Big Cheese Restaurant — Restaurant in Surin Province

Big Cheese is in central Surin, opposite Surin Hospital. I have been to Big Cheese before but this time, I went there two days in a row.

Day one was normal: we arrived, ordered, were served and everything went according to plan.

Day two was unusual: we arrived with everything in darkness ... Power cut. The power went off at 9 am and would return in 40 minutes, at 1 pm, they said. OK! Let's have a cold drink, then. Our business was nearby and we didn't fancy going in search of anywhere else to eat.

I fancied a cake to accompany my drink so went in search of one. No luck there but they had a freezer full of ice cream and I made my selection. As we waited for the ice cream ... The power came back early, so we took our drinks to another table and ordered the food we originally came for.

The service and the food were both good and no doubt we will go back there again. Let me add, too, that in the main part of the restaurant there is a play area for children. Quite a big play area and on a previous visit here, two of our children made the most of it. Including, rather oddly I think, a bicycle: children cycling around a fairly busy restaurant strikes me as a recipe for stress but my two rode around regardless!

So, a decent brace of visits except that for some reason, I never did get...

This is a real gem. Have eaten twice here in the last week. First time was the pork ribs. Tender and tasty. Cooked with bar b que sauce. Tonight was a wagyu beef burger. Super tasty and juicy. Comes with home cut fries. I love Isaan food, but had a craving this week for western style food. This place served up the best ribs and burger. Ordered a green salad to keep things a little healthy. As you can see in the pics the salad was huge. Had 8 different veggies in it and came with a choice of 4 salad dressings. Super highly recommend this place. If no street parking there is parking...

Went a couple of times now. Both times they were out of items. First time ordered t-bone steak, all out. Settled on lasagna, but it was so sweet we could eat exactly one bite each. Later, here comes a t-bone, they must have mugged a cow out back. Made me pay for both too.

Second time ordered burger, but guess what? NO BUNS. Honestly, not really sure how the food is other than very slow and...