Koh Tao Buffet BBQ — Restaurant in Surat Thani Province

I am a 24 year old South African woman. While I was dishing food up, a man confronted me (he did not work there) about me wearing shoes. I immediately apologized and was about to walk outside to take my shoes off. He proceeded to shout "now" and hit me hard on my arm. I was in shock and told my partner what had happened. We spoke to the owner and I took her to the man who hit me. They laughed and called me crazy. I asked for camera footage but the restaurant did not have. The man who hit me is a local who goes to the restaurant frequently and therefore all the staff took his side and dismissed my claim as he provides them with money. They continued to stare and laugh at me while i gathered my belongings to leave. As I left, the owner told the customers that I was "crazy". I am absolutely shocked and traumatized. As a woman, I would not recommend this restaurant at all. If I could call the police for assistance, I would. However, the police seem useless in...

This is the kind of place we were looking for, authentic, delicious, plentiful, affordable... an absolute must-do experience. Not a normal restaurant! Dinners share a grill/hotpot where you cook together and you keep trying different meats, and other ingredients until you are stuffed. It is a very social meal and there are lots of local families. If you don't want to sit near the road with traffic going by, there are more tables in the alley. Just try it. You...

The owners treat their customers very poorly. A regular that was dining there very rudely asked my girlfriend to remove her shoes before proceeding to punch her on the arm and then laugh at her afterwards. After complaining to the staff, they sided with their friend/regular customer and completely dismissed our complaint as well as called us crazy. They also laughed along with the regular as we were leaving. Disgusting managment...