Flaming Hog BBQ — Restaurant in Surat Thani Province

This place wasn’t all bad but I honestly do not understand how it has such good reviews. I would say thatyy these reviews are misleading and led me to eat there and consquently be disappointed.

I had the burger with blue cheese. If you are going to eat here dispite this less than pleasing review, please avoid the burger with blue cheese. We needed a break from Thai food because we were on a month long vacation. However, this was not the break we expected.

Lets just say there are better burger shacks within walking distance.

EDIT I am writing this after the owners alledged educational response.

During my initial review, I was trying to be polite and not shine too much of a spotlight on how poor the food was. As it appears Jim Anderson believed my review to be ‘prattle’, I will provide some specific details regarding the worst meal we have had in 31 days of being in Thailand.

So Jimmy boy, here goes…

The first negative that we encountered was rude staff upon arrival, although their aloof mannerism reminded me of home (London), it’s not what I have become accustomed to in ‘The Land of Smiles’ and started my visit off on a downer. I almost left immediately, what a blessing that would of been.

After a short wait, we were seated front and centre of this particular burger shack. The menu arrived and I choose the best of a bad selection, the blue cheese burger.

It’s difficult to describe what was served - a sloppy, garlicy, cheesy mess. The burger consisted of some chicken, which was quite succulent (credit where it’s due), in a perculiar sauce. The sauce tasted like it was made from 1000 garlic bulbs mixed with an uncles blue cheese selection board at a Boxing Day family event. To boot, this savory rendition of an eton mess looked like it had been seeved by Hanson’s very own strong hand, from Scary Movie. After scraping all of the sauce out, I managed to force it down. As is so often the way, the disappointment eased as the hunger faded and the night progressed.

As if it were theatre, there was one last unpleasant twist to this tale. The bill. I cannot remember exactly but it was above average for Koh Tao. I know that it would of been a pitance in the grand scheme of things but at least D Turpin wore a mask.

On a side note Jimmy Anderson, this is not a platform to entertain people. This is not the latest american chat show where you dazzle us with a few choice words and we all forget you served me gruel. I have been in Thailand for 30 days now, eating at 3 resturants a day, that’s 90 places that I’ve visited. I have only left 2 reviews, in an honest effort to save other people disappointment. You can laugh, mock and joke all you want but your resturant still remains the worst place that I’ve eaten in a month and one of only two places that I bothered to spend my time reviewing.

It’s touching that you smoke the chicken in hickory wood and go through all of that effort. However, I couldn’t taste a note of hickory because you drowned it in plastic cheese sauce. It’s a waste of your time, you may as well boil...

A Lucky Escape to BBQ Heaven – The Flaming Hog Delivers!

After an eventful attempt to dine at Portobello—where we had the misfortune of encountering a flock of Generation E (E for Entitled) 20-somethings—we found ourselves at The Flaming Hog Restaurant and Cantina instead. And what an absolute win that turned out to be!

Let’s just take a moment to appreciate fate. Had we succeeded in getting a table at Portobello, we’d have been subjected to an evening near the guy with the ginger bum fluff mustache and his angry Cockney “girlfriend”, who was analysing a bog-standard Italian menu with the intensity of a forensic detective. Their bizarre, passive-aggressive refusal to actually ask for a table (but claim one when we did) was as amusing as it was annoying. Luckily, we lost the argument and, in doing so, won the night.

Now, onto The Flaming Hog—a place where great food, proper hospitality, and a laid-back, welcoming atmosphere reign supreme. We feasted on: • Buffalo wings – crispy, perfectly sauced, and bursting with flavor. • The award-winning Texas chili con carne – an absolute masterclass in spice and depth, every bite a joy. • A full rack of ribs – smoky, tender, and fall-off-the-bone perfect.

Every dish was expertly spiced, rich in flavor, and served by possibly the friendliest guy on the island. The atmosphere was spot on—lively, unpretentious, and exactly the kind of vibe you want when enjoying damn good BBQ.

So, to the Flaming Hog team—big up and thank you for rescuing our evening from what could have been a painful dining experience next to the Rude AF Generation E Squad. If you’re in Koh Tao, skip the drama and head straight here—you...

I came here with quite high expectations, was really looking forward to enjoy high quality ribs. We ordered a full rack of ribs, along with the BBQ sauce and including a potato salad and coleslaw.

The ribs weren’t really tender, I expected the meat to fall off the bone kind off - as I’m used to when having slow smoked/cooked meat. But in fact, it was pretty chewy. BBQ sauce was a bit too tomatoey in my humble opinion. Some more Worcestershire sauce or herbs could counter that, also please rewrite your menu. Ribs were coated in BBQ sauce, so getting an additional sauce for 60 thb was unnecessary. Also the taste of the brushed BBQ ribs totally killed the taste of the meat, only thing I could taste was the coating of the ribs.

I have expected way more for that money, I’ve had way way better ribs in many other countries including (south) America and many places in Europe. Prices were very European, I don’t mind spending a lot of money on food but when I do, I expect it to match my expectations which it totally didn’t.

Sides were okay, a little greasy but that’s just a matter of opinions I guess.

Staff was not very welcoming in my opinion, but my rating is only in regard to the food. Came here due to the good ratings but can’t really see where they come from, either we had a really bad day at this restaurant or it simply lacks quality.

EDIT: Regarding your reply - no, we are two persons and our reviews differ. Don’t want to insult you, but it just wasn’t as good as you think it is - rub might be good, but the overwhelming BBQ sauce kills everything. Don’t take it personal take it as constructive criticism - make it better...