The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, February 18. The Club meets every Sunday morning at Henry J. Bean’s Restaurant on the north end of Beach Road in the grounds of the Amari Orchid Resort. The program starts as usual at 10:30 a.m. with a buffet breakfast available from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Everyone is warmly welcome. Each week, a guest speaker will provide an informal but interesting talk on a wide range of topics. This will be followed by the lively Open Forum and update on happenings in and around Pattaya. A full report appears each week in Pattaya Mail. For more information about the Sunday meeting and the other weekday activities of the PCEC, see the Club’s website at www. pattayacityexpatsclub.com and learn more about the many and varied activities on offer.

The Pattaya International Ladies Club Monthly coffee morning will be held at Pan Pan, Thappraya Road on Tuesday February 20 at 10.30am. No reservations required. Please contact Kavita on 081 377 5171, kavita_singh00 @hotmail.com, or Stephanie on 089 544 4842, stephanie [email protected], or [email protected]

Pattaya Ex Servicemen’s Club (soon to be the Royal British Legion Pattaya Branch) are holding 2 major events in the not too distant future. In April - travel to the River Kwai for the ANZAC Day Parade, this is an overnight visit. In June - head for Ipoh in Malaysia to attend the service for those who lost their lives in the 1948-1966 campaign. This will be a long weekend break. Anyone interested or who wishes to join the club please call in to Tropical Bert’s, 2nd road Opp Bangkok Bank next to Soi 6/1 or phone Bert on 089 8072335.

The Charity Club of Pattaya meets most Sundays at the Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6. Contact Malcolm on 09 7441040 or Christina on 095 454 185; charityclubofpattaya@ yahoo.com

Enjoy Benihana Sunday Brunch at Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. Benihana is the perfect place for gathering family member and friends for Sunday brunch in Pattaya. Have a really long and lazy lunch with fantastic food and all the enjoyment of watching juggling joking chefs at work cooking just for you at your Teppanyaki table with great jazz songs performed by resident band. The price is just only 1,100++ baht per person inclusive of soft drinks, cocktails and wines. Benihana restaurant is located on the second floor of Royal Garden Plaza Pattaya, opens daily for lunch from 12.00-14.00 Hrs, dinner from 17.00-22.00 Hrs and Sunday Brunch from 11.00-14.00 Hrs. For more information and reservations, call 038 412 120 Ext. 1395.

Mantra Sparkling Charity: 14th Feb - 21st April 2007, get your glad rags on, do the perfect do and sashay on over to Mantra Restaurant & Bar, where Moet Chandon is being served by the glass and by the bottle, as well as in exciting Champagne cocktails. Proceeds from sales will be donated to the ‘Baht for a Better Life’ Foundation, to further the education of and build schools for underprivileged children in Thailand. Crack open the bubbly with Moet Chandon and feel great, then feel even better, as you realise you’re doing your bit for charity! Mantra Restaurant, next to Amari Resort & Hotel, Beach Road, Pattaya.

Amor Restaurant is tempting its customers with a slew of strawberry creations for the strawberry season. For main courses Amor is offering strawberry pork fillet or chicken breasts with fresh strawberries, brandy and black peppercorns served with vegetables and potatoes. For dessert there is fresh strawberry cheesecake and strawberry shortcake, strawberries with yoghurt and Chiang Mai honey and lots more. Amor also offers sugar free desserts, currently available: sugar free raspberry pie, as well as sugar free vanilla ice cream and forest berries sorbet. Amor Restaurant, 244/15 Pattayaland 3, South Pattaya: Tel. 038-710-680 or 081-945-5396.

