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Community Happenings is an opportunity for all
clubs, businesses, hotels, restaurants and entertainment outlets to
inform the Pattaya Mail’s readers what new “happenings” are coming
up. Send us your happening by email to: [email protected]
or by fax 038 427 596.
Clubs
Pattaya City Expats Club meets on
Sunday mornings at Henry J Beans Restaurant and Pub at the Amari Orchid Resort
at the north end of Beach Road from 9:30-10:30 for buffet breakfast, and from
10:30-12:30 for entertaining speakers and open forum. Everyone welcome.
To all would be members and visitors, tonight the Pattaya
Motorcycle Club meeting will not be at the usual venue as they are all up
in Chiang Mai for their annual Bike Weekend, so they will probably be
conducting a meeting of sorts in the Ba Ba Bor Bor Bar, Chiang Mai. However,
as of next Friday, December 12, the meeting is as usual at the “Old
Speckled Hen” pub, Soi 9, Jomtien Beach from 8 p.m. onwards. Come along,
meet new friends and enjoy “Bike Club Happy Hours” where from 8 till 10
its 10 baht off all beers and soft drinks and 15 baht off all spirits. New
runs to be organized from day trips to the beach to 2, 3 or 4 day tours to…
well, where d’you wanna go? Contact Martin 09 990 9342 or Az 09 935 6011.
Dining
Special treats for Father’s Day at the Amari
Orchid Resort on December 5 starting from 7 p.m. with the theme East meets
West; a variety of Thai and Asian delicious cuisine and huge pizza pasta
buffet as a hit of the night. Bring family along and your “daddy” will get
a free dinner. 425 baht ++per person, children (under 12 years) half price.
For more information kindly contact Michael Goetz or Orapin Musiknavabutr at
038 428 161 or email: [email protected]
Shenanigans Pattaya’s A La Carte Menu
has many new items + all the usual weekly specials, including the Wednesday
steak special of a large bowl of home made soup, 400 gram t-bone steak, a
mound of chips and salad served with homemade bread and butter all for 195
baht. What you see is what you pay at Shenanigans, no added tax or service.
Shenanigans Irish Pub, Pattaya Second Road, in front of the Marriott Resort
& Spa.
At Casa Pascal Restaurant everything is special. Not
only Pascal’s design of the restaurant, but also the presentation of the
dishes and drinks. Imported Tasmanian rock oysters and fresh
white asparagus are now the best sellers at Casa Pascal. You can also
enjoy the 580 baht wine & dine menu featuring a 3-course
meal with smoked salmon and shrimps as a starter, beef tenderloin, and crepe
suzette for dessert, including white and red wine as much as you like.
Cigarettes & cigars available! Casa Pascal is located on 2nd Road,
opposite Marriott Resort & Shenanigans, just in front of Ruen Thai
Restaurant. Reservations recommended. Tel. 038 723 660.
With the festive season being just a couple of weeks away,
Hans at the Paradise Restaurant is offering guests a special
gourmet Christmas and New Year menu. Both set menus feature three
appetizers, two soups, five main dishes and two desserts to choose from. There
is something for everyone’s taste. The Christmas menu is served on Christmas
Eve, and all day on Dec 25 from noon till closing for only 695 baht and the
New Year menu is priced at 795 baht. Those are some of the best value festive
menus in town. Both menus will be listed in the Pattaya Mail later this
month, or call the Paradise Restaurant for more information. Early
reservations are highly recommended. And for those who look for some thing
different, the Paradise Restaurant is Pattaya’s first and only casual dining
restaurant specializing in exotic food, including ostrich, kangaroo, emu,
crocodile and deer, a dining experience you won’t regret and forget. Open
daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Paradise Restaurant is located opposite the
Royal Garden Plaza and Marriott Resort, 215/62-63 on 2nd Road. Tel./Fax: 038
723 177
Experience an International Buffet for only
150 baht per person on the 1st and 15th day of every month at Number One
Food & Drink, Thappraya Road, Jomtien Beach, less than 100 meters from
KFC, tel. 038 233 790 or 01 754 8031.
The rugby may be over but there is still plenty of football
to be seen in the Queen Victoria Inn (Soi Yodsak 6), with their big
screen and 5 TVs, your sure to find a place to watch your favorite team.
Saturday is also a spit roast chicken and ribs day and of course Sunday is the
all you can eat carvery for only 290 baht.
The Sala Rim Nam Restaurant has an idyllic setting
in the Marriott Resort & Spa’s tropical garden. Housed in an open timber
Thai sala shaded by palm trees and overlooking delightful lotus ponds. Every
Friday and Saturday evening the Floating Night Market will not
only excite the eyes but also the palate. An amazing array of exotic food
overloads wooden barges floating on the tranquil waters of the lotus ponds.
The Sala Rim Nam Thai Cuisine opens daily from 6pm to 10pm. For reservations
call 038 412 120 ext. 1321.
Pat’s Pies is currently taking orders for
Christmas and New Year (first come - first served) to take-away or
delivery to your home or offices. The Christmas menu can be picked up at the
3rd Road shop or call 038 723 302, 038 723 598 and they will drop the menu off
to you.
Christmas is always special at Greg’s Kitchen,
this year’s menu is served all day December 25 and 26. Enjoy Old English ham
& pea soup, traditional roast turkey, roast & mashed potatoes, sage
& walnut stuffing, bacon chipolatas, buttered carrots, garden peas,
cranberry sauce, chocolate Christmas and Yule log with ice-cream, for 850
baht. Book early to avoid disappointment. Full menu also available, for
reservations see Greg at Greg’s Kitchen 2nd Road opposite Soi 6 Tel. 038 361
227.
