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Koh Lon Nui Bay iset Rd V Nai Harn Beach Rawai Beach Koh Man View Point Koh Aeo Phromthep Cape Koh Bon Copyright © 2004 - IMAGE asia Events Co., Ltd. - Thailand Koh Kaeo Koh Hae 75 C1 OUR SYMBOLS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket CONTENTS Where to Eat in Phuket uses a range of symbols in each restaurant listing to represent price range, facilities and REVIEWS 10-21 other relevant aspects of each restaurant. This enables you to compare quickly one restaurant with another, and to LISTINGS 22-140 work out which restaurants meet your needs. PHUKET CITY 22 Price range SOUTH EAST 35 To allow you to compare one restaurant with another, Where to Eat Cape Panwa, Chalong, Rawai & uses the Baht symbol ‘B’ to indicate a price range. This represents Nai Harn the average cost of a full 3-course meal for one person, including KATA/KARON 52 tax & service, but excluding drinks. The price ranges are as follows: PATONG/KALIM 68 B = under 400 Baht BBB = 800 - 1,200 Baht NORTH 121 BB = 400 - 800 Baht BBBB = over 1,200 Baht Mai Khao, Cherngtalay, Kamala, Other symbols Surin, Bang Tao, Koh Kaew, Boat Lagoon & Royal Phuket Marina = Best to book a table = No entertainment DIRECTORY 141 = Booking not necessary = Has smoking area Cover photograph from: = Car park on site = No area for smoking Two Chefs = Parking nearby = Major credit cards OK Where to Eat in Phuket is created by = Live entertainment = No credit cards (Image Asia Events Co., Ltd.) = Has DJ on site = Free Wifi hot spot 90/5 Moo 2, Chaofa Rd. West, 93 Free Wi-Fi Vichit, Muang, Phuket 83000 A2 = Background music Tel: +66 (0) 7626 4491 Fax: +66 (0) 7626 4454 75 B2 6 by Point 65 Sweden Tequila single Your Tequila single becomes a DOUBLE in 10 seconds flat! Assembles in 10 seconds thanks Suitable for children to paddle to the unique Snap-Tap system or play with No roof racks needed, just put it Fun, stable and easy to paddle! Take it apart and bring in boat, Solo or Tandem - all in one in the car recreational vehicle , car etc REVIEWS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket REVIEWS Baan Rim Pa Baan Yin Dee “Location, location, location” as the saying goes. It doesn’t Fusion Restaurant & Grand Piano Bar matter how good you are, if you’re not in the right location, forget Few destinations in the world can host an evening of enjoyment it. That’s why Tom McNamara, Baan Rim Pa creator, almost 20 years with sophisticated flair and unrivalled ambience. Unprecedented ago decided to convert his two-storied teak house overlooking luxury and comfort characterise Baan Yin Dee. “Warm Welcome Kalim and Patong Bays, into a restaurant. Home”, the English translation of Baan Yin Dee, is an apt name Baan Rim Pa has since become one of Thailand’s best-known for this upscale retreat that truly is to be discovered. Personalised and most highly awarded restaurants, with a reputation stretching service with traditional Thai charm and hospitality, the pleasing much further. It is perched on a cliff , with panoramic views of sounds of the piano and the superb dinner make for a relaxing Patong Beach to the Bay of Kalim and the constant swish of the surf occasion. on the rocks below. It didn’t take long to decide on a meal, as we’d The menu boasts a delightful variety of Western and Thai already studied the Baan Rim Pa cookbook that afternoon and had dishes. The Thai Appetizer Trio is a superb sampling of Thai a fair idea of what we wanted to sample. However, the well-trained favourites. The Tod Man Goong, a deep fried shrimp cake, staff were there to assist with recommendations. the Por Pia Tod, crispy spring rolls and the Kanom Pang Nah We chose four plates: Goong Choob Paeng Thod (battered Moo, deep fried minced pork on sliced mini baguette, offer a and deep-fried shrimp), Gaeng Liang Goong (herbed soup of welcome introduction in some tastes and textures of Thai food. vegetables and prawns), Panaeng Ped (creamy curry with duckling) Complement it with a cream of forest mushroom soup topped and Pla Nueng Manow (steamed fi sh with lemon), with a bottle of with a milky foam and deep fried mushroom, the Mushroom Allegrini, Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 1999 from Baan Rim Latte, and the evening is off to great beginnings. Pa’s award-winning wine cellar. A wine to savour while enjoying the selection of International Spotlights highlighted dancing branches next to our table, the food is the Italian red, VOGA Quattro 2007, a blend of four varietals atmosphere that brings thousands of diners each year was in full that fuse to provide a flavour to accompany all dishes. swing – and the food arrived. The Panaeng Ped deserves special The international and fusion flare at BYD come alive in the mention. The duck, simmered in coconut milk, is sweet and just a dishes so delicately prepared and presented. The White Snapper touch piquant. The shrimps, plump, fresh and tender were served in crispy Pancetta skin served with warm lentil salad and potato with Chinese plum sauce and a red chili dip. The herbed soup was basil straw and the BYD Fusion, chicken breast stuffed with scallops perhaps outdone by the stronger fl avours of the duck and prawn, and served with herb gnocchi and asparagus scented cherry and when the steamed fi sh arrived I found the meat fell off the bone and the lemon perfectly complemented the fi sh. tomato lay testimony to Chef Fabien’s creativity in preparing and introducing ingredients to produce delectable delights. There are some restaurants that can, for a fl eeting moment, encapsulate the word ‘romantic’ and then there are those that Sweet treats are a distinctive roundup to a wonderful meal fl ing their tacky version of romance full in your face. Here, with and enhance the timeless quality of the evening. The Chocolate Tommy Doyle playing classics on his grand piano, Fondant, a hot chocolate cake with a melting chocolate centre, is the sea breeze and the delicate aromas of world- a decadent dessert and tasteful treat. class cooking in the air, The House by the Sea was And a terrific roundup to the meal? Cappuccino, ice cream and the most romantic place I’d eaten in a long, long a spectacular view of Patong Beach! while. An upscale venue catering to tourists and locals alike, BYD Winners of the Wine Spectator Award of provides an unsurpassed dining experience. With superb food, Excellence from 2002 to 2010, Baan Rim Pa delivers piano music and hospitality in a stylish environment, it doesn’t the defi nitive Phuket dining experience. get any better than this. 63 74 10 See listing page 71 Tel: 0 7634 0789, 0 7634 1768 B5 G5 See listing page 72 Tel: 0 7629 4104-6 ext 5 11 REVIEWS Where to Eat in Phuket Where to Eat in Phuket REVIEWS Café de France La Boucherie That a quaint yet luxurious boutique hotel setting while seated Often it is the small pleasures that you find in a restaurant that al fresco on a second floor terrace that overlooks the serene make a dining experience stand out from all others. Good environment of a swimming pool and lush gardens in the early food at a good price, friendly and effi cient service and a cosy evening hours isn’t the most enjoyable way to savour a dining atmosphere are just several ingredients that contribute to an occasion is an understatement. Dine on a delicious array of French evening out and encourage you to come back to that special food amongst the traditional delicacies offered from the cuisine dining place.