Khrua Khiang Khluen — Restaurant in Phetchaburi Province

Stayed at the Sofitel SO at Cha-Am and there's not much around the hotel. Found this restaurant on Google maps and it had decent reviews. It's a good 15 minute walk from the hotel along some back streets but is relatively easy to find.

Arrived at the restaurant at 8pm (on a Wednesday) and it was very quiet with only one table of local guests. The place is quite large but with no one there it seemed a bit deserted.

The staff didn't speak much English, but there was a extensive English menu (with Thai translations for each item). Everything was served within 10 minutes from ordering and it was good solid Thai food.

We had some Thai staples, the Tom Kha Gai (Tamarind Coconut Milk Soup with Chicken) and Fried Morning Glory were really good. We also had stir-fried Chicken with garlic and Prawns with basil and chili.

Everything was quite tasty and we were pleasantly surprised when the bill came and it was just under 600baht (USD17 - for the both of us).

It was a very pleasant experience - and the two friendly...

Nice seafood restaurant right by the beach. Great choice of dishes available with friendly service. We were served really quickly and everything tasted fresh and delicious. We tried bbq prawns, a whole sea bass with crispy garlic, crab fried rice and squid with red curry sauce and it was all delicious and really cheap - with drinks and a tip for four people it was just 1500baht. No desserts available that we could see though. Beach is full of shells - but also lots of litter - it’s not the job of the restaurant to pick it up but perhaps a few litter picks for a small discount off the bill would entice more tourists in - we were the only westerners who eating here - not that this is...

First the excellent: 3 flavour fish (not on the menu) & green papaya salad

Then the excellent for some: Tom yum goong (hot and sour prawn soup), which was far too chilli-hot for us even though we said “ped nit noy”, meaning little spicy

Average: crab with spring onion & servic, with few servers and fewer English speakers, so rely on google translation

Good and bad: green curry with prawns had a very good flavour but again was far too chilli-hot for us even though we said “ped nit noy” again - but, worst of all, the prawns were stale and mushy (this was midweek with half a dozen tables occupied by satisfied Thai families, so no excuse)

Terrible: gai tom kha (chicken and...