The Montien Hotel, Pattaya has plenty of Christmas
goodies at the Bakery Shop from December 30. Every conceivable
Christmas goodie you could wish for is available this month at the Bakery Shop
from Yuletide logs to gingerbread and Christmas cake-plus more! Don’t miss A
Candle-Lit Christmas at La Mer Restaurant on Christmas Eve, Dec.24,
from 6.30 p.m-10.30 p.m. There may never be a white Christmas in Pattaya, but
you’ll be hard pressed finding a more authentic Christmas celebration than
at La Mer! The Christmas Eve dinner menu features a sumptuous multi-course
festive dinner with all the traditional trimmings. Come and share that special
Christmas feeing. Be entertained by the resident pianist and enjoy carol
singing. Santa will have gifts for the children. Adults baht 1,400++, children
baht 750++ For reservations call the Montien Hotel, Pattaya on 038 428 155 ext
1620-1 or email: [email protected]
Entertainment
A pool table AND a new cook?
This pub knows no bounds! That’s right folks, visit the “Old Speckled
Hen” on Soi 9 just off Jomtien Beach Road and play on the super new
granite bed 8x4 pool table whilst a professional cook prepares your choice of
the best high calorie ‘comfort food’ bar grub around. Steak or chicken
pies with chips or mash ‘n gravy ‘n peas; burgers; sausage egg ‘n chips;
BLT sarnies or a great all day breakfast at only 70 baht! Great new Happy
Hours on Mon – Thurs 4 p.m. till 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m. till 10 p.m. and Sat
& Sun during any live screened Premiership Football match, 10 baht knocked
off all beers and soft drinks and 15 baht off all spirits. This weekend
featuring Newcastle v Liverpool, Leeds v Chelsea or Man. Utd. v Aston Villa,
Everton v Man. City and Southampton v Charlton. Pop on over… user friendly,
and they’ve got a smashing clean khazi too!
Elvis is live on stage every Wednesday evening at
the Captain’s Corner Steak House. Bar-B-Q eat all you can 295 baht+
vat. The Captain’s Corner air-conditioned minivan will pick you up free of
charge within the Pattaya Jomtien Area. Book your tables at 038 364314, George
Sinatra sings your favorite romantic songs every evening at the Captain’s
Corner
Indie recording artist Singletrackmind (STM)
has launched his debut full length CD entitled No Reason on the Fat Boys
Records label with distribution by Pony Canyon Inc. Selected tracks were mixed
by multi-Grammy engineer Tom Lord-Alge in Miami (Avril Lavigne, Steve Winwood,
Dave Matthews, Phil Collins) and multi-Australian Recording Industry Awards
engineer Greg Henderson, amongst others. This CD promises to be a strong
heartfelt debut by this explosive rock debutant. Rock this life…Welcome to
the world of Singletrackmind, for one show only @ Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya
December 6.
Come listen and dance to InXchange at the
Moon River Pub, and whilst there, try some great Thai and
Western food and enjoy the Beer Promotion! Every guest
receives a beer card with the first liter of beer they buy. Every liter of
beer that has been ordered after the first will be marked on the card, and
after consuming 9 liters of beer you will get one liter free of charge. The
card is valid for 3 months. This promotion is only valid for draft beer and
not for bottles. The Moon River Pub, Thai Garden Resort North Pattaya Road.
Events
Mark this date in your diary. Saturday December 13 at the “Old
Speckled Hen” pub on Soi 9 just off Jomtien Beach Road where they will
be celebrating “mine host and head rooster” Martin’s “21 twice plus
3” birthday with the usual spit on a pig, buffet ‘n all the trimmings and
great Happy Hour drinks discounts during the evenings Man. Utd. v Man. City
Derby. Harleys, Hammers ‘n Hash House Harriers welcome, balloon chasers
bugger off!
The annual PSC Christmas party is now being
arranged; hopefully it will be the best one yet. There will be an
international buffet, lots of spirits, beer and of course the fabulous lottery
consisting of gold as well as many other nice prizes. The party will again be
held at the Town In Town Hotel, doors open at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December
17. A nominal charge for members is 300 baht, members are allowed to bring one
guest at a charge of 600 baht, the reason for limiting members to one guest is
PSC expects a full house and do not want to turn members away. Tickets are
required and will be on sale at the Pattaya Sports Club office starting
on Monday, December 1 through till December 16 unless sold out. Please bring
your valid PSC membership card when purchasing tickets.
Promotions
Art Classes at
Art Café’s ‘Art Factory’ every Saturday afternoon given
by Miss Beau, a talented artist from Pattaya. Taught art techniques include
object coloring, pencil, water and pastel painting, engraving and others.
Classes are held 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday afternoons. All working
materials as well as ‘high tea’ and refreshments are included. After-class
activities include fun and games at the poolside, in the big garden or at
Wongamat Beach. Spoken languages are English and Thai. Just 280 baht net per
child. Please call or send an email for registration and/or further
information. Phone 038 367 652, email: [email protected]
The Bangkok Pattaya Hospital invites everyone on
December 5 for a special Father’s Day Special Health
Promotion, 50% discount on all check up packages. Many special tests are also
available at special prices. December 5 from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. at the
hospital’s main lobby. Check up vouchers valid until February 29, 2004 and
don’t miss special guest appearance by Santa on December 20, bring the kids
too! For more information contact: Reina or Jarunee, the International
Marketing Department, Bangkok Pattaya Hospital on 038 427 777 ext. 3420-1,
Fax: 038 427-770 or email: [email protected]
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