King of Coffee Pratumnak Soi5

THIS IS ACTUALLY A REVIEW OF THEIR NEWEST LOCATION NEAR ROYAL GARDEN PLAZA IN PATTAYA ON BEACH ROAD.

I do not drink the tap water from my condo, restaurants, or other establishments. It is advised when in other countries that bottled water is the safer way to go. So, there I was at a new coffee location in Pattaya, and often I drive around looking for a good cup of coffee. I drink it black, as I want the flavor. My cup, as I watched the baristas, is made, mostly of hot water, and a shot of black coffee added, disappointed to see that. (But this too is not uncommon, as other cofffee stands practice this method). I sit down, raise it to my nose to inhale that fresh coffee smell. I could smell the ocean, I could smell the city itself, but my cup of coffee didn't have that smell that a coffee lover comes to appreciate. Next I taste it, and that was no better. I waited cleared my palate for another taste, and still tasted of mostly water. I was really disappointed, as it's only 5 baht more than the average cost of a coffee in Pattaya. And if its good then what's .15 US cents more. The problem is it just wasn't a good cup. Sadly I get better cups at 7/11, and thats not the best by far. Upon realizing that I've had Similar tasting cups of coffee before, and that the problem at other establishments I have experienced before, were not just a watered down cup, but that they too were using water from the tap. Water that sits in the sun all day in plastic collection tanks on roof tops. Thus that kind of water just doesn't compliment a cup of coffee. It sad when the desire to make money and save while doing it, often takes a back seat to quality. I would really have liked to say that it's a great cup, as the doughnut stand which would be great with it is mere meters away. I guess anyone can buy packages of Coffee, brew it and sell it for profit, but in all honesty that doesnt mean they know what they are doing.