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[QUOTE=Retired Army]One of my favorites restaurants in BKK. She is quite famous and the food is excellent. However, I don't remember it being particularly cheap. A little expensive, but well worth the price.[/QUOTE]
Balbir is not cheap and the food is ok. Nothing great. In fact, Bukhara is about the same price range, but the food is much better. IMHO, a much better value is Dosa King across the road from Balbir's.
[QUOTE=Opebo]...can anyone recommend a decent but not over 1,000 baht per person French restaurant in Bkk?/QUOTE]I like to eat at Indigo. It's down at the end of an alley across from Coyote's Restaurant on Silom Soi Convent. You can eat there for 1K baht, not including wine.
[QUOTE=Opebo]Since the topic of restaurants has come up, can anyone recommend a decent but not over 1,000 baht per person French restaurant in Bkk?
I went looking for a place called Cafe de Paris in Patpong area but couldn't find it - I think maybe it has been destroyed.[/QUOTE]
Nic Frenchy recommends some posh restaurants including a French One:
[url]http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showpost.php?p=733579&postcount=217[/url]
But I'm sure it will be too expensive. :D
Why would you want to waste good mongering money on food? :confused:
[QUOTE=Mick Licker]Nic Frenchy recommends some posh restaurants including a French One:
[url]http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showpost.php?p=733579&postcount=217[/url]
But I'm sure it will be too expensive. :D
Why would you want to waste good mongering money on food? :confused:[/QUOTE]
Expensive indeed. I end up paying about 5 to 7k for 2 persons (Aperitif, Apps, Main, Dessert, Wine)
But you can keep under 1000 per persons (without wine and by ordering 2 appetisers instead of 1 appetizer and 1 main).
Yes it is!
After looking again through this forum, I decided to take note of the comments by Mr. Licker and give Tulip a go.
Monday afternoon, public holiday in BKK, what else is one to do?
Anyway my experience is very similiar to those noted by Mr. Licker et al, so I won't bore you with the details. Suffice to say that the front entrance and rooms aren't as grotty as I imagined they would be. I wasn't given any choice of companion when I arrived, I assumed there wasn't many on due to the public holiday. Tuk was the poor woman who had to entertain me or 2 hours, cost 800TBH for the room, and 1500THB for Tuk.
Money well spent, but I came to the conclusion during the session that this porn star stuff ain't for me. Sure it was good novelity value, but not too sure I would make a regular thing of it. Just my opinion only.
Stykler
Any oily massage, always ask for the photo book.
If you do not ask, you do not get to choose.
Obviously Mama has to try to keep the work "evenly" shared, and so if you do not ask for the book, she will give you one of the girls who has not been busy lately. Some may like that "thought". I prefer to choose from the photo's. Or of course ask to see them all in a line up, which in Tulip means going downstairs.
[QUOTE=Stykler]Yes it is!
After looking again through this forum, I decided to take note of the comments by Mr. Licker and give Tulip a go.
Monday afternoon, public holiday in BKK, what else is one to do?
Anyway my experience is very similiar to those noted by Mr. Licker et al, so I won't bore you with the details. Suffice to say that the front entrance and rooms aren't as grotty as I imagined they would be. I wasn't given any choice of companion when I arrived, I assumed there wasn't many on due to the public holiday. Tuk was the poor woman who had to entertain me or 2 hours, cost 800TBH for the room, and 1500THB for Tuk.
Money well spent, but I came to the conclusion during the session that this porn star stuff ain't for me. Sure it was good novelity value, but not too sure I would make a regular thing of it. Just my opinion only.
Stykler[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=NicFrenchy]Expensive indeed. I end up paying about 5 to 7k for 2 persons (Aperitif, Apps, Main, Dessert, Wine)
But you can keep under 1000 per persons (without wine and by ordering 2 appetisers instead of 1 appetizer and 1 main).[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't want to order two appetizers. 3,000 for a man alone wouldn't be too off putting if the food were truly excellent. But do you know any nice little bistros, less over the top, where the normal price would be 1,000 or less? Of course such places exist in Pattaya, but perhaps not in Bangkok, where dining is much more problematic.