Come enjoy Casa Pascal Restaurant’s gourmet set menu: Entrees: Crispy duck breast on beetroot and orange salad with sherry vinegar and hazelnut dressing, beef consommé with mushrooms and bone marrow or shrimp and leek tortellini on lemon and caper sauce; Main Course: Pan fried garoupa in macadamia crust with dill potatoes and Kenya beans or lamb chops in potato coat, shallots confit and port wine sauce; Dessert: Fresh raspberries and mascarpone cream cheese mille feullie or premium French cheese. Pattaya 2nd Road in front of Ruen Thai Restaurant. For reservation (038) 723 660, fax (038) 723 659, e-mail: info @restaurant-pattya.com. For more information: www. restaurant-pattaya.com

Ace Cafe BBQ Night in Jomtien. Every Monday is BBQ party night! Come and enjoy a platter of grill steak, sausages, baked potato, corn on the cob and mixed salad, all for only 159 baht! Tickets on sale all week with one lucky winner eating free! Grill fires up at 6.30pm. Don’t be late! Ace Cafe, Hanuman Corner, 089 990 9342.

Patrick’s Belgian Restaurant Presents: Monday: "Osso Bucco" with mashed potatoes. Tuesday: Australian lamb chops (400g) with béarnaise-and mint sauce, veggies and fries. Wednesday: Côte a’l Os or Prime Rib (800g) (2 persons) with beurre Maitre d’Hotel and potato croquets. Thursday: "Ostrich" filet steak, "Archiduc" veggies and potato croquets. Friday: Moules-Frites (Mussels Belgian Style). Saturday: "Cocq au Vin" (chicken casserole) with fries or potato croquets. For reservation call Patrick 08/16872410 or e-mail flyfrog @csloxinfo.com

Café New Orleans, a culinary landmark for over 9 years on eclectic Pattayaland Soi 2, has expanded its Fiesta Filipina menu and added an Additional Special Menu including imported black Angus tenderloin steak, succulent lamb tenderloin, scallops, assorted dinner crepes and chocolate soufflé for dessert. You can order anything from its famous rack of baby back ribs and imported steaks to special gourmet entrées, side dishes and deserts. Chefs coming from some of the top restaurants in Manila prepare delicious Filipino dishes to suit all tastes. For more information or to make a reservation call 038 710 805, fax 038 710 784.

Mercure Hotel Pattaya presents P&P all you can eat pasta and pizza at the Cappuccino Terrace every Wednesday night. Soi 15, 2nd Road, South Pattaya: For more details call 038 425 050.

The Premiership Football Restaurant in Naklua serves delicious English, European, Mexican and Thai food: 200 menu items to choose from in Pattaya’s theatre of sports - with 3 huge projection screens. Located on Naklua Road (opposite Woodlands Resort), 2mins from Dolphin roundabout. Tel. 038 416 670-1 (Open 24hrs).

The Queen Victoria Inn’s Sundays just get better and better! Not only can you tuck into the Sunday Carvery, 3 courses for 320 baht, but you can also be entertained by The Copy Cats band live from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Come and have a great Sunday at the Queen Victoria Inn Soi 6, Tel. 038 425 418.

Shenanigans Irish Pub nightly specials: 12 noon – 11 p.m. Monday Spaghetti Night (160 baht); Tuesday Chop Night (150 baht); Wednesday Steak Night (195 baht); Thursday Curry Night 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. (250 baht); Friday Schnitzel Night (195 baht) 12 noon – 11 p.m.; Saturday Carvery (395 baht) 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.; Sunday Carvery (395 baht) 12 noon – 11 p.m.: The famous Shenanigans Carvery, a choice of 6 different joints, 9 vegetables & potatoes, prawn salad & home made soup, as much as you can eat. Shenanigans the Irish Pub 218/2-4 Moo 10, Royal Garden Resort, Pattaya 2nd Road. Email: [email protected], Phone: 038 710 641, www. shenanigans-pattaya.com

For great tasting Thai food pop along to the Salt and Pepper Restaurant next door to the Flamingo Hotel behind Tuk-Com City on South Pattaya Road (opens Mondays to Saturday from 9am till 10pm). You will see a new exhibition by Pattaya Mail’s cartoonist M.J.B. which you can buy (every baht goes to the Pattaya Orphanage), plus each person who eats a meal and tells the management they have read about this restaurant in the Pattaya Mail can pick up one cheeky cartoon postcard FREE of charge.

