address is: [email protected]
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The
restaurant building is separate from the mini-golf section and has an
immediate “European” feel to it with its high ceiling beams and
steeply pitched roof. Tables are decked out with blue covers, and the
seats are also padded and covered. There is a bar along one corner and a
large screen TV in another. The background music also tends to be
European, and there is good reason for this. The two partners in the
business, Paul and Tony (PolTony’s, get it) are passionate Belgians! (Do
not ask for “French” fries!)
Hot
starters are next (around B. 250) with New Zealand mussels, a Brussels
asparagus and a prawns ‘Symphony’ served with black caviar beurre
blanc sauce and a curry rice tart. As you can see, these are no
“ordinary” items.