[QUOTE=Duniawala]Balbir is not cheap and the food is ok. Nothing great. In fact, Bukhara is about the same price range, but the food is much better. IMHO, a much better value is Dosa King across the road from Balbir's.[/QUOTE]Balbir used to be reasonably cheap but I think that's a couple of years ago. I understood that the owner used to give cooking-lessons on television.
Have you or anyone else on this board ever visited Komala's in Sukhumvit Soi 20?
I only know the Komala's in Singapore: a chain of about about three restaurants. I can say they have good (south-) Indian fast food!
[QUOTE=Opebo] But do you know any nice little bistros, less over the top, where the normal price would be 1,000 or less? Of course such places exist in Pattaya, but perhaps not in Bangkok, where dining is much more problematic.[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately I am not aware of any Bistros that would be 1,000 or less, I wish there was one.
This is why I am going back..
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DA
Strange Questions I know. But I know of the dentists... but anyone ever go to any eye doctor for an eye check up. I'm in one of those banana republic places and don't have real doctors and I'll be in BKK for a long time so thought I'd update my glasses. Any suggestions.
Staying around Soi 22 area but will go anywhere. If I'm not mistaken I've seen some of those quick eye places in some of the shops (maybe Siam's or Emporium or Zen) but can't remember exactly. And looking for one that won't blow the wallet and is an actual good shop with selection of frames.
Thanks guys....
[QUOTE=Tansak KTV]Strange Questions I know. But I know of the dentists... but anyone ever go to any eye doctor for an eye check up. I'm in one of those banana republic places and don't have real doctors and I'll be in BKK for a long time so thought I'd update my glasses. Any suggestions.
Staying around Soi 22 area but will go anywhere. If I'm not mistaken I've seen some of those quick eye places in some of the shops (maybe Siam's or Emporium or Zen) but can't remember exactly. And looking for one that won't blow the wallet and is an actual good shop with selection of frames.
Thanks guys....[/QUOTE]
There's a 'Top Charoen' (chain of eyewear places all over Thailand) on soi 22 on the West side across form the motorcycle taxi stand, close to the Suk intersection. They aren't too expensive. I usually buy my contacts there.
[QUOTE=Tansak KTV]I'm in one of those banana republic places and don't have real doctors and I'll be in BKK for a long time so thought I'd update my glasses. [/QUOTE]
I've had several pairs of glasses made in Bangkok over the years and have always been pleased with the result.
The last pair I got was at a place called World, I think, which is over the railroad tracks on the left hand side at the top end of Sukhumvit, that is past Soi 2 going towards the city. I could be wrong about the name, but there's no confusion, there's no other optician in that spot. The woman spoke excellent English and it only took a day or two.
If you want to go the whole nine yards and see an eye doctor to get a new prescription, go to the eye department at Bumrungrad Hospital. It's not the cheapest hospital in Bangkok but the only one I have personal experience of.
The optician shops have computers and whatnot that will read your prescription, but the advantage of the eye doctor is that they put some drops in your eyes that zero the influence of whatever specs you are currently wearing and then they get your prescription.
[QUOTE=Tansak KTV]Strange Questions I know. But I know of the dentists... but anyone ever go to any eye doctor for an eye check up. I'm in one of those banana republic places and don't have real doctors and I'll be in BKK for a long time so thought I'd update my glasses. Any suggestions.
Staying around Soi 22 area but will go anywhere. If I'm not mistaken I've seen some of those quick eye places in some of the shops (maybe Siam's or Emporium or Zen) but can't remember exactly. And looking for one that won't blow the wallet and is an actual good shop with selection of frames.
Thanks guys....[/QUOTE]
Top Charoen Shops are all over thailand. Their prices range from very reasonable to down-right expensive. if you are going to be in Thailand for a while why don't you check into Lasik Surgery at Bumrungrad. I did several years ago and am glad that I had the surgery.
[QUOTE=Retired Army]Top Charoen Shops are all over thailand. Their prices range from very reasonable to down-right expensive. if you are going to be in Thailand for a while why don't you check into Lasik Surgery at Bumrungrad. I did several years ago and am glad that I had the surgery.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I head to LOS for work often, not holiday or vacation, so going blind for a few days isn't an option ;) ;) of course work might be better off if I was blind.... I seriously just don't have much time available between work and GF to have any long term medical work done.
I will have knee surgery in Thailand hopefully later this year and then will have time to do more items like this.