Theme Buffet Evenings at the Montien Hotel, Pattaya: Tuesdays - Verandah Coffee Shop, reef & beef international BBQ buffet dinner, 6.00p.m-10.00p.m, Adults baht 650++/Children baht 350++; Wednesdays - La Mer Restaurant, Mediterranean buffet dinner 6.30p.m.10.00p.m, adults baht 550++/children baht 300++; Friday - Verandah Coffee Shop, BBQ & seafood buffet dinner 6.00p.m-10.00p.m, adults baht 650++/children baht 350++; Saturday - Verandah Coffee Shop, international buffet dinner 6.00 p.m.- 10.00 p.m., adults baht 550.-++/ children baht 300++. Bring your family and friends. Sit back, relax and enjoy. For reservations please call 038-428155 ext 1620, 1621, email [email protected]

Jameson’s the Irish Pub has a host of daily specials including on Monday: Fillet steak special 175 baht; Tuesday: Breast of poached chicken with white wine sauce 175 baht; Wednesday: Bangers ‘n’ Mash 165 baht; Thursdays is kebab special night 175 baht; Friday is fish and chips 165 baht. All the specials are served with starter & dessert (except on Thursday). Start from 12.00 noon until 11.00 p.m. As always Jameson’s serves it’s all day and night carvery at the weekends, as much as you can eat for 350 baht. Speckled Hen beer on draft is back in stock as well as bottled Newcastle Brown Ale. Jameson’s Irish Pub, 80/164 Soi Sukrudee (Soi AR), Pattaya, Tel. 038-361-873-4, email [email protected].

The Kilkenny Irish Pub & Restaurant under new management situated in the heart of Pattaya’s vibrant nightlife Walking Street: Our daily promotions include - Monday: fish & chips 199 baht; Tuesday: beef & Guinness pie 199 baht; Wednesday: cottage pie 199 baht. Thursday: Cornish pastie & chips 199 baht; Friday: pork chops & chips 199 baht; Saturday: roast chicken, chips & veg 199 baht & Sunday: roast pork & apple sauce 249 baht with a complimentary glass of wine. Also you can’t go past our Kilkenny Breakfast 99b before 2pm, a great way to cure your hangover. The new Ocean View Terrace is now open ideal for private functions or just relaxing by the water. Live music Monday to Saturday with the popular resident band Metropolis. For details check the website www.kilkennypubpattaya.com

Sunday at Tropical Bert’s – ‘Horses for Courses’ is how the saying goes and you get 3 of them along with 3 choices! Home made soup, your choice of beef, pork or ham along with all the bits and pieces, home made desert all for only 250 baht. During the week bubble and squeak with roast beef on Monday, your choice of meat pie on Tues, midweek roast on Wed, home baked ham on Thurs, cod and chips Fri and the favorite on Sat, Bert’s cottage pie, all at great prices (Tropical Bert’s, 2nd Rd., Soi Yodsak/1, Opp Bangkok Bank), tel. 09 8072335.

Red Hot Chinese New Year at Mantra Restaurant: Trot down to Mantra this February 18th for a fantastic unconventionally traditional 8-course feast! Team Mantra welcomes Chinese and Non-Chinese alike for a delicious dinner, with family and friends, for a long, healthy, happy and fortune-filled life! For more information, please contact tel: +66 (0) 3842 9591 or email: [email protected] and be sure to visit www.mantra-pattaya.com. Mantra Restaurant, next to Amari Resort & Hotel, Beach Road, Pattaya.

Pattaya Gay Festival is holding a street party Viva La Divas in Boyztown, Pattayaland Soi three, on Wednesday 21st February. Admission fee of 300 baht includes 150 baht donation to Heartt 2000 and one free drink. Attractions include Wheel of Fortune (8 p.m.), Toi Entertains (8.30 p.m.), Maisie Trollette (9 p.m.), Street Shows (10.00 p.m.). 20% of all food and drinks sales also to PGF charities. Pay on the night.

Abstract Distractions - Running till 17 February 2007: An exhibition of paintings & photography by Paul de Blieck & Juliette de Salle at Gallery Opium, 315/26 Thepprasit Road, Pattaya. For details call 038 303 040, 0850 847 947, email: [email protected]