View Talay Restaurant — Restaurant in Phetchaburi Province

I am so pleased this restaurant is still here after the pandemic! You really need to check these days as so many have closed down.

Came here with my family and drove the 20 mins from Hua Hin to here to eat well. It is a family restaurant which is open air and very relaxed. It is very close to the beach although we did not see anything as we arrived in the evening. I am not sure it even has a view to the beach although a few short steps will get you there.

Food stands out here, really fresh, large portions and absolutely delicious. We were a group of 11 voracious eaters on a long table and ordering way too much of everything. From steamed fish to crab stir fry to baked prawns to spicy salads. Nothing was a let down and my husband most loved the chuchee fish which was perfect on all levels, not a hint of unpleasant fishiness and all flavor and spice. Half the battle of such restaurants is knowing what to order so look around, point to what you want!

We arrived at 7.30pm which was considered late by local standards as the kitchen was closing at 8ish it seemed. Hence get there when the locals do around 6 and eat well. We also had our own wine so the staff cobbled together a few mismatched glasses for us to enjoy.

Parking - on the street or to the side of the restaurant, generally easy.

Service - not the most attentive but for the quality of the food we got, they were forgiven. I don't fault them for not wanting to stick their arms into the feeding frenzy of our table. it is a family restaurant and they brought us all we needed, and took things away when asked, and did their best after what must have been a crazy shift during a holiday weekend.

Price - We ordered many dishes for 11 people, several of these doubled as they were so good. We had clams, fish, prawns, crab, crawfish [ish] - fried, steamed, peeled, baked - just alot of food which overflowed the table. The bill for the feast came out to THB 10k which was a bargain considering what we got.

We will certainly be back again if we can find it. This is a hidden gem if you want a truly local experience. My family told me that many Thais eat in Cha-am for their seafood and this restaurant is...

2024 and 2023: sea bass in lemon, garlic, chilli tasted spectacular. (Here called fish in lemon.) This is one of the few seafood places properly doing this world class dish. Price depends on type of fish, from about ฿400 upwards.

Grilled giant tiger shrimp (฿550, rather like lobster) was sweet and juicy - not spicy at all. Battered shrimp was good but only 5 pieces. Scallops in butter and garlic are much smaller than in western countries but so sweet and delicious.

Soft shell crab in garlic was great sometimes and the garlic was burnt other times. Mixed vegetables were in an excellent, delicate sauce but the vegetables were too coarsely cut.

Tom yum goong was a disappointment. Chu chee gung (฿250) was delicious despite being much more spicy/hot than expected, having specified ped nit noy. This tended to be the same with all the spicy-hot dishes we tried so we did not order them more than once.

Free watermelon is provided at the end of the meal. There is a Thai and English menu with lots of pictures. At lunchtimes there appeared to be no staff who spoke any English but sometimes, in the evenings, one or two staff spoke surprisingly good English. (We tended to prefer lunchtimes because of fewer mosquitoes.) There were ample staff; someone was always available (not always the case in most places) and provided good enough service.

It’s a large open air place with lots of tables, some breeze and is really lit up at night so it cannot be missed. Down the side it opens into plenty of parking. It’s on the other side of the road from Ban Monchale apartments /estate, no view...

Delicious seafood in Cha Am. While not seaside, this is a lovely family-run place with great fresh offerings even post-peak hour, reasonably priced, and great service. Ordered most of their recommended dishes and found that they were all very tasty except the fish tom yum tend toward the sour side (for those who prefer sour). When we got there, the big squids were gone so they made their signature sun-dried squid menu with the tiny squid which gave the dish an extra level of bounciness (loved it!). We called to check whether they were open for dine-in (Google maps said closed - don't believe it, they're open now! And very well prepared and hygienic (sprays, gels, soaps everywhere)) and the daughter was very up front about the unusual busyness and promised to call back after verifying - 5 stars for service. We were lucky we went off-peak, understand that food might be slow during peak hour because the parents cooked...