Phuket Backpacker Bar X Hideout — Restaurant in Patong

Nice atmosphere. Good music. Occasional free shots. Several beer pong tables. Lots of hostels have special deals there so the place is packed 10:00 pm onwards with solo travellers and groups from party hostels etc. They have a girl or two they've hired to bring guys to the bar and make them buy drinks all night, but i suppose that's very common everywhere now. It's frankly a much better place to have a good time than Bangla Street itself. Recommended for groups and solo travellers. If you stay at Mad Monkey hostel, you get a free shot every time you...

The staff are super friendly as are the bartenders and management! There is always a good turn out thanks to promoters like Derek and the rest. I've met people from Norway, Canada, the USA, Sweden and the list goes on and on. Drinks are fairly priced. You can go inside and play "beer pong" they have a bunch of tables or dance around. The outside seating is my favorite as that's where I meet the most people from different countries. I always meet foreigners here like myself and have nothing to complain about....

The bar lady stole money from me and tried to have me kicked out. She clearly thought I was drunk, as I arrived late to meet a group of friends. Unfortunately for her, it was my first drink of the night. I paid with a 500 baht note and she gave me change for 100. Then she went to hide in the office when I questioned her, and she had the bar staff ask me to leave. That woman is a THIEF. Who knows how much money she's stolen from customers. Be on your guard. Count...