Iron Pan — Restaurant in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province

We were intrigued by the name of this place so we stopped in, not really ready for our afternoon meal, but we decided to eat anyway.

Pan is a Thai woman, married to an American and she spent about 20 years living in the states. While there, she eventually opened up an award-winning Thai restaurant. Due to family circumstances, she ended up moving back to Thailand and now she lends her cooking prowess to food of a more western character. One of the women she is training was on maternity leave, so Pan was having to most of the work herself.

We sat down in the dining room, located across the street from the northern part of Sam Roi Yod Beach. I ordered the ravioli and my wife ordered a wrap. We were also brought a salad which had fresh arugula from her own garden. When we were done eating, Pan asked if we wanted apple pie for dessert. But we had already eaten dessert, so we said we would come back. The restaurant was closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so it was the following Wednesday when we stopped in for pie and coffee. The word "pie" does not do justice to this apple delicacy served a lo mode that reminded me somewhat of pie, somewhat of strudel and somewhat of a bear claw. When I commented on that, she said she could make strudel on another day if we wanted.

Pan had already done he turkey shopping for Thanksgiving. She also ships food all over Thailand. (Calls are preferred...

We loved the food and enjoyed the experiences here. Khun Pan herself explained the details of all the dishes when we were ordering. We decided to go for carbonara, chicken pot pie , Italian sausage pizza and salmon pesto spaghetti. Love all dishes! I personally like salmon pesto spaghetti. Salmon was well cooked and the pesto sauce was really good. Truly recommended! The pizza dough is homemade and really great as well. Carbonara was made not creamy and cheesy but just right. My kids love it! We ended our meal with soft chocolate chip cookie with ice cream. Will surely visit this restaurant again on our next...

Pan Hollis is a true chef, her food is just the best we have had in Pak Nam Pran! She shops all ingredients fresh at the local market every morning and offers daily specials - her homemade food is just SOOO delicious! She will also cook whatever you wish if you let her know what you like. Pan is the most amazing lady, she will even share her cooking secrets with you. She offers cooking classes as well. Also the place to be for a decent Flat White coffee, homemade sweets and breads. Cannot wait...