Pattaya Ex Servicemen’s Club (soon to be the Royal British Legion Pattaya Branch) is holding 2 major events in the not too distant future. In April we travel to the River Kwai for the ANZAC Day Parade, this is an overnight visit. In June we head for Ipoh in Malaysia to attend the service for those who lost their lives in the 1948-1966 Campaign. We intend to make this 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; [email protected]

March Promotion at Henry J. Bean’s Bar and Grill: Take a journey through the delights of Mexican cooking this month with the newest creations from the Mexican kitchen, as well as evergreens such as sizzling hot fajitas and tremendous burritos, perfect with a Mexican tequila! For reservation please contact the guest relations at 0 3842 8323 or for more information please contact Orapin Musiknavabutr and Martin Kroeni at Tel. 038 428 161, 038 428 323, email: [email protected], [email protected]

Oliver Twists Old English Pub, Central Road (opp. Nova Lodge Hotel features: Monday: Homemade steak and ale pie, mashed potatoes and vegetables only 150bt. Tuesday: Steak night, prime rump steak 10oz. 250bt. Wednesday: Ladies night; Thursday: Pint and a curry. Choose from an excellent selection of draught lager and ale. Friday: Traditional Friday night favourite! Battered cod, chips and peas. 175bt. Saturday: Free! International style buffet served between 2pm and 6pm. Sunday: Where else to eat an English Sunday roast! Choice of beef, pork or chicken, 250bt. Entertainment Tuesday and Sunday evening with Rose. For further information please contact Oliver Twist Bar on 038 429 262 or Louise on 086 909 9202.

Enjoy Benihana Sunday Brunch at Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. Benihana is the perfect place for gathering family members and friends for Sunday brunch in Pattaya. Have a really long and lazy lunch with fantastic food and all the enjoyment of watching the juggling, joking chefs at work cooking just for you at your Teppanyaki table with great jazz songs performed by the 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.

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.

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: Mixed grill (chicken, pork and steak filet) with a brandy pepper sauce, fried potatoes and veggies. 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 [email protected]

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.

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] .co.th, 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 Monday 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 you family and friends. Sit back, relax and enjoy. For reservations please call 038-428155 ext 1620, 1621, E-mail [email protected].

The Kilkenny Irish Pub & Restaurant is situated in the heart of Pattaya’s vibrant nightlife Walking Street. 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. Our new Ocean View Terrace is now open ideal for private functions or just relaxing by the water. We have live music Monday to Saturday with our very own popular resident band Metropolis. For details check our 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 we have 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 our 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.

The Directors of Gallery Opium cordially invite you to "Only One Point", an exhibition of mixed media and oil on corrugated iron paintings by Panuwat Hoonbamrung & Wittaya Pised: Saturday, March 3 at 6:30pm, at Gallery Opium, 315/26 Thepprasit Road, Pattaya City. Dress code: smart casual, RSVP/details: 038 303 040, 0850 847 947, email: [email protected]

The Royal Cliff Wine Club, Asia’s leading wine club, is hosting another prestigious event - Mouton Rothschild Wine Gala Dinner - at the Grillroom & Wine Cellar, Royal Cliff Beach Hotel, on Friday, 9 March. Featuring seven precious wines from one of the most respected châteaux in the world - Château Mouton Rothschild. The wines will be presented personally by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, general manager Thierry Estrada de Tourniel. The tickets are priced at only 4,200 baht net per person for the dinner, which includes a glass of each champagne and dinner wines totaling eight varieties of wines, a masterfully crafted seven-course gourmet dinner, tea/coffee with royal macaroons. Strictly limited seats are offered for this event through prepaid reservation only. The Royal Cliff Wine Club is open to limited new memberships. For applications or enquiries, email to: [email protected]

The Kilkenny privilege card has arrived for the local punter. The cardholder will be entitled to Guinness & Kilkenny pints 165b & local bottled beer 79b all day, every day. Sign up by emailing Stewart at Kilkenny’s website: www. kilkennypubpattaya.com or drop into Kilkenny’s on Walking Street.